Panama Canal record

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CANAL RECORD

VOLUME 9

Gift of the Panama Canal Museum

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CANAL

RECOR

PUBLISHED WEEKLY UNDER
THE AUTHORITY AND SUPER-
VISION OF THE PANAMA CANAL

AUGUST 25, 1915, TO AUGUST 16, 1916

VOLUME IX

WITH INDEX

THE PANAMA CANAL

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE

1916.

THE PANAMA CANAL PRINTING PRESS

MOUNT HOPE, CANAL ZONE

1916.

INDEX.

Abattoir, Canal, 5, 297, 387.

Academy, schooner, arrival of, 135, 359.

Acajutla, steamship, transferred to P. S. N. Co., 165.

Accidents —

Fatal, 72, 192, 319, 381, 397.
Marine:

Damage to crane barge, 33.

Barge breaking away while being towed by

collier Ulysses, 229.
Salvaging of Santa Clara, 224.
Sinking of Roanoke, 365.
Steamship Guernsey loses propeller blade, 365.
Accident, railroad, 240.
Accountable officials —

Appointment of, 29, 57, 105, 153. 177, 211. 234,

258, 264, 281, 315, 329, 354, 401. 434.
Transfer of property from, 137, 145.
Accounting —

Interchange of cargo between vessels account

closing of Canal, 105.
Containers, empty, oil, 21.
Motor vehicles by number, 21.
Accounting Department —
Acting Auditor, 378.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Accounting, property —

See Property.
Achilles, collier, 149.
Acts of Congress —
Appropriations:

Deficiency, urgent, 1916, 274.
Diplomatic and consular service, 418.
Sundry Civil, 401.

Seamen, relief and protection of American,
418.
Addresses of regular lines of steamship companies us-
ing Canal. 168.
Administration Building, Ancon, remodeling, and

transler of District Court to, 240.
Advance, steamship, sailing schedule, 333, 33S, 394.
Aids to Navigation —
Buoys:

Characteristics changed, 345.
Established. 239, 319.
Removal of Cristobal mole, 409.
Rt-plenishing gas tanks of, 273.
Breakwaters:

West, 44, 64.
Lighthouses:

Bona Island, 45.
Balboa Harbor lights discontinued, 270.
Cape Mala, 25. 45, 390, 397, 405.
Taboguilla Island, 45.

Range lights readjusted at Gatun Locks, 214.
Sun valves on gas lights, 72.
Toro Point cove range reconstructed, 319.
Air compressor plant, Balboa, equipment for sale, 419.
Alaska Engineering Commission, equipment for, 365.
Alaska, pilots for Cook Inlet in, 199.
Alaskan Steamship Company to use Canal. 413.
Aliens, exemption of soldiers from U. S. head tax, 297.
Allianca, steamship — ■
Sailing schedule, 90.
Testing chain fender machines, 77.
Allotment of appropriations, 369.

American Bible Society Building, Cristobal, 161. 111.
American Cement Tile Manufacturing Co., roofing,

69. 149, 229, 366.
American-Hawaiian Steamship Line, new vessels for

lumber trade, 373.
American International Coproration. purchase of P.

M. S. Co. by. 257.
American Seamen's Friend Society Institute, Cristobal,
20.

Amusements —

For lepers, 174.

For benefit of Red Cross. 232.
Analyses —

Coal. 53.

Water at swimming places, 44.
Ancon, steamship, special trips of , 1,224, 277, 282, 321,

357, 365, 369.
Animals —

Accommodations for in new P. R R. stables, 384.

Board of Health ordinance in regard to, 217.

Corral charges, 113. 386.

Inspection of food for, 287.

Murrina, disease of, 279.
Annual Reports, See Reports, Annual.
Anonas, 289.

Antonio Lopez, steamship, fire on, 141.
Appointment of Chief of Office and General Purchas-
ing Officer, Washington Office, 281.
Area of Canal Zone, 437.
Army —

Alien soldiers exempted from U. S. head tax, 297.

Band concerts, 11, 65.

Protection of Canal, 361.

Sanitation in posts, 408.

See also Coa^t Artillery, Infantry, Buildings. Army
and Navy.*
Aspinwall Hotel —

Closing of, 368. 383.

Dances at, 44. 56.

Holiday seivice, 11. 152.

Launch sen-ice, 6, 11. 58. 65. 152. 204, 219, 268,
326, 339. 345. 368. 369. 378.

Launch rates, 169, 315. 326.

Patronage, 383.

Rates. 326.
Athletics — ■

Fourth of July, 366, 369, 400.

School meets, 353.
Automobiles —

Mail handling by, 141.

Prohibited in Ancon Hospital grounds, 369.

Storage of, 177.

See also Motor vehicles.
Avocados, analysis of. 290.

Bachelors, concrete quarters at An .on for, 135.
Backfill (s), readjustment emergency dam quadrants

account settlement of, 159.

See also *'Fill(s)."
Baggage —

Handling between Cristobal-Colon wharves and
Colon passenger station, 98.

At quarantine, 253.

For Las Cascadas branch. 306.

Tariff for transfer, 186.

Tariff for Ancon, Balboa, and Panama, 113.
Balboa-
Permanent playgrounds at, 128.

Steamship, 423.

Yacht Club, formal opening of, 353.
Band, sale of instruments of. 57.

See also Concert (s).
Barbacoas, launch, 273.
Barges-
Additional ordered, 165, 181.

Arrival of new. 221, 237.

Breaking from towing line of Ulysses, 229.

Coal, through Canal, 203.

Derrick, 253.

Dry docked, 190.

Scrapping of worn-out, 263.

Transiting Canal with cargo, 303, 408.
Barracks, military; See Buildings, Army and Navy.
Baseball, championship series, 369.

Bathhouse, Hotel Washington, 368.
Bathing beaches. Board of Health regulations regard-
ing, 217.
Battleships; See Vessels.
Beacons; See Aids to Navigation.
Bills-
Hospital, nonemployes. 153.
For Corozal farm products, 253.
Eirdena, launch, conversion of into tug, 327.
Blue prints, charges for, 274.

Board of Ad measurers, appointments to, 66, 185, 338.
Board of Health; See Health Department.
Board of Local Inspectors-
Appointments, 185, 361, 401, 425.
Addresses desired by, 345.

Examination notices, 12, 51. 65, 90, 105, 123, 137,
153, 170, 186, 211, 227, 251. 261, 283, 29S,
515, 329 345. 361, 378, 394, 425, 441.
Boats: See Vessels.

Bologna sausage, making from native cattle, 297.
Bond issues, for Canal, 134.
Books. See Coupon Books, Publications, etc.
Bottles-
Board of Health ordinance regarding milk and

cream, 234.
Returned to commissary, 265.
Bread, size of loaf increased, 126.
Breakwaters —
East:

Aids to navigation,

Armoring with concrete blocks, 12, 101, 105,

201.
Extension, 201.
Hydraulic fill. 77.

Officials temporarily in charge of work, 2S1.
Trestle completed, 61.
Undamaged by severe weather, 192, 229.
West:

Aids to navi^'ition. 44, 61.
Concrete blocks for armoring, 117, 143.
Maintenaujc wor!;, 77.
See alsj Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Bridie, progress on E:n;>ire-Garaooa highway, 165.

See Pontoon Bridge.
Bubonic Plague: See Plague.
Buenaventura, Colombia, yellow fever sanitation work,

298.
Building Division, appointments, designing engineer-
ing work, 5 7.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Buildings-
American Bible Society, Cristobal, 163, 224, 112,

296, 413.
Ancon Hospital, 297.
Atlantic Terminals, 304, 373, 401.
Balboa Ice and Cold Storage Plant, 296.
Bachelor Quarters, Ancon. 135.
Bronze numbers and letters for concrete, 34.
Coaling Plant Office and store, 296.
Colon Hospital, 165, 297.
D.iirr. Cristobal, 296.
Electrical goods storehouse, 35S.
Monte Lirio, removal of, 273.

Pacific Terminal Office, 133, 261, 33, 2S6, 373, 397.
Laundry, Ancon, 257.
P. R. R. Yard Office, Colon, sale of, 2S9.
Y. M. C. A. Clubhouse. Ancon. 144, 125. 273, 297.
Pattern Storage, Balboa Shops, 381.
New school, 416.
Buildings — •

Children playing around while under construction .

405.
Gravel and sand for burnt area, Colon, 401, 405.
433.

INDEX

Buildings —

Keeping crawling insects out of, 160.

Silver employes'. 289.
Buildings, Army and Navy —

At Fort Randolph. 297.

See also Army. Camps. Military.
Building material, storing of. 185.
Bureau of Clubs and Playgrounds, appointment of

General Secretary for, 409.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's, and Club-
houses, V. M. C. A.
Bureau of Customs. See Division of Civil Affairs.
Bureau of Statistics, establishment of, 409.

See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Burial, charges for, 271.
Busses. See Brakes, Motor Busses.

Cablegrams from vessels using Canal, 2.

Caisson, lock entrance, 28.

California South Sea Navigation Co., service of, .359.

Camps, military. See Army buildings.

Canal —

Allotment of appropriations for, 369
Benefits to U. S. by, 17.
Cargo through:

Amount of, 17, 62, 118, 333, 382, 421.

Amount of each commodity, IS, 62, 118, 334,
382, 429. 430. 439.

Coastwise traffic, 438.

Detailed list of. 430.

Summary, of, since opening, 63, 119.
Closed by slides. See Slides.

Daily survey of channel affected by slides. 25, 41.
Distances saved vessels, 53.
Draft of vessels in, 413.
Earnings:

Monthly, 89, 102, 158, 175, 223, 255, 318, 335,
350,367.382.398. 421.

Yearly. 54, 421.
Expenses, 54, 89, 158, 175, 255. 318, 350, 367. 398,

421.
Organization:

Allotment of appropriations, 369.

Estimates, 433.
Protection of. 361.
Reopening of. to traffic, 149, 157, 201, 269, 277,

301.
Slides in. See Slides.
Traffic:

Chart of net tonnage, 35, 65, 127.

Compilation of statistics of, 391.

Meeting extraordinary situation of, 71, 96.

Record of, through. 17.

Summary' of. since opening of Canal, 63.

Through, 17, 62. 118. 333, 421. 429.
Vessels using. See Vessels.
Canal Record —

Bound volumes, 224.
Index, 101, 159.
Slide supplement to. 281.
Subscriptions to, 153.
Canal Zone, area, 437.
Caps, straw, for train officials, 134.
Cape Mala. See Punta Mala.
Cargo —

Charges for handling at terminals, 237. 383, 437.
Congestion of at terminals, 269, 280, 294, 357, 365,
Electric trucks for handling on docks, 109.
Embargo on by P. R. R. account of congestion,

280, 294, 325.
Embargo on declared by La Veloce S. S. Line, 294.
Interchange of by vessels delayed account closing

of Canal, 61, 77, 105. 113.
Lighters alongside vessels with hazardous, 105.
Routing for West Coast. 325, 358.
Transferring of on docks, 443.
Carribbean, dredge, use of as cattle ship, 269. 341. 349.

360.
Cars-
Box, for cement, 227,

Cleaning dump, used for coal or gravel, 441.
Coal. 73.

Dumping rubbish, 401, 441.
Flat, for hauling concrete blocks, 105.
Hand and push, 73. 137. 264.

Permits for, 177.

Accountability for, 361.

Cars —

Leaky roofs, 282.

Lidgerwood, for lumber service, 315. 317.

Passenger, turning seats forbidden, 264.

Releasing, under load, 57.

Releasing. East Breakwater, 211.

Retired and in bad order, 386.

Tagging, with rubbish for dumps, 282.

Weighing, 57.

Western dump. 123.
Cascades, dipper dredge, 25, 53, 93, 125, 229, 277.
Catalogues, in library, 199.
Cattle-
Abattoir for slaughtering, 5, 297, 425.

Costa Rican. for commissary, 1.

Dredge Carribbean used for transporting, 269, 341.
349.

Inspection of, 287.

Pastures in Canal Zone for, 280, 409.

Proposals for furnishing, 218.

Sausage-making from native, 297.

Superintendent of Cattle Industry, 425.
Cavalry, arrival of 12th, 240.
Celebrations —

American Day. Panama Exposition, 224, 233.

Fourth of July, 313, 326, 345, 361, 366, 369, 377,
384, 391, 400, 419.
Cement — ■

Bags, surcharge, 306.

Box cars needed for unloading, 227.

Sacks short-shipped, 361.
Census, Canal Zone, police, 439.
Chagrcs, removal of village of, 202, 553, 365.
Chagres River, freshet in, 141.
Chagres River, stages of. See each issue.
Charts, sailing, Hydrographic Office, 237.
Checks, payment of employes by, on Commercial

National Bank, 306.
Checks, metal. See Metal checks.
Chickens. See Fowls.
Children—

Distances traveled by school. 191.

Fares on motor busses for. 444.

Playing about moving vehicles, 191.

Playing around houses under construction, and
sawmill:;, 405.

Quarters for families with five or more. 37.

Responsibility for conduct of on P. R. R. vessels,
120.

Transportation for on P. R. R. Steamship Line,
11, 29.
Chilean Line. Sec South American Steamship Com-
pany.
Chile Exploration Company, sending obsolete steam-
shovels to, 239.
Chinaware. Royal Doulton ware. 298.
Chiriqui Railroad, official opening of, 317.
Christmas —

Mail. 136.

Parcels uncalled for at Panama station, 169.

Postal cards, 153.

Red Cross seals, 127, 145, 250.

Taboga launch and tug service, 152.

Toys, candies, cake, and trees, lOo, 130, 146.

Train schedules, 145.
Christian Science Society, old Ancon courthouse turn-
ed over to, 240.
Churches-
Congress on Christian Work in Latin America, 224.

Silver settlement at Pedro Miguel, 112.
Circulars, official. 103.

See alsn Accountable Officials.
Civil Service —

Amendment of rules for promotions, 297.

Examination notices, 184, 190. 215, 224, 240, 279,
294. 313, 319. 327, 337, 342, 351, 360, 360,
374, 384, 313, 390. 400. 407, 40S. 416. 426,
431. 439.

Executive order appointing Canal employes with-
out regard to rules, 418.

Transfer rules, 20.

Women taking stenographer and typewriter ex-
amination for Canal service, 190.
Clapet. See Vessels.
Cleveland. U. S. S., visit of, 157.
Clocks, stations for watchman's, 369.
Clubhoases. Y. M. C. A.—

Ancon, 125, 144, 273, 297, 319.

Balboa, swimming pool, 376. 161. 320.

Clubhouses, Y. M. C. A.—

Cristobal, 319.

Unauthorized removal of books from libraries of,
378.

See also Bureau of Clubs and Playgrounds.
Coal-
Analyses of, 55.

Barges transferred through Canal, 203.

Bunkering vessels at docks, 159.

Cars. 73.

Charges to employes, for 381.

Cleaning dump cars used for, 44 1.

Leasing of private depots of , 93, 105, 317, 437.

Measurement of, 307.

Prices of, 2. 11, 317, 429.

Price of necessary for vessels going around Cape
Horn more than Canal toils. 101.

Supplying to vessels at Balboa, 96.
Coaling Plants-
Balboa:

Illumination for night work. 297.
Progress of work, 261, 285
Removal of cofferdam, 301, 424.
Stocking, 358.
Unloader wharf, 70, 96, 301.

Cristobal:

Office and store, 296.
Progress of work, 285.
Property accountability, 378.
Stocking, 117. 149.

Testing unloader towers. 221, 229. 253.
See als-j Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Coasting, by children in tropics. 161.
Coastwise traffic through Canil, 438.
Catoli, tu^, overhauling of, 367.
Coffee for commissary, 35, 51, 107, 275.
Cofferdam, blasting, at Pacifi: terminals, 301. 424.
Cold storage plant, Balboa, 296, 325.
Cold storage prices. See each iasue.
Collectors, straw caps for train, 134.
Collector. Panama Canal —

Acting. 338.

Remittances to by mail, 105, 423.
Colleges —

Examinations for entrance to, 273, 369.

High school diplomas in lieu of examinations. 416.
Colliers —

Canal, 149, 229. 237, 253.

Carrying commercial freight. 365.

Naval, 173, 189. 221. 229, 270.
Collisions. See Accidents.

Colombian Maritime Co., Ltd., vessels using Canal, 423.
Colon. City of—

Fire, 397.

Gravel and sand for rebuilding in burnt area, 401,
405. 433.

Rebuilding burnt area, 405.

See also Sanitary Rules and Regulations.
Colon, steamship —

Regarding transfer of to Panama Railroad, 17.

Repairs to, 294.

Sailing schedule. 21,394.
CJumbra, U. S. S.. visit of, 149, 161.
Commencement, High School exercises, 368.
Commercial National Bank, payment of employes by

checks on, 306.
Commissary-
Abattoir, 5, 297, 3S7.

Ancon silver, 273.

Anonas, 289.

Appointment of General Manager, 425.

Articles temporarily out of stock. 114..

Avocados, analysis of, 290.

Bologna sausage from native cattle. 297.

Baskets of fruit and candy for vessels and hospi-
tal, 114, 442.

Boy Scout apparel, 13S.

Bread, weight of loaf increased. 126.

Cattle for. 1, 5, 213. 269, 280. 287. 297, 409.

Cattle Industry". Superintendent of, 425.

Cheese and cauliflower, 298.

Christmas candies, toys, and tree3, 106, 130, 146.

Christmas cards, 153.

Coffee, for, 35, 51, 107, 275.

Costa Rica, purchase of supplies from, 120, 157.

Cream and water ices, 425.

Cristobal, train Xo. 4 stopping at. 57.

Electrical household appliances. 35. 442.

Fastness of color in bathing suits, 442.

INDEX

Commissary-
Flour sacks, sales of, 330.
Free entry requests, 298.
Fruit cakes. 114, 146.
Fuel, 381, 419.

Green corn grown on Isthmus, 110.
Guava jelly, 74.
Hams, examining. 123.
Ice cream, 250, 289. 323. 355.
Ice. 22.
Inventories:

Quarterly. 44, 162.

Leaves of absence and transfer of commissary
managers after, 425.
La Boca, for silver employes only, 106.
Linens, new assortment of, 138.
Marble tops for cold storage counters, 287.
Milk and cream, fresh, Ancon, 3.
Milk bottle cap, new, 297.
Minton china at small stores. 146.
Notes, prompt issue of refund, 362.
Oil stoves. 282. 323.
Oranges, shortage of, 328.
Orders placed with order men, 138.
Overweights, collection of charges on, 130, 362.
Oil cans, purchase of, 426.
Patrons, satisfying. 123.
Plantains, appearance of, 114.
Prices :

Boot and shoe, retail, 13. 265.
Dry goods, retail, 81, 241.
Grocery, retail, 205.
Hardware, retail, 45, 192.
Meats, fresh, wholesale, 74, 171.
Meats, advance in American, 387.
War, advances on account of. 298. 347,4 02.
Local buyer's. 163. 171. 178, 187. 198. 235,
289, 299, 307, 362, 395, 427, 442.
Property accountability, transfer of, 345, 378, 401,
Pudding, Nesselrode, ice cream and water ices, 425.
Retail stores, administration of, 425.
Royal Doulton ware, 298.
Royal Society embroidery packages, 130.
Sale of fuel to employes, 381, 419.
Sales, special, 426.
Steak, native rib. 218.

Storehouse for fruits and vegetaDles, Cristobal, 141.
Sugar proposals, 140.
Supplies, difficulties in obtaining, 338.
Telephone exchange, 37.
Walnut meat and shelled almonds, 74.
War, advance in prices account of, 298, 347, 402.
See also each issue for Additions to Stock, Cold

Storage Prices, Hours, Price Changes.
Books, See Coupon Books.
Committee —

For study of slides, 152, 176.

On religious and school facilities, Pedro Miguel,
112.
Commodities shipped through Canal. See Canal.
Compafiia Peruana de Vapores y Dique de Callao —

Reduced rates for employes, 338.
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique —

Discontinuance of reduced rates, 221.
Concerts, military band, 11, 65.
Concrete, pontoons for boat landings, Balboa, 189, 203,

269.
Concrete water tank, Balboa, 256.
Concrete blocks —

East Breakwater, 12, 101, 105, 201.
West Breakwater, 117, 143.
Sale of. 155.
Conductors, straw caps for passenger. 134.
Congestion of cargo at Canal terminals, 269, 280, 294.
Congress on Christian Work in Latin America, 224.
Congress. See Acts of Congress.
Containers —

Health regulations, milk and cream, 234.
Returned to commissary, 265.
Corn, green, grown on Isthmus, 1 10.
Corozal, dredge, repairs to, 381, 389.
Corozal Farm —

Commutation of subsistence for employes, 329.
Consolidated with Corozal Hospital, 73.
Products from, 253.
Corrals —

P. R. R. in Chorrillo, 384.
Rental of, 113, 386.

Correspondence —

Handling of official files and records, 113.

Use of official letterheads, 441.
Correspondence Bureau —

P. R. R. section of abolished, 239.
Costa Rica —

Commissary supplies from, 120, 157.

Money orders for, 189.

Steamship rates for employes to, 20.
Coupon books —

Americans on silver roll drawing, 338.

Deposit of, for payment of laundry charges, 264.

Detaching coupons forbidden, 199.

Drawing of $5 books. 29.

Drawing of $15 books, 369.

Measuring with brass scale, 177.

Mileage form commissary, 153, 217.

Silver employes, 298.

Surrendering for examination, 217.
Courts — ■

Cooperation with police, 90.

District, transferred to Ancon, 240.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Cranes —

Accident to barge, 33.

Dry dock, track for, 69.

Floating, 1, 9. 41. 133.

Illumination of coaling plant. 297.

Locomotive, charges. 177, 211.

Launching oil barge with, 269.

Wrecking, rates, 251.
Cream, health regulations regarding care of containers

for, 234.
Cremation —

Charges to employes. 217.

Silver employes, 366.
Cripples, injured in the service, 321.
Cristobal Shops, official designation of Dry Dock Shops

as, 425.
Cristobal, steamship —

Schedule of, 109. 117, 184, 211. 333, 338.

Testing chain fender machines with, 110.
Crops, penalty for stealing, damaging, or destroying,

274.
Cunard Line vessel using Canal, 65.
Cushing, steamship, passage of through Canal, 335.
Customs —

Exemption allowed U. S. residents, 334.

Filling out of forms for free entry and reduced
freight rate, 215.

Free entry requests from commissary department
employes, 298.

Parcel post packages, free entry for, 242.

Sale. 7, 51.

Dairy, building of Cristobal. 297.

Dam. emergency, quadrants readjusted. 159.

Dams, coffer. See Cofferdam.

Dances, at Aspinwall Hotel. 44. 56.

Deck loads on American-Hawaiian Line lumber vessels,

373.
DeLcssePs, tug. conversion of Old French, 263.
Department of Operation and Maintenance —
Appointments:

Acting Engineer in charge of Surveys, 264.
Assistant to Engineer of Maintenance, 5,354.
Engineer of Maintenance, 170, 361.
Muncipal Engineer, 29.
Pacific Locks officials, 37, 177, 234, 386.
Divisions reporting to Assistant to Engineer of
Maintenance, 105.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Depopulation, removal of Chagres village, 202, 333, 365
Derelicts, reported, 217.
Diagrams. See Illustrations.
Diplomas, Canal Zone High School, in lieu of college

entrance examinations, 416.
Directory —

Canal officials, 136, 432.
Telephone, 133, 137, 177.
Discharge of Employes. See Termination of Service.
Diseases —

Infantile paralysis.
Inspection of food animals, 287.
Murrina on Isthmus, 279.

Yellow fever sanitation work, Buenaventura, 298.
Dispensary hours, 142, 358.

Distances —

Saved by Canal route, 53.
Traveled by school children, 191.
District Attorney —
Acting, 90.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 321.
Division of Civil Affairs — ■
Appointments, 264, 369.

Motor delivery wagons for handling mail, 141.
Stamped envelopes on sale in post-offices, 314.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Division of Meteorology and Hydrography—

See Reports, monthly, Governor's.
Division of Municipal Engineering —
Appointments:

Acting chief plumbing inspector, 57.

Acting physiologist, 57.

Acting Superintendent of Southern District.

329.
See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Division of Posts. See Division of Civil Affairs.
Division of Schools. See Reports, Monthly. Governor's.
Division of Terminal Construction —
Abolishment of, 338.

Acting Engineer of. Pacific Terminals, 234.
Transfers in. temporary, 145.
See also. Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Docks and Wharves:

Acting Engineer of Docks, 170, 315.
Balboa:

Bunkering ships, 159.
Coaling plant, 70, 96, 261.
Concrete pontoons for -.mail boat landings,
189, 203, 269.
Balboa:

Dredging for old P. R. R., 303.
Pier No. 18, I, 103. 181, 261, 277. 285.
Progress of work, 261.
Retention of shed on pier No. 15,317.
Steamship Co/jn, 17.
Track connections, 280.
Charges. 55, 237. 437.

Must be paid by U. S. Government vessels,

189.
Waiver of. for vessels taking oil, 43. 51.
Congestion of freight, 269.
Colon-Cristobal:

Bunkering ships. 159.
Filling for railroad yards, 261, 304.
Pier No. 6. 373.

Pier No. 7, 95. 99. 124, 149, 181, 294.
Specie vault on pier No. 8, 157.
Water, sale of, to vessels, 185.
Method of transferring cargo on, 443.
Panama City, demolition of Amencan and English,

295.
Paraiso, fill for, 189.

Trucks, electric, for handling cargo on, 109.
See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Draft of vessels in fresh water section of Canal, 413.
Draining of pond near Paraiso, 94.
Drawings. See also Illustrations.
Dredges —

Caribbean, seagoing suction, 269, 341. 349, 360.
Casradas, dipper, 25, 53, 77, 93, 125, 229, 277.
Corozal, ladder, 381. 389
Gamboa, dipper, 431.
Paraiso, dipper, 431.
Positions on dipper, 113.
Record for day's work by dipper, 141.
Records, new, 229.
Retirement of dipper, 109.
Suction No. S3, 262, 30i.

War Department, suction, using Canal, 184. 397,
Spuds, repairing of, 301.
Watch, "graveyard," description of, 2S8.
Dredging —

At Canal entrances, 216.
Cofferdam at Pacific terminals. 4J4.
Description of work in Cut. 288.
Old P. R. R. pier, Balboa, 303.
Records, 229, 285.

Spoil filling behind Docks 13 and 14, Cristobal, 312.
See also Excavation.
Dredging Division —

Acting Resident Engineer, 321.

Monthly reports, 285.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's .

INDEX

Dry Dock —

Balboa terminal:

Blasting cofferdam, 301, 309, 424.
Gates, 133.

Progress of work, 261, 309.
Pumping plant, 133, 432.
Use of, 381,389.431.
Cristobal:

Shops designated as. 425.
Storehouse, 425.

Sec also Reports, Monthly. Governor's
Dumping of cars loaded with rubbish. 401.

Earnings. See each kind, as "Launch." "Pilotage."

"Tolls."
Earthquakes, 28, 34, 125, 213, 281. 314, 320.
Eclipse, sun, 216.
Electric —

Appliances, household, handled by commissary,

35, 442.
Appliances, flat rate charges for electrical, 341.
Current, suspension of charges for, 262. 424. 444.
Current, minimum charge for metered, 281.
Kites, flying of prohibited near transmission lines,

185.
Lamps, burned-out, 129.
Lights, burning of during daylight, 161.
Station, steam, Gatun, dismantled, 213, 253.
Station, Gatun, changes and enlargement of, 293.
Storehouse for supplies, Balboa, 358.
Submarine power line to Toro Point. 301.
Transmission lines, danger from, 123
Wiring, changes, 258.
Electrical Division —

Acting Electrical Engineer, 21 . 386.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Embargo —

P. R. R., on freight for lower west coast of South

America, 280. 325.
Cn cargo, declared by La Velocc S. S. Line, 294.
Emergency Dams. See Dams.
Employes, silver, report on in connection with housing

facilities, 289.
Employment, inquiries concerning, 145.
Engineer, tug, 261. 269, 293.

Engineers. See each kind, as Locomotive. Marine.
Envelopes, stamped, on sale in post-offices. 314.
Equipment —

For Alaskan Engineering Commission, 365.
Floating, rebuilt. 145.
Report on. 21.

Transfer of Pacific Terminals, 321.
Transfer report on rolling, 177, 386.
Sale of obsolete, 293.
See also Material and Supplies.
Estates —

See each issue for weekly list.
Estimates, fiscal year 1918, 433.
Examination by Board of Local Inspectors. See

Board of Local Inspectors.
Examination, Civil Service. See Civil Service and each

kind, as Draftsman, Stenographer, etc.
Excavation —

Amount to date, 351, 390.
Cubic yard comparisons, 125.
Description of work in Cut, 288.
Dredging records, 229, 277, 285, 397.
Fiscal year. 397.

Record for day's work by dredge, 141.
Records, monthly, 125, 213, 237, 277, 397.
Slides in Cut, 25, 33. 41, S3. 61. 69, 93, 101, 109.
117. 125, 133, 141, 149, 157. 165, 173, 181,
189, 201, 213, 221. 237, 253, 262, 269, 277,
285, 293, 310, 317, 325, 335. 341, 349, 357,
365, 375, 381, 397, 413, 439.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.

re Department —
Acting Chief Clerk. 354.
Acting Executive Secretray, 306.
Handling personnel papers, 425.
See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Executive Orders —

Acting Secretary of War, 240.
Flags and Union Jacks, 408.
Free quarters, fuel, and electric current toemployes,
444.

Executive Orders —

Joint Land Commission, annual recesses and leave
regulations for, 95.

Joint Land Commission umpire, compensation of,
353.

Passports of American citizens. 281.

Veterans of Civil War, leaves for, 20, 424.
Expenditures —

Charged against operation of Canal, 422.

Charged against operation and maintenance of
Canal, 54, 89, 102, 158, 175, 223, 31S. 367,422.

Yearly, Canal and P. R. R., 54.
Explosions —

Barbacoas, police launch, 273.

Blasting cofferdam at Pacific terminals, 301, 309.

Monument to firemen killed by powder magazine.
337.

Premature dynamite, Sosa Hill Quarry, 192,
Explosives —

Handling of, liquid, 335.

Handling of, on P. R. R., 20.

Lighters alongside vessels with, 105.
Exposition. Panama National —

American Day at, 224, 233.

Opening of, 213.

Transfer proposed to Panama-California Expo-
sition, 169.

Farms, green corn from commissary, 110.

See also Corozal Farm.
Filling—

Ancon-Balboa-Diablo swamp, 17.

Cristobal dock yards, 261, 312.

East Breakwater, hydraulic, 77.

Miraflores Spillway, 290.

Mount Hope, 105.

Panama City, 55.

Pond near Paraiso, 94, 280.

Repair wharf at Paraiso, 189.
Finland, steamship, in trans-Atlantic service, 169.
Fire—

Antonio Lopez, steamship, 141.

Colon, steamship, 397, 401, 405.

Due to explosive liquids, 335.

Protection for gasoline storage tanks, 35S.

Protection against in Balboa railroad yards, 294.
Fire Department. See Police and Fire Division.
Firemen, monument to, killed in explosion, 337.
First aid —

Instruction in, 176, 254.

List of standard supplies, 282.
Fish-
Catching below Gatun Spillway, 211.

Novel means of attracting, 136.
Flags, Executive Order regarding National, and Union

Jacks. 40.s.
Flashdights for lock signaling, 41.
Floating equipment. See Equipment.
Force reports —

Monthly. 34, 70, 110, 142, 214, 256, 262, 342, 366,
407.

Since American occupation on Isthmus, 214.
Forms —

Reduced freight rate and free entry, 215.

Transfer of employes, 28.
Forts —

Grant, post-office, 389.

Randolph, Margarita Island, 297.
Post-office, 312.

Shennan, Toro Point:
Post-office, 320.
Submarine power line to, 301.
Fortification Division, abolishment of , 105.
Fortifications —

Officials in charge of work, 306.

Transfer of work to Army, 401.

See also Land Defenses.
Fourth of July celebrations. 313, 326. 345, 361, 366.

369. 377. 384, 391, 400, 419.
Fowls-
Board of Health regulations regarding, 217, 239.
Fattening chickens on Isthmus, 294.
Freight —

Christmas parcels uncalled for, 169.
Forms for reduced rate, 215.
Less-than-carload shipments, 227.
See also Cargo.

Freight rates —

New York to Colon. 320, 358.

New York to Central American and Mexican ports
321.

New York to South Pacific porK 321.

P. R. R. Steamship Line, 287, 390.

United Fruit Company. 2S7.
French —

Records. 123.

Scrap, sale of, 65.

Tug DcLesscps, conversion of, 263.

Vessels using Canal. 96.
French Lint? —

Reduced rates to employes discontinued, 221.

Steamship Flandre, 365.
Fruits-
Storehouse for local, 141.

Trees, penalty for destroying or damaging, 274.
Fuel-
Charges for, to employes. 3S1, 419.

Remission of charges, 424, 444.
Funds, origin of Canal, 134.
Furnaces, on tugs, accidents to. 357.

Garages —

Regulations, 177.

Rental, 113.
Garrisons, military. See Army.
Gasoline — -

Fire protection for tanks, 358.

Handling of, 335.

Storage of by Canal, 221, 277.

Storare of, for motor cars and busses, 81.
Gatun Lake, maintaining level of, 104, 110, 141, 161,
337.

See each issue.
Gatun Locks. Sc'e^Locks.

Governor, The Panama Canal, Acting, 199, 354.
Grace. W. R. & Co., purchase of Pacific Mail Steamship

Co. by, 257.
Gravel —

Cleaning dump cars used for. 111.

Plant, Gamboa:

Increasing output, 253.
Rock crusher, 320.

Prices of. 98

Rebuilding burnt area in Colon, for, 401, 405,
433.
"Graveyard" watch, description of on dredging fleet,

288.
Greases, stock on hand for vessels, 215, 408.
Gunpowder, license to carry on passenger vessels, 153.

H

Harbor, ruling on day's work in safe, 409.

Head tax, alien soldiers exempted from U. S., 297.

Health conditions —

Malaria, no cases reported during week, 287.
Quarantine inspection, West Coast ports, 27, 136,
Health Department —
Appointments:

Acting Chief Health Officer, 306.
Acting General Inspector, 354, 401.
Acting Storekeeper, Medical Storehouse. 419.
Chief Health Officer, 386.
Panama City, Acting Health Officer, 5.
Superintendent, Ancon Hospital, 441.
Ordinances and resolutions, 217, 234. 239.
See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Hercules, crane, 349.
Highways. See Roads and streets.
Holidays, Easter, school, 280.
Horses. See Animals.
Horticulture — ■

Ornamental plants, 56.
Publications in library, 366.
Radio stations improved by, 117.
Hospitals—
Ancon:

Automobiles excluded from, 369.
Superintendent appointed, 441.
Bills for nonemployes living at, 153.
Colon, 165, 297.
Corozal:

Commutation of subsistence, 329.
Organization and rules, 73.
Treatment at, 145, 153, 217.

INDEX

Hotels-
Extra charge for dinner parties, 306.

Pedro Miguel, 30-cent meals reestablished, 354.

Reimbursement for meals. 145.

See also Aspinwall Hotel, Tivol Hotel, Washington
Hotel.
Hours of work—

. Dispensary. 142i 358.

Seamen in safe harbor, 409.
Houseboat, General ElweUS. Otis, 2S1.
Hunting licenses, renewal of, 360.
Hurricanes, West Indian, 9.

Hydrants, installed in Balboa railroad yards. 294.
Hydro-Electric Stations. See Electric Power Plants.
Hydrographic Office —

Difference in tides, Panama and Colon. 3S9.

Publications of, 237.
Hydrographic Station — ■

Established at Cape Mala. 405.

I

Ice —

Handling of, 22.

Production of by Balboa plant, 325.
Snow, for drinking water, 325.
Ice Cream-
Schedule, 250, 289.
Ice and Cold S.oragc Plant, Balboa, 296. 341.
Illumination of cranes at Balboa coaling plant for

night op ration, 297.
Illustrations-
Atlantic docks, layout of. 304.
American Bible Society's Building, 160.
Birdena, launch, as passenger boat and towboat,

327.
Bachelor quarters. Ancon. 135.
Chart, pilots', current and wind, 278.
East Breakwater. 202.
Net tonnage of traffic through Canal, 35, 65,

127.
Coastwise traffic through Canal. 438.
Commodities through Canal. 439.
Routes through Canal and around the Cape,
406.
Clubhouse, Ancon, 144.
Coal conveyor in bunkering ships, 159.
Eclipse of sun. various records of, 2 1 6.
Forces, maximum, Canal, all years. 215.
Hotel Washington bath house. 368.
Hurricanes, path of, 11.
Map, distances. New York and Liverpool, Panama

and Suez Canals, 111.
Playground and athletic field. Balboa, 12S.
Reclamation of P. R. R. land, Panama City, 55.
Seismograph record, Balboa Heights, 28.
Shed. Pier No. 7, Cristobal, 95.

Pier No. IS, Balboa. 103.
Slides, cross section of Cut, 26.
Temperature, dry season, 143.
Towing locomotives, speed control of. 166.
Wiring diagram of, 167.
Side and end views, 168.
Signals, 352, 353.
Fort Randolph, layout of, 296.
Pacific Terminal office building, front elevation,

286.
Pacific Terminal office building, third floor, 2S6.
Immigration, alien soldiers exempted from U. S. head

tax, 297.
Immigration reports —
Annual, 303.

Monthly, 72, 112, 142, 190, 254, 279, 302, 326,
406, 426, 440.
Improvements. See Roads and Streets.
Inca Society, annual dinner, 2S7.
Index. Canal Record, 101, 159.

Official circulars, 103.
Infantile paralysis, 424.
Infantry, 27th detained on Canal Zone account closing

of Canal, 65, 181, 189.
Inflammable material, lighters alongside vessels with.

105.
Information for shippers and steamship lines. See

each issue.
Insects, keeping crawling out of quarters, 160.
Inspection, quarantine, West Coast ports, 27, 136.
Insurance, annual report of business transacted, 328.
Inventories —

Commissary, quarterly, 44. 162.
Storehouses, annual, 361, 378;

Invoices —

Credit sales, 129.

Transfer of nonexpendable property. 345.
Italian S( n Company, Caribbean

led, 141.
Izabal, waterboat, conversion into cargo carrier, 413.

Jamaica, steamship, most frequent user of i
Johnson ' rates for employes on, 1.

Joint Commission — ■

Appointments, 287, 297.

Awards, 12, 21,57, 73, 91. 113, 129. 146, 154, 161,

■
Calendar. 12. 29. 57. 297. 315, 362, 370,

ment, 129, 402. 409, 410,
442. 445.

Ltion Joint Commission readopted, 354.
Directory. 136, 432.
Leave regulations and annual recesses, 95.

... -I lims, 5, 12, 2 '. 57, 91, 113, 129,
139. 14u, 154. 162. 25S, 306, 315. 322. 354,
127, 445. 446.
>ns, 402, 409, 410, 442.
tlements, 297.
Joint Land Commission. See Joint Commission.

ry. See Courts.
Jury, employes to serve on. 227.

K

Kerosene, handling of, 335.

Kites, regula'iois governing flying of, 185.

Labor force, monthly.

Labor trains. See Trains.

Lamps, burning during day time, 161.

Rr. ^l,i i ming burned -out, 129.
Land. Government, penalty for trespassing on, 274.
Land Commission. Set Joint Commission.
Land defenses, clearing of, 29. 81.

See also Fortifications.
Latin America, Congress on Christian work in, 22 1.
Launch —

til Hotel service, 6. 58, 65, 152. 204, 219,
26S, 315, 326, 330. 345. 368, 360. 378.
.11 Hotel service, rates. 169, 326.

Barbae

Exchange of names, 204.

Moorings for private, Balboa. 145.

New. 110.

Sale of. 155.

seeing, 224.

Sir Francis, passage of through Canal, 359.

Wharfage. 1S9.
Laundry —

Ancon, permanent building, 257.

Deposit of coupon books for payment for. 264.
La Veloce Steamship Li dared by, 294.

Laws. See Acts of Congress, Executive Orders. Quar-
antine Regulations, etc.
Lease, private coal and oil depots, 93. 105, 221. 232,

437.
Leave — ■

Civil War veterans. 20. 424.

Commissary managers, 425.

Joint Commission. 95,

Regulations. 137. 251.

Relief days, silver employes. 185.

Schedules. 177.

Travel, 37.
Leper Asylum. See Palo Seco Leper Asylum.
Lepers, amusements for, !7J.
Letterheads, official, use of. 441.
Letters, misdirected. See each i
Levelman examinations, 1S4. 215, 431, 444.
Levels. 25S.

Libraries, unauthorized removal of books from club-
house, 37S.
Library, Panama Canal —

Books and catalogues in, 199.

Bulletin, 204. 216. 225, 233, 250, 257. 264,274, 281.

Horticultural publications, 366.
Licenses, renewal of vehicle and hunting, 260.

Board of Local Inspectors. See Board of Local
Inspectors.

Lighters-

Alongside vessels with hazardous cargo, 105.

Sale of. 155.
Lighthouses. Sec Aids to Navigation.
Lighthouse Division. See Reports, Monthly, Gov-
ernor's.
Local Inspectors. Board of. See Board of Local Inspec-
tors.
Locks —

Battleships, clearance for new. 133.

Chain lender machines, testing, 7 7. 1 10.

Operating forces, recall of. account opening of
Canal, 277.

Pilots, detail of to. 338.

Qua ! can ' . 159.

arts, 141.
. »r G itu i Li.-, J37.
I i. Monthly, Governor's.
Locks, Gatun —

Acting officials, 329.

Range lights adjusted, 214.
Locks, Miraflores —

Quarters for silver employ
I ;uel—
9 for sUvet employes, 25.

Transfer of passengers across, 2'>3.
Locomotives —

Boiler'for gasoline storage, St.

Sale of retired, 397.

Towing, 27.

Towing signals, 351.

Wrecking train. 34.
La lges. See each by name.

Luckenbach Steamship Company, service of via Isth-
mus. 117.
Lumber —

American-Hawaiian Line, new vessels of, for car-
rying. 373.

Lidg :rwoo 1 ars reserved for. 315, 317.

Lignum-vitae, 99.
Lunch room, La Boca me

M

Magistrate—

133.

Cristobal, actin
Mail-
Christmas, 136.

Delivery of parcels to vessels, 437.

Despatch of on P. R. R.. 306.

Insufficiently addressed, 70.

Motor delivery wagons for handling, 14 1 .

Penalty cover, sending printed reports anl mer-
chandise under, 433.

Remittances to Collector, 423.

Vessels using Canal, 2, 41.
Mail, misdirected.
Malaria, first week in which no cases reported. 287.

■ lia Titillans (mosquito), 302.
Maps. See Illustrations.

Marble, tops for coll storage counters of, 287.
Margarita Island. Fort Randolph, 297.

\ udents, Marine.
Marine Division—

n( to Marine Superintendent, 21.
Le Superintendent, 66.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Mariners' notices. See Notices to Mariners.
Material and Supplies —

Classification. 5.

Concrete blocks, 12.

Surcharges, 73.

See also Equipment.
Meals-
Dinner parties. 306.

Pedro Miguel Hotel. 354.

Reimbursement for, 145, 41S.
Meal tickets.

Measurements of Vesselj. See Vessels.
Meat, increase in price of American. 387.
Mechanical Division —

Appointments, car shop, Balboa. 37.

Appointment, Acting Chief Clerk, 73, 434.

See also Reports. Monthly. Governor's.
Medical Examination. See Physical Examination.
Medical Storehouse, Acting Storekeeper, 419.
Medical Treatment, rates for, 145, 153, 217.

Messes, silver employes. La Boca, 204.

See also Kitchens, Laborers.
Metal checks, sale of obsolete, 212.
Meter, current, 33.

Mileage books, surrendering for examination, 217.
Military Reservations. See Reservations.
Milk-
Boiled or pasteurized, 176.

Care of containers, 234.

New bottle cap, 297.

Price of, Corozal Farm, 20.
Miraflores Lake, stages of. See each issue.
Miraflores Locks. See Locks.
Money orders —

Costa Rica, 189.

Remittances to collector, 423.
Monte Lirio, removal of quarters from, 273.
Monument to firemen killed by powder magazine ex-
plosion, 337.
Mooring berths —

Balboa, 145.

Cristobal, 33.

Gamboa, 64.

Tie-up stations in Cut, 285.
Mosquitoes, mansonia titillans, 302.
Motor busses —

Chartering, 215.

Children playing about moving, 191.

Fares for children, 444.

Fares collected, 34.

Gasoline storage and water for, 81.

Schedule, 34, 57, 399.
Motor cars, gasoline storage for, 81.
Motorcycles, storage for, 177.
Motor vehicles —

Accounting for, 21.

Mail handling in, 141.

Sale or transfer of by employes, 205.
Mules, murrina, disease of, 279.
Murrina, disease in horses and mules, 279.

N

National Academy of Sciences, study of slides, 152,

176.

;ing Canal, 19, 64, 126, 400.

Nationality of vt

429.
Naval Reservations. See Reservations.
Navigation Aids. See Aids to Navigation.
Navigation Regulations, day's work in safe harbor, 409.
Neutrality, proclamations by President of United

States. 26, 287.
New Gatun, purchase of railroad station, 186.
New Zealand Shipping Company abandons old route

for Canal, 405.
Newport, steamship, suit for damages to, 41.
Newton, steamship, uhable to pass through Canal,

165.
New Year —

Contributions for Polish people, 169.

Post-offices closed, 159.

Taboga launch and tug service, 152.

Train schedules, 145.
Northers. See Weather.
Notaries public, instruments affecting U. S. real estate,

227.
Notices to mariners, 45, 64, 217, 239, 270, 319. 345,
390, 397, 409.

See also Sailing Directions.
Notices to steamship lines —

Advance in price of coal, 429.

Limitations on supplying coal, 335.
Numbering, concrete buildings, 34.

Obituary —

Avery, Alfred B.. 72.
Boyd, Orville, 204.
Bryson, Edward, 306.
Carlyle, Frederic YV., 273.
Fink. Mrs. Mary. 34.
Hunter, Robert R., 128.
Nielsen, George N.. 190.
Odom, Lew E., 143.
Osten, John, 72.
Peterson, Mrs. C. G., 56.
Potter, Harold P.. 56.
Sancton, George T., 319.
Skahill. Patrick. 273.

INDEX

Obituary —

Stanley, Benjamin W.. 306.

Stanton. Charles J., 128.

Vacher, Louis N., 432.

Woods, George S., 360.
Office s — -

Balboa terminals. 33, 133. 261. 286, 373. 397.

Balboa yard office abolished. 329.

Colon terminals, 2S6, 373, 401.

Colon yard office sold, 289.
Offices, Balboa Heights. See Administration Building.
Officials, directory of Canal, 432.
Oil-
Arrival of additional supply, 77. 95. 173, 277, 325.

Barge, built at Paraiso shops, 263, 269.

Cans, purchase of, 426.

Drums, 289.

Gasoline storage in bulk, 221.

Leasing private depots, 93, 221, 232.

Price of Diesel engine, 310.

Price of fuel, 429.

Quick discharge of cargo, 287.

Stock on hand for vessels, 215, 408.

Stove, 282.

Survey of pipe lines at tank farms, 424.

Tanks, construction of additional. 389.

Temporary connection at Cristobal coaling plant,
176.

Trestle to connect Pacific terminal cribs with
shore, 173.

Tug Reliance, 359.

Wharfage for vessels taking, 33, 51.
Oil handling plants — ■

Charges, 41.

Supply Department in charge of, 17, 29.

Summary of operations, 232, 437.
Oranges, shortages of tropical, 328.
Organization —

Fortification Division abolished, 105.

Position of Chief Dispatcher abolished, 105.

Pacific Mail Steamship C impar.y —

Law suit against P. R. R. for damage to steamship

Newport, 41.
New vessels, for, 433.
Sale of vessels, 257, 389.
Vessels using Canal, 55, 65, 309.
Pacific Steam Navigation Company —

Steamship Ortega unable to pass through Canal,

165.
Transfer of vessels, from Salvador Ry. Co., 165.
Padlocks, surveyed, 211.

Palo Seco Leper Asylum, amusement for lepers at, 174.
Panama, Bay of, temperature of water in, 278.
Panama, steamship —

Delayed arrival of, 240. 257.
Delayed sailing of, 165. 373.
Repairs to, 294.
Panama, Republic of —

Annual payment of U. S. to, 418.
Elections. 381, 385.
Stamp tax on checks and drafts, 28.
Panama, City of—

Elections, 381, 385.

Proposed municipal improvements, 360.
Reclamation in harbor, 55.
See Sanitary Rules and Regulations.
Panama Canal —

Organization fiscal year 1917, 401.
Panama National Exposition. See Exposition, Pana-
ma National.
Panama Railroad —
Appointments:

Acting Superintendent, 354.
Acting Master of Transportation, 354.
Acting Second Vice-President, 199.
Acting Local Agent, Panama, 12.
Acting Engineer of Docks, 170.
Acting Station Agent, Colon, 21.
Commercial Agent, 177.
Master of Transportation, 425.
Superintendent, 425.
Barges using Canal, 408.
Congestion of freight, 357,
Demolition of wharves in Panama City, 295.
Embargo on cargo for lower West Coast, 280, 325.
Expenditures and revenues, 54.
Explosives, handling of, 20.

Panama Railroad-
Freight rates, increase in, 287, 320, 321, 358. 390.
Hand car permits. 177.

Issuance of keys, punches, lanterns, etc., 354.
Maintenance work, 287.
Position of chief dispatcher abolished, 105.
Price of coal fixed by. 317.
Removal of New Gatun station, 214.
Restricting travel until new lifeboats received,

287.
Routing cargo for West Coast, 325, 358.
Sailing dates and service through Canal, 9, 12,

109, 113.
Sailing schedule, 338, 394. 419.
Sale of New Gatun station, 186.
Sale of yard office, Colon, 289.
Section of Correspondence Bureau abolished, 289.
Slide on right of way. 95.
Specie vault, Pier 8, Cristobal, 157.
Speeders, rules governing operation of, 345, 441.
Stables. Chorillo. 384.
Steamships:

All accommodations reserved, 314.

Advance, 333, 338. 394.

Alltanca, 12, 77, 90.

Ancon, 1, 224, 277. 282. 321. 357, 365, 369.

Colon, 17, 21. 394. 294.

Cristobal, 109. 110. 117, 1S4, 211. 333, 338.

373.
Panama, 165, 373. 240. 257. 294.
Restricting travel until new lifeboats received,

287.
Sailing schedule, 338, 394, 419.
Sailing dates and service through Canal, 9.

12. 109. 113.
Transportation of children, 11, 29, 120.
Straw caps for passenger train officers, 134.
Tariff for wharfage, etc.. 129, 3S3.
Telephone. Receiving and Forwarding Agent,

Cristobal, 21.
Tickets for Fourth of July, 377.
Timetables, 96, 145. 293, 300, 377, 389. 391, 399,

424.
Transportation of children, 11. 29, 120.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Paper, increase in cost of, account war, 347.
Paralysis, infantile, 424.
Parcel post —

Delivery to vessels, 437.
Free entry, 424.
Passes —

Hand car, 177.

Lock, 137.

Military reservations, 137, 378.

Railroad:

Annual. 98, 217.
Complimentary trip, 425.
Employe's 24-trip, 314.
Fourth of July celebrations, 377.
Labor train, 137.
Religious organizations, 345.
Passengers living on west side of Canal, 293, 300.
Passports for American citizens, 281.
Pastures in Canal Zone. 199, 280. 409.
Pattern storage building, Balboa, 381.
Pay-
Organizations to remain the same until checked,

401.
Rates, gold roll. 417.
Rates, silver roll, 57, 96, 401.
Receipts, witnessing signatures. 401.
Rolls, deductions. 66.
Paymaster. Acting, 251.
Pedro Miguel silver settlement. 112.
Pedro Miguel Lock. See Locks.
Pencil sharpeners, 369.
Penitentiary. See Reports, Monthly, Governor's, and

Prisoners.
Perforators, cabinet, 186.
Permits. See Passes.
Personnel papers, handling of, 425.
Peruvian Line. See Compania Peruana de Vapores y

Dique.
Philippine Islands, vessels from, 4, 33.
Photographs, charges for, 274.

See also Illustrations.
Physical examination, annual, gold employes, 66.
See also Medical Examination.

Piers. See Docks and Wharves.
Pilots —

Detail of lock, 33S.

For Cook Inlet. Alaska, 199.

Peculiarities of vessels should be called to attention
of, 53.
Pipelines, survey of oil tank farms, 424.
Plague, bubonic —

Keeping of chickens forbidden, 239.

Quarantine against West Coast, 27, 136.
Plantations, depredations on, 274.
Plastering, Pier No. 7, Cristobal, 99, 124.
Playgrounds, Balboa, 128.
Poland, contributions for people of, 169.
Police, cooperation with, 90.
Police and Fire Division, Acting Chief, 145.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governors.
Pontoons, concrete, Balboa, 189, 203, 269.
Pools, swimming — ■

Balboa, 161. 320, 376.

Board of Health regulations. 217.

Hotel Washington. 326. 368.
Population. Canal Zone, 439.
Port captains —

Balboa:

Acting, 321.
Appointment, 5.

Cristobal:

Acting, 433.

Telephone exchange, 34.

Hydrographic publications for sale by, 237.
Post-offices:

Canal Zone Official Guide, 41.

Closed on New Year's day, 159.

Fort Grant, 389.

Fort Randolph, 312.

Fort Sherman, 320.

Free entry of parcel post packages, 424.

Inspector, appointment of, 401.

Postal savings accounts, 400.

Quarantine station. Fort Grant, 399.

Stamped envelopes placed on sale, 314.
Postage stamps on mail addressed to vessels, 41.
Postal cards, Christmas, 152.

Postal savings accounts transferred to Auditor, 400.
Poultry-
Health regulations regarding. 217.

Fattening chickens on Isthmus, 294.
Powder, gun, license to carry on passenger vessels. 153.
Power plants, electric. See Electric Power Plants.
Printing, requisitions for, 338.

Prisoners, work on Empire-Gamboa highway, 317.
Proclamations of President of U. S. —

Contributions for Jews in warring countries, 203.

Contributions for Polish people, 169.

Neutrality, 26. 287.

Thanksgiving, 104.
Promotions, Civil Service rules regarding, 297.
Property —

Accounting, 289.

Classification of survey requests, 377.

Closing account of Cristobal coaling plant, 37S.

Invoices of nonexpendaole property, 345.

Issuance of P. R. R. keys, punches, lanterns, etc.,
354.

List of persons authorized to receipt for, 29.

Transfer of accountability for commissary, 345,
378.

Transferred to and from district quartermaster.
Corozal, 123.

Transfer of accountability in Corozal district, 137.

Transfer of accountability in Cristobal district,
137.

Transfer of from accountable official to stores,
137, 145.
Protection of Canal, 361.
Publications —

Hydrographic Office, 237.

Library, Administration Building, 199, 366.

Libraries, clubhouses. 378.

Postal Guide, 41.

Slide supplement to The Canal Record. 281.
Pumping plant, Balboa dry dock, 133. 432.
Punta Mala —

Hydrographic station, 405.

Light, 25, 45, 390, 397, 405.

INDEX
Q

Quarantine—

Handing baggage at, 253.

Inspection of food animals, 287.

Reports of work, annual, 303.

Reports of work, monthly, 27, 72. 112, 142, 190.
254. 279, 302. 326. 406, 426. 440.

Station. Balboa, post-office addr

West Coast ports, 27, 136.
Quarry, Sosa Hill —

Dynamite explosion, 192.

Progress of work, 261.
Quarters —

Applicants, monthly lists of, 31, 96, 112. 135, 191,
216. 263, 345. 368, 400.

Charges to employes for, 381, 3S5, 392.

Charges, rescission of, 424, 441.

Electric current, 385.

Families with five or more children, 37.

Hospital bills for nonemployes living in, 153.

Keeping crawling insects out of, 160.

New concrete bachelor, Ancon, 135.

Regulations, 385, 440.

Rental, rates, 392.

Rent, paying, 401.

Release from subject to payment of rent, 394.

Removal from Mount Lirio. 273.

Reports, monthly, 34, 70, 110. 142, 214. 255, 342,
366. 407, 262.

Report on, silver, 289.

Retention of. 281.

Silver, family, 129.

Subletting, 199.

Time for occupying. 211.

Transfer, 386.

Construction of new, 112, 296, 413.

Rabbit, steamship Cumberland carrying million pounds

of, 365.
Radio-
Officer, Canal Zone, 65.

Operators for volunteers, 273, 282.

Standard time for vessels by, 173, 2 73.

Telephony, 69.

Horticultural improvements, 117.

Weather forecasts by. 9.

See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Rainfall. 7. 15. 23, 31, 39, 51. 59, 75, 100, 107, 115, 124.
140. 148, 155. 161. 174. 179. 188, 199, 219,
225, 236, 260, 268. 284. 290. 2'J S,
329. 339. 347, 362. 371, 379. 387, 395. 403.
410, 419. 447.

For three years, 23, 59, 107, 140. 174. 290, 329.

Heavy at Pacific end, 360.

Water supply for Gatun lake. 337.

Yearly, 1S5.
Rainfall, weekly record. See each issue.
Real estate, instruments affecting in United States,

227.
Records —

French, 123.

Handling official, 113.
Red Cross —

Christmas seals, 127, 145. 250.

Contributions for war, 326.

Financial statements, 36, 134, 264. 337, 426.

First aid instruction. 176. 2^4.

Membership campaign and history. 302, 377, 400.

Shipments of supplies to foreign countries, 344.

Theatrical entertainment for benefit of. 212.
Reliance, tug, overhauling and installation of oil burn-
ing equipment, 359.
Religious organizations, passes for, 315.
Remains-
Charges against employes for disposition of, 217.

Disposition of. silver employes, 366.
Remittances to collector, 105, 423.
Rental, corral and garage, 113, 386.
Rental, quarters, 381, 3S5.

Extension of time limit for payment, 40.

Releases from quarters, 394.

Schedule. 392.

Silver employes, 21.
Rental, water, 161. 274.
Rental, telephones, 2, 12.
Reports, annual —

Applications for, 137.

Data and organization charts for, 377.

Reports, annual —

Distribution. 159. 170, 211.

Methoi of distributing. 143.
Reports, monthly, Dredging Division, 285.
Reports, Monthly Governors, 2, 42. 7S. 120. 150, 182,
229, 270, 310. 342, 374. 414.

Correction to, 307.
Reservations . military permits. 137. 378.
Riots, election, Panama City, 381.
Roads and streets —

Automobiles excluded from Ancon Hospital
grounds, 369.

Empire-Gamboa road, 165, 317.

Pedro Miguel-Paraiso road, 185.
Rock crusher, Gamboa. 320.
Rock breaker, Vulcan, 303.
Rolling Stock. See Locomotives, Cars., etc.
Roses, prices of, 306.
Roundhouse, Cristobal. S9.
Rubber stamps, obsolete, 146.
Rubbish-
Tagging cars of, 282.

Dumping cars of . 40 1 . 4 1 1 .

Sailing, lists of vessels. See each issue.
Sales —

Balboa air compressor plant equipment, 419.

Band instruments, 57.

Building tile, 361.

Cement sweepings. 361.

Concrete blocks. 153.

Credit, invoices, 129.

Curb cocks, 155.

Customs. 7, 51.

Gasoline engine, 107, 425, 434.

Lighter and launch, 155.

Material, surcharges, 73.

Motor vehicles by employes, 205.

Obsolete equipment, 293.

Obsolete metal checks, 212.

Obsolete store stock, 234.

Pipe. etc.. at Porto Bello, 361.

Retired locomotives, 397.

Rocker chairs, 12 4.
Sales, commissary, special. See Commissary.
Salvador Railway, transfer of vessels from to P. S. N.

Co., 165.
Sand—

For rebuilding burned area in Colon, 401, 405,
433.

Prices of. 98, 137.
Sanitary — -

Board of Health ordinances, 217.

Work in Army posts. 40S.
San Lazaro, claims before Joint Commission, 333.
San Pablo, War Department dredge, passage of

through Canal. 184. 397.
Santa Clara, steamship, salvaging, 224.
Sausage, making bologna from native cattle, 297.
Sawmills, children playing around. 405,
Schools —

Alien employes outside of Canal Zone, 56.

Assignment of teachers, 44.

Athletic meets, 353.

Attendance, 56.

College entrance examinations, 273, 369.

Colored principals. 401.

Commencem -n. . i school, 368.

Construction of new buildings. 416.

Corozal. closed, 117.

Cristobal, moved, 203.

Diplomas of high, in lieu of college entrance ex-
aminations, 416.

Distances traveled by children, 191.

Empire, 44.

Entrance examinations for college, 273.

Entrance examinations for high, 28.

Holidays. 153, 280.

Opening. 36.

Pedro Miguel silver settlement. 1 12.

Study of Spanish, .^o.

Teachers' meetings, 37.

Train No. 4 stopping at Cristobal commissary for

children. 57.
See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.

10

Scrap —

French, sale, 65.
Metal in demand, 177, 293.
Prices of, 227.
Shipment of small lots. 177.
Screening*, charges for crushed stone and, 281.
Seal. Red Cross, Christmas, 127, 145.
Seamen — ■

Day's work in safe harbor, 409.
Elective surgical operations on American, 153.
Institute for at Cristobal, 20.
Relief and protection of American, 418.
Seats in passenger cars, turning of forbidden, 264.
Sea walls. Panama City. 55.
Secretary of War, Acting, 240.
Seismic disturbances. See Earthquakes.
Severn, submarine tender, return of to United States,

413.
Sewers, Colon Beach extension, 95.
Shops —

Dry dock, Cristobal, 425.
Pattern storage building. Balboa, 381.
Work sent to. 185.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Siberia, steamship, passage of through Canal, 389.
Sightseeing, rental of launches for, 224.
Signals-
Locks, flashlights, 41.
Mast for, Gatun, 61.
Proposed station, Gatun Lake, 103.
Sosa Hill station, 237, 341.
Towing locomotive, 351.
Signatures, witnessing pay receipts, 401.
Slides —

Article by Governor, 281.

Committee of National Academy of Sciences to

study, 152, 176.
Gaillard (Culebra) Cut, 25. 33. 41, 53, 61. 69. 93.
101. 109. 117, 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165,
173. 181, 189. 201. 213, 221, 237. 253. 262,
269, 277, 285, 288, 293. 310. 317. 325, 335,
341, 357, 365, 373, 381, 397, 413, 439.
Graveyard watch on dredging fleet in Cut. 288.
Outline of cross-section of Cut, 26.
Panama Railroad right of way. 95.
Relocation of Empire-Gamboa highway, 165.
Tie-up stations for vessels in Cut, 28S.
Soldiers. See Army.
Sosa Hill signal station, 237, 341.
South America — ■

Quarantine of West Coast, 27, 136.
Embargo by P. R. R. on cargo for lower West
Coast. 280.
South American Steamship Company, increased serv-
ice through Canal, 277.
Specie, storage vault, pier No. 8. Cristobal, 157.
Speed, towing locomotives, 166.
Speeders, rules governing operations of on P. R. R.,

345, 441.
Spillway, Gatun —

Baffle piers repaired, 191.
Gates opened, 104, 141.
Fishing below, 211.
Wastage of water from. 337.
Spillway, Miraflores, filling along, 290.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Statistics, compilation of Canal, 391.
Steamships. See Vessels.
Steamshovels —

Obsolete for Chile Exploration Co., 239.
Sale of obsolete. 293.
Steel, for plates, shapes, bars, etc., 289. ■
Stenographers —

Women admitted to examinations, 190.
Age limit for employes taking examination, 264.
Stone, charges for cnished, 281.
Storehouses —
Balboa:

Acting storekeeper, 281.
General storekeeper. 425.
Cristobal, obsolete and dry dock stores consoli-
dated, 425.
Electrical goods. Balboa, 358.
Fruit and vegetable. Cristobal. 141.
Inspection of property in obsolete. 234.
Inventory, annual, 301, 378.
Spare dredge parts, Paraiso. 253.
Transfer of property to, 145.
Storms. See Weather.

INDEX

Submarine electric power line to Toro Point, 301.
Submarine flotilla — ■

Arrival of new tender, 201, 325.

Departure of tender Severn, 413.

Overhauling. 254, 293.

Passage through Canal, 189. 201.
Subscriptions. The Canal Record, 153.
Subsistence, employes, Corozal Hospital, 329.
Sugar, barges of passing through Canal. 303.

Central American for commissary. 140.
Suggestions regarding compilation of Canal statistics

invited. 391.
Sun, partial eclipse of. 216.
Supplies. See Material and Supplies.
Supply Department-
Appointments:

Acting Chief Quartermaster, 21, 314.
Acting General Storekeeper, Balboa, 281.
General Manager, Commissary Division. 42S.
General Storekeeper, 425.
Storekeeper, Cristobal, 425.
Superintendent of Cattle Industry, 425.

Fuel oil handling plants in charge of. 17.

See also Reports. Monthly, Governor's.
Surcharge, sales of material, 73.

Survey, daily, of channel affected by slides, 25, 41,
Survey requests, classification of, 377.
Surveying instruments, levels and transits, 258.
Surveying Officer, Acting, 98.
Swimming places —

Analysis of water at, 44.

Board of Health regulations regarding pools, 217.

Balboa pool, 161, 320, 376.

Hotel Washington pool, 326, 368.

Tanks, water, concrete, Balboa, 256.
Taxes —

Panamanian stamp on checks and drafts, 28.
U. S. stamp on steamship tickets, 21.
Teachers —

Assignment, 44.

Increased number for next year, 416.
Meetings, 37.

Pay for colored principals, 401.
Telephones —

Depot commissary, 37.
Directory, 133. 137. 177.
Franks. 161.

Port Captain. Cristobal, 34.
Rates for, 2. 12.

Receiving and forwarding agent, Cristobal, 21.
Wireless. 69.
Temperature —

Ranges of. 143.
Water in Bay of Panama, 2 78.
Tennis, at Fourth of July tournament, 366.
Terminals, completion of at Pacific entrance, 309, 321.

See also Reports, Monthly, Governor's.
Termination of service, 113.
Thanksgiving proclamation, 104.
Thefts of fruit or crops, penalty for, 274.
Tides, difference in at Panama and Colon, 389.
Tide tables. See each issue.
Tie-up station for vessels. Gaillard Cut, 285.
Tile, manufature of roofing, 69, 149, 229, 366.
Time—

Ball. Sosa Hill signal station. 237.
Standard for vessels. 173. 273.
Time-tables, Panama Railroad, 96, 293. 300, 306. 399,
424.
Christmas and New Year's, 145.
Fourth of July. 377.
Labor trains. 389, 391.
Motor bus, 399.
St. Patrick's day ball, 264.
Tolls-
Amounts collected:

Coastwise vessels using Canal, 438.

Fiscal year, 421.

Monthly, 18, 64, 102, 119, 158, 175, 223, 255,

318, 33i, 350, 367, 382, 398, 421.
Refunded to vessels account closing of Canal,

69.
Vessels paying more for coal to go around
Cape Horn that tolls would have
amounted to, 101.
Tonnage, through Canal. 17, 35, 65, 127, 333, 382.
Tonnage certificates, measurement of vessels for, 101.

Toro Point, submarine power line to, 301.
Towing locomotives, 166.
Tracks — ■

Balboa docks, 280.
Cristobal docks, 261.
Traffic through Canal. See Canal.
Tracks —

Balboa, dry dock crane, 69.
Cristobal, improvements, 304.
Slide on P. R. R., 95.
Trains, labor—

Gatun-Colon, 105, 170.
Passes, 137.

Time-tables. 389, 391, 399.
Trains-
Night, mixed, 424.
Opera performances, 70.
Stopping at Cristobal commissary for school

children, 57.
Straw caps for officers on, 134.
Transfer — ■

Motor vehicles, 205.
Pacific terminals equipment, 321.
Rolling stock. 177, 386.
Transfer of employes —

Commissary managers, 425.
Forms. 28.

Rules, governing, 20.

Temporary. Division of Terminal Construction,
145.
Transitman, examination for, 184, 215, 431, 444.
Transits, 258.

Transmission lines, electric, 123.
Transportation —

Distances traveled by school children. 191.
Panama Canal train crews transferred to P. R. R.,

401.
Steamship:

Army transports, 357.

Costa Rica, reduced, 20.

French Line, reduced, discontinued, 221.

Johnson Line, reduced. 1.

Peruvian Line, reduced, 338.

United Fruit Company, reduced, 321, 314.

409.
U. S. stamp tax on, 21.
Trees, penalty for stealing fruit from, or damaging, 274.
Trestle, to connect Pacific Terminal oil cribs with

shore, 173.
Troops. See Army.
Trucks, electric on docks, 109.
Tugs-
Accidents to furnaces on, 357.
Bohio 381.

Cocoli, overhauled, 367.
Birdena (launch) conversion of, 327.
De Lesseps, conversion of, 263.
Engineer, 261, 269. 293. 331.
Hercules, 349.
Reliance, 359.

Service to Hotel Aspinwall, 152, 268.
Typewriters —
Surplus, 289.
Surplus covers, 12.

U

Ulysses, collier, 149, 365, 374.

Union Jacks, Executive Order as to si

Union Oil Company — ■

Advance in prices of Diesel engine

Tank steamer for, 157, 325.
United Fruit Company —

Freight rates, increase in, 287.

Reduced rates withdrawn. 314.

Reduced rates restored, 321, 409.

Reduced rates to Costa Rica, 20.

Schedule of sailings. 109.

Tourists' parties, 233.

Vacations. See Leaves.
Valves —

For center wall culverts to locks. 141.

Repairing unserviceable, 418.
Vaults, specie storage, Pier 8, Cristobal. 157.
Vegetables —

Costa Rican, 157.

Storehouse for, Cristobal, 141.

INDEX

11

Vehicles —

Children playing about moving, 191.
Renewal of licenses, 360.
Vessels —

Academy, schooner, arrival of, 135, 359.

A. J. West, going into dry dock, 189.

Antonio Lopez, fire on, 141.

Bunkering ships at docks, 159.

Calling at terminals, 213.

Caribbean, dredge, cattle ship, 269.

Charges for terminal handling, etc., 237.

City o/ Para recovers lifeboat of Roanoke, 365.

Coal costing more in going around Cape Horn

than Canal tolls, 101. 181, 189.
Coal, maximum price of, 317.
Coaling at Balboa. 96, 221.
Coya, steamship, 281.

Day's work for seamen in safe harbor, 409.
Delivery of parcels to, 437. .
Displaying flag to war vessels. 327.
Finland in trans-Atlantic service, 169.
Flandre, French Line, visit of, 365.
Going around Cape Horn account closing of Canal,

229, 253.
Graveyard watch on dredging fleet in Cut. 288.
Guernsey loses propeller blade. 365.
Gunpowder, license to carry on passenger. 153.
Hazardous cargo on lighters alongside. 105.
Italian Line Caribbean service suspended, 141.
Izabal, converted into coal carrier, 413.
Moorings for private boats, Balboa, 145.
Oil, quick discharge of, 287.
Oils and greases for, 215, 408.
Ortega unable to pass through Canal, 165.
Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 257, 433.
Panama Canal and P. R. R. ships, lists of. with

dimensions, 386.
Santa Clara, salvaging of. 224.
Scrapping of wornout clapets and barges, 263.
Standard time for, 173.
Tank steamer for Union Oil Co., 157, 325.
Tolls refunded account closing of Canal. 69.
Transfer of from Salvador Railway Co., to P. S.

N. Co., 165.
Using Canal:

Alaska Steamship Co., 413.

Awaiting passage account slides, 53, 61, 69,
93, 117, 277, 285, 293, 301.

Barges, 303, 408.

Cable messages from, 2.

Cable ship, 215.

Chilean Line, 277.

Coastwise, 438.

Colombian Maritime Co., Ltd., 423.

Cumberland, with cargo of rabbits, 365.

Cunard Line. 65.

Cushing, steamship, 335.

Delayed account closing of Canal, from
Manila, 111.

Distances saved by, 53.

Draft in fresh water sections, 413.

Eurymachus, formerly the lnverclyde, 349.

French. 96.

From Philippine Islands, 4, 33.

Furnishing supplies to. 71.

Vessels, using Canal —

Interchange of cargo delayed by slides, 61, 77,
105, 113, 203.

Largest number of times, 349.

Luckenbach service. 117.

Lumber trade, new American-Hawaiian line,
373.

Mail for, postage due on, 41.

Mail from, 2.

Measurement of. 101.

Nationality of, 19. 64, 126. 400, 429.

New Zealand Shipping Co., 405.

Number of, fiscal year. 421.

Pacific Mail Steamship Co., 55, 65, 309.

Panama Railroad, 9.

Peculiarities of, should be told to pilots, 53.

Rabbit, million pounds of, on Cumberland,
365.

Record for number of. 17.

Regular lines of. 1. 168, 349.

Resumption of traffic. 149, 157, 173, 341.

Sailing, 181, 229, 349.

Should be on even keel, 2.

Sir Frances, launch, 359.

Sugar barges, 303.

Tie-up stations in Cut. 285.

Tricolor, steamship, 341.

Unable to make entire passage, 165.

Yachts. 279.
Water, sale of, at Colon docks, 185.
West Coast ports connections, 325.
Wharfage. U. S. Government must pay, 189.
Vessels, war:

Clearance in locks for new, 133.

Colliers, visits of, 173, 189, 221, 270.

Handling battleship squadron in Canal. 1. 9.

Merchant vessels to show flags to. 327.

Submarines, 189, 201, 254, 293.

Submarine tender, 325, 413.

Training ships, visits of, 33.

Transports, visits of, 65, 96, 181, 240, 269,
302.

Transport service between New York and
Isthmus, 357.

Using Canal, 232, 261, 270.

Visits of, 149, 157, 161, 191, 201, 224, 317.

Wharfage, 189.
For movements of, sailings of, passing through

Canal, etc., see each issue.
Veterans, Civil War, leave to visit encampment, 20,

424.
Visits, parties of tourists, 233.
Vulcan, rockbreaker, 303.

W

War. European —

Advance in commissary prices account of, 298,

347. 402.
Contributions for Jews, 203.
Contributions for Polish people, 169.
Contributions to Red Cross, 326.
Display of flags by merchant vessels to warships,

327.
Increase in cost of living account of, 347.

War. European —
Neutrality. 26.

Proclamation of President concerning, 8.
Warships. See Vessels, war.
Washington Hotel —

Holiday and week end rates, 11.
Swimming pool and bath house, 326, 369.
Watch, graveyard, description of, on dredging fleet.

288.
Watch inspection, proposals for, 378.
Watchmen's clocks, stations, 369.
Water-
Analyses of, at swimming places, 44.
Draft of vessels in fresh water of Canal, 413.
Rents, 161, 274.

Sale of to vessels at Colon docks, 185.
Shut off temporarily at Atlantic end, 135.
Supply for Gatun Lake, 337.
Tank, concrete. Balboa, 256.
Temperature of, in Bay of Panama, 278.
Weather —

Forecasts by radio. 9.

Heavy seas delay armoring of Atlantic breakwater,

143, 229.
Rainfall, heavy, at Pacific end of Canal, 560.
Ranges of temperature. 143.
Temperature in Bay of Panama, 278.
West Indian hurricanes, 9, II.
Yearly summary, 185.
Weather probabilities, monthly. 31. 67, 115, 139. 179.

219, 259, 291. 331, 363. 411, 435.
vVeather reports, monthly. 26, 104. 134, 174, 225, 354,

303, 329, 358, 399, 431.
Weighmaster —

Balboa terminals. 29.
Cars, 57.
West India Oil Company, construction of oil tanks, by

389.
Wireless. See Radio.
Wiring, electric, changes in, 258.
Witnesses, signatures on pay receipts, 401.
Women, stenographer and typewriter examination, 190.
Wood, kindling, charges to employes for, 381.
Wrecks. See Accidents.
Wrecking, train locomotive, 34.

X-Ray service, rates for, 21

Yachto. 279.

Yards, fire protection for, Balboa railroad, 298.

Yard office —

Chelf's tower, Balboa, abolished, 329.

Sale of P. R. R., Colon, 289.
Yellow fever —

Quarantine inspection. West Coast ports, 27,136.

Sanitation work at Buenaventura. 298.
Young Men's Christian Association clubhouses. See

Clubhouses. Y. M. C. A.

Zinc. See Commodities.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1915.

No. 1.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Second 250- ton Floating Crane Nearly Ready for
Test.

The adjustment of the new jib on the 250-
ton floating crane Ajax is nearing completion,
and it is the expectation of the representative
of the contractor to submit the completed
crane for acceptance tests by September 1.
The new jib is similar to the jib of the Hercu-
les, the design having been modified slightly
after the collapse of the original jib of the
Ajax on December 9, 1914. The Hercules
was used to lift the new jib from the wharf
to the tower of the Ajax, and handled it in
two pieces.

LINES THROUGH THE CANAL.

Erection of Shed on New Balboa Pier Begun.

The erection of steel for the shed on the new
reinforced concrete pier at Balboa, originally
designated as Pier 1 and now named pier
No. 18, was begun last week. The dredging
of the slips along both sides and the outer end,
and the driving of fender piles along the
faces of the pier, have been nearly completed.
Work is now in progress on the construction
of retaining walls, resting on piles, by the
Use of which the area in the center of the
pier, formerly intended for depressed tracks,
will be made to hold fill sufficient to raise the
level of the interior to that of the sides, and
allow the construction of an even floor over
the width of the pier.

Contract for trie fabrication of the steel
for the shed was let to theRiter-Conley Man-
ufacturing Company of Pittsburgh. Erection
is being done by the forces of the Division
of Terminal Construction. The steel in the
shed and its accessories will amount to
3,730,000 pounds, contracted for at 2.18
cents per pound, or a total price of $81,314.

The commander of the United States Naval
Academy practice squadron, consisting of the
battleships Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin,
which passed through the Canal on July IS
and 16, on the way from Annapolis to San
Diego, and comprised the first large warships
to make use of the Canal, has forwarded to the
Navy Department a report on the passage
through the Canal. The report commends the
promptness with which all needs of supplies
were met by the Canal facilities, and states
that promptness and exactness of arrange-
ment marked every detail in the management
of every department.

With respect to locking the Missouri and
the Ohio through Pedro Miguel and Miraflores
Locks simultaneously in parallel, with the
Wisconsin directly in the rear, the report
states that the centering and control of the
vessels by the towing locomotives were so
nearly perfect that a division of four ships of
the size of these, or even somewhat larger,
could be handled through at the same time,
two in each of the duplicate chambers. In
the case of dreadnoughts, the length of the
ships would prevent the handling of more than
one in each chamber, or two at a time. How-
ever, the entire present main battleship fleet,
made up of four divisions of five ships each
and a flagship, a total of 21, could be passed
through the Canal in one day.

In all the operations, and especially during
lockages, the commander of the squadron
reported, there was no shouting or confusion
at any time, but a celerity of working, in a
silent, automatic sequence which showed that
the mechanical arrangements were highly
efficient and in charge of a well organized and
capable force.

The squadron is due to reach Balboa about
September 1 on its return voyage to Annapo-
lis. In addition to the time required for pass-
ing through the Canal it will remain in Canal
waters 24 hours to allow the midshipmen to
inspect the construction. Two thousand
tons of coal will be taken at Cristobal.

The Panama Agencies Company advises
that instructions have been received to make
a rate of $85 to Canal employes for first-class
passage to San Francisco from Balboa on
vessels of the Johnson Line. The next sailing
to San Francisco by this line will be that of
the motorship Suecia, about September 12,
and there will be sailings every 60 days there-
after.

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More Beef for Commissary Branch.

The steamship Ancon of the Panama Rail-
road Steamship Line will sail from Cristobal
for Port Limon on Thursday, August 26, for
about 700 head of beef cattle for the com-
missary branch of the Supply Department.
Upon her return she will clear for Norfolk,
without passengers, to bring a cargo of coal.

In the period since January 1 of this year,
of the laden vessels which passed through the
Canal over one-half have been in the service
of approximately regular lines, trading over
the five great routes which the Canal serves.

Each of the five routes has its regular lines
— the United States coastwise trade, the
Europe-North America route, the Europe-
South America route, the United States-
South America route, and the United States-
Far East route. A summary of the principal
services over these routes is given herewith.

COASTWISE ROUTE.

The United States coastwise trade, between
the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, New Orleans,
and Galveston, principally the three first
named, and San Diego, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Tacoma, is
engaged in by the American-Hawaiian Line,
which has, sailings also to Hawaii, sending a
ship through the Canal each way about every
five days; the Luckenbach Line, with a sail-
ing each way every week; Crowell and Thur-
low, sending a vessel each way about once a
month; the Panama Pacific Line, operating the
passenger and freight ships Finlanda.nAK.roon-
land, with a sailing in each direction every three
weeks; the Atlantic- Pacific Line, operated by
W. R. Grace and Company, sending a vessel
each way once a month; while apparently
intermittent services are conducted by Sudden
and Christenson, Swayne and Hoyt, and the
Dollar Line. Numbers of American vessels
formerly in the coastwise trade have recently
been diverted to the foreign trade.

NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.

The Harrison Line operates vessels on ap-
proximately monthly sailings between Great
Britain and Pacific ports of the United States
and Canada, in connection with the Direct
Line, to and from Glasgow.

The East Asiatic Company has a vessel
every fourth week from Copenhagen, by way
of Gotenburg, Christiania, and Genoa, to Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle, and Vancouver, and a vessel return-
ing every fourth week over the same route.

The Johnson Line sends a vessel from
Scandinavian ports to approximately the same
ports on the west coast, and one in return,
at intervals of 60 days.

The Swedish Transatlantic Company has a
service over this route with sailings each way
about every 60 days.

Alfred Holt and Company have a monthly
service between Great Britain and Kingston,
San Francisco, Victoria, Vancouver, and
Seattle.

The Maple Leaf Line has a service
from New York to Vancouver, then to San
Francisco, and from that port to Europe, re-
turning to New York, with a vessel sailing

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from each port about every six weeks.

EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA.

The East Asiatic Company operates vessels
fortnightly each way over a route between
Copenhagen, Gotenburg, Christiania, Genoa,
and Barcelona and the west coast ports of
Guayaquil, Callao, Mollendo, Iquique, Anto-
fagasta, and Valparaiso.

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company
and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
operate a fortnightly service from Great
Britain through the West Indies and down
the west coast of South America as far as
Valparaiso. This is in addition to the fort-
nightly service of vessels making Colon their
northern terminus.

The Johnson Line operates between Scandi-
navian ports and the west coast of South
America on approximately a 6- weeks schedule.

UNITED STATES TO SOUTH AMERICA.

The Merchants' Line (W. R. Grace and
Company) has sailings between New York
and ports of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, and
return, once a month each way.

The New York and South America Line
(the LTnited States Steel Products Company)
operates approximately a fortnightly service
over this route.

The West Coast Line (Wessel, Duval and
Company) maintains a service over this
course with sailings about once a month.

UNITED STATES AND FAR EAST.

On account of the distances involved in the
trade between the Atlantic coast of the LTnited
States and the Far East and Australia, and
the fact that vessels sometimes use the Suez
Canal in connection, there is a greater element
of irregularity in sailings over this route than
in the other great routes using the Canal.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha is operating a
monthly service from New York to the Far
East, via Panama, ending the outward voy-
ages at Japanese ports and Vladivostok.

The American and Manchurian Line (Eller-
man and Bucknall Lines) operates a line be-
tween New York and Vladivostok with sail-
ings approximately every three weeks.

The American-Australian Line (also a
branch ot the Ellerman and Bucknall Lines)
has a sailing approximately every three weeks
from New York for Australia and New Zeal-
and.

A joint service of the American and Oriental
Line, Barber Line, Shewan Tomes and Com-
pany, and the Indra Line, sends vessels from
New York direct to Vladivostok about every
1 0 days.

The Prince Line, from New York to the Far
East, has a sailing in each direction about
every five weeks.

The United States and Australia Steam-
ship Company operates between New York
and Melbourne, Sydney, Fremantle, Ade-
laide, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttle-
ton, and Dunedin, with sailings about even.'
six weeks.

LINES TERMINATING AT THE CANAL.

A service between New York and Balboa,
at the Pacific end of the Canal, is maintained
by the Panama Railroad Steamship Line,
with a vessel each way every week.

Lines between Cristobal and the west coast
are operated by the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company, about every 14 days, running as
far south as Valparaiso; the South American
Steamship Company (Chilean Line), about
every 14 days, over approximately the same
course; the Peruvian Steamship Company,

every 14 days to ports in Ecuador and Peru;
and a line to the northward, as far as Salina
Cruz, is maintained by the SalvadorRailway
Company, with sailings about every 14 days.

CANAL WORK IN JULY.

Cable Messages and Mail from Ships.

Masters of vessels using the Canal may
despatch mail and cablegrams through the
offices of the Port Captains, the postage and
cable charges to be charged against the ship's
account. The office of the Port Captain will
reduce cable messages to code if desired, and
affix stamps to mail matter. Collections cov-
ering the actual charges will be made against
the deposit previously placed with the Col-
lector of The Panama Canal to cover the
ship's expenses. Messages or mail may be
given to the boarding officer or to the pilot.

Vessels Should Be on Even Keel for Canal Transit.

One of the steamships which arrived re-
cently for transit through the Canal came
into port with a decided list. An effort was
made to correct this in the loading of the
bunker coal which she took on at Cristobal
before making the transit, but this was not
entirely successful and it was therefore
necessary for her to take tugs during her
transit of the Canal, to assist in handling her.
A letter has been written to the ship's owner
calling attention to her condition, and ex-
plaining the desirability that vessels going
through the Canal be on at least approximately
even keel. When listed a vessel presents nu-
merous steering difficulties and is not only
liable to cause damage to herself but also,
under unfavorable conditions of wind and
current, under a rank sheer might collide
with another vessel. And in this case the
vessel was put to extra expense by the
necessity of using tugs.

The right of The Panama Canal to refuse
passage to badly listed vessels is set forth in
the Executive Order of July 9, 1914, establish-
ing rules and regulations for the operation and
navigation of the Canal, a section pertinent
to this matter being as follows:

"6. In any case where the condition
of the cargo, hull, or machinery is such
that it is liable to endanger or obstruct
the Canal, permission to pass through
may be refused until steps have been taken
to remedy the defect."

Telephones for Private Use.
By the provisions of circular No. 650-2,
dated August 16, 1915, and effective Septem-
ber 1, no charge is to be made for the work of
installation of private telephones of the
Panama Railroad Company in quarters. The
monthly subscription for private telephones
under the new circular will be S2.50 for use
of home exchange only, with a charge of 25
cents for each call going to another exchange;
unlimited service will be charged for at the
rateof S7.50 per month. Calls sent to a limit-
ed telephone from an outside exchange will be
made without charge against the subscriber
to the limited telephone receiving the call.
In an) case where a charge is made, it isagainst
the telephone from which the call originated.
A subscriber to unlimited service is entitled
to call up a limited service telephone without
involving an additional charge against either.

New Prices for Coal.

On September 1 the pi ice of coal will be
increased to $6 per ton at Cristobal and $7
per ton at Balboa.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 12, 1915.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.
Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of July, 1915:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.
Lock operation and maintenance — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance and repair
work at the locks, electrically operated remote-
controlled arrow signals were completely in-
stalled at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks,
and the floating caisson was used in unwater-
ing the west chamber of the Gatun Lock
flight to permit cleaning and painting of the
gates and valves. The following commercial
lockages were made:

Gatun — 146 lockages, 171 vessels; Pedro Mi-
guel— 164 lockages, 170 vessels; Miraflores —
164 lockages, 170 vessels.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 2,957,000 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station, 23,000 kilowatt-
hours; total 2,980,000 kilowatt-hours.

The output of the Balboa air compressor
plant was 157,805,925 cubic feet of air com-
pressed to 105 pounds. In addition to the
usual operation, maintenance, and repair
work, construction work was carried on in
connection with concrete barracks and quar-
ters at Fort Grant, and concrete and frame
quarters and other buildings for The Panama
Canal.

Municipal Engineering Division — In addi-
tion to the work incident to maintenance,
operation, and repair, the following construc-
tion work was in progress: Pipe installation
in connection with the oil handling plant at
Mount Hope; installation of sewers for the
Army at Margarita; municipal work for the
Army post at Fort Amador; municipal work
for the Army stables at Corozal, and for the
staff quarters at Balboa Heights, and the in-
stallation of a 10-inch main to the steel pier
at Balboa; the construction of the Empire-
Gamboa road;, the widening and asphalting
of the Ancon-Administration Building road;
the installation of the rock crusher plant at
the Ancon quarry; municipal work for the
new quarters on cemetery ridge, Balboa
Heights, and the work in the Balboa townsite.
Meteorology and hydrography — The rainfall
for the month exceeded the average at all
stations, except Balboa, Balboa Heights,
and Gamboa. The totals ranged from 6.66
inches at Balboa to 21.24 inches at Brazos
Brook. The estimated rainfall over the
Chagres River basin was 30 per cent above
the average, or 16.42 against a 15-year
mean of 12.59. The Chagres River discharge
at Alhajuela was 46 per cent above the 26-
year July normal, and furnished 41 per cent
and 39 per cent of the net and total Gatun
Lake yields, respectively. The elevation of
Gatun Lake varied from 86.62 on the 8th to
85.96 on the 1st, averaging 86.19. Miraflores
Lake ranged in elevation from 54.33 on the
21st to 53.60 on the 6th, averaging 54.04.
One seismic disturbance was recorded at Bat
boa Heights, on July 14. It was of slight
duration and intensity and no damage was
reported from the shock.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Six thousand

August 25, 1915.

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four hundred and fifty-two cubic yards of con-
crete were placed, of which 2,778 cubic yards
were reinforced; 55,950 pounds of reinforcing
steel and 45,511 pounds of fixed steel being
embedded. Nine hundred and sixty-three
cubic yards of excavation was accomplished
in preparing foundations for the floor. Work
was commenced on the storm sewer, and this,
together with work on the crane runway
tracks, progressed satisfactorily. Forty-two
granite blocks were placed and aligned in the
caisson sill, and 50 granite blocks in the walls
for the caisson bearing. Excavation work
continued for the compressor house (building
No. 29) and 117 cubic yards of concrete were
placed in the footings of the building. In the
dry dock gates 16S.47 tons of steel were erect-
ed, making a total of 734.15 tons to date, and
work was started on placing the sheathing
on the gates. In the crane rail supports
176.03 tons of structural steel were placed, and
seven panels were erected on wharf d-e.
In the entrance pier, 155 cubic yards cf con-
crete were placed, nearly all of which was re-
inforced.

Coaling plant — The erection of the unload-
er towers by the contractor progressed satis-
factorily. The structural sterl for the two
towers \\as practically all in place at the end
of the month, and riveting and the insta'htion
of the electrical equipment were started.
Excavation at the west end of the unloader
wharf was continued, some slight difficulty
«d< experienced with the wooden sheathing.
and toward the end cf the month there was a
small slide. At the reloader wharf work was
continued on excavating caissons, placing
reinforcing steel, and sealing the caissons.
The excavation in the caissons amounted to
1,162 cubic yards, 336 cubic yards of which
were hard rock. Three caissons were set in
July, making 76 under way to date, of which
21 were sunk to rock during the month,
making a total of 48 sunk to rock to date.

Excavation — The total excavation for the
month amounted to 28,231 cubic yards,
19,369 cubic yards being classified as earth.
Of this total amount 10,914 cubic yards were
excavated from the Sosa Hill quarry.

Filling and embankment — Fill amounted to
25.85S cubic yards, of which 11,418 cubic yards
were delivered to waste dump No. 9, 3,301
cubic yards were placed behind quay wall
d-e-f, and 1,919 cubic yards were placed be-
hind the dry dock walls as backfill.

Docks — Five panels of the floor of quay
wall d-e-f (docks 13 and 14) were poured, and
snubbing posts placed in the poured area.
Considerable progress was made by the con-
tractor on the quarantine boat landing, all
the caps having been put in place for the sup-
port of the floor and all of the steel laid down
on the caps. The mud underneath pier No. IS
having been washed away, the work of placing
the pile foundations for a retaining wall for
this pier was started.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — The gap between the shore
trestle and the outside trestle was closed on
July 2S. On the shore section, the double-
track trestle was advanced from bent 288 to
bent 368, a distance of 1,260 linear feet.
On the sea side section of the fill, the single-
track trestle was advanced from bent 464
to bent 518, a distance of 814 linear feet. A
total of 65,819 linear feet of piling were driven,
including 54,227 linear feet on the shore trestle
and 11,592 linear teet on the outside trestle.
One thousand two hundred and seventy-three

linear feet of 3-inch water main were laid on
the shore section, and 1,879 linear feet of 2-
inch water main were laid on the outside sec-
tion of the trestle. The dumping of Sosa Hill
rock was resumed on July 29, 992 cubic yards
of armor and 752 cubic yards of core rock
being plowed from the cars. Scows dumped
4,519 cubic yards of blue rock and 12,477 cubic
yards of coral rock on the fill, and dredge
No. 4 pumped 2,501 cubic yards of coral sand
and 22,517 cubic yards of coral rock on the
center line of the shore trestle, bringing the
fill up to minus 25 at bents 25S to 278, and up
to elevation minus 18 at bants 160 to ISO.
The Central and South American Telegraph
Company laid a new cable across the center
line of the breakwater trestle between bents
91 and 92, at station 16 plus 60.

Coaling plan: — Eight of the end wharf cais-
sons were sealed and seven caissons filled with
concrete. Eighty linear feet of floor, contain-
ing 655 cubic yards, were poured for the un-
loader wharf, and 200 linear feet of floor, con-
taining 1,365 cubic yards, were poured for the
reloader wharf. Caisson foundations for the
unloader and reloader wharves were complet-
ed. At the end of the month excavation was
completed in all but sixoflhe31 caissons. The
erection and riveting of deck steel for both
unloader and reloader wharves were entirely
completed, the total weight of the steel erected
by the contractor for these wharves being
5,110 tons. Work continued on the coral fill
under both unloader and reloader wharves
and was completed during the month, a total
of 1,400 cubic yards being placed under the
unloader, and 12,192 cubic yards under the
reloader wharf. The hard rock crown for the
above fill was completed under the unloader
wharf, 1,116 cubic yards of Sosa Hill rock
being used for this purpose. Under W. O.
40,483, the contractor was engaged in install-
ing hoppers and chutes on bridges Nos. 1 and
2 and on bridge diggers. The operating cabs
on diggers were partially enclosed, and trans-
former house and controller coops completely
housed with corrugated iron and siding, but no
floors installed. Steel for all four towers
under W. O. 40,587 is about 99 per cent com-
pleted and 9S per cent riveted. Towers Nos.
1, 2, and 3 have concrete floors installed, and
boilers, water tank, and all heavy engines are
in place in these towers.

Fuel oil plants — At the Mount Hope plant,
in the manifold housing, the I-beams were
bolted in place and ends riveted; the corru-
gated iron at the ends of the buildings was
finished up and roof gutters laid over mani-
fold headers, and, except for down spoul to
drain gutters and painting, the building is
completed. Gravel was laid under the mani-
fold, and grading and leveling about the
plant was about 75 per cent completed. At
the Balboa plant in the manifold housing, I-
beams for trolley were riveted in place. Grad-
ing and general leveling about the plant were
about 95 per cent completed. A concrete
blowoff sump was installed and drain pipe
laid from sump to catch-basin at corner of
pump house. The main ditch for draining
tank farm was completed as far as possible
by steamshovel, and excavation for drainage
of tank lots Nos. 13 and 14 of the Roxana
Petroleum Company, and tank lot No. 10
of the Panama Agencies Company, was begun.
Marine Division.

One hundred and seventy vessels (not in-
cluding one launch) passed through the Ca-
nal in July, 77 northbound and 93 (not in-

cluding one launch) southbound. Of this
total 69 were of British register and 58 were
of American register. Seventeen vessels were
measured, and 170 were inspected to see
whether their certificates conformed to the
rules.

Dredging Division.

The total excavation for the month, includ-
ing earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,035,764
cubic yards. Of this total 64,059 cubic yards
were removed from the Balboa inner harbor,
193,938 cubic yards of earth, and 498,171
cubic yards of rock from the Canal prism in
Gaillard Cut, S0.927 cubic yards from the
Cristobal coaling station, 25,018 cubic yards
from Coco Solo, and 45,461 cubic yards from
the Atlantic entrance. East and West Cule-
bra slides were quite active during the month,
a general movement taking place on July 31-
August 1, at which time both banks of the
Canal, for a distance of over 2,000 feet, moved
an average of 20 feet into the Canal. The
hydraulic grader was engaged in digging
drainage ditches, furnishing steam to the
barge repair station, sluicing mud from under
the north side of Pier 18, Balboa, and sluicing
loose material from the north toe of Gold Hill.
The work of exterminating water hyacinths
continued and approximately 49,000 young
plants were pulled up and destroyed.
Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 902, a decrease of 20 as compared
with June; those left over from the preceding
month numbered 531; those completed dur-
ing the month numbered 926; and those
carried forward into August numbered 507.
The output of the foundry was 101,242
pounds of iron, 81,822 pounds of steel, and
15,428j pounds of brass. Hostling was done
on 4,373 pieces of equipment, and shop and
field repairs were made on 5,904 cars. In
addition, 692 cars were repaired in shop, and
1,141 light and seven heavy repair jobs were
done on equipment. The fuel oil handling plant
at Balboa handled 107,461.43 barrels of oil,
of which 33,972.03 barrels were for The
Panama Canal, and the plant at Mount Hope
handled 7,810.39 barrels, practically all of
which were for The Panama Canal.
Building Division.

In addition to the usual operation, main-
tenance, and repair work, the following con-
struction work was in progress for the Army
at the places named: Fort Amador — Two
field officers' quarters, two 4-famil/Jieuten-
ants' quarters, three 2-family captains' quar-
ters, three noncommissioned officers' quarters,
four barracks, and a storehouse. The non-
commissioned officers' quarters were complet-
ed, and the field officers' quarters and captains'
quarters were over 90 per cent completed at
the close of the month. Work was also in prog-
ress on the construction of a storehouse at
Naos Island. Coiozal — Work was continued
on the construction of the stables, wragon-
sheds, and quarters for the mobile army. The
stables and sheds for the technical troops,
three type-17's, and the double mess building
for the engineers, were completed. Altera-
tions were started on various Canal quarters
in preparation for turning them over to the
Army. Margarita — Work wis commenced on
the construction of buildings for two com-
pany posts and four type-E-2's and two type-
20 quarters were in the course of erection, the
work on the remainder of the authorized
buildings being preparatory only. The fol-
lowing Canal structures were in the course of

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construction at the places named: Ancon-Bal-
boadislrict — Thirty-one frame and 12 concrete
family quarters. Of the former, ten 1-family
type-17, and one type-4, were completed,
and of the latter, two 2-family quarters
were ready for occupancy. Work was com-
menced on the construction of the stables for
the Panama Railroad Company on the San-
doval tract, which at the end of the month was
40 per cent completed. Corozal — The rail-
road station was completed and turned over
for occupancy. Cristobal — New Colon Hos-
pital, slaughterhouse, and type-14 quarters
at Mount Hope. The former was six per cent
completed, and the latter two were completed
at the end of the month.

Supply Department.

The force report for the half month ending
July 21, 1915, showed a total of 26,539 em-
ployes of The Panama Canal and Panama
Railroad Company, of whom 3,536 were white
Americans, and 23,003 were laborers. Of the
latter approximately 218 were Europeans and
the remainder West Indian negroes. There
was a decrease of 20 laborers, and an increase
of 28 Americans, making a net increase of
eight.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,796 Americans, of whom 3,706
were men, 1,506 women, and 1,584 children;
7,729 West Indians, of whom 4,778 were men,
1,259 women, and 1,692 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $982,756.34. It came forward in
32 steamers; the total weight of cargo, ex-
clusive of lumber and piles, was approximately
77,607 tons. Some of the principal items were
3,776,880 feet, board measure, of lumber, for
stock; 192,663 linear feet of untreated piles,
and 99,414 bags of Portland cement.
Health Department.

General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. Thirty-seven
deaths occurred in the Canal Zone. The death
rate for disease for the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 30,057, was 11.58 per thousand,
as compared with 13.15 for the preceding
month, and 14.64 for the corresponding month
of last year.

Employes — The health of employes continu-
ed good. The number of names on the pay-
rolls for the preceding month was 35,981. On
this basis the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 1,167, gave a rate of 389.22 per
thousand, as compared with 369.87 for the pre-
ceding month, and 366.57 for the correspond-
ing month of last year. The admission rates
to hospitals for all diseases were: Whites,
460.00; blacks, 153.81; and Americans, 366.20.
The admission rates for malaria to hospitals
and quarters were: Whites, 262.93; blacks,
76.52; and Americans, 200.00. The total
number of deaths from all causes was 17.
Of these 10 died from disease, or 3.24 per
thousand, as compared with 3.61 for the pre-
ceding month, and 4.12 for the corresponding
month of last year. Two Americans died
during the month.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction
appropriations on July 31 was $21, 140,137. 10,
and in the fortification appropriations $3,973,-
200.61. The payrolls for July, exclusive of
Army quarters, storehouse, fortifications,
etc., amounted to $952,656.24, and the forti-
fication roll amounted to $75,185.78. Pay-
ments by the Disbursing Clerk in Washington
amounted to $610,925.78, and by the Pay

master on the Isthmus to $1,362,899.12. Col-
lections on the Isthmus amounted to $1,448,-
361.51, of which $601,340.74 was repaid to
appropriations, $238,328.27 was commissary
collections and other trust funds, and $608,-
692.50 was miscellaneous receipts to be
covered into the Treasury. Of the miscel-
laneous receipts $573,365.67 was collected
on account of tolls, as compared with $539,-
229.05 for the month of June. Deposits in
the amount of $323,178.90 were made with the
Assistant Treasurer to be applied in payment
of tolls and other charges against vessels using
the Canal. Canal Zone revenue collections
and miscellaneous funds received amounted
to $200,393.17, and the disbursements under
the same heading amounted to $223,086.80.
Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

Three hundred and eighty-seven licenses of all
kinds were issued. Sixteen estates were received
and 24 settled, the total cash received
during the month amounting to $478.65,
and the total value of the estates closed
being $1,657.54. At the port of Balboa 109
vessels entered and 108 cleared, and at the
port of Cristobal 169 vessels entered and 174
cleared. This establishes a new monthly
record for both ports.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of stamp sales, second-class mail col-
lections, postage due collections, and box rent
receipts, $7,670.11. Money orders aggregated
$323,538.58. Of this total, $107,400 repre-
sents the value of deposit money orders issued
without fee, in lieu of postal savings certifi-
cates. Deposit money orders were paid to the
value of $105,695, and postal savings certifi-
cates to the value of $20,699. The balance of
postal savings deposits on hand at the close
of the month, represented by the unpaid
certificates and deposit money orders, aggre-
gated $458,197, as compared with $477,776
at the close of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and forty-seven arrests were
made. Of this total, 331 were males and 16 fe-
males. Fifty-seven convicts were confined in
the penitentiary at the close of the month.
Six persons were deported, three of whom were
convicts who had completed their sentences
in the penitentiary, and three of whom were
prisoners who had served their terms in jail.

Four fires occurred, and the damage to
The Panama Canal and Panama Railroad
property resulting therefrom amounted to $10.
The property of the United States Army was
damaged to the extent of $125. Private
property suffered no loss.

COURTS.

In the District Court 29 probate cases were
settled; seven civil, 30 probate, and 20
criminal cases were filed, and 117 cases of all

kinds were pending at the close of the month.
In the magistrates' courts 31 civil and 329
criminal cases were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The schools were closed on June 30, 1915,
for the summer vacation.

Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies aggregated 132,344 tons, of which
15,891 tons were handled through the Canal
on steamers of the Panama Railroad Steam-
ship Line, as follows:

Tons.

From New York to Balboa 5,481

From Colon to Balboa 2,688

Total 8,169

From Balboa to New York 6,629

From Balboa to Colon 1,093

Total... 7,722

Grand total 15,891

During the month the following coal was
delivered and trimmed in bunkers: Colon
agency, 29,500 tons; Balboa agency, 4,979
tons; total, 34,479 tons.

The work on the terminal docks at Cristobal
continued satisfactorily. Contract was let
for the structural steel for the shed of
pier No. 7. During the month 1,535
linear feet of steel cylinders were set, making
a total of 21,760 linear feet set to date, com-
pleting this class of work. One thousand
four hundred eighty-one and one-tenth cubic
yards of spoil were removed from the cylinders,
making the total removed to date 13,577.8
cubic yards, or 93 per cent of the amount re-
quired. Two thousand eight hundred and
seven cubic yards of concrete were placed in
cylinders, making the total to date 19,925.7
cubic yards, or 87 per cent of the total re-
quired. Twenty-eight caissons were com-
pleted, making the total to date 189, or 88 per
cent of the total required. For the floor sys-
tem, 95,239 pounds of steel have been erected.
Respectfully,
Chester Harding, Acting Governor.

Produce from the Philippine Islands.

The British steamship Clan Campbell,
passing through the Canal on August 21, was
on the way from the Far East to the United
States with a cargo of sugar, cotton, and
hemp from the Philippine Islands. Seven
thousand tons of sugar, loaded at Iloilo, were
consigned to Delaware Breakwater, for de-
livery at Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York,
or Boston; 409 tons (3,275 bales) of cotton
were shipped from Manila to New York, and
244 tons (1,950 bales) of hemp were shipped
from Manila to Boston.

Deceased

Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Date of
death

79843
20939
36397

Cristobal

P. R. R

Health Dept. . . .
Oper. ,t Main. . .

Aug. 14. 1915.

Guadeloupe

Aug. 15, 1915.

Knight. Robert

Gatun

July 30. 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recoveiy of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them, should
be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Building,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public, or
other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. These names will be published
but once. John K. Baxter,

Administrator of Estates.

August 25, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

PANAMA CANAL ABATTOIR.

OFFICIAL CJRCULARS.

The new abattoir of The Panama Canal, in
which the slaughtering of beef cattle will
begin this week, will considerably increase
the facilities for supplying fresh meat to ships.
Until recently practically all of the beef sold
by the commissary branch of the Supply
Department has been imported in cold storage
from the United States but with the increase
of traffic through the Canal there has de-
veloped a demand for the cheaper carcasses
of locally slaughtered beeves. The Supply
Department has been using to date the munic-
ipal abattoir of Colon, which is neither
convenient nor adequate to the recently
increased service. About the maximum out-
put which has been obtained from the Colon
slaughterhouse has been around 20 carcasses a
day; the new abattoir will make possible
the slaughtering and dressing of between 100
and 150 cattle in a day of eight hours, and
this rate can be increased to about 200 per
day by the employment of additional butchers.
The abattoir is situated on the east bank
of the French canal, approximately opposite
the center of the new coaling plant, and close
to the cold storage and other warehouses of
the commissary branch. The cattle will be
delivered at the building in cattle cars from
the pasturage on the Mount Hope-Gatun
road, and the quartered carcasses will be de-
livered into refrigerator cars for conveyance to
cold storage. Hides will be cured in brine vats
along the wall of the main butchering room.
With the use of the slaughterhouse, the
Canal will be able to meet all present de-
mands for freshly slaughtered beef. The
limit of supply will not be set by the facilities
for slaughtering, but by the available supply of
cattle. Up to this time most of the "native"
(*. e., Central American) cattle have been
imported' from Costa Rica, as those raised
in Panama have averaged a small stature
which makes the cost of slaughtering and
dressing disproportionately large for the
quantity of salable meat obtained from them.
The native beef has been found to be of
very fair quality, and the department, in
conformity with the principle of selling at
slightly above cost, has been able to place
it on the market at prices which are approxi-
mately a third less than those for similar
cuts of the imported beef. The rangey native
cattle, reared on free pasture, show in some
cuts toughness not usually found in the same
parts of the solidly bred, grain fed cattle of
the temperate zones, but there is no objection
to the native beef on the grounds of taste or
wholesomeness.

All of the cattle which are slaughtered by
the Supply Department are subject to three
inspections, under the jurisdiction of the
quarantine service of the Health Department.
They are subject first to a quarantine in-
spection, to prevent the admission of con-
tagious disease to the Canal Zone; an ante-
mortem inspection directly before slaughter-
ing; and a postmortem inspection of the
dissected carcass, including a careful examina-
tion of the head, liver, glands, lungs, etc.,
to guard against latent internal infections.
The examinations are made by a veterinary
recommended to The Panama Canal by the
Bureau of Animal industry of the United
States Department of Agriculture who has
had eight years of experience in work of this
sort.

Assistant to the Engineer of Maintenance.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. August 19. 1915.
To all concerned — Effective this date, Lieut. -Col .
Jay J. Morrow. U. S. Array, will, during the time the
Engineerof Maintenance isactingas Governor, perform
the duties and exercise the authority of the Engineer
of Maintenance, under the title of Assistant to the
Engineer of Maintenance.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting Health Officer of Panama.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. August 21, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Lieut. Douglas W. McEnery will act as Health
Officer, Panama, during the absence on leave of Capt.
H. P. Carter, effective August 23, 1915.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Appointment.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z., August 10, 1915.
Circular No. 661-22:

Lieut. A. . B. Reed. U. S. N., is appointed Captain
of the Port, Balboa, effective August 1. 1915.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Classification of Material.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., August 10, 1915.
Bulletin No. 19:

To all concerned — Effective at once, the following
material will be carried in the classes as indicated.
All storehouses will check up stock cards and make the
necessary corrections. A report will also be rendered
to the Auditor of the money value of all material which
it is necessary' to reclassify, showing classes in which
material was formerly carried, and the class to which
debit is to be made.

Material. Class No.

Barrels, wooden, empty , 26

Brushes, card and file 28

Forges, portable 9-A

Litharge 29-B

Rakes, garden 9-C

VVm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Rule of Dismissal

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
190. docket numbers as shown. August 16. 191S— With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Dkt. No. Claimant Tax No. Date of

Payment

275 Jose Guillen 618 1-30-15

825 Margarita Cook 5-20-15

826 Maria Bargo 5-10-15

964 Abraham Brown 5- 1-15

971 David Brooks 5-15-15

983 Jacob Malette 12- 7-14

1108 Prudencio Ceballos (Cevallo) 12- 7-14

1109 Jose F. Romero 610 1-16-15

1159 Anival Garcia 6-14-15

1266 Samuel Walker 6-19-15

1269 Alexander Myers 6-26-15

1271 Antony Carr 6-16-15

1273&

3380 Aaron Scott 6-12-15

1274 Manuela de Sepulveda (Manuela O.

de Sepulveda) 6-26-15

1276 Henry Nicholas 7-14-15

1278 Nathan Plummer 6-19-15

1279 Peter Jones 6-12-15

1286 Nathaniel Butler 6-19-15

1287,

1288 Sc

3507 Samuel Cunningham 6-19-15

1292 John Henry (Hendry) 6-19-15

1303 Robert Beckford 6-12-15

1305 Henry G. Davis 6-12-15

1306 Nathan Birchell 6-12-15

1384 Alfred Bissett 4-24-15

1385 James Romley 665 4-17-15

1386 David Smith 3-20-15

1387 Robert Graham 2-20-15

1388 Samuel Horton (Haughton) 7- 7-15

1389 Daniel Daley 6- 5-15

1392 James Lawrence 3-10-15

1393 James Brown 976 2-13-15

1394 Jacob Johnson 4-10-15

1396 Peter Morgan 564 5-8-15

1398 Henry Campbell 5-15-15

1404 Moses Hylton 3-20-15

1532 Claudio Gutierrez 632-643 1-30-15

1568 Ruben A. Blake 604 2-13-15

1574 Syriaco (Ciriaco) Cota 652 4-21-15

1575 Caroline (Carolina) Bramwell 1-30-15

1577 William Hinds 3-20-15

1578 Richard Crunn 597 1-30-15

1579 William Wait (Waite) 837 2- 6-15

1584 Charles Brown 601 1-30-15

1585 Thomas Hardy 608 1-30-15

1586 Samuel (S. A.) Hendricks 2-20-1S

1587 Samuel Bachman 7- 3-15

1588 Joseph Powell 3-24-15

1590 Antonio (Antonia) Parilla ... . 840 1-30-15
1664 Mantilda Castillo and Rito Ba-

raran (Rito Barrangan, Juan

Ricardo) 6-30-15

1701 Antonia Cabeza (Jacob Hast-
ing) 51 6-14-15

1907 &

3102 Santiago Ayala 7- 3-15

2458 D. Pinell 11- 9-14

2506 Antanacio Canizales (Atancio)

2527 Jose Antonia Alvarez 1780 2-2-15

2534 Domingo Munon (Munoz) 1784 7-10-15

2535 Miguel Gonzales (Gonzalez)... 1779 3-20-15

2566 Juan B. Arias 1-11-15

2574 Pastor Perez 11-28-14

2603 &

1168 Fermin (Fermina) Hall 11-28-14

2668 George Aspinell 418 3-20-15

2677 Eliza Jacks 1-23 15

2678 Thomas Bailey 510 1-9-15

2680 Thomas Pugh (Puch) 1-1-15

2684 Amanda Draggan 955 4-10-15

2686 Pedro Flores 910 3-26-15

2753.

3042 &
3043 E. Z. Goldson, Susan Goldson 346 7-14-15

2818 Rosalia Ramos 6-16-15

2828 Ebenezer Webster (E. W.)

Morris 6-14-15

2855 Agustin Francis 781 6-12-15

2860 Edith (and Joseph) Ballentine 441 7- 3-15
2887,
2888 &
2889 Dolores Campos de Ruiz .... 1302,

1282, 1269 6-28-15
2897 Mrs. Francis Bailey (Francis

Bailey, guardian of Charles

Alexander Barrett) 315 6-19-15

2914 Magdelino Guirrero (Guerrero) 2-27-15

2918 Enrique Lopez 1-9-15

2920 Joseph Williams 271 7-10-15

2976 William Walters 1-30-15

2977 Man' Colthurst 4-14-15

2983 Juana Tobar (B.) 842 4-10-15

2984 Sivaton (Sirvaton) Gaston 678 3-30-15

2991 Pascual (I s i d o ro ) Oliverro

(Reyes Maza)

2993 William Harrison 3-27-15

2994 John Lumley (Lumbley) 844 4-10-15

3010 Henry' Baker 7- 3-15

3028 Alexander Anderson 560.569 7-10-15

3030 Nathaniel Wyckham (Wick-
ham) 459, 492. 502 6-30-15

3038 Thomas Johnson 482 7-10-15

3052 &
3054 Fermin Dominguez and Amelia

Morales 7- 3-15

3085 &
3086 Richard E (Catherine Camp-
bell) Dorsey 2-26-15

3103 Ismael Ayala 724 6-26-15

3117 Ruth Morris 554,555 6-23-15

3118 Thomas Spence 417 7-7-15

3127 Moses Cross 402 7-7-15

3261 Samuel Henry 2-27-15

3298 Cephas KniRht 7- 3-15

3343 Antonia Valencia 712 7- 3-15

3344 Jose Campo 6-26-15

3345 Carmen (Jose del Carmen) A-

tensio 7- 3-15

3347 Abraham Ortiz 726 6-26-15

3349 Ceberino iSeferino) Arocha 7- 3-15

3350 Roberto Lili (Robert Lilly) 6-26-15

3377 Catalino Chifundo. Pio Chifun-

do 7-10-15

3381 Thomas Brissett 565 6-14-15

3383 George Edwards 328 7-3-15

3384 Frances (Francis) Allen 563 6-23-15

3388 Charles Thomas 552 6-23-15

3390 George Fesdon (Fesdom) 572 6-22-15

3391 &
3392 James Stephen (Stephens) ... . 561 6-12-15

3409 Rafael Lloren. .715. 718, 721, 725,995 6-28-15

3410 Darnacio Torres (Damaso Tor-

res) 6-26-15

3412 Fernando Torres 720 7-3-15

3414 Pedro Quintano 6-26-15

3415 Severino Aguilar 716,717 7-3-15

3491 Stefen Alstead (Alsted) 7-3-15

3508 Carmen Martinez 4-14-15

3509 Eusebio Sarmiento 1239-P 4-19-15

3511 George Ryner 978 7-9-15

3512 Marcelino Cortes 4-14-15

3566 Thomas Wood 979 6-23-15

4568 George Pigett 585,573 6-26-15

3576 James Herbert McKenzie 7- 3-15

In view of the above settlements, no further action is
necessary by this Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Comn

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol.' IX, No. 1.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective August 26 and subject to change
each week. This list and the wholesale price
list for fresh meats indicate the costs of all
cold storage goods. The price list for groceries
at retail which is now in effect was published
in The Canal Record of July 28, 1915, cover-
ing four pages. Copies of this list may be
obtained on application, by mail or from the
boarding officers who visit incoming ships.
These lists are published in order that the
shipping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by The Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts.

The following is a list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective August 26, 1915:

FRESH MEATS.

Price.

Mutton — Stewing, per pound 9

Shoulder, trimmed, (not less than 5

pounds) per pound 12

Leg (8 to 10 pounds), per pound 19

Short cut. chops, per pound 23

Shoulder, chops, per pound 17

Lamb — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, trimmed, per pound 15

Leg (5 to 8 pounds), per pound 24

Chops, per pound 29

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Veal — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, for roasting (not under 5 lbs.),

per pound 15

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Chops, per pound 30

Loin, for roasting, per pound 30

Cutlets, per pound 36

Beef — Suet, special, per pound 31

Soup, special, per pound 7

native, per pound 5

Soup, bones, special, per pound 2 J

Stew, special, per pound 11

native, per pound 8

Plate, special, per pound 12

native, per pound 8

Chuck roast, special (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 12

Chuck roast, native (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 8

Rib roast, second cut (not under 3$

pounds), special, per pound 16

Rib roast, second cut. native (3$ pounds

and over) . per pound 9

Rib roast, first cut (not under 3 pounds).

special, per pound 19

Rib roast, first cut, native (3 pounds and

over) , per pound 11

Pot roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Rump roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse roast, special, per pound. . . 22

choice, per pound. ... 31

native, per pound. ... 16

Steak, chuck, special, per pound 13

native, per pound 9

Round, bottom, special, per lb. . . 13

native, per lb. . . 9

Round, top, special, per pound. . . 15

native, per pound.. . . 10

Sirloin, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Sirloin, choice cut, special, per

pound 23

Sirloin, choice cut. native, per lb. . 16

Rump, special, per pound 2 0

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse (not less than 1 \

pounds), special, per pound .... 23
Porterhouse (not less than 1 J

pounds.) choice, per pound. ... 34
Porterhouse (1$ pounds and over),

native, per pound 17

Porterhouse, short, special, per

pound : 20

. Porterhouse, short, choice, per

pound 28

Porterhouse, short, native, per lb. 12
Tenderloin, Western, special, per

pound *5

Note. — "Choice beef" is kept on hand in the cold
storage plant at Cristobal. Orders placed with commis-
sary storekeepers before 11 a. m., will be shipped for
delivery on the following morning.

Pork — Hams, fresh, per pound $23

Shoulders, fresh, per pound § ! 9

Loin, chop, or roast, per pound 1 R

Spare ribs, per pound *13

Pigs' feet, fresh, per pound +4

Price.

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole 83

%• head 4 2

Sausage, home made, per pound 2 3

Ox tails, per pound 9

Beef tongue, native, whole, per pound 20

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per pound 8

Calves' heads, each 80

Kidneys, beef, per pound 11

Livers — Beef, per pound '>

Calf, per pound "24

Steak — Hamburger, package 17 *

Hamburger, 20-pound containers, per

pound 14

Sausage — Bologna, per pound 12

Frankfurter, per. pound 12

Frankfurter, imported, tin 11

Lieberwurst, per pound t8

Pork, per pound 14

Sweetbread, beef, per pound 17

Eggs, fresh, per dozen 28

per £ dozen 14.

Bloaters, fancy, each 5

Bluefish, per pound 14

Codfish, dried, per pound 11 :

Haddock, smoked, per pound 1?

Halibut, fresh, per pound 11

Salmon, per pound 11

Whitefish, smoked, per pound 20

Yeast, per pound 31

per cake 2

Pates de foies gras, per jar *67

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Beef — Corned, No. 1, per pound +15

No. 2. per pound f '2

Ham — Real York and Cumberland, per pound.. 43

Genuine Westphalia, per pound 50 .

Minced, "Bologna style," per pound +12

Shoulders, sugar cured, boneless, whole,

per pound 17

Sugar cured, boneless, whole, per pound. +20

Half, per pound ill

Sliced, per pound +2 6

Whole, boiled, per pound. . 2 7

Half, boiled, per pound.. . . 29

Sliced, boiled, per pound.. . 35

Bacon — Breakfast, sliced, per pound 29

Whole, piece, per pound . 28

Strips, whole, per pound 22

Sliced, jar 30

Sliced, tins 2 7

Squares, whole, per pound

Ham, lunch, per pound 40

Pork, clear, per pound - . . 12

Pork, standard mess, per pound 14

Ox tongues, whole. 3 to 5 lbs., per pound 24

Pigs' feet, pickled, per pound 7

Piys' feet, corned, per pound 7

Tongues, per pound 12

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter — Creamery, special, per pound +37

Creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tub,

per pound + '6

Sheffield Farms, extra fancy, per lb. . . 58

Oleomargarine, per pound, carton 29

Cheese — Philadelphia cream, cake 9

Roquefort, per pound *43

Young America, per pound +22

Swiss, per pound 34

Edam, each 1.15

Edam, tin 29

Parmesan, per pound 38

Gouda, per pound 26

Snappy, per cake 9

Milk, Sheffield Farms, per quart **15

Fermillac, bottle **25

Icecream, quart J25

i-gallon J50

Cream, 30 per cent, quart **45

pint **25

5-pint **15

POULTRY AND GAME.

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, milk fed, per pound 30

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, corn fed, per pound +2 7

Fowls, per pound 22

Fowls, light, per pound *22

Ducks, Western, per pound 2 4

Capons, per pound 32

Broilers, milk fed, per pound *31

Broilers, corn fed, per pound 23

Turkeys, per pound 28

Squabs, each ^'

per pound 17

Grouse, each 1-00

Mallard ducks. 2 to 2 5 pounds, each 2.35

Pheasants, each i .35

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per pound 2

Cabbage, per pound 1 J

Carrots, per pound 2

Caulifiowei r p« tind 17

Celery, per head +3

Cucumbers, per pound 3

Egg plant, per pound 4

■..-. per pound *9

Onions, per pound "2

Peppers, green, per pound +3

Plantains, per dozen 12

Potatoes, white, per pound I $

Potatoes, sweet, per pound 2

Squash, per pound 2 J

Turnips, per pound H

Tomatoes, per pound 6

Yams, Lrcea, per pound .v. . . 3

pel pound

FrUit, tropi al, each.

I-iMiions. per dozen

Lin

32

Oranges — Select, each

Tropical, per dozen 16

Coconuts, each 4

Bananas, per bunch - 38

Bananas, each

Apples, evaporated, per pound +11

Api icots, evaporated, per pound +11

Pears, evaporated, per pound 23

Peaches, evaporated, per pound 7

[es, each 10

Figs, dried, 12-oz, packages 14

Figs, dried, 5-oz. packages 5

Raisins, seedless, package 11

table, cluster, per pound 18

Currants, cleaned, package 12

Prunes, stewing, per pound 10

Watermelons, each ' *38

Plums, per pound 7

Peaches, fresh, per pound *4

Pears, fresh, per pound

Cantaloupes, each

6

t5

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed tor return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham of i shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows-

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire.
Culebra, and Tore. Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m.. and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

All other corhmissaiy stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and other sailing
days of Panama Railioad vessels.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective August 21:

Price Change.

Powder, sachet, bat. .

Strops, razor, ea

Knickerbockers, pr.
Hooks and e> q a doz

Shields, dress, ea

Shields;, dress, ea

Shields, tire

Ties, bat wing, ea

, bat ■

Undershirts, ea

Spoons, basting, ea

Brooms, corn, ea

Mops. O-Cedar, ea

Pa-is, poached egg. ea. . .

Washboards, ea

Sponges, rubber, ea

Sheeting, rubber, yd

Sheeting, rubber, yd

Vests, ladies', ea

Pants, work, pr

Suit cases, ea

Knives, butchers', ea....
Hooks, cup. brass, doz . .

Pascalls Sweets, jar. . .
Waters,

Hunyadi, qt. bot

SO. 40
1.30
1.20

.20

Additions to Stock.

Towels, hue'.;, H. S. St embroidered, ea SO. 36

diaper, scalloped edge and embroidered,

ea **l

Drill, olive drab, khaki, yd !fl

Mattresses, double, hair, ea 18.20

Clocks, alarm, "Bingo," ca L*0

Towels, buck. H. S. and ea:' 30

Towels, hack, U.S. and embroidered, ea 2°

Milk, evaporated, Globe, tin "'1

Powder, baking, Rumford, tin 1 OS

Powder, baking. Reliable, tin -»0

Soap, white naphtha, cake 04

Cas.-s. iiillow, II. S. plain linen, pr 1.15

Cases pillow, II. S. pi do linen, pr 1.3S

Cas --. pillow. II. ~ '■ J.S*

Blouses, middy. Palm Beach, ea I-aQ

Shirts, negligee, with collar, ea f-ffl

Shirts, negligee, without collar, ea ' HJ

Shirts, negligee, white, without collar, ea 1.55

Extract of coffee, P. C, bot JS

Hominy, prepared. Kurtz, tin 1+

Biscuits, cream wafers, N. B. Co., tin 20

<>

Tabofta Launch Service.

leave Balboa dredge landing— Daily, except Thursday;
at 5.30 p.m: Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m. -

Leave Taboga— Daily, except 1-nday, at 7 a. m. (On
M.jn lavs and .lavs following holiday-, one hour ea.l:-
e-l- Moudav. Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7. IS p. m. The 0.40 a. m. tr:ps from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

August 25, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next five
weeks- arc given in this table:

Date.

Wed., Aug. 25 . .
Thurs.. Aug. 26.

Fri., Aug. 27

Sat., Aug. 28...,
Sun., Aug. 29...
Mon., Aug. 30..
Tues., Aug. 31..

Time

and height of hig'

Irai -a

•aler.

3:52

9 :55

16:08

15.5

0.4

15.5

4:35

10:39

16:51

16.0

-0.1

15.6

5:13

11 :21

17 :31

lo 0

-0.1

15.4

5:51

12:01

18:09

15.7

0.2

14 9

0:17

6:27

12:41

0 6

15.0

0.8

0:57

7:02

13:21

1.5

14.2

1.6

1:37

7:38

14:04

2.6

13.3

2.6

22:15
-0.4

22:57
-0.4

23 :38
0.0

18:47
14 1

19 :24
13.2

20:0.
12.2

SEPTEMBER.

Date

Time

and height of high
low water.

and

Wed.. Sept. 1 ^.

2 :2l

8:17

14 :51

20 :52

3.6

12.3

3.5

112

Thurs.. Sept. 2

3 :12

9:06

15 :49

21 :55

4.6

11 .4

4.3

10 5

4:13

10:15

16 :55

23 :2!

5.3

10.9

4.6

10.3

Sat.. Sept. 4

5:24

11 :4(>

IS :05

5.4

10.8

4.4

0:39

6:30

12 :5.i

19 fl6

10.7

5.0

11.2

; 8

Mnn. Sept. 6

1 :37

7:30

13 :48

19:54

11.5

4:2

12.1

2 9

Tues., Sept. 7

2 :20

8 ;17

14 :30

20 :3S

12.6

3.1

13.0

1.9

Wed.. Sept. 8

2:56

S i58

15 :0fi

21 :16

13.7

2 0

14.0

1.0

Thurs., Sept. 9

3:31

9:38

15:45

21 :54

14.7

0.9

14.8

0.2

4:04

10:16

16:21

22:31

15.6

0.0

15.5

-0.3

4:34

10:54

16:58

23 ;10

16.3

-0.6

15.8

-0.5

Sun., Sept. 12

5:12

11 :35

17 :36

23 :4S

16.6

-0.9

15.9

-0.4

Mon., Sept. 13

5:51

12 :I6

18:15

16 6

-0.8

15.6

0:32

6:31

1 i nil

19:00

0. 1

16.2

-0.2

14.9

Wed., Sept. 15

1 :18

7:16

13 :49

19:49

0.9

15 4

0 6

14.0

Thurs., Sept. 16.. ..

2 :09

8:09

14:46

20:48

1.9

14 3

1 (,

13.0

Fri., Sept. 17

3:12

9:13

15 :53

22 ;04

2.9

13,3

2 4

12.3

Sat., Sept. 18

4:26

10:36

17 :09

23:25

3.6

12.5

2..S

12 2

Sun., Sept. 19

5:46

12 :06

18:24

3 6

12. S

2.5

Mon., Sept. 20

0:55

6:58

13 :22

19:29

12.8

2.9

13.1

1.9

Tues., Sept. 21

1 :59

8 :00

14 :21

20:23

13.8

2.0

13.9

1 2

Wed., Sept. 22

2 :48

8:50

15:09

21 :10

14.7

1. 1

14 6

Ii 6

Thurs.. Sept. 23. . .

3:31

9:36

15:52

21 :53

15.3

0.4

15 0

0.3

Fri.. Sept. 24

4:10

10:16

16:31

22:33

15.7

ii ii

15 2

0 3

Sat., Sept. 25

4:46

10:55

17 :(i;

23:10

15.7

-0.1

15.1

0.5

Sun., Sept. 26

5:21

1 1 :il

17:12

2 i :48

15.3

0.2

14 7

Mon.. Sept. 27

5:53

12:09

18:17

14.8

0.8

14.0

Tues., Sept. 28

0:25

6:26

12 :!.';

18:52

1.9

14 0

1.6

.13.2

Wed.. Sept. 29

1 :04

6:59

13:28

19:30

2.8

13.2

2.5

12.3

Thurs.. Sept. 30

1 ;46

7 :,i7

14 :14

20:13

3.7

12 i

3.4

11.4

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the hrst line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To iind the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unlessaminus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Stamlird, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from OJi (midnight) to 23A (11:0) p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
forinstance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to" the United Statoa each-week bythe-Cristoo
post-office:

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States. -
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Saturday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Friday, with the exception
of the Advance, which is due there on Saturday -

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.

♦Note. — -The sailings on Monday. September 20 and
October IS. will not land mail in New York unt I Tuesday
of the following week; hence, despatches on those dates
will be only for the following States: New England
States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Dela-
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina. South Carolina. Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa. Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho.
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Stages of the Chafires River. Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

M iximum heights of the Ch Gatun and

Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight. Sat-
urday, August 21, 1015:

SUn., Aug. 15...
Mon., Aug. 16. ..
Tues., Aug. 17 ..
Wed , Aug. IS ..
Thurs.. Aug. 19 .

Fri.. Aug. 20

Sat , Aug. 21 . . .

Stations.

127.30
131.75

129.65
127. i.O
127.75

12* oc
129.60

93.45

96 l'i 86. 1

J6 02 53.94
f. 08 54.00

S6.12 53.97

6 1586 "7 54.01

, i , 09 54 05

i. 0386. 03 54. fi5

9.5, 1086 !> J6. 12 S ! JO

92.0

Rainfall from August 1 to 21, 1915, Inclusive.

Stations.

G

S CIJ

3 §

Q

H a

Pacific Section — .

I-iis.

20
20
20

2D
20

20

21
IS
18
21
21
21
21

Ins.

3.13
2.20

2 . 02

1.42
1.60

.79

2.711

Central See/ion —

6.38
5 97

, 09

2.44

10.25

2 . 30

2.02
2.11)

2.0')

19

18
19

18

Section —

♦Standard rain gage— readings at 5 p. m. daily.

Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight-

+
Customs Sale.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Chief
of the Division of Civil Affairs, Balboa Heights, until
noon of September 4.. 1915, and then opened, for the
purchase of the following merchandise:

Eight quart bottles ofSIaytexsV". O. blended whiskey,
ex steamship San Juan', remaining unclaimed at Balboa
since October 1, 1913.

Three Panama hats, ex steamship Cartago, seized
at Cristobal, July 3, 1915.

Three packages of Italian cigars, 50 cigars to the
package, ex steamship Savoia, seized at Cristobal,
June 6. 1915.

Twenty packages of Ivanhoe long cut tobacco,
seized at Cristobal. August, 1915.

Nineteen packages of Martin long cut French to-
bacco, ex steamer Niagara, seized at Cristobal, August
1, 1915.

Sixteen Pahama'hats ex steamship Aysen, seized at
uguslr2tr; 1915.

Merchandise may be inspected upon application at

Room 320, Administration Building, Balboa Heights.
Bids should be marked, "Bid for the purchase of seized
or unclaimed merchandise" and addressed to the Chief
of the Division of Civil Affairs, Balboa Heights, C. Z.
Purchasers will be required to pay, the import duties
prescribed in the customs tariff of the Republic of
Panama. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have

been received at the office of the Director of Posts and

may be procured upon request of the addn
Ackstorm, M.
Arnold. Lieut. A. V.*
Bailey. W. H.

Blackburn, R. L.

Bowerson. Oliver

Bray. Mrs. Walter

Coleman. Lee

Conway. Mrs. John P.
Couch, Chas. F.
Deere. James
Deshon. Lieut. Percy*
Earles, Sergt. James W.
Elliott, Mrs. S. S.
Geiger, Henry
Hendrycks, Ed.
Irwin, Gordon
Kiernan, Joseph M.
♦Paper-

Long. T. A., Jr.

McGinn, Mrs., care Mrs.

Williams
McGinness, Daniel
Mason. C. W.
Matthews, Frank
Moore, Frank H.
Neilson, Charles
Peterson. Edward (2)
Schindhamer, Miss Louise
Schtrom, M. (3)
Sealey, John
Sensenbach, Mrs. Gertie
Slaton, Paul
Stcenstrup, P. S.
Stumm, Charles A.
Williams, Mrs. Mary

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 400 and 650 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per tor^ $5.40; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour. $1; at Balboa, the price is SI more per ton.
either form of delivery. On and after September 1,
the basic prices will be advanced to $6 per ton at
Cristobal and $7 per ton at Balboa.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 45 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

Sailings of

Vessels In Regular Service

with

the

United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sails

-^Arrives.

Zacapa

U.F.C.Aug.

18..

■ Aug.

25

AHianc i

P. R. R.Aug.

19..

.Aug.

25

Cafetmares. . -

U. F. C.Aug.

21..

.Aug.

29

Carillo

U. F. C.Aug.

25..

.Sept.

1

Colon

PR. R. Aug

26..

.Sept,

1

Tenadores . . .

U. F. C.Aug.

28..

.-Sept.

5

Santa Marta.

U. F. C . Sjpt

1...

.Sept.

8

Advance

P. R. R.Seot

i.r

. Sept.

9

Metapan ....

U.F. (". S- it

4. .

. Sept.

13

Almirante . . .

U. F. C. . Sept.

8. .

.Sept

15

Panama

P. R. R.Sept.

9..

.Sept.

15

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Alrnirante. . .

U.F.C.Aug.

26..

.Sept.

2

Panama

P. R. R..Aug.

28..

.Sept.

3

Pastores

U.F.C.Aug

30. .

.Sept.

7

Zacapa

U.F.C.Sept.

2. .

.Sept.

9

Allianca. . . . .

P. R. R. Sept.

4. .

. Sept.

10

Galamares. . .

U. F. C . Sept.

6..

Sept.

-KS

Cirrillo

U.F.C.Sept.

9 .

.Sept..

16

Colon

P. R. R. . Sept.

11 . .

.Sept.

17

Tenadores . . .

U. F. C. . Sept.

13. .

.Sept

20

Santa Marta

U.F.C.Sept.

16..

. Sept.

23

Advance

... .P. R. R.Sept.

18. .

.Sept.

24

NEW

ORLEANS TO-CRISTOBAL-COLON.

—

Abangarez. . .

U. F. C.Aug

18..

.Aug.

25

Parismina . .

U. F. C.Aug.

21. .

.Aug.

26

Ateaas

U. F. C. Aug.

25..

.Sept.

1

Cartago. ....

U. F. C Aug.

28..

Sept

2

Heredia

U. F. C Sept.

4..

. Sept.

9

Abangarez . . .

U. F. C. Sept.

8..

.Sept.

Lb

Parismina . . .

U.F. C.-Seut,

11. .

.Sept.

16

Atenas

U.F.C.Sept

15..

.Sept.

11

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS-

Heredia

U. F. C. Aug.

26 .

Aug.

31

Abangarez...

U.F.C.Aug.

26 .

Sept.

2

Parismina . .

....... .U. F. C-vSeefe

2..--

^Septr-

—7

Atenas

U. F. C.SiPt.

2 .

.Sept.

9

Cartago .....

U.F.C.Sept

9..

. Sept.

14

TurriaJba

U. F. C.Se.>t

9...

. Sept.

16

Heredia .....

U. F. C . Sept.

16 .

.Sept.

21

Abangarez . . .

U. F. C. Sept.

16..

.Sept.

li

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 1.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., August 22, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Aug. 16..
Aug. 16..
Aug. 16..
Aug. 16. .
Aug. 16..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 18..
Aug. 18..
Aug. 19..
Aug. 19.
Aug. 19.
Aug. 20.
Aug. 20.
Aug. 21.
Aug. 22.
Aug. 22 .
Aug. 22.
Aug. 22.

Cauca

Amista

Advance

Palena. . .

Ucayali

Hesperos

Salvador

Navajo

Indradeo

Whitgift

Monlanan

De Solo

Luz Blanca

Suruga

Riverdale

Jamaica

La Pilarica. . ..

Benedict

Chile

John A. Hoope

Ma

Lady Carringto

British

Italian

American ....

Chilean

Peruvian

Norwegian. . .

British

American

British

British

American
American

British

American

British

British

Panamanian.

British

British

American. . . .

Japanese

British

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. .
Soc. Anon. Lloyd del Pacifico...

Panama Railroad S. S. Line

South American Steamship Co.

Peruvian Steamship Co

Bruusgaard Kiosterud Damp. .'

Salvador Railroad Co

Western Steam Nav. Co

Indra Line

Whitgift S. S. Co

American-Hawaiian Line

Standard Oil Co

London & Pacific Pet. Co

New York & Oriental S. S. Co.
Borderdale Shipping Co, Ltd . .

Royal Mail S. P. Co

Manuel Burillo Alonzo

Booth S. S. Co.. Ltd

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. .

Sudden & Christenson

Denrui Goshi Kaisha

Carrington S. S. Co.. Ltd

Cristobal ....

Genoa

N»» York . . .

Cristooal

Ciistobal....

Nortolk

Cristobal. . . .
New York . . .
New York. . .
New York...
New York...
Philadelphia

London

New York..
Baltimore. . .
Cristobal

Cristobal

Liverpool . . .

Cristobal

Baltimore. .
Philadelphia
Barry

Guavaqi.il.. . .
Calita Colusa.

Balboa

Valparaiso. . . .

Guayaquil.. . •

tolacasta..

S„!i.

tCri

Los Angeles
Vladivostok....

Melbourne

Los Angeles . . .

Balboa

Talara

Wellington

Guayaquil. . . .
Buenaventura .

Balboa

Eten. Peru

Guayaquil. . . .

San Diego

Hankow

Portland

G.-p?ral.
Ballast . .
Genera! .

General

Ballast

General

General mdse..

General

Gen., blasting caps

General

Ballast

Ballast

General

Coal

General

Ballast

Ballast

General

Coal, oyster shells

Oil.
Ballast .

1 ,040
1.692
1,120

634
2.000
7.800
8.267
5,774

8.000

6.000

454

1.214
2,795
5,065

Gross

1,557
5,3„S
2,965
3.639
4,278
5,678
1.190
2.705
6.220
4,816
6,857
7.145
5.147
5,133
4.655
1,170
15
3,692
4,040
2.495
4.396
4,005

2,161
2.537
2,206
4.214

692
1./.9
4.521
3.474
4.706
4,477
3,268
3,812
3.277

620
15
2,483
2,628
1,536
3.178
3,751

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Aug. 16. .
Aug. 16. .
Aug. 16. .
Aug. 17..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 17..
Aug. 18..
Aug. 18..
Aug. 19..
Aug. 19..
Aug. 19..
Aug. 20..
Aug. 20..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 22 . .

Tallac

Santa Catalina

Chipana

Arizonan

Santa Cecilia

Slralhendrick

Advance

Aysen

Capac

Flor. Litckenbach . .

Hawaiian

Calcutta

Goorf Hope

Eureka

Willapa

Guatemala

Clan Campbell...

Polosi

J. L. Luckenbach .

Queen Elizabeth. .

American Tallac S. S. Co

American W. R. Grace & Co •

British New York «t Pacific Line

American American-Hawaiian Line

American W. R. Grace & Co

British Strath Line

.American Panama Railroad S. S. Line. . . .

Chilean South Amei ican Steamship Co ..

British New York & Pacific Line

American Luckenbach Line. . . .

American American-Hawaiian Line..... .

British Tank Storage & Carriage Co.

British World S. S. Co

American Pacific Coast Co

American Sudden & Christenson

British Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .

I British I Cayzer, Irvine Co

. I British I Pacific Steam Navigation Co..

, American Luckenbach Line

. British Merito Shipping Co..

. I American i American-Hawaiian Line

Geneva Bay New York

Antofagasta Norfolk

Punta Arenas Colon, for orders..

Honolulu Del. Bkwtr

San Francisco New York

Calita Buena Colon, for orders.

Balboa New York

Valparaiso Cristobal

Junin New .York

Tocopilla Newport News. . .

Seattle New York

San Francisco Liverpool

Iquique New York

Wauna New York

Aberdeen Havana

Talcahuano Cristobal

Iloilo Colon, for orders.

Antofagasta I Liverpool

San Francisco I New York

Mejillones i Savona

Los Angeles ' N. Y. and Boston

Lumber..'

Nitrates

Nitrates, general.
Sugar, general. . .

Lumber

Nitrates

General

Nitrates, ore

4,334

5,620

Sugar, hemp

General

General

7,653
5,420
3,579

7,400

2,800
8.600
8.629
12.043
7.620
6.800

1 .584
6,657
7,067
8.989
6,748
4,642
2.965
45.93
3.221
5.835
5,903
1.736
3.722
2,421
847
4,249
6.392
5.542
5,114
4,631
6,819

1,125
4,409
5.236
6.864
4.476
3,392
2.611
3,042
2.206
4,506
4,419
1,545
2.697
1.726
441
2.772
4.456
4.316
3.258
3,381
4,668

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pac

FIC.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Aug. 21

Olson & Mahony...

Nc

v Orleans.

Aug. 25.. .
Aug. 27...
Aug. 28...

Berwick Law

T. Law & Co

Cai. Maritima

S. Pacific porta.

San Francisco.
San Francisco.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals'.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line To

Aug. 19

Aug. 20

Aug. 22

Aug. 22

Aug. 22

, .

Royal Dutch West India M'l

Amsterdam.
New Orleans.
Liverpool.
St. Nazaire.
Gulfport.

Aug. 17...
Aug. 18.. .
Aug. 19.. .
Aug. 19.. .
Aug. 21.. .
Aug. 22. . .
Aug. 22.. .

Royal Mail S. P. Co

Royal Mail S. P. Co

Copley Cement Mfg. Co.. . .

Earn Line

Royal Dutch West India M'l

London.

Rosalie Mahony . . .

Tyne

Frances Hyde , ,

Skogstad

Nickerie

St. Lucia.

Bluefields.

Daiquiri.

Tabor

Rosalie Mahony . . .

Olson & Mahony

Daiquiri.
Bluefields.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Cavina j Elders & Fyffes.

Aug. 27..
Aug. 25..
Aug. 28 . .

French Line

Harrison Line. . .
Elders & Fyffes.

St, Nazaire.

Unknown.

Bristol, via way pts.

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal. United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Aug. 19..
Aug. 22 . .
Aug. 22..
Aug. 22..

J. A. Moffell
O. M.Clark.
Wilmington
San Jose ....

Standard Oil Co
C. H. Huggins..

Chas. Nelson Co
Pacific Mail Co.

San Francisco.
Portland.
Port Angele.
San Francisco.

•Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

San Jose
O. M. Clark
Wilmington

Pacific Mail S.
C. H. Huggins.
Chas. Nelson..

San Francisco.

♦Other than vessels passing through the Canal.

CANAL

ECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1915.

-No. 2.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Weather Forecasts.
For the benefit of shipping in the Caribbean,
the radio station at Colon sends broadcast
each day, just after noon, a weather forecast
received from Key West, covering the Carib-
bean and south Atlantic and Gulf regions.
The forecast is sent out on 1,400-meter wave
length. It is also given to the offices of the
Captain of the Port at Balboa and Cristobal.
As the forecast is only for 24 hours in advance,
its service is of more value as an indication
of the possible development of storms than
as a warning of conditions immediately to be
experienced; for a vessel putting out of Colon
would hardly reach a point likely to be affected
by changes covered in the forecast before the
lapse of the period for which the forecast was
made. However, the information is sent out
for whatever it is worth, and in conjunction
with the broadcasts of hydrographic informa-
tion at 8 a. m., noon, 4 p. m., and 8 p. m., may
prove to be a valuable aid in some instances.
At this time of the year, during the West
Indian hurricane season, it may be of special
service; it has already served to give warning
to vessels approaching the recent hurricane
which swept out of the Windward Islands,
struck parts of Jamaica and Cuba, traveled
over the Gulf of Mexico, caused the floo ling
of Galveston, and proceeded northeasterly
over the United States. An article on the
hurricanes of the West Indies is published
elsewhere in this issue.

Operation of Vessels of Panama Railroad Steam-
ship Line.
Hereafter all the vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line which do not make
the transit of the Canal after arrival from
New York will sail from Cristobal for New

York direct on Friday instead of Saturday.
This means the Friday of the week following
their arrival from New York. Vessels which
make the transit of the Canal will sail from
Cristobal for New York on Saturday of the
week following arrival from New York, as
scheduled. The vessels affected by this ar-
rangement are the Advance, Allianca, Colon,
and Panama. The Cristobal is being operated
on an independent schedule, carrying cement
and passengers from the United States and
general cargo and passengers on her return
voyages. The Ancon is being operated in the
coal service, and is not carrying passengers.
The operation of the vessels of the line
through the Canal will be controlled by the
necessity of lifting cargo at Balboa for trans-
port to New York. The Pacific Mail Steam-
ship Company is now practically the only
carrier delivering cargo at Balboa for trans-
shipment through the Canal, since the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company, the Salvador
Railroad Company, the South American
Steamship Company (Chilean Line), and the
Peruvian Line are all sending their vessels
through the Canal from the Pacific to Cris-
tobal. Occasional deliveries are made by ves-
sels of other lines, but the bulk of the cargo
discharged at Balboa is that from ships of
the Pacific Mail. The Panama Railroad
vessels will be run through the Canal on a
"horse and mule" schedule, dependent on
the deliveries of transfer cargo for the line.

WEST INDIAN HURRICANES.

Return of Naval Academy Practice Squadron.

The United States battleships Missouri,
Ohio, and Wisconsin, comprising the Naval
Academy practice squadron, arrived at Bal-
boa in the morning of Tuesday, August 31,
and started immediately on the transit of.the
Canal. They reached Pedro Miguel Lock
in the forenoon, but were held there until
3 p. m., the hour at which the dredging
equipment at work in the Cut was moved
aside to allow the passage of vessels. The
squadron passed through the Cut in the
afternoon and the first vessel reached Gatun
at half-past six in the evening. It had been
expected that the squadron would anchor for
the night in the anchorage basin to the
south and east of the locks, proceeding to
Cristobal in the morning of Wednesday,
September 1, but it was decided to put all
the vessels through as they arrived. The
last completed the passage of the locks after
10 o'clock. The squadron will remain a day
at Cristobal, while the vessels take on coal
and the midshipmen are allowed to visit the
Canal. The squadron is returning to Annapo-
lis after a cruise to San Diego and San Fran-
cisco. On the outward voyage the vessels
passed through the Canal on July 15 and 16.

Second 250- ton Floating Crane Being Tested.

The tests of the floating crane Ajax, on
which a new jib was erected recently, are to
begin in the morning of Thursday, Septem-
ber 2.

The United States Weather Bureau has
published a comprehensive report on "Hurri-
canes of the West Indies," prepared by Dr.
Oliver L. Fassig, professor of meteorology in
the Bureau, who spent three years in the hurri-
cane belt, making observations, and compiled
the essential data recorded with regard to all
the hurricanes occurring in the area during the
35 preceding years.

In the introduction to nL report, Dr. Fassig
stated:

"The opening of the Panama Canal will
bring about a radical change in the sailing
routes established during centuries of inter-
national traffic. * * * The convergence
of new routes to the Caribbean Sea and the
Gulf of Mexico will necessitate the crossing
of a wide area swept at intervals during
several months of the year by the severest
type of storm known to the mariner, namely,
the West Indian hurricane.

"The increase in the size and speed of vessels
has removed many of the hardships of ocean
travel, while the steady improvement of
wireless communication is eliminating addi-
tional terrors of the sea. But with all our
modern improvements in the mode of travel,
and with our increased knowledge of the law
of storms, there will always remain sufficient
menace to life and property in a storm at sea
to make the hurricane an object to be dreaded
and to be avoided if possible."

The hurricane, the report states, is the
same type of storm as the "typhoon" and the
"cyclone," and the word "cyclone" has been
adopted as the technical term covering all
so called "revolving" storms. In all of these,
the fundamental action is the blowing of sur-
face winds inward, more or less spirally, to-
ward an area of minimum atmospheric pres-
sure, then upward and outward at elevations
varying with the extent and intensity of the
storm. The term "hurricane" is restricted
to cyclones which have their origin and field
of action within well defined limits embracing
the West Indies and neighboring waters of the
north Atlantic. The "tornado" of the United
States is a concentrated cyclone, in which
with a diameter of only a few hundred feet,
the difference in atmospheric pressure at the
outer edge and the center may be as great as
in a larger cyclonic storm covering hundrec's
of square miles. The tornado, the thunder-
storm, the waterspout, and the squall are
usually secondary developments within por-
tions of larger cyclonic storms.

Hl'RRICANE AREAS AND TRACKS.

The hurricanes originate almost entirely
wathin a well defined area and, after taking
a west to northwest course, recurve and enter
the eastward drift of the middle latitudes.
The hurricane belt may be defined as extend-
ing from longitude 56° west to 90° west and

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Vol. IX, No. 2.

from latitude 12° to 26° north; or, roughly,
the area embracing the Caribbean Sea, the
Gulf of Mexico, and the West India islands.
The Atlantic end of the Canal is approximate-
ly 9° 25' north, and is below the belt. The
more severe storms which are felt in Limon
Bay, and the heavy seas sometimes rolling
in, are the secondary, transmitted effects of
violent disturbances several degrees to the
northward. The hurricane season is from
May to November. The normal track for an
entire season, as determined from the paths
of 135 storms occurring during the 35 years
between 1876 and 1910, resembles a parabola
in form. The first branch extends west by
north, then northwestward and north; re-
curving over central Florida, the trend is
northeastward over the Atlantic along the
second branch of the parabola.

• FREQUENCY OF HURRICANES.

Conditions favorable for the formation of
hurricanes in the West Indies begin in the
month of June, but do not become well de-
veloped until the month of August. From
August to the close of October is the principal
period for these storms. Of 134 hurricanes
occurring during a period of 35 years, the
distribution by months was as follows:

May

June

July

August. . . .
September.
October. . . .
November .

Total.

It is seen that 88 per cent occurred during
the months of August, September, and Octo-
ber, leaving 12 per cent for the remainder of
the season.

MOVEMENTS OF HURRICANES.

Tropical storms move more slowly than
storms of the middle and higher latitudes.
This is a distinct advantage to those in the
tropical storm area, as it enables warnings to
be sent out. The average rate of travel of the
hurricanes is about 12.5 miles per hour, com-
pared with about 30 miles an hour for the
cyclones of the temperate regions. In the
tropics, the storm center frequently remains
nearly stationary for several days. The aver-
age duration of the storm is six days, though
durations have varied from one to 19 days.
The force of the wind, or intensity of the storm
will vary greatly, but at the center of dis-
turbance the wind may blow as high as 72
miles per hour for a period of five minutes, or
reach 120 miles an hour for one minute. The
hurricanes are usually accompanied by a
heavy fall of rain, and by lightning and
thunder.

On account of the relatively slow progressive
movement of the storm center, the warnings
which are sent out by the weather observa-
tories, or the indications in the sky and wind,
or by the barometer, of the approach of a
storm afford fair warning and there is little
chance of an experienced mariner's being
overtaken by a hurricane unawares.

SEPTEMBER HURRICANES.

As a matter of timely interest to mariners
making the Canal ports, and for illustration
of the general course of the hurricanes of the
West Indies, there is published herewith a
chart showing the paths of the hurricanes
occurring in the month of September, from
1876 to 1911. Dr. Fassig states with respect

to the storms in September that they have
their origins very largely well toward the
eastern end of the hurricane area, but that there
is fair distribution of origins over the entire
area. They have a comparatively long sweep
along the first branch of the parabolic course,
before reaching the recurve, and take a west-
northwest course. The average point of re-
curve is along the eastern coast of Florida
in latitude 28° north. Only a small percentage
fail to recurve, but many enter the Southern
States before recurving. The August and
September hurricanes extend farther across
the Gulf of Mexico than those of June, July,
and October.

REPORTS ON MOST RECENT HURRICANE.

Something of the manner in which the
hurricanes are reported by the Weather
Bureau is shown by the following daily re-
ports sent out in connection with the weather
map, and covering the storm which recently
blew up out of the Windward Islands, swept
across the Gulf of Mexico, and caused
great damage at Galveston. The weather
map notations by days, at 8 a. m. each day,
were as follows:

Tuesday, August 10— The first West Indian disturb-
ance of the present season has appeared near the central
portion of the Windward Islands, but reports thus far
received do not indicate its intensity. Cautionary ad-
vices have been issued.

Wednesday, August 11 — The tropical disturbance of
Monday morning is now apparently central near the
Island of St. Croix with increased intensity, and with a
west-northwest movement of about 18 or 20 miles an
hour, which should bring it over Santo Domingo and
Haiti during Thursday and Thursday night, probably
reaching southeastern Cuba Thursday night or Friday.
Thus far a wind velocity of 60 miles an hour from the
northeast was observed at San Juan.

Thursday, August 12 — The tropical disturbance is ap-
parently central this morning south of and near the
Island of Haiti, moving in a direction a little north of
west. Reports from that vicinity are missing, with the
exception of that from Kingston, Jamaica, which re-
ported northerly gales east of the island.

Friday, August 13 — The tropical storm passed north-
ward over the Island of Jamaica during Thursday night.
While Cuban reports have not been received, it appears
probable that the storm will follow the course outlined a
few days ago. During Thursday the storm was attend-
ed by gales over western Haiti, and this morning a whole
gale from the southeast was blowing at Kingston.
Jamaica.

Saturday, August 14 — The tropical storm is apparent-
ly central this morning near extreme western Cuba,
Havana reportingan easterly wind of 56 miles an hour.
The storm appears to have turned a little more to the
north of west, but missing reports prevent a more
definite determination at present. It will probably enter
the Gulf of Mexico Saturday night.

The weather map for Sunday, August 15,
was not received by the Section of Meteor-
ology and Hydrography of The Panama Canal.
On that day the hurricane was traveling
across the Gulf of Mexico. .

Monday, August 16 — The tropical disturbance is now
approaching the coast, apparently near the Texas-
Louisiana line. During the last 24 hours easterly gales
were reported throughout the east Gulf and along the
middle Gulf coast, and strong northeast winds are now
setting in on the west coast. The necessary storm and
hutricane warnings were ordered Sunday.

Tuesday, August 17 — The tropical storm has evident-
ly passed into the interior of southeastern Texas. Re-
ports from that section are missing this morning, but
press reports indicate that the storm center passed over,
or near, Galveston early Monday evening, with a
barometer reading of about 29.00 inches, and a wind
of over 70 miles an hour.

Wednesday, August /•? — Reports from southeastern
Texas are still missing, but a report 24 hours old from
Houston, by mail and telegraph via Taylor, Tex., states
that the storm center apparently passed south of
Houston early Tuesday morning. The lowest barome-
ter reading at Houston was 28.21 inches at 5.30 a. m.,
and the highest wind velocity 80 miles an hour from
the northeast. The total rainfall in 24 hours was 7.18
inches. The damage was enormous. Neither wires nor
trains have led out of Galveston since Monday evening.

Thursday, August 19 — The great storm still persists
over northeastern Texas, but with greatly diminished

mtensity. Its northward movement has been effectu-
ally retarded by the cool, high area to the northeast-
ward, and it now apparently has a very slow east-north-
east movement There were no high winds during the
last 24 hours in the vicinity of the storm, but heavy rain-
fall continued, and extended into Arkansas and western
Tennessee. Delayed reports from Galveston show a
wind velocity of 90 miles an hour during Monday night,
and the hurricane lasted 15 hours.

Friday, August Z0 — The tropical storm has taken a
new lease of life, after recurving over eastern Texas, and
it is central this morning over southeastern Missouri
with increased intensity, attended by heavy rains and
local high winds.

The report of 8 a. m., Friday, August 20,
is the latest at hand. It is probable, however,
that the storm has followed the usual course
to the northeastward and passed out to the
Atlantic somewhere off the northeast coast
of the United States.

SIGNS OF AN APPROACHING TROPICAL CYCLONE.

The diurnal changes in pressure, wind direc-
tion, and cloud conditions in the tropics are so
uniform that any departure from the normal is
a sign for greater caution in noting the at-
mospheric conditions, especially during the
period from July to October. In general, the
atmospheric changes preceding a storm in the
tropics do not differ greatly from those in
more northern latitudes. The feeling of
personal discomfort arising from increased
humidity and diminished wind movement, the
falling barometer, increasing cloudiness, for-
mation of halos, and changes in wind and
cloud direction and velocity are common to
all parts of the world upon the approach of a
general cyclonic disturbance. However, in
the tropics the cirrus clouds, the white, fleecy
cloud-forms which float at great elevations
above the earth's surface, take on forms and
motions over an atmospheric disturbance dis-
tinctly different from those observed at times
of normal conditions of atmosphere. Dr.
Fassig quotes on this point from the observa-
tions of Padre Benito Vines of Havana. The
latter observed that in a hurricane:

"The rotation and the cyclonic circulation take place
in such a manner that the inferior currents, as a rule,
converge more or less toward the vortex; at a certain
altitude the currents follow a nearly circular course, and
higher still their course is divergent: It is particularly
to be noticed that this divergence is all the greater as
the currents occupy higher altitudes, until a point is
reached where the highest cirrus clouds are seen to move
in completely divergent radial direction. Thus, if the
vortex lie due south the wind will blow more or less
from the east-northeast, the lowest clouds will move from
the east, the alto-cumulus clouds from the east-south-
east, the dense cirro-stratus from the southeast, the
cirro-cumulus from the south-southeast, and the light
cirrus from the south. * * * The cy-

clonic currents which exhibit the greatest regularity
and point out best the bearing of the vortex are those of
the cirrus and the low clouds. The current of the cirrus
clouds is that which should be selected when the first
indications of the approach of a cyclone are seen and the
vortex is still far distant. In the interior of the storm
the observer must be guided principally by the move-
ments of the low clouds."

The Rev. F. Faura of Manila made similar
observations on the cirrus clouds, stating:

"The best means for determining the center (of a
storm) and for following up its movements are the cirri ,
little clouds of a very fine structure and clear opal color.
which appear as elongated feathers, and which are
known among sailors as 'cocktails.' Long before the
least sign of bad weather is noticeable * * the small
isolated clouds appear in the upper regions of the at-
mosphere. They seem * * to be drawn out in the
direction of some point on the horizon toward which
they converge. Their visibility is lost before they reach
the point of radiation. We often had an opportunity to
watch them at Manila when the center was still 600 miles
distant. Later on the delicacy of form is lost and the
clouds appear in more confused and tangled forms, with
central nuclei which still maintain the direction."

It can be seen from this that if, in observa-
tions on succeeding days from a stationary

September 1, 1915.

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11

observatory, the clouds indicate the center to
be on the same point of the horizon, the hur-
ricane is advancing toward the observatory.

Squalls and showers are nearly always ex-
perienced within from 24 to 48 hours in ad-
vance of a hurricane. The squallsincreasein
frequency and violence with the development
of the storm.

Thunderstorms can not be considered as
precursory signs, as the storm is well under
way before thunder is heard. They are re-
garded by some observers as evidences of the
breaking away of the storm.

Ocean swells, Dr. Fassig states, often an-

nounce the approach or the passing of a storm
two or three days in advance of the center.
As a result of the diminished pressure and
high winds near the center of the hurricane,
as it passes over the sea, waves are propagated
in all directions. The direction from which
the resulting swell is experienced points out the
bearing of the center of the storm with a con-
siderable degree of accuracy.

The signs noted above are generally ob-
served at distances varying from 500 to 1,000
miles in advance of the center of the hurricane.
Withinjthe radius of a day's movement of the
storm, or about 300 to 400 miles from the

center, there are other and more reliable signs.
The barometer begins to fall slowly but steadi-
ly, though the diurnal variation is still well
marked; the wind begins to increase in force,
obliterating normal diurnal changes, and
backs to the east or northeast, if the observer
is directly in the path of the storm, or changes
from northeast to north and northwest if the
path of the center of the storm lies north of
the observer. At the same time the direction
and velocity of the lower clouds show un-
mistakable evidence of the presence of a storm
and the bearing of its center.

Labor Day at Taboga.
To take care of the Labor Day visitors to
the Aspinwall Hotel the Supply Department
will run the regular schedule of launches to
and from Taboga, printed elsewhere in this
issue, and in addition thereto a trip will be
made, leaving the dredge landing at 8 p. m. on
Saturday, to accommodate persons arriving
on the evening train. On Saturday night
and Sunday morning the launch Q will stand
by to supplement the service of the launch
Aspinwal. On Monday evening a tug will
be secured, to insure the comfortable return
of all guests." From Saturday evening to
Monday evening two musicians will be on
hand to add to the entertainment of the
patrons of the hotel.

Third grade — One in room, Si. 50; two
in room, SI. 75.

These room rates are for employes and those
entitled to employes' rates only. They will
be granted on rooms taken any time Satur-
day or Sunday and released prior to noon
Monday, and on rooms taken any time on a
day preceding a Canal Zone holiday or on
a holiday and released prior to noon on the
day following the holiday.

Week-end and Holiday Rates at the Hotel Wash-
ington for Employes.

The following week-end and holiday rates
have been approved for the Hotel Washing-
ton. They are on the European plan, and
are rates for room only:

First grade — One in room, $2.25; two in
room, $2.50.

Second grade — One in room, SI -75 ; two
in room, $2.

Public Concerts by Military Bands.
The following is a tentative schedule of
public concerts to be given by the bands of
the infantry regiments stationed on the
Isthmus. In addition, the band of the
Twenty-ninth Infantry will give concerts at
Gatun, at intervals not now determined.
The schedule is subject to change with respect
to the band designated for each date.

September 1 Balboa clubhouse 5th Infantry

Labor Day, Sept. 6Cristobal clubhouse.. . 10th Infantry

September 8 De Lesseps Park 29th Infantry

September 15 Corozal 5th Infantry

September 22 De Lesseps Park 10th Infantry

September 29 Balboa clubhouse 29th Infantry

October 6 De Lesseps Park 5th Infantry

Transportation of Children Under 16 Years of
Age on Steamship Line.

The Panama Railroad Steamship Line has

adopted a ruling that it will not furnish
transportation on its vessels to any child under
16 years of age who is not accompanied by a
parent, guardian, or some other adult pas-
senger who will be responsible for the care of
the child during the voyage. In addition,
it has been ruled that employes of the line
will not assume any responsibility for such a
child, and will not be permitted to offer sug-
gestions as to the selection of the adult
passenger to take care of a child in the event
it is not accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The company has previously held that all
children should be accompanied, and the
adoption of 16 years as the minimum age at
which they may travel alone on its vessels is
for the sake of precision. In this it has been
guided by the immigration law of the United
States, which prohibits the admission to the
country of a child under 16 years of age unless
it is accompanied by a parent, and by the
practice of most of the steamship lines run-
ning out of New York, which have adopted
the 16-year rule.

New Prices for Coal.

Effective September 1, the price of coal
for ships has been increased to $6 per ton at
Cristobal and $7 per ton at Balboa.

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Vol. IX, No. 2.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

"Allianca" to Sail Friday.

Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 30, 1915.
Circular No. 135:

Toall concerned — The steamship AlHanca, scheduled
to sail from Ciistobal on Saturday, September 4, will, on
account of not making the trip through the Canal, sail
from Pier No. 11, Cristobal, on Friday, September 3.

S. \V. llEALD,

Acting Superintendent.

Sailings of Panama Railroad Vessels.
The Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 30, 1915.
Circular No. 134:

All concerned — Hereaf ter all Panama Railroad steam-
ors not passing through the Canal, will sail for New
York on Fridays instead of Saturdays, as scheduled.
Due notice will be given before or just after the arrival
of each ship when the schedule is to be changed.
S. W. Heald,
Acting Superintendent,

Telephones.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z., August 16, 1915.
Circular No. 650-2:

1. Telephones will be installed in offices and private
residences for the transaction of official business on
work requests submitted on the Electrical Division by
the head of the department or division concerned, and
approved by the Governor. Changes and removals
may be requested under general blanket requests.
The expense of installations, charges, and removals,
where the cost exceeds $5 will be borne by the depart-
ment or division making the request.

2. The telephone instrument and its accessories are
to remain the property of the Panama Railroad Com-
pany.

3. Telephones for private use will be installed upon
written application of the subscriber, approved by the
Electrical Engineer, and will be classed as "A" and
"B" telephones.

4. No charge will be made against the subscriber for
the installation of these telephones, but applications
will not be approved if the cost of installation is con-
sidered by the Electrical Engineer to be excessive. No
charge will be made for removals or change of lo-
cation of private telephones, unless changes of location
are requested within six months of the date of original
installation, in which case the cost of the change will
be charged against the subscriber.

5. A monthly charge of $2.50 U. S. currency will be
made for class "A" telephones, and this service will
cover local calls that pass through the home exchange

0 dy. An additional charge of 25 cents U. S. currency
will be made for each call going to another exchange.

6. A monthly charge of S7.50 U. S. currency will be
made for class "B" telephones, and this service will
cover calls to any exchange on the Panama Railroad
telephone system.

7. Additional instruments as extensions to class
"A" or class "B" telephones will be furnished at an
additional charge of $ 1 .50 per month for each extension.

8. Charges will begin upon the day of installation
and the charge for a fractional part of a month will be
1/30 of the regular rate for each day. After the first
fractional part of a month bills will be payable by
calendar months and no reduction will be made when
service is discontinued unless the service has continued
for more than six calendar months, in which case pay-
ment will be required only to the date of discontinuance.

9. Bills are due and payable within the first half
of the month for which the service is rendered. If not
paid by the close of business on the 15th of the month
an additional charge of Si will be made. Subscribers
who have telephones will be expected to pay their bills
promptly after the initial notice whether or not they
receive an additional monthly notice.

10. Conversations between private telephones, cither
class "A" or "B", will be limited to five minutes be-
tween the hours of 7 a. m. and 12 noon and between

1 p. m. and 5 p. m., except on Sundays and holidays.

11. Telephones at the Hotel Tivoli, Hotel Washing-
ton, and at railroad stations will be maintained in a
strictly pay-station basis, except that holders of tele-
phone franks may use such telephones on official busi-
ness by giving the operator on duty their name and
the number of their frank. Such Franks will also per-
mit the holder to call subscribers on the Panama Rail-
road telephone system from the telephones of the
Isthmian Telephone Company and the Compania de
Telefonos de Panama, provided he gives the operator
his name and frank number.

12. This circular is effective September 1, 1915.
Circulars Nos. 650 and 650-1 are hereby revoked,
effective on the same date.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Surplus Typewriter Covers.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 19, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

It is requested that you return any surplus type-
writer covers, either metal or rubber, and typewriter
baseboards that you may have on hand to the store-
house at Balboa.

YYm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Acting Local Agent at Panama.

The Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C Z., August 26, 1915.
Circular No. 133:

To ail concerned— Effective August 28, 1915. Mr.
O. A. Vallarino will act as local agent at Panama during
the absence of Mr. A. B. Goodenow on leave.

S. W. Heald,
Acting Superintendent.

Supplies for Concrete Block Contractors.

For the information of all concerned, there is pub-
lished herewith a letter from the Acting Governor to
the contractors for 10,000 concrete blocks for the At-
lantic breakwaters, setting forth conditions governing
requests for materials, supplies, etc.:

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C. Z, August 26, 1915.
Messrs. J. A. Walker and W. A. Torbert,
Balboa, C. Z.

Sirs: All requests for material and supplies, tools
and equipment, or for the rendition of services by any
department or division of The Panama Canal in con-
nection with your contract, whether the items are to
be paid for by you or to be without charge, must be
made through the inspector in charge of the work, Mr.
Roger A. Wilson.

This is necessary in order that proper record may be
made of all transactions and to insure that the con-
tract provisions are complied with.

In making requisitions for material or services, one
copy in excess of the number otherwise required should
be sent for retention by Inspector Wilson, except
where material is ordered on foreman's orders, in which
case no copy will be retained by him.

All foreman's orders and re^uistions for supplies
from the storehouse will be OK'd by the inspector before
forwarding. The inspector will also approve all req-
uisitions for old and second-hand material that may
be available before same is turned over to you. He
will keep a record of sucli material, and you will be
expected to receipt to him for same.

All equipment receiver] by you will be receipted for
by you and charged directly against you on the books
of the Auditor's office until returned, instead of being
covered by memorandum receipt issued by an ac-
countable official of The Panama Canal.

All small tools required by you will be invoiced to you
at current prices in accordance with the contract. If
their return is accepted upon termination of the con-
tract it will be at prices fixed by the Surveying
( Ifficer under the provisions of article S of the contract.

The Dredging Division will be auth »rized to deliver
to and ch m such gravel as may be re-

quired for ballast of tracks. You will report to th ■ in-
spector the amount of gravel used for this purpose.

Inspector Wilson will be instructed to indicate on
each requisition whether the material is to be b 11 - 1
against you or whether you are to receive it without
charge.

Respectfully,

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

Til'.- J! - t:.l if I, < - il !:ivi,- i'i:--; will era 1 let cxaiiiin l-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa H
room No. 303, on We Inesday, September .-., 1915, be jin-
■ Lptlyat9a. m.. foi pei ions desiring the follow-
oJ licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine en-
gineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor bz>ats.
All applicants for Hceise in i;'„ procure from the offi:e
of the board, BalbDa Heights, forms of appli itiorj tad
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons de ;iring ch n t" ■ irs' [ice 1 ■ is m i ,t
provide themselves with autom Wiles with n ti i to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the s true.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffe trs'
licenses will be givea oa Tuesday, the day preceding

the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows; At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the signal station
at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the offire of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, September 10, 1915, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

F. M. Nixon,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notice.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
during the week ending September 4:

Monday, August JO— Docket 890, Francisca de la
Barrera, et al.

Tuesday, August 31 — Docket 892, Ramon M. Valdes-

Wednesday, September 1 — Docket 943, Margarita
Rodriguez; docket 954, John Smith; docket 955,
Samuel Lawrence; docket 958, Joseph King.

Thursday, September 2 — Docket 960, W. A. Burke;
docket 961, W. Barnes; docket 969, Santa Carvasa.

Friday. September J— Rev. Dr. Guillermo Rojas,
Bishop of Panama, (for Catholic Church), docket 974.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
during the week ending September 11, 1915:

Tuesday, September 7 — Docket 749, Carlos Delgado;
docket 1662, Juana Miranda.

Wednesday, September 8 — Docket 978, Isaac Lowe;
docket 9S2, Maria Jil Roanes; docket 984, Joseph
Malabre; docket 987, Jose L. Arias.

Thursday, September 9— Docket 9S8, Dionisio Alveo;
docket 939, Juan Bautista Rodriguez; docket 992,
Jose Gregorio Rodriguez; docket 993, Encarnacion
Magma.

Friday, September 10— Docket 996, Jesus Moran;
docket 997, Jose Altamar; docket 998, Joaquin Garcia;
docket 1005, Antonio Avilla.

J. A. Langstox. Acting Secretary.

Notice of Award.

In the matter of the claim of Gumsrcinia Iglesias, for
property located in Las Cascadas, award No. 93, docket
No. 866, August 29, 1915 — An award is hereby made
against the United States, in favor of the person herein-
after named, in the sum of $400 United States currency.
This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 20th
day of September, 1915. and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
date, such award shall thereafter bear interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Gumercinda Iglesias, docket No. 866— For all
rights, claims, and other interests which the said
Gumercinda Iglesias may possess or may have pos-
sessed in and to houses, tax Nos. 1658 and 1670,
in Las Cascadas, Canal Zone, the sum of $400
United States currency.

Fedsrico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
KaGY, S. Lewis, Commissioners.

Rules of Dismissal.

In t';e matter of the claim of George Monsose (Monrose) ,
for property located at Caimito, rule of dismissal No. 193,
docket No. 913, August 24, 1915 — In the matter of the
claim of George Monsose (Monrose), docket No. 915,
for property located at Caimito, this claim came on for
hearing on August 24, 1915, and the evidence before the
Commission is that payment for the property covered
in this claim was made on June 19, 1913, in the sum of
S39. In view of this payment, and upon motion of
counsel for the claimant, this claim is hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis. Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Mercedes Romero, for
property located at Bailamonos, rule of dismissal No.
194, docket No. 927, August 24, 1915— In the matter of
the claim of Mercedes Romero, docket No. 927, for
property located at Brilamonos, this claim came on for
hearing on August 24, 1915, and the evidence before
i is that payment for the property cover-

September 1, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

13

ed in this claim was made on January 10. 1914. in the
sura of $75. In view of this payment, and upon motion
of counsel for the claimant, this claim is hereby dis-
missed.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet. Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Juan Apericio (Aparicio),
rule of dismissal No. 192, do:k-:t Nos. °S0 ani 15Q4,
August 24, 1915— With reference to the claims of Juan
Apericio (Aparicio), docket Nos. 8S0 and 1595, at the
public session of the Commissio.i held on August 24,
1915, counsel for the claimant announced in open
session that settlement of these clai ms had been arrived
at with counsel for the Government and moved that

issed. Th

allowed

these cases be di:

the foregoing claims are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy. S. Lewis, Con

In the matter of the claim of William Morris (Charlotte
Morris), rule of dismissal No. 187, docket No. 840.
June 23. 1915 — With reference to the claim of William
Morris (Charlotte Morris), docket No. 840. the evi-
dence before the Commission is that they have made
settlement with the United States, payment having
been made to claimants on the 18th day of May, 1915,
under voucher No. 5963.

In view of such settlement no further action is neces-
sary* by this Commission, and the claim of William

Morris (Charlotte Morris) . docket No. 840, is therefore
dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commissioners.

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p.m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

RETAIL BOOT AND SHOE PRICE LIST.

Commissary Branch of Supply Department.

The following is the retail price list of boots and shoes, and miscellaneous leather goods, sold in the Canal commissary stores. It is
c'esignated as price list No. 1, in effect September 1, 1915. The following prices will be increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to commer-
cial ships and foreign naval vessels, and bv 20 ner cent in cases of sales to yachts.

Article.

Sandals.

Child's Barefoot. . .
Child's Barefoot. . .
Women's Barefoot.

Shoes, Boys' and Youths'.

Glazed calf Blucher, Oxford

Glazed calf Blucher

Tennis, rubber sole

Tennis, rubber sole

Boy Scout

Youth's Scout

Tennis Oxford

Chocolate tan Blucher

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Tan Blucher Oxford

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Tan calf Blucher Oxford

Tan Oxford

Dull calf Oxford

Dull calf Blucher Oxford"

Tan grain Blucher

Tan grain Blucher Oxford

Dull calf Blucher

Tan calf Blucher

Shoes, Children's.

Pumps, pat., ankle strap

Pumps, pat., ankle strap

Pumps, pat., ankle strap

Button

Dongola Blucher

Dongola Blucher

White buck, button

White, Nubuck, button

White canvas pumps

White canvas pumps

White canvas pumps

Black kid, button

Tan kid, button

Tan vici, Blucher, Oxford. . . .
Blagk vici, Blucher, Oxford. .

Tan play, Oxford

Tan play, Oxford

Shoes, Girls'.

Black vici, Blucher, Oxford .
Pumps, patent, ankle strap.

Black Russia Oxfords

Dongola Blucher

White Nubuck, button

Gun metal, button

Tan vici, button

Unit.

Price

S.N.

Pair

$1.40

23273

Pair

1.20

23282

Pair

1.65

23283
23291

Pair

3.10

Pair

3.10

24112

Pair

1.10

24114

Pair

1.05

2U2S

Pair

2.60

24134

Pair

2.40

24144

Pair

1.40

24164

Pair

2.70

24189

Pair

2.20

24213

Pair

2.20

24214

Pair

2.40

24228

Pair

2.40

24229

Pair

2.70

24241

Pair

2.65

24242

Pair

2.70

24244

Pair

2.70

24245

Pair

2.65

24251

Pair

2.40

24264

Pair

2.40

24271
24273
24279
24285

Pair

1.90

24286

Pair

1.60

24287

Pair

1.10

2428S

Pair

1.10

24291

Pair

2.00

24311

Pair

2.35

24312

Pair

1.30

24313

Pair

2.05

24314

Pair

.90

24315

Pair

1.20

24316

Pair

1.45

24323

Pair

1.20

*24324

Pair

1.20

24327

Pair

1.80

24329

Pair

1.80

24331

Pair

1.20

24334

Pair

1.45

' 24335
24336
24337
24339

Pair

2.50

24341

Pair

2.20

24344

Pair

2.50

24346

Pair

2.65

24347

Pair

2.35

24348

Pair

2.20

24349

Pair

2.20

24351

Article.

Shoes, Girls' — Continued.

White canvas pumps

Tan vici Blucher Oxford. . .
Black vici Blucher Oxford.
Tan play, Oxford

Shoes, Men's.

High tan Blucher

Tan calf Blucher, Army

White canvas Blucher Oxford

White canvas Blucher

Black kid

Tan chrome calf

White canvas Oxford, rubber sole

Vici Blucher

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Russia Blucher Oxford

Willow calf Blucher

Tan willow calf

Vici box kid Blucher Oxford

Glazed kid Oxford

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Box calf Blucher, Army

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Gun metal Oxford

Black vici Blucher

Black gun metal Blucher Oxford

Tan Blucher Oxford

Gun metal Blucher

White buck Blucher Oxford

Tan ventilated Blucher

Tan vici Blucher Oxford

Tennis, white canvas, bal

Gun Metal Blucher Oxford

Vici Blucher Oxford

Tan Russia Oxford

White canvas Blucher Oxford

Glazed kid Blucher

Tan Russia Blucher

Gun metal Blucher

Tan Russia Blucher Oxford

Gun metal Oxford

Tan Russia Oxford, rubber sole

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Tan Blucher Oxford

Tan Blucher

Tan Blucher Oxford

Tan calf Blucher, Army

White buck Blucher Oxford

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Gun metal Blucher

Tan Blucher

Moulder's

White canvas Oxford, red rubber sole.
Chocolate tan Blucher

Unit.

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

14

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. t.

A Hide.

9644
9654
9822
11438
11439
11441
11442
21187
211S8

Shoes, Men's — Continued.

Russia Blucher

Black Blucher

Black Blucher

Russia Blucher

Pumps, gun metal, Tango

Black vici Blucher Oxford

Blucher Oxford

Shoes, Women's.

Vici kid Blucher Oxford

Pumps, white canvas

Ties, white canvas

Vici Blucher Oxford

Vici Blucher

Tan Russia Oxford

Tan Russia Blucher.

Vici Blucher Oxford

Pumps, satin, black

Black kid Oxford

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

Pumps, dull calf

Tan Russia Blucher Oxford

Pumps, patent colt

Tan Russia Blucher, rubber sole

Blucher Oxford

White Nubuck Blucher Oxford, rubber sole

Dongola Blucher Oxford

White canvas Blucher Oxford, rubber sole.

Pumps, opera satin, black and white

Pumps, gun metal, Col welt

Pumps, patent colt, Col

Pumps, white Nubuck opera

White Nubuck Blucher Oxford

Patent pumps

Dull calf pumps

Patent colt pumps, Col

Patent pumps, Col

Gun metal pumps

White canvas pumps

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

White Nubuck pumps

Pumps, 2-inch heel

Pumps, Dongola Saxon

Pumps, white canvas, Saxon

Slippers.

Alpargatos

Women's bath

Men's kid (in case)

Men's black vici

Men's tan vici

Men's bath

Shoe Findings and Leather Goods.

Bags, hand, walrus, 18"

Bags, kit, hide, 18"

Bags, hand, walrus, 16"

Bags, hand, walrus, 18"

Bags, hand, cowhide, 18"...
Bags, hand, cowhide, 16"...
Bags, hand, cowhide, 18"...
Bags, women's, fitted, 16"..
Bags, women's, unfitted, 16'

Boxes.

9487 Boxes, collar, leather.

Pair

S3 . 30

Pair

3.30

Pair

3.15

Pair

2.35

Pair

3.80

Pair

5.15

Pair

5.35

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pait
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

3.45
3.45
3.45
3.75
3.75
4.00
4.00
3.45
2.60
3.75

.75

.90

.75

.40

.75

.75

.65

2.65

2.15

2.65

3.75

3.45

3.80

3.30

.16

.50

2.50

1.65

1.65

.50

9.65
15.75

7.25

8.20
10.70

6.50
10.00
16.65

6.85

5. N.

A i tide.

21166
21172
21178

21186

94S5
21189

11227
11228

5895
8939
9477
9642
9652
9657

21142
21191
21192
21193

Each 115

21112
21117
21144
21156

21168
21188

5791
8811
9366

Brushes.
Brushes and daubers, Shinola.
Buttons, Shoe.

Buttons, shoe, black or tan

Buttons, shoe, white

Buttons, shoe, black

Calks.

Calks, wing, screw

Cases, Brush.

Cases, brush, fitted

Cases, Cigarette.
Cases, Cigarette, Morocco, telescope.
Cases, Dressing.

Cases, dressing, leather.
Cases, dressing, men's. .

Cases, letter, pigskin..
Cases, letter, Morocco.

Unit

Set

Doz.
Doz.
Doz.

Cases, Suit.

Cases, suit, leather, 24". . .
Cases, suit, leather, 24". .
Cases, suit, nut hide, 24".

Cases, suit, fiber, 24"

Cases, suit, leather, 24" . . .
Cases, suit, hide, 24"

Heds, Rubber.

Heels, rubber, men's, black

Heels, rubber, men's, tan

Heels, rubber, women's, black, Cuban.
Heels, rubber, women's, tan, Cuban. . .

Hooks.

Hooks, button, 6"

Labels, Leather.

Labels, luggage

Laces, Shoe.

Laces, mercerized, black, tan, and white. . . .

Laces, tubular, white

Laces, Nufashund, black or tan

Laces, silk, Nufashund, black, tan, and white,

30"

Laces, silk, 30", black, tan, and white

Laces, white, cotton, Oxford

Legg ins.

Leggins, khaki, canvas..
Leggins, leather, motor.

Pair

Pair

Puttees, dark olive drab > Pair

Each

Each

Each
Each

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each

Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair

September 1, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

15

5. N.

21118

21121
21124
21147
21154
21164
21194
21195
23265

Unit.

Lifts, Shoe.

Lifts, cow horn.

Polishes.

Polish, Blanco

Viscol shoe and leather dressing
Sterling dressing, black or tan. .

Dressing, white canvas

Polish, 2 in 1, black or tan

Polish, liquid, black

Polish, liquid, tan

Polish, white, Albo

Each

Tin
Tin
Bot.
Bot.
Tin
Bot.
Bot.
Tin

Price.

S.N.

SO. 13

2272
8452
8453
9483

21173

21143

Article.

Purses.

Purses, pigskin

Purses, velvet, calf

Purses, velvet, calf

Purses, leather

SoL's, Leather.

Half soles, Hemlock

Trees, Shoe.

Trees, shoe, men's and women's.

Unit.

Each
Each
Each
Each

Prue.

$0.20
.39
.46
.30

.40

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next five
reeks arc given in this table:

SEPTEMBER.

Date.

Time

and heig

t of high and

low water.

Wed.. Sept. 1

2:21

8:17

14 :51

20 :52

3.6

12.3

3.5

11.2

Thurs., Sept. 2

3 :12

9 :06

15 :49

21 :55

4.6

11.4

4.3

10.5

Fri., Sept. 3

4:13

10:15

16 :55

23 :21

5.3

10.9

4.6

10.3

Sat., Sept. 4

5 :24

11 :40

18 05

5.4

10.8

4.4

0:39

6 :30

12 S3

19 06

10.7

5.0

11.2

3.8

1 :37

7:30

13 :48

19:54

11.5

4.2

12.1

2 9

Tues., Sept. 7

2 :20

8 :17

14 :30

20 :38

12.6

3.1

13.0

1.9

2:56

8 :58

15:0S

21 :16

13.7

2.0

14.0

1.0

Thurs., Sept. 9

3:31

9:38

15:45

21 :54

14.7

0 9

14.8

0.2

Fri., Sept. 10

4:04

10:16

16:21

22:31

IS. 6

0.0

15.5

-0.3

Sat., Sept. 11

4:34

10:54

16:58

23 :10

16.3

-0.6

15.8

-0.5

Sun.. Sept. 12

5:12

11 :35

17:36

23:48

16.6

-0.9

15.9

-0.4

5:51

12:16

18:15

16 6

-0.8

15.6

Tues., Sept. 14

0:32

6:31

13:00

19:66

0.1

16.2

-0.2

14.9

Wed., Sept. 15

1:18

7:16

13:49

19:49

0.9

15.4

0.6

14 0

Thurs.. Sept. 16

2 :09

8:09

14:46

20:48

19

14.3

1.6

13 0

Fri., Sept. 17

3:12

9:13

15:53

22 :04

2.9

13.3

2.4

12.3

Sat., Sept. 18

4:26

10:36

17 :09

23:25

3.6

12.5

2.8

12.2

Sun., Sept. 19

5:46

12:06

18:24

3 6

12.5

2.5

Mon., Sept. 20

0:55

6:58

13 :22

19:29

12.8

2.9

13 1

1.9

Tues., Sept. 21

1:59

8:00

14:21

20:23

13.8

2.0

13.9

12

Wed., Sept. 22

2 :48

8:50

15 :09

21 :10

14.7

1. 1

14.6

0.6

Thurs., Sept. 23

3:31

9:36

15 :52

21 :53

15.3

0.4

15.0

0.3

Fri.. Sept. 24

4:10

10:16

16:31

22:33

15.7

0.0

15 2

0.3

Sat., Sept. 25

4:46

10:55

17:07

23:10

15.7

-0.1

15.1

0.5

Sun., Sept. 26

5:21

11 :32

17:42

23:48

15.3

0.2

14.7

1. 1

Mon., Sept. 27

5:53

12:09

18:17

14.8

0.8

14.0

Tues., Sept. 28

0:25

6:26

12:48

18:52

1.9

14.0

1.6

13.2

Wed.. Sept. 29

1 :04

6:59

13:28

19:30

2.8

13.2

2.5

12.3

Thurs., Sept. 30. . . .

1:46

7:37

14:14

20:13

3.7

12.3

3.4

11.4

Date.

Fri., October 1 . t .
Sat., October 2...
Sun., October 3. .
Mon.. October 4.
Tues., October 5.
Wed.. October 6..
Thurs.. October 7

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to lih (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Cristobal
post-nmce

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Saturday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Friday, with the exception
of the Advance, which is due there on Saturday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 1 1 a. m.. connects
with the above despatches.

*Note. — The sailings on Monday. September 20 and
October 18, will not land mail in New York until Tuesday
of the following week; hence, despatches on those dates
will be only for the following States: New England
States. New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dela-
ware, Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Rainfall from August 1 to 28, 1915, Inclusive.

Stations.

S
S £

!|

S o

Q

—■a

Ha

Pacific Section —

Ins.
3.71
3.13
2.20
2.3S
2.02

1.90
1.60
1.36
.S3
2.70
3.84
3.37
2.44

20
20
20
20
20

28
21
18
24
21
21
21
21

Ins.

8.50

Central Section —

9.50

*Trinidad

It. 77

7.51

2.30

2.62
2.10
2.69

19

18
19
IS

Atlantic Section —

*Bocas del Toro

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Stages of the Chagres River, Catun Lake, and

Mir. i II ores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Sat-
urday, August 28, 1915:

Stations.

Day and Date.

Vigia.

.s
<

B

Sun., Auk. 22

Ti;es., Aug. 24

Wed.. Aug. 25

Thurs., Aug. 26

Fri.. Aug. 27

Sat., Aug. 28

127.50
126.45
127.85
12 7.SP
126.10
12 7 41
128.05

94.12
92.87
92.95

92.77
93.90
93.68
93.95

86.02
S5.99
86. Q5
86. 11

SO .04
S6.07

m, i;

86.00 54.28
85.91|54.20

86.01 54.33
86.06 54.20
86.03154.22
S6. 11 54.25
86.10 54.20

Heights of low water
to nearest foot

125.0

92.0

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights C. Z.. August 30, 1915

The following insufficiently addressed letters, or:
nating in the United States and its possession
been received at the office of the Director of Posts
may be procured upon request of the add:
*Baciuie, Mrs. Sallie
Barnebey, Walter
Barnes, Louis Lee (2)
tButerbaugh. F.
Cassen, H.
Castro, Miss M.
O llins, C. P.
Ferguson, J. L.
Ferrer, Mrs. John
Forde. Christopher T.
Friedman, Miss L. A.
Gallagher, P.
Greeley, Mrs. H. L.

♦Special delivery.

hav

Gregg, Eugene

Hensley, Sanford (C.A.C.)

Hollis. Gene

Howatt, S. W.

tHowe, Herbert Harlow

Hulsbusch, Mr.8i Mrs. Peter

tLamastus. R. L.

Luckey, Mrs. J.

Parton, Harrison

tRyan, Jas.

Vandevander. Fred

tWhelan, Wm.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective August 30:

Article.

Price Change.

Old. | New.

Tobacco, Velvet, tin

$0.10

.45

5.25

3.85

.41

.19

$0.12

.16

IS

Additions to Stock.

Tooth powder, carbolic, box

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 60, yd 13

Ribbon, taffeta. No. 80, yd 14

Springs for baby cribs, ea 1 . 40

Forks, table, Grecian, ea 41

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sails. Arrives.

Carrillo

U. F. C.Aug. 25..

..Sept.

1

Colon

P.R.R..Aug. 26..

. . Sept.

1

Tenadores . . .

U. F. C.Aug. 28..

. -Sept.

5

Santa Marta. .

U. F. C. . Sept. 1 . .

. .Sept.

8

Advance

P.R.R.Sept. 2..

..Sept.

9

Metapan ....

U. F. C.Sept. 4..

. . Sept.

13

Almirante . . .

U. F. C.Sept. 8..

. . Sept.

15

Panama

P. R. R..Sept. 9..

. .Sept.

IS

Pastores

U. F. C.Sept. 11.

(Continued on page 16.)

..Sept.

19

16

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 2.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., August 29, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Aug. 24.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 26.
Aug. 26.
Aug. 26.
Aug. 27.
Aug. 27.
Aug. 27.
Aug. 27.
Aug. 28.
Aug. 28.
Aug. 29.
Aug. 29.
Auc. 29.
Aug. 29.

Aysen

Texan

Turn-well

Golden Gate*

llattie Luckenbach.

Drumeltan* ..

River Forth

Slrathtlirly

Reading

Vallore

Manari

Guatemala

Chilean. ..
American.
British. . .
American.

RutTord Hall....

Civilian

Llangorse

Alban

Newton

Clapels 2. 12. 14.

British. .
British. .
British. .
British. .

British! '.
Biitish. .
British...
British. .
British. .
British . .
British. .
American

South American S. S. Co

American-Hawaiian Line

Federal Line

James Rolph

Luckenbach S. S. Co

Standard Oil Co

S. S. River Forth Co., Ltd

Str.ith.iirly S. S. Co., Ltd

John Corv & Sons

Vallore S. S. Co., Ltd

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Australian S. S.. Ltd

Elk-rman Lines

Harrison Line

Llangorse S. S. Co., Ltd

Booth S. S. Co., Ltd

New England Coal and Coke Co
■■

( ristubal

New York

New York

Montevideo

New York

New York

Newport News. .
Newport News. .

Genoa

Hampton Roads

(.'ristubal

Cristobal

New York

New York

Liverpool

Bermuda

Barbados

Newport News. .
Cristobal

Natu

Valparaiso ....
Los Angeles . . .
Melbourne. . . .
San Francisco .
San Francisco.
Hongkong ....
Pisagua, Chile.
Pisagua, Chile.
Portland, Oreg
Pisagua, Chile.
Guayaquil. . . .
Guayaquil. . . .

Sydney

Vladivostok. . .
Los Angeles . . .

Balboa

Antofagasta.. .
San Diego ....
Balboa

General

1 General

1 General

! Ballast

1 General

Oil. 72.000 cases.

Ballast .*.

Ballast

Ballast

Ballast

General

General

General

General

General

Ballast

Ballast

Coal

Ballast

2,130
9,913

6.000

655

1,009
5.000
8,300
2,000

2,380
4,708
1,964
4.852
4,680
5,219
5,452
1.6S5
4.249
4.940
6,598
8.442
4,539

5,624

2,185
3.637
1.793
3,647
3,363
3,678
4,006
745
2,772
3,120
4,930
6.275
3,170

3,579

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Aug. 23.
Aug. 23.
Aug. 23.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 24.
Aug. 25.
Aug. 25.
Aug. 25 .
Aug. 26.
Aug. 27.
Aug. 28.
Aug. 28.
Aug. 28.
Aug. 29.
Aug. 29 .

I nteran

Manavi

Howick Hall

Huallaga

L. K. Thurlow.. . .

Limari

American Trans pt
Columbian

Hector

Oswald

Camino

Walton Hall

Thode Fagelund . . .

Santa Clara

Billgrano

British....
British

British

Peruvian . .
American.
Chilean...
British . . .

American.
British. . .
American .
British. . .
Norwegian
American.
British. . .

S.S. Co

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. .

C. H. Dunn& Co

Peruvian S. S. Line

Crowell & Thurlow

South American S. S. Co-

Empire Transport Co

American-Hawaiian Line

U. S. Navy

Booth S. S. Co

Western Steam Navigation Co

Ellerman Lines

W. Wilhelmsen

W. R. Grace & Co

Bellgrano S. S. Co

Iquique

Guayaquil. . . .
Antofagasta. .

Mollendo

San Francisco
Talcahuano . . .
Cruz Grande.

llilo

San Francisco

Iquique

Antofagasta. .
Singapore. . . .

Toocpilla

Tccopilla

Iquique

Marseilles

Colon

Colon

Cristobal

New York

Cristobal

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Hamilton Roads

Liverpool

New York

New York

New Orleans.. . .

Norfolk

Colon, for orders

Nitrates

Cocoa, hats, nuts

Nitratee

Cop., wool, hides
Lumber, 2,458,000

General

Iron ore ....
Sugar, pines.
Naval stores
Nitrates. . . .
Copper ore. .

General

Nitrates.. . .

Nitrates

Nitrates, copper.

6,955

4,834

339

1,205

7,500

6,048

2,485

4,538

4.000

3,441

1,178

3,631

7,(00

5,280

11,500

8,990

530

5,831

6,300

5.427

4,150

3,325

6.000

5,445

6,800

4,758

8,508

6,748

7,105

5,102

Aug. 27.
Aug. 27.
Aug. 28.

Ocland

Meltonian.
Cavina ....

Earn Line ......

Leyland Line. . .
Elders & Fyffes.

Norfolk.
Liverpool.
Port Limon.

Aug. 26.
Aug. 27 .
Aug. 28 .

Rosalie Mahony..

Dramatist

Perou

Olson & Mahony .
Harrison Line. . . .
French S. S. Line.
Elders & Fyffes...

3,669

745

4,348

2,430
2,444
1.602
3,918
6,736
3,197
3,750
2,086
3,763
3,586
4,492
3,587

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Sept. 4.
Sept. 6

P. Johannessen

Dollar Line

Iquique.

San Francisco.

■

Stanley Dollar

1.

"Other th

in vessels which passed through the Canal.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Bluefields.

Belize.

Saint Nazaire.

Bristol

♦Expected Arrivals. ♦Expected Departures.

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Werf Conrad Haarlem

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Rotterdam.
Rotterdam.
Liverpool.

Ingenieur Sacharow
Ortega

|

1

♦Other than vessels which pass

d through the Canal, United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Arrivals. Departures.

Aug. 26.... Seiyo Maru

Callao.

Aug. 28 Seiyo Maru

Toyo Kisen Kaisha

Japan

♦Expected Arrivals. ♦Expected Departures.

Newport

"

Aug. 29

San Jose

Pacific MailS. S. Co

I

♦Other than vessels passing thr

augh the Canal.

Zacapa

Allianca. . .
Calamares.
Carrillo. . . .
Colon

(Continued from page 15.)

U. F. C.Sept. :

P. R. R..Sept. 1

U. F. C.Sept. I

U. F. C.Sept. 2

P. R. R.Sept. ;

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Zacapa U. F. C. . Sept. 2 . . .

Allianca P. R. R.Sept. 4. ..

Calamares U. F. C . Sept. 6 . . .

Carrillo U. F. C . Sept. 9 . . .

Colon P. R. R. . Sept. 11...

Tenadores U. F. C.Sept. 13. . .

Santa Marta

Sept.

22

Advance

Sept.

22

Metapan

Sept.

26

Alniirante. . .

Sept.

29

Panama. . . .

Sept.

29

Pastores. . . .
Zacapa

Sept.

9

Sept.

10

Atenas

Sept.

13

Cartago

Sept.

16

Turrialba. . .

Sept.

17

Heredia ....

Sept.

20

Abangarez . .

.Sept.

23

Parismina

U. F. C.

.Sept.

11..

.Sept.

16

. Sept.

25

Atenas

IT. F. C

Sept.

15...

. Sept.

22

. Sept.

28

Cartago

U. F. C

.Sept.

18...

.Sept.

23

.Sept.

30

Turrialba

U. F. C

.Sept.

22..

.Sept.

29

.Oct.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO

NEW ORLEANS

7

Parismina

U. F. C.

Sept.

2...

.Sept.

7

Atenas

U. F. C.

Sept.

2...

.Sept.

9

Cartago

U. F. C.

Sept.

9. . .

Sept.

14

.Sept.

1

Turrialba

U. F. C.

Sept.

9...

.Sept.

16

.Sept.

2

Heredia

U. F. C.

Sept.

16...

.Sept.

21

.Sept.

8

Abangarez

U.F. C.

.Sept.

16...

.Sept.

23

.Sept.

9

Parismina

U. F. C

-Sept.

23...

.Sept.

28

U.F. C.Sept. 16...

P. R. R..Sept. 18...

U.F. C.Sept. 20...

U.F. C.Sept. 23...

P. R. R..Sept. 25...

U.F.C.Sept. 27...

U.F.C.Sept. 30...

ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

U.F.C.Aug. 25...

U.F.C.Aug. 28...

U.F.C.Sept. 1...

U.F.C.Sept. 4...

Abangarez U.F.C.Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Atenas U.F.C.Sept. 23 Sept. 30

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915.

No. 3.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published weekly. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama {domestic postage), and $t.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama CanaJL and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions' are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis: Sent between July 1 and October 1, 50 cents;
between October 1 and January 1, 25 cents. For foreign
subscriptions the year is divided into thirds; and remit-
tances for the remainder of this year should be; Between
September 1 and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Inland Areas Benefiting by Canal.

From various observations it appears that
a large quantity of goods shipped through the
Canal in the United States coastwise trade
is originating in inland cities. This means in
such cases that transportation through the
Canal, including transportation from the point
of origin to the seaboard, costs less than the
direct haul over land. The differential advan-
tage of the canal route enables the steamship
lines to absorb in their rates all or part of the
railroad charges to and from the seaboard.

While the Canal is essentially a marine
adjunct, its participation in the transporta-
tion of inland areas makes it of less obvious
aid to nearly all parts of the country.

The "Colon" Has Not Been Transferred to Pana-
ma Railroad Company.

The statement in The Canal Record of
June 23, 1915, that the steamship Colon had
been transferred from The Panama Canal to
the Panama Railroad Company in payment
for wharf work at Balboa, was in error. The
transfer was approved by the authorities of

the organizations, but before it was consum-
mated, the validity of the exchange was re-
ferred to the Comptroller of the Treasury,
who held that such a transfer was not in ac-
cord with the provisions of the Act of August
1, 191-1, section 8 of which provides that equip-
ment purchased for the Canal may be sold
when no longer needed, while section 3 pro-
vides that money obtained from such sales
shall be covered into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts. The Comptroller con-
cluded that "since the proceeds of the sale
may not lawfully be used for the purchase of
the dock, * * the vessel itself may not
be given as the purchase price of the dock."

-•,

Progress on Ancon-Balboa-Diablo Swamp Rec-

Filling for the reclamation of the swamp
lying between Diablo and Ancon Hills, and
enclosed roughly between the old and the new
main lines of the Panama railroad between
Diablo and Panama, has been practically com-
pleted for the part south of the Curundu
River's newly made channel; that is, over
approximately the southern half of the swamp
area. This is the portion adjoining the toes of
Ancon Hill and the part of the railroad be-
tween the Balboa Heights station and the
culvert through which the Curundu passes
on its way to the Canal. This area has been
raised from elevation about 7 feet above sea-
level to approximately 20 feet, which is close
to the elevation of the adjacent railroad.
The original plan was to raise it to elevation
15 feet, but on account of the availability of
plenty of spoil and the possibility of securing
better drainage, a higher surface elevation
was decided on later.

The portion to the northward of the
palisaded straight channel which was made
for the Curundu is now being filled. Spoil
is being pumped in from pipeline suction
dredge No. 85, working in the inner harbor
at Balboa, near pier No. 18.

Supply Department Has Charge of Fuel Oil
Handling Plants.

Effective September 1, the management
of the fuel oil handling plants of The Panama
Canal has been transferred from the Me-
chanical Division to the Supply Department.
Ships will continue to place their orders
through the office of the Captain of the Port.

CANAL TRAFFIC IN JULY.

Exceeds All Previous Months in Number of Vessels,
Cargo, Net Tonnage, and Tolls.

The number of oceangoing vessels passing
through the Canal during the month of July,
170, was about 65 per cent greater than the
average for the preceding months (103) and
exceeded by 27 the highest number for any
month preceding July, which was 143, in June.

The cargo carried through the Canal during
the month amounted to 705,469 tons, exceed-
ing the shipments during any previous month.
The highest quantity handled during any
preceding month was 635,057 tons, in March.

Vessels moving from the Atlantic to the
Pacific numbered 93, and carried 316,773 tons
of cargo. Those from the Pacific to the At-
lantic numbered 77, and carried 388,696 tons
of cargo.

A comparison of the traffic during July with
that in the preceding months is afforded by this
tabulation of the movements by months, from
Atlantic to Pacific, or westbound, and from
Pacific to Atlantic, or east bound, since the
.opening of the Canal to commercial traffic
on August 15, 1914:

Westbound.

Eastbound.

Total.

Ves-

Cargo Vis-

Cargo

Ves-

Cargo i
tons ^

sels

ions

sets

tons

vels

August. .

11

62.178

13

49,106

24

111,284

Sept

.10

180,276

27

141,762

57

322,038

Oct

40

253,288

44

168,069

84

421,357

Nov

M

242,291

54

206.510

92

448.801

Dec

57

271,219

43

179,235

100

450,454

Jau

54

240.925

44

208,082

98

449.007

Feb

5.1

276,078

39

150,987

92

427,065

March . .

HO

417,610

57

217.447

137

635,057

April

60

285.457

sy

237,384

119

522.841

May ....

'/S

332.174

67

246.534

142

578,708

June. . . .

All

282,561

83

320,619

143

603,180

July

93

316,773

77

388.696

170

705,469

Total-

651

3,160.830

1,07

2,514,43lll258

5.675,261

The aggregate movement of 5,675,261 tons
in the period of 11J months is at the rate of
493,935 tons per month. This is equivalent
to 5,927,220 tons per year, or 16,239 tons
per day.

With respect to nationality, the British
vessels outnumbered those of any other nation
during the month; they amounted to 76,
exceeding by 21 the 55 American ships. The
ships of other nations were: Swedish, eight;
Japanese and Norwegian, seven each; Danish,
five; Chilean, four; Peruvian, three; Hon-

SUMMARY OF

rRAFFIC THROUGH THE

PANAMA CANAL SINCE ITS OPENING TO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.

Atlantic to Pacific

Pacific to Atlantic.

Total.

Month.

Ves-
sels

Canal tons

Cargo
tons

Ves-
sels

Canal tons

Cargo
tons

Ves-
sels

Canal tons.

Cargo

tons

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

13
27
44
54
43
44
38
57
59
67
83
93

58.233
151,878
240.925
247,479
204.776
239,486
209,822
269.901
279,139
343,701
412.525
465,726

41,931
109,684
174.472
172,825
145,676
169,228
147,339
187.568
199,213
240.098
296.694
297,329

49,106
141,762
168.069
206,510
179.235
208,082
150,987
217,447
237,384
246,534
320,619
316,773

11
30
40
38

57
54
53
1 80
60
75
60
77

62,049
151,568
220,179
205,071
280,896
251,085
245,522
405,380
290,738
360.104
286,330

44,047
111,375
155,744
149,906
198,618
177,984
175,523
288,416
205,326
252,252
201.116

62,178
180,276
253.28S
242,291
271,219
240,925
276,078
417,610
285,457
332,174
282.561
388,696

24
57
84
92
100
98
92
137
119
142
143
170

120,282
303.446
461.104
452.550
485,672
490.571
455,344
675.281
569,877
703,805
698,855
821,871

85,978
221,059
328.216
322,731
344.294
347.212
322.862
475,984
404.539
492,350
497,810
547,370

111,284
322.038
421,357
448,801
450,454
449,007
427.065
635,057
522,841
578,708
603,180
705,469

623

3.123,591

2,182,057

2,442.508

635

3,115,067

2,208,348

3,232,753

1 1.258

6.238,658

4,390,405

5.67S.261

18

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 3.

duran, two; Argentinan, Dutch, and French,
one each. A classification' of the vessels
using the Canal by nationalities, by months,
is given in an appended table.

As distributed over the principal routes, the
traffic was as follows:

ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Ves-
sels

Nel \ Tons of
tonnage cargo.

20

5
4
11
24

10

1
18

66.830 74,170

Europe to west coast of North

Europe to South America . . .
Unitec1 ctates to-South America

United States to Far East

Atlantic terminus to South

12,921 1 11,155
33.893 32.508
1111.5,55 174,574

93

297,328 | 316,773

PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Coastwise

West coast of North America

to Europe

South America to Europe

South America to United State-
Far East to United States

Smith America to Atlantit

terminus

Miscellaneous

Ballast

Total.

28. *79
51.660
74,691
17,745

77 250,041 388.606

42.049
in 1,010

110,099
29,381

In the foregoing tabulation, "South Amer-
ica" is used to designate both South and
Central America, and New Zealand and
Australia are included with "Far East".
The traffic to and from the Atlantic termi-
nus of the Canal represents cargo transferred
at Cristobal to or from carriers connecting
with the United States and Europe.
TOLLS.

The tolls collected on vessels passing
through the Canal during the month of July
amounted to $573,365.67; including the regu-
lar tolls on vessels of the United States Govern-
ment which were not collected, the gross earn-
ings in the month were $606,578.77. The
gross earnings and net collections by months
since the opening of the Canal to commercial
traffic have been as follows:

Cross

earnings.

88,401.80
266,513.28
375,787.44
381,533.28
410,043.60
419,037.12
383,904.96
560.784.96
442,415.49
547,054.60
541,181.55
606,578.77

Net
collections.
S88.401.80
265,600.80
366,786 48
369,161.28
407,914.80
398,601.12
383,904.96
551.092.56
442,415.49
522,676.95
539,229 .-05
573,365.67

Commodities Shipped through the Panama Canal in July, 19 15.

Alfalfa meal....
Antimony ore. .
Animal food. . . .

Asphalt

Automobiles

Baking powder.
Balsam

August 15-31, 1914..

September

October

November

December

January, 1915

February

March

April

May

June

July

Total $5,023,:36.85 $4,909,150.96

PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES.

The distribution of the 134 commodities
listed during the month on the cargo declara-
tions made out by the masters of vessels is
shown in the accompanying table. Twenty-
nine of the 134 commodities were shipped
through the Canal in both directions.

The principal commodities passing through
the Canal during the month were cement,
coal, coke, copper, cotton, general cargo, lum-
ber, manufactured goods of iron and steel,
machinery, railroad material, nitrates, crude
oil, refined petroleum, sugar, tin, wire fencing,
wool, and zinc concentrates. Of these, nitrates
of "soda were the largest by a considerable
degree.

Cement, shipped entirely from the Atlantic
io the Pacific, amounted to 5,220 tons, and
was all consigned to South America. Three
thousand one hundred and fifty-five tons were
from Denmark, and the remainder from the
United States.

Bark

Barlev

Bathtubs

Beans

Beans, vanilla

Beer

Bones

Brass

Bricks

Burlap

Butter

Cacao

Candy

Canned goods.

Fish

Fruit

Meat

Vegetables

Cement

Cereals, miscellaneous.

Chalk

Chemicals

Chrome

Coal

Coca leaves

Coffee

Coffins

Coke

Copper

Copper ore ...

Copra

Corn

Cotton

Dyes

Earthenware. .
Enamelware . . .
Explosives ...

Fertilizer

Flint stones. . .

Flour

Fruit, dried . . .

Furniture

Gasoline

General cargo .

Glassware

Grease

Hair, cattle

Hair, human

Hardware

Hemp

Honey

Hops

Horns and hoofs.

Indigo

Iron

Iron or
Ivory i

its.

Laid

Lead

Leather

Linoleum

Liquors

Lumber

Manganese

Manufactured goods;

Iron and steel

Machinery

Railroad material

Textiles

Miscellaneous

Marble

Milk

Nails, wire

Naphtha .
Nitrates. .
Nuts

Oats

Oil. crude

Oil. Lubricating

Paint

Panama hats.
Paper

Paper wan-
Petroleum, refined.
Pipes, iron

Pulp

QuUlay

Radiators

Atlantic

5,220
200
140

1.437

34,235

35

Pacific

24,392
4.222
13,445

2,209
5,313

5,315

2.993

500

1.688
6,000
34,235

20

19,734

6,087

2,993

500

400

9,885

290

135

272

305
2,334
4,739

694

38.721

1,049

24,682
4.297
13,445

*,5on

11,104
1.809

San Francisco to New York.

Shanghai to New York.

New York to San Francisco.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco and Vladivostok.

New York to San Francisco and Portland, Oreg.

Christiania to Valparaiso; Central America to

Colon.
New York to west coast; south Pacific ports to

New York. New Orleans, and Cristobal.
San Francisco to New York and Christiania.
New York to north Pacific ports.
San Francisco to New York.
New York to San Francisco.
New York to San Francisco.
San Francisco to New York.
San Francisco to New York.
Copenhagen to Callao.
San Francisco to New York.
Gotenberg to Antofagasta.
Ecuador and Colombia to Colon.
New York to Manila.
See comment.

New York and San Francisco.
London to Victoria; Honolulu and north Pacific

ports to New York and Liverpool.
New York to San Francisco.
Sin Francisco to New York.
See comment.
London to San Francisco.
Gotenberg to Valparaiso and Talcahuano.
New York, Europe, west coast, Orient.
Paggoumene to Dunkirk.
See comment.

South Pacific ports to Cristobal and New York.
London and New York to north Pacific ports;

south Pacific ports to Colon and Europe.
New York to north Pacific ports.
See comment.
See comment.

South Pacific ports to Colon and New York.
Manila to New York.
Cristobal to Salina Cruz.
See comment.
Corinto to New York.

Europe to north Pacific ports.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

New York to San Francisco.

San Francisco to New York.

Copenhagen to Valparaiso.

New York, west coast. Europe.

San Franicsco to New York and Europe.

New York to San Francisco.

New York to New Zealand, Chile, and Peru.

See comment.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Philadelphia and New York to San Francisco and
Yokohama.

San Francisco to New York.

Shanghai to New York.

New York and Europe to west coast.

Manila to New York.

West coast to Cristobal, New Orleans, and Europe.

San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

Ecuador and Yokohama to Colon and New York.

New York and Liverpool to San Francisco and
Vancouver.

Cruz Grande to Philadelphia.

1.070 from Sidney to New York; balance, Ecua-
dor and Colombia to Colon.

New York and New Orleans to west coast.

San Francisco and Valparaiso to New York.

South Pacific ports to Colon and Havre.

New York to north Pacific ports.

Europe. New York, and San Francisco.

See comment.

San Francisco and Shanghai to New York.

See comment.
See comment.
See comment.
New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles;

Yokohama to New York.
See comment.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
New York to San Francisco.
New York and Gotenberg to west coast and

Shanghai.
San Francisco to New York.
See comment.
New York to San Francisco; San Francisco to

New York.
Portland and Valparaiso to England.
See comment.
New York and Philadelphia to north Pacific ports

and Orient.
New York to west coast and Melbourne; Shanghai

and Manila to New York.
New York to San Francisco.
Ecuador and Colombia to Colon.
New York, Gotenberg, and Genoa to west coast

and Orient.
New York to San Francisco.
See comment.

New York to north Pacific ports.
Gotenberg to Chile.
Talcahuano to Liverpool.
New York to north Pacific ports.
London to San Francisco; San Francisco to New

York.

September 8, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

19

Commodity

Atlantic

to
Pacific.

Pacific

to
Atlantic.

Total.

Remarks.

Refill

12

12

1,541

17

81

641

89
907
183

94

271

17

1,657

113

490

223

60

148

11.U2

14

141

20

IS

4.464

1.465

187

6

88

14

415

1.541

618
89
183

51

271

17

1,657

17
SI
23

ports to Colon, New York, and Barcelona.

Salt

907

43

tobal.

Silver

Francisco and Chile to Cristobal and New York.

113
490
223
60

148
15
14

Soda

32,707

141
20
10

1,922

Tea

Tin

2.542

1,465

187

6

88

14

402

New York to San Francisco; San Francisco to
New York.

Wax

13

2.000
1,076

Wheat

York and Gotenberg.

49

57
9,740

Wire

57

9.740

120

248

3,765

254

12.635

San Francisco to New York.

120

248

Wool

3,765
83

12.635

171

west coast to Colon and New York.

Total

316,773

388,696

705,469

All of the 34,235 tons of coal except the
4,965 tons carried by the Karma from Jamai-
ca to unknown destination in the Pacific, were
shipped from the Atlantic seaboard of the
United States. Ten thousand five hundred
tons went to Manila, 3,980 tons to South
America, and the remainder to the west coast
of the United States.

Coke, amounting in all to 19,734 tons, was
traveling from much the same origins; 5,000
tons were shipped from Barry to Santa
Rosalia, and 14,734 tons from Atlantic ports
of the United States to the west coast of South
America.

Copper was shipped to New York and
Europe from the west coast of the two Ameri-
cas and from Australia and Japan. The latter
shipped 500 tons and Australia 490 tons, to
New York; Chile shipped 999 tons, of which
253 tons went to Europe and 746 tons went
to New York; Tacoma shipped 1,000 tons
to New York and 300 tons to Liverpool, and
San Francisco shipped 1 ,876 tons to New York.

Raw cotton amounted to 4,202 tons, about
two-thirds of which originated in South
America, and the other third of which came
from San Francisco and the Far East. In
distribution it went about two-thirds to
Europe and one-third to the United States.

The miscellaneous cargo described as
"general cargo" amounted in all to 104,892
tons. Of this, 84,337 tons were in transit
from Atlantic to Pacific and 20,555 tons
from Pacific to Atlantic.

Lumber, amounting to 38,671 tons, was
moving entirely from Pacific to Atlantic ports.
Ten tons originated in Manila, and 386 tons
in Central America; all the remainder, 38,275
tons, came from the west coast of the United
States and Canada. Of this, 23,074 tons
were shipped to Great Britain, 25 tons to
Christiania, 1,970 tons to Halifax, and the
remainder to New York.

Of the manufactured goods of iron and steel,
of machinery, and of railroad material,
amounting respectively to 24,682 tons, 4,297
tons, and 13,435 tons, all shipments were from
the Atlantic seaboard of the United States.
Approximately 35 per cent went to Vladivos-
tok, 10 per cent to Japan, 30 per cent to Aus-
tralia and New Zealand, 15 per cent to the
west coast of the United States and Canada,
and 10 per cent to South America.

Nitrates, which were the largest commodity
passing through the Canal in the month,
amounted to 186,637 tons, all from the west
coast of South America, with the exception
of 50 tons shipped from San Francisco to
New York.

All but 870 tons of the 74,210 tons of re-
fined petroleum shipped through the Canal
during the month were on the way to Australia,
New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan, and
China. The 870 tons not included with these
shipments were on the way to Peru and Chile
from New York. The shipments originated
at Port Arthur, New Orleans, Philadelphia,
and New York.

Sugar amounted to 32,707 tons, of which
1,377 tons were from the west coast of South
America, 134 tons for Europe and 1,243 tons
for New York; and 31,330 tons were shipped
from Honolulu for New York and Philadel-
phia.

Of 2,542 tons of tin, shipped from New
York, 800 tons went to Singapore, 40 to Chile,
and the remainder to San Francisco and Se-
attle. Of 1,922 tons from the Pacific, 878
tons were from Chile for Europe, 544 tons
were from San Francisco for New York, and
500 tons were from Yokohama for New York.

Wire fencing amounted to 9,740 tons, all
from New York. Thirteen tons went to
San Francisco and all the remainder, 9,727
tons, to Vladivostok.

Wool amounted to 3,765 tons, in 12 ship-
ments. Ninety-seven tons were from San
Francisco to New York, 3,000 tons from Yoko-
hama to New York, 235 tons from Shanghai
to New York, 15 tons from Melbourne for
Boston, and the remainder was from the west
coast of South America, divided about evenly
between the United States and Europe.

Zinc concentrates amounted to 12,635
tons. Like the iron ore, these shipments
were all from one port. Five hundred and
twenty-four tons were from Port Pirie for New
York, and 12,111 tons from Port Pirie for
Mobile.

NUMBER OK VESSELS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES PASSING THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL.

Atlanlic to Pacific.

Month

< 1 «

a

u

si
1

3

Q

a

£

a
E
a
•o

K

a

a

a
Z

a

I

2

a

a

a

•5

H

August

12

13
15
25
20
26
18
25
25
29
25
33

1

13

27
44
54

13
27
26
18
10
15
24
25
25
42
41

1

2

2
2

1
1

2
2
1

1

1

1

i
l

1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

2

2

1

1

1

l

6

2

4

7
2

2
3
2

3

June

July

2

3
6

2
4

5

3

2

266

266

18

14

2

i

10

1

IS

in

*>1

Pacific to AUarttit

August. . . .
September.
October. . .
November.
December .
January. . .
February. .
March. . . .

April

May

June

July

Total .

9
10
22
19
23
20
21
ii
22
31
28
22

2

16

17
16

31
23
25
29
27
31
24
35

4

1
1

3
2
3
4
2
2
3
2

1

1

2
2

4

1

4
2

5
4

5

1
5

30

48

1

1

1

3
2
3
0
S

1

1

1

1

2
2

1

1

.....

1
2

1

1

1
2

i

l

260

274
540

21

15

2

2

3

1

3

2

3

7

1

16

526

39

29

8

4

5

2

13

2

6

26

* Including one Argentinan vessel.

20

THE CANAL RECO'RD

Vol. IX, No. 3.

SERVICE IN UNITED STATES.

Administrative arrangements have been
completed by the Washington Office and the
Civil Service Commission for the recommenda-
tion for transfer from the Canal Service to the
Classified Service of employes of The Panama
Canal, under conditions set down in the
Executive Order of January 19, 1915, as
follows:

A citizen of the United States in the service of The
Panama Canal on or before January 1, 1915, in an
excepted position other than that of clerk paying not
more than S75 in gold per month may be transferred
without examination to a position in the competitive
classified service, provided:

(a) This section shall not apply to a person appointed
to a competitive position in accordance with the civil-
service rules, his transfer to be governed by the general
provisions of the rules.

(&) This section shall not apply to a person appointed
without examination to perform the duties of clerk of
any grade, bookkeeper, stenographer, typewriter, sur-
geon, physician, trained nurse, or draftsman.

(c) He must have rendered at least two years' service
in a position above the grade of mere unskillea laborer
it the service of The Panama Canal, or of the Panama
Railroad by transfer from the Canal.

(d) He may be transferred to a position of no higher
grade requiring similar qualifications, or to a position
of a lower grade for which he is qualified.

(e) He must be especially recommended by the
Governor of The Panama Canal by reason of efficient
6ervice and satisfactory conduct.

(/) If separated from the service the requisition for
transfer must be made within three years from the date
of separation, and if he has been separated more than
one year evidence of continuing good character and
efficiency may be required.

In a circular issued by the Civil Service
Commission, the following explanation is
made:

This order is intended to provide for the transfer to
other branchesof the service of employes an i exemployes
of The Panama Canal who have rendered two years'
satisfactory service in excepted positions. Such trans-
fer, except as indicated in the order, is subject to the
civil-service rules. The order does not provide a posi-
tion for any one. It is optional with any department
to fill a vacancy by the promotion of a person already
employed in such department, by transfer, or by original
appointment from the eligible register resulting from
civil-service examinations.

No application for transfer can bj considered unless
the applicant is specially recommended by the Gavernor
of The Panama Canal by reason of efficient service and
satisfactory conduct while employed in the Panama
Canal service. It will not be necessary for applicants
to write to the Governor for recommendation, as the
Civil Service Commission will ascertain from him
whether he will recommend for transfer an exemploye
who applies direct to the Civil Service Commission,
and the Governor will make his recommendation direct
to the Civil Service Commission when employes or ex-
employes on the Isthmus apply to him for transfer.

Persons whose applications are properly executed
and who appear to be eligible for transfer will be so
notified, and their names will be recorded in the office
of the Civil Service Commission. Thereafter, the Civil
Service Commission will bring their applications to the
attention of departments or offices of the Government

needing additional help from time to time. A person
selected for transfer by one of such departments or
offices will be notified, accordingly.

An applicant who has received notice that he is
eligible for transfer may be able to expedite his transfer
by applying to any Government department or office
which he may have reason to believe is in need of a
person of his qualifications. If such department or office
decides to transfer him it will make formal request upon
the Civil Service Commission for a certificate authoriz-
ing the transfer.

Inquiries regarding eligibility for transfer under the
Executive 'Order of January 19, 1915, should be ad-
dressed to the United States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C. The Commission has not informa-
tion in regard to the existence of a vacancy in any part
of the service until it is called upon to issue a certificate
for filling it, and can not advise applicants as to the
likelihood of their securing appointment.

Persons who come witin the provisions of the Execu-
tive Order and who desire transfer should file an ap-
plication on Form 2125, which may be obtained from
the United States Civil Service Commission, Washing-
ton, D. C; the Governor of The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone; the Secretary of the United
States Civil-Service Board, Post-office, Boston, Mass.,
Philadelphia, Pa., Atlanta, Ga., Cincinnati, Ohio,
Chicago, 111., St. Paul. Minn.. Seattle, Wash., San
Francisco, Cal.; Customhouse, New York, N. Y.,
New Orleans, La., Honolulu, Hawaii; Old Customhouse.
St. Louis, Mo.; or the Chairman of the Porto Rican
Civil Service Commission, San Juan, P. R.

Exemployes of The Panama Canal residing in the
United States should send their applications to the
United States Civil Service Commission, Washington,
D. C. Employes or exemployes on the Isthmus should
send their applications to "The Governor of The Pana-
ma Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone."

Applicants for transfer should advise the United
States Civil Service Commission. Washington, D. C,
of any change in their post-office addresses.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion has furnished the Executive Office of
The Panama Canal 500 copies of Form 2125,
referred to above, and 1,000 copies of Form
2124, circular of information for employes
and exemployes of The Panama Canal.

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Reduced Rate to Costa Rica.

Employes of The Panama Canal and the
Panama Railroad and officers and enlisted
men of the United States Army and Navy
stationed on the Isthmus, and their families,
will be granted a round-trip rate of $20 be-
tween Colon and Port Limon, Costa Rica,
on vessels of the United Fruit Company.

Tickets sold at this rate will be good from
Colon to Limon only on American plan
steamers sailing from Colon on Saturdays,
meals included, and Limon to Colon only
on a la carte steamers sailing from Limon on
Sundays, meals extra. These tickets will be
limited to 15 days from date of sale, and will
be issued only upon presentation of an official
request.

This rate is a reduction of $4 from the usual
round-trip fare.

Deceased

Employes.

Name

Check

| No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Date
death

of

62376

Spain....

Oper. and Main.
Term. Constrn..
Dry dock store. .
Building Div....
Dredging Div. . .
Supply Dept. . . .
P. R.'R

Aug. 17,
Aug. 19,
Aug. 24,
Aug. 16.
Aug. 20.
Sept. 1,
Sept. 2,

Barbados
Trinidad

72146
53047

242.57

Bell. William

. . . Panama

1915
1915

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recoveiy of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them, should
be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Building,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public, or
other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. These namM will be published
but once.

Leave for Veterans of the Civil War, to Visit
Encampment.

It is hereby ordered that all veterans of the
Civil War in the service of the Government
of the United States who desire to attend the
Grand Army Encampment to be held in
Washington, D. C, September 27 to Octo-
ber 2, 1915, shall be granted leave of ab-
sence with pay, in addition to the annual leave
provided for by statute, from September 26
to October 3, inclusive, that they may have
the opportunity to attend the Encampment,
and that they be granted as many more days
additional leave with pay in each case as are
necessary for the journey to Washington and
return to their posts of duty.

WOOD ROW WILSON.

The White House, August 17, 1915.

Handling Explosives for Delivery at Panama.

The notice to steamship lines, published
in The Canal Record of July 21, 1915, set-
ting forth charges for wharfage, storage,
lighterage, cranage, stevedoring, and trans-
ferring cargo, and shifting and towing vessels,
effective July 18, included parts of Panama
Railroad Company's circular No. 500-A on
the same general subject. Paragraph 28 of
the notice to steamship lines, stating "Cargo
for local delivery at Panama will be charged
$1.25 per bill-of-lading ton, including cranage
at Balboa," in which reference is to general
cargo only, is now amended to include a higher
rate on explosives, by supplement No. 1 to
circular No. 500-A. This supplement, dated
August 7, states:

Effective at once, Paragraph No. 13 under item No.
6, Stevedoring and transfering cargo, is amended to
read:

"Explosives for local delivery at Panama will be
charged S2.95 per B-L ton, including cranage at Balboa,
or S2.80 per ton if P. R. R. cranes are not used."

S. W. Heald, Acting Superintendent.
Chester Harding, 2nd Vice President.

Price of Milk Reduced.

On account of the increased production of
milk at the Corozal Hospital farm dairy, it
has been possible to reduce the price of milk
from 25 cents a quart to 20 cents a quart,
effective September 1, 1915.

This milk is from high grade Jersey cows and
is strictly a sanitary product. It exceeds
the ordinary standard of excellence in quality
and richness of cream. Bottles will be billed
at five cents each and are redeemable at that
price. The telephones of the Corozal Hospi-
tal, over which orders for milk may be placed,
are Nos. 576 and 562 Balboa.

Seamen's Institute Proposed for the Canal.

The Panama Canal has offered the Ameri-
can Seamen's Friend Society the lease of a
lot on the waterfront of Cristobal, in the area
reserved for the buildings of steamship com-
panies and other shipping interests, at a
nominal rental of $1 per year, for the erection
of a building to house a Seamen's Institute.

In the month of July the Canal and its
terminal ports were visited by as many as
14,136 sailors, 9,824 having been examined by
the quarantine officers at Cristobal and Colon,
and 4,312 at Balboa and Panama. These
numbers will increase with the development
of traffic, and although not all of the vessels
moor at the Canal docks, and not all of the
crews of those which do are allowed to land,
the number of seamen coming ashore is
believed to be sufficiently great to warrant
the establishment of this accommodation.

September 8, 1915,

THE CANAL RECORD

>1

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Assistant to the Marine Superintendent.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights C Z-. September 1, 1915.
To all concerned — Commander H. I. Cone, U. S. N.,
is hereby appointed Assistant to the Marine Super-
intendent, effective this date, and will assist the Ma-
rine Superintendent in such manner and exercise such
authority as may be deemed necessary by the latter.
Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Rental of Quarters for Silver Employes.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 25, 1915.
Circular No. 628-2 (Amending Circular No. 528):

Panama Canal circular No. 628, dated April I, 1914,
is hereby amended by adding at the end of paragraph
7 the following:

If rental for one month in advance is not paid
on or before the 15th of the month a penalty of
50 cents will be added to the monthly rental and
the rental ana penalty collected by payroll de-
duction.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Accounting for Empty Oil Containers.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z, August 26, 1915.
Circular No. 656-9:

Effective at once, departments and divisions will
not submit survey papers covering damaged or un-
serviceable drums. All empty drums, which have not
previously been condemned, will be shipped and in-
voiced to the storekeeper, Balboa, who will make a care-
ful check and record of all drums received, accept in-
voice as rendered, and inform divisions of the receipt
of any which are not in condition to be returned to the
contractor.

2. Surveys for damaged and unserviceable drums
will be submitted by the storekeeper, Balboa, only.
These surveys will be submitted monthly, and when
drums are ordered destroyed or scrapped, the store-
keeper will attach to the completed original survey re-
quest a statement showing the divisions from which
the condemned drums were received, in order that the
Auditor may make charges to the proper accounts.
Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting Chief Quartermaster.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 4, 1915.
To all concerned — Effective September 7, 1915, and
during the absence of Major W. R. Grove on leave.
Captain F. H. Smith will act as Chief Quartermaster.
Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

The "Colon" to Sail Friday.
The Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights, C Z., September 3, 1915.
Circular No. 142:

Ta all concerned— Circulars Nos. 137 and 140 are here-
by cancelled. On account of unforeseen reasons the
steamship Colon will not sail through the Canal as
scheduled, and will sail from pier No. 11, Cristobal, for
New York on Friday, September 10, instead of Satur-
day, September 11.

S. W. Heald,
Acting Superintendent.

Acting Electrical Engineer.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 1, 1915.
To all conceryied — During the absence of Capt. W. H.
Rose, U. S. A., effective September 3, Mr. Hartley
Rowe, Electrical Superintendent, will perform the
duties of the Electrical Engineer.

Jay J. Morrow,
Assistant to the Engineer of Maintenance.
Approved:

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

■♦

Stamp Tax on Steamship Tickets of Employes
Sailing from Ports in the United States.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 30, 1915.
To all concerned — The following memorandum issued
by the Washington Office of The Panama Canal, under

date of August 20. 1915. will hereafter be included with
each letter authorizing the reJuced rate of transporta-
tion to employes of The Panama Canal and their
families traveling at their own expense from the United
States to the Isthmus:

"For the information of employes in The Pana-
ma Canal service, and the members of their
families, traveling from the United States at their
own expense, it is noted that under a ruling of the
Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the
various steamship lines will be required to collect
a stamp tax on each steamship passage ticket in
accordance with the following table:

On tickets costing $10 or less No tax

Tickets costing over $10 and including $30. . $1.00
Tickets costing over $30 and including S60 ... 3 . 00

Tickets costing over $60 5.00

"This memorandum is being issued so that pros-
pective passengers will provide themselves with
sufficient funds to meet this stamp tax."

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Acting Station Agent at Colon.
The Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 4, 1915.
Circular No. 143:

To ail concerned — Effective August 28, Mr. W. E.
Tragsdorf will act as station agent at Colon during the
absence of Mr. T. L. Reynolds, on leave.

S. W. Heald,
Acting Superintendent.

Telephone of Receiving and Forwarding Agent
at Cristobal.
The Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C Z., September 1, 1915.
Circular No. 138:

To all concerned — The telephone number of the re-
ceiving and forwarding agent at Cristobal has been
changed from 21 to 60, and will be known as "Cristobal
docks phone."

S. W. Heald,
Acting Super intendment.

Automobiles, Motor Trucks, and Motorcycles.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 1, 1915.
Circular No. 102:

Accountable officials will report to this office by not
later than September 11, the number of automobiles,
motor trucks, and motorcycles in their custody, in
order that numbers may be assigned and these items
thereafter accounted for by those numbers.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Equipment Report.

The Panama Canal,

Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. September 1, 1915.
Circular No. 103:

Effective at once, and commencing with repjas for
the month of August, heads of departments and divi-
sions will be required to forward to the Aulior at the
close of each month, a legible copy of the eiuipment
leport required by paragraph 6, circular No. 665.

II. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notice of Awards.

In the matter of sundry claims, award No. 87, docket
numbers as noted, June 12, 1915 — An award is hereby
made against the United States, in favor of the persons
hereinafter named, in thesumof $7,901.42, United States
currency.

This award shall be paid to the persons hereinafter
named, in the amounts specified, on or before the 12 th
day of July, 1915, and if payment or tender of payment
of any of the items of this award is not made on or be-
fore that date, such item shall thereafter bear interest
at the rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Robert Dunaney, docket No. 797 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Robert
Dunaney may, possess or may have possessed in and to
houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber family
near Corozal, the sum of $500.

Samuel A. Williams, docket No. 799— For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Samuel A.
Williams may possess or may have possessed in and to
houses and crops, fruit trees, and any other improve-
ments situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber
family near Corozal, the sum of $483.50.

Edward Mcfarlane, docket No. 800 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Edward Mc-
Farlane may possess or may have possessed in and to
houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber family
near Corozal, the sum of $500.

Prince McGarrell, D. N., and Clementina Forbes,
docket No. 803 — For all rights, claims, and other inter-
ests which the said Prince McGarrell, D. N., and Clem-
entina Forbes may possess or may have possessed in
and to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other im-
provements situated on the lands claimed by the
Schuber family near Corozal, the sum of SI, 100.

Josiah Johnson, docket No. 806 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Josiah John-
son may possess or may have possessed in and to
houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber family
near Corozal, the sum of $620.

Dudley Cummings. docket No. 812 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Dudley
Cummings may possess or may have possessed in and
to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improve-
ments situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber
family near Corozal, the sum of $800.

Joseph Chandler, docket No. 813 — For all rights.
claims, and other interests which the said Joseph
Chandler may possess or may have possessed in and to
houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improve-
ments situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber
family near Corozal, the sum of $726.45.

Simeon Lawrence, docket No. 814 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Simeon
Lawrence may possess or may have possessed in and
to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improve-
ments situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber
family near Corozal, the sum of $530.

Charles Hobins. docket No. 815— For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Charles
Hobins may possess or may have possessed in and to
houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber family
near Corozal, the sum of S40.

Elizabeth Mason, widow of Solomon Mason, docket No .
817 — For all rights, claims, and other interests which
the said Solomon Mason may possess or may have pos-*
6essed in and to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other
improvements situated on the lands claimed by the
Schuber family near Corozal, the sum of $591.17.

Henry Bigwood, docket No. 822 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Henry Big-
wood may possessor may havepossessei in and to hous-
es, crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber family
near Corozal. the sum of $750.

Charlotte Primus, widow of A. D. Primus, docket No.
832 — For all rights, claims, and other interests which
the said Charlotte and A. D. Primu3 may possess or
may have possessed in and to houses, crops, fruit trees,
and any other improvements situated on the lands
claimed by the Schuber family near Corozal, the sum
of $194.

Estwick King, docket No. 833 — For all rights, claim-,
and other interests which the said Estwick King may
possess or may have possessed in and to houses, crops,
fruit trees, and any other improvements situated on
the lands claimed by the Schuber family near Corozal,
the sum of $531.

Edward Mattise, docket No. 834 — For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Edward
Mattise may possess or may have possessed in and to
houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
situated on the lands claimed by the Schuber family
near Corozal, the sum of $385.30.

George Lewis, docket No. 836— For all rights, claims,
and other interests which the said George Lewis may
possess or may have possessed in and to houses, crops,
fruit trees, and any other improvements situated on
the lands claimed by the Schuber family near Corozal,
the sum of $150.

Total, $7,901.42, United States currency.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
KaGY, Commissioners.

Fully convinced that the evidence in reference to the
above claims is so conflicting that a thorough inspection
of the properties covered by such claims should be
made by the Commission as proposed in the resolution
moved by the undersigned to be adopted by the Com-
mission this date and which was denied; and that the
Commission has not before it sufficient information
upon which properly to base an award against the
United States for damages caused to the above-men-
tioned claimants, I dissent from the awards above made.
S. Lewis, Commissioner*

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 3.

COMMISSARY" DEPARTMENT.

Handling Ice.

The Panama Canal.
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 3, 1915.
To cu i tries and all con

( (wing to the fa

a une families to do work which is not customarily per-
formed by ice deliverymen in the United States, it has
become necessary to isssue the following instru
to all ice deliverymen employe J in ice de
of the commissary branch:

"Ice will be placed in pans or other receptacles,
set out for the purpose, or into refrigerators, but no
time must be taken up in washing ice for families
or on account of the fact that the refrigerator is
not properly prepared to receive the ice. Ice must
at no time be placed on the ground before delivery
to families."

These instructions are issued in the interests of a
more rapid ice delivery, ill con-

cerned is requested.

Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

# Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping inceiests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supplv Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective September 9 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the costs
of all cold storage goods. The price list for
groceries at retail which is now in effect was
published in The Canal Record of July 28,
1915, cowiing four pages. Copies of this list
may be obtained on application, by mail or
from the boarding officers who visit incoming
ships. These lists are published in order that
the shipping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by The Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts.

The following is a list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective September 9, 1915:

FRESH MEATS.

Price.

M utton — Stewing, per pound 9

Shoulder, trimmed, (not less than 5

pounds) per pound 12

Leg (S to 10 pounds), per pound 19

Short cut. chops, per pound 23

Shoulder, chops, per pound 17

Lamb — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, trimmed, per pound 15

Leg (5 to S pounds), per pound 24

Chops, per pound 29

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Veal — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, for roasting (not under 5 lbs.),

per pound 15

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Chops, per pound 30

Loin, for roasting, per pound 30

Cutlets, per pound 36

Beef — Suet , special , per pound 3 §

Soup, special, per pound 7

native, per pound 5

Soup, bones, special, per pound 2 £

Stew, special, per pound 11

native, per pound 8

Plate, special, per pound 12

native, per pound 8

Chuck roast, special (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 12

Chuck roast, native (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 8

Rib roast, second cut (not under 3j

pounds), special, per pound 16

Rib roast, second cut. native (3 J pounds

and over) , per pound 9

Rib roast, first cut (not under 3 pounds),

special, per pound 19

Rib roast, first cut, native (3 pounds and

over), per pound 11

Pot roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Rump roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse roast, special, per pound. . . 22

choice, per pound.. . . 31

native, per pound 16

Steak, chuck, special, per pound 13

native, per pound 9

Round, bottom, special, per lb. . . 13

native, per lb. . . 9

Round, top, special, per pound. . . 15

native, per pound 10

Price.

Sirloin, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Sirloin, choice cut, special , per

pound 23

Sirloin, choice cut, native, per lb . . 16

Rump, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse (not less than 1$

pounds), special, per pound. ... 23
Porterhouse (not less than 1 $

pounds,) choice, per pound. ... 34
Porterhouse (1 J pounds and over),

native, per pound 17

Porterhouse, short, special, per

pound : 20

Porterhouse, short, choice, per

pound 28

Porterhouse, short, native, per lb. 12
Tenderloin, Western, special, per

pound 35

Note. — "Choice beef" is kept on hand in the cold
Storage plant at Cristobal. Orders placed with commis-
sary storekeepers before 11a. m., will be shipped for
delivery on the following morning.

Pork — Hams, fresh, per pound §23

Shoulders, fresh, per pound §19

Loin, chop, or roast, per pound t R

Spare ribs, per pound 1 1 2

Pies' feet, fresh, per pound 4

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole 83

i head 42

Sausage, home made, per pound 23

Ox tails, per pound 9

Beef tongue, native, whole, per pound 20

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per pound 8

Calves' heads, each t?4

Kidneys, beef, per pound Tl(l

Livers — Beef, per pound 9

Calf, per pound 24

Steak — Hamburger, package 17

Hamburger, 20-pound containers, per

pound 14

Sausage — Bologna, per pound 12

Frankfurter, per pound 12

Frankfurter, imported, tin 11

Lieberwurst, per pound 8

Pork, per pound 14

Sweetbread, beef, per pound t2 1

Eggs, fresh, per dozen *32

per £ dozen * 1 6

Bloaters, fancy, each 5

Bluertsh, per pound 14

Codfish, dried, per pound 1 1

Haddock, smoked, per pound 1 ?

Halibut, fresh, per pound 1 10

Salmon, per pound 1 1

Whitefish, smoked, per pound. 20

Yeast, per pound 31

per cake 2

Pates de foies gras, per jar 67

CURED ANT) PICKLED MEATS.

Beef — Corned, No. 1, per pound 15

No. 2 . per pound 12

Ham — Real York and Cumberland, per pound.. 43

Genuine Westphalia, per pound 50

Minced, "Bologna style," per pound 1 1-2

Shoulders, sugar cured, boneless, whole.

per pound 1 1 5

Sugar cured, boneless, whole, per pound. 20

Half, per pound 22

Sliced, per pound 26

Whole, boiled, per pound. . 27

Half, boiled, per pound. ... 29

Sliced, boiled, per pound.. . 35

Bacon — Breakfast, sliced, per pound 29

Wlii ile, piece, per pound 28

Strips, whole, per pound 22

Sliced, jar 30

Sliced, tins 27

Squares, whole, per pound

I lam, lunch, per pound 40

Pork, bellies, per pound *18

Pork, clear, per pound 12

Pork, standard mess, per pound 14

Ox tongues, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per pound 24

Native, per pound 20

Pigs' feet, pickled, per pound 7

Pigs' feet, corned, per pound 7

Tongues, per pound 22

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter — Creamery, special, per pound 38

Creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tub,

per pound 37

Sheffield Farms, extra fancy, per lb . . . 58

Oleomargarine, per pound, carton 29

Cheese — Philadelphia cream, cake 9

Roquefort, per pound 43

Young America, per pound 22

Swiss, per pound 34

Edam, each 1. 15

Edam, tin 29

Parmesan, per pound t34

Gouda, per pound 26

Snappy, per cake 9

Milk. Sheffield Farms, per quart **15

Fermillac, bottle **25

Ice cream, quart $2 5

hgallon $50

Cream, 30 per cent, quart **45

pint **25

J-pint **15

POULTRY AND GAME.

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, milk fed, per pound 32

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, corn fed, per pound 2 7

Price.

Fowls, per pound *24

Fowls, light, per pound *22

Ducks, Western, per pound 24

Capons, per pound 32

. Broilers, milk fed, per pound *i3

Broilers, corn fed, per pound *31

Turkeys, per pound 28

Squabs, each *36

Geese, per pound *19

Grouse, eacli 1 . 00

Mallard ducks, 2 to 2 i pounds, each 2.35

Pheasants, each 1 . 35

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per pound 2

Cabbage, per pound 1 J

Carrots, per pound 2

Cauliflower, per pound 15

Celery, per head 3

Cucumbers, per pound 4

Egg plant, per pound f3

Lettuce, per pound 10

Onions, per pound 2 J

Peppers, green, per pound 3

Plantains, per dozen 12

Potatoes, white, per pound *2

Potatoes, sweet, per pound 2

Squash, per pound 2 J

Turnips, per pound li

Tomatoes, per pound 5

Yams. Lccea, per pound 3

FRUITS.

Apples, per pound 6

Grape fruit, tropical, each 3 J

Lemons, per dozen 12

Limes, per 100 32

Oranges — Select, each 4

Tropical, per dozen 16

Coconuts, each 4

Bananas, per bunch 38

Bananas, each J

i apo rated, per pound 11

Apricots, evaporated, per pound 11

Pears, evaporated, per pound 23

Peaches, evaporated, per pound 7

Pineapples, each 10

Figs, dried. 12-oz. packages 14

Figs, dried, 5-oz. packages 5

Raisins, seedless, package 11

table, cluster, per pound 18

Currants, cleaned, package 12

Prunes, stewing, per pound *11

Watermelons, each 38

Plums, per pound 7

Peaches, fresh, per pound 5

Pears, fresh, per pound 6

Cantaloupes, each 5

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates tive cents allowed lor return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

$ Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than 5 ham of £ sh mlderof fresh pork will
be sold.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective September 7 :

Price Change.

Carolina perfectos, box.

Each

Brushes, hair, ea

Brassieres, ea

Gingham, yd

Overalls, boy's, pr

Plyers, side-cutting, ea.
Matting. Japan I

GeiUilla biscuits, tin

Additions to Stock.

Trunks, high. 36", ea $15.90

Trunks, steamer, 36", ea 13.90

Trunks, steamer, 36", ea 10.50

Trunks, high, 36", ea 11.30

Biscuits:

Arcadian, N. B. Co. , tin 21

Baronet, N. B. Co., tin 21

Water Thin, N. B. Co., tin 21

Paste, sardine, tin 22

Forms, dress, adjustable, ea 11 .80

Pumps, women's, d >ng Sax in, pi 3.80

Pumps, white canvas, Saxon, pr 3.30

Bowls, sala 1. 1) 3191, S",ea 1 10

Jugs, ice. Peary D 3751, ea

Jugs, Newlyn D 3751. 4-qu, ea

Jugs, Concord D 3647, ea

1.20

Taboga Launch Service.

LeaveBalboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p.m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga— Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

September 8, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

21

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next five

weeks are given in this table: ^

SEPTEMBER.

Date.

Time

and height of high

and

low u

aler.

Wed.. Sept. 8

•2:56

8 :58

15 :08

21 :16

13.7

2.0

14.0

1.0

Thurs.. Sept. 9

3:31

9:38

15:45

21 :54

14.7

0.9

14.8

0.2

4:04

10:16

16:21

22:31

15.6

0.0

15.5

-0.3

Sat.. Sept. 11

4:34

10:54

16:58

23:10

16.3

-0.6

15.8

-0.5

5:12

11 :35

17:36

23:48

16.6

-0.9

15.9

-0.4

Mon., Sept. 13

5:51

12:16

18:15

16 6

-0.8

15.6

'

0:32

6:31

13 :00

19:00

0.1

16.2

-0.2

14.9

Wed.. Sept. 15

1 :18

7:16

13:49

19:49

0.9

15.4

0.6

14 0

Thurs.. Sept. 16

2:09

8:09

14 :46

20:48

1.9

14.3

1.6

13.0

Fri., Sept. 17

3:12

9:13

15 :53

22 :04

2.9

13.3

2 4

12.3

Sat.. Sept. 18

4:26

10:36

17 :09

23 :25

3.6

12.5

2.8

12 2

5:46

12:06

18:24

3 6

12.5

2.5

Mon., Sept. 20

0:55

6:58

13:22

19 :29

12.8

2.9

13.1

1."

Tues., Sept. 21

1 :59

8:00

14:21

20 :23

13.8

2.0

13.9

1.2

Wed.. Sept. 22

2:48

8:50

15:09

21 :10

14.7

1.1

14.6

0 6

Thurs.. Sept. 23

3:31

9:36

15:52

21 :53

15.3

0.4

15.0

0.3

Fri., Sept. 24

4:10

10:16

16:31

22 :ii

15.7

0.0

IS 2

(> 3

4:46

10:55

17 :(i;

23:10

15.7

-0.1

15.1

0.5

5:21

11 :32

17 -.42

23 :48

15.3

0.2

14.7

1 1

Mon., Sept. 27

5:53

12:09

18:17

14.8

0.8

14 0

Tues.. Sept. 28

0:25

6:26

12 :4S

18:52

1.9

14.0

1.6

13 2

Wed., Sept. 29

1 :04

6 :S9

I 13:28

19 -.30

2.8

13.2

2.5

12.3

Thurs., Sept. 30. . .

1 :46

7:37

14:14

20:13

3.7

12.3

i 4

11.4

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Even' Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week —
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New York six days after the day of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage requires
seven days.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6. leaving Panama at 1 1 a. m.. connects
with the above despatches.

*Note — The sailings on Monday. September 20 and
October 18. will not land mail in New York until Tues-
day of the following week; hence, despatches on those
dates will he only for the following States: New England
States, New York New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dela-
ware. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Ohio. Indi-
ana, Illinois, Mil migan, Wisconsin, North Dakota. South
Dakota. Iowa. Minnesota. Montana. Wyoming. Idaho.
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m.. connects with the despa
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Date.

Fri.. October 1

Sat., October 2

Sun., October 3

Mon., October 4. . .
Tues.. October 5...
Wed., October 6...
Thurs., October 7..

Fri., October 8

Sat., October 9

Sun., October 10. . .
Mon., October 11..
Tues.. October 12..
Wed., October 13..
Thurs.. October 14.

2:36

8:23

4.6

11.4

3:34

9:28

5.2

10.8

4:48

10:53

5.4

10.6

5 :58

12 :10

4.9

111

0:51

6:55

11.7

4.0

1 :37

7 :43

12.8
2 :16

2.7
8:26

14.0

1.5

2 :53

9:06

15.2

0.2

3 :31

9:47

16.1

-0.8

4:08

10 :28

16.8

-1.4

4:47

11 :10

17.1

-16

5:27

11 :54

16 9

-1.3

0:12

6:12

0.0

16.3

1 :01

7 :00

0.8

15.3

16:14

4 S

17 :22

4 4

11.
13 :55

12.9
14:37

14 0
15 :16

15.0

15 :54
15.8

16 :33
16.2

17 :14
16 2

17 :S7

15 o

12 :lll
-0.6

13 :32
0.4

21 :13
10.7

22:31
10.5

23 51
10.9

19 :15
3.0

20:00
2.0

20:41
1.0

21 :2i
0.2

22 :02
-0.4

22 :44
-0.7

23 :2 7
-0.6

IS -44
15.2

19:36
14 2

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oft (midnight) to 23ft (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m. )
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
forinstance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights. C. Z.. September 7. 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
e 1 at the office of the Director of Posts and
may lie procured upon request of the addressi -
Bashn.-r. I. F. Lindstom. Capt. Wm.

, R. L. Mi • ulloch, Albert P.

Bridgman, A. B. Qu .ide, Hugh J.

Carr, 1. L. Palmer, Everett

, j. c. Shull, Homer

Louis Edw. C.

Gill, Mary S.. co Fdk Gill Stoothoff. Leroy
Hubbard. Frederick* Wanke, Carl 1'.

Libling, Jacob Willson, C, L. (2)

•Special delivery.

Stage

of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight. Sat-
urday. September 4, 1915:

Stations.

Day and Date.

Sun.. Aug. 29 127.50 93 92 6 I :

Mon.. Aug. 3(1 120 40 02.S086.06

g. 31 126.40 9 !

w ;d„ Sept. 1 . 129 55 94 35 ^6 1J

Timr-.. Sept. 2 129 1" -'

Fri., Sept. 3 128.40

I - .' 129 65

56 Ofi 54, 4S

56 o, 54.42

86.03 54 .'(I

■■ 06 ^4 29

94. 93J86. 06)86 04 54.20

•J4 17186.0)! 86.06 54.25

95.1786.06S6 »4 54 "1

August Rainfall for Three Years.

Pacific Seclion-

Balboa. . . .

Balboa Heights

M iraflores ....

Pedro Miguel.

Rio Grande. . .
Central Seclion-

Culebra

Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

Juan Mini. . .

Alhajuela ....

ElVigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Brazos Brook.

Colon ,

Rainfall from August 1 to 31, 1915, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights . . .

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel ....

Rio Grande

Central Section —

*Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mica

Alhajuela

♦Vigia.

Frijoles

♦Trinidad

*Monte Lirio. . . .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook. . .

Colon

♦Bocas del Toro.

1

20

1.90

28

1 60

21

1.36

18

.83

24

2.70

21

3.84

21

3.37

21

2.44

21

1 85

8

2.30

19

2.62

18

2. 10

19

2.69

18

1 97

7

13.09
1 5 . 24
11.35
10.41
10.04

9.96

9

97.

4

51

9

30

11)

39

17.

16

7

62.

X

3X

12

47

12

31

1 1

48

If.

«>

S

20

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p.
Automatic rain g:ige at unstarted sta
lidnight to midnight.

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 400 and 650 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is'for sale by several companies at
approximately 45 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

The cable address of The Panama Canal, on the Isth-
mus, is "Pancanal, Panama;" in the United States.
"Pancanal, Washington."

Shipping people addressing The Panama Canal by
mail, should address "The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone," for delivery on the Isthmus, and
"The Panama Canal, Washington. D C." for delivery
in the United States.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service

with

he

United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sails

Arrives.

Santa Marta U. F. C. .Sept.

1. .

.Sept.

8

Advance P. R. R. . Sept.

2..

.Sept.

9

Metapan U. F. C. .Sept.

4. .

.Sept.

13

Almirante U. F. C. . Sept.

8..

.Sept.

15

Panama PR. R.Sept.

9..

.Sept.

15

Pastores U. F. C.Sept.

11. .

.Sept.

19

Zacapa U. F. C.Sept.

15. .

.Sept.

22

Allianca P. R. R. . Sept.

16..

. Sept.

22

Calamares U. F. C.Sept.

18. .

.Sept.

26

Carrillo U. F. C.Sept.

22. .

. Sept.

29

Colon P. R. R..Sept.

23..

.Sept.

29

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW

YORK.

Carrillo U. F. C. .Sept.

9. ..

.Sept.

16

Colon P. R. R. . Sept.

11..

. Sept.

17

Tenadores U. F. C. . Sept.

13..

20

Santa Marta U. F. C. . Sept.

16. .

.Sept.

23

Advance P. R. R..Sept.

18. .

.Sept.

25

Metapan U. F. C.Sept.

20..

.Sept.

28

Almirante U. F. C.Sept.

23..

. Sept.

30

Panama PR. R..Sept.

25..

.Oct.

1

Pastores U. F. C.Sept.

27. .

.Oct.

4

Zacapa U. F. C.Sept.

30..

.Oct.

7

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Turrialba U. F. C.Sept.

1. .

.Sept.

8

Heredia U. F. C.Sept.

4. .

. Sept.

9

Abangarez U. F. C . Sept.

8..

• Sept.

IS

Parismina U. F. C. . Sept.

11..

. Sept.

16

Atenas U. F. C.Sept.

15. .

• Sept.

22

Cartago U. F. C.Sept.

IS. .

• Sept.

23

Turrialba U. F. C.Sept.

22. .

. Sept.

29

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

Cartago U. F. C. . Sept.

9. .

.Sept.

14

Turrialba U. F. C . Sept.

9..

.Sept.

16

Heredia U. F. C.Sept.

16..

.Sept.

21

Abangarez U. F. C.Sept.

16..

.Sept.

2.:

Parismina U. F. C.Sept.

23..

.Sept.

2S

Atenas U. F. C.Sept.

23..

.Sept.

50

24

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 3.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS,

(Week ending at 6 p. m., September 5, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL—

-ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

1

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Enlertd

Vessel

Nationality Line From

1 i

For

Nature Tons

Cross

11,143
1,564

Net

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30.. . .
Aug. 30.. . .

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 31

Aug. 31

Aug. 31

Aug. 31

Aug. 31....
Aug. 31.. . .

Sept. 1

Sept. 1
Sept. 1 . . .
Sept. 1 , .
Sept. 1
Sept. 2

Sept. 3

Sept. 3

Sept. 3 *
Sept. 3. . .
Sept. 4
Sept. 4
Sept. 4
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 5
Sept. 5....

Olson & Mahony. . .
Ingenieur Sacharow.

American

Dutch..
Dutch

British

Norwegian ....

British

British

British

American

British
Norwegian

British

British

Panamanian.. .

Dutch

British

American

Rotterdam

Arica, Chile

Vladivostok j

Werf Conrad Haarlem

j' ,.

800
1,359

4.538
3,631
4,801
1,548
8,306
5,621
4.604
7.696
4,639
3,077
8.993
3,001
4,627
8.613

Valparaiso

Portland. Oreg.. . .

Ballast

r / '

Norfolk

Ballast

3,539

r> j

General

100

626

7.000

5,510

8.728

1.018

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

Ellerman & Bucknall Lines

Isthmian S. S. Co.. Ltd

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Strathfillan S. S. Co.. Ltd

Valparaiso. ......

New Zealand

Buenaventura. . . .

3.047

Toyohashi Marti . . .

Strathfillan

Crown of Granada .

New York

New Orleans

Pisagua, Chile. . . .
Santa Rosalia. . . .

Los Angeles

San Francisco ....
Portland. Oreg...

Vladivostok

Vladivostok

Moji. Japan

Buenaventura. . . .

Tocopilla

San Francisco. . . .
San Diego

2.409
6,769
2.400

New York

6.715

Horry Luckenbach..

Tfllus

Stmshps. Goidelian & Coranian. .

11.500

Royal Mail Steam Packet Co... .

Atlantic & Pacific S. S. Co

Tat em Steam Navigation Co... .

New Orleans

Petroleum

7,360

6,498

1,170
6,657
5.519
6.891
244
13.076
6.350

4,405

620

4.123

Dakotan

6.881

4.751

212

Kroonland

San Francisco. . .
Taltal

5.900
8,237

Holland America Line

Norfolk

Coal

4.632

F. S. Holland

Newport News. . . .
1 New York

Vancouver. B. C.
Portland. Oreg.. .
San Francisco...

Haigh Hall

Pleiades

Luckenbach Line

General

2,995

4,147

3.255

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Aug. 30.
Aug. 30.

Aug. 30.
Aug. 31.
Aug. 31.
Aug. 31.
Aug. 31.
Sept. 1..
Sept. 1..
Sept. 1 . .
Sept. 2..
Sept. 2..
Sept. 2 . .
Sept. 2..
Sept. 2.
Sept. 3..
Sept. 4..
Sept. 4.
Sept. 4.
Sept. 4.
Sept. 4.
Sept. 4.
Sept. 4..

Ohio

Wisconsin

Invertay. .

Alna

Kim

Jungshavcd

Panama
Freder'k Luckenbach
Wm. O'Brien..
Luz Blanco. . . .
Mexico

British

American. . .

British

British

American. .
American. .
American. .

British

Norwegian.
American. .
Norwegian .
Norwegian .
Danish. . . .

British

American. .
American. .

British

British. . . .
British. . .
British. .
British.
British. . . .
British

Crown S. S. Co

California S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. .

Indra S. S. Co

U. S. Navy battleship

U. S. Navy battleship

U. S. Navy battleship

Law. Leslie, & Co

L. J. Mowinckels

American-Hawaiian Line

African-Australian Line

P. Johannessen

C. K. Hansen _

Empire Transport Line

Luckenbach Line

East Coast Transport Co. . . .

London and Pacific Pet. Co. .

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.

Ocean S. S. Co

British & Chilean Line

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.

Ocean S. S. Co

Hall Line

Vancouver

Iquique

Buenaventura.

Hilo

San Pedro

San Pedro

San Pedro

Talcahuano. . .

Taltal

Hilo

Paggoumene. .
Iquique.

Grande

Grande. .
San Francisco .
Puget Sound . .

Talara

Valparaiso

San Francisco .

Junin

Guayaquil.. . .

Victoria

Singapore

London

Colon, for orders.

Colon

Boston

Annapolis

Annapolis

Annapolis

Newport News. .

Montreal

Del. Breakwater.

rk.

Ne

Norfolk.
Philadelphia. . .
Philadelphia...
Phila. and N. 'i
New York....

London

Liverpool

London

Colon, for orde

Colon

Kingston

Boston

Gen. and lumber.

Nitrates

General

Sugar, hemp ...

General

Nitrates

Sugar, pines.
Chrome ore.
Nitrates.
In

8.822

2.100

550

7.000

l ore.

General, lumber.
Lumber, copper..
Kerosene, benzini
Cotton, wool, etc
Lumber, general.

Nitrates

Potatoes, etc. . . .

Lumber

General

6.700
10. SOU
8.900
7.220
10,000
5.900
7.300
3,407
7.100
5.900
2.241
6.700
7,109
1,044
6.600
8,400

7,684
1.814
1.170
6,844
13.450
13,900
12.830
5,303
7,368
6,937
6.012
7,552
4,203
5,233
3,006
5,514
5,147
6,493
6.654
5,492
1,557
7,537
6,335

5.450
951
620

4,931

•Other than vessels which passed through the Canal.

♦Arrivals an

d Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Sept. 6

Sept. 6
Sept. 10....

Stanley Dollar

Dollar Line

Calliope

Egremont Castle. , , .

,...|

Sept. 15....

Lancashire Shipping Co Singapore.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Dale

Vessel Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

To

Aug. 4

Wegadesk Earn L'ne

Norfolk.

Aug. 30.. .
Aug. 30...
Aug. 31...

Nima Nima, Cuba

Galveston.

Zela (schooner) ....

Robert Wilcox & Co

Gulfport.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Sept. 7..
Sept. 9..
Sept. 11.

[tali
Spai

Eld<

in Line :' Sept. 9. .

ish Line i !| Sept. 11.

rs & Fvffes S. S. Co. . . . | !. Sept. 12.

Genoa and w:
Bristol and Ja
Barcelona.

•Other than vessels which passed through the Canal, United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Aug. 31 ... . Newport. . .
Aug. 31.... Isabela.

Sept. 3. ... - Kiyo Mam.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co San Francisco.

N. Y. and Porto Rico Line.. Portland.
Toyo Kisen Kaisha Hongkong.

Aug. 31.... Wilmington Chas. Nelson San Francisco.

Aug. 31.... O.M.Clark C. H. Huggins Ship Creek. Alaska.

Sept. 1 Isabela I N. Y. & Porto Rico Line.. . Valparaiso.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

1 1

Sept. 7....
Sept. 7

San Francisco.

:::::::::::!: :::::::::::::::::i::::::::::::::::::::::::::::l::: ::::::.::::::::

Coronel.

•Other than vessels passing through the Canal.

CANAL

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1915.

No. 4.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rale is $1 per year in the United States and
its Possessions, and in Canada, Cuba. Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The Paper is furnished free to United
stales Government departments, re% / foreign

govern n h ' raries, and employes of The

Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the g id roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as bt ginning from
the first of the quarter if the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31.
on this basis: Sent between July 1 cndOttober J, 50 cents;
between October J and January 1, 25 cents. For foreign
subscript di::ded into thirds; and remit-

tances for the rem year should be: Between

September 1 and January J, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given bclmo.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

New 15-Yard Dipper Dredge Due to Arrive Soon.

The new 15-yard dipper dredge Cascadas
has been launched at the yards of the con-
tractor, the Bucyrus Company, at Port
Richmond, N. Y., and is due to be delivered
at the Canal in October. The Cascadas will
be similar in general features to the Gamboa
and the Paraiso, but will have a beam of sev-
eral feet more than the 44-foot width of the
two 15-yard dipper dredges now in service.
Like the present dredges of this type, it will
be provided with interchangeable dippers of
12-cubic yards capacity. Three 1,000-cubic
yard steel barges ordered especially for use
with the Cascadas have been placed in serv-
ice, working in the Cut with the Gamboa
and the Paraiso.

Cape Mala Light Out for a Short Period.

The recently established first-order light at
Cape Mala, on the point marking the western
limit of the entrance to the Gulf of Panama,
about 90 miles from the entrance to the Canal,
was not burning during the period from
September 9 to 12, inclusive. Immediately
upon this condition being reported by the
keeper of the light, the Marine Division
despatched an expedition to restore the light
to service. It was found that the flasher had
been put out of commission by the heat. The
conditions causing this were remedied, and
the light restored to service in the evening of
September 13.

Daily Survey of Channel Affected by Slides.
One of the features of the active work of the
Dredging Division in the excavation at the
bases of the Culebra slides in the Cut is the
daily survey of the channel of the Canal be-
tween stations 1770 and 1798. Three field

parties leave Paraiso every morning at 7 in
launches, proceed to their respective parts of
the 2,S00-foot section King between the sta-
tions named, run transverse lines of soundings
every 50 feet, making soundings on each line
at intervals of 15 feet, from water's edge to
waters' edge, an average of about 300 feet,
plot the soundings, trace the 5-foot con-
tours determined by them, and submit
completed blueprints before 10 a. m. This
requires rapid, methodical work, and it
has been calculated that the field parlies,
through their developed proficiency, require
on the average approximately seven-tenths
of a second to drop the lead, read the sounding,
raise the lead, and cast it for the next sound-
ing.

The contour chart which results from this
survey indicates the status of the channel and
reveals the points at which extra effort is re-
quired. Copies are placed in the hands of the
resident engineer, the superintendent, and
the supervisor of the Dredging Division,
another copy is sent to Balboa Heights for
the information of the Governor and the Ma-
rine Superintendent, and a fifth is filed with
the office records.

As soon as the soundings are completed,
four drag parties proceed to drag the chan-
nel for bumps that do not show on the cross
section soundings. This dragging is carried
on until after the passage of the commercial
shipping. By such means it is possible to
determine to the inch the depth of the chan-
nel; ships are held up or passed on the
information received; every inch of the buoy-
ed channel is covered; and the dragging
between the passages of shipping takes care
of changes that may occur.

This work; as well as the dredging, is
carried on every day, including Sundays and
holidays.

Seven frame buildings for family quarters
for silver employes are being erected to the
southeast of Pedro Miguel, directly east of the
main line of the Panama Railroad, at a point
about midway between the Pedro Miguel
station and Miraflores tunnel. They will
house 84 apartments and are primarily for
the use of silver employes at the Pacific locks.

Each house will have 12 apartments, three
in each wing of each floor of a two-story build-
ing. Each apartment will consist of two rooms
each 12 by 12 feet in plan. The apartments
are to extend through the building, opening on
screened, partitioned porches both front and
rear. There will be common toilets and show-
er bath in the rear. The construction is to be
very similar to that of the type-18 gold
bachelors' quarters of 24 rooms. The build-
ings will overlook Miraflores Lake. The roofs
will be of corrugated asbestos instead of the
usual corrugated iron, because the price of
the latter has risen appreciably during the
course of the European war.

THE SLIDE SITUATION.

Further movements of the slides on the east
and west banks of the Canai at Culebra, which
had caused a suspension of traffic through the
Cut from August 7 to 10, prevented the pas-
sage of vessels from September 4 to 9, inclus-
ive. On Friday, September 10, the channel
was cleared sufficiently to allow the passage
of the lighter draft vessels, of those which had
collected at the two ends of the Cut and
beyond while awaiting transit. Since that
day • the channel has been made wider and
deeper and on Monday, September 13, the
last of the larger waiting vessels, including
the Kroonland, • the United States collier
Proteus, and the Andijk of the Holland-Ameri-
can Line, which was drawing 30 feet of water,
were handled through the Cut. Traffic is now
normal.

This suspension of traffic was the most seri-
ous which has occurred since the Canal was
blocked in October of last year by Cucaracha
slide. In fact, this and the suspension in Aug-
ust have been the only occasions since Oc-
tober on which there was complete stoppage
of navigation. At other times large vessels
have been delayed for several days, but at
the same time the vessels of medium draft
were sent through without delay.

After the elimination of immediate danger
at the base of Cucaracha slide the larger
dredges were stationed at the bases of the
east and west Culebra slides, which, moving
toward each other, had made considerable
aggressions on the channel since the opening
of the Canal to traffic. The dredges were
able to keep pace with the encroachment at
the time, and even slightly to increase the
channel in spite of it; but under occasional
accessions of momentum to the moving mass-
es the material slid into the channel more
rapidly than the dredges could excavate it.

The section of channel affected by the two
Culebra slides extends between Stations 1770
and 1798, a distance of 2.S00 feet. The east
slide lies directly to the north of Gold Hill,
and the west slide to the north of Contractor's
Hill. The width between the outer limits of
the breaks on opposite sides of the Cut is
greatest at Station 1787, where it amounts to
2,975 feet. A cross section of the Cut at this
station is reproduced herewith. It is based
on a survey made in August. The section
was drawn with the elevations and horizontal
distances on the same scale, so that the slopes
are presented without distortion.

On the east side the break extends back
1,525 feet from the center line of the channel,
and the surface at the outer limit of present
breaking is 350 .feet above sealevel. On the
west side the break runs back 1,450 feet from
the center line, and the present edge is at
585 feet above sealevel. The greater part of
the movement at this time is from the west
side. On July 1, it was estimated that 5,000,-

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Vol. IX, No. 4.

000 cubic yards were in motion on the west
bank in this section, and 4,000,000 cubic
yards on the east bank. Since that date
about 2,000,000 cubic yards of spoil have
been removed at the bases of the two slides.

In the past month and a half the forces of
the Dredging Division have made some re-
markable records in excavation. Five hard
material dredges have been employed at the
bases of the Culebra slides and they and all
the accessories serving them have been worked
under heavy pressure 24 hours a day.

Durin? the month of August the excava-

dredge of their type will mean, accordingly,
increasing the dredging capacity at the base
of the slides by about 25 per cent.

Proclamation of Neutrality Between Italy and
Turkey.

The President of the United States issued
on August 23 a proclamation of the neutrality
of the United States and the territories under
its jurisdiction in the war between Italy and
Turkey. The provisions and injunctions are
similar to those embodied in the proclamation
of neutrality between Belgium and German)',

issued on August 18, 1914, and published in
The Canal Record of September 9, 1914.
The date from and after which "no ship of
war or privateer of any belligerent shall be
permitted to make use of any port, harbor,
roadstead or other waters within the juris-
diction of the United States as a station or
place of resort for any warlike purpose or for
the purpose of obtaining any facilities of
warlike equipment" was^established by the
I taly-Turkeyf ]. Proclamation as August 24,
1915.

i i J i i i i » i k i i i 1 r

OUTLINE OF CROSS SECTION OF CUT NEAR MIDDLE OF CULEBRA SLIDES.

tion at the bases of the Culebra slides amount-
ed to 793,012 cubic yards. In the same month
66,228 cubic yards were removed from the
base of Cucaracha slide, and the seagoing
suction dredge Culebra, which ranges the
the Cut between Gamboa and Paraiso to re-
move silt and keep the channel clean, took out
132,639 cubic yards. The total excavation
in the Cut by seven dredges was 991,879 cubic
yards. From September 1 to the morning of
September 13, the total excavation from the
Culebra slides was 291.0S2 cubic yards and
the total from the Cut was 380,127.

An idea of what this quantity means is
afforded by comparison with one of the
chambers of the Canal locks. To fill one of
the chambers, 1,000 feet long by 110 feet wide,
to a depth of 72 feet, would require 293,333
cubic yards.

In the 24 hours ending at 6 a. m., Septem-
ber 5, the excavation from the bases of the
Culebra slides amounted to 32,522 cubic
yards. The quantities removed by the indi-
vidual dredges were, as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yard ige.

Cardenas. . . . 5-yard dipper 3.661

Chagres 5-yard dipper 4,241

Corozal Ladder 5.190

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 11,475

Paraiso 15-yard dipper

Total 37.522

On the same day pipeline suction dredge
No. 86, at Cucaracha slide, removed 4,680
cubic yards, and the Culebra took out 5,225
cubic yards. Thus the record for the day was
a total of 42,427 cubic yards removed from
the Cut.

In the 24 hours ending at 6 a. m., Septem-
ber 7, the dipper dredge Gamboa excavated
12,545 cubic yards. This sets a new record
on the Isthmus for a dredge working in hard
material.

The present dredging fleet, which has kept
the channel open under all except the most
severe movements, is to be augmented shortly
by the addition of the new 15-yard dipper
dredge Cascadas. Three 1,000 cubic yard
steel barges, ordered as accessories to the
Cascadas, are now in service. The two 15-yard
dipper dredges now working in the Cut, the
Gamboa and the Paraiso, are doing, roughly
speaking, slightly over half of the excavating
at the Culebra slides. The addition of a third

WEATHER CONDITIONS, CANAL ZONE, AUGUST, 19 15.

The rainfall for the month was above the station averages at seven stations and deficient
at 11 stations. Over the Pacific section the rainfall was above normal, the excess being greater
on the coast and diminishing farther inland, while over the central and Atlantic sections the
rainfall w.is generally below normal. For the first time on record, during the month of August,
the rainfall at Balboa Heights exceeded the total at Colon, and the Balboa Heights total this
month is the highest for the 19 years of record, being almost double the average amount.
During the first half of the month normal conditions were experienced, the rainfall being com-
paratively heavy over the Atlantic slope and light on the Pacific side, but after the middle
of the month conditions were reversed, and the Pacific s'ope received the heavier rainfall.

This reversion of normal conditions was undoubtedly due to the passage of the hurricane
that swept over the Carribean and Gulf, during the period from August 10 to 17. Southerly
winds prevailed over the Isthmus during and after the passage of the storm, the winds blowing
towards the area of low barometer created by the storm. Northwest winds normally prevail
over the interior and Pacific slope during the month of August, and the greater part of the
moisture they contain is lost when they cross the divide. In this particular case, with southerly
winds, the Pacific slope received the greater part of the rainfall, and on the Atlantic slope,
conditions were experienced that ordinarily occur on the Pacific side.

Rainfall totals for the month ranged from 15.24 inches at Balboa Heights to 4.51 inches
at Gamboa. The maximum amount of precipitation recorded on anyone day was 3.84 inches
at Alhajuela on the 21st. Heavy showers occurred quite generally throughout the Zone on
the ISth, 20th, and 21st of the month.

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was 26 per cent below the average,
or 9.82 inches against a 15-year mean of 13.20 inches.

The air temperature at Balboa Heights was slightly below normal during the daytime, and
slightly above during the night, while at Colon the temperature was approximately one degree
above normal for all hours ol the day. The atmospheric pressure was slightly below normal,
while the relative humidity, daytime cloudiness, and temperature of the sea water were above
normal on both coasts. The wind movement was generally below normal at Colon, while at
Balboa Heights it was above during the daytime and below during the nighttime. The
evaporation was approximately normal over both coasts.

No fogs were observed during the month at either station, but several night and early
morning fogs occurred at interior stations, 80 per cent of which were dissipated by 6.30 a. m.,
and all the fogs lifted or were dissipated by 7.30 a. m.

The elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above mean seilevel, were as follows: Mean for the
month, 86.02; maximum, on the 15th, 86.15; minimum, on the 22d, 85.80. Evaporation from
the lake surface during the month was 4.466 inches.

The climatological conditions prevailing during the month at the Atlantic and Pacific
coast stations are summarized in this table:

t3

Temperature.

> .

Precipitation.

Wind.

E

g

S

>

"'

*i

Mg

Ijj

= = s

E

Q

s

Q

7,

h

0 i

li

3 c
HE

a.

>E

s

5

P

Colon

■

80 i. 90

Aug. 14

u

Aug. 9

94

12.89

15.05

24

5,551

W.

26

w.

Aug. 10

Heights . . .

29.82!

80.4 91

Aug. 12

72 Aug. 9

93

15.24

7.89

22

4.576

N.W.

35

N. E.

Aug. 3

♦Formerly Ancoa.

September 15, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

27

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Emigration from the Isthmus to foreign
ports during the month of August, 1915, ex-
ceeded immigration from foreign ports by 63
persons. This brings the net emigration since
July 1, 1913, a period of 26 months, to 26,894.
This is at the rate of 1,03-1.-1 per month. Dur-
ing approximately the same period the Canal
force diminished from 42,262 on June 25, 1913,
to 25,424 on August 25, 1915, a decrease of
16,838, which is at the rate of 647.6 per month.

The examinations of persons at the Canal
ports by the quarantine authorities during
August exceeded in number the examinations
in July, which were, in turn, greater than
those of preceding mcnths. The total number
of passengers and crews examined at Cristobal-
Colon and Balboa-Panama during August
was 19,714. A comparison with preceding
months since the beginning of this year is
afforded by this tabulation:

January. .
February.
March. . . .

May.. .
June. . .
July....

August.

us'c-/ s.

Crew%.

3, 837
4,300
6.0U
3.60S
5,391
4.067
4.974
4.900

10.232
9,332
12,155
11,032
11,772
12,756
14.136
14.814

14.11")
13,632
18,169
14,637

17.163
1 ?,725
19,1 10

19,714

38.040 I 96.229 134.26)

A summary of the quarantine activities on
the Isthmus during August is given in this
consolidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:

essels

Total

Supplementary inspections of

detained .

Number of vessels fumigated 0:1 arrival
Number of vessels fumigated on depart-

Total

Number of crew examined 14,814

Number of passengers examined (in-
cluding 162 U. S. troops) 4,900

Total 19.714

Number of supplementary ins7>ections 1,031

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory

vaccination law 790

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en mute because of
compulsory vaccination law 715

Total

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incubation of yellow fever
and plague 279

Number of persons hald in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever and
plague 1.S72

1.503

Total

Number of persons embarked for foreign

ports:

Cabin 2,100

Steerage 1.240

Total

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 2,160

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1.587

Apparent increase for month fron

coast towns

Apparent decrease for month fron

foreign ports:

Cabin

Steerage

portation

Number of bills of health issued or viseed. . . .

Number of inspecti >ns 01 docks

Number of inspections of vessels at d icks

Number if persons landed. . . . 5.347
Less number from Paciac side. 219

Total apparent increase for month 291

The immigration report for Colon, which

is the port receiving the majority of passengers,

classifies the immigrants during August by

places of origin, as follows:

From Cabin. Steerage

United S.ates

: Indies

,') )
103
16
59

121
357

'99'

36

445

235

... 1.236

1.321

Of the 2,557, the men numbered 1,425;
women, 609; children, 287; and 255 were
not classified.

Quarantine Inspection of West Caast Ports.

Dr. M. C. Guthrie, the Chiel Quarantine

Officer of The Panama Canal, is to =ail from
Balboa on Thursday, September 16, on the
steamship Huasco uf the South American
Steamship Company to make a tour of the
ports of the west coast south of Panama, as
far as Valparaiso. His itinerary includes
the principal ports of Colombia, Ecuador,
Pera, and northern a id central Chile. The
purpose of the trip is to ac [uire id nil'arity
with coa lilions in the west coast ports, es-
pecially those notoriously infected with plague
and yellow fever, and to observe particularlv
the sanitary observances in the handling of
cargc.

The existence of plague in some of the ports
of the »,m coast affords at present the most
imminent liability to infection to which the
Canal and its shipping are subject. Yellow
fever is not regarded with caual apprehension,
because effective precautions against it can
be carried out with relative ease, and the
virtual extermination of the stegomyia mos-
quito in the vicinity of the Caatal by con-
tinuous sanitary operations has limited the
liability to an epidemic even if the fever should
be introduced. But the plague is a stealthy
disease, transmitted in insidious ways. It
may be prevalent among rats on a ship or in a
community for some time before breaking out
among men and it is transmitted by fleas
and other suctorial invertebrates which are
widely prevalent in the tropics on rats,
dogs, human beings, and many other animals.
The complete elimination of these insect car-

riers in the present status of society is prac-
tically impossible, and the plans of campaign
in case of infection on the Isthmus do not
contemplate it, but depend on rat-proof con-
struction, separation of rodents from food
supplies, and intensive trapping and disin-
fection in the vicinity of each focus and iso-
lation. Rats are the great carriers of plague,
and as they are usualy to be fourd in great
numbers around warehouses and unprotected
wharves (the "rat-proof" dock construction,
of which the new Canal terminals are a
type, is a development of the last decade),
and will often make their way into bundles of
cargo and be shipped with the goods, it fol-
lows that the precautions taken against them
during the handling of cargo are of funda-
mental importance.

The Panama Canal has already very com-
prehensive and strict regulations designed to
prevent infection. To study the conditions
at the ports from which the danger is the
greatest, with a view to recommending modi-
fications in the Canal quarantine practices,
if warranted, the better to conform to those
conditions, is the purpose of Dr. Guthrie's
trip. It may be that no changes, toward
either greater strictness or the remission of
present requirements, will be found to be
desirable, but in any event the direction of the
Canal quarantine will benefit by more inti-
mate knowledge of the conditions against
which the quarantine restrictions are directed.

As will be seen from the statistics published
in The Canal Record, during the 1H months
of Canal traffic ending July 31, the number of
vessels passing through the Canal from ports
of the west coast ol South America, with
which are included a few shipments from
Central America, was 277 This is 22 per
cent of the total, and at the rate of 24 per
month. The aggregate net tonnage of the
vessels, Panama Canal measurement, was
891,402 and they carried an aggregate of
1,318,209 tons of cargo. From this it is ob-
vious that protection against infection from
this area involves a great amount of work.
A considerable number of the ports are either
plague infected or suspected and the nature
of the transmission of plague is such as to
render shipments from nearly all the ports
of the west coast subject to restriction. An
appreciation of these conditions on the part
of shippers and ship.-.' masters may lead to
their willing cooperation in observances which
might otherwise seem unduly onerous.

Towing locomotives Nos. 645 and 652, at
Gatun Locks, were loaded on steel flat cars
in the morning of Wednesday, September 15,
for transfer to Pedro Miguel Lock.

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check

Nj.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Date of
death

91635
8 75 78

j i 1
63)44
59=) 17

Col m

P. R. R

P. R. R

Dept. . . .

t> and M

P. R. R

S;pt. 8, 1915.
S- it. s. 1015.
Aug :>. 1915
An;. 30, 1915
Sept. 2. 1915.

Pavne, Th imas

W

Total

Number of immigrants recommended for de

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them, should
be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Building,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public, or
other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. These names will be published
but once.

28

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Vol. IX, No. 4.

RECORD OF AN EARTHQUAKE.

Clear Seismograms Obtained at Balboa Heights
on September 6. — Arrangement of Instruments.

The earthquake of the evening of Monday,
September 6, which, according to press re-
ports, did considerable damage to property
and caused some loss of life in the Republic
of Salvador, was apparently not felt by anyone
ii the Canal Zone. The four seismographs
at the Balboa Heights observatory, however,
recorded the seismic movement very clearly.
They showed that the maximum amplitude
of movement in this vicinity was 31.5 milli-
meters (about 1 .24: inches), that the intensity
here was III on the Rossi-Forel scale of I to X,
and that the epicenter of the disturbance lay
in a northerly direction, about 742 miles
distant. The movement began at 8.23.26
p. m. and lasted until 9.24 18 p. m., a period
of one hour and 52 seconds. This was in
time of meridian 75° west, or five hours earlier
than Greenwich time. That a disturbance of
such duration and intensity was not perceived
by the people of the Canal Zone and Panama
is attributed to the fact, shown by the seis-
mograph records, that the local movement
was one of relatively slow oscillation, and not
of the rapid vibration which has given many
of the minor earthquakes of this locality an
element of physical perceptibility frequently
out of proportion to the movement.

The record made by the earthquake of Sep-
tember 6 on the large north-south seismo-
graph is reproduced herewith, at nine-six-
teenths of the size of the original record. This
record was unusually clear. The records of
disturbances epicentering closer to the sta-
tion, notably those of 1914 in Los Santos
Province of the Republic of Panama, about
120 miles from Balboa Heights, have usually
been less satisfactory than this record of
the Salvadorean earthquake, for the reason
that more often than not the recording pen
was thrown clear off the cylinder, and the
crucial part of the action not recorded with
accuracy.

The Balboa Heights observatory is equip-
ped with four seismographs, two of which,
designated as 25-kilogram instruments, are
for relatively local work, recording disturb-
ances up to 2,000 or 3,000 miles distant, while
the larger instruments, known as the 100-
kilogram standard, have greater capacity.
They record anything from a minute local
tremor up to a shock occurring 8,000 miles
away. All are of the Bosch-Omori type.
Each instrument consists essentially of an
iron mass (weighing 25 or 100 kilograms, that
ii, 55 or 220 pounds, as the case may be) sus-
pended from a vertical iron column by fine
steel wires, while a horizontal bracket, or
"steady mast" extends from the mass in a
true north-south or east- west direction, ending
in a device for holding the recording pen in

touch with a revolving cylinder. An earth-
quake causes oscillation of everything but the
suspended mass and the "steady mast" ex-
tending from it. This unit remains motion-
less, by virtue of its inertia and the nature of
its suspension. The vibrations of the revolving
cylinder beneath the pen cause tracings on the
surface of the cylinder which form the record
of the disturbance.

The cylinder is made to revolve for the pur-
pose of recording the time element in the dis-
turbance. On a day without disturbance the
recording point traces an even straight line.
The cylinder, in addition to revolving, is
made to move slowly in an axis at right angles
to the axis of the pendulum, so that on succes-
sive revolutions the lines made by the record-
ing point will not be superposed. The effect
is to have the point trace an even spiral on the
surface of the cylinder. An arrangement of
clockwork makes dots on the spiral lines at
intervals of one minute, and thus the seismol-
ogist can determine the time at which any
point of the spiral was traced. In the Balboa
Heights instruments, the cylinder is covered
with onion skin paper, the surface of which
has been coated with lamp black. This makes
a surface on which very delicate tracings are
recorded. On the completion of each day the
paper is removed and treated in a cellulose
bath which protects the lamp black against
rubbing off and makes the sheet of paper a
permanent record.

The vertical support holding the motionless
mass is on the same base as the recording
cylinder. At Balboa Heights each base is a
column of concrete, founded on the rock 16
feet below the base of the foundation of the
building, and the building was so constructed
as to leave each base entirely free of contact
with any other structure. Thus the machines
are insulated from the vibrations of the build-
ing.

The first lateral sweep of the recording pen
when a disturbance is felt is toward the
epicentric, caused by the motion of the cylin-
der away from the center of disturbance. By
having two instruments, one set on a north-
south and the other on an east-west axis,
two complementary records are taken. The
records are taken from opposite angles, and
thus establish a kind of system of polar co-
ordinates. Taken together, they indicate the
direction of the epicenter, and supplement
each other in recording the amplitude and
the time.

The records of earthquakes are distinguish-
ed from those of local disturbances, such as
blasts, by the relative slowness of oscillation
in an earthquake, as compared with a rapid
and intense vibration from a blast. An earth-
quake wave travels forward at the rate of
about 120 miles per minute ("a second per
second" is the seismologist's phrase) but the

local oscillatory motion at a given point on
the earth's crust will be slow. This is similar
to the movement of a wave across water.
A local disturbance is recorded as an intense,
sudden jar, setting up quick vibrations which
cease almost immediately.

Use of Forms 2124 and 2125 for Transfer to the
Classified Service in the United States.

Forms 2124 and 2125 (referred to in the
article published in The Canal Record of
last week, entitled "Service in the United
States," which set forth the administrative
arrangements to govern recommendations for
transfer from the Canal Service to the Classi-
fied Service) are for the use of employes in
excepted positions and for exemployes who
have been in excepted positions in The Pana-
ma Canal service.

The positions of clerk, bookkeeper, stenog-
rapher, typewriter, surgeon, physician, train-
ed nurse, and draftsman are classified positions
and the forms referred to above do not apply
to persons in those positions.

Under a recent law of the Republic of
Panama all checks and drafts handled through
banks in the Republic must bear revenue
stamps. On the checks of local banks the tax
is one cent. The law provides that the stamp
shall be affixed and cancelled by the drawer
of the check. Those who make payments
to any of the divisions of The Panama Canal
or the Panama Railroad Company by check
are directed to affix and cancel the revenue
stamp. The local depositaries of the' United
States and the Panama Railroad Company
are located in the city of Panama, and all
checks negotiated with them require the pre-
scribed revenue stamps.

It is seen that the application of this is al-
most wholly local, and this notice is published
for the special benefit of residents of the Canal
Zone and Panama. It stamps are not ob-
tainable at the time of remitting the check,
coin payment should be enclosed to cover
the cost of the stamps, which will then be
affixed in the office of the Collector; but the
cost of the stamp should never be included
in the amount of the check.

High School Entrance Examinations.

High school entrance examinations will be
held in the board room on the third floor of the
Administration Building at Balboa Heights,
on Monday, September 27, 1915, at 9.15 a. m.

The floating caisson dam No. 1 was placed
across the lower entrance to the east flight of
Gatun Locks in the morning of Wednesday,
September 15, to effect the unwatering of the
two lower chambers so that the gates may
be treated with bitumastic solution and enam-
el and some of the valves be repaired.

SEISMJGKAM RECOUPED AT 13ALB}A HEIGHTS O.S S2PrSM3ER_6,,1915.

September 15, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

29

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Operation of Oil Handling Plants.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 31, 1915.
Circular No. 660-27:

1. Effective September 1, 1915, the oil handling
plants of The Panama Canal at Balboa and Mount
Hope will be transferred to the Supply Department for
operation.

2. The General Storekeeper, Supply Department,
at Balboa will have immediate supervision over these
plants and all matters in connection with the oil-
handling operations should be taken up with him.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Children Traveling on Panama Railroad Steam-
ship Line.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z„ September 4, 1915.
Circular No. 610-1 (amending circular No. 610):

Paragraph 16 of circular No. 610 is hereby amended
as follows:

Children under 16 years of age will not be furnished
transportation unless accompanied by parents, guard-
ians, or adult passengers who will be responsible for
their care during the trip.

Employes of the Panama Railroad Steamship Line
will not assume any responsibility for such children,
and will not be permitted to offer suggestions as to the
selection of the adult passenger to take care of the
children in the event they are not accompanied by
parents or guardians.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting Municipal Engineer.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 8, 1915.
To all concerned— Effective September 11, 1915, and
during the absence of Mr. D. E. Wright on leave, Mr.
W. J. Spalding will be in charge of the Municipal
Division as Acting Municipal Engineer.

Jay J. Morrow,
Assistant to the Engineer of Maintenance,

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 11, 1915.
Circular No. 104:

Effective October 1. 1915, Capt. F. H. Smith, Assist-
ant Chief Quartermaster, is designated an accountable
official of The Panama Canal and Panama Railroad,
and as such will account for all nonexpendable property
used by or issued to hotels, retail commissaries, and the
Ancon laundry.

Accountable officials will arrange to transfer their
accountability for all such property by not later than
the effective date of this circular. Major W. R. Grove
will cease to be an accountable official upon effecting a
transfer of his accountability to Captain Smith.

The record of property paid for from Panama Rail-
road funds will be kept separate from that of property
paid for by The- Panama Canal.

H. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

$5 Coupon Books.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z-, September 11, 1915.
To all concerned — It has been brought to my attention
that the privilege of drawing 5-dollar coupon books is
being abused. It is requested that gold employes use
1 5-dollar books as far as possible and limit the use of
5-dollar books. Not more than two 5-dollar books
should be drawn in one month.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Those Authorized to Receipt for Property.
The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 3, 1915.
Accountable Officials:

Please furnish this office with the names of the persons
to whom you have delegated authority to sign your
name to receipts for property charged to your ac-
countability.

Ad. Faure,
Chief A ccountant.

Sworn Wei£hmaster at Balboa Terminals.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of the Master of Transportation,
Balboa Heights, C. Z„ September 10, 1915.
Circular No. 144:

Heads of all departments — For your information I
wish to state that Mr. H. L. Layland has been appointed
sworn weighmaster for the Panama Railroad an 1 The
Panama Canal, reporting to the Master of Transporta-
tion, and as such will be stationed at the Balboa track
scale, weighing all material passing in and out of Balboa
terminal.

This scale will be in operation from 6.30 a. in. to 6
p. m. during the week and it is requested that all de-
partments desiring cars weighed will arrange to pass
them over the scale between these hours. A record will
be maintained of all cars weighed and the weights
shown thereon will be official.
Please be governed accordingly.

W. F. Foster,
Acting Master of Transportation,
Approved:
S. W. Heald,

Acting Superinten lent.

Proposals for Clearing Land Defense Trails and
Clearings.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z., until 10
a. m., September IS, 1915, and then opened, for two
complete clearings, the second clearing to be followed
by burning, over an area of 3,414 acres, more or less,
located near Pedro Miguel, Miraflores. Gatun, and
Toro Point, and of 6S miles of trail 20 feet wide to l

in various parts of the Canal Zone, trails to be
by burning or otherwise after each cutting. The first
clearing to be completed by Decem'.jer 31, 1915, and the
second clearing not to be undertaken until Feb
1916, and completed by April 30. 1916. Form of con-
tract and proposal may be obtained upon application to
the office of the Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights.
The general location of the work will be shown to pros-
pective bidders on the maps in the fortifications office,
Balboa Heights, between thehoursof 2 p. m. ^n 1 .S p. in.,
September 18, and one trip occupying two days will be
made over the whole area by a representative of the
Division of Fortifications for the purpose of showing
bidders thecountry and conditions. Tuistrip will start
at 9 a. m„ September 20, from Mira So res Locks. Bids
must be accompanied by cash or certified check m i Le
payable to the Collector of The Panama Canal in the
sum of $2,000 as a guarantee that the bidder will, if
required by The Panama Canal, enter into a contract
with satisfactory baud, certified check, or cash in the
sum of $5,000 as security for the faithful perl trmance
of the work covered by the contract. If the bidder to
whom award is made fails or refuses to eater into con-
tiact with satisfactory security as require 1. th • am >unt
deposited will become payable to Tne Panama Ca lal
as liquidated damages. Deposits will be returned to
unsuccessful bidders upon rejection of their bids.

The Panama Canal reserves the right to accept any
bid, and to reject any or al! bids.

Bids should be marked "Proposal for clearing land
defense trails and clearings" ail addressed to the
Chief Quartermaster, Panama Canal, Balboa Heights,
C.Z. _____

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Calendar.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
during the week ending September 18, 1915:

Monday, September 13 — Docket 974, Rev. Dr.
Guillermo Rojas, Bishop of Panama (for Catholic
Church).

Tuesday, September 14 — Docket S92, Ramon M
Valdes.

Wednesday, September 15 — Docket 1014, Arturo Mul-
ler, for E. N. Cornell.

Thursday, September 16 — Docket 978, Isaac Lowe;
docket 982, Maria Jil Roanes; docket 984, Joseph
Malabre; docket 987, Jose L. Arias.

Friday, September 17— Docket 10)7. Alfred Darkin;
docket 1011, Nicholas} Arracha; docket L015, Zacha-
-riah Bell; docket 1018, Rosa Corranza ail Jo
Cianca.

J. A. Langston, Acting Secretary.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
191, docket numbers as shown, August JO, 1915— With
reference to the following claim?, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement had been made by
the United States:

Docket Claimant. Tax Dale of

No. No. Payment.

1282 Alejandro Porras 7-17-15

1310 Pedro Escalante 7-24-15

1573 Ciriaco Cota 652 4-21-15

1634 Anocleto (AnicletoJ Saya 626 1-30-15

1737 Jose Felix Segura 12- 7-14

1765 Joseph Tavlor 9-12-14

T - ■■■ I- 1-15

1866 Cosme Candles (Canalez) 1659 9-4-14

2491 Bruno Marin 10-23-14

2492 Raymundo Luzcando 11-27-14

2498 Pedro Irbanes (Ibanez) 11-28-14

2711 Dani.l* .m.lHI 264 2-27-15

2741 Sra. ria) Echeverria

and A ».. , 3-13— IS

2768 0 7-17-15

5-20-15

j >avid Hibbert 964 1-30^15

2781 James Williams 1

27S2 Jam.:; Campbell l

2784 i I 7-11-14

2785 Nathalie! Cadogan 2-13-15

2789 D 1-50-15

2790 Zachari th Grant 1

' >i fames Thomas 1-30-15

2820 M try McLean 2-15-15

■ William Kerr 2-27-15

2X54 Sarah R..-1 1 1-16-15

foseph Tavlor 9-12-14

2858 fose ih Farrell 1 I

2859 Samuel Brown (Browne) 3-10-15

2863 William Greaves 2-20-15

2S66 Ignacio Vivies 6S4 3-2 7-15

2881 David (D. E.) Blake 361 2-25-15

3019 I 2- 3-15

3024 Pauline Fonde iFondu) 3-27-15

3027 Juan C. Carrera 845 5-10-15

■'• ,;l !■■ • > llm.- Dennis 973 4-28-15

.*)3> Josephine Dennis 587-588 -: !

3035 Carlos Nunez 2-20-15

3039 Charles Williams 1-30-15

3"41 t, I'ni-.ins)

3044 Juan Henriquez J

m 46S 12-30-14

30 13 Georg : r La in 1-13-15

3125 W

3135 s , : i:: ...(>■. : 5- 6-15

3138 po 975 4- 7-15

3146 Saturnine Frutos (Frutoj 970 1-30-15

3155 B ' S35 1-16-15

3156 I i 1-16-15

3157 \ 641 1-16-15

3161 Juan Gonzales (Gonzalez) 631 1-30-15

3165 Luc is Melendcz 7-17-15

3207 Alzamora Guillermo (Guillermo Alza-

mora) 84 3- 4-15

32411 Sauti ig.i Tenirio 4- 5-15

3310 Paul Dixie (Didier) 850 1034 3 13-15

3513 Edward ( larte 5-29-15

3310 Perfirio (Porfirio) Gonzalez 11-16-14

3346 Fernando Esquina 7-1 7-15

3348 Pedro Jimenez (Jimenes) 714 6-26-15

5575 Juan Gamarra 4-14-15

3374 Nauvi.l td Fl-ires 5-15-15

357o A tre 4-10-15

3379 Arturo Fuentes 8-15-14

1382 i i 1 1-2

3397 Willi tin Ri;inrd 7-11-14

3417 i 558 6-26-15

3424 Ai it 393 10-24-14

542') Jose Herrera 1779-A 10-18-13

344S - 5- 1-15

54') i \: uie 2-17-15

340 7 Th.jnu-; M. .1 :.n- 412 7-28-15

3499 We I i iribbean < m

Seve tl Church.. 3- 2-15

3572 James Surgeon F-jwies ; [ un .■• i

553 6-26-15

In view of the above settlements no further a ti m
i m, and the foreg »ing
claims are therefore dismi

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commit

In the Urn of Tomas Villa, for p i ,

in Ti inidad V illey, rule of dii n>
docket No. 938, Augu t 26, 19J.5 — In the mater of the
claim of Tomaa Villa, docket No. 933, tor propel
located in the Trinidad Valley, this claim came on i w
hearing on August 26, 1915, and the evi
the Commission is that payment for the pr
covered in this claim was made on November 10, 1910,
in the sum of 8200. In view of this payment, and upon
motion of counsel for the claimant, this claim is hereby
dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commissioners,

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 13, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letl :rs,ori

in..: in the United States and its possessions, have been

received at the ■

be procured upon request of the ad !

att, Mrs. Catherine Hillcrman, Mrs. Abbie B.

i

iplai i

^ Co. C.
I

Paul G.
Herbert H., c/o

Sarrii. Mrs. Feliza de
Waters. Fred B.
White, Roscoe

Borch, A R

1

I, Jeannie

George, Hoi

. n. J., Q. M
1 'ercival
■■-. ,i l-J ick
Kagg ii' !. < orporal
Hanso i, J in T.
Healey, Thomas
Hfare. Fred W.

Yates, Dewitt

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 4.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping irueiests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective September 16 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh m3ats indicate the costs
of all cold storage goods. The price list for
groceries at retail which is now in effect was
published in The Canal Record of July 28,
1915, covering four pages. Copies of this list
may be obtained on application, by mail or
from the boarding officers who visit incoming
ships. These lists are published in order that
the shipping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by The Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts.

The following is a list of retail pricesof cold storage
provisions which will be effective September 16, 1915:

FRESH MEATS.

Price.

M utton — Stewing, per pound 9

Shoulder, trimmed, (not less 'than 5

pounds) per pound 12

Leg (8 to 10 pounds), per pound 19

Short cut, chops, per pound 23

Shoulder, chops, per pound 17

Lamb — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, trimmed, per pound 15

Leg (5 to 8 pounds) , per pound 24

Chops, per pound 29

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Veal — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, for roasting (not under 5 lbs.),

per pound 15

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Chops, per pound , . 30

Loin, for roasting, per pound 30

Cutlets, per pound 36

Beef — Suet, special, per pound 3 \

Soup, special, per pound 7

native, per pound 5

Soup, bones, special, per pound 2\

Stew, special, per pound It

native, per pound 8

Plate, special , per pound 12

native, per pound 8

Chuck roast, special (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 12

Chuck roast, native (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 8

Rib roast, second cut (not under 3£

pounds), special, per pound 16

Rib roast, second cut, native (3J pounds

and over), per pound 9

Rib roast, hrst cut (not under 3 pounds).

special, per pound 19

Rib roast, first cut. native (3 pounds and

over) , per pound 11

Pot roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Rump roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse roast, special, per pound. . . 22

* choice, per pound. ... 31

native, per pound. ... 16

Steak, chuck, special, per pound 13

native, per pound 9

Round, bottom, special, per lb. . . 13

native, per lb. . . 9

Round, top, special, per pound. . . 15

native, per pound... . 10

Sirloin, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Sirloin, choice cut, special , per

pound 23

Sirloin, choice cut, native, per lb. . 16

Rump. Bpecial, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse (not less than 1 J

pounds), special, per pound. ... 23
Porterhouse (not less than I3

pounds,) choice, per pound. ... 34
Porterhouse (lj pounds and over),

native, per pound 17

Porterhouse, short, special, per

pound : 20

Porterhouse, short, choice, per

pound 28

Porterhouse, short, native, per lb. 12
Tenderloin, Western, special, per

pound 35

Note. — "Choice beef" is kept on hand in the cold
storage plant at Cristobal. Orders placed with commis-
sary storekeepers before 11 a. m., will be shipped for
delivery on the following morning.

Pork — Hams, fresh, per pound §23

Shoulders, fresh, per pound §19

Loin. chop, or roast, per pound 18

Spare ribs, per pound 12

Pigs' feet, fresh . per pound 4

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole 83

$ head 42

Sausage, home made, per pound 23

Ox tails, per pound f&

Beef tongue, native, whole, per pound 20

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per pound t?

nil 74

Kidneys, beef, per pound 10

Livers — Beef, per pound 9

Calf, per pound 2 4

Steak — Hamburger, package 17

Hamburger, 20-pound containers, per

pound 14

Sausage — Bologna, per pound |H

Frankfurter, per pound 12

Frankfurter, imported, tin 11

Lieberwurst, per pound 8

Pork, per pound 14

Sweetbread, beef, per pound 1"19

Eggs, fresh, per dozen *33

per i dozen * 1 7

Bloaters, fancy, each 5

Bluefish, per pound 14

Codfish, dried, per pound 1 1

Haddock, smoked, per pound 1?

Halibut, fresh, per pound 10

Salmon, per pound 11

Whitefish, smoked, per pound 20

Yeast, per pound 31

per cake 2

Pates de foies gras, per jar 67

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Beef — Corned, No. 1, per pound 15

No. 2 , per pound 12

Ham — Real York and Cumberland, per pound.. 43

Genuine Westphalia, per pound 50

Minced, "Bologna style," per pound 12

Shoulders, sugar cured, boneless, whole,

per pound 1 1 4

Sugar cured, boneless, whole, per pound. fiO

Half, per pound J2 1

Sliced, per pound \l5

Whole, boiled, per pound. . f 25

Half, boiled, per pound. ... f27

Sliced, boiled, per pound . . t33

Bacon — Breakfast, sliced, per pound \l7

Whole, piece, per pound f26

Strips, whole, per pound i"20

Sliced, jar 30

Sliced, tins 27

Squares, whole, per pound 1 1°

Ham, lunch, per pound 40

Pork, bellies, per pound 18

Pork, clear, per pound 12

Pork, standard mess, per pound 14

Ox tongues, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per pound 24

Native, per pound 20

Pigs' feet, pickled, per pound 7

Pigs' feet, corned, per pound 7

Tongues, per pound 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, milk fed, per pound t31

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, corn fed, per pound 2 7

Fowls, per pound 24

Fowls, light, per pound 22

Ducks, Western, per pound 24

Capons, per pound 32

Broilers, milk fed, per pound 3i

Broilers, corn fed, per pound *i2

Turkeys, per pound 28

Squabs, each 36

Geese, per pound T 1 7

Grouse, each 1-00

Mallard ducks, 2 to 2 J pounds, each 2 . 35

Pheasants, each 1.35

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter — Creamery, special, per pound 38

Creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tub,

per pound 37

Sheffield Farms, extra fancy, per lb . . . 58

Oleomargarine, per pound, carton 29

Cheese — Philadelphia cream, cake 9

Roquefort, per pound 43

Young America, per pound f20

Swiss, per pound 34

Edam, each 1 . IS

Edam, tin 29

Parmesan, per pound 34

Gouda, per pound 26

Snappy, per cake 9

Milk. Sheffield Farms, per quart **15

Fermillac, bottle **25

Icecream, quart }25

i-gallon ISO

Cream, 30 per cent, quart **45

lint **25

i-pint **15

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per pound 2

Cabbage, per pound 1 i

t larrots, per pound 2

Cauliflower, per pound 15

Celery, per head *4

Cucumbers, per pound 4

Egg plant, per pound 3

Lettuce, per pound 10

Onions, per pound 2 %

Peppers, green, per pound 3

Plantains, per dozen. 12

Potatoes, white, per pound 2

Potatoes, sweet , per pound 2

Squash, per pound 2$

Turnips, per pound li

Price.

Tomatoes, per pound *6

Yams, Li'cea. per pound 3

FRUITS.

Apples, per pound 6

Grape fruit, tropical, each 31

Grapes, per pound S

Lemons, per dozen *13

Limes, per 100 32

Oranges :: 'k-i.-t . ■■acli 4

Tropical, per dozen 16

Coconuts, each 4

Bananas, per bunch 38

Bananas, each j

Apples, evaporated, per pound 11

Apricots, evaporated, per pound 11

Pears, evaporated, per pound 23

Peaches, evaporated, per pound 7

Figs, dried. !2-oz. packages 14

Raisins, seedless, package 11

table, cluster, per pound 18

Currants, cleaned, package 12

Prunes, stewing, per pound 11

Watermelons, each 38

Plums, per pound p5

Peaches, fresh, per pound 5

Pears, fresh, per pound 6

Cantalou pes, each t-*

Tangerines, each 1 £

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed tor return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than £ ham of 5 shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows'

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire.
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. in., and 1-30 to 5.30 p. m.

All other commissaiy stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold dcoartments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and other sailing
days of Panama Railroad vessels.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective September

Price Cha^g

Be I ipi e 1 h, ea. .
Pounders, steak, 1
Kettles, 6-qt., ea.
Cuts, drinking, e.
Oil. 3 in 1. bot...
Baby carriages, e;
Bowls, sugar, ea.

Additions to Stock.

Bunting, red, white, and blue, yd ' SO.

Jock strai 9, "Nuform", ea

Laces for low shoes, black, pr

Laces for low shoes, tan, ,n

Laces for low shoes, white

Laces for high shoes, black, pr

Lace for high shoes, tan, pr

Bowls, slop, B3>th, ea

Cups and s in :ers, A. D., Booth, ea

Pots, mustard, Booth, ea

Gingham, yd

Presses, racquet, ea

Collars, military, ea

Boats, sauce, Booth, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea 2

Cu,js and saucers, G 6262, ea 1

Cu >s aal sui.xvs, b millo/i, ea 2

Dixies, bakers,' II 1935, ea 5

fish, G6262 17

Dishes, b ikers,' ea 3

Dishes, bakers,' ea 3

Jugs, cream, ea J

Jug . cream, ea J

Plates, coupe, G 9721, ea 1

Platters, GS721, ea 3

Platters, G 8721, ea 2

Plates, coup :, A -4 >/, ea

Plates, sauce, ea

Platter.;. II 1935, ea 2

Platters, II 1935, ea 3

Plates, coupe. II 1935. ea 1

Plates, sauce, H 1935, ea

PUues, dinner, ea 1

I'l ne-. soup, ea 1

ea 2

Platters, ea 3

Plal . round, G 8721, ea 5

Plati , ea 1

Pots, tea, G 8721. ea 3

1 1 :s, tg trette, gua metal, ea

Shoes, w »me is' :

White canvas, blu. oxford, pr 3

White satin dancing pumps, pr 3

Black satin dancing pumps, pr 3

Blue, laundry, - kg

Ketchup, tomato, 1-gal. jar

September 15, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

31

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

October Weather Probabilities.
The following weather conditions may be
expected at the Canal entrances during the
month of October, 1915. Predictions are
based on October records at Colon and Ancon
for the past eight and nine years, respectively.
Winds — Light, variable winds will pre-
vail over the Atlantic coast with an average
hourly velocity of from five to 10 miles an
hour, the higher velocity occurring from 12
noon to 4 p. m. Southeast will be the pre-
vailing direction, although west and north-
west winds may be expected during the middle
of the day. A maximum velocity of from 30
to 38 miles an hour may be reasonably ex-
pected during the passage of local rain or
thunder squalls.

Over the Pacific coast and the interior,
light northwest winds will prevail with an
average hourly velocity of from five to nine
miles an hour. Variable winds and the higher
velocities may be expected during the early
part of the afternoon. Here, too, during oc-
casional rain or thunder squalls, the maximum
velocity of the wind may exceed 30 miles an
hour, but these storms are invariably of short
duration.

Rain — The average October rainfall at the
Atlantic entrance ot the Canal is 14.56 inches
and on the Pacific side 10.53 inches, these
averages being for periods of 45 and 18 years,
respectively. Twenty-four days with' rain
may be expected on the Atlantic coast, and
about 20 on the Pacific coast, while the aver-
age number of days with heavy rain (one inch
or more) is seven and two, respectively.
Throughout the length of the Canal, the
greater part of the rainfall occurs during the
• daytime, the heaviest rainfall generally oc-
curring between the hours of 1 p. m. and 6
p. m. However, at this season of the year
the percentage of daytime rainfall is higher
over the interior and Pacific coast than over
the Atlantic coast, and there heavy rainfall
may be expected during the early morning
hours. Over -both coasts the time of least
rainfall is from 8 to 9 a. m.

Fogs — Practically no fogs may be expected
at either Canal entrance, but night and early
morning fogs will be numerous over the in-
terior. Over the Gaillard Cut section of the
Canal 25 nights with fog may be expected;
but as all fogs lift or become dissipated before
8.30 a. m., they should not prove a hindrance
to navigation under present conditions.

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature will be approximately 79° Fahren-
heit over both coasts. The air temperature
on the Atlantic coast does not rise as high
during the day or fall as low during the night
as on the Pacific coast, but the time of oc-
currence of the maximum and minimum tem-
peratures is the same over both coasts, being
from 12 noon to 2 p. m. and from 4 to 6 a. m.,
respectively Over the Atlantic coast the
maximum temperature is not likely to exceed
91° Fahrenheit or the minimum fall lower
than 70° while on the Pacific side the maxi-
mum temperature may be as high as 95°
Fahrenheit and the minmuim as low as 6S.°
The mean daily range in temperature is 10°
Fahrenheit on the Atlantic coast and 14°
Fahrenheit on the Pacific coast.

Barometric pressure — Barometric readings
on the Isljmus are very uniform from day to
day and except for the diurnal change caused
by the daily change of the temperature, the

fluctuations are so slight as to have practically
no value in forecasting weather conditions.
The average sealevel pressure will be ap-
proximately 29.85 inches over both coasts.
The maximum reading for the month is not
likely to exceed 29.95 inches nor the minimum
to be lower than 29.70 inches.

Relative humidity — The relative humidity
of the atmosphere should averag? aboui 87
per cent over both coasts. The range is
greater on the Pacific side than on the At-
lantic, the average night-time humidity being
95 per cent and 92 per cent, respectively, while
the average minimum recorded during the
day is 75 per cent and 78 per cent.

Storms — The Isthmus is seldom visited by
violent or widespread atmospheric disturb-
ances, although rain, wind, or thunder storms
of more or less limited extent are of common
occurrence, and may be expected quite fre-
quently during the mrnth. Rough weather
may be expected to the northward of the
Atlantic entrance, as this is the season of the
West Indian hurricane. The path of these
storms is well to the northward of the Isthmus
but a rough sea accompanied by brisk winds
may be occasionally experienced outside the
breakwater following the passage of one of
these storms. Generally cloudy weather will
continue over both coasts, and smooth seas
are usually experienced at the Pacific en-
trance during the month of October.

Tides — The extreme tidal range at Colon
is less than two feet, and tidal fluctuations at
the Atlantic entrance need not be considered.
The average tidal fluctuation at Balboa
is 13 feet, while the maximum range maj
reach 20 feet.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
next four weeks are presented in the follow-
ing table:

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height ,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the dav are numbered
consecutively from 0A (midnight) to 2ih (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished bv 12 give the usual reckoning;
fur instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

. SEPTEMBER.

Date.

Time

and height of hig}
low water.

and

Wed., Sept. IS

1 :18

7:16

13:49

19:49

0.9

15.4

0.6

14 0

Thurs., Sept. 16

2:09

8:09

14:46

20:48

1.9

14.3

1.6

13.0

Fri., Sept. 17

3:12

9:13

15 :53

22 :04

2.9

13.3

2.4

12.3

Sat., Sept. 18

4:26

10:36

17:09

23:25

3.6

12.5

2.8

12.2

Sun., Sept. 19

5:46

12 :06

18 :24

3 6

12.5

2.5

Mon., Sept. 20

0:55

6:58

13:22

19:29

12.8

2.9

13.1

1 9

1 :59

8:00

14:21

20:23

13.8

2.0

13.9

1.2

Wed.. Sept. 22

2 :48

8:50

15 :09

21 :10

14.7

1.1

14.6

0.6

Thurs., Sept. 23

3:31

9:36

15 :52

21 :53

15.3

0.4

15.(1

0.3

Fri., Sept. 24

4:10

10:16

16:31

22:33

15.7

0.0

15.2

0.3

4:46

10:55

17:07

23:10

15.7

-0.1

15.1

0.5

Sun., Sept. 26

5:21

11:32

17:42

23 :4S

15.3

0.2

14.7

1.1

Mon., Sept. 27

5:53

12:09

IS :17

14.8

0.8

14.0

Tues., Sept. 28

0:25

6:26

12:48

1S:52

1.9

14.0

1.6

13.2

Wed., Sept. 29

1:04

6:59

13:28

19:30

2.8

13.2

2.5

12.3

Thurs., Sept. 30

1:46

7:37

14:14

20:13

3.7

12.3

3.4

11.4

Date.

Time

and height of higi
low water.

and

Fri., October 1

2:36

8:23

15 :09

21 :13

4.6

11.4

4. 1

" 10.7

Sat.. October 2

3:34

9:2S

16:14

22:31

5.2

Hi s

4.5

10.5

4:4S

10 :53

17:22

23:51

5.4

10.6

4 4

10.9

Mon., October 4

5:58
4.9

12 :10
111

18 :24
3.9

0:51

6:55

13 :09

19:15

11.7

4.0

11.

3.0

Wed., October 6

1:37

7 :4i

13 :5S

20:00

u e

2.7

12 9

2.0

Thurs., October 7.. .

2:16

8:26

14:57

20:41

14 0

1 .5

14 0

1.0

Fri., October 8

2 :53

9:06

15 ;16

21 :23

15 2

0.2

1. 0

0.2

Sat., October 9

3:31

9:47

15:54

22:02

16.1

-0.8

15 8

-0.4

Sun., October 10

4:08

10:28

16:33

22 :44

16.8

-1.4

16.2

-0.7

Mon., October 11.. .

4:47

11 :10

17 :14

23:27

17.1

-1.6

16.2

-0.6

Tues., October 12...

5 :27

11 :54

17 :57

16.9

-1.3

15.9

Wed., October 13...

0:12

6:12

12 :40

18:44

0.0

16.3

11 I,

15.2

Thurs., October 14..

1 :01

7 :00

13 :32

19:36

0.8

15.3

0.4

14.2

Rainfall from September 1 to 11, 1915. Inclusive.

Pacific Section—

Balboa

Balboa Heights . .,

Miiaflores

Pedro Miguel ....

Kir Grande

i . ... tion —

*Culebra

m ho

Empire

Garnboa

*Juan Mir.a

AJhajuela

*Vi^ia

Frtjoles

♦Monte Lirio. . . .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

* Brazos Brook. . .

Colon

*Bocas del Toro.

I

rt

S 0

a

Ins.

.69

n

.41

u

.61

i

.61

2

.84

6

.78

7

1 .02

7

.54

6

.70

8

1 . 56

7

.75

3

.88

7

1 .83

6

2.30

7

1.30

4

9

. 79

7

1.54
1.31
1.50
1.83
2.26

1.39

3.36
3.92

4.01
5.29

6.50
5.08
2.89

*Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miruflores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Minn ires Lakes for the week ending midnight, Sat-
ptember 11. 1915:

Day and Date.

Stations.

Sun., Sept. 5 129.20

Mon.. Sept. 6 .
i

Wed., Sept. 8
Thurs., Sept. 5
I
Sat., Sept. 11.

1. id. 50
130.6
127 0
126.85
127.05
126 85

Heights of low water
to nearest toot

125 0

95.15
95.
'•5 60

93.32

93.6

O OJ

5 3

86. 10 86.05 53.77
86. 19S6.1>|53.89
86.11 36.09 54.10
86. Kl'-O.o; 54. 14
86. ICH86. 14 54.05
., H 6 05 54.37
86.1186.05 54.41

91.0

Family Quarters.
Applications for married quarters on file
on August 31, 1915, were as follows:

Stations. Number of

applications.

Ancon 418 (177)

Ancon Hospital ^ (3)

Paraiso i 15s (30)

Gatun 106 (19)

CristoBal 135 (30)

Total ! 824(259)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the number
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhou^c-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

32

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 4.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., September 12, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

Sept. 7 ... .
Sept 7 . ..
Sept. 7
Sept. 7
Sept. S

Sept. 8

Si ■ 9
Sept. 16....
Sept. Hi....
Sept. 11....
Sept. 12....
Sept. 12....

Cambrian King... .

Britisli

British

British

British

British

British

Norwi gian. . . .

h

h

British

British

Britisli

Dutch

American

Clifton Shipping Co., Ltd 1 Newport News

Fuel

General

5.20(1
7.057
570
3.031
3,800
7.291
7,500
5,036
12.500
7.120
7.311
4,525
6,477
8,500

3,947
5.701
2.021
3.222
4,649
4,737
5,865
4.S42
9.336
4,873
5,452
3.873
5,677
6.477

Vladivostok

San Francisco

Valparaiso

San Francisco. . . .

Wellington

Vladivostok

Santa Rosalia

Auckland

3,913

New York& Pacific S. S. Co.. . .

3.354
3,411
4,430
3,540

6.682
3,669
4.075

■

Westminster S. S. Co., Ltd

Commonv. eall.h & Dora. Line... .
Earl cf Elgin S. S. Co., Ltd , ,

Baron 1 ':■.

Port Arthur

Auckland

Caleta Colusa. . . .

Petroleum

Oil

Coal

Petroleum

General

Netherland Indian Tank S. S. Co

American-Hawaiian Line..

Los Angeles

6.556

7.825

5.715

THROUGH THE CANAL— PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Sept. 8...
Sept. 9...
Sept. 9..
Sept. 11..
Sept. 11..
Sept. 11..
Sept. 11..
Sept. 12
Sept. 12..

Sept. 12.

Lewis Lut kenbach..
Ucayali

Finland

Lewiskam.

American .
Peruvian . .

Chilean. .
American.
American.

British. . .

| British.

Selandia. . .

Terrier . . . .

I
Potomac. . .
Tokai Mai-
Santa Cruz

Danish.
Norwegian. . .
American. . . .
British

American. . . .

Luckenbach Line

Peruvian Line

South American S. S. Co

Panama Pacific Line

Boston-Virginia Trans. Co.. ,

Johnson Line

Britain S. S. Co

Commonwealth S: Australia Line

East Asiatic Line

YV. Wilhelmsen Line

American-Hawaiian Line

Furness, Withy & Co

Meiji Kaiun Kabushiki Kaisha
W. R. Grace & Co

San Francisco.

Mollendo

Talcahuano . . .
San Francisco .
Bellingham. . .
San Francisco.
Cruz Grande.

Port Pirie

Iquique

Taltal

Portland

Mejillones

Portland

San Francisco

New York

Cristobal

Cristobal

New York

N. Y. and Boston

Santos

Philadelphia

Galveston

Copenhagen

Colon, fcr orders..

Charleston

Colon, for orders.,

England

New York

General, lumber. .

General

General

General

Lumber

General

Zinc concentrates

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

Nitrates

Wheat

General ,

4,010

4.599

2.622

4,278

1,271

4.S63

2,000

13.122

3,500

2,752

4,120

5,298

4,150

3.021

5,020

4,388

6,059

5.441

8.200

5.495

5,350

4,513

5.6S4

3,934

5.250

4,086

6,000

5,427

*Other than vessels which passed through the Canal.

8,485
1,730
4,001
2,103
3.232
4.090
4,032
3,103
2,930
2.971
3,751

^Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

*Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Towa Maru

Gen. Manuel Bonilla

Philadelphia.
New York.
Newport News.
Kingston.
Glasgow.
Gotenberg.

Sept. 13....
Sept. 14....
Sept. 15....
Sept. 16....

Egremont Castle

Lancashire Shipping Co

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Singapore.

Sept. 11....
SLpt. 12... .

W. Hart lei ool S. Nav. Co. .

Crown ofGalicia. . .

Orm. S. S. Co., Ltd

Ocean S. S. Co., Ltd

Johnson Line

Sept. 12....

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

* Arrivals.

*Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From Dale

Vessel

Line

To

Siena

Bicelona. h Sept. 10....

Bordeaux. Sept. 11

Port Limon. || Sept. 12.'..

Wegadesk

Siena

Felton, Cuba.
Genoa, way ports.
Bristol, way pts.
Barcelona, way pts.

Sept. 11....

Camito

Elders & Fyffes

Buenos Aires 1 Spanish Line

*Expected Arrivals.

'Expected Departures.

Norfolk.
London.

Sept. 16....
Sept. 17....

Puerto Rico

Magdalena

Tabor

B

Sept. 15...

. Magdalena

Royal Mail S. Packet Co. . .

Royal Mail S. Packet Co. .
Earn Line

London.
I Cuban ports.

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal, United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Departures.

Stanley Dollar Dollar Line Valparai

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

♦Other than vessels passing through tlte Canal.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sails.

Almirante. .

■

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares . .

A w'ves.

. U.K. C. Sept. R Sept. 15

.P. R. R. Sept. 9 Sept. IS

.U. F. CSept. 11 Sept. 19

.U. F. C.Sept. 15 Sept. 22

. P. R. R. . Sept. 16 Sept. 22

.U. F. C.Sept. 18 Sept. 26

Carrillo U. F. C.Sept.

22..

.Sept.

29

Colon P. R. R..Sept.

23..

.Sept.

29

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Santa Marta U. F. C. . Sept.

16..

.Sept.

23

Advance P. R. R..Sept.

18..

.Sept.

25

U. F. C.Sept.

20. ..

.Sept.

28

Almirante U. F. C.Sept.

23..

. Sept.

30

Panama P. R. R. . Sept.

25..

.Oct.

1

Pastores U. F. C. Sept.

27..

..Oct.

4

Zacapa U. F. C.Sept.

_30..

..Oct.

7

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Abangarez U. F. C. Sept. 8 Sept. 15

Parismina U.F.C.Sept. 11 Sept. 16

Atenas U.F.C.Sept. 15 Sept. 22

Cartago U.F.C.Sept. 18 Sept. 23

Turrialba U.F.C.Sept. 22 Sept. 29

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Heredia U.F.C.Sept. 16 Sept. 21

Abangarez U.F.C.Sept. 16 Sept. 23

Parismina U.F.C.Sept. 23 Sept. 28

Atenas U.F.C.Sept. 23 Sept. 30-

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915. No. 5.

The Canal Record

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Further Movement of Slides at Culebra.

Further movement of the slides at Culebra,
notably that on the east bank of the Cut,
directly north of Gold Hill, on Saturday and
Sunday, September 18 and 19, caused another
complete suspension of Canal traffic, which has
lasted since that time. The 15-yard dipper
dredge Paraiso, which had been withdrawn
from the slides earlier in the week for repairs,
was returned to service on Saturday, Sep-
tember 18, and excavation in the blocked
section is being pushed by means of five
dredges, working 2-1 hours a day. A de-
scription of the slides at Culebra, which are
causing all the trouble at present, was publish-
ed in The Canal Record of last week.

Canal Terminal Office Building at Balboa.

Authority has been granted for the erection
of a 3-story concrete building alongside the
new Balboa docks to serve as a Canal terminal
office building. It will house the offices of the
Captain of the Port on the third floor, offices
of the receiving and forwarding forces of the
Panama Railroad on the first floor, and the
second floor will be available for lease to the
representatives of steamship lines, or other
maritime interests, or for the use of other de-
partments of The Panama Canal which may
require offices on the water front.

The projects call for between 3,000 and
3,600 square feet of floor space on each floor,
exclusive of porches. The preliminary sketches
being drafted in the office of the Canal
Architect provide for a building 1-46 feet
long by 42 feet wide, over all, with porches
along the front and ends. The general
features of construction will harmonize with
those of the shops _office_ building, which

is now housing the offices of the Port
Captain, customs officers, and representa-
tives of the Supply Department, in ad-
dition to the offices of the -Mechanical
Division, for which the building was erected.
The Canal terminal office building is to be
situated near the head of the slip between the
quay wall (Dock 16) and Pier 18, and will
be readily accessible to shipping. The wooden
buildings near the end of the steel pier, oc-
cupied now by Panama Railroad terminal
offices and steamship offices, will probably be
removed by May 1, 1916.

The construction of a similar terminal
building at Cristobal is under consideration.

■•

No Wharfage Charges for Taking Oil.

Directions have been issued that no charge
for wharfage shall be made against vessels
tying up at the oil crib at Balboa for the sole
purpose of taking oil, whether from the tanks
of The Panama Canal or from those of pri-
vate corporations. This is in line with the
previous order that no charges should be
made for wharfage on vessels tying up to
take on coal or other supplies from The
Panama Canal.

Return of the "Newport".

The United States Navy gunboat Newport,
in use as a training ship for the school con-
ducted by the State of New York for the in-
struction of young men in the duties of officers
in the merchant marine, arrived at Balboa on
September 14 for transit of the Canal. The
Neivport passed through the Canal on May
30 on the outward voyage of the summer
practice cruise, and cleared for Honolulu.
She has returned to the Canal from San Diego,
and will make her way to New York to
remain there for the winter session of the
school. The work of the school to which the
Newport is attached is similar to the work of
the Massachusetts Nautical Training School,
which was described in The Canal Record
of July 7, 1915, following the visit of its
training ship, the Navy gunboat Ranger, to
Cristobal.

Meter to Measure Direction as Well as Velocity
of Currents.

For the more accurate determination of
currents which may be set up in various parts
of the Canal, as by the inflow of rivers into
the lakes, the operation of the spillways, and
the operations during lockages, the Section
of Hydrography and Meteorology has secured
a current meter which, in addition to record-
ing the velocity of a current at any depth, as
the usual meters do, will indicate the direction
of the current at any depth. By the use of
this instrument it is possible to secure data on
every component of a current, and by charting
them, to attain a Very accurate idea of the
aggregate effect of any current to which ves-
sels are liable to be subjected. The instrument
was tested last week from the track at the
meter rating station on an arm of Mira-

flores Lake, adjoining Pedro Miguel, and will
be used shortly in observations on the currents
set up in Gatun Lake, in the area between the
south end of Gatun Locks and the nearest
island, Gurapo, by the flow of water through
the spillway of the lake.

The essential difference between this instru-
ment and those previously in use on the Canal
Zone is the direction indicator. Within the
central part of the submerged meter (which
indicates the velocity of the current by
the revolutions of a propeller) is a com-
pass, the need.le of which is free to assume
the magnetic meridian when released through
an electric current. An indicator, in the
equipment which is kept above water, is
operated by clockwork, which, in turn, is in
sychrononous connection with a clock at-
tached to the true compass within the meter.
Before the meter is submerged the compass
needle and the needle of the indicator are set
at zero on the azimuth scale. When the com-
pass needle is released it swings to north,
operating thereby the clockwork, which swings
the indicator needle through the same arc.

The direction-current meter will measure
accurately currents running between .2 foot
per second and 30 feet per second, that is,
from 720 feet to 20 miles an hour. Expressed
in knots, this means from one-eighth of a
knot to 17.8 knots.

Mooring Station Opposite Dock 13, Cristobal.

A dolphin mooring station has been estab-
lished on the west side of the French canal,
opposite Dock 13 at Cristobal, as a convenient
tying-up place for barges, tugs, and steamers,
and principally to avoid congestion at Dock
13. The dolphins extend for a distance of
about 900 feet, and are driven approximately
100 feet apart. The station is to be extended
400 feet when more piles are available. The
dolphins have been set well clear of the main
dredged channel, which is about 35 feet deep.

While attempting to straighten one of the
dolphins at the mooring station at Gamboa, on
Thursday, September 16, a crane barge
operated by the Marine Division pulled be-
yond its capacity, which resulted in breaking
some of the holding-down bolts, overturning
the crane proper, and nearly capsizing the
barge. The equipment was withdrawn on the
following day for repairs, and is now at the
Cristobal dry dock shops.

Shipment from the Philippines.

The British steamship Calliope arrived at
Balboa in the morning of Thursday, Septem-
ber 16, from the Philippine Islands on the
way to New York. Her cargo consists of
5,000 tons of sugar from Iloilo, 2,000
of which were consigned to New York, with
3,000 subject to orders on delivery, and 625
tons of hemp and 125 tons of cotton, from
Cebu for New York. This was the first
voyage of the Calliope through the Canal.

34

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 5.

Motor Bus Service.

The Panama Railroad has issued for general
distribution time table No. 1 for the motor
bus service between the Hotel Tivoli and
Fort Amador, by way of Balboa Heights and
Balboa. The trip over the course in either
direction requires 30 minutes, or exactly one
hour for a round trip. Three cars, circulating
over the course, make possible a departure
from any point in either direction every 20
minutes. Cars leave the Administration
Building for Ancon, for instance, regularly
at three minutes after the hour, 23 minutes
after, and 43 minutes after, once the cars
have been placed on the run from the garage
in the morning.

The cars were placed in operation on June
25. During June 1,273 fares were collected;
during July, 16,341; and during August, 18,-
583, making the total to September 1,
amount to 36,197.

Wrecking Train Engine in General Service.

Locomotive No. 217, formerly used ex-
clusively for hauling the wrecking crane outfit,
has been turned in for general service and
hereafter when an engine is required for the
wrecker it will be secured from the roundhouse.
It is believed that this arrangement will not
only add a serviceable locomotive to the stock
in regular use but will effect considerable
economies in the operation of the wrecking
outfit. The charge for the service of the
wrecker with full crew, to any division re-
quiring its use, is $20 per hour.

A quantity of bronze numerals, 3| inches
high, has been ordered from the United States
for use in numbering the concrete build-
ings of The Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad Company at Balboa and Ancon.
Each separate number will be cast with lugs
on the back, and will be attached to the con-
crete wall surface by gouging out holes into
which to insert the lugs, then filling the sur-
rounding spaces with stucco plaster to enclose
them. The numerals have flat surfaces.

This step is in harmony with a recent de-
cision to use hereafter bronze letters and
numerals for signs on the buildings, instead
of figures in raised concrete, such as were used
on the new stations of the Panama Railroad
at Balboa Heights and Corozal, or the indent-
ed figures used on the hydroelectric station
and the transmission line substations, or the
front of the Administration Building, for
example. The bronze letters and numerals
are cheaper, more durable, and capable of
being removed without being destroyed.

At the same time, some of the hand-painted
signs, as those for the Balboa dispensary, and
for other permanent buildings to be con-
structed, will be supplanted by bronze signs.
The lettering most likely to be used is of a type
designated as Renaissance, a bold vertical
letter showing the influence of the Roman
style, but modified by that spirit of a lighter
touch which is characteristic of the architec-
ture of the Renaissance.

Obituary.

Mrs. Mary Fink, a widow, 76 years of age,
died at Ancon Hospital on September 5.
She was a native of the United States* lived
formerly at Rochester, Pa., and had been
making her home with her son, Joseph Fink,
an employe of the Mechanical Division, at
Balboa.

Local Seismic Disturbances.

Slight earthquake tremors were recorded
during the past week by the seismographs
at Balboa Heights, occurring on September
17 and 19. The amplitude of movement was
small in each case, and the tremor of Septem-
ber 19 seems to be the only one which people
felt in the Canal Zone. These movements
appear to be recurrences of the disturbances
in Los Santos Province of the Repub'ic of
Panama, about 120 miles to the southwest
of Balboa, which were felt frequently in the

latter part of 1913 and the first months of
1914.

A private branch telephone exchange has
been installed in the office of the Captain of
the Port of Cristobal. The connections
through this exchange reach all the executive
and clerical branches of the office, and the
boathouse and signal station. The number
of the exchange is 70, Colon, and an operator
will be on duty at it day and night.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS IN AUGUST.

The force report of August 25, 1915, shows the actual working force of The Panama Canal
on that date to have been 20,803; of the Panama Railroad, 4,261; and of contractors, 360, a
total effective working force of 25,424. This is a decrease of 1,481 from the force on July 21,
which was 26,905; is 1,473 less than the 26,897 employed on June 23; is 1,010 less than the
26,434 employed on May 26; but is 609 more than the force on April 21, which was 24,815.
As compared with the July report, the report for August 25 shows a decrease of 25 gold employes,
though the force of the contractors increased by five. The silver force decreased by 1,456, in-
cluding 11 among the forces of the contractors.

The total gold force on the Isthmus, composed almost exclusively of white Americans, was
3,596, a decrease of 25 from the preceding month; an increase of three over the 3,593 employed
on June 23; a decrease of 19 from the 3,615 employed on May 26; but an increase of 235 over
the 3,361 employed on April 21. The gold force employed on the Isthmus on August 25,
amounting to 3,596, was distributed as follows: The' Panama Canal, 3,172; the Panama Rail-
road, 334; contractors, 90. Detailed figures of the employment of the Canal force on the
Isthmus follows:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

>

35

Artisan.

Laborers.

•

Department or

Dl\ 1SION.

>>

1

a

c

2

c

a

cfl

w ^£

2

2
c

0

I

2
c

•0

c

6

Operation and Main-
t'n'ce; locks & office
Terminal Constr'ctn

477
400
98
85
2S4
1.602
156
184
66
5

15

" 6
2

" 1
6

3
71
346
3i
58
10
75

33
255
544

49
173

26
115

122
667
630
80
247
113
584

12

188
12
46

205
2.S

599

33

3

71

16
363
325

1
284
82
49

59

473
212

2

2

21
9
1

44
3
6

740
2,544
2,1X4

297
2,313
2,000
1,767

1X4

•S3 i
(,2

12.725

179
299
184
157
87
308
816
55
90
1

919

2.X43

98

17
1
13

894
44
158

9
' 6

2.400

2,583

Fortifications

37

75

i(i6
1

16
1

1
132

1

13!

9

146
44

19

2

87

724

30

3,447

633

1,270

2,604

1,107

106

1,260

2,030

2,176

14

157

25

73

201

176

347

334

90

3,596

3,621
-25

810
438
786

22
389
119
318

20

6.349

"58

4
2
71

.....

2
67

16
80

15
6

263

3

133

1.250
44S

2.214
2 2
848
124

3,927
2 70

21,828

23,284

-1,456

1,407

44

49

218

863

8

2,287
226

'"2
142

202

2

1

63

5

4

2

182

39

16

6

20

332

10

19

246
25

782
1,910
-206

1,241
101

4?
1

202

218
-16

472
49

2,019

414
29

3,851

12

41

34

+ 7

12
1

127

1 i '
-12

4,261

781

1,572

2.937

1,787

2.716
-429

25,42 4

6,341
+ 3

233

-31

765
+ 16

1,564 3,145
+ 8 -158

2,456
-437

4,057
-206

26,905
-1,481

*The wages are stated in United States currency.

QUARTERS.

A summary of the occupation of Government quarters on the Isthmus on August 31,
1915, is given below:

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
drt 11.

877
94S
1711
203
287
17
19
228
992

225

419

133

108

79

9

3

171

339

192
335
114
139
95
19
5
219
403

127'

7

12

1.582J
252
310
221s
391
414'
64
?*4

',45 '

491
18
38
35
108
278
19
105
184

634

13
10
99
3

1

2

53

44

6

2

is

7

152

323

34

20
72

3

6

107

390

45

3,741

1,486

1.521

344

19.

4 934

1.276

1.737

(1) Includes Taboga Island. Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 15 Asiatics. (3) ! nd i les 14 Ameri-
can negroes, 70 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) li cluies Miraflores.
(5) Includes i3 Panamanians. (6) Includes Empire, Las Cascadas, and Bas Obispo. (7) Indut.es 12 Panamani-
ans. (S) Includes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (9) Includes 20 East Indians, 16 coloreu American citi-
zens, and 1 16 Panamanians.

September 22, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

35

CHART OF NET TONNAGE OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CANAL.

The chart published below shows graphically the relative tonnage of ship movements through the Canal over the five great routes
which constituted the course of over 97 per cent of the laden vessels passing through the Canal to August 1, 1915. The remainder of the
traffic is over miscellaneous routings and of vessels in ballast, the relative proportions of which are also shown. The chart shows the aggre-
gate net tonnage (Panama Canal measurement) of vessels moving in each direction, from Atlantic to Pacific and from Pacific to Atlantic,
over each route every month. The abscissas at top and bottom of the chart indicate net Canal tonnage, in units of 10,000, and all the
parts are drawn to scale.

'jam

E ASTBCUND -SO VE55EC&.

weST8oUN0-6T VESSELS.
CASTBOUND -15 VESSELS.

kveSTBOUND-Sa VESSELS

weSTBCOND-WESSELS.

1511000

Canal Net Tons.

Electrical Household Appliances.

The commissary stores will place on sale
shortly a stock of electrical household appli-
ances, including flat irons, toasters, disc stoves,
coffee pots, table grills, and water heaters.

The goods will be sold in sealed packages,
in the form in which they are shipped from
the United States. Each piece of metal is
coated with vaseline and packed with care
by the shippers, but the commissary branch
of the Supply Department will not guarantee
the equipment, and no piece can be exchanged
after the package has been opened. Incases
of complaint, the Depot Commissary will take
the matter up with the manufacturers, if
desired, with a view to adjusting the matter.
Samp'es of the several items will be exhibited
for inspection at the Ancon, Balboa, and
Cristobal stores. Orders may be placed in any
of the line stores, if the customer is willing to
accept the unopened package.

The Electrical Division will attend to the
installation of the appliances without charge,
and will furn'sh extra cord where necessary.
There are regular charges for the current used
by these appliances, and for this reason and
because of the danger of fire when the appli-
ances are used on ordinary wiring or when
unauthorized persons make installations,

occupants of Government quarters are for-
bidden, by the provisions of circular No.
676-6, of August 4, 1915, to make additions
or changes in their wiring without the author-
ity of the Electrical Engineer. The rates on
appliances are based on the cost of the esti-
mated consumption. At the present time
there is a flat rate of 60 cents per month for
unlimited use of a flat iron, and 45 cents per
month for any of the other appliances noted

in the first paragraph. By metering and ob-
servation the engineers o! the Electrical Divi-
son are arriving at closer approximitions of
the power used by the various appliances in
ordinary use.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the Depot Commissary, Cristobal,
until 4 p. m., October 11, 1915, for furnishing
45,000 pounds of green coffee.

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Dale of
death

3.1643
87856
80478
50404
72061
80477
33684
41165

Barbados

Barbal >

Camp Bierd

Cristobal

Panama

P. R. R

P. R. R

Term. Co 1st

Term. Const

P. R. R

Mun. Eng

O. & M

Sept. 13. 1015

Sept. 14, 101.5

Sept. 14, 1015

Sept. 14. 1015

Sept. 15, 1915

1", nil 111

Jamaica

Barbadon

Sept. 12, 1015

Sheriff, David

Tavlor. Albert

Miranores

Gtfun

Sl-pt. 6. 1015
Sept. IS. 1915

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recoveiy of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them, should
be presentetl at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Building,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public, or
other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. These names will be published
but once.

36

THE CANAL K'ECORD

Vol. IX, No. 5.

OPENING OF ZONE SCHOOLS.

Arrangement of Grades, Hours, and Transpor-
tation for Coming Sessions.

The public schools of the Canal Zone will
open on Monday, October 4, 1915. The
Superintendent of Schools has issued a bul-
letin, setting forth conditions, as follows:

All children residing in the Canal Zone,
whether employes or nonemployes, and chil-
dren of American employes of The Panama -
Canal, Panama Railroad, United States Army
and Navy, and other departments of the
United States Government; residing in Pana-
ma or Colon are entitled to free school privi-
leges. No child will be admitted, however,
who will not be six years old on or before
February 1, 1916.

Schools for white children will be opened
at the following places, with instruction in
t'te grades indicated:

Bilboa Grades 1 to 12, inclusive.

Ancon Grades 1 to 8, inclusive.

C >rozal Grades 1 to 3, inclusive.

fedro Miguel Grades 1 to 8, inclusive.

Paraiso Grades 1 to 3. inclusive.

Empire Grades (to be arranged).

Gatun Grades 1 to 8, inclusive.

Cristobal Grades 1 to 10, inclusive.

Colon Beach Grades 1 to 4, inclusive.

The dividing line between the Ancon and
Balboa school districts extends between the
nurses' quarters and the railroad tracks,
passing between houses No. 592 and No. 594.
Grade pupils who live in houses Nos. 569,
570, 571, 572, 574, 576 and 592, and on the
Ancon side of these houses, will attend the
Ancon school; those who live in houses Nos.
201, 202, 593, to 604, and on the Balboa side
of these houses, will attend the Balboa school.

Pupils of Grades 4 to 8, inclusive, who live
in Corozal will attend the Balboa school.

Pupils of Grades 4 to 8, inclusive, who live
in Paraiso will attend the Pedro Miguel school.

Grade pupils who live between Gatun and
New Culebra will attend the Cristobal school.

Schools for colored children who live in the
Canal Zone will be opened at the following
places:

La Boca Grades 1 to 8, inclusive.

Paraiso Grades 1 to 8. inclusive.

Gatun Grades 1 to 8, inclusive.

Cristobal Grades 1 to 8. inclusive.

The children of employes not living in the
Canal Zone and not citizens of the United
States are not entitled to Canal Zone school
privileges.

The white schools will open and close ac-
cording to the following schedule:

School A. M. p. Id.

Balboa (high and elem.) . . .8 . 00- 1 1 . 00 ... . 1-. 00-3 . 00

Ancon 8.00-11.00. ... 1 .00-3.00

Corozal 8.00-11.00 1.00-3.00

Pedro Miguel 8.00-11.00 1.00-3.00

Paraiso 8.30-11.30 12.30-2.30

Empire (to be arranged).

Gatun 8.00-11.00 1.00-3.00

Cristobal (high and elem.) .9.00-12.00 1.00-3.0)

Colon Beach 8.00-11 .00. .. . 1.00-3 00

Wherever practicable, the first grade in all
white schools will dismiss 30 minutes earlier
than the other grades, and the second and
third grades 15 minutes earlier, both morning
and afternoon.

The sessions in all colored schools will be
from 8 to 11 a. m., and from 1 to 3 p. m.

The Corozal pupils who attend the Balboa
school will take the train leaving at 7.39 a. m.,
and return on the train leaving Balboa at 3.10
p. m.

The Paraiso pupils who attend the Pedro
Miguel school will take the brake leaving at
7.45 a. m. and 12.45 p. m., and return on the
brake leaving Pedro Miguel at 11 a. m. and 3
p. m.

Grade and first and second year high school
.pupils who live between New Culebra and
Gatun wil take the train arriving at Cristobal
at 8.55 a. m., and return from Cristobal on the
5.10 p. m. train.

First and second year high school pupils
who live in Gatun will take the 8.40 a. m.
train for Cristobal, and return on the 5.10
p. m. train.

All high school pupils who live between
Balboa and Las Cascadas will take the train
arriving at Balboa at 7.45 a. m., and return
on the train leaving Balboa at 3.10 p. m.

Third and fourth year high school pupils
who live between New Culebra and Cristobal
will take the train arriving at Balboa at 9
a. m., and return on the train leaving Balboa
at 5.10 p. m.

High school pupils who live in Ancon may
take the labor train leaving Panama at 7.45
a. m., and return on the labor train leaving
Balboa at 3.23 p. m.

The train arriving at Colon at 8.55 a. m.
will make a special stop opposite the Cristobal
commissary for the convenience of the pupils.

Requests should be made to the office of
Mr. A. R. Lang, Superintendent of Schools,
Balboa Heights, immediately for railroad
transportation for children living in communi-
ties where schools of appropriate grades, or
brake service, are not provided.

The above schedules are subject to such
changes as conditions may warrant.

♦-

Red Cross Statement.

The following is the financial statement of
the Canal Zone Chapter, American National
Red Cross, for the months of April, May,
and June, 1915. It covers the greater part
of the special donations and disbursements
for the victims of the fire which occurred in
Colon on April 30, 1915.

RECEIPTS.

April 1 , Balance on hand April 1 . $3,546 . 34
April 16, Reimbursement by Na-
tional Red Cross ac-
count amount advanced

Louis de La Pena 100.00

April 30. Proceeds of ball, addition-
al 25.00

Subscriptions and Donations for Relief of Sufferers.
May 1 . Brig. Gen. Geo. W. Goe-

thals $20.00

May 3, Cristobal Union Sunday

School 25 00

May 4. Red Cross nurse No. 3988 1.00
Canal Zone Humane So-
ciety 52.15

May 6. Knights of Columbus. . . 100.00
Altar Guild. Christ Ch'ch 46.65

British Consul 50.00

Colon Humane Society. . 50.00

Employes, Mechanical

Division. Balboa 5.00

Employes, old Adminis-
tration Building. Ancon 12.50
Post-office employes. Ad-
ministration Building. . 11.00
Ehrman & Co., Panama. 25.00

De Sola, Panama 15.00

Maduro & Co., Panama. 25.00
Heurtematte. Panama. . . 50.00
Jose Misteli, Panama.. 25.00
Cardoze & Pereira, Pana-
ma.. .: i5.oo

E. Lyons, Panama 50.00

Piza, Piza& Co 25.00

Panama Agencies Co. .. . 50.00

Royal Mail Steam Packet
Co 100.00

Union Club, sale tickets
for Casino dance 200.00

Panama Railroad employ-
es 13.50

University Club, sale of
confetti at Casino dance 56.35

Sojourners Lodge, Cris-
tobal 100.00

May 11, Century Club, sale con-
fetti at Casino dance.. 73.50

Subscriptions received by
Mrs. Porras and Lady

Mallet 566.50

May 12, C. D. Christie 10.00

Union and Tivoli Clubs,
sale confetti, Casino
dance 28.20

C. G. Morton 1.00

May 14, Sale Casino tickets, 29th

Infantry 12.00

Panama Canal Baseball

League 48 . 56

May 15, Canal Zone Police, Bal-
boa 24 . 00

Brig.-Gen. C. R. Edwards 12 .00
May 17, Local chairman, com-
mittee, Corozal 85.50

Ancon Hospital 23.00

Subscriptions received by
Mrs. Porras and Lady

Mallet 288.20

Employes of Mechanical

Division 120.00

R.J. Stoddard 1.00

Panama R. R. employes,

Balboa docks 23.50

May 21, Printers' Social Club, Mt.

Hope 10.50

May 24, Cristobal School 91.79

Ladies' Aid Society, Cris-
tobal 101.30

May 25, J. M. Billingslea 1.00

Panama Railroad, for re-
lief of families of Pana-
ma Railroad dock la-
borers 100.00

Simons & Hart 19.30

May 28, Employes of the Admin-
istration Building 99.50

May 29, Panama Canal Baseball

League 2.50

Citizens of Paraiso 240 . 10

May 30. Weslevan Church, Colon 20.00
Ladies' Aid Society, Colon 2.00

Employes of Quar-
termaster's Dei artment,

Ancon 14.50

June 5, French consul 192 .00

Ladies' Aid Society, Coro-
zal 5.00

June 7, Boy Scouts, One and

Two Patrol 10.00

Employes of Mechanical

Division, Balboa 24.50

June 12, Subscriptions received by
by secretary, Cristobal

V. M. C. A 3.45

Reimbursement, account
rations furnished enlist-
ed men 30.93

Mechanical Division. . . . 9. CO

June 15, Collections received by
Mrs. Porras and Lady

Mallet 193.62

June 26, Sale Casino tickets, Uni-
versity Club 196.00

Total receipts $7,477.44

DISBURSEMENTS.

April 12, Relief of American family 20.00
April 17. Loan to H. M. B. Moens 50.00

April 23, Loan to American 5.00

May 1, Loan to destitute Ameri-
can 10.00

May 4, Relief of American family 50.00
May 14, Miscellaenous disb., ac-
count of fire sufferers. . 20.00
Commissary books, for

relief of fire refugees ... 45 . 00

Pencils and index cards.

Mount Hope 2". 19

May 20, Commissary books, ac-
count of fire refugees ... 45 . 00
Miscellaneous disburse-
ments, account of fire . . 3 > . 00
Relief of destitute Ameri-
can seaman 5 . 00

May 21, Relief of Jamaican worn.

' an and five children 10 . 00

Relief of American and

family 20.00

May 24, Relief of American, loan. 2 .00

Relief of American, loan . 2 . 00

Relief of Spanish woman

and children 15.00

June 28, Cash advanced to make
first payments on sew-
ing machines and char-
coal braziers, fire refu-
gees 50.00

Stamps .50

Relief of destitute sea-
man 5.00

June 2, Material furnished by
Health Department for

refugees 1 . 00

June 10, Relief of Jamaican wom-
an 10.00

June 15, Supplies furnished fire
refugees during May,
1915 (cancelled and
amount refunded in

July) 1,815.71

June 23, Loan to American 50.00

Total disbursements $2,263.40

July 1, Balance on hand 5,214.04

$7,477.44
T. L. Clear,
Approved: Treasurer.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Chairman.

September 22, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

37

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Quarters for Families With Five or More Children.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 14, 1915.
Circular No. 627-10:

1. Families having five or more dependent children
living with them will be given preference over all other
applicants for transfers to certain designated houses in
each district. The numbers of these houses will be on
file with the district quartermaster in each district and
list of same will be posted with lists of applications.

2. Dependent children under this rule will not include
sons more than 18 years of age in normal health nor
sons or daughters who are working and earning $40
per month or more.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Travel Leave.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z., September 8, 1915.
Circular No. 602-15:

In cases where termination of employment is not due
to fault or volition of the employe, travel leave will be
allowed, provided it has already been granted. This
changes the rule heretofore in effect, allowing travel
leave only after an employe has reported for duty at
the termination of his leave.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting Superintendent of Pacific Locks.
The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights. C. Z„ September 17, 1915.
To all concerned — During the absence on leave of Mr.
F. C. Clark, effective August 17, Mr. R. H. Whitehead
will perform the duties of the superintendent of the
Pacific locks, with headquarters at Pedro Miguel.
Jay J. Morrow,
Assistant to the Engineer of Maintenance.
Approved :

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Appointments in Car Shop at Balboa.
The Panama Canal,
Mechanical Division,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 14, 1915.
To all concerned— -Effective September 15. 1915. Mr.
H. T. Hart is appointed foreman of car shop, vice Mr.
C. O. Simonson, resigned.

Mr. I. M. Ingram is appointed assistant foreman of
car shop in charge of wood car repairs, vice Mr. H. T.
Hart, promoted.

Mr. Geo. S. Woods is appointed shop inspector, Bal-
boa car shops, vice Mr. I. M. Ingram, promoted.
J. J. Eason,
Assistant Superintendent, Mechanical Division.
Approved:

D. C. Nutting,

Superintendent, Mechanical Division.

Teachers' Meeting.

The Panama Canal,
Division of Schools.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 20, 1915.
To all teachers — The first meeting of the teachers
will be held on Friday, October. 1, in the Balboa white
school building. The white teachers will meet at 9
a. m., and the colored teachers at 2 p. m.

A. R. Lang,
Superintendent of Schools.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 20, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon request of the addressees:
Baker, Mrs. H. W. Mendez, E. J.

Berry, Raymond A. Morrison. Guy

Elanton, J. A. Nollen, Mrs. Math.

Boehncke. George (Co. G) Perog, George (Infantry)
Brown, Sam B. Preston, George

Clemens, Charles. Renton, Asa J.

Coteina, T. W. J. Schlenz. John

Gaylord. J. L. Schmidt, Mrs. W., c/o T. W.

Gross, Henry Shanahan. Dr. T. P.

Klein, Robert (paper) Shaw, Ernest T.

Kjellander, Arvid Slolusky, Alexander

Knights, Charles R. Spruce, David

Lawrence, Geo. W. Thompson, Mrs. M.

Learned, Mrs. George L. Von Teuber. Dr.
Lewis, Elmer L. Williamson, R. A.

Lord, Geo. E. Wolford, Mrs. M. E.

Telephone Arrangements in Depot Commissary's
Office.

The Panama Canal, .
Supply Department.
Cristobal, C. Z., September 15, 1915.
Bulletin No. 344:

To all concerned — A private branch exchange has
been installed and is in operation in the office of the
Depot Commissary (phone 285) through which all em-
ployes of the wholesale depot and Cristobal commissary
should be called. The several telephones on the board
are as follows:

7 Back order clerk L. W.Kelso

14 Bakery Win. Brugge

26 Boots and shoes, wholesale. . E. H. Carter

7 Cashier MissM.P.Burgoon

20 Chemical laboratory L. A. Smith

4&6 Chief clerk C. A. Gilmartin

4&6 Claim clerk ' D. Buckley

17 Cold storage, wholesale meats W. H. Campbell

21 Cold storage, cutting room. .. W. J. Conneely

19 Cold storage, office H. Dundas

23 Cristobal com'sy, order room

24 Cristobal com'sy, office

4 & 6 Depot commissary Benj. L. Jacobssn

13 Dry goods, wholesale J. T. Coughlin

3 File clerk H. Jones

15 Groceries, wholesale R. A. Bray ton

1 1 Hardware, wholesale O. F. Sonneman

2 Ice accounts, personal Miss F. D. Frost

7 Ice accounts. Government.. . MissM.P.Burgoon

22 Ice cream plant A. Beard

20 Industrial laboratory L. A. Smith

25 Inspector, commissary A. Diamcnd

25 Inspector, commissary H. S. King

16 Laundry H. S. Newcomb

1 Order clerk R. V. French

5 Order desk (formerly No. 163)

18 Power plant J. Michel and

P. W. Reese

10 Price clerk H. Leonard

25 Property clerk J. V. Ware

12 Shipping section L. C. Turner

8& 9 Stock record clerk B. E. McKeever

The switchboard will be in operation from 7 a. m. to
6 p. m. continuously on ordinary working day.-; and
from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Sundays and holidays. At
other hours night connections will be put up for the
following telephones only, which can be called through
Cristobal exchange, by the numbers shown:
Phone.

285 Depot Commissary (Same as No. 4)

286 Order clerk (Same as No. 5)

287 Shipping section (Same as No. 12)

288 Bakery (Same as No. 14)

289 Groceries, wholesale (Same as No. 15)

290 Cold storage, wholesale meats.. .(Same as No. 1 7)

291 Power plant .(Same as No. 18)

292 Cold storage, office (Same as No. 19)

293 Cristobal com'sy, order room. . . . (Same as No. 23)

294 Cristobal commissary, office (Same as No. 24)

Benj. L. Jacobson,

Depot Commissary.
The following is a list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which wdl be effective September 23, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH MEATS.

Price.

Mutton — Stewing, per pound 9

Shoulder, trimmed, (not less than 5

pounds) per pound 12

Leg (8 to 10 pounds), per pound 19

Short cut, chops, per pound 23

Shoulder, chops, per pound 17

Lamb — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, trimmed, per pound 15

Leg (5 to 8 pounds), per pound 24

Chops, per pound 29

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Veal — Stewing, per pound 12

Shoulder, for roasting (not under 5 lbs.),

per pound 15

Chops, shoulder, per pound 20

Chops, per pound .• 30

Loin, for roasting, per pound 30

Cutlets, per pound 36

Beef — Suet, special, per pound 3J

Soup, special, per pound 7

native, per pound 5

Soup, bones, special, per pound 2 i

Stew, special, per pound 11

native, per pound 8

Plate, special, per pound 12

native, per pound 8

Chuck roast, special (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 12

Chuck roast, native (3 lbs. and over), per

pound 8

Rib roast, second cut (not under 3i

pounds), special, per pound 16

Rib roast, second cut, native (3 J pounds

Price.

and over) , per pound 9

Rib roast, first cut (not under 3 pounds).

special, per pound 19

Rib roast, first cut. native (3 pounds and

over') , per pound 1 1

Pot roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Rump roast, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse roast, special, per pound. . . 22

choice, per pound. ... 31

native, per pound. ... 16

Steak, chuck, special, per pound 13

native, per pound 9

Round, bottom, special, per lb. . . 13

native, per lb . . . 9

Round, top, special, per pound. . . 15

native, per pound.. . . 10

Sirloin, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Sirloin, choice cut, special, per

pound 23

Sirloin, choice cut, native, per lb. . 16

Rump, special, per pound 20

native, per pound 12

Porterhouse (not less than lj

pounds), special, per pound. ... 23
Porterhouse (not less than 1 J

pounds,) choice, per pound. ... 34
Porterhouse (1 J pounds and over),

native, per pound 17

Porterhouse, short, special, per

pound : 20

Porterhouse, short, choice, per

pound 28

Porterhouse, short, native, per lb. 12

Tenderlon, special, per pound.. . 35
Tenderloin, native, per pound

Note. — "Choice beef* is kept on hand in the cold
storage plant at Cristobal. Orders placed with commis-
sary storekeepers before 11 a. m., will be shipped for
delivery on the following morning.

Pork — Hams, fresh, per pound §23

Shoulders, fresh, per pound §19

Loin, chop, or roast, per pound 18

Spare ribs, p^r pound 12

Pigs' feet, fresh, per pound 4

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole 83

\ head 42

Sausage, home made, per pound 23

Ox tails, per pound 8

Beef tongue, native, whole, per pound 20

MISCELLANEOUS.

Almonds, shelled, pe: pound *52

Brains, calves', per pound J

Calves' heads, each *78

Kidneys, beef, per pound 10

Oysters, fresh, per quart 30

Peel , citron, per pound *21

Peel . lemon, per pound *17-

Peel, orange, per pound 15

Walnut, meat, per jar *29

Livers — Beef, per pound 9

Calf, per pound 2 4

Steak — Hamburger, package 1?

Hamburger, 20-pound containers, per

pound 14

Sausage — Bologna, per pound 11

Frankfurter, per pound 12

Frankfurter, imported , tin 1 1

Lieberwurst, per pound 8

Pork, per pound 14

Pork, homemade, per pound 23

Sweetbread, beef, per pound 19

Bloaters, fancy, each 5

Bluefish, per pound 14

Codfish, dried, per pound 1 1

Haddock, smoked, per pound t9

Halibut, fresh, per pound t9

Salmon, fresh, per pound 1 *

Whitefish, smoked, per pound f- '

Yeast, per pound 31

per cake 2

Pates de foies gras, per jar 67

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Beef — Corned, No. 1, per pound 15

No. 2 , per pound 12

Ham — Real York and Cumberland, per pound.. 43

Genuine Westphalia, per pound 50

Minced, "Bologna style," per pound 12

Shoulders, sugar cured, boneless, whole.

per pound 14

Sugar cured, boneless, whole, per pound. 19

Half, per pound 21

Sliced, per pound 25

Whole, boiled, per pound. . 25

Half, boiled, per pound.. . . 2 7

Sliced, boiled, per pound . . ii

Bacon — Breakfast, sliced, per pound 27

Whole, piece, per pound 26

Strips, whole, per pound 20

Sliced, jar 30

Sliced, tins 2 7

Squares, whole, per pound 19

Ham, lunch, per pound 40

Pork, bellies, per pound 18

Pork, clear, per pound 12

Pork, standard mess, per pound 14

Ox tongues, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per pound 24

Native, per pound 20

Pigs' feet, pickled, per pound 7

Pigs' feet, corned, per pound 7

Tongues, per pound 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, milk fed, per pound 31

Chickens — Fancy, roasting, corn fed, per pound 2 7

38

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 5.

Price.

Fowls, per pound 24

Fowls, light, per pound 22

Ducks, Western, per pound 24

Capons, per pound ?2

Broilers, milk fed, per pound *34

Broilers, corn fed, per pound 32

Turkeys, per pound *29

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter — Cn per pound 38

Creamery, 60-62 lb tub, whole tub,

tnd 37

Sheffield Farm?, extra fancy, per lb. . . 58

Oleomargarine, per pound, carton 29

Cheese— Philadelphia cream, cake 9

Roquefort, per pound 43

Young America, per pound 20

Swiss, per pound 34

Edam, each 1.15

Edam, tin 29

Parmesan, per pound ^ 34

Gouda, per pound 26

Snappy, per cake 9

Milk, Sheffield Farms, per quart **15

Eggs, fresh, per dozen *34

per £ dozen 17

Fermillac. bottle **25

Icecream, quart J25

^-gallon J50

Cream, 30 per cent, quart - **45

pint **25

J-pint **15

VEGETABLES.

B jets, per pound 2

Cabbage, per pound *2

Carrots, per pound 2

Cauliflower, per pound 15

Celery, per head 4

Cucumbers, per pound 4

Egg plant, per pound 3

Lettuce, per pound tS

Onions, per pound 2j

Peppers, green, per pound 3

Plantains, per dozen 12

Potatoes, white, per pound 2

Potatoes, sweet, per pound .' 2

Squash, per pound 2J

Turnips, per pound I j

Tomatoes, per pound *7

Yams. Lccea. per pound 3

FRUITS.

Apples, pel pound t5

Grape fruit, tropical, each 3 J

Grapes, per pound *J

Lemons, per dozen 1 1 2

Limes, per 100 32

Oranges — Select, each *S

Tropical, per dozen 16

Coconuts, each *5

Bananas, per bunch 38

Bananas, each £

Apples, evaporated, per pound 11

Apricots, evaporated, per pound 11

Pears, evaporated, per pound 23

Peaches, evaporated, per pound 7

Figs, dried. 12-oz. packages 14

Raisins, seedless, package 11

table, cluster, per pound 18

Currants, cleaned, package 12

Prunes, stewing, per pound 11

Plums, per pound 6

Peaches, fresh, per pound 5

Pears, fresh, per pound 6

Cantaloupes, each *11

Tangerines, each 1 J

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed tor return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ N6t less than J ham of i shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Price Changes.

i prices of articV
at the com mi effective September

IS:

Price Change.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Soap, castilo. cake

Lawn. b!ea< hed, yd

■ i tape, yd .
Snap fa^L*"^ tape,

aphor, bos

d >?.

■
■ i Dp, pkg. . .

' ' ea

Strainers, wire, ea

Xails. Uphol

- I
1 I .'■■', ea

; i .

i .11 1935, ea

■
Plates, 14", A 480

' ies, pr

Nuts, mixe I, lb

, lb.

4.35

4.75

7.20

; 90

1 . 35

1.55

.60

.50

2.45

2.25

4.95

5.10

4.95

5.25

4.30

4.40

Concise Statement on Points of Primary Interest
to Users of the Canal.

In order to spread as widely as possible this
information of primary importance to users
of the Panama Canal, there are published
below concise statements on points of most
immediate concern to them. More extensive
information than may be published here may
be obtained from the "Sailing Directions and
General Information" issued by The Panama
Canal. This is a booklet of 115 pages,
thoroughly explicit and carefully indexed, in
which are covered all matters involved in
handling vessels through the Canal. Copies
of this booklet are in the hands of United
States consular officers all over the world, and
in the offices of the collectors of customs at
United States ports, or at United States branch
hydrographic offices, and have been furnished
to the principal governmental and commercial
maritime agencies over the world. Copies
may be obtained on application to The Pana-
ma Canal, Washington, D. C, or Balboa
Heights, C Z.

PAYMENT OF TOLLS AND OTHER CHARGES.

It is necessary to place funds on deposit to
cover the tolls of a vessel before she will be
allowed to enter the Canal. This deposit may
be placed with any Assistant Treasurer of the
United States (one of whom is situated at any
of the larger United States ports); or with the
Assistant Auditor of The Panama Canal in
Washington, D. C; or with the Collector of
The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights. The
Assistant Treasurer method seems to be the
most convenient for operators, as it is the one
most generally used.

In case deposit is made in the United States
it is advisable to request at the time of making
deposit that cable advice of same be sent to
the Canal, in order that there may be no delay
to a vessel when she presents herself for
passage.

Foreign operators may handle such de-
positing with equal simplicity, by directing
their bankers or shipping agents to have the
deposit placed with the Assistant Treasurer
in New York or San Francisco, for instance.

The Canal organization has been developed
to handle the passage of vessels complete and
to attend to their needs in the way of tolls,
coal, supplies, cables, mail, etc., without delay
or "red tape" and there is no need for operators
to employ local agents for vessels which come
to the Canal for the sole purpose of passing
through it, without taking on or discharging
freight or passengers in Canal waters. In fact
the interposition of a third party in the ar-
rangements for a vessel which is simply passing
through the Canal is liable to result in con-
fusion and delay. In other words, a local
agent may be needed for commercial purposes,
in looking after cargo and passengers if vessels
handle either at the terminal ports; but he
is not needed to look after the requirements
of the ship herself as far as going through the
Canal, communicating, taking on supplies,
coal, etc., are concerned.

REFUNDING BALANCE.

As soon as a vessel has cleared from the
Canal a statement of her expenses is forwarded
to her operator, with a check on the Treasurer
of the United States for the balance of the
deposit. In the case of lines having frequent
passages through the Canal it is permissible
to allow such balance to apply on account, but

the statement of each vessel's expenses for
each passage is sent in all cases.

CHARGES FOR TOLLS.

Tolls on loaded commercial vessels are
charged at $1.20 per net vessel ton — each 100
cubic feet of actual earning capacity — the net
tonnage being determined by the rules for the
measurement of vessels for the Panama Canal.
Deck load is charged for in addition, at SI. 20
per 100 cubic feet of space occupied by deck
load.

On vessels in ballast the toll charge is 72
cents per net vessel ton, Panama Canal rules
of measurement.

These basic charges have been modified,
however, by the ruling that loaded vessels
shall not pay more than the equivalent of SI. 25
per net ton as determined by the rules of
measurement for United States registry;
and ballast vessels shall not pay less than
75 cents per net ton, United States registry
measurement.

Hence, vessels coming to the Canal for
passage should have certificates of measure-
ment according to the Panama Canal rules
and also according to the rules of United
States registry. These certificates can be
issued at the ports of entry to the Canal but
this might cause delay to a vessel.

CHARGES FOR SERVICES.

There is no charge for pilotage on vessels
passing through the Canal which do not stop
at either terminal port to discharge or take
on passengers or cargo. Also there is no charge
when they stop at terminal ports for the pur-
pose of taking on coal, supplies, etc. Pilotage
charges when levied are port charges and not
a part of the expenses of passing through the
Canal.

The only additional expenses to which a
vessel may be put for Canal transit proper
would be for services rendered necessary by
the condition of the ship. Such are charges
for furnishing extra men on deck to handle the
lines in passing through the locks, when the
ship's crew is not sufficient; and tug service
for sailing vessels or steamships in condition
requiring assistance. Under such conditions
the tug charge is SI 5 per hour; or for complete
transit of the Canal, 10 cents per net Canal
ton or four cents per displacement ton, with
a minimum charge of §150.

PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.

On account of the close relationship of the
Panama Railroad Company (operating the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line) to The
Panama Canal the former can very advantage-
ously act as agent for other steamship lines if
desired. Upon regular request it will advance
funds for payment of tolls, fuel, supplies, and
attend to stevedoring, etc. The services of
the company may be engaged by addressing
its home office, 24 State Street, New York
City, or the Superintendent, Balboa Heights,
Canal Zone.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both terminal
ports, at the rate of between 400 and 700 tons
a day. The facilities are being improved.
The present prices for delivery from lighters,
trimmed in bunkers, are S6 per ton, when
handled by ship's gear, at Cristobal; and at
Balboa, $7. The coal is Pocahontas standard.

Fuel oil may be obtained at either terminal
from plants of The Panama Canal or from

September 22, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

39

private corporations, at the rate of about
1,600 barrels an hour. The price from The
Panama Canal is $1.25 per barrel of 42 gallons,
sold as dry oil at the local temperature, with
subtraction of the amount of water contained,
as shown by analysis. Prices from the cor-
porations may be obtained on application to
them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several cor-
porations, one of which quotes a general
price of 45 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the remainder
of September and for October'are given in this table:

SEPTEMBER.

Date.

Supplies in unlimited quantities, including
meats, cold storage products, groceries, fruits,
vegetables, etc., as well as ships' supplies —
lubricants, cordage, ships' chandlery, standard
articles for ships' use — can be purchasd from
The Panama Canal in either of the terminal
ports and delivery can be made on short
notice. By Governmental regulation these
goods are sold at fixed prices very slightly
above cost.

Ice is furnished for 33 cents per 100 pounds
at both Cristobal and Balboa. It is available
in any quantity.

Laundry is handled quickly and no advance
notice is required.

Repairs to vessels may be made to any
extent, except where the use of a large dry
dock is required or the turning of the largest
crank shafts or longest line shafts.

Ships are boarded by a boarding officer im-
mediately on arrival. He furnishes price
lists and takes orders for all kinds of supplies
or fuel. Any supplementary orders or re-
quests for any kind of services may be sent to
the Captain of the Port, communication with
whom is always easy.

The Captain of the Port of entry is the
local executive with whom, or his authorized
immediate representatives, the master of a
vessel coming into the Canal will have deal-
ings. His office is the clearing house for all
business with the ships, and is the local
marine headquarters. It gives out chronom-
eter comparisons, nautical information as to
charts, sailing directions, etc., delivers and
receives mail, and has supervision over the
delivery of coal, supplies, etc., to vessels.

COMMUNICATIONS.

While by no means necessary it is advanta-
geous if vessels can advise in advance when,
they will arrive, by mail, cable, or radio.
Mail is received five times a week from the
United States, and approximately a week
after posting. The Canal is equipped with
three radio stations, two for areas within
1,000 miles of the terminal ports and one
which has a sending radius of approximately
3,000 miles.

Communications should be addressed to
The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal
Zone. The cable address of the Canal on the
Isthmus is Pancanal, Panama; of the Wash-
ington office, Pancanal, Washington. Codes
used are A. B. C. Telegraphic, 5th edition;
Lieber's; Scott's Shipowners' Telegraphic
(1906); Western Union Telegraphic (Uni-
versal Edition), etc.

Shipping people are invited to remember
that the fundamental purpose of the Canal
is to pass ships between the two oceans quickly.
They are invited, accordingly, to make any
suggestions by which this purpose may be
even more completely realized, and to make
inquiries for additional information.

Wed.. Sept. 22. .
Thurs., Sept. 23.

Fri.. Sept. 24

Sat.. Sept. 25. . .
Sun., Sept. 26. . .
Mra., Sept. 27. .
Tues.. Sept. 28..
Wed.. Sept. 29. .
Thurs.. Sept. .10.

Time

and height of high

low u

ater.

2:48

8 :50

15:09

14.7

1.1

14.6

3:31

9:36

15:52

15.3

0.4

15.0

4:10

10:16

16:31

15.7

0.0

15.2

4:46

10:55

17:07

15.7

-0.1

15 1

5:21

11 :32

17:42

15.3

0.2

14.7

5:53

12:09

18:17

14.8

0.8

14 0

0:25

6:26

12:48

1.9

14.0

1.6

1 :04

6:59

13:28

2.8

13.2

2.5

1 :46

7 :37

14:14

1 7

12 1

1 4 '

Date.

Fri., October 1

Sat.. October 2

Sun.. October 3

Hon., October 4...
Tues.. October 5...
Wed., October 6...
Thurs.. October 7..

Fri., October 8

Sat.. October 9

Sun., October 10...
Mon., October 11..
Tues.. October 12..
Wed.. October 13..
Thurs., October 14.
Fri.. October 15. . .
Sat.. October 16...
Sun., October 17...
Mon., October 18. .
Tues., October 19..
Wed., October 20..
Thurs.. October 21.
Fri., October 22. . .
Sat., October 23...
Sun., October 24...
Mon., October 25..
Tues., October 26..
Wed., October 27.
Thurs., October 28.
Fri., October 29...
Sat., October 30...
Sun., October 31..

2 :36

8:23

4.6

11.4

3:34

9:28

5.2

10.8

4:48

10 :53

5.4

10.6

5:58

12:10

4.9

111

0:51

6:55

11.7

4.0

1:37

7:43

12.8

2.7

2 :16

8:26

14 0

1.5

2:53
15.2
3:31
16.1
4:08
16.8
4:47
17 1
5:27
16.9
0:12

0.0
1 :01

0.8
1 :56

1.9

4 :16
3.5

5:33
3.5

0:37

13.0

1 :38
13.7

2 :27
14.3
3:07
14. S

4:51
14.8
5:23
14.4
5:57
13.9
0:38
2.9

1 :20
3.6

2 :08
4.3

3 :05
4.8

9:06
0.2
9:47
-0.8

10:28
-1.4

11 :10
-1.6

1 1 :54
-1.3
6:12
16.3
7 :00
15.3
7:56
14 1
9:04
13 0

10:28
12.2

11 :55
12.2
6:44
2.9
7:41

8~:30
1.4

9:11
0.7

9 :51
0.4

10 :29
0.3

1 1 :05
0.5

H :42
0.9

12 :20
1.5

6:32
13.2
7 :09
12.5
7:53

15:09

4.1
16:14

4.5
17 :22

4.4
18:24

3.9
13:09

11.
13:55

12.9
14:37

14.0
15:16

15.0
15:54

15.8
16:33

16.2
17 :14

16.2

17 :57
15.9

12 :40
-0.6

13 :32
0.4

14:30
1.5

15:37
2.4

16:51
2.9

18 :03

21 :13
10.7

22:31
10 5

23:51
10.9

19:15

3.0

20:00

2.0

20:41

1 0

21:23

0 2

22:02

-0.4

22 :44

-0.7

23:27

-0.6

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatch' Isof the Panama

Railroad Steamship Line, anil are male every week —
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New York six days after the day of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage requires
seven days.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.

*Note — The sailings on Monday. October 18 and
November 15. will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States. New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio. Indi-
ana. Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington. Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Rainfall from September 1 to 18, 1915, Inclusive.

18:44
15.2
19:36

14 2

20 :39
13.2

21 :56
12.5

2.8

13 :09

19:06

12.7

2.4

14:05

20:00

13.4

1.9

14:52

20:46

13 9

1.5

IS :.S2

21 :28

14.4

1.2

16:09

22 :07

14.6

1.2

16:44

22 :43

14.5

1.3

17 :17

2.! :21

14.2

1.7

17 :51

23 :58

13.8

18:27

13.2

13:00

19:04

2.2

12.5

13:44

19 :47

3.0

11.9

14 :34

20 :39

3.6

114

15 :32

21 :4i

4.1

11.2

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to lih (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Pat ifi Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights .

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel . . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

♦Culebra

*Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina. . . .

Alhajuela

*Vigia

Frijoles

*Monte Lirio . .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

* Brazos Brook.

Colon

*Bocas del Ton

1.79
1.43

1 si
3 95

1.S0
1.67

1. 14

2.91
3.95
4.90

4.55
5, IS
3.71
6.71
6.76
5.97
6.12
5.90
111.73

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week, ending midnight, Sat-
urday, September 18, 1915:

Stations.

Day and Date.

Vigia.

<

6

6

2^4

Sun., Sept. 12

Mon., Sept. 13

Wed.. Sept. 15

Thurs., Sept. 16

Fri., Sept. 17

127.85
127.80
127.81
127.81

131.91
128.01
129.05

9 5.67
93.76

93 57
93.7-1
96.80

94 85
94.5:-

S6.ll
S6.12
86.15
86 1 3

S6.2S
SO. 02

86. n

S6.05

so. us
SO. 07
So OS

86 . 05
S6.06

54.41
53.85
53.90
53.92
54.08
54.31
54. 10

Heights of low water

125.0

91.0

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Zacapa U. F. CSept. 15 Sept. 22

Allianca P.R.R..Sept. 16 Sept- 22

Calamares U.F.C.Sept. 18. ...Sept 26

Carrillo U.F.C.Sept. 22. ...Sept. 29

Colon P.R.R..Sept. 23 Sept. 29

(^Continued on page 40.)

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 5.

Sept. 13.

Sept. 13.
Sept. 13.
Sei 13
Sept. 14.
Sept. 1 1.
Sept. 14.
Sept. 14.
Sept. IS
Sept. 15.
Sept. 15.
Sept. 15.
Sept. 15.
Sept. 17.
Sept. 18.
Sept. 18.
Sept. 18.
Sept. 18.
Sept. 10.

Sept. 13..
Sept. 13..
Sept. 13..
Sept. 14..
Sept. 14..
Sept. 14..
Sept. 14 . .
Sept. 14..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 15..
Sept. 16..
Sept. 16..
Sept. 16..
Sept. 17 .
Sept. 17..
Sept. 17..
Sept. 18..
Si pt. 18..
Sept. IS..

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS

(Week ending at 6 p. m., September 19, 1915.)

through the canal — Atlantic to pacific.

Towa Mar it

Cen. Manuel Bonitlc,

< lumberhali

; lie lie

Suecia

Copenhagen

Caiica

Victoria

Calchas

Carolyn

( Ian Farqithar

Jamaica

Stratheam. .
Tallac... .
Oliver J. 01 i
Newburn
Rio Pirahy.

Japanese

Honduran . . .

British

British

Swedish

British

British

British

British

American. . . .

British

Chilean

Peruvian. . . .
American. . .

British

British

American. . .
American . . .

British

British

Towa Koshi

P. Urumela & Company

West Hartlepool Steam Nav. Co

Hutchins Brothers

Johnson Line

Glasgow Shipowners Co.. Ltd. .
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .

Ocean Steamship Co., Ltd

Luckenbach Line

Cayzer. Irvine & Co.. Ltd

South American S. S. Co

Peruvian Line

Pacific Coast S. S. Co

Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. .
Strathearn Steamship Co., Ltd.

Tallac Steamship Co

Olson & Mahonv

Newcastle S. S. Co.. Ltd

European & Brazilian S. S. Co.

Philadelphia

New York

Newport News.

Kingston

Gotenburg

Norfolk

Cristobal

Liverpool

Glasgow

New York

New York

Cristobal

Cristobal

Philadelphia...

Cristobal

Newport News.
Philadelphia...

Baltimore

New York

New Orleans. . .

Shimonoseki

Amapala

Meiillones

Vancouver

San Francisco . .
Taltal, Chile....

Guayaquil

Valparaiso

Los Angeles. . . .
San Francisco. .

Auckland

Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Los Angeles ... .
Buenaventura. .

Pisagua

Lcs Angeles

Seattle

Vladivostok. . . .
Humboldt Bay.

Nature

Petioleum.

Ballast

Ballast

Coal

General

Coal

General. . . .

Ballast

General... .

General

General

General

General

General . . .
General . . .
Ballast
General . . .

Coal

General

Ballast

Tons
3,500

1.500
6.4S2
1.002

1,500
4,100
6,800
2.20C
1.000
2,730
340

1 .001)

4,297
5.275
5.02Q
1.557
6.R60
6,66')
3,425
5.940
4.563
4.278
2.317
1,170
4,684
1 ,584
2,207
3,972
3.746

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Charlton Hall

Lennox

V V .Luckenbach.

L. Van Nassau.'.

Minn solan

Aeajutla

Holly Branch

.1 ndrew Welch. . .

Bintang

( a ecu ■>? Galicia.

Chincha

Poleric

Quilpuc

Hcsperos

Francis Hanify. .

Colusa

Calliope

Berwick Law

Trannitcbar

Ormitton

Flamenco

Llandudno

U,in,vi

American. . .

British

American . . .

British

Dutch

American. . .

British

British

American . . .

Danish

British

American . . .

British

British

Norwegian. .
American. . .
American .. .

British

British

Danish

British

British

British

British

New York and South Amer. Line

Jno. Warrack & Co

Luckenbach Line

Pacific Steam Navigation Co... .

Royal Dutch W. I. Mail :

American-Hawaiian Line

Salvadorean Railway

Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. . . .

J. W. McNair & Co

East Asiat'

i S. S. Co.

New York and Pacific Line. . . .

Bank Line

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. . .
Bruusgaard Kiosterud Dampsk.

Hanifv S. S. Co

W. R. Grace & Co

Gladstone & Co

T. Law & Company

East Asiatic Line

Orm Steamship Co

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .

E. T. Radcliffe

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .

Pisagua

Antofagasta. . .
San Francisco.

Antofagasta

Hilo

Salina Cruz

Talcahuano

San Francisco ....
San Francisco ....
San Francisco ....

Taltal

Tocopilla

Talcahuano

Taltal

Tocopilla

Port Pirie

Philippine Islands

Manila

Antofagasta

Seattle

Valparaiso

Victoria

Guayaquil

Colon, for orders.

Port Vendres

New York

Cristobal

Barcelona

Del. Breakwater.

Cristobal

Liverpool

Holmstad

Copenhaeen

Liverpool

Montreal

Alexandria

Colon, for orders.
Colon, for orders.

Boston

New York....
New York.. ..
St. Thomas, orders

London

Liverpool

United Kingdo
Cristobal

Nitrates. . .-

Nitrates

General

General

Nitrates

Sugar and pines . .

General

General

Beans

Barley, lumber. . .

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Cocoa, hides, etc..

Nitrates

Nitrates

Wool, concentrate:
Sugar, hemp.

General

Nitrates

General, lumber.

General

Lumber

Cocoa, general. . .

7.314
4,808
2,962

240
4.500
9.000

240
5,375
1,400
3,600
7.000
8,803
8.300
2.397
8,150
3,250
6.154
5,690
7.600
5.S00
7,150
4,740
3,100

307

5,993
3,701
3,859
1,170
3,623
6,875
1.219
4.948
918
2,928
5.693
6,429
7.911
3,922
5,678
2,643
6,639
4,194
6,195
4,397
5.663
6,021
4,656
1,205

2,012
229
2.911
3,122
3.986
3.735
993
4,566
4,672
2,322
4.491
3,121
2.206
1,606
620
3.439
1,125
1,483
3,025
2,626

4.217
2.708
2,632

620
2,376
4.610

627
3.668

794
2,109
4,086
4,624
5,623
2,231
4,214
1.672
4,781
3.094
4,630
3,203
4,102
4,515
3,312
745

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific

Dale \ Vessel

Line

From Date

Vessel
Rondo

Line From

G. F. Sleight 1

Sept. 23.. .

Georgian

II Sept. 25.. .

Discoverer

Charente S. S. Co.. Ltd. ... San Francisco

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

To

Sept. 15 ...

Sept. 16

Sept. 17....
Sept. 17....

Roval Mail S. P. Co

London.
Norfolk.
Ta npico.
Liverpool.

1 Sept. 16..
Sept. 16...
Sept. 19.. .

.1 Puert-i Rico

. Magdalena

. C. 4. Canfield

Royal Mail S. P. Co

Pet roleum Transport Co . . .

C. AC a afield

Scythian

Petroleum Transport Co . . .
Leyland Lnie

Tampico.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Sept. 25....

Coronado

Port Limon.

Sept. 25... .
Sept. 20....
Sept. 20....

Coronado
Tabor . . .
Scythian.

Leyland Line

Galveston.

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal, United Fruit Company's ves

els, and vess

ils in regulc

r service to the United States.

port 0

? BALBOA.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Sept 13....

SeD . 17....

W. Wilhelmsen Antofagasta.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co 1 Tabog i.

Sept. 14...
Sept. 18.. .

Guernsey .
Cauca. . .

Cauca

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Guayaquil.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Sept. 20

Sept 20....

J. .1. Moffett

Barge No. 93

1

San Franc sco.
San Francisco.

Sept. 21.. .

San Juan

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

♦Other than vessel? passing through the Canal.

(Continued from page 39.)

Tenadores U. F. C.Sept. 25..

.Oct.

Santa Maria U. F. C. .Sept. 29 . .

.Oct.

Advance P. R. R. .Sept. 30. .

.Oct.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Almirante U. F. C.Sept. 3..

.Sept

Panama P. R. R. . Sept. 2S . .

.Oct.

Pastores U. F. C.Sept. 27. .

..Oct.

Zacapa U. F. C.Sept. 30. .

..Oct.

\'EW ORLEANS TO CRTSToBAL-COLON.

CRISTOBAL -COLON TO NEW ORLEA

U. F. C.Sept.

15..

..Sept.

22

Parisraina

U. F. C.Sept.

23..

.Sept.

Cartago

U. F. C.Sept.

18..

. .Sept.

23

Atenas

U. F C. Sept.

23 .

Sept.

U. F. C.Sept.

22..

. .Sept.

29

Cartago

U. F. C.Sept.

30.

..Oct.

lleredia

U. F. C.Sept.

25..

. .Sept.

30

Turrialba

U. F. C.Sept.

30.

U. F. C.Sept.

29.

..Oct.

6

lleredia

U. F. C.Oct.

U. F. C.Oct.

2..

..Oct.

7

Abangarez

U. F. C.Oct.

U. F. C.Oct.

6

. .Oct.

H

Parismina

U. F. C.Oct.

Cartago

U. F. C.Oct.

9.

..Oct.

14

Atenas

U. F. C.Oct.

14..

..Oct.

CORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1915.

No. 6.

The Canal Record

Official publication oj The Panama Canal.

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.
The Slide Situation.

Dredging in the section of the Cut obstruct-
ed by the Culebra slides is being pushed, but
navigation has remained closed since Septem-
ber 18.

The 15-yard dipper dredgeGamboa set a new
high record for dredges in hard material in the
24 hours ending at 6 a. m.. September 23,
turning out 15,145 cubic yards of spoil. This
is an average of 5,048 cubic yards in each 8-
hour shift, and at the rate of 631 cubic yards
an hour. The Paraiso, mate of the Gamboa,
made herself a high record of 14,650 cubic
yards in the 24 hours ending at 6 a. m.. Sep-
tember 27. This is regarded as finer perform-
ance than the record of the Gamboa, for the
reason that the Gamboa, working by herself at
one end of the slide, had empty barges waiting
at all times and was not subject to the delays
that occurred occasionally to the Paraiso,
which was working at a time when other
dredges were drawing on the supply of
barges and sometimes making the Paraiso
wait.

Directly after the occurrence of the move-
ment of September 18-19 the ladder dredges
Marmot and No. 5 were brought up from the
Atlantic and Pacific entrances, respectively, to
work through the shoal water and clear a chan-
nel to allow the large dredges access to the
worst part of the slide, where material had
been shoved up from the bottom, forming
an island The Marmot was returned to her
regular assignment on Friday, September 24,
and is working at the Cristobal coaling plant.
Dredge No. 5, regularly stationed in the
inner harbor at Balboa, is undergoing repairs
at Paraiso. These dredges were taken away
to make room for those of greater capacity
to work in the congested section.

Postage Due on Mail Addressed to Ships.

The Division of Posts has made arrange-
ments for facilitating delivery through the
offices of the Port Captains of postage-due
mail addressed to ships using the Canal. A
great amount of the deficiency in postage on
this mail is due to the fact that many of the
letters originating in Great Britain are address-
ed for delivery in the United States. They
are carried at the two-cent letter rate to the
United States but as soon as they are for-
warded to the Canal Zone they become sub-
ject to the foreign rate of five cents' per first
ounce, and three cents for each additional
ounce, or fraction thereof. Trouble would
be saved the addressees of such mail if the
full foreign rate were paid by the senders on
matter that is likely to be forwarded outside
of the United States.

Reduction in Charge for Handling Oil.

The charge for handling fuel oil through
the plants of The Panama Canal has been
reduced from four cents to 3| cents per
barrel. This applies to operations in dis-
charging oil from a carrier into storage
tanks, transferring from one tank to another,
or delivering to vessels from the tanks.

In present practice the charges for handling
oil are always made against the oil corpora-
tion receiving or delivering the oil. In the
prices which the Canal and the private cor-
porations make to vessels for fuel oil, the
cost of handling the oil is included in the sales
price. In other words, quotations are made
for free delivery into the tanks of the vessel
alongside the oil crib.

As pointed out in the circular letter from
the Governor published elsewhere in this
issue of The Canal Kf.cord, there are no
wharfage charges against vessels taking oil
at the crib.

The "f ewpori" < as • Deci led in Favor of th2
i an .ma R .ilroad Company.

The New York office of the Panama Rail-
road Company has advised the Isthmian au-
thorities that the United States court has de-
cided the suit of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company versus the Panama Ra Iroad Com-
pany, growing out of the sinking of the steam-
ship Newport alongside the wharf at Balboa
on August 17, 1912, in favor of the railroad
company. Copies of the opinion in the case
are to be forwarded by mail.

Canal Zone Official Postal Guide.

The Division of Posts has issued an official
postal guide for the Canal Zone. It contains
in condensed form all the special instructions
issued to postmasters since the beginning ol the
Canal Zone postal service which were in force
on June 30, 1915, with marginal references
by number and date to the circulars con-
taining the original instructions in amplified
form. With respect to matters not covered
by special instructions, the Director of Posts
advises in the preface to the guide that they

shall be governed by the provisions of the
United States postal laws and regulations
properly applicable to local conditions.

The guide was made up in 12 chapters, con-
taining 177 sections. It contains 48 pages
and a 5-page index. The chapters deal, in
order, with post-office box rents; customs
duties of the Republic of Panama; despatches;
free entry of mail parcels; money-order busi-
ness; deposit money orders; mail matter
(a general chapter covering classifications of
matter, irregularities, missent mail, use of
franked envelope, etc.); postage due; gener-
al instructions', parcel-post matter; registry
system; and general instructions for req-
uisitions, etc.

The guide was prepared primarily for the
use of the postal employes, but contains a
great deal of matter which is instructive and
helpful to members of other divisions of the
Canal service and the general public. It
was printed by the Panama Canal plant at
Mount Hope.

Second 250-ton Crane in Service.

The 250-ton floating crane Ajax, recently
completed at Cristobal and submitted for test,
has been provisionally accepted by The Pana-
ma Canal, and has been placed in service.
The Ajar underwent all of the principal tests
satisfactorily, but certain minor details re-
main to be adjusted before the final accept-
ance.

Time Required To Make Soun lings in rhe Cut.
In the note on "Dailj Survey of Channel
Affected by Slides' r Tut; Canal Re< < ki > of
September 15, the rapidity with which sound-
ings are made by the field parties was errone-
ously ex] ressed as seven-tenths of a second i er
sounding. What should have been stated is
that (or the complete operations carried on by
the parties in the field, including making the
soundings and notes of them, plotting them
directly on tracing paper, drawing the con-
tours, making ten blueprints, and delivering
copies to the dredging heads, the total time re-
quired averages about seven seconds per
soun ling. For instance, one da)' the com-
plete operations referred to required two hours
and 11 minutes: 1,139 soundings were taken,
which was at the rate of 6.9 seconds per sound-
ing.

Flashlights for Giving Signals during the Night
Lockages.

The Marine Division has ordered from the
United States 24 additional pocket flash
lights, for the use of the pilots in handling
vessels through the locks after dark. At night
the signals to the locomotive operators given
with motions of the arms and hands are made
visible by the use of an electric torch in each
hand. The lights burn with a steady glow for
ordinary use and can be flashed repeatedly
to attract attention.

42

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 6.

CANAL WORK IN AUGUST.

Division of Terminal Construction.

Monthly Report of the Acting Governor to the
Secretary of War.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 15, 1915.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.
Sir: I have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of August, 1915:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.
Lock operation and maintenance — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance and repair work
at the locks, the electrically operated remote-
controlled arrow signals on the approach walls
at Gatun Locks, and the cable crossover
sump pumps at Miraflores Locks were com-
pleted. The painting of the gate leaves in the
west chamber of Gatun Locks was 95 per cent
completed at the end of the month. The fol-
lowing commercial lockages were made:

Gatun — 120 lockages, 153 vessels; Pedro
Miguel — 141 lockages, 155 vessels; Mira-
flores— 149 lockages, 155 vessels.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,185,680 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station, 14,480 kilowatt-
hours; total, 3,200,160 kilowatt-hours.

The output of the Balboa air-compressor
plant was 165,328,705 cubic feet of free air
compressed to 105 pounds. In addition to the
usual operation, maintenance, and repair
work construction work was carried on in
connection with concrete barracks and
quarters at Fort Grant, staff officers' quarters
and other buildings for the Army, concrete
and frame quarters for The Panama Canal,
and in connection with the Cristobal and
Balboa coaling stations.

Municipal Engineering Division — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work, the following are the principal
items of construction work in progress: Con-
struction of roads and streets, and of the
water and sewer systems, and the doing of the
necessary grading work for the Army build-
ings being constructed at Fort Amador, Bal-
boa Heights, Corozal, and Margarita; mis-
cellaneous pipe line extensions and installa-
tions for the oil handling plants, and the coal-
ing plant and dry dock at Balboa; and munic-
ipal work in the Balboa townsite.

Meteorology and Hydrography — The rain-
fall for the month exceeded the station aver-
ages at seven stations and was deficient at 11
stations. For the first time on record, during
the month of August, the total rainfall at
Balboa Heights exceeded the total at Colon.
The monthly rainfalls ranged from 15.24
inches at Balboa Heights, to 4.51 inches at
Gamboa, the maximum precipitation recorded
on any one day being 3.S4 inches, at Alhajuela
on the 21st. The estimated rainfall over the
Gatun Lake watershed was 26 per cent below
the average, or 9.82 inches against a 15-year
mean of 13.20 inches. The Chagres River
discharge at Alhajuela was four per cent below
the 26-year August normal, and furnished 40
per cent and 37 per cent of the net and total
Gatun Lake yields, respectively. The eleva-
tion of Gatun Lake varied from S6.15 on the
21st to 85.80 on the 22nd, averaging 86.02.
Miraflores Lake ranged in elevation from
54.65 on the 20th to 53.55 on the 15th, aver-
aging 54.06. One seismic disturbance was
recorded at Balboa Heights, on August 31.
It was of very slight duration and intensity,
and no damage was reported as a result of
the shock.

PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — In the prepara-
tion of foundations there were excavated.
2,190 cubic yards of rock and earth; and
1,841 cubic yards of mass and 2,419 cubic
yards of reinforced concrete were placed.
The floor of the dry dock was completed with
the exception of that part lying under the
lower end of the incline trestle, and the mixing
plant was removed from the south wall and
that portion of the wall also completed. The
walls above the suction chamber were com-
pleted to elevation plus 9. There were em-
bedded in the concrete 50,824 pounds of rein-
forcing steel, and 5,400 pounds of fixed steel;
and 2,615 cubic yards of backfill were placed.
In the erection of the miter gates 89.75 tons
of structural steel were employed, making the
total to date 823.90 tons. Thirty granite
blocks, aggregating 554 cubic feet, were set
in the walls, and the grinding of the reaction
bearing to a true surface was started.

In the entrance pier, reinforcements were
placed and concrete poured for the outlet
culvert as far as the beginning of the curving
outlets. Masonry plates were aligned and
grouted in all piers, and the structural steel
decking was erected in the bays included be-
tween stations 6 plus 51.5 and eight plus 76.5,
the total weight of the steel used being 244.56
tons. The slide and stairway at the east end
of the wall were partially concreted.

Coaling plant — The north berm crane track
in the west coal pocket was lined up and bal-
lasted, and 1 76 cubic yards of earth were placed
in the area between this and the south track
and a cinder covering applied. All of the
masonry plates in the viaduct posts of the con-
veyor track system were set, of which there
were 66, totaling 1,950 pounds. In the unload-
er wharf, 671 cubic yards of rock were exca-
vated in the foundation for piers, and the
pouring of concrete for three piers was started,
235 cubic yards being placed and 16,333 pounds
of anchor rails being embedded. One hundred
and one cubic yards of reinforced concrete
were placed in the deck and curtain walls,
completing the east end of the dock. In the
reloader wharf 15 piles were driven to strength-
en the construction trestle. Sixteen caissons
were sunk into rock, making a total of 64
caissons to date, 603 cubic yards of rock being
excavated from caissons during the month.
There were placed in cylinders 345,441 pounds
of reinforcing rail and 1 ,059 cubic yards of con-
crete. Two cylinders were badly crushed at
the bottom, necessitating their removal and
the setting of new ones in their stead.

Excavation and filling — The total excavation
for the month amounted to 44,892 cubic yards,
of which 37,804 cubic yards were classified
as rock. Practically all of the total excavation
was done at Sosa Hill. Towards the end of
the month a slide occurred at the east end
of the quarry, covering the tracks of the upper
level. A total of 44,974 cubic yards of fill
was placed, of which the East Breakwater
received 28,448 cubic yards, of which sum
2.3S4 cubic yards were classified as armor
rock.

Docks — Two panels of decking of quay
wall d-e-f (Docks 13 and 14) were concreted,
226 cubic yards being poured. At pier No.
18, 370 untreated piles were driven in the
foundations for the retaining wall. The wall
was completed for a length of 151 linear feet,
183 cubic yards of concrete being placed.
Additional anchor rods, weighing 46,344

pounds, were placed between girders Nos.
6 and 13, and a coating of tar was applied to
those between bents 13 and 35. The outside
rows of columns for the pier shed, and the
lattice frames for same, were erected. The
two pipes for the tide gage were installed.
At the end of the month the quarantine land-
ing pier was 98 per cent completed. Fifteen
piles were driven in clusters and a framing of
timbers placed to form guides for the floating
pontoon.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — The trestle was advanced
from bent 518 (station 23 plus 75) to bent
609 (station 37 plus 69). There were con-
structed 738 linear feet of single-track and
656 linear feet of double-track trestle, and
40,323 linear feet of piling were driven during
the month. There was laid on the trestle
1.731 linear feet of 2-inch water line. A total
of 32,908 cubic yards of Sosa Hill rock was
dumped into the fill. Dry fill measured in
place (loose) amounted to 45,380 cubic yards.
Blue rock amounting to 11,216 cubic yards,
and coral rock amounting to 6,586 cubic yards,
were dumped by scows, and dredge No. 4
dumped 2,988 cubic yards of coral sand and
26,894 cubic yards of coral rock on the center
line of the shore trestle, bringing the fill up
to -15 at bents 123 to 220. The end of the
trestle is now 36 feet back of the point which
it had reached on February 7, prior to the
norther of February 9. The reconstruction
of the trestle was commenced on April 13,
1915, at station 15 p'us 10 (from shore), and
in 4.6 months the trestle has been advanced
8,185 linear feet.

Coaling plant — The driving of creosoted
fender piles was started at the south end of the
unloader wharf, and at the end of the month
this work was 50 per cent completed. All but
six of the 31 caissons under the end wharf had
been completely concreted, 1 ,529 cubic yards
being placed in caissons. The pouring of
floor slab and girder encasement for the un-
loader wharf was completed on August 25,
and 490 linear feet of floor, containing 3,185
cubic yards of concrete, were poured. A
concrete trough was constructed for carrying
conduit across the coal storage space from the
transformer house to the east wall. Three
bays of steel for the end wharf were riveted,
the total weight of deck steel erected and
riveted amounting to 120 tons. The hard
crown for the coral fill under the reloader
wharf was completed. Suction dredge No. S3
cleaned up the bottom of the subaqueous
storage basin to elevation -28, and the dredg-
ing of unloader slip to elevation-41 was prac-"
tically completed. A trench was excavated
across the French canal from dock No. 13 to
the coaling station for the reception of the
10-inch water and oil pipes, for the permanent
supply of the station. Under Washington
order No. 40,483, (stocking and reclaiming
bridges, viaduct, transformer houses, and re-
loader tower) approximately 12,000 pounds
of miscellaneous steel work was erected in
bridge coops, digger houses, etc., and the steel
frame of one traveling hopper was erected.
Corrugated sheet metal work continued,
that on houses of two diggers being completed,
except for louvers on one house. About 1,200
linear feet of galvanized pipe hand railing
have been placed on viaduct. The concrete
floor of transformer house was poured, and
work continued on stucco walls and partitions,
which are now about 93 per cent complete.
Two towers are now completely erected, one

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of which is 93 per cent riveted. Eight digger
motors, all solenoid brakes of diggers, and
four motors for digger moving, have been in-
stalled. Approximately 15 per cent of switch-
board work was done in the bridges, and
about 25 per cent of the switchboard work was
done in the transformer house. Structural
steel is now completely erected and riveted for
all four unloaders. Concrete floors of engine
rooms are all completed and wood walkways,
door casings, etc., are practically completed in
all four towers, and the structural steel in all
towers has been painted. Galvanized iron
housing in tower No. 1 is now complete, ex-
cept for providing flashings around openings.
The machine work on the unloader towers,
under Washington order No. 50,678, pro-
gressed satisfactorily during the month.
Steam was generated in boilers on tower No.
1, and piping, connections, etc., inspected and
adjustments made.

Fuel oil plants — At the Mount Hope plant,
electric lights were installed in the manifold
shed, down spouts to gutters were completed,
and painting was finished. The new quarters
for oil plant employes were also completed
with the exception of grading and construction
of gutters. The work of grading around the
north end of the pump house has been started.
The pipe line from the plant of the Huasteca
Oil Company's tanks was completed, tested to
250 pounds pressure, and accepted. The tank
on lot No. 28 was completed on August 23.
The Panama Canal Storage Corporation has
completed the excavation for the fire walls
on its lots and its pipe line is about 50 per
cent completed. The Texas Company finished
its tank on lot No. 10, with the exception of the
roofing, and excavation for the fire walls is
in progress. The laying of the Texas Com-
pany's pipe line from the manifold to the
tanks was completed and the line tested, ac-
ceptance being withheld until back-filling in
front of the pumping plant is finished. The
bottom plating for tank No. 27 was riveted
and the lower course of plates bolted up.

At the Balboa oil handling plant, the grad-
ing around the plant was completed, and the
installation of an additional pipe line to the
steel pier was finished. The foundation for
gasoline storage tank No. 31 was completed.
The fire wall was constructed around tank No.
36. The drainage piping from the tank farm
to the ditch excavated at the foot of the dump
was installed, and the drainage piping laid
from the Panama Canal Storage Corporation's
lots Nos. 13 and 14, and from the Panama
Agencies Company's lot No. 10.
Marine Division.
One" hundred and sixty-three vessels passed
through the Canal in August, 74 northbound
and 89 southbound. Of this total 49 were of
American register and 71 of British register.
Twenty-three vessels were measured and 114
vessels were inspected to see whether their
certificates conformed to the rules. The
United States net equivalent tonnage was
computed on 37 vessels.

Dredging Division.
The total excavation for the month, in-
cluding earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,351,824
cubic yards. Of this total 96,094 cubic yards
were removed from the Balboa inner harbor,
307,315 cubic yards of earth and 6S4.564 cubic
yards of rock from the Canal prism in Gaillard
Cut, 66,904 cubic yards of earth and 62,503
cubic yards of rock from the Cristobal coaling
station and adjacent waters, 2.98S cubic
yards of coral sand and 26,894 cubic yards of

coral rock from Coco Solo for the East Break-
water, 26,597 cubic yards of earth for the oil
and water pipe crossing from Dock 13 to the
south end of the coaling station, and 9,771
cubic yards of rock from the Cristobal ap-
proach channel. The rock breaker Vulcan
was engaged the entire month breaking shoal
south of Pier 18, Balboa inner harbor, 3,088
holes being broken over an area of 49.40S
square feet, with a total penetration of 11,142
feet and a breakage of 6,636 cubic yards. The
hydraulic grader was engaged sluicing on the
north side of Gold Hill and furnishing steam
to rock dril's. The work of exterminating
water hyacinths continued, and approxi-
mately 118,000 young plants were destroyed.
Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized durinj the month
numbered 995, an increase of 93 as compared
with July; thos? left over from the previous
month numbered 507, and those carried
forward into September numbered 557. The
output of the foundry was 146,015 pounds of
iron, 71,081 pounds of steel, and 25,012 pounds
of brass. Hostling was done on 4,603 pieces
of equipment, and shop and field repairs were
made on 6,446 cars. In addition 822 cars were
repaired in shop, and 1,236 light and six heavy
repair jobs were done on equipment. The
Balboa fuel oil handling plant handled 146,-
230.S4 barrels, more than half of which were
for The Panama Canal, and the plant at
Mount Hope handled 11,489.16 barrels,
practically all of which were for The Panama
Canal.

Building Division.

In addition to the usual operation, main-
tenance, and repair work, the following con-
struction work was in progress for the Army
at the places named. Fort Amador — Two
field officers' quarters, three two-family
captains' quarters, two four-family lieuten-
ants' quarters, four barracks, the storehouse,
and the Naos Island storehouse. The field
ofticers' quarters and the lieutenants' quar-
ters were completed, and the barracks were
98 per cent completed at the close of the
month. With the exception of the storehouses
at Amador and Naos Island, the work at
this post is practically completed. Corozal —
Work was continued on the construction of
the stables and Army sheds for artillery and
cavalry, and on the modification of Canal
quarters for the housing of the troops. Mar-
garita— At Fort Randolph work was continu-
ed on the construction of eight lieutenants'
quarters, three captains' quarters, one field
officers' quarters, concrete water tank and
sewage pumping station, and the 200,000-gal-
lon water tank was completed. Military
Heights — Work was continued on the con-
struction of five type-8, one type-21, and one
type-20, staff officers' quarters, and at the
end of the month all of these buildings were
under roof and approximately 60 per cent
completed.

The following Canal structures were in the
course of erection at the places named : Ancon-
Balboa — Work was continued on the construc-
tion of all authorized frame and concrete
quarters. The four type-14 buildings built
under contract were completed and accepted.
The work on the construction of the stables
for the Panama Railroad Company on the
Sandoval tract in the city of Panama was
continued, and at the end of the month was
75 per cent completed. The construction of a
crematory for Ancon Hospital, and of the new
refrigerating plant at Balboa, were started.

Corozal — Work was commenced on the con-
struction of seven 12-apartment colored
family quarters on the Pedro Miguel-Mira-
flores road, and progressed satisfactorily.
Gatitn and Colon — The construction of the new
Colon Hospital continued, and at the close
of the month was approximately 20 per cent
completed. The office building at Mount
Hope storehouse was dismantled and reerect-
ed at Dock 9, Cristobal, as a main office for
the receiving and forwarding agent.
Supply Department.
The force report for the half month ending
August 25, 1915, showed a total of 25,064 em-
ployes of The Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad Company, of whom 3,506 were white
Americans, and 21,558 were laborers, (if
the latter approximately 201 were Europeans
and the remainder West Indian negroes.
There was a decrease of 1,445 laborers, and a
decrease of 30 Americans, making a net de-
crease of 1,475.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,748 Americans, of whom 3,741
were men, 1,486 women, and 1,521 children;
and 7,947 West Indians, of whom 4,934 were
men, 1,276 women, and 1.737 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $692,021. It came forward in 37
steamers; the total weight of cargo, exclusive
of lumber and piles, was approximately 22,-
875 tons. Some of the principal items were
6,752,229 feet, board measure, of lumber for
stock; 211,700 bags of Portland cement; and
103,505 linear feet of untreated piles.
Health Department.
General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or p'ague originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. Fifty deaths
occurred in the Canal Zone. The death rate
for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 30,219, was 18.26 per thousand
as compared with 11.58 for the preceding
month and 16.23 for the corresponding month
of last year.

Employes — The health of employes continu-
ed good. The number of names on the pay-
rolls for the preceding month was 36,024.
On this basis the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 1,007, gave a rate of 335.44 per
thousand, as compared with 389.22 for the
preceding month and 367.62 for the corre-
spond ng month of last year. The admission
rates to hospitals for all diseases were: Whites,
367.71; blacks, 127.30; and Americans,
291.91. The admission rates for malaria to
hospitals and quarters were: Whites, 183.86;
blacks, 55. SI; and Americans, 147.40. The
total number of deaths from all causes was 17.
Of these 12 died from disease, or 3.99 per
thousand, as compared with 3.34 for the pre-
ceding month and 3.26 for the corresponding
month of last year. Two Americans died dur-
ing the month.

Accounting Department.
The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on August 31, 1915, was $19,-
493,758.62, and in the fortification appropria-
tions $3,738,038.54. The payrolls for August,
exclusive of Army quarters, storehouses,
fortifications, etc., amounted to $946,837.07,
and the fortification roll amounted to $75,-
965.33. Payments by the Disbursing Clerk
in Washington amounted to $892,377.14
and by the Paymaster on the Isthmus to
$1,390,532.51. Collections on the Isthmus,
amounted to $1,130,595.13, of which $373,-
446.63 was repaid to appropriations, $243,-
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trust funds, and S513.8S5.34 was miscell neons
receipts to Se covered into the Treasury.
Of the miscellaneous receipts $+96 792.03 was
collected on account of tol's, as compared
with S573.365.67 for the month of July.
Deposits in the sum of $410,956.01 were made
with the Assistant Treasurer to be applied in
payment of tolls and other charges against
vessels using the Canal. Canal Zone revenue
collections and miscellaneous funds received
amounted to S202, 319.19, and the disburse-
ments under the same heading amounted to
S271.4S6.72.

Executive Department.

Division of civil affairs.

One hundred and seventy-eight licenses
of all kinds were issued. Twenty-five estates
were received and 14 settled, the total cash
received during the month amounting to
$560.34, and the total value of the estates
closed being S260.57. At the port of Balboa
109 vessels entered and 109 cleared, and at
the port of Cristobal 166 vessels entered and
164 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of stamp sales, second-class mail
collections, postage due collections, and box
rent receipts, $7,969.72. Money orders issued
during the month aggregated S334.S98.12.
Of this total $10S,940 represents the value of
deposit money orders issued without fee in
lieu of postal savings certificates. Deposit
money orders were paid to the value of S103,-
480, and the postal savings certificates to the
value of $21,662. The balance of postal
savings deposits on hand at the close of the
month, represented by unpaid certificates
and deposit money orders, aggregated $441,-
995, as compared with $458,197 at the close
of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and eighty-one arrests were
made. Of this total 362 were males and 19
females. Fifty-eight convicts were confined
in the penitentiary at the close of the month.
Seven persons were deported, two of whom
were convicts who had completed their sen-
tences in the penitentiary, and five of whom
were prisoners who had served their terms in
jail.

Four fires occurred, and the damage to The
Panama Canal and Panama Railroad proper-
ty resulting therefrom amounted to $5. Pri-
vate property and the property of the United
States Army suffered no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 67 cases were settled;
seven civil, 20 probate, and 17 criminal cases
were filed, and 89 cases of all kinds were pend-
ing at the close of the month. In the magis-
trates' courts 20 civil and 369 criminal cases
were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The schools were closed on June 30, 1915,
for the summer vacation.

Panama Railroad.

The work on the terminal docks at Cristobal
continued satisfactorily. Contract was let
for approximately 216,000 square feet of roof-
ing tile, at a contract price of S35,0S4.65.
Three hundred and five linear feet of steel
cylinders were set, making a total of 22,065
linear feet, completing this class of work.
There were removed from the cylinders 591.3
cubic yards of spoil, being 99 per cent of the
required total amount. Twenty-four caissons
were completed, and 2,598.1 cubic yards of

concrete were placed in cylinders. For the
floor system 1,372,850 pounds of steel were
erected, making a total of 1,467,850 pounds
to date, or 13 per cent of the amount required.
The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies aggregated 137,549 tons, not in-
cluding 19.064 ton; of rehamded freight, of
which total 4,425 tons were handled through
the Canal on steamers of the Panama Rail-
road Steamship Line, as follows:

Tons.
From New York to Balboa. . . . 679
From Colon to Balboa 1,491

2,170
From Balboa to New York. . . . 1,937

From Balboa to Colon 318

2,255

Total 4,425

On account of the Canal being blocked on
August 8th, 1,824 tons were handled by the
Panama Railroad from Balboa to Colon.

During the month the following coal was
delivered and trimmed in bunkers: Colon
agency, 25,659 tons; Balboa agency, 4,766
tons; total, 30,425 tons.

Respectfully,
Chester Harding, Acting Governor.
*

Examining the Water at Swimming Places.

The physiologist of the Division of Munici-
pal Engineering has begun the work of making
analyses of samples of water from the various
swimming places frequented by Canal em-
ployes and their families. This is to deter-
mine if the water is contaminated danger-
ously by sewage from the villages or from the
ships passing through the Canal.

Taking of Quarterly Inventory of Commissary
Stores.

In connection with the taking of the regular
quarterly inventory the following commissary
stores will be closed on Thursday, Septem-
ber 30, the grocery and cold storage sections
to be opened at 10 a. m. in the morning of
October 1, and the other departments as soon
thereafter as possible: Cristobal, Gatun, Las
Cascadas, Empire, Culebra, Paraiso, Pedro
Miguel, Corozal, Ancon, Balboa, La Boca.

The following stores will be closed on Sep-
tember 30 only, and will be opened for busi-
ness at the usual hour on October 1: Toro
Point, Gamboa, Camp Bierd.

Assignment of Teachers.

In preparation for the opening of the Ca-
nal Zone schools on Monday, October 4, the
Superintendent of Schools has prepared the
following list of assignmsnts of teachers in
the various white schools. The grades indi-
cated are necessarily provisional.

Balboa high school — Jessie E. Daniels, principal, Latin;
M. L. Cloys, science and mathematics; Olga J. Frost,
modern languages; MyrtisMay Gallup, English, history,
music; Elizabeth Burkheiser, commmercial.

Balboa grades — Elise Cage, principal, first; Mary E.
Fleming, second; Ila T. Hall, third; Nina P. Beeler,
fourth; Edna M. Spencer, fifth; Dove L. Prather, sixth;
Ida B. Potls, seventh and eighth.

Ancon — Grace E. McCray. principal, first; Florence
M. Dildine. second; Helen D. Parmelee, third; Minnie
O. Russell, fourth; Mary F. Adams, fifth and sixth;
Etta Reed, seventh and eighth.

Corozal — Mattie A. Frazier, first, second, and third.

Pedro Miguel — Georgia T. Munroc. sixth, seventh,
and eighth; Muriel K. Neal. fourth and fifth; Nelle
M. Shea, first, second, and third,

Paraiso — Emma Eger, first, second, and third.

Empire — Emma M. Cobban, principal, fourth, fifth,
and sixth; Fanny F. Taylor, first, second, and third.

Gatun — Mary M. Shea, principal, sixth, seventh, and

eighth; Annie E. Stone, (third), fourth, and fifth; Dora
N. Beclilem, first, second, and (third).

Cm/o&trf— Katherine I. Davis, principal, high school
and eighth; May L. Smith, high school and eighth;
Fannye A. Cook, seventh (sixth); Adele Harrison,
6'th (sixth) ; Ruth B. Beard, third and fourth; Beulah
E. Schield. first and second.

Colon Beach — (Miss Davis, principal) — Edith M.
McCarthy, first and second; Janet I. Hughes, third
and founh.

Line teachers — Shirley C. Dorsey, lower (post-office,
Balboa); Ida O. Erickson. upper (post-office, Balboa).

Supervisor industrial training — Alanson II. Edg.Tton
(post-office, Billna Heights).

Spanish in grades— Lura K. Re:noa (pjst-office.
Ancou).

Brake alien! ant, Piraiso-Pedro Miguel — Margaret
Kelley (post-office. Paraiso).

School at Empire for Children en West Side.

Supplementing the previous notice con-
cerning the grades and hours in the various
schools, published in The Canal Record of
last week, the following circular has been is-
sued concerning the school on the west side of

the Canal:

The Panama Canal,
Division of Schools,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., September 24. 1915.
To all concerned — School for white children living
at Culebra, Empire, and Las Cascadas will be con-
ducted at Empire for pupils of grades 1 to 6, inclusive.
School hours will be as follows, with 30 minutes
recess:

Grade 1 — 8 a. m. to 12 m.
Grades 2 and 3 — 8 a. m. to 12.30 p. m.
Grades 4 to 6—8 a. m. to 1 p. m.
Unless transportation is provided by the respective
posts, the Camp Otis pupils will leave on the train ar-
riving at Empire at 7.03 and return on the train leaving
Empire at 12.55. Bus service will need to be arranged
by the Camp GaiUard authorities, arriving at Empire
b> 8. These pupils can return on train leaving Empire
at 1.15.

Seventh and eighth grade pupils living at these three
towns will attend school at Pedro Miguel. They will
take the train arriving at Pedro Miguel at 7.28 and re-
turn on the train leaving Pedro Miguel at 3.28. Special
rrangement may be made for any of these pupils to
leave Pedro Miguel on the 12.33 train if the parents
or guardians so desire, and provided the afternoon sub-
jects are studied at home and a special examination is
taken in them.

Requests for the necessary passes should be sent to
this office at once.

This is subject to such changes as conditions may
warrant.

A. R. Lang.
Superintendent of Schools.
Approved :

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Dance at Taboga.
Another dance will be held at the Hotel
Aspinwall, Taboga, on Saturday evening,
October 2. Refreshments, consisting of
coffee, sandwiches, ice cream, and cake will
be served during intermission, at a charge
of 25 cents. In addition to the regular
launch service, at 5.30 p.m., an extra boat
will leave Balboa dredge landing at 8.10
p. m. on Saturday evening, to accommodate
those who may come from the line. On
Sunday the return trip may be made at 8
a. m., 3.30 p. m., and 7.15 p. m. The Cap-
tain of the Port of Balboa has agreed to
furnish extra launches, if necessary.

Higher Powered Lantern at Outer End of West
Breakwater.

A more powerful light is being installed at
the outer end of the West Breakwater in
Limon Bay. It is to have the same charac-
teristics as the old light. The larger lantern
has been adopted to make this aid more
easily distinguishable from other lights mark-
ing the Atlantic entrance channel.

September 29, 1915.

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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Lights on Pacific Side.

Lights established — The lights at Cape Mala,
Bona Island, and Taboguilla Island have
been established in the positions and with the
characteristics as given in Notice to Mariners,
circular No. 643-13, of April 8, 1915.

Cape Mala — This light was out from Sep-
tember 8, 1915, to September 14, 1915, due
to failure of burner to function properly.
It is now lighted with a temporary burner of
reduced capacity, but neither the characteris-
tics nor range of visibility has been altered.

Bona Island — This light was designed for

a range of visibility of 15 miles. Owing to its
high altitude, reports indicate that it has
been seen frequently 35 miles, and as far as
40 miles, depending on atmospheric con-
dition.

Chester Harding, Acting Governor.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 17, 1915.

RETAIL HARDWARE PRICE LIST.

Commissary Branch of Supply Department.

There is published below the retail hardware price list No. 1, effective October 1, 1915, governing the prices of articles sold in the hard-
ware departments of the commissary stores. The prices are those at which the itenio will be sold to Canal employes and other residents of
Isthmus who have commissary privileges. These prices will be increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to commercial vessels and ships of
foreign navies, and by 20 per cent in cases of sales to yachts.

The retail grocery list now in effect, No. 2, was published in The Canal Record of July 28, 1915. The retail price list of leather
goods was published in The Canal Record of September 1, 1915.

Article.

Arms, towel (see Racks).

Bags penknife

Bars, clothes (see Racks).
Bars, towel (see Racks).

Basins, wash, enamel

Beakers, small, No. 3804, Doulton

Beaters, egg, revolving, small

Beaters, egg, revolving, large

Beds, iron single

Beds, iron, double

Beds, iron, double

Bells, hand

Biggins, coffee, enamel, 1-pint

Biggins, coffee, enamel, 1 -quart

Biggins, coffee, aluminum, 1 -quart

Biggins, coffee, aluminum, 2-quart

Blades, safety razor, Gillette

Blades, safety razor, Keen Cutter

Blades, safety razor, Ever Ready

Blades for Auto Strop razor

Boards, ironing, with felt

Boards, pastry, 20" x 30"

Boards, pastry, 20" x 26"

Boards, wash

Boats, sauce, with tray, Luria

Boats, sauce, with tray, Xo. 4807, Minton. .
Boats, sauce, with tray, No. 8721, Minion..
Boats, sauce, with tray and ladle, No. 7881,

Booth

Boats, sauce, with tray, No 1931, Minton. .
Boats, sauce, without tray, No. 6131, Booth

Boilers, milk, 1-quart, aluminum

Boilers, milk, 2-quart, aluminum

Boilers, milk, 1-quart, aluminum

Boilers, milk, 2-quart, aluminum

Boileis, rice, 2-quart, enamel

Boilers, wash, No. 209

Boilers, wash, No. 20S

Bottles, bird cage

Bottles, nursing, Cleaneasy. ."

Bottles, oil or vinegar, plain glass

Bottles, vacuum, pints

Buttles, vacuum, quarts

Bottles, vinegar, decorated crystal

Bowls, berry, pressed glass

Bowls, custard, 5-pint, enamel

Bowls, finger, decorated crystal

Bowls, finger, crystal

Bowls, mixing, 3i-quart, agate

Bowls, mixing, 4-quart, earthen

Bowls, mixing, 2-quart, earthen

Bowls, mixing, 1-quart, earthen

powls, mixing, 6-quart, earthen

Bowls, punch, on foot, No. 3804, Doulton. .
Bowls, punch, no feet, No. 3804, Doulton.. .

Bowls, salad, 8", Doulton

Bowls, salad, 7", Doulton

Unit.

Price

Each

SO. 05

Each

.23

Each

.23

Each

.05

Each

.13

Each

2.15

Each

3.35

Each

6.65

Each

.18

Each

.39

Each

.44

Each

2.10

Each

2.25

Set

.7S

Pkg.

.23

Set

.47

Set

.79

Each

.70

Each

.20

Each

44

Each

.77

Each

51

Each

1.80

Each

3.85

Each

2.10

Each

3.95

Each

' .21

Each

1 .55

Each

1.85 |

Each

1.00

Each

1.30

Each

.66

Each

1.20

Each

1.05

Each

.04

Each

.04

Each

.14

Each

1.15

Each

1.95

Each

2.10

Each

.16

Each

.10

Each

1.05

Each

.13

Each

.19

Each

.20

Each

.14

Each

.06

Each

.30

Each

2.40

Each

2.20 :

Each

.96

Each

1.30

5. N.

27993
28474
28578
25827
26553
28155
28585
27598
25164
27567
27576
27582
27596
27673
27766
28299
28427
28431
28612
28452
28348
26127
27945
26214
25299
27231
25793
2 5 298
2 S3 5 7
28358
28359
28445

26555
27454
26191
26642
27718
262S1
28297
25112
2541 5
25836
2S511
28512
28629
2S475
27128
28134
28135
28449
28451
28483
28484
2S497
2S553

A rticle.

Bowls, salad, 36's, Doulton

Bowls, salad, decorated crystal

Bowls, salad, D-3191, Doulton

Bowls, seamless, enamel, 1-quart

Bowls, seamless, enamel, 1-pint

Bowls, slop, No. 4772. Doulton

Bowls, slop, No. 6131, Booth

Bowls, soup, lj-pint, Luria

Bowls, sugar, pressed glass

Bowls, sugar, No. 1935, Minton

Bowls, sugar, No. 4807, Minton

Bowls, sugar, No. 8721, Minton

Bowls, sugar, 1-pint, Luria

Bowls, sugar, No. 6131, Booth

Bowls, sugar, No. 7811, Booth

Bowls, sugar, No. 4772, Doulton

Bowls, sugar, Y-2715, Wedgwood

Bowls, sugar, Y-6923, Wedgwood....

Bowls, sugar, No. 6262, Minton

Boxes, bread, 15", japanned

Boxes, sugar, japanned

Broilers, wire

Brooms, corn

Brooms, floor, hair, with handle

c >unter, hair

Brushes, deck scrub, with handle

Brushes, hand scrub

Brushes, stove, with handle

Brushes, varnish, flat, \\"

Brushes, varnish, flat, 2"

Brushes, varnish, flat, 2\"

Brushes, varnish, flat, 1"

Buckets (see also Pails).

Buckets, covered, 2-quart, enamel

Buckets covered, 3-quart, enamel. . . .

Buckets, 14-quart, galvanized

Buckets and mop wringer

Bulbs, electric light, Tungsten

Burners, lamp, Venus

Burners for percolators, without wick.

Cages, bird, No. 1

Cages, bird, No. 2 : .

Cages, bird, No. 3

"Cages, bird, No. 4 :

Cages, bird, No. 5

Canister, glass, for coffee mill

Caraffes, 1-quart, decorated crystal. . .

Carriages, baby, "Sulkies"

Carriages, baby, collapsible

Carriages, baby, collapsible

Carriages, baby, doll carts

Carriages, baby, coach body

Carriages, baby, go-baskets, No. 6.. . .
Carriages, baby, go-baskets, No. 6-R. .

Carriages, baby, sulkies

Carriers, dinner, 3-quart compartment
Carts, doll (see Baby carriages).

Unit. Price

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Ei h
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Ei :h
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

46

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 6.

Cases, penknife (see Bags).

Castors, bed

Cellars, salt, individual

Chains, pot, double

Chambers, agate

Chimneys for Juno table lamp

Chimneys for Imperial student lamp

Chimneys for Berlin student lamp

Chimneys, lamp, beaded top

Chimneys for Rochester lamp

Choppers (see also Cutters).

Choppers, food, Universal, No. 1

Choppers, food. Universal, No. 3

Clocks, alarm, Startle

Clocks, alarm, Prompter

Clocks, alarm. Simplex

Clocks, alarm. Bingo

Collanders, 10", agate

Collars for New Perfection stoves (see Stove

parts).
Cookers, fireless (see Stoves).

Coolers, water, japanned, 2-gaI

Coolers, water, japanned, 4-gal

Coolers, water, japanned, 8-gal

Coolers, water, japanned, 14-gal

Corkscrews, nickel plated

Corkscrews, self-pulling

Cots, folding

Covers for saucepans, 4", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 5", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 5V', aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 7", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 8", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 8|", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 9§", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 5", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 6\", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 1\", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 8j", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 8j", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 10", aluminum

Cribs, baby, white enamel

Cups, custard, decorated crystal

Cups, drinking, sanitary

Cups, drinking, agate, 1-quart

Cups, drinking, enamel, 1-pint

Cups, egg, No. 6131, Booth

Cups, egg, No 7881 , Booth

Cups, punch, glass

Cups and saucers, Y-2715, Wedgwood ....

Cups and saucers, plain white

Cups and saucers, tea, No. 1935, Minton. .
Cups and saucers, after dinner, No. 1935,

Minton

Cups and saucers, after dinner, No. 8721,

Minton

Cups and saucers, after dinner, No. 4807,

ribbed

Cups and saucers, after dinner, No. 4807,

plain

Cups and saucers, tea, No. 3804, Doulton.

Cups and saucers, tea, Luria

Cups and saucers, bouillon, A-4807, Minton
Cups and saucers, tea, A-4807, Minton. . .
Cups and saucers, bouillon, H-1935, Minton
Cups and saucers, bouillon, G-8721, Minton
Cups and saucers, tea, No. 6131, Booth. . .
Cups and saucers, tea, No. 7881, Booth. . .
Cups and saucers, tea, C-4772, Doulton. . .

Cups and saucers, tea, No. 3480

Cups and saucers, tea, No. 3140

Cups and saucers, No. 3178

Cups and saucers, after dinner, No. 6131,

Booth

Cups and saucers, tea, G-6262, Minton. . .
Cups and saucers, bouillon, No. 6262, Min-
ton

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Doz.
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each

Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each

Each

SO. 03
.03
.05
.22
.10
.13
.07
.02
.14

.75
1 .45
1.00
1.30
1 .80
1 40

.17

1.05
1.40
2.40
3.75
.18
.15
2.35
.10
.15
.19
.23
.25
.27
.55
.08
.10
.13
.16
.18
.23
5.30
.70
.01
.15
.11
.07
.11
.06
.31
.05
1.60

1.50

1.35

.47

.39
.41
.12
.53
.41
1.85
1.65
.12
.19
.20
.22
.20
.16

.11

1.80

2.05

5. N.

Article.

Unit.

Price

26223

25775

Cuspidors, agate

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

SO. 29
.02

28454
28476
28485
27362

27617
27668

Cutters, ice, Silver's, No. 2

Decanters, 1-quart, decorated crystal

Decanters, 1-pint. decorated crystal

Dippers, 1-pint, agate

Dishes (see also Platters).

Dishes, bakers, 7", No. 6131, Booth

2.65

3.85

2.90

.10

.33

.25

27724
27725
27727
27728
2772')
27762
27763
27783
27784
27785
27957

Dishes, bakers, 8", G-8721, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 10", G-8721, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 8", A-4807, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 10", A-4807, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 9", A-4807, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 10", No. 7881, Booth

Dishes, bakers, 12", No. 7881, Booth

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 7881, Booth

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 1935, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 10", No. 1935, Minton

2.65

2.95

1.05

1.45

1.15

.75

.76

.65

2.80

3.10

.09

28518

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 3480

.25

28519

Dishes, bakers, 10", No. 3480

.44

2S532

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 3140

.23

28533

Dishes, bakers, 10", No. 3140

.41

28545

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 3178

.17

28546

Dishes, bakers, 10", No. 3178

.33

28596
28619
28621
27116

Dishes, bakers, 12", H-1935, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 6262, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 9", No. 6262, Minton

5.20

3.10
3.15
1.95

273S4

.14

27695

Dishes, butter, No. 6131, Booth

.55

27774

Dishes, butter, No. 7881, Booth

.82

26779
27388
27493
27614

Dishes, fern, 8", with lining, Wedgwood...
Dishes, fern, 6", with lining, Wedgwood. . .
Dishes, fern, 4", with lining, Wedgwood. . .

2.40

1.65

1.25

.08

25255

1.10

27694

.30

285'2

Dishes, olive, No. 3480

.30

28535

.27

28548

Dishes, olive, No. 3178

.22

28335

.06

28112

.07

25774

.09

27594

1.25

28521

Dishes, vegetable, 9J", No. 3480

1.20

285 >4

1.10

28547

Dishes, vegetable, 9%", No. 3178

.78

'8-P4

.16

25317

Drums for New Perfection stoves (sec Stove
parts).

1 .15

'7949

1.60

'7 519

Dustpans (see Pans).
Egg beaters (see Beaters).

.06

28352

.71

28353

1.15

26568

4.05

27222
281 1'7

28344
28126
28577
25595

Flame spreaders for New Perfection stove

(see Stove parts).
Forks, dessert, old English, silver plated. . . .

Forks, dessert, Jacobean, silver plated

Forks, desesrt, Windsor, silver plated

Forks, dinner, Jacobean, silver plated

Forks, dinner. Grecian, silver plated

.25
.40
.16
.45
.41
.28

25594
28121
25S47

Forks, oyster, Jacobean, silver plated

.11

.24
1.45

26279

1.65

25966

2.00

25967

2.35

28318

3.30

26887

3.90

26565

.13

September 29, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

47

Article.

Funnels. 1-quart, agate

Glasses, champagne, decorated crystal

Glasses, champagne, half crystal

Glasses, claret, decorated crystal

claret, half crystal

Glasses, claret, half crystal

Glasses, cocktail, decorated crystal

Glasses, cocktail, crystal

lemonade, crystal

Glasses, lemonade, crystal

lemonade, decorated crystal

Glasse.-, liquor, decorated crystal

Glasses, liquor, half crystal

( ilasses, liquor, decorated crystal

Glasses, measuring

Glasses, sherbert, half crystal

cherry

(".! isses, sherry, decorated crystal

Glasses, sherry, half crystal

Glasses, water (goblets), half crystal

Glasses, water (goblets), half crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers), decorated crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers), half crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers), half crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers), half crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers), half crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers), half crystal

Glasses, water (tumblers)

Glasses, water (tumblers)

Glasses, water (tumblers), decorated crystal

Glasses, whiskey, light

Glasses, whiskey, decorated crystal

Globes for Dietz lanterns

Go-baskets (see Carriages, baby).

Graters, combination

Graters, nutmeg

Griddles, cake

Hammers, claw

Hammers, tack

Handles for floor brushes

Handles, mop

Handles, sadiron

Hangers, coat, wood

Hangers, coat and pant, combination, wire.

Hangers, dress, women's, wood

Hangers, garment, wood '

Hangers, pant, No. 18, wire

Hangers, suit, No. 7, wood

Hatchets, claw

Heads, mop (see Mops).

Hods, coal

Holders, match (see Stands).

Holders, soap, hanging, for bathtub, nickel

plated

Holders, soap, wall, nickel plated

Holders, toothpick, glass.

Holders, twine, metal

Hooks, coat and hat, wire

Hooks, cup, brass, 1"

Hooks, cup, brass, H"

Hooks, cup, brass, 2"

Hooks, gate, brass, 4"

Hooks, hammock

Hooks, picture, brass

Hooks, screw, J", brass

Hooks, screw, |", brass

Hooks, screw, |", brass

Hooks, towel, porcelain

Irons, sad, with handle and stand, 3 irons. . .

Irons, waffle

Jap-a-lac (see Polish).

Jugs, 24's, No. 2567, Doulton

Jugs, 12's, No. 2568, Doulton

Jugs, claret, decorated crystal

Jugs, Concord, No. 2694, Doulton

Jugs, Concord, D-3647

Jugs, cream, A-4807, Minton

Unit.

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Each

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Each

Set

Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

S. N.

50.15
.70
.18
.70
.08
.08
.70
.08
.07
.06
1.00
.61
.05
-is
.09
14
.14
.60
.117
.09
.09
.66
.06
.04
.04
.06
.07
.03
.03
.67
.03
.45
.08

.07
.05
.56
.42
.21
.11
.16
.06
.03
.13
.07
.22
.14
.06
.50

.40
1.05
.04
.23
04
.05
.09
.26
.03
.28
.03
.04
.04
.05
.09
.85
.70

.60
.96
4.80
.35
.82
.60

A rticle.

Unit. Price.

27581
27597
27689

27765
28428
28432

28613 J

28623

25874

26652

275^1

27532

27533

28579

28581

26771

27s):ju

27534

26644

26615

26646

27545

25447

26557

26558

26559

26561

25431

25859

28216

26158

25361

28217

27445

28382

28383

26237

28164

28165

28119

28173

27276

27716

27172

28118

28125

28169

28171

28232

28393

25599

25612

25615

26432

26623

26624

26736

26737

26738

26739

26741

27167

27168

27169

27177

25597

27166

25592

27553

27554

28499

25522
25586

25372
27332

Jugs, cream, No. 1935, Minton

Jugs, cream. 1-pint, Luria

Jugs, cream, 1-pint, No. 6131, Booth...
Jugs, cream, 1-pint, No. 7SS1, Booth...

Jugs, cream, V-2715, Wedgwood

Jugs, cream, No. 6923, Wedgwood

Jugs, cream. No. 6262, Minton

Jugs, cream, G-S721, Minton

Jugs. Don. A-1147, Doulton .

Jugs. Don, A-1147, Doulton

Jugs. Don, No. 2391, Doulton

Jugs, Don. No. 2391, Doulton

Jugs, Don, No. 2391, Doulton

Jul;-, [ce, Peary, D-3751

Jugs. Newlyn, D-3751

Jugs, orange shape. Wedgwood

Jugs, Premier, No. 2779, Doulton

In,- Rocket, No. 3S04, Doulton

- (I ia, 2-quart, Doulton

Jugs, Scotia, 3-quart, Doulton

Jugs, Scotia, 1-quart, Doulton

Jugs, Simon, No. 2326, Doulton

Kettles, Berlin, 2-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 3-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 4-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 6-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 8-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 10-quart

Kettles, tea, 2-quart, agate

Kettles, tea, 2-quart, aluminum

Kettles, tea, 3-quart, enamel

Kettles, tea, 4-quart, enamel

Kettles, tea, 4-quart, aluminum

Kettles, tea, 6-quart, enamel

Kettles, tea, 6-quart, aluminum

Kettles, tea, 8-quart, aluminum

Knives, butcher, 6"

Knives, butcher, 10"

Knives, butcher, 10"

Knives, butter, Jacobean

Knives, carving, ebony handle

Knives, cook, French, 8"

Knives, cook, French, 10"

Knives, dessert, silver plated

Knives, dessert, Jacobean, silver plated.
Knives, dinner, Jacobean, silver plated.
Knives, peeling.
Knives, peeling.
Knives, peeling.
Knives, pocket, Boy Scout
Knives, pocket, horn handle.
Knives, pocket, horn handle.
Knives, pocket, pearl handle.
Knives, pocket, ivory handle,
Knives, pocket, horn handle.
Knives, pocket, pearl handle.
Knives, pocket, pearl handle.
Knives, pocket, ivory handle.
Knives, pocket, ivory handle
Knives, pocket, ivory handle.
Knives, pocket, pearl handle.
Knives, pocket, ivory handle.
Knives, pocket.

Knives, pocket, ivory handle !

Knives, pocket, pearl handle

Knives, table, Tudor, silver plated

Knives, table, silver plated

Knives and forks, white bone handle

Knives and forks, carving, stag handle. . . .
Knives and forks, carving, with steel, stag

handle

Ladles, i-pint, aluminum

Lamps, table, Juno. .

Lanterns, Dietz

Lids for saucepans (see Covers).

Lifters, stove cover

Line, clothes

Each

Each

Each

Each

Ivuli

E ich

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

E ich

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Set

Set

Set
Each
Each
Each

Each
Hanlq

SI. 55

.09

.25

.49

.43

.43

1.70

1 .45

1.40

1.75

.68

.51

.38

1 .20

.72

.67

.70

1.10

.47

.38

.28

.74

.28

.33

.39

.47

.57

.66

.35

1.35

.46

.52

1.70

1.55

2.55

2.85

.13

.48

.43

.35

1.45

.40

.57

.11

.84

.93

.09

.11

.05

1.00

.17

.39

1.00

.80

.24

.80

1.11

.52

.50

.63

.98

.09

.72

.80

.73

.74

.14

2.52

1.30

2.50
.09

1.75
.38

.04
.43

48

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 6.

2SS81

28414
26567
25792
26563
25778
27618
28409
27129
2840S
2*&5
25)93
266H
283S6
23387
25534
2 7357
27358
2712 4
27125
2s22<
28191
28362
25443
25444
26797

Locks, Yale, 1"

Locks, Yale, 1 \", No. 801-B

Locks, Yale, If"

Locks, Yale, 1 J", No. 803-B

Locks, Yale, If", No. 830

Locks, Yale 2"

Locks, Yale. 2"

Locks, Yale, 2", No. 850

Locks, Yale, 2"

Locks, Yale, 3"

Marking sets, laundry (see Sets).

Mashers, potato, wood

Mats, door, cocoa fiber, 25" x 41"

Mats, door, cocoa fiber, 18" x 28"

Matting, 36", Japanese, blue

Matting, 36", Japanese, green

Matting, 36", Japanese, brown

Mattresses, hair, single '.

Mattresses, fiber, double

Mattresses, fiber, single

Mattresses, baby crib

Mattresses, hair, double

Measures, i-pint, agate

Measures, 1-quart, agate

Measures, -J-gallon, agate

Measures, 1-pint, agate

Measuring glasses (see Glasses).

Mills, coffee, 1-lb., glass canister

Mixers, liquor, nickel plated

Mops, dish

Mops, dust. Howard

Mops, heads only

Mops, heads only

Mops, with handles, O'Cedar

Mop wringer and bucket (see Buckets).

Mugs, Jubilee, small, Doulton

Mugs, shaving, gold band

Nails, upholstering

Nappies, cut glass

Nappies, pressed glass

Nappies, glass, decorated crystal

Nipples tor nursing battles

Oil, Three-in-One

< )ilers, sewing machine

Openers, can, Never Slip

Openers, can

Ovens for New Perfection stoves (see Stove

parts),
Padl i ic-. ■ see Lodes I.
Pails, dinner, (see Carriers).
Pails i tee also Buckets).

Pails, Chamber

Pails, plant, 11" x 9"

Pans, bre id. 9|" x 41" x 3", agate

Pans, dish, lU-qturt, enameled

Pans, dish, 1 4-quart, enameled

Pans, drip, 9" x 14" '

Pans, ''rip, 9" x 14", enameled

Pans, drip, 12\" x Xl\" <

Pans, dust, tin, japanned j

Pans, dust, tin, japanned

Pans, fry-, 81", steel, lipped

Pans, fry, 10", steel, lipped

Pan-, fry, 12", steel

I '.i i!-, fry, 7", aluminum

Pans, fry, 81", aluminum

Pans, jelly cake, 8", tin

Pan,, jelly cake, 10", enamel

Pans, jeily cake, 10", enamel

Pan,, muffin, 8-cup; enamel

Pans, muffin, 12-cup

Pans, omelet, 8", aluminum

Pans, poaehe 1 egg, aluminum

Pans, poached egg, aluminum

Pans, pudding, 2-quart, enamel. . .*

Paris, pudding, 1-quart, enamel

Pans, pudding, 3-quart, enamel. .........

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SO. 62
.63
.78

.78

.83
2.05

.97
1.45

.79
2.05

.06

2.50

1.30

.19

.19

.19

7.50

5.25

3.30

4.05

18.20

.14

.19

.29

.15

Each

.50

Each

.80

Each

.05

Each

1.25

Each

.11

Each

.05

Each

.95

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.26

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.12

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.07

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.75

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.05

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1.30

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.03

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.05

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.07

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.06

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.70

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.40

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.15

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.40

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.47

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.03

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.38

Each

.29

Each

.13

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.07

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.07

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.09

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.12

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.46

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.63

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.03

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.13

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.13

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.27

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.36

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.52

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.49

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.13

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.11

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25466
2617S
26179
26564
27449
28211
28212
28213
28366
28367
28368
28369
28371
28378
28379
28381

25499
25511
25885
27156
35115
35114
25886
28433
26482
28341
28342
2S343
27152
272S6
26481
25226
26664
26665
26666
2S55S
25244
26699
26756
27799
28477
26693
27157
27195
27213
27216
27418
27542
27586
2765)
27772
27995
28516
28529
28543
26767
26926
26927
26928
28513
28526
23539
27615
27631
28391
28425
28587
28592
28597
26922
27153
27215
27296
27297
27543

Pans, sauce, 8-quart, enamel

Pans, sauce, 2-quart, enamel

Pans, sauce, 3-quart, enamel

Pans, sauce, 10-quart, enamel

Pans, sauce, 4-quart, enamel

Pans, sauce, 6-quart, enamel

Pans, sauce, 7", aluminum

Pans, sauce, 8", aluminum

Pans, sauce, 8|", aluminum

Pans, sauce, j-pint, aluminum

Pans, sauce, 1-quart, aluminum

Pans, sauce, l§-quart, aluminum

Pans, sauce, 2j-quart, aluminum

Pans, sauce, 3-quart, aluminum

Pans, sauce, 1-quart, aluminum

Pans, sauce, 4-quart, aluminum

Pans, sauce, 6-quart, aluminum

Paste, polishing, (see Polish).

Percolators, No. 04

• Percolators, No. 005

Percolators, No. 069

Picks, ice

Pillows, feather

Pillows, hair

Pins, clothes

Pins, rolling, wood

Pipe cleaners

Pipes, briar

Pipes, briar

Pipes, briar

Pipes, calabash

Pipes, calabash

Pipes, clay

Pipes, cob

Pipes, meerschaum

Pipes, meerschaum

Pipes, meerschaum

Pipes, meerschaum

Pitchers, Lj-quart, plain glass

Pitchers, 3-quart, agate

Pitchers, 4-quart, agate

Pitchers, 2-quart. plain glass

Pitchers, glass, decorate 1 crystal

Plates, bread and butter, Meakin

Plates, bread and butter, Wedgwood

Plates, bread and butter, No. 8721, Minton .
i'l.i es, brea I an I batter, H-1935, Minton. .
Plates, bread and butter, A-4S07, Minton...

Plates, bread and butter, Doulton

Plates, bre i I and butter, Luria

Plates, bread and butter, G-6262, Minton. .
Plates, bread and butter, No. 6131, Booth's. .
Plates, bread and butter, No. 7881, Booth's. .
Plates, bread and butter, 6", E-4772, Doulton

Plates, bread and but ter, No. 3480

Plates, bread and b.ittef, No. 3140

Plates, bread and butter, No. 3178

Plates, breakfast, 8", Coalport's I

Plates, breakfast. 9", Minton |

Plates, breakfast, 8", No. H-1935, Minton. J

Plates, breakfast. 9", No. 4807, Minton

Plates, breakfast, No. 34S0.

Plates break-fas: , No. 3140

Plates, breakfast, No. 3178

Plates, cake. 10", Luria

Plates, cake, No. 6131, Booth

Plates, cake. C-4772, Doulton

Plates, cake, No. 7831, Booth

Plates, coupe, 8", C-S721

Plates, coupe, 8", A-4807

Plate,, coups, 8", H-1935

Plate-, dessert, No. 1935, Minton

Plates, dessert, 7", We lgwood

Plates, dessert, 7", A-4807, Minton -

Plates, dessert, Doulton

Plates, dessert, Doulton

Plates, dessert, 8", Luria

Unit.

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THE CANAL RECORD

49

A Hide.

Unit.

Plates, dessert, 7", No. 6262, Minton

Plates, dessert, 7", No. 7881, Booth's

Plates, dessert, No. 6131, Booth's

Plates, dessert, 8", E-4772, Doulton

Plates, dessert, 7", Minton

Plates, dinner, white, 9", Meakin

Plates, dinner, agate

Plates, dinner, 10", No. 8721, Minton

Plates, dinner, 10", H-1935, Minton

Plates, dinner, 10", A-4807, Minton

Plates, dinner, 9§", Luria

Plates, dinner, 9", No. 7893, Booth's

Plates, dinner, No. 6131, Booth's

Plates, dinner, 10", Doulton

Plates, dinner, No. 3480

Plates, dinner, No. 3140

Plates, dinner, No. 3178

Plates, dinner, 10", No. 6262, Minton

Plates, fruit, No. 34S0 .' .

Plates, fruit. No. 3140

Plates, fruit, No. 3178

Plates, Hors D'Oeuvres, No. 7881, Booth's

Plates, ice, decorated crystal

Plates, pie. tin
Plates, pie, enamel
Plates, pie, wooden
Plates, sauce, 6", G-8721, Minton
Plates, sauce, 6", A-4807, Minton
Plates, sauce, 6", H-1935, Minton
Plates, sauce. 6", A-300, Minton
Plates, sauce, 6", No. 6131, Booth's
Plates, sauce, No. 7881, Booth's
Plates, sauce

Plates, sauce, H-1935, Minton

Plates, soup, white, 9", Meakin

Plates, soup, 9s", H-170, Minton

Plates, soup, 9j", No. 8721, Minton. . .

Plates, soup, 9£", H-1935, Minton

Plates, soup, 9j", A-4807, Minton

Plates, soup, agate

Plates, soup, 9j", Luria

Plates, soup, 9£", No. 7S81, Booth's. . .

Plates, soup, No. 6131, Booth's

Plates, soup, No. 3480

Plates, soup, No. 3140

Plates, soup, No. 3178

Plates, soup, 9j", No. 6262, Minton. . .
Platters, chop, 14", No. 6262, Minton..
Platters, chop, 14", G-8410, Minton. . .
Platters, chop, 14", No. 1935, Minton.
Platters, chop, 14j", No. 6131, Booth's

Platters, chop, No. 7881, Booth's

Platters, chop, No. 4807, Minton

Platters, chop, 14", G-8721

Platters, fish, 20", G-6262, Minton

Platters, meat, 10", white, oval

Platters, meat, 6", individual

Platters, meat, 14", A-4807, Minton. .
Platters, meat, 16", A-4807, Minton. .

Platters, meat, 16", A-300, Minton

Platters, meat, 14", G-8410, Minton. .

Platters, meat, 16", Minton

Platters, meat, 14", Luria

Platters, meat, 16", Luria

Platters, meat, 10", No. 7892, Booth's.
Platters, meat, 14", No. 7893, Booth's
Platters, meat, 12", No. 6131, Booth's

Platters, meat, 14", Booth's

Platters, meat, 14", H-1935, Minton..
Platters, meat, 16", H-1935, Minton. .
Platters, meat, 16", G-8721,' Minton. .
Platters, meat, 10", No. 6131, Booth's.
Platters, meat, 10", No. 7881, Booth's.
Platters, meat, 14", No. 7881, Booth's
Platters, meat, 16", No. 7881, Booth's.
Platters, meat, 10", A-4807, Minton. .
Platters, meat, 12", A-4807

Price.

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Each

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SI .40

.20

.10

.25

1.25

.04

.12

1.60

1.85

.50

.20

.26

.12

.34

.16

.15

.12

1.95

.07

.07

.05

.65

1.10

.03

.16

.05

.97

.31

1.05

.34

.08

.14

.24

.95

.05

1.70

1.55

1.85

.60

.13

.18

.22

.14

.17

.16

.13

1.95

2.25

S. N.

6.70

5.85

.70

2.20

1.65

5.85

17.20

.15

.03

2.20

3.15

3.30

5.65

8.50

.80

1.20

.49

.87

.56

.72

5.65

8.15

7.25

.24

.55

.90

1.45

1.10

1.45

27953

2795S

27959

28313

2S314

2S316

28523

28524

28536

28537

28549

28551

28589

28591

28594

28595

28616

28617

28627

266S6

26687

28338

28339

28625

28626

2S347

26655

26657

25111

26582

27333

26656

28405

28406

28407

28332

28333

28334

25465

25878

26S12

26813

27692

27769

28229

28364

28365

27733

2S401

28402

28403

28404

28583

25459

28317

25461

25462

27356

27769

28426

28429

28466

28588

28566

28416

27338

27798

26253

26448
27164
28396
28394
25631
25632
25659
27154

Article.

Unit. Price.

Platters, meat, 12", Luria

Platters, meat, Meakin

Platters, meat, 10", Luria

Platters, meat, 10", No. 4772, Doulton.
Platters, meat, 12", No. 4772, Doulton.
Platters, meat, 14", C-4772, Doulton. .

Platters, meat, 12", No. 3480

Platters, meat, 16", No. 3480

Platters, meat, 12", No. 3140

Platters, meat, 16", No. 3140

Platters, meat, 12", No. 3178

Platters, meat, 16", No. 3178

Platters, meat, 12", G-8721, Minton. . .
Platters, meat, 10", G-8721, Minton. . .
Platters, meat, 10", H-1935, Minton...
Platters, meat, 12", H-1935, Minton...
Platters, meat, 10", No. 6262, Minton .
Platters, meat, 12", No. 6262, Minton .
Platters, meat, 14", No. 8721, Minton.

Pliers, side cutting, 4"

Pliers, side cutting, 5"-

Polish, floor, Jap-a-lac, quart

Polish, floor, Jap-al-ac, i-pint

Polish, floor, O'Cedar, quart

Polish, floor, O'Cedar, 4-oz

Polish, floor, wax, pint

Polish, furniture

Polish, knife powder

Polish, metal, Sillicon Electro

Polish, metal, Radua

Polish, metal, Putz Pomade

Polish, plate powder

Pots, Azalea, 6"

Pots, Azalea, 9"

Pots, Azalea, 12"

Pots, bean, 1- pint

Pots, bean, 1-quart

Pots, bean, 2-quart

Pots, coffee, 2-quart., enamel

Pots, coffee, 1 -quart, enamel

Pots, coffee, f-quart, enamel

Pots, coffee, 1 J--quart, enamel

Pots, coffee, No. 6131, Booth

Pots, coffee, No. 7881, Booth

Pots, coffee, 1-quart, aluminum

Pots, coffee, 1-quart, aluminum

Pots, coffee, 2-quart, aluminum

Pots, flower, 4"

Pots, flower, 5"

Pots, flower, 7"

Pots, flower, 9" . .'.

Pots, flower, 12"

Pots, mustard, Booth, 6131

Pots, tea, 1-quart, enamel

Pots, tea, 1-quart, H-1935, Minton. . .

Pots, tea, lj-quart, enameled

Pots, tea, 2-quart, enameled

Pots, tea, 3-quart, enameled

Pots, tea, No. 7881, Booth

Pots, tea, Y-2715, Wedgwood

Pots, tea, No. 6923, Wedgwood

Pots, tea, No. 4807, Minton

Pots, tea, G-8721, Minton

Pots, watering, 10-quart

Pots, watering, 4-quart, brass spout.. .

Pouches, tobacco, buckskin

Pouches, tobacco, buckskin

Pounders, steak

Powder, plate (see Polish, metal).

Pulleys, clothes line

Racks, clothes

Racks, towel, folding

Racks, towel, bars, nickel plated

Razors, safety, Gillette

Razors, safety, auto strop

Razors, Swedish, ivory handle

Razors, safety, Keen Cutter

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

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Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Tin

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Tin

Bot.

Can

Box

Tin

Can

Bot.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

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50

THE CANAL RECORD

September 29, 1915.

Article.

Razors, Reppenhagen

Razors, Krop

Razors, safety, Ever Ready

Rollers, towel

Rugs, Crex, plain, 6' x 9'

Rugs, Crex, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, red, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, brown, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, green, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, red, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, brown, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, green, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, red, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, brown, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, green, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, red, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, brown, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, green. 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, red, 36" x 72".

Rugs, Crex, brown, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, green, 36" x 72"

Rules, folding, 24"

Rules, zig zag, 72 "

Saucers, fiber, for flowerpots, 7"

Saucers, fiber, for flowerpots, 9"

Saucers, fiber, for flowerpots, 12"

Saucepans (see Pans).

Saws, carpenter's

Saws, carpenter's

Saws, carpenter's

Saws, carpenter's

Scales, family

Scissors, cuticle

Scissors, nail

Scissors, 4|"

Scissors, 6"

Scissors, 7"

Scissors, 8"

Screwdrivers, ratchet

Sets, laundry marking

Sets, table, 4 pieces, glass

Sets, tea (1 teapot, 1 sugar bowl, 1 cream jug)

Doulton

Sets, tool, with handle

Sets, water (1 pitcher, 6 glasses)

Shades, electric light

Shades, opal, for Juno lamp

Shades, Berlin student lamp

Shakers, salt and pepper

Sharpeners, knife

Shears, pruning

Shovels, stove

Sifters, flour

Silicon {see Polish, metal).

Skimmers, agate

Spanners (see Wrenches).

Spoons, basting, 12"

Spoons, basting, aluminum

Spoons, coffee, silver plated

Spoons, coffee, Jacobean

Spoons, dessert, silver plated

Spoons, dessert, electro plated

Spoons, dessert, Jacobean

Spoons, gravy, silver plated

Spoons, mustard, wooden

Spoons, soup, Jacobean

Spoons, table, silver plated

Spoons, table, electro plated

Spoons, table, silver plated

Spoons, table, silver plated

Spoons, table, Jacobean

Spoons, tea, Tudor

Unit.

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Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Each

Set

Set

Set

Each

Set

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Pair

Each

Each

Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Price.

$1.05

1.05

.67

.05

3.00

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

6.60

6.60

6.60

6.60

.66

.66

.66

.66

.80

.80

.80

.80

1.05

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

.25

.25

.11

.14

.30

1.05

1.05

1.00

1.40

1.15

.39

.50

.23

.27

.44

.45

1.10

.21

.51

2.60
.37
.68
.28
.25
.19
.05
.20

1.30
.02

5. N.

25641
25642
25643
27218
28128
28351
27956
35215
35128
35169
35331
25674
28415

25194

28492
25491

25489
25488
26634
26635
26636

28489
27811
28491

25987
26478
26477
26593
2849S
25296
25895
28495
28496

27416
2S399
25282
28457
28458
28459
25286

26219
27574
28419
28493
27422
27423
27717
25532
27414
28418
9374
28323
28324
28562
28565
8872
9376
11329
8873
9638
9639
28563
28564
28346
25485
27522
25487
25371

27713
25536

A rlicle.

Spoons, tea, electro plated

Spoons, tea, silver plated

Spoons, tea, silver plated

Spoons, tea, electro plated

Spoons, tea, Jacobean

Spoons, wooden

Sprayers, insect powder

Springs for single bed

Springs for double bed

Springs for double bed

Springs for baby crib

Sprinklers, clothes

Sprinklers, plant, rubber

Squeezers, lemon (see Extractors, juice).

Stands, match box

Sticks, mop (see Handles).

Stoves, fireless cookers, 3 compartments. . .

Stoves, lamp, No. 1

Stoves, lamp, No. 2

Stoves, lamp, No. 3

Stoves, new Perfection, 1-burner

Stoves, New Perfection, 2-burner

Stoves, New Perfection, 3-burner

Stove parts:

Collars for New Perfection stove

Drums for New Perfection stove

Flame spreaders for New Perfection
stove

Ovens for New Perfection stove, No. 2 . ,

Ovens for New Perfection stove, No. 1 . .

Strainers, extension

Strainers, soup, wire

Strainers, soup, aluminum

Strainers, tea, spout, wire

Strainers, tea, wire

Straps, trunk, 6-foot

Straps, trunk, 8-foot

Sulkies (see Carriages, baby).

Tacks, carpet, leather head

Tacks, carpet, tinned

Tacks, copper, \"

Tires, rubber, for baby carriages

Tires, rubber, for baby carriages

Tires, rubber, for baby carriages

Toothpicks

Tool sets (see Sets).

Tops for percolators

Tops for salt and pepper shakers

Traps, mouse

Trays, decorated crystal, 12"

Trays, medium, No. 3804, Doulton

Trays, large, No. 3804, Doulton

Trays, Japan, 20" x 14"

Trays, Japan, oval, 28"

Trays, oval, 14" x 11^"

Trowels, garden, 6".

Trunks, 36" high

Trunks, 36" high

Trunks, 36" high

Trunks, 36" high

Trunks, 36" high

Trunks, 32", steamer

Trunks, 32", steamer

Trunks, 32", steamer

Trunks, 36", steamer

Trunks, 36", steamer

Trunks, 36", steamer

Trunks, 36", steamer

Trunks, 36", steamer

Tubs, foot, oval, agate

Tugs, wash, galvanized, No. 1

Tubs, wash, galvanized, No. 2

Tubs, wash, galvanized, No. 3

Turners, cake

Wax, floor (see Polish).

Waxers, flat iron.

Wicks, for Rochester lamps

Unit. Price.

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Pkg.
Pkg.
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5. N.

Article.

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Price.

25537 , Wicks for Imperial student lamps ; Each SO. 02

25538 i Wicks for Fletcher lamps Each i .01

25539 Wicks for Berlin Student lamps ' Each . 02

25541 j Wicks for Juno lamps Each I .03

25542 ! Wicks for Dietz lanterns I Each I .03

25544 Wicks for Fadiant stoves j Each ' .03

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Unit. Price.

26594
26725
28356
28354
27997

Wicks for percolators

Wicks for New Perfection stove
Wire, picture, bronze, 25-yard .

Wrenches, bicycle

Wringers, clothes

Each SO . 03

Each .15

Roll .08

Each .09

Each 2.70

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Conditions Governing the Furnishing of Oil to
Vessels at Balboa.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 17, 1915.
To all com. ei ned — I. No charge for wharfage will be
made against vessels while obtaining oil from the oil
aib at Ealboa, whethei such oil is obtained from The
Panama Canal or commercial companies.

2. Xo charge for wharfage will be made against ves-
sels while occupying a berth alongside the steel pier
(pier No. 4) for the purpose of obtaining oil. whether
fiom The Panama Canal or commetcial companies,
when such vessels have been placed there for the con-
venience of The Panama Canal; nor will wharfage be
charged for the lime a vessel occupies a berth alongside
the steel pier sokly for the purpose of obtaining oil
after having been placed there in order to load or un-
load cargo or passengers, or to receive other supplies
from The Panama Canal or Panama Railroad Com-
pany.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Customs Sale.
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Divi-
sion cf Civil Affairs, Balboa Heights. C. Z.. until noon
of October 9. 1915, and then opened, for the purchase
of four (4) Panama hats seized at Cristobal on August
23, 1915. These hats may be inspected on application
at Room 320. Administration Building, Balboa Heights.
C. Z. Bids should be marked "Bid for purchase of Pa-
nama hats," and addressed to the Chief of Division of
Ci\ il Affairs. Balboa Heights. C. Z. Purchasers will be
required to pay the import duty prescribed in the cus-
toms tariff of the Rerublic of Panama, except that em-
ployes buyir.g hats for their personal use may secure
the release of same without payment of duty by filing
application therefor on form C. E.-403. The right to
reject any or all bids is reseived.

Proposals for Furnishing Green Coffee to Com-
missar) Branch.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Depot Commissary, Cristobal, C. Z., until 4 p. m.,
October 11. 1915, and then opened, for furnishing the
commissary branch with 45.001 pounds of green coffee.
Specifications and form of propcsal may be obtained
upon application to the Depot Commissary'. Ciisiobal.
C. Z.

The Panama Canal reserves the right to reject any
ot all bids.

Bids should be marked "Proposal for furnishing
green coffee, to be opened October 11, 1915," ami ad-
dressed to the Depot Commissary. Cristobal, C. Z.

Proposals for Furnishing Central American Sugar
to Commissary Branch.

Sealed proposals will he received at the office of the
Depot Commissary, Cristobal, C. Z., until 4 p. m.
October 15,^1915, and then opened, for furnishing the
commissary branch with 180,000 pounds cf so-called
Central American sugar.

Specifications may be obtained upon application to
the Depot Commissary, Cristobal, C. Z.

The Government reserves the right to reject all bids
or to accept any bid in part.

Bids should be marked "Proposals for furnishing
Central American sugar, to be opened October 15,
1915," and addressed to the Depot Commissary,
Cristobal, C. Z.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303. on Wednesday, October 6, 1915, begin-
ning promptly at 9 a.m.. for persons desiring the follow-
ing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine en-
gineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application and
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to

demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants.
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, OctoOer 8, 1915. beginning at 9 a. in. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanperslice,
Acting Recorder. Board of Local Inspectors.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. September 29. 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be secured upon request of the addressees:
Bartlett. Herbert E.. Co. F.Graham. Miss Edith

Eenton. C. A
Boggs. W. B.

Bouchard, Albert
*Bush. A. A.

♦Buterbaugh, F.
Campbell. H. M.
Casev. Matthew (Co. K,

C. A. C.)
Conner. Hugh
*Covey. Paul B.
Custer. C. C.
Donn. Alfred
*Denton. Chas. W.
*Dunlap, J. F.
Fox. Dr. E.
Gavilan. Rutilio
Gragg. Eugene

* Pape:

Helm. Miss Martha, care
Captain Merrill

Hoffstetter. Miss Celia
*Kirshmeier, W. G.
tA. Leman
Lewis. Elmer L.
McLean-. Adolphus
Markland. George H.
'Nightingale. Arthur
Pyle. H. H.
Rowe. Carl B.
Shay, T. O.
*Smith. Frank
W. Starling, L. B.

Sterns. F. E.
Taft. Fred A.
Vaughan, James M.
Wanest. Harly (?)
tSpecial delivery.

Rainfall from September 1 to 25. 1915, Inclusive.

Stations.

d

s

1 &
1-2

2 §

Q

H a

Pacific Section —

Ins.
.69
1.22
1.01
1.00
1.25

1.79
1.67
1.34
3 53
3.75
1.79
1.43
1.83
3.95

2.67
2.30
2.81

11

15
15
24
19

24
24
24
15
15
15
15
6
15

23
23
19

Ins.

Central Section —

*Virgia. .

Fri joles

*Mcnte Lirio

Atlantic Section —

8.82
8.44
12.51

*Brazos Brook

Colon

13.71
12.83

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next five
weeks are given in this table:

SEPTEMBER.

Wed.. Sept. 29. .
Thurs.. Sept. 30.

1.9

14.0

1 :04

6:59

2.8

13.2

1 :46

7:37

3 7

12 3

13:28
2.5

14:14
3.4

13.2
19:30

12.3
20:13

Date.

Fri., October 1 . . .

Sat.. October 2...

Sun.. October 3...

Mon., October 4..

Tues.. October 5..

Wed., October 6..

Thurs., October 7...

Fri.. October 8. ..

Sat.. October 9...

Sun., October 10..

Mon., October 11.

Tues.. October 12.

Wed.. October 13.
Thurs., October 14
Fri.. October 15...
Sat.. October 16...
Sun., October 17...
Mon.. October 18. .
Tues.. October 19..
Wed.. October 20..
Thurs.. October 21 .
Fri.. October 22. . .
Sat.. October 23...
Sun., October 24...
Mon., October 25..
Tues., October 26..
Wed., October 27..
Thurs., October 28.
Fri., October 29. . .
Sat., October 30. . .
Sun.. October 31...

2 :36
4.6

3:34
5.2

4:48
5.4

5:58
4.9

0:51

11.7

2:16
14.0
2:53
15.2
3:31
16.1
4:08
16 8
4:47
17.1

0.0
1 :01
0.8

4 :16
3.5

5:33
3.5
0:37
13.0
1 :38
13.7
2:27
14.3
3:07
14.8
3:44
15.0
4:18
15.0
4:51
14.8

5 :23
14.4
5:57
13.9
0:38

2.9

1 :20
3.6

2 :08
4.3

3:05
4 8

8:23
11.4

9 :28

10 8
10:53

10.6

12:10

111

6:55

4.0

7:43

2.7

8:26

1.5

9:06

0.2

9:47

-0.8

10:28

-1.4

11 :10

-1.6

11 :54

-1.3

6:12

16.3

7 :00

15.3

7:56

14.1

9 04

13 0

1C :28

12.2

11 :55

12.2

6:44

2.9

7:41

2.1

8:30

1.4

9:11

0.7

9:51

0.4

10:29

0.3

11 :05

0.5

11:42

6:32
13.2
7 :09
12.5
7 :53
11.7

IS :09

21 :13

4.1

10.7

16:14

22:31

4.5

10.5

17 :22

23:51

4.4

10.9

18:24

3.9

13:09

19:15

11

3.0

13:55

20:00

12.9

2.0

14:37

20:41

14.0

1.0

15:16

21 :23

15.0

0.2

15:54

22 :02

15.8

-0.4

16:33

22:44

16 2

-0.7

17:14

23:27

16.2

-0.6

17 :57

15.9

12 :40

18:44

-0.6

15.2

13 :31

19:36

0.4

14.2

14:30

20:39

1.5

13.2

15:37

21 :56

2.4

12.5

16:51

23 :21

2.9

12.5

18:03

2.8

13:09

19:06

12.7

2.4

14 :05

20:00

13.4

1.9

14:52

20:46

13.9

1.5

15:32

21:28

14.4

1.2

16:09

22:07

14 6

1.2

16:44

22 :43

14.5

1.3

17:17

23:21

14.2

1.7

17 :51

23 :58

13.8

2.2

18:27 !

13.2
13 :00

2.2
13:44

3.0
14:34

3.6
15 :32

19:04

12.5
19:47

11.9
29:39

11.4
21 :43

11.2

NOVEMBER.

Date.

Time and height of higf
low ii'atr.

and

Mon., Nov. 1

4:09

10 .02

16:34

22:52

4.8

10.9

4.1

Tues., Nov. 2

5:13

11 :17

17:34

23:54

4.4

11.1

3.8

Wed., Nov. 3

6:13

12:20

1S:30

3.6

11.8

3.1

Thurs.. Nov. 4

0:46

7 :04

13:14

19:20

13, 1

2.4

12.8

'..2

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstaxred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

The tides are placed iu li
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water.

52

THE CANAL RECORD

September 29, 1915.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., September 26, 1915.)

through the canal — Atlantic to pacific.

Sept. 20..
Sept. 20..
Sept. 20. .
Sept. 21..
Sept. 21..
Sept. 22..
Sept. 22..
Sept. 23..
Sept. 23..
Sept. 23..
Sept. 23 . .
Sept. 24..
Sept. 2-4..
Sept. 24 . .
Sept. 25..
Sept. 25..
Sept. 25..

Acajutla

Mar tit me

Saint Ursula. . .

Strathesk

Earl of Douglas.
Tenean Main.. .

Themis

Raiutla

Saint Leotards. .

Wellington

City oj Colojnbo.
J L. Lntkenbaeh

Rauma

Arizonan

Tuscan Prince. .
Siratht-ndrick

Toman

British. -..

British. . . .

British

British. . . .
British. . . .
Japanese. . .
Norwegian.

British

British

British

British. . . .
American.
Norwegian
American.

British

British. . . .
American.

Salvador Railroad Company. . . .

ITniqri Steamship Co., Ltd

British and Foreign S. S. Co....

Sti.ithesk S. S. Co., Ltd

Earl of Douglas S. S. Co., Ltd. . . .

K. Hashimoto

YVilhelmsens Dmr.sk. Akties

Anu'lo-Saxon Petroleum Co

British and Foreign S. S. Co.. Ltd

Canadian Collier Company

Ellerman Lines

Luckenbaeh Line

Andrew Olsen

American-Hawaiian Line

Prince Line

Strathendrick S. S. Co., Ltd

American-Hawaiian Line

Cristobal

Norfolk

Newport News.

Barry

Norfolk

Philadelphia....

New York

New Oceans. . .
Philadelphia . . .

Norfolk

New York

New York

Baltimore

New York

New York

IVnsacola

New York

Salina Cruz. . . ,
Puget Sound. . .
Port Townsend

Mejillones

Antofagasta. . .

Chemulpo

Wellington

Moji, Japan...
Vladivostok. ..

Guaymas

Vladivostok.. .
San Diego

Mollendo

Lcs Angeles. . .
Vladivostok. ..

Oregon

Los Angeles. . .

Nature

Tons

Coal

6.304
4,089

Petroleum

6,563

6.560

General

8,712

7.100

Gross

1.219
6.279

5. 60S
4,773
4,746
3,896
6,566
5,955
5,070
2,043
6,711
5,114
3.169
S.989
6.741
4.642
6.819

Net

627

4.520
4,165
3,565
3.553
2.862
5.939
4,258
3.688
1.339
4.971
3,2S8
2,304
6.S64
5,024
3.392
^66S

L'GH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

No vessels were despatched from the Pacific entrance for transit through the Canal. Vessels arriving during the week, bound for the Atlantic, moored in -th
harbor at Balboa.

The \esEels entering the Canal from the AtUntic, as shown above, lay in the anchorage basin in Gatun Lake, awaiting the opening of navigation through the Cut.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

Expected Arrivals from Pacific.

Date

Sept. 21.
Sept. 25.
Sept. 25 .
Sept. 26.
Sept. 26.
Sept. 26.
Sept. 26.

Nebraska
CI it

Barrowmore.
Sommerstad .
Iroquois. . . .

Navahoe. . . .

Masunda . .

Line

American-Hawaiian Line...
Royal Dutch W. I, M. Co.
Lochmore Steamship Co.. .

Klaveness Dps. Akties

Anglo-American Oil Co ... .
Anglo-American Oil Co. . . .
Glasgow United Shipping.

From

New York.

Amsterdam.

Key West.

Norfolk.

London.

London.

New York.

Date
Sept. 29..

Vessel

Line

From

American-Hawaiian Line... .

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

To

Sept. 22

Sept. 25....
Sept. 26....

Corinthian Shipping Co

St. Lucia.
Port Limon.

Sept. 20...
Sept. 22...
Sept. 23...
Sept. 25...

Leyland Line

Earn Line

Corinthian Shipping Co

Elders & Fyffes

Bristol, way pts.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Oct. 1 Haiti French Line St. Nazaire.

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal. Uaited Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the U.lited States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Arrivals. ♦Departures.

Sept. 22....
Sept. 23

Sept 22 . . .
Sept. 22...

J. A. Moffetl

Barge No. 93

Olson &* Mahonv . . .

Olson & Mahonv

Calita Rnem.

Standard Oil Co

San Frvvi- ..

♦Expected Arrivals. ♦Expected Departures.

Sept

1 Sent

Yorklown

Olson &■ Mahonv. . .

Olson & Mahony

♦Other than vessels passing through the Canal.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week —
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New York six days after the day of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage requires
seven days.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday. ♦

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m.. connects
with the above despatches.

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, October 18 and
November 15, will not land mail in New York until

Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States. New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Ohio, Indi-
ana. Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin. North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa. Minnesota, Montana. Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Zarapa U F C Se

Allianca

Calamares. . .

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.

.P. R. R. Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
■ P. R. R..Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.

.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Adv

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Line. Sails.
.U. F. C.Sept.
.P R. R.Sept.
.U. F. C.Sept.
.IT. F. C.Sept.
.P. R. R..SePt.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
. .P. R. R..Oct

Turrialba..
Heredia. . . .
Abangarez .
Parismina . .
Atenas. . . .
Cartago. . .

U. F. C.Sept.
U. F. C.Sept.
U. F. C.Sept.
U. F. C.Oct.
U. F. C.Oct.
Oct.

..u

..Sept. 29

..Sept. 30

..Oct. 6

..Oct. 7

..Oct. 13

..Oct. 14

22 Sept. 29

23 Sept. 29

25 Oct. 3

29 Oct. 6

30 Oct. 7

2 Oct. 11

6 Oct. 13

7 Oct. 13

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago. . ..
Turrialba. ..
Heredia. . . .
Abangarez. ,
Parismina. .
Atenas

U. F. C.Sept.

U. F. C.Sept.

U. F. C.Oct.

U. F. C.Oct.

U. F. C.Oct.

U.F. C.Oct.

. .Oct.
..Oct.
..Oct.
. .Oct.
..Oct.
..Oct.

CANAL

RECORD

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915.

Volume IX.

No. 7.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscri ptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basts. Subscription for the rest of the year, Octo-
ber 1 to January 1, is 25 cents. For foreign subscrip-
tions the year is divided into thirds; and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The Slide Situation.

On account of the continued movement of
the slides at Culebra, which have blocked the
channel at a point about 1,000 feet to the
north of Gold Hill, it appears improbable that
the Canal can be opened to navigation earlier
than November 1. Word to this effect has
been cabled to Washington and shipping
people have been notified, directly and through
statements given to the press.

The vigorous work of the men of the Dredg-
ing Division continues. In the 24 hours
ending at 6 a. m., Tuesday, October 5, the
15-yard dipper dredge Paraiso established a
new high record for a day by turning out
17,185 cubic yards. This was an average of
5,7281 cubic yards by each of the three shifts,
and at the rate of 716 cubic yards an hour.

The development of high records during the
period in which navigation has been suspended
is an interesting example of continued work
at high pressure by an organization of am-
bitious workers, and of the way such an or-
ganization of men, spurred by the sense of a
common cause, develops greater and greater
efficiency. On September 6 the Gamboa made
a run of 12,545 cubic yards, which surpassed
anything done on the Isthmus before that
time in hard material. Later the Gamboa
made a record of 15,145 cubic yardsj while
the Paraiso set a high mark, at 14,650.
And on October 4 the Paraiso went as high
as 17,185. The latest record is greater by
4,640 cubic yards than that of a month ago.
It represents an output 37 per cent greater.
The difference between the two records is
equivalent to a good day's work for one of the
5-yard dipper dredges. In the month of

September the dredging fleet excavated
1,052.586 cubic yards from the Cut, setting a
new high record for its work in that section.
In addition, 63,066 cubic yards were re-
handled. In August the excavation from the
Cut amounted to991,S79 cubic yards; in July,
to 692,109, of which 193,938 cubic yards were
earth.

New 15- Yard Dipper Dredge on the Way.

The new 15-yard dipper dredge Cascadis
left Philadelphia for the Isthmus at 5 p. m.
on Monday, September 27, in tow of the
tug M. E. Luckenbach.

The M. E. Luckenbach is the tug which
brought down the Gamboa and the Paraiso,
the voyages of which took 26 and 27 days,
respectively. Allowing 27 days for the voyage
of the Cascadas, she is due at Colon on Oc-
tober 24. Preparations are being made to
put her in service as quickly as possible.

Ships That are Waiting for Transit.

To the morning of Tuesday, October 5,
there were 83 vessels tied up in the Canal,
awaiting passage. Of these, 45 were on the
Atlantic side, with an aggregate of approxi-
mately 167,000 tons of cargo, and 38 were on
the Pacific side, with approximately 189,000
tons of cargo.

The vessels waiting on the Atlantic side
are, in the order of arrival, the Newburn,
Stralheam, Oliver J. Olson, Rio Pirahy, Tal-
lac, Acajutla, Saint Ursula, Maritime, Earl of
Douglas, Strathesk, Nebraskan, Tenzan Maru,
Themis, Wellington, Saint Leonards, City of
Colombo, Ranella, J. L. Luckenbach, Rauma,
Tuscan Prince, Strathendrick, Arizonan, Clio,
Iowan, Barrowmore, Lroquois, Navahoe, Ma-
sunda, Quilpue, Corfu, Magellan, Pentwyn,
Eureka, Baron Cawdor, Riouw, Santa Cecilia,
Taurus. Musician, Ilarperley, Finland, Dam-
holme, Sverre, Strathbeg, Terrier, Polyphemus.

The vessels waiting on the Pacific side are,
in the order of their arrival, the Newport,
Poleric, Llandudno, Flamenco, Clan Alpine,
Sultana, Hackensack, Rondo. Amista, Hualla-
ga, Vinstra, Devian, Morazan, Tenpaisan
Maru, Mars, Edith, Ohioan, Olson and Mahony,
Admiralen, Santa Catalina, Trader, Discoverer,
Ortega, Iauitos, River Forth, Ilammershus,
Benedict, Manchester Civilian, Alban, Alaskan,
Machaon, Strathairly, Aboukir, Grahamland,
Victoria, Korea, Kentra.

Most of the ships from the Atlantic are
anchored in the anchorage basin in Gatun
Lake, near the locks, and most of those
from the Pacific are anchored in the outer
harbor at Balboa.

Distances by the Canal and by the Strait of
Magellan.

The obstruction of the Canal and the pos-
sibility that some of the ships using it may be
diverted temporarily to longer routes has
focussed attention on the matter of relative dis-
tances and time required. The Official
Handbook of the Canal gives, on pages 7 to

. 14, inclusive, a summary of distances saved
and of days to be saved by vessels of nine,
10, 12, 14, and 16 knots speed, on the princi-
pal routes.

For the United States coastwise trade the
Canal route is from 7,663 to 8,940 miles
shorter than the route through the Strait
of Magellan, depending on the ports between
which the voyages are made. From New
York to San Francisco is 5,262 miles by the
Canal, 13,135 by Magellan.

In the South American trade, from New
York to Iquique by the Canal is 4,004 miles;
by Magellan, 9,143. For a vessel at Balboa
to go around to Colon, following the coast of
South America, would mean a voyage of
10,500 nautical miles, or to go to New York,
as directly as possible, a voyage of about
11,130 miles. For a 10-knot ship this would
mean about 46 days of travel, not including
time for coaling. Iquique is 6,578 miles from
Liverpool by way of the Canal and 9,510
miles by way of Magellan. To go from Balboa
to Liverpool by way of Magellan would mean
a voyage of about 11,500 miles, or 48 days at
sea for a 10-knot vessel.

Analysis of Coal Supplied to the Isthmus.

The Bureau of Mines of the United States
Department of the Interior furnishes the
Panama Railroad Company an analysis of a
sample taken from every cargo of coal shipped
to the company on the Isthmus. The coal
is designated in the trade as Pocahontas
standard, and the following is a sample
analysis, of a recent shipment: Coal as re-
ceived— Moisture, 1.96 per cent; British
thermal units, 14,466. Dry coal — Volatile
matter, 18.95 per cent; fixed carbon, 75.33
per cent; ash, 5.72 per cent; total, 100 per
cent; British thermal units, 14,755. Per-
centage of lump, 30; percentage of nut and
egg, 35; percentage of slack, 35.

The coal shipped to the Isthmus is all of
practically the same grade. From the same
cargo it is distributed for the use of locomo-
tives, firing stationary boilers, etc., and for
bunkering ships.

Pilots Should be Advised of Ships' Peculiarities.

The attention of ships' masters is called to
the importance of giving the Canal pilot com-
plete information as to the peculiarities of the
vessel in answering the helm, engine action,
and so forth, if any exist, in order that the
pilot may take these things into considera-
tion in directing the maneuvering of the ship.
In some parts of the Canal, notably in enter-
ing or leaving the locks, especially where
relatively strong currents have been set up,
very careful handling is required, and the
pilot needs to know all about the peculiarities
of the vessel. Accidents in the Canal have
been very few, and most of those which
have occurred have been due to unusual
conditions.

54

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 7.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Comparison of Aggregate Expenditures and Rev-
enues of Canal and Railroad during Fiscal Year.

By the earnings of tolls :n vessels passing
through the Canal during June, the excess
of tolls over current expenses of operation
and maintenance of the Canal for the month
from June 1, 1915, to July 1, 1915, amounted
to $198,888.22.

This makes the excess of tolls earned
over expenses during the entire fiscal year
amount to $276,656.38, and represents a
profit of 6.7 per cent on the expenditure,
for operation and maintenance alone, not
counting anything for interest on the money
invested or for depreciation of plant.

With respect to the other expenses involved
in the operation of the Canal, exclusive of
expenses for construction, which are not a
regular part of the operating costs of the
Canal, it may be noted that the other business
operations of the concern, in addition to what
has already been noted as operation and
maintenance of the Canal proper, cost during
the fiscal year, $2,135,074.92; the Canal Zone
government cost, $288,887.60; the work done
for the Army and Navy included in other
business operations, for which reimbursement
will be made, amounted to about $548,000.

The operation of the Panama Railroad and
Panama Railroad Steamship Line cost $2,607,-
479.26 and $2,142,603.68, respectively, offset
by respective revenues of $2,787,056.83 and
$2,642,457.10. Aggregate Panama Railroad
profits from rail and steamship operations,
were $679,430.99. The commissary sales
amounted to $6,666,644.84, with cost of
$6,595,410.50.

The aggregate expenses and revenues may
be summarized in this way:

EXPENSES.

Operation and maintenance proper S4.066.727.31

Netcostofotherbusinessopeiations.. . 2.469.642.42

Canal Zone Government 288.887 60

Operating expenses, Panama Railroad. 2.607,479.26
Operating expenses, Panama Railroad

Steamship Line 2.142,60.1.68

Cost of commissary operations 6,595,410.50

Cost of operating Hotel Washington... 97,546.76

Cost of operating plantations 15,018. 19

Total expenses S18, 283.3 15. 72

REVENUES.

Tolls 4.343.383.69

Panama Canal other business opera-
tions 2.413.241.64

Canal Zone revenues 186,684.46

Operating revenuis. Panama Railroad.. 2,787.056.83
Operating revenues, Panama Railroad

Steamship Line 2.642,457.10

Receipts from commissary operations. . 6,666,644.84

Receipts from Hotel Washington 78,436.45

Receipts from plantations 6,362 . 83

Land rentals collected 112.550.23

Total revenues $19,236,818.07

Revenues in excessof expenses 953,502 .35

From which it is seen that during the fiscal
year the aggregate canal, railroad, and steam-
ship enterprise shows an excess of revenues
over expenses equivalent to 5.2 per cent of
the total outlay.

In comparison with the reported earnings
of the Suez Canal for the calendar year 1914,
where the total receipts were 125,121,237,54
francs, and total expenses were 32, 940, 674^7
francs (a balance of income over expenditure
amounting to 80,359,898.44 francs, or $15,520,-
459.40), it is seen that the older canal is
earning a handsome surplus.

The summary of the items charged to opera-
tion and maintenance, published herewith,
shows that under this classification are in-
cluded all the diversified expenditures which
have been made for keeping the Canal open and
in order, and the work of handling vessels
through; and in addition are charged pro-
rated parts of the general expenses of civil
government, sanitary work, and administra-
tion. Approximately a third of the total
overhead expense of the Canal at present is
charged to operation and maintenance. With
respect to the actual operation and main-
tenance, the Canal has met and exceeded
expenses; but with respect to the total invest-
ment involved, and the total of current

expenditures, the receipts from tolls are not
equalling expenses.

In the aggregate the combined Canal and
railroad enterprise took in more in revenues
than it expended, as will be seen from the tabu-
lation given. If, however, consideration be
given to the interest on the money invested,
which is a regular consideration from the com-
mercial point of view, the profit vanishes.
The money invested by the United States in
the enterprise is approximately $360,000,000.
The interest on this at three per cent a year
(which is the rate of interest on the last bonds
issued for the Canal work) amounts to
$10,800,000.

The tabulated statement of expenses charged
lo operation and maintenance follows:

Civil Government, proportion

Health Department, proportion

Administration, proportion

Operation and maintenance:

Admeasurement of vessels

Local inspection

Aids to navigation

Pilotage

Damages to vessels

Maintenance of transportation tracks

Gatun Locks:

Superintendence

Operation

* Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . . .

Maintenance and care of emergency dams -

Maintenance of gates

Maintenance of valves

Maintenance of towing track system

Maintenance of tuwing locomotives, lines, and hawsers.

Maintenance of lighting and telephone systems

Maintenance of power control and lighting cables

Maintenance of structures

Maintenance of backfill

Miscellaneous supplies and expenses

Gatun Spillway:

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . .

Maintenance of gates and caissons

Maintenance of structures

Gatun Dam, maintenance

Pedro Miguel Lock:

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . .

Maintenance and care of emergency dams

Maintenance of gates

Maintenance of valves

Maintenance of towing track system

Maintenance of towing locomotives, lines, and hawsers.

Maintenance of lighting and telephone systems

Maintenance of power control and lighting cables

Maintenance of structures

Maintenance of backfill

Miscellaneous supplies and expenses

Pedro Miguel Dam, maintenance

Miraflores Locks:

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . .

Maintenance and care of emergency dams

Maintenance of gates

Maintenance of valves

Maintenance of towing track system

Maintenance of towing locomotives, lines, and hawsers.

Maintenance of lighting and telephone systems

Maintenance of power control and lighting cables

Maintenance of structures

Maintenance of backfill

Miscellaneous supplies and expenses

Miraflores East Dam and Spillway:

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . . .

Maintenance of gates and caissons

Maintenance of structures

Miraflores West Dam, maintenance

Dredging:

Atlantic entrance

Gaillard Cut

Miraflores Lake

Pacific entrance

Maintenance of Gatun Lake

Gatun-Mindi Levee, maintenance

Colon Breakwater, maintenance

Naos Island Breakwater, maintenance

Operation of harbor tugs

Shop expense, Balboa, balance

Loss on sales and services to outsiders

Month of
June,
1915.

S16.021.43
23.043.04
91.669.76

744.59

2 16 80

3.7+9 27

5,855.98

212.50

1,229.91

1,492.56
9,009.71

3.2X5 55
729.31
188.63*

561 50

1.566 12

312.85

51.22

2,220.51

131.03

79.90
120.14
266.52

5,154.19

1,526.12

6.332.76

2.177.35

390.56

112.67

157. 6S

916.50

500.52

5.26

1.153.66

216 W

1.444.97

8.115.96

1,115.47

40S.26

116.57'

149.53

Tolls collerted in excess of expenses $198,888.22 S218.974.90

-lonth of
May.
1915.

$20,913.33

23.72.V92
76.5SO.76

, 770.96
423.87
4,210.39
7,757.46
7.26
2.911. 19

1,142.71

8,391.03

2,24X90

790.06

677.35

462 . 45

309.35

48.00

87 . 05

66.79

747.19

5,094. 19

1.020.64

6.8S9.45

2,073.34

315.37

451.94

176.04

1,563.69

378.14

1,351.94

"iso.'oo

1. ISO 34

8.793.62

1,724.80

226.98

341.37

353.60

2,043.92
"438.'34

44.42
49.' i6'

1.104.11
124,585 62

2.25 5.44

1,139.82

3,317 52

51.91

2,236.70

Total since

June 30,

1914.

220.624 06
247,352.91

903,428.56

9,926.54
3.926.98
48.059.59-
61,513.50

2,417,07
39,171.63

17,398.37

101.494 91

35,410.81

12,478.18

3,221.97

785.28

6.672 71

14.804.94

2,760.35

343 51

25.722.17

6.382.96

2,718.52

1.128.50
1,237.70
3.663.40
6,0X2.60
48,458.19

14.921.07

78,964.47

23.245.85

6,914 46

1,941.63

243.22

44X.54

9.808.40

2.489.34

8X4.00

9.584.95

15,800.96

1,952.18

42.00

17,323.13

102.239.26

17.163.70

7.497.89

24.550.93

10.616.75

1,045.17

7.711.81

2,187.47

135.48

11,591 96

12,659 01

3.324.44

696 95

5,104 84

3.118.43

755.23

377.17

125,563.30

1,633.030.06

2,253.44

S.62X 76

14,4X8.51
26.939 . 54
134.54
4,492.21
2,491.77
19,158.55
61.823.17

♦Figures in boldfaced type denote ciedit.

Note: The total of tolls earned to date does not include S80.872.79 for tolls on United States colliers and
transports, the Attorney General having ruled that no payment of tolls shall be made by other departments
of the United States Government.

October 6, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

55

RECLAMATION IN HARBOR.

Additional Lots for Panama Railroad Company
Adjoining the "American Wharf."

A portion of the tidal flat in the harbor of
Panama City, lying between the city market
and the old "American wharf," is to be re-
claimed by the construction of a seawall
beyond the present waterfront and filling in
with spoil from a steamshovel borrow pit.
The area will be available for building lots
and will make an addition of several blocks.

The part of this area adjoining the south
side ol the American wharf and extending
about 250 feet to the south of its center line
will belong to the Panama Railroad. The
railroad company owns the wharf and land on
the present waterfront for about 250 feet to
the south, known as the Montillo tract, and
the part of the reclamation lying on the area
subject to the riparian rights of the railroad
company, based on its present waterfront
holdings, will belong to the railroad. The
£e;tion which will be added to the Panama
Railroad holdings is shown in the accompany-
ing chart. It covers 4,066 square meters
(43,750 square feet J and will make approxi-
mately 10 new lots.

Railroad Company, which alleged infringe-
ment on its riparian rights.

The rights of the railroad were recog-
nized. After the recognition the concession-
ers agreed to fill in the area in front of the
railroad company's land in consideration of
the use of the railroad company's track from
the American wharf to Diablo Hill, in the
Canal Zone, or other hill along the line from
which the concessioners may be authorized to
borrow material for the fill. They are to
construct a substantial seawall at their own
expense to retain the fill; and the area filled
in front of the railroad property shall be for
the use and benefit of the railroad and the
remainder of the fill shall be for the benefit of
the concessioners.

The elevation of the top of the seawall is to
be not less than 14 feet above mean sealevel,
and the fill is to slope upwards toward the
present waterfront at a grade of not less
than one-half of one per cent. Work is to
begin within 40 days of date of contract
(September 17) and be completed within six
months. The Panama Canal has agreed to
rent equipment and rolling stock to the con-
tractor who has charge of making the fill.

LAMATION OF PANAMA RAILROAD LAND ADJOINING AMERICAN WHARF.

The right to make the reclamation of an
area on the beach extending to the northward
from a point about 15 meters north of the city
market was granted to several Panamanians
by the Xational Assembly of Panama. The
concessioners began the construction of their
seawall from the end or an old retaining wall
under the American wharf, about 200 feet
from the land. When their purpose became
known they were stopped by the Panama

Former Pacific Mail Vessels Expected to Pass
through the Canal.

The steamship Korea, recently sold by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company to the
Atlantic Transport Company, arrived at
Balboa on October 3 for transit of the Canal.
The ship is on the way to London, via
Norfolk, and will go in service between Xew
York and England. The agent of the Pacific
Mail at Balboa states that the Korea and

the Siberia, her sister ship, are eventually
to be operated in the coastwise trade in
connection with the Finland and the
Kroonland of the Panama Pacific Line.
This would enable the line to have pas-
senger sailings from each coast at inter-
vals of approximately 10 days. The Korea
and the Siberia are nearly as large as the
Finland and the Kroonland, having gross
tonnage of 11,284, length of 552 feet, and
beam of 63 feet, compared with gross tonnage
of 12,760, length of 560 feet, and beam of
60 feet. The Finland and the Kroonland
are the largest vessels to have passed through
the Canal to date.

The steamships Manchuria and Mongolia,
engaged in the former Oriental service of the
Pacific Mail with the Korea and Siberia, and
sold with them to the Atlantic Transport
Company, are expected to clear shortly from
San Francisco for New York, by way of the
Canal, to enter service between New York
and Europe. These ships are larger than
the Finland and the Kroonland. Their gross
tonnage is 13,639, their length 600 feet, and
their beam 65 feet. The disposition of the
China, a smaller vessel, the last of the Pacific
Mail Oriental fleet, which was also sold to the
Atlantic Transport Company, has not been
determined.

The coastal service of the Pacific Mail be-
tween Balboa and San Francisco, established
shortly after the completion of the Panama
Railroad, is to be continued for the present
but the company Has placed its vessels on
the market. The vessels in this service are
much smaller than those formerly in the
Oriental service, and average about 6,000
tons gross, with length of about 300 feet.
They are the Aztec, City of Para, Newport,
Pennsylvania, Peru, San Jose, and San Juan.
The agent at Balboa is attempting to dispose
of the tug Isabel locally, failing which he
expects to send her to San Francisco. The
Pacific Mail has announced that it has been
moved to sell its vessels and go out of
business by the anticipated effects of the Act
of Congress signed on March 4, 1915, entitled
"An Act to promote the welfare of the
American seaman in the merchant marine of
the United States; to abolish arrest and
imprisonment as a penalty for desertion and
to secure the abrogation of treaty provisions
in relation thereto; and to promote safety
at sea."

Change in Wharfage charges.

The notice to steamship lines, published
in The Canal Record of July 21, 1915, is
modified by_the following:

Panama Railroad Company,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 27, 1915.
Supplement No. 2 to Circular 500-A, Covering

Charges for Wharfage. Cranage, Stevedoring,

and Transferring Cargo, etc.. Issued May 17,

Effective July 18, 1915.

Effective at once. Item No. 2, Wharfage, in the above
circular, is amended as follows: —

6. When cargo is handled to or from ships in lighters,
wharfage will be charged on the lighters at 'the docks
while loading or unloading at the same rates applying
to sailing vessels. A charge will also be made for the
handling of lines, in accordance with Item No. 1 of the
circular.

Supplement No. 3 to Circular 500-A, Covering
Charges for Wharfage, Cranage, Stevedoring,
and Transferring Cargo, etc., Issued May 17,
Effective July 18 1915.

The siotage chaige for local steamship cargo de-
livered in carloads at Panama, when not accepted com-
plete within the grace period, will be charged fot at the
option of the Railroad either at three cents per 100
pounds per day. or S5 per car per day.
Chester Harding, S. W. Heald,

2nd Vice-presidtnt. Acting Superintendent.

56

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 7.

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS.

Ferns, Orchids, Violets, and Other Porch Box
Plants for Quarters.

The greenhouse which has been established
in Ancon by the Canal horticulturist, as a step
in the movement to develop the plant possi-
bilities in the Canal Zone for the beautifica-
tion of quarters and villages, has on hand now
a choice lot of plants suitable for porch
boxes. .Between 50 and 75 varieties are
available for immediate delivery, and about
500 varieties are under propagation. It is
desirable that advance orders be given for any
of the varieties which are not kept in stock
in large quantities. This will afford those
desiring plants a much wider range of
selection, and at the same time indicate to
the horticulturist's forces what the people
want, helping them the more completely to
meet the demand.

Of the plants on hand for immediate de-
livery, there is an excellent collection of ferns,
including the "asparagus" and maidenhair
varieties, which are very popular on the
Isthmus; roses, violets, coleus, caladiums, and
many other less known varieties. Palms,
hibiscus, and some new crotons are available
for outdoor decoration, and experiments are
under way looking to the acclimatization of
phlox, pinks, geraniums, nasturtiums, basket
plants, and other flowers familiar in the
United States. The prices of the porch-box
plants now on sale run five, 10, and 15 cents
each, potted and fertilized. They are on
sale from 8 to 11 a.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m.
at the greenhouse, adjoining the Canal hotel
at Ancon, and are purchased with commis-
sary coupons. When more plants are avail-
able stocks will probably be placed in the vari-
ous commissary stores, but at present the
demand is consuming the supply and sales
are made only at the greenhouse.

As a part of the general decorative scheme
the horticulturist is propapating a number
of the native orchids. Several varieties, in-
cluding specimens of the sobralia, and the
well known "Holy Ghost", are selling at
prices from 50 cents to $1 and $1.50, accord-
ing to the variety and the development of
the specimen.

For the fertilization of the soil to which the
plants may be transferred the Supply De-
partment has constructed a compost pit

and its product is now available for sale at
$1 a two-mule-team wagon load, plus cost
of delivery (39 cents an hour for the team),
or at 50 cents a cartload. All sorts of potting
soils and plant fertilizers are in stock at the
greenhouse, and there is also a good stock of
pots, fibre saucers, plant sprinklers, and other
accessories.

The development of indoor ornamentals
is a new branch of the horticulturist's work. It
has been carried on primarily for the benefit
of individual occupants of quarters, and a
charge is made for the plants accordingly.
The municipal and landscape development
is another branch of the work, and for this
the plants are furnished by the Canal as a
part of the general work of the Government.
The two, however, intermingle inevitably,
both in the propagation and in effect, for
the plants of the individual householder
help beautify the community, while the
community plants may afford pleasure to all
the occupants of quarters roundabouts.

No Free School Privileges for Alien Employes
Living Outside of the Canal Zone.

On account of shortage of funds it has been
decided that the children of employes not
citizens of the United States and not living
in the Canal Zone will not be granted free
school privileges in the Canal Zone schools.
This means that the children of alien em-
ployes living in Colon or Panama will not
be entitled to attend the Canal Zone schools.
The former Ancon colored school is to be
closed, though one will be maintained at La
Boca for colored children living near the
southern end of the Canal. Colored schools
will be operated at La Boca, Paraiso, Gatun,
and Cristobal, which are now the centers of
population of colored people within the
Zone. There is no compulsory education law
in the Canal Zone.

The former Ancon colored school, situated
on the east side of the Panama Railroad on
the outskirts of the city of Panama, is on
territory which has become a part of the city
of Panama by the latest boundary convention.

Seven colored teachers have been released
by the Division of Schools by this curtailment.
The shortage of funds is due to the fact
that the allotment was based on an esti-
mated organization which anticipated a re-
duction in the number of children attend-

Deceased Employes.

No.

Baynes. Claudius, alias Boyce,

Claudius 22468

Gray, James 47523

Gibson, Charles | 42654

Glasson, 1 lenry i 87447

Joseph. Mathew I 88606

Dennis, Charles A 48614

St. Vincent.
Montserrat.
Barbados. .
Guadeloupe
Antigua
Jamaica. . . .

Panama
Colon. .
Colon . .
Colon..
Colon. .
Panama

Dredging Div. . .
Car inspector. . .
Coaling plant. . .

P. R. R

P. R. R

Balboa dry dock

Sept. 14, 1915.
Sept. 15, 1915.
Sept. 17, 1915.
Sept. 25, 1915.
Sept. 28, 1915.
Sept. 23, 1915.

Insane Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Date of
commitment

76200

J~

Dredging Div...

Sept. 22. 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased and insane employes of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the
estates or any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of
property, bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys
due them, should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Admin-
istration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a
notary public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. These names
will be published but once.

ing school. During the last school year,
however, the average daily attendance,, was
generally slightly higher than during the pre-
ceding year, and as there has been no evident
decrease since last year it was found necessary
to cut down the number of teachers and to
restrict the privilege of attendance in order
to keep the expenses of the division within
the allotment.

Spanish Study in Canal Zone Schools.

The schedule for instruction in Spanish in
the graded schools of the Canal Zone pro-
vides for classes twice a week at Ancon, Bal-
boa, Pedro Miguel, Gatun, and Cristobal.
The graded school classes are for all pupils
in the fourth grade and above and, where
practicable, third grade pupils are included
with the fourth grade. Instruction in Span-
ish before the pupils reach the high school
was begun last year, and in successive grades
the pupils will have had several years' study
of the language before reaching the high
school, which pursues the work in advanced
courses.

Spanish instruction in the high school has
produced some excellent results. The most
of the pupils read and write the language
with facility and, which is more important,
many are fluent in conversation.

Residence in the Canal Zone offers Ameri-
can boys an unusual opportunity not only to
learn Spanish and familiarize themselves
with its idioms among a population of which
it is the native language, but by contact
with the people of Panama to learn to know
and understand the population of Latin
America. Closer relations between North
and South America may be expected to be-
come a practical condition of increasing im-
portance with the development of trade
that will follow the opening of the Canal
and the awakening efforts of American
business to expand in this field. In such
case, familiarity with Spanish and a first-
hand understanding of the customs and
characteristics of the Spanish-speaking peo-
ple of America would in some conditions
be a valuable asset to a man in business,
since the basis of trade as well as of friend-
ship is understanding.

Dance at Taboga.

Another dance will be held at Hotel Aspin-
wall, Taboga, on Saturday evening, October
16, and in addition to the regular launch
service extra launches will stand by, both at
Balboa and Taboga, to accommodate all
passengers. In spite of the heavy rain during
the dance on Saturday evening, October 2,
there were numbers of visitors, who enjoyed
not only the dance, but fishing, swimming,
and strolling about the island on the follow-
ing day.

Obituary.

Harold P. Potter, an enlisted man in the
40th Company of the Coast Artillery, sta-
tioned at Fort Grant, died at Ancon Hospital
on September 20. His residence in the United
States was in Binghamton, N. Y.

Mrs. C. G. Peterson, a native of the United
States and wife of Mr. C. G. Peterson, who
is employed in the fire department at Cris-
tobal, died at Ancon Hospital on September
24.

October 6, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

57

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Releasing Cars under Load.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. October 4, 1915.

To all concerned — A number of owners and charterers
of vessels now detained awaiting transit through the
Canal are making arrangements for exchange of bot-
toms and transfer of cargo across the Isthmus by rail.

The Superintendent of the Panama Railroad advises
that out of about 800 box cars and 500 flat cars now
in service, not mere than 75 empties, all told, are avail-
able to handle transfer cargo, the remainder being de-
tained under load.

In order to expeditiously handle this heavy exchange
of cargo now confronting us, by rail, it is necessary to
open up a vigorous campaign on the immediate releas-
ing of all stock, box, flat, and Lidgerwood cars under
load.

I desire that the heads of all departments immedi-
ately get in touch with their subordinates and leave
nothing undone to release every car possible, advising
this office within 48 hours, with a copy to the Superin-
tendent of the Panama Railroad, of the numbers and
kinds of cars now under load and the number that can
be immediately released.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Additional Ratings for Silver Employes.

The Pananh. Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., September 28, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

1. Please forward to this office not later than the
morning of October 5, a list of any additional ratings
for silver employes which you would recommend be
included in circular No. 666-Revised.

2. State after each proposed rating whether it
should be "regular" or "special." By "regular" is
meant a rating suitable for general application, and by
"special" a rating to apply only to special cases exist-
ing or which miy possibly arise; and state the neces-
sity for such special ratings.

3. Also submit any other suggestions you care to
offer relative to the rates provided in circular No. 666-
Revised.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 29, 1915.
Circular No. 106:

Effective October 1. 1915, Mr. H. H. Morehead is
designated an accountable official of The Panama
Canal, vice Mr. J. T. Smith, and as such will account
for stock charged to Gatun store and nonexpendable
property in use in the Gatun quartermaster's district.

H. A. A. Smith,
Approved: Auditor, The Panama Ca?ial.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

In Charge of Engineering Work for Building
Division Designing.

The Panama Canal,
Building Division,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. September 30, 1915.
To all concerned — During the absence of Assistant
Engineer T. C. Morris on leave, effective September 30,
1915, Mr. R. C. Comer will be in charge of the engineer-
ing section of the designing work of the Building
Division.

Geo. M. Wells,
Resident Engineer.

Acting Chief Plumbing Inspector.
The Panama Canal,

Division of Municipal Engineering,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 30, 1915.
To all concerned— Effective October 1, 1915, and
during the absence of Mr. J. J. Reidy on leave, Mr.
Win. Pullman is designated acting chief plumbing
inspector.

W. J. Spalding,
Acting Municipal Engineer.

Weighing of Cars.

The Pan.ol\ Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 29, 1915.
Circular No. 152:

To all concerned— Effective October 1, 1915. the
weighing of all cars, loaded and empty, for the different
departments and divisions of The Panama Canal will
be handled by the Panama Railroad Company, now
operating tiack scales at Cristobal and Balboa yards.

The Acting Governor has authorized the Panama
Railroad Company to make a charge of SI each for the
weighing of loaded cars and 50 cents each for the weigh-
ing of empty cars.

The weighmasters at Cristobal and Balboa will keep
an accurate record of all cars weighed, showing on
weighmaster's daily report the department or division
for which cars are weighed, furnishing the Auditor of
The Panama Canal with a copy of this report so that
regular monthly bill can be rendered by the Auditor
against the different departments or divisions of the
Canal.

The salaries of weighmasters will be paid by the
Panama Railroad and they will report to the terminal
trainmasters at their respective stations.

S. W. Heald.
Acting Superintende tt.

Acting Physiologist.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. September 21, 1915.
To all cotiLerned — During the absence of Mr. Geo.
C. Bunker on leave, effective September 24, 1915, the
duties of the physiologist will be performed by Mr.
E. J. Tucker as acting physiologist.

W. J. Spalding,
Acting Municipal Engineer .
Approved:

J. J. Morrow,

Assistant to the Engineer of Maintenance.

Change in Bus Service.

The Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 25. 1915.
Circular No. 150:

To all concerned — Effective Monday, September 27,
1915, the motor busses will discontinue running to Fort
Amador along the radio roa i. and will oaly run to the
end of the new road recently constructed on top of
dump.

S. W. Heald.
Acting Superintendent.

Train No. 4 to Stop at Cristobal Commissary.

The Panama Railroad Company
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 24, 1915.
Circular No. 89:

To all concerned — Commencing October 4, 1915, and
until further notice, train No. 4 will stop at the com-
missary crossing. Cristobal, daily except Saturdays
and Sundays, to allow school children to get off.

F. S. Hirsch,
Chief Dispatcher.
Approved :
S. W. Heald,

Acting Superintendent.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 25, 1915.
Circular No. 105:

Effective this date Commander H. I. Cone is desig-
nated an accountable official of The Panama Canal,
vice Capt. Hugh Rodman, and as such will account
for all nonexpendable property in the service of the
Marine Division.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Sale of Band Instruments.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights. C. Z., until 3 p. m., October 12. and then open-
ed in public, for the purchase of any or all of a lot of
band instruments, list of which follows:

Three altos; one baritone. "B" flat, No. 53,
N. P.; one cornet, "B" flat; two cornets, "B"
flat, No. 9, N. P.; one pair cymbals No. 3, 13";
one drum, base, No. 35, with stick and sling; one
drum, snare. No. 31j; one trombone, slide; two
trombones, tenor valve, "B" flat; one tuba
(bass horn).

These instruments may be examined and full in-
formation obtained upon application to the Storekeeper,
Mount Hope. The Panama Canal reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.

Proposals should be marked. "Proposal for purchase
of band instruments," and addressed to the Chief
Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Joint Land Commission Calendar.

The calendar heretofore set for the week ending
October 9 is revoked, and the following calendar is set
for the remainder of the week:

Thursday. October 7 — Docket 978, Isaac Lowe; dock-
et 982, Maria Jil Roanes; docket 984, Joseph Malabre;
docket 987, Jose L. Arias.

Friday. October 8— Docket 1007. Alfred Darkin;
docket 1011, Nicholasa Arrocha; docket 1015, Zach-
ariah Bell; docket 1018, Rosa Carranza and Jose A.
Cianca.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
for the week ending October 16:

Monday, October 11— Docket 854, Claris McMakin;
docket 855. Antolino Garcia; docket 867, Abraham
Johnson; docket 873, Joseph Osborne; docket 877,
Mrs. Ann Williams; docket 879, Loice Loebel.

Tuesday. October 12 — Docket 919. Narcisa Aravejo;
docket 923, Charles P. Hartley; docket 92S, Carlos
Creyes; docket 936, Bonifiacio Segura; docket 937,
Avelino Rivera; docket 939, Victor Neira; docket 940,
Juan Palomeno; docket 941, Vicente Ruiz.

Wednesday, October 13 — Docket 942, Juan Rodriguez;
docket 946. Jose Fernandez; docket 952, Popo Paul;
docket 967, Emma Muir; docket 975, Mrs. Charlotte
Philpotts; docket 977, Geo. Hurdle; docket 981, Peter
Grant.

Thursday, October 14— Docket 9S6, Gabina Mora;
docket 988. Dionisio Alveo; docket 939, Juan Bau-
tista Rodriguez; docket 990. Calletano Arauz; docket
993, Encarnacion Mangina.

Friday. October 15 — Docket 996, Jesus Moran; docket
997, Jose Altamar; docket 993, Joaquin Garcia;
docket 1005, Antonio Avilla.

William Taylor, Secretary.

Award and Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim ofJuana Miranda for property
designated as Barro Colorado Arriba, award No. 94,
docket No. 1662 and A, September 10, 1915 — An award
is hereby made against the United States, in favor of
the person hereinafter named, in the sum of S637.50
United States currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 10th
day of October, 1915, and if payment or tender of pay-
ment of this award is not made on or before that date,
such award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of
6ix per centum per annum until paid.

Juana Miranda, docket No 1662 and A — For all
her right, title, and interest in and to the lands
of Barro Colorado Arriba, such interest being the
unsubmerged part of said Barro Colorado Arriba
tract lying between the Chagres Riv^r and the
Fri:olito Rivsr, the sum of $687.50 United States
currency.

The claim of said Juana Miranda to any other portion
of Barro Colorado Arriba, or to the lands of Frijol and
Palanquillo, is hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Arturo Midler, as
attorney-in-fact for E. N. CornM, for property designat-
ed as Juan Mini, rule of dismissal No. 197, docket
No. 1014. September 29, 1915— O.i this 29th day of
September, 1915, the day set for the hearing of this
claim, evidence was presented by counsel for the United
States, Hon. Frank Feuille and Walter F. Van Dame,
Esq., that claimant herein. E. N. Cornell, transferred
his interest in the Juan Mina lands, referred to in the
above-numbered claim, to Charles E. Campbel, on
October 1. 1909. by instrument N->. 865, executed' be-
fore notary No. 1 of Panama, and that the said
Charles E. Campbell, on the 10th day of June, 1913.
sold all of the said interest acquired by him from the
said Cornell in the said Juan Mina lands, to Richard
E. Dorsey, by instrument No. 506. executed before
notary No. 1 of the city of Panama, and that there-
after the said Campbell ratified said sale to the said
Dorsey, before the Pananiiiian o.isul at Chicago,
Illinois, by instrument No. 676 of August 5, 1914. and
that subsequently the said Richard E. Dorsey conveyed
all of the Juan Mina lands so acquired from the claim-
ant, Cornell, to the United States of America, by deed
executed February 10, 1915, which deed was duly re-
corded in the real estate records of the Canal Zone.

Substantially all these allegations were admitted by
claimant's counsel, Messrs. Fabrega & Arias, in a com-
munication addressed to this Commission on this date.

In view of such settlemeat and admission thereof,
this claim calls for no further action by the Commission
and the claim is accordingly hereby dismissed.

R. J. Alfaro, Nicholas Cornet, Levi M. Kagy,
R. Arias F., Jr., Commissioners.

58

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 7.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective October 7 and subject to change
each week. This list and the wholesale price
list for fresh meats indicate the costs of all
cold storage goods. The price list for groceries
at retail which is now in effect was published
in The Canal Record of July 28, 1915, cover-
ing four pages. Copies of this list may be
obtained on application, by mail or from the
boarding officers who visit incoming ships.
These lists are published in order that the
shipping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by The Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective October 7. 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $ 03-J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03i

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02$

Soup bone, nathe, per lb 02 \

Stew beef, special, pr lb 11

Stev beef, native, per lb CS

Plate beef, special, per lb. 12

Plate beef, nativ e, per lb 08

Chuck ioast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 \ lbs. up) special, per 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, specia 1, pei lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, nathe, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, s pecial, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut , specia 1, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), choice, pei lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (lj lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS,

Lamb chops, per lb : . . 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3\ lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb... 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, kg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 23§

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb .18

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 19 §

Yeul chops, per lb 30

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Veal cutlets, per lb. 36

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb .30

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 15

Veal, stewing, per lb 12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bloaters, per lb 11

Bluefish. per lb 16*

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 10

Halibut, fresh, per lb 10

Kidneys, beef, per lb 10

Livers, beef, per lb . 09

Livers, calves', per lb 22f

Oysters, fresh, per qt 30

Price.

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Peel, citron, per lb 21

Peel, lemon, per lb 17

Peel, orange, per lb. . . 15

l'ii^s' feet, fresh, per. lb 04

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, £ head, half 42

Salmon, fresh, per lb 10

Sausage, bologna, per lb 11

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb. 14*

Sausage, frankfurters, imported, tin GSf

Sausage. lieberwurst, per lb 09*

Sausage, pork, per lb 17*

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 23

Spare ribs, poik, per lb 14*

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb . . .14

Sweet bread, beef, per lb 19

Tails, ox. per lb 08

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 18*

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 27*

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 28*

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 27

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned— No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, pei lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, lunch, per lb 40

Ham, minced, "Bologna slvle", per lb 12

Ham, real York and Cumberland, per lb 43

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 14

Ham, susar cured (whole) per lb 19

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 21

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 25

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 25

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) 27

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 33

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08*

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 12

Pork, standard nicis, per lb 14

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, ox, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per lb 24

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, coin fed, per lb 30f

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 35*

Capons, per lb. . , 34

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 28*

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32*

Ducklings, per lb 25*

Ducks, mallard, 2 to 2\ lbs, ea 2 .35

Fowls, light, per lb .23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 23f

Geese, per lb 17

Grouse, ea 1 .00

Pheasants, ea 1.35

Squabs, ea 36

Turkeys, per lb 29

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 38

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub, per lb .37

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.15

Cheese. Edam, tin 29

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 26

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 38*

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 42f

Cheese, snappy, cake G9

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 34

Cheese, Young America, per lb 20

Cream, 30 per cent. \ pt 15**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 25**

Cream. 30 per cent, qt 45**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 36*

Eggs, fresh, \ doz. (only) 18

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 {

Ice cream, (see footnote) \ gal .50t

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

VEGETABLES

Beets, per lb 02

Cabbage, per lb 02

Carrots, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lb 13t

Celery, per head 05f

Cucumbers, per lb 04

Egg plant, per lb 03

Lettuce, per lb 08

Onions, per lb 03*

Parsnips, per lb 04

Peppers, green, ,;er lb 03

Plantains, jier doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02

Potatoes, sweet, per lb 02

Squash, per lb 02J

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb 01 J

Yams, lutea, per lb 03

FRUITS.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 11

Apples, fresh, per lb 05

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 11

Bananas, per bunch 38

Price.

Bananas, ea 00|

Coconuts, ea " 04

Currants, cleaned, pkg 12

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg 14

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, oer lb 08

Grapefruit, select, ea 10

Grape fruit, tropical, ea 03£

Lemons, per doz 12*

Limes, per 100 32

Oranges, select, ea 05

Oranges, tropical, doz 16

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 06t

Peaches, fresh, per lb 05

Pears, alligator, ea 07

Pears, evaporated, per lb 23

Peais, fresh, per lb 07*

Hums, fresh, per lb 06

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg. 11

Raisins, table cluster, rer lb 18

Tangerines, ea 01i

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

**Indicates five cents allowed for return of bot le.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham or \ shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The cemmissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire,
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.3G to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and other sailing
days of Panama Railroad vessels.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective October 2:

Price Change.

Ribbon, yd

Pants, khaki, riding, pr...
Sugar corn, gallon tin. . . .
Oil. kerosene. 5-gallon tin.

Ribbon, fancy, yd

Ribbon, fancy, yd

Ribbon, fancy, yd

Ribbon, fancy, yd

Ri jbon, fancy, yd

Ribbon, fancy, yd

Ribbon, fancy, yd

Ties, black. Windsor, ea..

Broilers, wire, ea

Pans, fry, ea

Tacks, carpet, pkg

Additions to Stock.

Soap, facial, Woodbury, cake SO. 20

Ties, silk, four-in-hand, with ring, ea 36

Pipes, briar, ea 3.50

Polish. O'Cedar, quart tin 81

Polish, O'Cedar, 4-oz. bot 20

Platters, G-8721, 14," Minton, ea 5.65

Sani-flush, 2 4-oz. tin 18

Blankets cotton, jacquard, 64 x 78 inches, ea.. 1.30

Voile, reception, yd 20

Ribbon, fancy, yd 16

Ribbon, fancy, yd 09

Ribbon, fancy, yd 24

Ribbon, fancy, yd 30

Ribbon, fancy, yd 46

Ribbon, fancy, yd 59

Ribbon, fancy, yd 87

Lace, beading, yd 05

Lace, beading, yd 08

Lace, beading, yd 11

Lace, beading, yd 13

Lace, beading, yd 15

Fig preserves, jar 12

Biscuits, chocolate, Cabdury's, Is tin 43

Grape juice, Welch's, indiv. bot 07

♦

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p.m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip frcm Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siring transportation from Tabo&a exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip; in which case
a trip will be started from the Aspin^vall landing at
3 p, m., reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.

October 6, 1915.

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59

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next five
weeks are given in this table:

Date.

Time and height of high and

low water.

Wed., October 6

1:37

7:43

13:55

20:00

12.8

2.7

12.9

2.0

Thurs., October 7...

2:16

8:26

14:37

20:41

14.0

1.5

14.0

1.0

2:53

9:06

15:16

21 :23

15.2

0.2

15.0

0.2

3:31

9:47

15 :54

22:02

16.1

-0.8

15.8

-0.4

Sun., October 10....

4:08

10:28

16:33

22:44

16.8

-1.4

16.2

-0.7

Mon., October 11.. .

4:47

11 :10

17:14

23:27

17.1

-1.6

16.2

-0.6

Tues., October 12...

3:27

11 :54

17:57

16.9

-1.3

13.9

Wed., October 13...

0:12

6:12

12 :40

18 ;44

0.0

16.3

-0.6

13.2

fhurs., October 14..

1:01

7:00

13:32

19:36

0.8

15.3

0.4

14.2

Fri., October IS

1 :56

7:56

14:30

20:39

1.9

14.1

1.5

13.2

Sat., October 16

3:01

9:04

15:37

21 :56

2.9

13.0

2.4

12.5

Sun., October 17....

4:16

10:28

16:51

23:21

3.5

12.2

2.9

12.5

Mon., October 18. . .

5:33

11 :55

18:03

3.5

12.2

2.8

Tues., October 19...

0:37

6:44

13:09

19 :06

13.0

2.9

12.7

2.4

Wed.. October 20...

1 :38

7:41

14:05

20:00

13.7

2.1

13.4

1.9

Thurs., October 21..

2 :27

8:30

14:52

20:46

14.3

1.4

13.9

1.5

Fri., October 22

3:07

9:11

15:32

21 :28

14.8

0.7

14.4

1.2

Sat., October 23

3:44

9:51

16:09

22 :07

15.0

0.4

14.6

1.2

Sun., October 24 —

4:18

10:29

16:44

22 :43

15.0

0.3

14.5

1.3

Mon., October 25.. .

4:51

11 :05

17:17

23:21

14.8

0.5

14.2

1.7

Tues., October 26.. .

5:23

11 :42

17 :51

23 :58

14.4

0 9

13.8

2.2

Wed., October 27..

5:57

12 :20

18:27

13.9

1.5

13.2

Thurs., October 28.

0:38

6:32

13 :00

19 :04

2.9

13.2

2.2

12.5

Fri., October 29. ..

1 :20

7:09

13:44

19:47

3.6

12.5

3.0

11.9

Sat., October 30...

2 :08

7 :53

14:34

29:39

4.3

11.7

3 6

11.4

Sun., October 31...

3:05

8:49

15 :32

21 :43

4.8

11.1

4.1

11.2

NOVEMBER.

Date.

Mon., Nov. 1..
Tues., Nov. 2.
Wed., Nov. 3..
Thurs., Nov. 4
Fri., Nov. 5...
Sat., Nov. 6. .
Sun., Nov. 7. .
Mon., Nov. 8.
Tues.. Nov. 9
Wed., Nov. 10
Thurs., Nov. 1

The tides are placed in the order of (
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75" W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oft (midnight) to ?3/i (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addn

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 4, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have

Maguire, G.
McKie, Mrs. Florella E.
McQuick, Mrs. Edwin*
Marchant. Dr. P. C.
Mosley, H. M.
Murphy, Jas., Jr.*
utt, Raymond R.

Atkinson, Lieutenant
Brenneman, W. O.
Campbell, William C.
Chisholm. Howard
Coy. Sergt. E. A.
Curley, Hugh L.
Dean. Tom

Dean, Miss Clara Marian Pratt, J<
Dorman. Ed. Ratcliff. John

Doyle, John Salmon. Mrs. E. L.

Greening, P. Souders. Mrs. Harry L

Hertnett, Dan Staley. Robert

Lawrason, Lieut. G Wichita Well Works

* Paper.

Rainfall from September 1 to 30, 1915, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Mirafi.)

Pedro Miguel . .

Rio Grande ....
Central Section —

♦CUlebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina...

Alhajuela

•Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

♦Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

♦ Brazos Brook.

Colon

♦Bocas del Tor<

1 22
1.01
1.00
1.25

1.34
3 53
3.75

2.67
2.30
2.81

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — valu

niilinnlit to midnight.

September Rainfall for Three Years.

p,

"

Stations.

1913

1914

1915

>
<

o

■9
>>

c

2

t/3

>

Pacific Section-

Ins.

Ins.

Ins.

Ins.

9 01

7.72

3.59

6.79

Balboa Heights

1 1 43

9.60

3 69

7.58

8.92

6.38

6.12

9.37

8.32

7.97

6.78

8.45

Rio Grande. . .

8.95

8.76

8.51

10.52

10.55

11.12

9.21

10.69

Camacho

6.75

9.17

10.70

10.44

10

9.14

9.65

8.21

8.48

12

24

9.45

11. SC

9.91

10.48

8.22

17 It

9.02

11.43

5

23

8.82

16.98

9.60

11.64

El Vigia

7.5C

18.06

10.37

12.48

11.61

10.55

9.84

10.98

11.3C

is. o;

10.14

12.18

Monte Lirio. .

14.42

15. 3i

14.87

13.12

8

9.95

10.95

16.12

11.96

13.28

14.51

12.07

9.90

14.80

13.85

12.55

44

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Sat-
urday. October 2, 1915:

Stations.

Day and Date.

Vigia.

3

S
O

an

s.3

Mon., Sept. 27

Tues., Sept. 28

Thurs., Sept. 30

128.40
127.75
128.81
130.85
131.00
131.00
130.10

94.15
94.05
'14 45
95.20
96.10
96.10
95.82

86 06
86 08
85.96

86 Dl
86.02

80 II'

86.06

86.07
86 . 11
86 0 1
,56.06
86.05
86 08
86. 10

54.29
54.35
54.00
53.63
53.11
53.15

Sat., Oct. 2

54.35

Heights of low water
to nearest foot

125.0

91.0

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all Slates1,
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week —
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New York six days after the clay of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage reciuirm
seven days.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, October 18 and
November 15. will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Ohio. Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. North Dakota, South
Dakota. Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Fuel and Supplies.
Coal Is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 400 and 650 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies a*
approximately 45 shillings per ton of seven barrels'.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of $3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware,
cordage, and miscellaneous ship chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is il cents per 100 pounds at either Cristo-
bal or Balboa.

Repairs to vessels may be made to any extent, except
turning of the largest crank shafts or longest line shafts
or work requiring dry docking of large vessels.

The Government hospital service is fully equipped for
the treatment of medical and surgical cases. The charge
for consultation at the dispensaries is $3; for hospital
treatment for seamen in ward the charge is $1.50 per
day.

Subsistence supplies, including a large stock of fresh
meats, vegetables, canned groceries, fruits, bakery
products, etc., are available for quick delivery at either
terminal. Prices are generally lower than the retail
prices in the United States, and compare favorably with
prices in any port of the world.

Laundry is handled quickly, and no advance notice
is required. The following are representative charges
for ship's laundry: Trousers and jackets, five cents
each; aprons, caps, sheets, tablecloths, napkins, towels,,
one cent each. . .. .

Application for supplies, or for services, should be
made to the Captain of the Port. Cristobal or Balboa.
Mail, other than registered, and cablegrams for men
on ships which will call at the terminal ports, or pass
through the Canal, may be addressed in care of the
captains of the ports, if desired ; or may be addressed to
Cristobal or Balboa, general delivery, with the name of
tie vessel written plainly; or, in case the vessel has a
known representative on the Isthmus, in care of such
representative.

Firms sending their vessels to the Canal do not need
to employ agents on the Isthmus to take care of their
interests in regard to the payment of tolls and minor
charges. ,

Delays and expense may be avoided by doing business
direct with The Panama Canal. The Canal organiza-

60

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 7.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., October 3, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO

Vessel

TV a tonality

Line

From

For

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Cross

9,374
4,268
7,882
3,922
4,022
3,005
5,517
6,421
4,327
376
4,264
2,421
.6,747
4,697

Net

Sept. 27

Sept. 21 ....
Sept. 27 ....

Sept. 27

Sept. 28....
Sept. 28....
Sept. 28....
Sept. 28....
Sept. 28....
Sept. 28....
Sept. 28....

Sept. 29

Sept. 30....
Oct. 1

British

Norwegian

British

British

British

Dutch

British

French

British

American

British

American

Norwegian ....

Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. . . .

Klaveness Dmpsk. Akties

Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd.. . .
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. . .
Corinthian Shipping Co., Ltd. . .
Royal Dutch West India Mail Co
Glasgow United Shipping Co . . .

Anto. Dom. Bordes & Fils

Lochmore S. S. Co., Ltd

San Francisco ....

San Francisco. . . .

Guayaqui

Humboldt Bay...

Honolulu

Sommers'ad

Railway material .

8,696

A lll l.w.

General

2,046

2,231

112
7,500

2,110

Barrowmore

Cyrus W. Field ....

Paita, Peru

Gatun Lake

Vancouver, B. C.

Portland

Los Angeles

Newport News

r L ki "

2,864
3,600
6.500

1,726

Taunts

Wilhelmsens Dmpsk. Akties. . . .

Philadelphia

General

3.516

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

No vessels were despatched from the Pacific entrance for transit through the Canal. Vessels arriving during the week, bound for the Atlantic, moored in the
harbor at Balboa.

The vessels entering the Canal from the Atlantic, as shown above, lay in the anchoage basin in Gatun Lake, awaiting the opening of navigation through the Cut.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC

Dale

Veesel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Lene

From

Sept. 29....
Sept. 29....
Oct. 1

Oct. 1

Oct. 1
Oct. 3
Oct. 3

Hogarth Shipping Co., Ltd..
Stoomv. Maats. Nederland .

New York.
New York.
Liverpool.
Port Hunter.
New York.
Kingston, Ja.
New York.

Oct. 5

Oct. 6

Oct. 5

Oct. 8

Lady Carrington . . .

Canington S. S. Co

Portland.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

J. & C. Harrison, Ltd

Panama Pacific Line

T. Smiles & Sons S. S. Co. .

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal-

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

* Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Veesel Line

From

Date

Veesel

Line

To

Sept. 26....
Oct. 1 , , . .
Oct. 1

St. Nazaire.
Norfolk.
Kingston, Ja.

Oct. 1 ...

Haiti

Wegadesk

Tres Aminos (sch)..

♦Expected Arrivals.

* Expected Departures.

Oct. 7

•

Italia

Genoa.

Oct. 5

Oct. 10. . .

Wegadesk

Savoia

Italian Line

Robert Wilcox

Tres Amigos

Coast ports.

♦Other than vessels which passed through the Canal, United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the U.iited States.

port of balboa.

♦Departures.

Sept. 27...
Sept. 29...
Sept. 23...
Sept. 30 . . .
Oct. 3

Santa Catalina .

Jamaica

Peru

Alaskan

Columbia

Atlantic and Pacific S. S. Co' Tocopilla.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co | Taboga.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co Guayaquil.

American-Hawaiian Line. . . San Francisco.

Wilson Bros. & Co I Tacoma.

Sept. 30
Sept. 30.
Sept. 30.

Alaskan. . . .
Santa Calalin
Peru

American-Hawaiian Line. . .
Atlantic and Pacific S. S. Co
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Taboga.
Taboga.
Valparais

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

♦Other than vessels passing through the Canal.

tion has been developed to handle vessels with all
possible despatch, and to attend to their wants fully
in the matter of supplies, fuel, water, repairs, etc., to
the extent of the available facilities.

Deposits to cover tolls or the purchase of supplies
may be made with any of the Assistant Treasurers of
the United States, who are to be found at the larger
seaports, or with the Assistant Auditor of The Panama
Canal at Washington, D. C. As soon as these deposits
are made, cable information is sent to The Panama
Canal.

It is advisable that deposits be made somewhat in ex-
cess of the anticipated charges, to cover minor charges
which may not have been anticipated, such as pilotage
and towage. Pilotage is at the rate of $1 per foot of
maximum draft, but is not charged on a vessel which
makes the transit of the Canal without taking on or
discharging freight or passengers in a terminal port.
Tug service, which is at the rate of $15 per hour, will
not be charged on steam vessels of less than 15,000
gross tonnage.

Shipping people addressing The Panama Canal by
mail, should address "The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone," for delivery on the Isthmus, and
"The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C." for delivery
in the United States.

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan.
Almirante . . .
Panama

.U. F. C.Oct. 11.

.U. F. C.Oct. 14.

P. R. R..Oct. 15.

U. F. C.Oct. 18.

U. F. C..Oct. 21.

P. R. R..Oct. 22.

.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Line.

Sails

Arrives

Santa Marta... .

,...U. F. C.

• Sept.

29.

..Oct.

Advance

P. R. R.

Sept.

30.

..Oct.

Metapan

U. F. C.

.Oct.

2..

. .Oct.

Almirante

U. F. C.

.Oct.

6.

. .Oct.

Panama

P. R. R.

.Oct

7.

..Oct.

Pastores

....U. F. C.

.Oct.

9.

. .Oct.

Zacapa

U. F. C.

.Oct.

13.

..Oct.

Allianca

....P. R. R.

.Oct.

14..

. .Oct.

Calamares

U. F. C

.Oct.

16.

..Oct.

Carrillo

....U. F. C.

Oct.

20.

..Oct.

Abangarez .
Parismina. .
Atenas. . . .
Cartago. . .
Turrialba. .
Heredia. . .
Abangarez .
Parismina.

.U. F. C.Sept. 29 Oct.

.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.
.U. F. C.Oct.

...Oct.
...Oct.
. . .Oct.
. . .Oct.
...Oct.
. ..Oct.
. . .Oct.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

The cable address of The Panama Canal, on the Isth-
mus, is "Pancanal, Panama;" in the United States,
"Pancanal, Washington."

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Colon P. R. R..Oct.

CarriUo U. F. C.Oct.

6 Oct.

7.... Oct.

Heredia

Abangarez

Parismina

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez

. ..U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.
...U. F. C.Oct.
...U.F. C.Oct.
...U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.

7 Oct.

7 Oct.

14 Oct.

14 Oct.

a.... Oct.

21 Oct.

28 Nov.

28 Nov.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1915.

No. 8.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every -week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United Stales and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama {domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(joreign postage). The paper is jurnished free to United
Stales Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
•whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis: Subs ription for the rest of the year. Octo-
ber 1 to January 1. is 25 cents. For foreign subscrip-
tions the yar is divided into thirds; and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal. Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The Slide Situation.

Due to continued earth movements, the
condition of the channel at the bases of the
east and west Culebra slides is essentially the
same as it was a week ago, the material re-
moved during that period being about equal
to the slide movement into the prism. It is
deemed inadvisable, therefore, at this time
to predict any approximate date of reopening
the Canal, and shipping interests are being
advised to use some other route until further
notice, which will be given as soon as material
is removed sufficiently to insure more stable
conditions.

The dredging organization has continued
its work at high pressure and removed a total
of 20S.731 cubic yards of spoil from the prism
in the seven days ending at 6 a. m., Tuesday,
October 12.

Papers for Transhipping Some of the Cargo.

With a view of doing all that is possible
to lessen the hardships resulting from the
temporary cessation of traffic through the
Canal, preparations have been made, where
the lines interested can effect an exchange of
bottoms, to tranship rush and perishable
cargo across the Isthmus by rail.

To meet the exceptional conditions at this
time, a flat rate of S3 per ton has been made
by the Panama Railroad Company, which
is to include all wharfage, cranage, stevedor-
ing, and transfer charges on the dock as well
as the rail haul. This charge is approximately
the cost of such service and is not intended
as a precedent for the services of the railroad
on future movements of this kind.

In former times, prior to the opening of the
Canal and when the Panama Railroad partici-
pated as a cocarrier between the regularly

established lines on the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans, the railroad received, in addition to
the regular wharfage, cranage, stevedoring,
and transfer charges, a proportion of the
through rates, arrived at on a percentage
basis from various points to various points.
The special arrangement of the $3 flat rate
at this time is adopted only as an emergency
measure to relieve vessels now being detained.

There were about 375,000 tons of cargo in
the vessels awaiting transit through the
Canal, before any of them left to go by longer
routes. At the height of its activity, the
Panama Railroad hauled a total of 643,178
tons of through freight between the seaboards
in 12 months. The railroad has neither the
rolling stock nor the terminal facilities ade-
quate to this unusual situation, but that it can
not handle all the cargo does not imply it can
not render valuable help in transshipping
parts of it, especially for those lines having
vessels at each end.

The following vessels are discharging cargo
at Balboa for shipment over the Isthmus by
rail: the Hattie Luckenbach, Santa Catalina,
Harry Luckenbach, Columbia, Edith, Pachitea,
Aysen, Cauca, and Clan Alpine. The following
are discharging at Cristobal: the J. L. Luck-
enbach, Florence Luckenbach, Pacific, and
Santa Clara.

Ships That are Waiting for Transit.

In the morning of Tuesday, October 12,
the vessels waiting on the Atlantic side
were, in the order of arrival, the Newburn,
Oliver J. Olson, Tallac, Acajutla, Maritime,
Wellington, City of Colombo, J. L. Luckenbach,
Arizonan, Clio, Iowan, Quilpue, Corfu, Pent-
wyn. Eureka, Baron Cawdor, Riouw, Santa
Cecilia, Musician, Darnholme, Strathbeg,
Florence Luckenbach, Greystoke Castle, Bell-
grano. Prophet, Buford, City of Birmingham,
Santa Clara, Gambia River, Nevadan, Camino,
Pacific, and Panama Transport.

Vessels which have left, to go by longer
routes are the Kim, Stralhearn, Rio Pirahy,
Saint Ursula, Earl of Douglas, Strathesk,
Nebraskan, Tenzan Maru, Themis, Saint
Leonards, Ranella, Rauma, Tuscan Prince,
Strathendrick, Barrowmore, Iroquois, Navahoe,
Masunda, Magellan, Tau-us, Harperley, Fin-
land, Terrier, Sverre, Polyphemus.

The vessels waiting on the Pacific side are,
in the order of their arrival, the Newport,
Llandudno, Flamenco, Clan Alpine, Sultana,
Hackensack, Rondo, Amista, Vinstra, Devian,
Morazan, Tenpaisan Maru, American, Edith,
Olson and Mahony, Admiralen, Santa Cata-
lina, Trader, Ortega, Iquitos, River Forth,
Hammershus, Benedict, Manchester Civilian,
Alban, Machaon, Slrathairly, Aboukir, Gra-
hamland, Columbia, Victoria, Korea, Kentra,
Derwent River, Strathfillan, Lena, Strinda,
Caldergrove, Nether park, Polymnia, Orange
River, Vellore, Corango, Saint Louis, Gisella,
Navajo, Siberia, Chimu, Toromeo.

Those which have left during the past

week are the Poleric, Huallaga, Mars, Ohioan,
Discoverer, Alaskan.

•

Trestle for East Breakwater Completed.

The trestle for the East Breakwater in
Limon Bay was completed in the afternoon of
Thursday, October 7.

All but the inner 1,280 feet of the 5,693
feet of trestle leading from the shore to the
site of the breakwater proper, and all but
136 feet of the 3,805 feet of trestle driven
for the breakwater proper, were swept
away by the northers of February 8-10 and
April 3-5, 1915. The reconstruction of trestle
since the last norther, in a period of five and
five-sixths months, has involved the building
of 5,957 feet of single-track trestle and 3,767
feet of double-track trestle. For a period of
two months the trestle was being constructed
at two points. At the outer end of the break-
water, the depth of good bottom has required
piling at least 115 feet long, and scarcity of
piles has sometimes delayed the work.

In September a new record for trestle con-
struction was established. One thousand six
hundred and fourteen linear feet of double-
track trestle were built, at the rate of 64 feet
per working day. The previous record was
made in August, 1914, when 1.591 linear feet
of double-track trestle were built. It is be-
lieved that this is the record for trestle con-
struction under conditions such as are met at
the East Breakwater.

The dumping of core rock for the fill for the
breakwater has followed closely behind the
piledriver, and the dumping of the large armor
rock has followed the building up of the core.
The use of rock for the fill, which wassuspend-
ed by the destruction of the trestles, was re-
sumed on July 29. Dredge 1 material was
dumped ahead of the advancing trestle, and
coral fill is now being supplied by a pipeline
suction dredge and delivered along the trestle
through relay stations for dumping with the
rock to form the core. The core for the break-
water fill is 60 per cent completed. For a
distance of 3,100 feet, the core fill has been
brought to elevation -12, and is ready for the
armor rock to be placed. It is hoped to have
the fill well armored before the coming of the
next norther.

Four trains of 28 Lidgerwood cars of rock
from the Sosa Hill quarry are dumped daily.
At 19 cubic yards to the car this is approxi-
mately 2,128 cubic yards a day. The rock
supplied to the breakwater averaged about 82
per cent core and 18 per cent large armor rock
in September. The minimum size of the rock
acceptable for armoring is 54 cubic feet per
piece, which means a weight of over four
tons. Some of the pieces weigh as high as
24 tons.

Signal Mast at Gatun.

A signal mast has been erected alongside the
lighthouse section headquarters at Gatun
at the south end of the concrete wharf near
the railroad station, for communicating with
the vessels anchored in Gatun Lake.

62

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 8.

CANAL TRAFFIC IN AUGUST.

Less Than in July, but Exceeding Other Months
in Number of Vessels.

The number of oceangoing vessels passing
through the Canal during the month of Aug-
ust was 161. Of these, 89 moved from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, or westbound, and 72
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, or eastbound.
The aggregate number exceeded the numbers
in the preceeding months except July, when a
total of 170 vessels made the transit of the
Canal.

The cargo carried through the Canal during
August amounted to 575,337 tons. This was
less than the quantities in March, May, June,
and July, but exceeded the quantity during
any other month since the opening of the
Canal, on August 15, 1914. The August
movement brings the grand total of cargo to
6,250,598 tons.

Cargo moving from the Atlantic to the
Pacific amounted to 249,119 tons. That mov-
ing from the Pacific to the Atlantic amounted
to 326,218 tons.

A comparison of the traffic during August
with that in the preceding months is afforded
by this tabulation of the movements by
months from Atlantic to Pacific, or westbound,
and from Pacific to Atlantic, or eastbound,
since the opening of the Canal to commercial
traffic:

Atlantic-Pacific

Pacific-Atlantic

Total.

Month

Ves-

Cargo

Ves-

Cargo

Ves-

Cargo

sels

tons

sels

tons

vels

tons

August. .

13

49,106

11

62,178

24

111.284

Sept ....

27

141,762

30

180,276

57

322,038

Oct

44

168,069

40

253,288

84

421,357

Nov. . . .

,S4

206.5 1C

3X

242,291

92

448,801

Dec

4.1

179,255

57

271,219

100

450.454

Jan. 1915

44

208.OS2

54

240,925

98

449,007

Feb

.1"

150.987

53

276,078

92

427.065

March . .

57

217.447

80

417,610

137

635,057

April

S9

237,384

60

285,457

119

522,841

May. . . .

67

246,534

75

332,174

142

578,708

June. . . .

83

320,619

60

282,561

143

603,180

July...

93

316.773

77

388,696

170

705,469

August .

89

249.119

72

326,218

161

575,337

Total. .

7I_>

2,691,627

707

!, 558,971

1.419

6,250 598

The aggregate movement of 6,250,598 tons
in the period of 12j months is at the rate of
500,017.8 tons per month. Thisis equivalent
to 6,000,574 tons per year, or 16,440 tons
per day.

The greater part of the traffic was moving
over the five great routes which have been
used by the great majority of the vessels
passing through the Canal. The distribution
during August was as follows:

ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC

Ves-
sels-

Net
tonnage

Tons of
cargo.

United States coastwise

Europe to west coast of North

13
5
2
9

16

13
2
29

51,876

20,362

9,097

28,740

67,286

24,737
7,255
78,841

67,102
8,853

4.728
36,431
103,745

14,310

13,950

Europe to South and Centra

United States to South anc

United States to Australia and

Atlantic terminus to South and

Total

S'l

288,194

249.119

PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC

United States coastwise. . .
West coast of North America

to Europe

South and Central America to

Europe

South and Central Americ

United States

Australia and Far East to

United States

South and Central America to

Atlantic terminus

Miscellaneous

Vessels in ballast

Total 72 236,857 326,218

61,858

9,866

24.341

77,673

20.496

21,507

441

20,675

, 83,643
14,460
40,121

139,738
32,798

Commodities Shipped through the Panama Canal in August, 1915.

Agricultural implements.

Alcohol

Alfalfa meal.
Antimony on

Asphalt

Automobiles .

Bark . . .
Barley .
Beans . .

Beans, vanilla

Benzine

Borax

Canned goods —

Fish

Fruit

Meat

Vegetables. . . .

Miscellaneous.

Canvas

Cement

Chrome. . - .

Coal

Coca leaves.

Copper

Copper ore. . .

Cotton

Earthenwal-e.

Fruit, dried.
Fruit, fresh.

Gasoline

General cargo.
Glassware

Gold

Goose feathers.
Guano

Honey.
Hops. . ,
Indigo.
Iodine.

Iron ore. . .
Ivory nuts.

Jute

Lard

Lumber. . . .
Macaroni. . .
Manganese.

nufactured goods-
Iron and steel. . .

Machinery

Railroad materia
Textiles

Miscellaneous.

Marble

Milk, evaporated. .

Pacific.

14,912

8,452

6,231

566

1.254
403

1,522

50

2,466

10

556

12.79S
7,972
2,173

3,061
950

3

70
1,254

503

300

1.522
69

2,483

550
1.000
4,430

12.874
7,972
3,939

184

149
372

3.061

950

57
167

New York to San Francisco, San Die-
go, Sydney.

New York to San Francisco.

San Francisco to New York.

Chile and San Francisco to New York
and England.

San Francisco to New York; New
York to Moii.

New York to Kobe, Sydney, and Vlad-
ivostok.

Valparaiso, San Francisco to England.

See comment.

San Francisco to New Ycrk; Cristo-
bal to Valparaiso.

San Francisco to London.

New York to Chile.

Antofagasta to London and Liverpool.

New York to San Francisco; San
Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco; South
Pacific ports to Colon.

See comment.

See comment.

Livernool and New York to Valparaiso
and Sydney; San Francisco to New
York and London.

New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles.

Astoria to New York.

New York to Antofagasta.

New York and Cristobal to Chile and
Peru.

Cristobal to Valparaiso; Callao and
Valparaiso to Cristobal and Liver-
pool.

Liverpool, New York, West coast.
Orient.

New Calidonia to Baltimore.

See comment.

Barry to Pacific Ocean; Chile and
Peru to Cristobal.

New York to North Pacific ports;
west coast to Colon and London.

See comment.

See comment.

See comment.

Liverpool and New Ycrk to San Fran-
cisco and south Pacific ports.

New York to San Francisco.

New York to San Francisco and San
Diego.

New York to California and Aus-
tralia.

San Francisco to New York

New York and Cristobal to west
coast; Portland, Oreg , to New York.

San Franci sco to New York and Lon-
don.

San Francisco and Hilo to New York
and Philadelphia.

New York to San Francisco.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles.

New York to San Diego.

See comment.

New York to San Francisco and San
Diego.

Chile to Cristobal.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to Melbourne; San Fran-
cisco to New York.

Chile and San Francisco to Liverpool
and New York.

San Francisco to London.

Manila, Hilo, and Vancouver to New
York, Boston, and London.

San Francisco to London.

San Francisco to New York.

Ecuador to Cristobal.

Chile to Cristobal and Liverpool.

Europe, New York, and Philadelphia
to west coast.

Cruz Grande to Philadelphia. ■

Colombia and Ecuador to Colon.

Cristobal to Valparaiso.

Liverpool, New York, and Cristobal
to west coast.

West coast. New York and Cristobal.

New York to Melbourne; Guayaquil
to Colon.

New York to San Francisco.
Liverpool, New York, and Cristobal

to west coast and Kobe.
See comment.
New York to Los Angeles.
San Francisco and Chile to New York
and Cristobal.

See comment.

See comment.

See comment.

Liverpool and New Y
and New Zealand.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Diego.

Liverpool to south Pacific porta;
San Francisco to London.

Liverpool to south Pacific ports.

New York to San Francisco and Yo-
kohama.

See comment.

:k to west coast

October 13, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

63

Nuts

Oil, crude

Oil, lubricating.
Oils, vegetable. .

Paper ware

Pearl shells

Pencil wood

Petroleum, refined.

Phosphates

Pipes, iron

Silver sulphides.
Skins and hides.

Slate

Soap

Soda..
Stone .
Sugar.
Tea. . .

Textiles, miscellaneous.
Tin

Tin ore

Tin plates .
Tobacco . . .

14.225

1,858

408

17,447
250
657

2,400
300

41

1.500
1.784
"276'

1,009

115

17.792

260

657

300

430

1,217

500

48.497

206

1.509

1.892

2.290

San Francisco to New York.
See coTiment. .

New York to west coast and Orient.
New York and Cristobal to west c last
and New Zealand; China to New
York.
Baltimore to Los Angeles.
Liverpool and New York to west

coast.
Ecuador and Chile to Cristobal.
Euronc and New York to west coast

and Orient.
New York and San Francisco.
San Francisco to London.
San Francisco to New York.
See comment.
New York to Takahuano.
New York to California and Yoko-
hama.
Cooenhagen to Japan.
Chile to Cristobal and New York.
SanFra;: sco to New Y'ork.
New York to Melbourne.
San Francisco to Ne.v York.
China and west coast to Colon and

New Y'ork.
New Y'ork to San Francisco; San

Francisco to New York.
Singapoie to New York.
New York to Melbourne; west coast

to Cristobal, New Y'ork, and Eng-
land.
Peru to England.
New York c i Talara.
Chile to Cristobal.
Chile to Cristobal and England.
See comment.

New Y'ork to San Francisco.
New York and Liverpool to west

coast.
New York to Sydney.
Oneohagen to San Francisco.
See comment.
Liverpool to south Pacific ports;

China to New York.
Cristobal to Valparaiso.
Liverpool and New York to west

coast and Yokohama.
Chile and Peru to Cristobal and Liv-
erpool.
Liverpool and New Y'ork to west

coast.
Liveroool. New York, Cristobal to

west coast, Australia, and New

Zealand.
New York to San Francisco.
Liverpool and New Y'ork to west

coast and Japan; Chile to Liverpool

and Cristobal.
New Y'ork to San Francisco; Talca

huano to Liverpool.
See comment.

New York to west coast and Orient.
New Y'ork to San Francisco and

Orient; Corinto and Takahuano to

Colon and Liverpool.
See comment.
West coast to Cristobal, New York,

and England.

One hundred and twenty-two commodities; 35 commodities going through in bath direction

With respect to nationality, the British
vessels outnumbered those of any other na-
tion, being 76 as compared with the 52 Ameri-
can vessels, which came next in number to the
British. The ships of other nationalities, in
order of number, were: Norwegian, eight;
Chilean, seven; Peruvian, five; Panamanian,
four; Dutch, three; Japanese, two; and
Danish, Italian, and Swedish, one each. A
classification of the vessels using the Canal,

by nationalities, by months, is given in an
appended table.

The miscellaneous shipments from Atlantic
to Pacific were 3,300 tons of coal from Barry
to the Pacific Ocean, and 10,650 tons of crude
oil from Tampico to Balboa.

The miscellaneous shipment from the Pacif-
ic was 1,000 tons of lumber from Aberdeen
to Havana.

PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES.

The nature and general distribution of the
cargo passing through the Canal during the
month are shown in the accompanying table
of commodities. The table is based on the
cargo declarations made out by the masters of
the vessels. The masters listed 122 different
commodities during the month, of which 35
were carried through the Canal in both
directions.

The principal commodities passing through
the Canal during August were barley, canned
fish, canned fruit, coal, copper, copper ore,
cotton, general cargo, lumber, manufactured
goods of iron and steel, machinery, railroad
material, nitrates, crude oil, refined petroleum,
skins and hides, sugar, wines, and wool. Of
these, nitrates of soda were the largest by far.
Barley amounted to 8,494 tons, of which
1,387 tons were shipped from Antofagasta
to London; all the rest came from San Fran-
cisco, 2,104 tons going to London and 5,003
tons to New York.

Canned fish to the extent of 239 tons passed
through the Canal from the Atlantic to the
Pacific; 50 tons from Christiania to San
Francisco, 11 tons from Liverpool to Val-
paraiso, 15 tons transshipped from Cristobal
to Valparaiso, 10 tons from New York to San
Francisco, and 153 tons from New York to
Melbourne. In the movement from the
Pacific, 2,000 tons were shipped from Van-
couver and Seattle to London, 977 tons from
San Francisco to London, and 2,300 tons from
Seattle to Boston.

Canned fruit amounting to six tons was
shipped from Liverpool to the west coast of
South America; New York shipped 79 tons,
one to San Francisco, five to Central Ameri-
ca, and 73 to Sydney. From the Pacific, San
Francisco shipped 5,292 tons, of which 4,168
tons went to London and 1,124 to New York;
and 750 tons came from Honolulu, consigned
to Delaware Breakwater.

Coal amounted to 45,513 tons, all from the
Atlantic side, and all but 3,300 tons (from
Barry for the Pacific Ocean) from the United
States. Of the 42,213 tons from the United
States, 18,690 tons were consigned to ports
in California, 13,095 tons to the west coast of
South America, and 10,428 tons to Cavite.
The 12,798 tons of copper were in 20 ship-
ments. The wes.t coast of the United States
shipped 3,082 tons, of which 750 tons went to
London and the remainder to New York.
The west coast of South America shipped
9,716 tons, about evenly divided between
New York and Europe.

Copper ore amounted to 7,972 tons, of
which 1,180 tons were shipped from Tacoma
to New York, and the remainder, 6,792 tons,
came from the west coast of South America,
5,758 tons going direct to New York, 792 tons

SUMMARY OF

TRAFFIC THROUGH THE

PANAMA CANAL SINCE ITS OPENING TO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.

Atlantic to Pacific

I'aciic

o Atlantic.

Total.

Month.

Ves-
sels

Canal to is

Cargo
tons

Ves-
sels

Canal tons

Cargo
tons

Ves-
sels

Canal tons.

Cargo
tons

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

13

27
44
54
43
44
38
57
59
67
.S3
93
89

712

58.233
151,878
240,925

247.479
204,776
239.4X6
209,522
269,901
279.1 i')
343.701
412,525
4<,3,726
416.463

3,540.054

41.931
109,634

174.472
• 172,525
145,676
169.225
147. 339
187, 565
199,213
240,098
296,694
297.329
288.194

2.470,251

49.106
14:, 76!
168,069
206.510
179,235
208,032
150,987
217.447
237,354
246,534
320,619
316.773
249.119

2,691.627

11
30

40
33
57
54
53
SO
60
75
60
7 7
72

707

62,049
151.568
220.179
205.071
280.896
251,055
245,522
405.3.50
290,738
360.104
256.3.50
356.145
353. 29S

44,047
111.3 75
153, 744
149,906
198.615
177,954
175.523
2SS.416
205,326
252.252
201,116
250,041
236.857

62.178
ISO, 276
253.28S
242.291
271.219 |
240,925 |
276.078
417.610
285,457
332,174
252,561
358,696
326,218

24
57
84
92
100
98
92
137
119
142
143
170
161

12(1.252
303,446
461,104
452.550
4S5.672
490.571
455,344
675,281
• 569.877
703,805
698,855
821.871
769,761

85,978
221.059
328,216
322.731
344,294
347,212
322,862
475.9S4
404,539
492,350
497,810
547.370
525.051

111,284

322,038

421,357

448.801

450,454

449,007

427.065

635.057

522.841

578,708

June

603.180

Julv

3.463,365

2.445,205

3,555,971

1.419

7.003,419

4.915,456

6.250.598

64

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 8.

direct to Liverpool, and 1,242 tons to Cristobal
for transshipment.

Cotton amounting to 1,766 tons came
through the Canal from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. Three hundred tons came from
Liverpool, for Callao and Valparaiso, and
1,466 tons from New York, 302 tons for
Australia, 78 tons for Los Angeles and San
Francisco, 95 tons for Valparaiso, and 991
tons for Vladivostok.

Of the goods described as "general cargo,"
the movement from Atlantic to Pacific
amounted to 105,413 tons. Of this, 32,691
tons were in the United States coastwise
trade, 4,484 tons were from Europe for the
west coast of North America, 10,718 tons
were from the United States for the west
coast of South America, 131 tons were direct
from Europe to South America, 12,180 tons
were transshipped from Cristobal for the west
coast of South America, and 45,209 tons went
from the United States to Australia and New
Zealand and the Far East.

General cargo from Pacific ports amounted
to 19,401 tons, of which 15,230 tons were in
the United States coastwise trade, 15 tons
were from San Francisco for London, 75 tons
were from Chile for England, 1,000 tons from
C lina for New York, and 1,873 tons were from
the west coast of South America, delivered at
Cristobal for transshipment to the United
States and Europe.

Iron ore amounted to 20,400 tons. It was
all in transit from Cruz Grande to Philadel-
phia.

Lumber moving from the Atlantic to the
Pacific amounted to 825 tons and was all
from New York. Eighty tons were con-
signed to Melbourne, 31 tons to San Diego,
and 714 tons to Callao and Mollendo. The
eastward movement amounted to 20,654 tons,
all in the United States coastwise trade, except
1,537 tons from San Francisco for London,
and 1,000 tons from Aberdeen for Havana.

Manufactured goods of iron and steel
amounting to 388 tons passed through during
August from Europe for the west coast of
South America, and 14,514 tons from the
United States were distributed as follows:
In the coastwise trade, 3,668 tons; to Aus-
tralia and New Zealand, 4,186 tons; to the
Philippine Islands, 400 tons; to Vladivostok,
5,270 tons; and to Chile and Peru, 1,000 tons.

Machinery amounting to 157 tons came
from Liverpool for the west coast of South
America, and <Iew York shipped 8,295 tons,
of which 251 tons went to San Francisco,
and 19 tons to San Diego, 3,850 tons went to
Australia, 2,000 tons to Vew Zealand, 650
tons to Peru and Chile, 525 tons to Japan, and
1,000 tons to Shanghai.

Railroad material amounting to 6,231 tons
came from New York and Philadelphia, 3,400
tons for Australia and New Zealand, 1,747
tons for Vladivostok, 550 tons for Chile and
Peru, and 534 tons for San Francisco.

Nitrates, all shipped from the west coast of
South America, amounted to 134,793 tons.
Fifteen shipments to the United States com-
prised 95,575 tons, and 39,218 tons were car-
ried to Europe in eight shipments.

Crude oil amounted to 14,425 tons, of
which 10,600 tons were from Tampico for
Balboa, and the remainder was from New
York, 925 tons for Australia and New Zealand,
700 tons for Kobe and Moji, and 2,000 tons
for Valparaiso.

Refined petroleum, amounting to 17,447
tons, was from the Atlantic seaboard of the

United States, 7,500 tons for New Zealand,
135 tons for Kobe and Moji, 5,065 tons for
Hankow, 2,000 tons for other Chinese ports,
1,500 tons for Sydney, 1,000 tons for Peru
and Chile, 12 tons for Central America, and
235 tons for San Francisco.

New York shipped three tons of skins and
hides to Sydney and seven to Vladivostok,
and 2,486 tons came from Pacific ports. San
Francisco shipped 163 tons to New York, 700
tons came from Hongkong for New York, and
1,623 tons came from the west coast of South
America, apparently about equally divided
in destination between the United States
and Europe.

Sugar amounted to 48,497 tons of which
974 tons came from Peru, for transshipment at
Cristobal, 9,750 tons came from the Philip-
pine Islands for New York, and 37,773 tons
from the Hawaiian Islands for Philadelphia,
New York, and Boston.

Excepting five tons for the west coast of
South America, the shipments of wines were
all from Pacific ports. Eleven tons came
from Chile to Cristobal, for transshipment,
and San Francisco shipped 1,783 tons to New
York.

Wool to the amount of 175 tons was shipped
from Europe to Callao and Valparaiso, and
1,009 tons came from the west coast of North
and South America, for the United States and
Europe. Los Angeles shipped 430 tons to
Boston, San Francisco shipped 404 tons to
New York, and Peru and Chile shipped 175
tons, of which 125 tons went to New York
and 50 tons to Liverpool.

TOLLS.

The tolls collected on vessels passing
through the Canal during the month of Aug-
ust amounted to $496,792.03; including the
regular tolls on vessels of the United States
Government which were not collected, the
gross earnings in the month were S52S.827.23.
The gross earnings and net collections by

months since the opening of the Canal to
commercial traffic have been as follows:

Gross Net

earnings. collections.

August 15-31, 1914.. 88.401.80 $88,401.80

September 266.513.28 265.600.80

October 375,787.44 366.786.48

November 381,533.28 369.161.28

December 410.04!. 60 407,914.80

January. 1915 419.037.12 398,601.12

February 383.904.96 383.904.96

March 560,784.96 551,092.56

April 442,415.49 442,415.49

May 547.054.60 522,676.95

June 541.181.55 539.2M.05

July '. 606.578.77 573.365.67

August 528.827.23 496.792.03

Total $5,552,064.03 $5,405,942.99

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

West Breakwater Light, Liraon Bay, Colon and
Cristobal Harbor.

On September 28, 1915, the intensity of
the West Breakwater Light, Limon Bay,
Colon and Cristobal Harbor was increased
from 80 to 300 candle power. All other
characteristics of this light remain unchanged.
Chester Harding, Acting Governor.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., September 28, 1915.

New Light is a Valuable Aid.

The new light marking the outer extremity
of the West Breakwater is larger than any of
the other aids to navigation in its immediate
vicinity, is visible 15 miles from a bridge 30
feet above the surface of the water, and by
its size and strength and elevation easi y dis-
tinguishes this important point in making the
Atlantic entrance to the Canal. It is a red
light and flashes 12 times per minute, alter-
nating one second light with four seconds
dark.

Additional piles are being driven in the
mooring station at the north end ot the Cut,
opposite the railroad station at Gamboa, and
some of the original dolphins have been
straightened.

NUMBER OF VESSELS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES PASSING THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL.

Atlantic to Pacific

Month

c

I

05

c
o

Q

0

si

c

3

■a

a

1

S

|

2

I

a
I

■3
%

1

12
13
15
25
20
26
18
25
25
29
25
33
23

289

i

13

27
26
18
10
15
24
25
25
42
41
42

303

1

2

2
2
3
2
2
3
2
4

22

1

2
2
1

3
1
3
1

1

1

i

1

1

1

1

January. . . .
February. . .

1

1

1
1

1
1
1
2
2

1

1

July

1

1

3

2
4
7
2
6

2

3
6

2

4

2
3

3

93

1

9

2

2

2

12

1

24

4

7

5

10

712

Pacific to Allanli,

August

September . .
October ....

9

10
22
19
23
20
21
33
22
31
28
22
29

2

16
17
16
31
23
25
29
27
31
24
35
34

308

616

4

30

i
l

40

3
2
3
4
2
2
3
2
3

1

1

38

December. .
January. . . .
February. . .

May

July

August ....

57

2
2
4

1

4
2

5 '
4

■

5
2

1

1

54

S3

1

3

2
3

80

1

1

1

.....

60

2

2

1

1

75

1

1

2

1

1

1
2

5
1

*77

72

Total. . ..

289

24

16

2
11

2

3

1

3

1

32

2
6

5

1

17

*707

Grand total.

578

46

31

4

5

3

15

2

56

12

6

27

*1419

* Including one Argentinaa vessel.

October 13, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

65

CHART OF NET TONNAGE OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CANAL.

The chart published below shows graphically the relative tonnage of ship movements through the Canal over the five great routes
which constituted the course of over 97 per cent of the laden vessels passing through the Canal to September 1, 1915. The remainder of the
traffic is over miscellaneous routings and of vessels in ballast, the relative proportions of which are also shown. The chart shows the aggre-
gate net tonnage (Panama Canal measurement) of vessels moving in each direction, from Altantic to Pacific and from 1 acihc to Atlantic,
over each route every month. The abscissas at top and bottom of the chart indicate net Canal tonnage, in units of 10,000, and all the parts
are drawn to scale.

.SQOOO

13 VESSELS.
I EASTTjOund-IivESSElS.

I^f

25^000

WESTBOuMD-2.1 VESSELS
\ I eAST&:>JND-30 VESSELS.

WESTBOUND-44 VESSELS.

BA5TBOL«SD-40 VESSEL*.

WESTBOUND- .^VESSELS.

EASTBOUND -38 VESSELS.

Mil;] |wc5TBOUND-43 VESSELS.

WESTBOUS1 0-44- VESSELS.
EA5TB0UND-54 VESSELS

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and Central America

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Ballast.

WEST60L/N.D -J'' VESSELS

CA5TBOUND-53 VESSELS.

WESTBOVNO-51 VESSELS-

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EASTBCV^D-eOvESSELS.

| WEST60L*ND-5q VESSELS.
1 EASTS CX/MD-SO VESSELS.

lweSTECUND-6"l VESSCLS.
5 -15 VESSELS

lvvCSTBOUND-83 VESSELS

WESTBOUND-WESSEL&

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EASTBQUN 0,-11 /ESSfcLS.

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Canal Net Tons.

Additional Launch Service to Taboga.
Additional launch service between Balboa
and Taboga will be furnished on Saturday
and Sunday, on account of the dance which
will be held at the Hotel Aspinwall on Satur-
day evening, October 16. The launch Aspin-
wall will leave Balboa at 5.30 and 8.10 p. m.
on Saturday and the launch Q will be held in
reserve, to be used if necessary, both on the
5.30 trip, and on the return trip at 7 15 p. m.,
Sunday night. The Aspinwall will leave
Taboga on Sunday at 8 a. m., 3.30 p. m., and
7.15 p. m.

. ♦

Visit of the Twenty-Seventh Regiment.
The United States Army transport Buford
arrived at Cristobal on Wednesday, October
6, with the Twenty-seventh Regiment of
Infantry, on the the way from Texas City to
the Philippine Islands. On account of the
obstruction in the Canal the Buford tied up at
Cristobal and the troops disembarked. They
have been distributed among the several mili-
tary camps on the Canal Zone, pending orders
for further movement.

Naval Radio Officer, Canal Zone.

Effective October 14, Lieut. E. C. Raguet,
U. S. Navy, will assume the duties of radio
officer of the Canal Zone, vice Lieut. R. S.
Crenshaw, U. S. Navy, detached.
Arrival of the Siberia.

The steamship Siberia, formerly in the
Oriental service of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company," arrived at Balboa on Sunday,
October 10. The Siberia is a sister ship of the
Korea, which arrived at Balboa on October 3.
Both have been sold to the Atlantic Trans-
port Company, a part of the International
Mercantile Marine, and are to go into serv-
ice in the Atlantic trade.

The freight steamship Polymnia, which
passed through the Canal on August 15 in
ballast, on the way from Norfolk to San
Francisco, returned on October 10 with a
cargo of 2,500 tons of oleum, consigned to
Queenstown. The Polymnia belongs to the
Cunard Line and is the first vessel of this line
to have passed through the Canal. She is
290 feet in length by 38 feet in the beam.

Band Concert at Gatun.

An open air concert will be given at Gatun
Thursday evening. October 14, by the Twenty-
ninth Infantry band.

Proposals for the Purchase and Removal of Old
French Scrap.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, The Panama Canal. Balboa
Heights. Canal Zone, until 3 p. m., October 19. 1915,
and then opened in public, for the purchase and removal
of all of a lot of old French dredges and clapets at Bal-
boa and also similar material on the French canal at
Colon. This equipment may be examined and full
information obtained upon application to the general
storekeeper at Balboa. Purchaser will be required
to remove the material at his own expense and cut
down all old hulks to water line, or level of ground.
Bidders should state in their bid what equipment would
be required to be furnished by The Panama Canal and
the terms of lease. The Panama Canal rate will be
allowed in transporting this scrap acioss the Isthmus
if so desired, and will also arrange for free entry into
the United States. Bidders should state the length
of time that will be required for the removal of material.
The Panama Canal reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. Proposals should be marked "Proposal for re-
moval of old French equipment" and addressed to the
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

66

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 8.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective October 14, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent far sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb S 03 J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03J

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 \

Soup bone, nathe, per lb 02 J

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stev beef, native, per lb C8

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck mast (3 lh*>. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3J lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pet roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, pet lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, pe; lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, nathe, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, pet lb 13

Round sieak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sit loin steak, native, pet lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, pei lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Poiterhouse steak (lj lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (Wlbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tende loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS,

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3£ lbs,

pet lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut. per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per \b 17

Mutton, leg. 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Million, stewing, per lb .09

Poik hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 23§

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 1£

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 19§

Veal chops, per lb 30

Veal cho*)s, shoulder, per lb . - .20

Veal cutlets, per lb 36

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 30

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 15

Veal, stewing, per lb 12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bloaters, per lb 11

Bluefish, per lb 16

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Codfish, dried, per lb M

Haddock, smoked, per lb 0')

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11*

Kidneys, beef, per lb Osf

Livers, beef, per lb 09

Livers, cah es*. per lb 2 2

Oyster*, fresh, per nt 30

Pates de foie eras, jar 67

Peel, citron, per lb 21

Peel, lemon, per lb 17

Peel, orange, per lb 15

Pigs' feel, fresh, per lb 04

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads. fie*h. J bead, half 42

Salmon, fresh, per lb 10

Sausage, bologna, per lb . 11

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 14

Sausage, frankfurters, in potted, tin 08

Sausage, lieherwurst. per lb. . . <ii>

Sausage, pork, per lb. In*

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 23

Spare r ibs. poik, per lb 14

Sieak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. 20-pound container, per lb. . . 14

Sweet bread, beef, per lb 19

Tails, ox. per lb 09*

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Whitefish. smoked, per lb IS

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whnle piece, per lb 28*

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 29*

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Price.

Bacon, sliced, tin 27

Baccn, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whale strip 20

Beef, corned— No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2. per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham. lunch, per lb 40

Ham, minced. "Bolog'ia style", per lb 12

Ham. real York and Cumberland, per lb 43

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 14

I lam. sugar cured (whole) per lb 20*

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 22*

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 26*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 26*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 28*

Ham, stiyat cured, boiled (sliced) 34*

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 12

Pork, standard mess, per lb 14

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, ox, whole. 3 to 5 lbs., per lb 24

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, com fed, per ib 31*

Broilers, n.ilk fed, pet lb 34f

Capons, per lb 34

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 28

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed. per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 24f

Ducks, mallard, 2 to 2 J lbs, ea 2.35

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, weste^i, dry picked, per lb. 24*

Geese, per Ib 20*

Grouse, ea 1 .00

Pheasants, ea 1.35

Squabs, ea 36

Turkeys, per lb 29

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 39*

Butter, creamerv, 60-62 lb., tub. whole tub, per lb .38*

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra lancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.15

Cheese. Edam, tin 39*

Cheese. Gnu.h, per lb 26

Cheese, p.irmpsan. pet lb 38

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 43*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese. Swiss, pei lb 34

Cheese. Young America, per lb 20

Cream. 30 per cent. \ pt 15**

Cream. 30 per cent, pt 25**

Cream. 30 per cent, qt 45**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 36

Eggs, fresh, \ dcz. (only) 18

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) \ gal .50t

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

VEGETABLES

Beets, per lb 02

Cabbage, per lb 02

Carrots, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lb lit

Celery . per head 04f

Cucumbers, per lb 04

Eeg plant, ret lb 03

Onions, pei lb 03

Parsnips, per lb 03t

Pep,-ers, green, ,:er lb 03

Plantains, j if r doz 12

Pctaloes, while, per lb 02

Potames. sweet, t-er lb 02

Squash, per lb. 02J

Ton atces. per lb 07

Turnips, per Id 014

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS.

Arples, evaporated, per lb 11

A ■• i>-. i esh, rfr lb 04

App! S I a i s?!ect. per lb 05

Apricots, evaporaied. i.e. lb 12*

Rana >at 8 hands and ov r, per hunch .48

B Jinan .is. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch .... .32

Ban ii i ea 00J

Coconuts, ea 04

Currants. cleaned, pkg 12

Figs, dried. 12-oz pkg 14

Grapes. Malaga and Tokay, Der lb 07f

Grapefruit, select, ea 09 1

Lemons, per doz. 15*

Limes, per 100 32

Oranges, select, ea 05

Peaches, evaporated, ret lb 06

Peaches, fresh, per lb 05

Pears, evaporated, per lb 23

Peaia, fresh, rer lb 07

Prunes, --tewing, per lb II

led. pkg 11

I ihle cluster. - er lb 27*

Tangerir.es, ea Oil

■ In licates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

j Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than \ ham or J shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Appointment.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboi Heights, C. Z. , Septe.nber 28, 1915.
Circular No. 661-23:

Effective October 1, 1915, Commander H. I. Cone,
U. S. N., is appointed Marine Superintendent, and
Chairman of the Board of Aimeasurers, vice Capt.
Hujh Rodman, U. S. N., relieved from duty with The
Panama Ganal.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Deductions from Payrolls.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. October 1, 1915.
Memorandum for the Chief Timekeeper and all con-
cerned— It appears to be essential that all deductions
on payrolls (with certain exceptions) be handled throug h
the Auditor's office before any deduction is made.

This applies to all miscellaneous deductions except
for commissary coupon books, meal tickets, meals on
floating equipment, lost metal checks, and lost property .
All requests for miscellaneous deductions from either
The Panama Canal of Panama Railroad payrolls must
be forwarded to the Auditor, and before the deductions
is entered on the rolls the requests for such deduction
will be initialed by the chief examiner.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor. The Panama Canal.

Report of Physical Examination.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., October 8, 1915.
To foremen, clerks, and others in charge of timekeeping
— Herewith is sent to you a supply of form 869 (Report
of physicial examination of gold employes). Have each
male " gold" employe on your time book fill out one of
these forms. Then collect the forms, checking care-
fully to make sure that each gold employe has filled
one out and return them to the Executive Secretary,
Balboa Heights, within five days after their receipt.
E. W. Palmer,
Chief Timekeeper.
Approved :

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, October 20. 1915, begin-
ning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the follow-
ing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine en-
gineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application and
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than a day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. in., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. -m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Capiain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the beneiit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at l he office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, October 22, 1915, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanderslice,
Recorder. Board of Local Inspectors.

October 13, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

67

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

November Weather Probabilities.

The weather conditions described hereafter
may be expected to prevail at the Canal
entrances during the month of November,
1915. Predictions are based on the Novem-
ber records taken at Colon and Ancon for the
past eight and nine years, respectively.

Winds — Light and variable winds of an
average hourly velocity of from six to 12
miles will continue throughout the month
at the Atlantic entrance to the Canal. South-
east and west winds will predominate, the
former occurring during the early morning
hours and the latter during the afternoon,
vlaximum velocities of from 30 to 40 miles
an hour are possible during occasional rain or
thunder squalls.

Over the interior and at the Pacific entrance,
light northwest winds will prevail with a con-
siderable percentage of variable wind during
the daytime. The hourly velocity will range
between five and eight miles, although maxi-
mum velocities of 30 miles an hour are liable
to occur during rain or thunder squalls of short
duration. At both the Atlantic and Pacific
entrance the hours of maximum wind are
from 2 to 3 p. m. and those of least wind are
from 5 to 8 a. m.

Rain — The average November rainfall at
Colon is 21.66 inches and on the Pacific side
10.45 inches, these averages being for periods
of 44 and 18 years, respectively. Twenty-
seven days with rain may be expected on the
Atlantic side and about 23 on the Pacific,
while the average numbers of days with
heavy rain (1.00 inch or more) are nine and
three, respectively. The greater part of the
rainfall (about 70 per cent) occurs during the
daytime at the Pacific entrance and over the
interior, while along the Atlantic coast nearly
half of the rain falls during the night time.

Fogs — A few fogs may be expected at the
Pacific entrance but none are likely to occur
on the Atlantic coast. The average number
of nights during the month with light or dense
fog over the Gaillard Cut section of the Canal
is 14. These fogs should not prove a hindrance
to its navigation in the daytime as practically
all of them lift or become dissipated before
8.30 a. m.

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature will be about 79 degrees Fahrenheit
over both coasts. The temperature on the
Atlantic coast is more equable than that on
the Pacific side but the time of occurrence of the
maximum and minimum temperatures is the
same for both coasts, being from 12 noon to
2 p. m. and from 4 to 6 a- m., respectively.
On the Atlantic coast the temperature is not
likely to rise above 90° F., or fall lower than
70° F., while at the Pacific entrance the maxi-
mum temperature may be as high as 94° F.
and the minimum so low as 67° F. The
mean daily range is approximately eight
degrees Fahrenheit on the Atlantic side and
14 degrees on the Pacific.

Barometric pressure — The average sealevel
atmospheric pressure will be about 29.85
inches. Local barometric readings are of little
value in forecasting weather conditions, as,
except for the diurnal change, fluctuations in
air pressure on the Isthmus are very slight.
The maximum pressure during the month
may not be expected to exceed 29.98 inches
or the minimum to fall lower than 29. 6S
inches.

Relative humidity — The relative humidity

of the atmosphere should average about 88
per cent over both coasts. The range is
greater on the Pacific coast, the night time
humidity being about 95 per cent and the
average minimum during the day time about
75 per cent, while on the Atlantic coast they
are 92 per cent and 83 per cent, respectively.
Storms — The so-called "northers" may
extend as far south as the Atlantic entrance of
the Canal during the month of November.
These storms are characterized by steady,
brisk, northerly winds ranging in velocity up
to 30 or more miles an hour, and are usually
accompanied by a heavy swell. Local wind,
thunder, or rain squalls of more or less limited
extent may be expected quite frequently dur-
ing the month. Generally cloudy weather
will continue over both coasts, and smooth to
moderate seas may be expected at the Pacific
entrance.

Tides — Tidal fluctuations need not be con-
sidered in navigating the Atlantic entrance to
the Canal as the extreme range is about two
feet. An average tidal range of about 13 feet
occurs at the Pacific entrance, while the
maximum range may reach 20 feet during
spring tides.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of October and for November are
given below:

Tide Predictions.
The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their tiroes on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of conse.-utive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. T,ie
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. Tofind thedepth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0/i (midnight) to 73* (11:03 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until December 1
are given in this table:

OCTOBER.

NOVEMBER.

Date.

Time

and height of high and

low water.

Wed., October 13. . .

0:12

6:12

12:40

18:44

0.0

16.3

-0.6

15.2

Thurs., October 14..

1 :U1

7 :00

13:32

19:36

0.8

15.3

0.4

14.2

Fri.. October 15

1 :56

7:56

14:30

20:39

1.9

14.1

1.5

13.2

Sat., October 16

3:01

9:04

15:37

21 :56

2.9

13.0

2.4

12.5

Sun., October 17

4:16

10:28

16:51

23:21

3.5

12.2

2.9

12.5

Hon., October 18. . .

5 :33

11 :55

18:03

3.5

12.2

2.8

Tues.. October 19.. .

0:37

6:44

13:09

19:06

13.0

2.9

12.7

2.4

Wed.. October 20. ..

1 :38

7:41

14 :05

20:00

13.7

2.1

13.4

1.9

Thurs.. October 21..

2 :27

8:30

14:52

20:46

14.3

1 .4

13.9

1.5

Fri., October 22

3:07

9:11

15:32

21 :28

14.8

0.7

14.4

1.2

Sat., October 23

3:44

9:51

16:09

22 :07

15.0

0.4

14.6

1.2

Sun., October 24

4:18

10:29

16:44

22 :43

15.0

0.3

14.5

1.3

Mon., October 25. . .

4:51

11 :0S

17 :17

23 :21

14.8

0.5

14.2

1.7

Tues., October 26.. .

5:23

11 :42

1 7 :5 1

23:58

14.4

0.9

13.8

2.2

Wed., October 27...

5 :57

12:20

18:27

13.9

1.5

13.2

Thurs., October 28..

0:38

6:32

13:00

19:04

2.9

13.2

2.2

12.5

Fri., October 29

1 :20

7 :09

13:44

19:47

3.6

12.5

3.0

11.9

Sat., October 30

2:08

7 :53

14:34

29:39

4.3

11 .7

3.6

11.4

Sun., October 31

3:05

8:49

15:32

21 :43

4.8

11.1

4.1

11.2

Da

Mon., Nov. 1...
Tues.. Nov. 2. .
Wed.. Nov. 3..
Thurs.. Nov. 4.
Fri., Nov. 5....
Sat.. Nov. 6. . .
Sun.. Nov. 7.. .
Mon., Nov. 8. .
Tues.. Nov. 9..
Wed., Nov. 10.
Thurs.. Nov. 11
Fri., Nov. 12. . .
Sat.. Nov. 13. .
Sun.. Nov. 14..
Mon., Nov. 15.
Tues., Nov. 16.
Wed.. Nov. 17
Thurs., Nov. 18
Fri., Nov. 19...
Sat., Nov. 20. .
Sun., Nov. 21..
Mon., Nov. 22.
Tues., Nov. 23
Wed., Nov. 24
Thurs., Nov. 25
Fri.. Nov. 26...
Sat., Nov. 27. .
Sun.. Nov. 28. .
Mon , Nov. 29.
Tues., Nov. 30.

4:09

10:02

4.8

10.9

5:13

11 :17

4.4

11.1

6:13

12 :2(l

3.6

11.8

0:46

7:04

13.1

2.4

1 :32

7 :S1

14.2

1.2

2 :2(1

8:36

15.2

0.0

2 :58

9:20

16.2

-1.0

3:43

10:04

16.8

-t.6

4:26

10 :50

17.1

-1.8

5:12

11 :37

16.9

-1.5

6:00

12:26

11, i

0:50
0.8

1 :46
1.7

2 :40
2.6

3 :59

15 3

7 4'

14.1

S:54

13.0

10:10

12 2

11 :31

11.9

6:16

3.0

7:14

2.5

8:03

2.0

8:47

15

9:26

1.1

10:05

0.9

10:42

0.9

11 :2n

1.0

5 :36 J 1 1 ;S9

3.3
0:07
12.9

1 :08
13.2
1:58'
13.5

2 :40
13.9
3:18
14 1
3:54
14.2
4:28
14.2
5:02
14. 1

13.8
0:18
2.8
0:58
3.2

1 :44
3.6

2 :32
3.9

3:28.
4 0

1.4
6:12
13.4
6:49
12.9
7:30
12 3
8:17

17 :34

3.8

18:30

3.1

13 :14

12.8
14:01

13.8
14:47

14.8

IS :<>

15 7

16:13
16.2

16:5S
16.3

17 :45

16 0
18:35

15 4

1 3 : 1 X

0 1

14:15

1.1

15:18

2.1

16:24

2.8

17:33

3.1

12 :43

12.1

13:42

12.6

14:30

13.1

15 :11

13.5

15:4X

13.7

16:24

13.9

16:58

13.8

17:32

13.7

IX ;08

13.4

12 :38

1.8

13:19

2.3

14:04

2.8

14:52

3.3

15 :46

3.5

19:20

2.2

20:06

1.3

20:51

0 4

21 :37

-0.2

22:23

-0.5

23:09

-0.5

23:58

0.0

19:30
14.6

20:30
13.7

21 :4()
13.1

22:55
12.8

18:37

3.t
19:32

2.9
20:18

2.6
21 :01

2.3
21:43

2.1

2.2

23:37

2.4

18:46
13.0
19 :26

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Mirafiores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chasres River. Gatua and
Mirnflores Lakes for the weak ending midnight, Satur-
day, October 9, 1915:

Day and Date.

Oct. 3 .

. Oct. 4. .

, Oct. 5..
Oct. 6 . .
Thurs., Oct. 7.
Fri., Oct. 8....
Sat.. Oct. 9.. ..

Wed.,

Stations.

Vigia.

<

E
O

129.51

9'^ 10

S6 (12

127.50

93.67

86.06

130.81

95 o;

■0 o.

132. XI

97.65

•(, 10

12s. XI

94.93

,(, 119

12X.X1

94.93

16 1"

132.85

97.35

,, 16

125 0

91.0

-_:

86.00 54.36
,-6.07 54.24
86.1054.11

-6 11 54.17
X6.05 54.17
.-6.03 53.90
in. 18,54.39

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-,
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts,
and may be procured upon application of the addressees:

Ball, Lieut. Horace C.:
Boone, Allen
Brebner, Volney
Caffery, Lieut. C. S.
Chadwick, Joseph F.
Conkling. \Y,
Connolly, Cant. E.
Cutting. C. W.
Fulton. Jas. E.*
Hanley, Henry
Hill, Iver G.
Hunter, William

Hj

He

Kinnaird, J. D.
Knecht. Earl C.
Ledford, Andrew M. J.
Licari, Louis

*Paper. fPackage.

Lockett, Joseph
Maceo, Oscar
Marion, Oscar
Marsiburn, H. A.
Martin, E. K.
Mayers. Gerald
Mulheran. Prt. D.
Muro. Prt. Fred
Newman, A.
Perkins, Lee R.*
Reed. Robert E.
Rehno. Sertg. J. G.
Roberts, Miss Margueritet
Smith. Miss Rebecca
Steffen. Oscar F.
Templeton, Mrs. F. E.
West, Charles*

68

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 8.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., October 10, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL

—ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Entered

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Nature

Tons

Cross Net

Oct. 11....

Western Steam Navigation Co...

Philadelphia 1 San Francisco

Coal

2.700

3,325 | 2.207

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

No vessels were despatched from the Pacific entrance for transit through the Canal. Vessels arriving during the week, bound for the Atlantic, moored in the
harbor at Balboa.

The vessel entering the Canal from the Atlantic, as shown above, lay in the anchorage basin in Gatun Lake, awaiting the opening of navigation through the Cut.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific.

Date

Oct. 4. . .
Oct. 4 . . .
Oct. 5 . . .
Oct. 5 . . .
Oct. 5 . . .
Oct. 5 . . .
Oct. 6. . .
Oct. 6. . .
Oct. 6. . .
Oct. 6. . .
Oct. 7 . . .
Oct. 8. ..
Oct. 11..
Oct. 11..

Veesel

Strathbeg

Terrier

Kim

Florence Luckenbach
Greysloke Castle.. . .
Bellgrano

Prophet

Bujord

City of Birmingham

Santa Clara

Gambia River

Nevadan

Pacific

Panama Transport.

♦Other than vessels which passed

Line

Strathbeg Steamship Co

Wilhelmsens Dmpsk. Akties

P. Johannessen

Luckenbach Line

Grevstoke Castle S. S. Co. . .

Bellgrano S. S. Co., Ltd

John Gaff & Co T

U. S. Army transport

Ellerman Lines, Ltd

Atlantic & Pacific S. S. Co. .
British Empire Steam Nav.
American- Hawaiian Line. .

Johnson Line

Empire Transport Co.. Ltd

through the Canal.

From

Norfolk, Va.
New Orleans.
Norfolk.
New York.
New York.
New York.
Funchall.
Galveston.
Glasgow.
New York.
New York.
New York.
Christiania.
Baltimore.

Oct. 12.
Oct. 14
Oct. 15.

Volga. .
Cacique.

Volga S S. Co

N. Y. & PacificS. S. Co.
Tatem St. Nav. Co

Sou. Pacific ports.

Portland.

Portland.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Oct. 7 . .
Oct. 9 . .
Oct. 10.
Oct. 11.

Italian Line

Elders & Fyffes.
Spanish Line. . . .

Royal Mail Stean

Oct. 5 . .
Oct. 9 . .
Oct. U.

Earn Line

Elders & Fyffes.
Italian Line

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

♦Other than vessels which arrived for transit through the Canal, United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Departures.

Oct. 4

Oct. 5 . . . .

Oct. 5

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. 6. . . .

Oct. 6

Oct. 7

Oct. 10. . .
Oct. 10. . .

Cauca

Aysen

Alaskan

Solano

Hattie Luckenbach
Montanan

Pacific Steam Nav. Co . . .
South American S. S. Co .
American-Hawaiian Line.

Sol ano S. S. Co

Luckenbach S. S. Co

American-Hawaiian Line.
American-Hawaiian Line.

Peruvian Line

Panama Pacific Line.

Jamaica i Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Guayaquil.

Lota.

Taboga.

Portland.

San Francisco.

Los Angeles.

Taboga.

Callao.

San Francisco.

Tumaco.

Oct. 4. .
Oct. 7 . .
Oct. 7 . .
Oct. 10.
Oct. 10.
Oct. 10.
Oct. 11.

Yorktown . .
Ohioan . . . .
Alaskan. . .
Huallaga. .
Montanan.
A merican . .
Mars

U. S. Navy

American- Hawaiian Line.
American-Hawaiian Line.

Peruvian Line.

American Hawaiian Line.
American-Hawaiian Line.
U. S. Navy

Corinto.
New Y'ork.
New Y'ork.
Mollendo.

.♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Kroonland

Jamaica

Panama Pacific Line

Wilson Bros. & Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. Co. . .
Peruvian Line ...

Guayaquil.

Pachitea

Mollendo.

♦Including vessels arriving for transit through the Canal.

Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW
Vessel.

Almirante

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores

Santa Marta.. .

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Allianca

k'ORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Line. Sails.

U. F. C.Oct. 6..

P.R.R.Oct 7..

U. F. C.Oct. 9..

U F. C Oct. 13 .

P. R. R..Oct. 14..

U. F. C.Oct. 16..

U. F. C.Oct. 20 .

P.R.R..Oct. 21..

U. F. C.Oct. 23..

U. F. C.Oct. 27..

P.R.R.Oct. 28..

U. F. C. . Oct. 30 . .

U.F.C.Nov. 3..

P. R. R. .Nov. 4..

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Santa Marta U. F. C.Oct. 14..

Advance P. R. R..Oct. 15..

with the

Metapan. . . .

Almirante. . .

Panama

Arrives

Pastores

.Oct.
.Oct.

13
13

Zacapa

Allianca

.Oct.

17

Calamares. . .

.Oct.

20

Carrillo

.Oct.

20

Colon

.Oct.
.Oct.
.Oct.

24
27

27

Tenadores. . .

Santa Marta

.Oct.

31

NE\

.Nov.
. Nov.
.Nov.

3
4
8

Atenas

Cartago. . . .

.Nov.

10

Turrialba...

■ Nov.

10

Heredia

Abangarez . .

..Oct.

21

Parismina. . .

..Oct.

?.'.

.U. F.
.U. F.
P. R.
. .U. F.
,.U. F.
. .P. R.
. .U. F.
..U. F.
..P. R.
..U. F.
..U.F.

C.Oct.
C.Oct.
R..Oct.
C.Oct.
C.Oct.
R.Oct.
C.Nov.
C. . Nov.
R. . Nov.
C.Nov.

Oct.

26

Cartago . .

Oct.

28

Turrialba

Oct.

28

Heiedia..

Nov.

1

Abangare*

Nov.

4

Parismina

Nov.

4

Nov.

8

Nov.

11

Nov.

11

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

...U.F. C.Oct.
...U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.
...U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.
. ..U. F. C.Oct.
...U.F C.Oct.

6 Oct.

9 Oct.

13 Oct.

16 Oct.

20 Oct.

23 Oct.

27 Nov.

Ate

Cartago

Turrialba. . . .

Heredia

Abangarez. . .
Parismina . . .

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez.. .

U. F. C.

Oct.

30...

.Nov.

4

U. F. C

Nov.

3. . .

.Nov.

10

U. F. C.

Nov.

6...

.Nov.

11

U. F. C.

Nov.

10. . .

.Nov.

17

U. F. C.

Nov.

13. . .

.Nov.

18

OLON TO NEW ORLEANS

U. F. C.

.Oct.

14...

.Oct.

19

U F C

Oct.

14...

.Oct.

21

.U. F. C

.Oct.

21...

Oct.

26

.U. F. C

.Oct.

21...

.Oct.

28

.U. F. C

Oct.

28..

.Nov.

2

.U. F. C

Oct.

28...

. Nov.

4

.U. F. C.

. Nov.

4..

. Nov.

9

U. F. C.

Nov.

4. .

.Nov.

11

.U. F. C.

.Nov.

11. .

.Nov.

16

.U. F. C.

. Nov.

11..

.Nov.

18

.U. F. C.

. Nov.

18..

.Nov.

23

.U. F. C.

.Nov.

18..

.Nov.

25

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1915.

No. 9.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
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THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The Slide Situation.
With respect to the obstruction in the Canal
channel at t he bases of the east and west Cule-
bra slides, there is no essential change since
last week. The excavation from the Culebra
slides during the seven days ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, October 19, amounted to 198,502
cubic yards. Other excavation in the Cut
amounted to 2S,311 cubic yards during the
same period. The ladder dredge Corozal was
out of service during the week, undergoing
repairs at Paraiso, but resumed work on
October 19.

Ships That are Waiting for Transit.

In the morning of Tuesday, October 19,
the vessels waiting on the Atlantic side
were, in the order of arrival, the Oliver J.
Olson, Tallac, Acajutla, Wellington, Clio,
Quilpue, Eureka, Strathbeg, Florence Lucken-
bach, Buford, Santa Clara, Camino, Pacific,
Jutlandia, Herakles, Lewis Luckenbach, and
California.

Vessels which left Cristobal during the
week to go by longer routes are theBellgrano,
Rauma, Maritime, Newburn, Arizonan, Ne-
vadan, Gambia River, Baron Cawdor, Riouw,
Musician, Iowan, City of Colombo, Thode
Fagelund, Terrier, Santa Cecilia, Panama
Transport.

The vessels waiting on the Pacific side are,
in the order of their, arrival, the Newport,
Llandudno, Flamenco, Clan Alpine, Amista,
Edith, Olson and Mahony, Admiralen, Santa
Catalina, Trader, Iquitos, Manchester Civilian,
Alban, Machaon, Strathairly, Aboukir, Gra-
hamland, Korea, Kentra, Strathfillan, Lena,
Strinda, Caldergrove, Netherpark, Polymnia,
Orange River, Vellore, Corango, Saint Louis,

Gisella, Navajo, Siberia, Chimu, Toromeo,
Edison Light, Harry Luckenbach, Newton,
Lady Carrington, Bravo, Reading, Aspinet,
Windber.

Those which have left during the past week
are the Sultana, Hackensack, Rondo, Vinstra,
Devian, Morazan, Tenpaisan Maru, American,
Ortega. River Forth, Hammershus, Benedict,
Columbia, Victoria, Derwent River.

Those vessels which after entering the
Canal have turned back to the ocean from
which they came, to seek some other route
instead of waiting for the opening of the Canal,
are receiving refunds of the money paid for
their tolls. Even' ship entering the Canal has
an account with the Collector against which
are charged her tolls and any other indebted-
ness to the Canal which she may incur, such
as for fuel, supplies, towage, etc., and when
the ship leaves the Canal the account is
closed, whatever balance lies to her favor
being refunded to her operators unless re-
quest has been made for the maintenance of
an open account. In the case of the ships
which have turned back on account of the
slides, the item of tolls is marked off of the ac-
count, and the refund to the operator in-
creased by so much.

Preparations for Manufacture of More Cement
Tile Roofing.

The American Cement Tile Manufacturing
Company, to which contract has been let for
a total of approximately 2,200 squares of 100
square feet of cement tile roofing, is preparing
to begin work on the execution of the contract,
and has installed its equipment for the job in
the former planing mill of the Cristobal shops.
It is expected that manufacture will begin
about October 27.

This is the company which supplied the
roofing for the new Balboa shops, from a plant
established in 1913 at Paraiso shops, and the
assistant superintendent on the previous job
is superintendent for the present contract.
He has employed a number of the laborers
who were employed on the first contract. The
roofing now to be manufactured is mostly for
Pier 7 at Cristobal, Pier 18 at Balboa, and
to replenish the old stock of spares which
was drawn upon to furnish the roof for the
Panama Railroad station in Panama.

Track fc Dry Dock Crane.

The driving of caissons was begun last week
to support a track for carrying the proposed
50-ton dry dock crane from the walls of the
new dry dock No. 1 to section d-e of the quay
wall at Balboa, which will be known as
Dock 14. Four-foot steel shells are being
used, and the penetration required to reach
rock will be from 40 to 60 feet. The rails for
the trucks of the crane will be 20 feet apart.
The crane will weigh about 100 tons.

WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

Darien Radio Station Has Received Aerial Tele-
phone Messages since August 27.

In the recent tests of the wireless telephone,
in the course of which speech was transmitted
from the radio station at Arl'ntrton to Mare
Island and San Diego, California, and to
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the radio station at
Darien played an interesting part which it
has become permissible to reveal since the
publication of the results in the United States.

In the development of the invention, begun
early in the year, the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company established a radio
plant at Montauk Point, Long Island, from
which messages were sent by aerial telephony
to New York City, then to Wilmington, Del.,
200 miles away, and finally to St. Simon's
Island, which lies off the coast of Georgia,
about 60 miles south by west from Savannah
and about 1,000 miles from Montauk Point.

The success of this transmission led the
company to secure the cooperation of the
Navy Department for the use of the high
power radio station at Arlington for the send-
ing of messages and of other Navy stations
for experiments in receiving them. It was
agreed on account of the situation with re-
spect to the patent on the device that entire
secrecy should be preserved.

In the subsequent experiments the Darien
station was the first of the remote stations
to receive any of the test messages. The first
satisfactory receipt of a message at Darien
was on August 27, over a month in advance
of the performance of September 29 in
which transmission was made from Arlington
to San Francisco, and following which the
results of the tests were made public. Trans-
mission to Darien, a distance of 2,100 miles
from Arlington, was an important step beyond
the 1,000-mile communication from Mon-
tauk Point to St. Simon's Island, and served
as a practical assurance that transcontinental
radiotelephony was feasible. The talk in the
official test on September 29 was not heard by
the men at Darien because they were not
"listening in" at the time. A message telling
them to listen at noon of the 29th had been
sent by radiotelegraphy to New Orleans, to
be relayed to Darien, but the blowing over
of one of the towers of the New Orleans station
by the most recent hurricane put that station
out of business and delayed the transmission
of the message to Darien until after the tests
of September 29 were over. However, parts
of the transmission of that day were heard by
fortuitous listening, and many other messages
have been received from time to time. In
all the regular tests of transmission to Darien
the engineer of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company stationed at Darien had
at least one of the Navy men with him as a
witness, in order that his reports might be
corroborated officially.

The transmission to Darien was very clear,
and frequently the voice from the receiver

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Vol. IX, No. 9.

could be heard at a distance of 25 feet from the
instrument. The representative of the com-
pany could identify the voices of different ones
of his colleagues at Arlington. It would be
entirely practicable to connect the receiving
instrument at Darien with the Canal Zone
telephone system and have the message de-
livered to any instrument along the line.
In the transmission to San Francisco, the
president of the company spoke into his
ordinary desk telephone in his office in New
York and the sound was transmitted by long
distance wire directly to the aerial transmitter
at Arlington. That the wireless telephony
works so satisfactorily in connection with wire
systems at either end is regarded as of especial
importance in making it of commercial service.
One of the sentences heard frequently at
Darien was this, or its equivalent: "No, I am
not shouting; I am talking in an ordinary
voice."

So far in the tests the only transmission
has been from Arlington, the other stations
being equipped only with receiving apparatus.
In the talking to San Francisco, long distance
wire connection was provided for return
speech, so that conversation was carried on by
air in the one direction and by wire in the other.
The engineer who was stationed at Darien has
returned to the United States, but he left the
receiver at the station and the men there oc-
casionally catch transmissions from Arling-
ton if they happen to listen at the right time.
In commenting on the tests, the chief
engineer of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company stated that radiotelephony
could never take the place of the wire tele-
phone system, on account of the inter-
ference to which it is subject from natural
and artificial causes, but he thinks it can be of
tremendous assistance in communication,
especially for reaching remote points not con-
nected with wire systems.

Preparing to Complete Foundations for Unloader
Wharf at Balboa Coaling Plant.

Additional sheet piling was driven last
week in a portion of the cofferdam pro-
tecting the dry dock and unloader wharf of
the coaling station at Balboa, so that excava-
tion may be made for the outermost founda-
tions of the unloader wharf. On account of
the steep slope of the underlying rock the
originally proposed site for the cofferdam was
abandoned, and the fill was placed so that the
cofferdam came as close as was practicable
to the end of the unloader wharf site. To
complete the unloader wharf it is necessary
to cut away a part of the cofferdam, and the
sheet piling is being driven for protection
against leaks or slides which might cause in-
undation of the work now protected by the
dam. The sheet piling is being driven by means
of a steam hammer, working in 70-foot leads
suspended from a long boom on a locomotive

crane.

♦

Special Train Service for Three Weeks.

For the three weeks beginning October 12
the Panama Railroad is providing special
train service for the benefit of residents along
the line who may desire to attend the per-
formances of the opera company now playing
at the National Theatre in Panama. The
service provides no extra trains, but on the
Las Cascadas branch, train No. 42, ordinarily
leaving Panama at 10.40 p. m., will be set
back two hours on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Sunday nights leaving at
12.40 a. m.; and on the main line, train No.

10, Saturdays only, ordinarily leaving Panama
at 11.30 p. m., will be set back half an hour,
leaving at 12 midnight. Bulletins concerning
these changes have been posted at all stations.

Insufficiently Addressed Mail.
A considerable amount of mail is received
in the Canal Zone addressed simply "Panama
Canal" or "Canal Zone" without the name
of the post-cffice. This makes it necessary
to advertise such mail in The Canal Record

and consequently delivery is delayed. A
considerable portion of the mail forwarded
from the Government departments in Wash-
ington and from military posts in the United
States for officers and soldiers who have been
transferred to the Canal Zone is insufficiently
addressed, lacking the name of the post-office.
Patrons of post-offices should advise cor-
respondents of their definite post-office ad-
dress and have their mail so directed in order
to avoid delay in delivery.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS IN SEPTEMBER

The force report of Wednesday, September 23, shows the actual working force of The
Panama Canal on that date to have been 20,501; of the Panama Railroad, 2,921; and of
contractors, 339, a total effective working force of 23,761. This is a decrease of 1,663 from
the force on August 25, which was 25,424; is 3,144 less than the 26,905 employed on July 21;
is 3,136 less than the 26,897 employed on June 23; is 2,673 less than the 26,434 employed on
May 26; and 1,054 less than the 24,815 employed on April 21. It is, however, 387 more than the
23,374 employed on March 24, and 416 more than the 23,345 employed on February 24. The
force employed on Janva-y 20 was 24,853, which is 1,092 more than that employed on Septem-
ber 23.

The gold force on the Isthmus on September 23, composed almost exclusively of white
Americans, was 3,600, an increase of four over the 3,596 employed on August 25; 21 less than
the 3,621 on July 21 ; seven more than the 3,593 employed on June 23; 15 less than the 3,615
on May 26; and 239 more than the 3,361 employed on April 21. The gold force on September
23, numbering 3,600, was distributed as follows: The Panama Canal, 3,159; the Panama Rail-
road, 332; contractors, 109. Detailed figures of the employment on the Isthmus on September
23 follow:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

>

T3

h

Artisan.

Laborers.

1

c

Department or
Dimsion.

* \ ■

C 1 *u

s 1 1

c

a

e

2

c

ifi

o = Zi

3S|

3
a

0

§

2

Operation and Main-
t'n'ee; locks & office
Terminal Constr'ctn
Building Division. .

469
390
110

88

297

1,725

145

19

"i

4

"i
7

J

65
369
35
50
9
79

31
237
553

51
166

31
122

148
597
602
115
217
115
595

14
149

16

69
155

64
624

31
36

3

55
4

12
339
338

40
204
131

51

63

460
357

1
2

20
10

4
32
4
8

1
1

80

762

2.344

2. 398

406

1.987

2,120

1,815

187

476

70

175
281
183
157
85
314

MIS

56

83

1

937

2,625
2,581

Municipal Eng

31

15
1

114

37
1

15

786

39

163

1

88
51

2,008

12
"0

21

2,072

Mechanical

2.623

64

29

64

142

1

15
1

1,107

1

72
10

559

32

639

1.755

3,464

2.532

116

1,197

12,565

1.181
519

2.030
23
850
114

2,589
230

2,143
14
169
24
80
203
169
357
332
109

3.600

782

4
3

70

5
2

70

14
71

15
8

234

1

110

IS

1.350

803

50

15

10

237

760

4

2,170

371

112
317
40

3

1

80

2

168

2
1

42
4

4

163

36

ie

'325
11

5

29

391

10

7

53

19

1 i
5

121

112

449
108

17

621
19

443
5

2,921

6,416

765

1,536

2.971

1,242

925

144

2,103

3.717

20,161

23,761

6,349
+67

202
-34

781
-16

1,572
-36

2.987
-16

1.91C
-668

' 1.787
j -862

202

-58

2.019
+84

3,851
-134

u
12

+

127

-6

21,828
-1,667

3.596
+4

25.424
-1,663

*The wages are stated in United States currency.

QUARTERS.

A summary of the occupation of Government quarters on the Isthmus on September 30,
1915, is given below:

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren.

892
959
109
217
305
16
23
231
1,017

245

420

80

112

79

9

2

172

347

237

358

70

142

92

12

5

224

407

142'

8

15

1.46S"
230
195
237s
379
439'
16S
310

1,526'

4S0
18
33
38
108
282
19
162
184

636

2
9
98
3

1

2

51

47

6

2

18

7

154

331

34

Gatun

20
84

3

5

122

385

3,769

1,466

1,547

358

20

47

4.952

1,324

1,760

(1) Includes Taboga Island, Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 15 Asiatics. (3) Inrludcs 17 Ameri-
can negroes, 68 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miraflores.
(5) Includes 30 Panamanians. (6) Includes Empire, Las Cascadas. and Bis OoUpo. (7) Include 14 Panamani-
ans. (8) Includes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (9) Includes 20 East Indians. 14 colored American citi-
zens, and 148 Panamanians.

Octoberyo, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

71

INCREASED ACTIVITIES.

The obstruction in the Canal, shutting off
normal traffic and tying up numbers of vessels
at the terminals, has caused a heavy increase
in the demand for food supplies, has upset
the normal conditions of supplying coal, and
has placed an unusual burden of traffic on
the Panama Railroad.

With respect to the food supply for the
vessels waiting at the Canal, and for those
which took supplies and left in preference to
staying until the Canal is opened, there has
been no difficulty in furnishing plenty of
standard groceries, beef, and the staple vege-
tables handled in cold storage. A full 30 days'
supply of these is always kept on hand and
there has been no difficulty in increasing the
orders in the United States in time to keep
the loral supply well ahead of the demand.
The recently established abattoir at Cristo-
bal affords means of slaughtering plenty of
native cattle to meet the increased require-
ments for beef if there should be any hiatus
in the movement of cold storage beef from the
United States. The principal difficulty the
commissary branch of the Supply Depart-
ment has to contend with, excepting a short-
age of ice, is that of maintaining a sufficient
supply of_the_more perishable cold storage
goods.

As soon as it became apparent that the
Canal traffic would be tied up for a consider-
able time, supplementary orders were de-
spatched by cable for increased shipments of
the perishable cold storage goods. On ac-
count of the perishability it is possible to keep
on hand only an eight or nine days' supply
of such goods. And on account of the frequent
troubles encountered by the purchasing agent
in New York in filling the regular orders, it
is customary to send the ordinary cold storage
requisition, for goods to go forward on a desig-
nated steamer, approximately two weeks be-
fore the date of sailing, which is to say about
three weeks before the goods will arrive on
the Isthmus. The markets in New York usu-
ally have on hand enough for supplying the
needs of the city about a day and a half or
two days, so a sudden demand for large
quantities can not be sure of supply. The
Panama Railroad boats sail from New York
on Thursdays. If a supplementary order of
any size is to be shipped on a designated vessel
it must be in the hands of the purchasing
agent at least by Monday morning, and even
then it is likely that not all of the items can
be secured.

So far the commissary branch has been able
to meet the demand for cold storage supplies.
Extra quantities have been coming on every
vessel since September 30, and increased
orders have been placed in advance for all the
Panama Railroad sailings in the near future.
The quantity of goods needed is in excess of
the cold storage carrying spaces of the ships,
and the Panama, which arrived at Cristobal
on October 13, brought a considerable quan-
tity of perishable products in unrefrigerated
compartments. The Advance, due to sail
from New York on October 28, has 4,000
cubic feet of refrigerating space, and the cold
storage goods ordered to be shipped on her
will occupy about 14,000 cubic feet. It is
probable that a large part of this shipment
will be sent in a vessel of the United Fruit
Company. This line has a sailing from New
York every Wednesday.

The increased demand for ice has not been
met with entire satisfaction. Even before the
congestion the supply from the Canal plants
was not sufficient for all the demands on it
and supplementary purchases were made in
Panama. These have been continued and
the Canal plant is being pushed beyond its
normal capacity. Every ship which applies
receives some ice; perhaps about a third or
one-half of the quantity desired, but enough
to obviate great inconvenience. A new plant
is under construction at Balboa.

The bakery has met the greater demands
without any difficulty.

COAL.

The tying-up of traffic with more vessels
at the Pacific end than at the Atlantic, and
the need of those leaving from the Pacific
side of heavy bunkering for a long lap on the
voyage, have reversed the ordinary conditions
in supplying coal at the Canal. On account
of the price being SI less per ton at Colon
than at Balboa, the agency at Colon usually
sells from five to six times as much coal
as that at Balboa, the aggregate bunkering
sales being about 30,000 tons a month in
normal times. But during October, up to
the morning of the 18th. the sales at Colon
had amounted to 10,300 tons and those at
Balboa to 14,000 tons. About 1,500 tons
of coal are shipped from the stock pile
at Mount Hope to Balboa every day.
This adds to the traffic on the Panama Rail-
road, already burdened with transfer cargo,
and makes delivery difficult at Balboa, where
the temporary facilities provided during the
erection of the permanent coaling station
were designed for much lighter service. Every
lighter and barge that is available has been
put into service, and several lighters have
been borrowed from the Pacific Steam Navi-
gation Company.

The coal on hand at the stock pile in the
morning of Monday, October 18, amounted
to 66,564 tons, over a month's supply for
shipping and for the local needs on the Isth-
mus. The Canal colliers Achilles and Ulysses
and the Panama Railroad steamship Ancon
deliver about 45,000 tons of coal on the
Isthmus each month, and additional ship-
ments are made by vessels of the Earn Line.
There is no prospect of any shortage of coal.

Fuel oil supplies have not been equal

to the demand but no ships have been de-
layed in consequence. The tie-up of traffic
caused a demand for oil in excess of the quan-
tity available on the Isthmus but it has been
possible to give every ship enough to travel
to another port where oil is obtainable.
The Union Oil Company is expecting a
consignment of 42,000 barrels on October 24,
and a shipment of about the same quantity
is due to arrive on October 25 for the
Panama Agencies Company, and on the
same day The Panama Canal is to receive
60,000 barrels. The supply on the Pacific
side will then be ample. On the Atlantic side
the Huasteca Oil Company has furnished
20,000 barrels to the American-Hawaiian Line
and 5,000 barrels to Grace and Company,
sufficient to allow the vessels to go on their
way. The Panama Canal is arranging for a
cargo of oil for the Atlantic terminal tanks
and it is expected to be on hand by the
middle of November.

Diesel engine oil was required by two ships
at the Atlantic end. In order to supply
them The Panama Canal has been hauling
the oil across the Isthmus from the supply
ot the Union Oil Company at Balboa.
The oil is carried in the tenders of loco-
motives.

The transferring of cargo by rail between
the terminals, originally the principal work
of the Panama Railroad but practically dis-
continued since November 17, 1914, when the
railroad ceased to be a cocarrier on account
of the opening of the Canal, has caused a
revival of traffic such as existed in the old
days. Between October 1 and October 18,
the Panama Railroad carried 22,686 tons of
transfer cargo from the Atlantic terminals to
Balboa, for shipment to Pacific ports, and
about 25,754 tons from Balboa to the ter-
minals at Colon and Cristobal, for Atlantic
ports. This is in addition to about 10,000
tons of local cargo.

Including coal shipments, the Panama Rail-
road is now handling between 4,000 and
5,000 tons of transisthmian freight per day.
Two extra freight crews have been put on,
making seven now working in chaingang, or
rounds, first in, first out, on the through
freight traffic. A run across the Isthmus re-
quires about two hours and a half.

Deceased Er

nployes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Date of
death

90363
86136
64676

102,136
4+03+
95845

4015
34093
90101
89368
52943

6742
90957
110045

Ccloa..-

P. R. R

P. R. R

Supply Dept. . . .

Term. Cons. Div.
Sup »ly Dept.. . .

V. R. R

Supply Dipt. . .

O. & M

P. R. R

I>. R. R

fortifications . .

) & M

?. R. R

P. R. R

Oct. 5, 1915.

Pedro Miguel...

Oct. 1, 1915.

Moore, Glaston, alias Jim Mur-

O.-t. 6, 1915.

Coloa

Cristobal

Guun

Oct. 4. 1915.

Oct. 11, 1915.

Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica

Barbados

U. S. A

Jamaica

Barbados

Oct. 6. 1915.

Oct. 11. 1915.

Daley. Daniel

Greenidge. George

Osten, John

Colon

La Boca

Pedro Miguel . .
Colon

Oct. 8, 1915.
Oct. li. 1915.
Oct. 14, 1915.
Oct. 12. 1915.

Wartoi, James N

Oct. 17 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of hairs or to the recovery of proparty, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal imney order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at on.-e to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should ba itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The namas will be
published but once.

72

THE CANAL R'ECORD

Vol. IX, No. 9.

SUN VALVES ON GAS LIGHTS.

Five Installations on Canal Aids to Navigation
Are Giving Satisfaction.

The new light marking the outer end of the
West Breakwater in Limon Bay is the fifth of
the aids to navigation connected with the Ca-
nal to be equipped with a sun valve. The sun
valve, acting on the principle of the thermo-
stat, causes the shutting off of the supply of
gas by the expansion of a cylinder following
the appearance of daylight. Conversely, as
daylight fails the cooling cylinder contracts
and opens a valve which allows a flow of gas
to the burner. A small auxiliary flame, sup-
plied through a separate connection from the
gas tank and called the "pilot flame," burns
all the time and causes ignition at the main
burner when the sun valve opens, and after
each period of darkness if the light is a flash-
ing light, as are all of the gas lights of the
Canar except one at Cristobal.

The five lights now using the sun valve are
the recently established aids at Cape Mala,
on Bona Island, and on Taboguilla Island,
a beacon at Balboa, and the West Breakwater
light. All of these are recent installations,
made since the satisfactory conclusion of a
test running all through the month of June,
1915, on a sun valve constructed with especial
reference to the atmospheric conditions at the
Canal. The first sun valves sent to the Isth-
mus were so affected by the climate as not
to operate satisfactorily. Their troubles were
studied and as a result the manufacturers
produced a new valve, using in some of its
essential parts the new monel metal, a com-
bination of copper and steel only slightly sub-
ject to corrosion by the moisture in the air.
The valve was set up at the lighthouse station
at Gatun and its workings were observed
carefully. This is the record, by days, of its
opening and closing and of the time saved
by it each day:

Time
Closed Opened Closed
a. m. p. m. hrs. mins.

June 1 6.44 6.33 11 49

June 2 6.57 6.28 11 31

June 3 6.46 6 25 11 39

June 4 7.10 6 19 1 1 9

June 5 6.38 6.28 11 40

June6 6.40 6.31 11 51

June 7 7.03 6.35 11 32

June 8 7.14 5.00 9 46

June 9 6.47 6.08 11 21

June 10 7.36 6.07 10 31

June 11 6.38 6.10 11 32

June 12 7.05 6 23 11 18

June 13 6.41 6 27 11 46

June 14 6.34 6.24 11 50

June 15 6.38 6.23 11 45

June 16 7.08 6.32 11 24

Junel; 6.34 6.29 11 55

Junel8 6.41 6.34 11 53

June 19 6.43 6.31 11 48

June 20 6.47 6.38 11 51

June21 7.52 6.33 10 41

June 22 7.09 6.31 11 22

June 23 6.53 6.28 11 35

June24 6.47 6.34 11 47

June 25 7.36 6.44 11 8

June 26 7.08 6.39 11 31

June27 7.03 5.58 10 55

June 28 7.06 4.34 9 28

June 29 6.53 6.38 11 45

June 30 6.47 5.05 10 18

The aggregate saving in the month, or time
when the light was not burning on account
of the sun valve, was 340 hours and 22 min-
utes. This is equivalent to 14.18 days, or
slightly over 47 per cent of the entire month.
Considering the consumption of gas by the
small pilot flame, which burns continuously
to keep a spark for the main burner, it has
been accepted as the rule in the lighthouse
section that the sun valve saves 45 per cent
of the gas used by a similar light not equipped
with a sun valve.

The saving of gas at the West Breakwater
light is typical. This is a single-burner, first
order light, having a lens 500 millimeters or
19.7 inches in diameter, developing 1,010
candlepower of white light and rated at 300
candlepower through the red shade. It uses H
cubic feet of gas per hour of actual burning.
It is a flashing light, alternating one second
of light with four seconds of darkness. It
flashes 12 times in a minute, which is to say
it is burning 12 seconds in a minute, or one-
fifth of the time. In 24 hours it would burn
288 miflutes. Being shut off, however, for
45 per cent of the time by the sun valve, the
light actually burns during 55 per cent of the
288 minutes. This is 158.4 minutes, or two
hours 38£ minutes of the 24. At lj cubic
feet of gas per hour, the daily consumption is
3.3 cubic feet. The gas costs anywhere from
1.6 cents to three cents per cubic foot, pro-
duced at the oxyacetylene plant at Balboa
shops. At 2.3 cents, it makes the consumption
of the West Breakwater light come to about
7.6 cents per 24 hours, or about §2.28
per month. On the same basis of calculation,
the sun valve saves $1.86 per month on the
West Breakwater light.

As the sun valves cost SI 35 each, they have
been installed only on the larger lights. The
buoys along the Canal burn three-eighths of a
cubic foot of gas an hour, and are light about
one-third of the time, so that the consumption
of each is approximately three cubic feet of
gas in 24 hours. It has been estimated that
sun valves would not effect sufficient saving
on these aids to justify their installation.

Comparisons of Emigration and Immigration,
and of Quarantine Examinations by Months.

Immigration to the Isthmus from foreign
ports during the month of September exceeded
emigration to foreign ports by 172 persons,
according to the count kept by the quarantine
authorities of the ports of Balboa-Panama and
Cristobal-Colon. This makes the net emi-
gration since July 1, 1913, a period of two
years and three months, amount to 26,722.
This is at the rate of 989.7 per month, or
32.5 per day. During approximately the
same period the Canal force diminished from
42,262 on June 25, 1913, to 23,761 on Sep-
tember 23, 1915, a decrease of 18,501, which
is at the rate of 685.2 per month, or 22.6 per
day.

The total number of passengers and crews
examined at the ports during September was
18,120, which was less than the numbers in
August, July, and March, but greater than
the numbers in any other month since the
first of the year. A comparison with preceding
months since the beginning of this year is
afforded by this tabulation:

1 Pas-
sengers.

Crews.

Total.

3.887
4.300
6.014
3,605
5.391
4.969
4.974
4,900
4.606

10,232
9,332
12,155
11.032
11,772
12,756
14,136
14.814
13,514

13,632

18,169

14,637

17,163
17.725

19,110

19,714

18,121.

42.646

109.743

152.389

The examination of 152,389 persons in the
period is at the rate of 16,932 per month, or
558.2 per day.

A summary of the quarantine activities on
the Isthmus during September is given in this
consolidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:

Number of vessels inspected and passed 226
Number of vessels held in quarantine. . 8

Total

Supplementary inspections of vessels

detained

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival
Number of vessels fumigated on depart -

Total

Number of crew examined. 13,514

Number of passengers examined 4,606

Total 18,120

Number of supplementary inspections 747

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law 616

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory* vaccination law 742

Total 1,358

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incubation of yellow fever
and plague 354

Number of persons held in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever and

plague 1,264

Total 1,618

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 2.131

Steerage 1,362

Total 3,493

Number of persons embarked f or
foreign ports:

Cabin 1.870

Steerage 1,451

Total

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1,698

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1,433

Apparent increase for month from coast

towns

Apparent increase for month from

foreign ports:

Cabin (increase)

Steerage (decrease)

3.321

Total

Number of immigrants recommended

for deportation

Number of bills of health issued or vised. .

Number of i nspections of docks

Number of inspections of vessels at docks.
Number of persons landed. . . . 5,191
Less nu mber for Pacific ports . 198

Total apparent increase for month 239

The immigration report for Colon, which
is the port receiving the majority of passen-
gers, classifies the immigrants during Septem-
ber by places of origin, as follows:
From Cabin Steerage

Europe 31 16

United States 796 50

Jamaica and West Indies 99 314

Venezuela 10 4

Colombia 110 179

Cuba 37 18

Costa Rica 119 32

Bocas del Toro 59 255

Coast towns 216

1,261 1,084

Grand total 2,345

Of the 2,345, the men numbered 1,196;
women, 623; children, 310; and 216 were

not classified.

♦

Obituary.

Alfred B. Avery, an employe of the Supply
Department, living at Cristobal, died in
Ancon Hospital on October 11. He was
born in the United States in 1840, and
served in the army of the Confederacy
during the Civil War.

John Osten, a towing locomotive operator
employed at Pedro Miguel Lock, was killed
on October 14, by the breaking of a cable
near which he was at work. He was born in
Germany and was a naturalized citizen of
the United States, living in Trenton, N. J.,
before coming to the Isthmus.

October 20, 1915.

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OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Cars for Coal.
The Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 16, 1915.
CntcuLAR No. 165:

To all concerned — During the next few weeks, in our
present rush for supplying coal, we are naturally going
to experience difficulty in having available a sufficient
number of cars for this handling, and owing to the fac}
that certain orders for coal^ require center dumps, others
flat bottom cars and others Western dump cars, it is
respectfully solicited that whenever coal can be handled
from cars other than Western dumps, it be so ordered,
and that all Western dump cars which can be made
available for coal service be sent to our coal handling
plant at Cristobal.

C. H. Motsett,

Superintendent.

Hand and Push Cars.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 5, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The general storekeeper at Balboa advises that the
stock of hand and push cars on hand for issue is getting
low, and it is thought that some departments and divi-
sions may have some bad order cars which can be re-
leased. If such is the case, it is requested that same be
turned in to be repaired by the Mechanical Division
and returned to stock at the Balboa storehouse as pro-
vided in paragraph 16 of circular No. 656-1.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Corozal Hospital.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. September 15, 1915.
Circular No. 625-2 (superseding circulars Nos. 625
and 625-1):

1. The Hospital Farm at Corozal and the Corozal
Hospital for the Insane are hereby consolidated, and
will hereafter be operated under the name of "Corozal
Hospital."

2. The physician in charge of the insane shall be the
executive official of Corozal Hospital with title of
"Superintendent," and is hereby vested with the author-
ity and duties heretofore delegated both to the physician
in charge of the insane and to the superintendent of
Corozal Farm.

3. The title of the superintendent of Corozal Farm is
hereby changed to "Farm Manager, Corozal Hospital."

4. The Farm Advisory Board is hereby discontinued
and the Chief Health Officer is designated to act upon
such matters as were formerly referred to that board.

5. Deportation of the physically disabled will be
handled by the Superintendent of Ancon Hospital,
subject to the approval of the Chief Health Officer and
the Governor,

6. The hospital shall be divided into the following
departments:

(1) Insane department. (2) Farm department.

INSANE DEPARTMENT.

Duties of Superintendent.

7. He shall employ ana discharge all silver employee
and shall assign duties to all employes.

8. He shall govern the department as provided in
the rules and regulations of Ancon Hospital.

Personnel.

9. Personnel charged with the care of the insane will
be governed by the rules and regulations of Ancon
Hospital except insofar as they conflict with the special
rules for the insane department.

Patients.

10. The movement of the insane from the Canal
Zone will be handled in accordance with the provisions
of the Executive Order of May 10, 1911. The insane
from the Republic of Panama will be handled in the
manner directed by the Secretary of Foreign Relations
under date of August 23. 1911.

FARM DEPARTMENT.

Duties of the Superintendent.

11. He shall plan the work and layout of the farm,
subject to the approval of the Chief Health Officer.

12. He shall superintend the execution of all farm
projects, as also the sale of products.

13. The government of all employes, under such
rules as may be approved by the Governor, shall be in
his hands.

14. He shall grade and classify laborers according
to their respective classes and earning power.

15. He shall look after the health of all employes.

Duties of Farm Manager.

16. The farm manager shall be the Immediate
representative of the Superintendent and is charged
with all outside work of the hospital.

1 7. He shal 1 have charge of the ca re and mat ntenance
■of the buildings and grounds, dairy, poultry yard-
piggery, garden, and cemetery.

18. He shall direct the work of the disabled em-
ployes, explaining it to them and seeing that it is properly
executed.

19. He shall promptly report to the superintendent
any irregularities occurring in connection with the
work under his supervision.

Conditions of Employment.
t 20. Only men permanently disabled through injury
n line of duty with the Isthmian Canal Commission,
the Panama Railroad Company, The Panama Canal,
or in ser\ice connected with the construction of the
Canal, shall be employed for farm work, except such
supervisory force as may be necessary. *

21. To receive employment, application must be
made to the Governor. The Panama Canal, on the
form provided for that purpose. When the application
is approved, the applicant shall be given employment.

22. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work.

23. The rates of pay for hourly men shall be three,
five, and sevea cents gold per hour to colored laborers,
five, seven and 10 centa per hour to European laborers,
and *15, $17 50. $20. and $25 for monthly men (fore-
men, messengers, Ja^ry.n? l, cleri?, etc.).

24. AJ1 employes shall work at least two weeks at
the lowest rates of their respective classes and shall
show ihey can earn a higher rate before being given
hig.ier pay.

25 All emploj es shall be furnished bachelor quarters.
Married quarters, when available, shall be furnished
those employes found by the superintendent to be most
deserving.

26. All employes shall be furnished subsistence simi-
lar to that served the attendants of the insane de-
partment but it shall be allowed only when the em-
ployes are on duty or are sick with a physician's
certiricate covering the period of their sickness. Sub-
sistence shall be allowed for Sundays and holidays,
providing the employes shall have worked the day pre-
ceding and the day following, or provided absence
on these days was due to illness covered by physician's
certiricate.

27. Employes having families dependent upon them
and living with them at Corozal shall be aliowed com-
mutation of subsistence at the rate of 27 cents gold per
day for colored men and 40 cents gold per day for white
menforeachday theyareondutyorsick witha doctor's
certificate covering the period of the'r sickness, and
shall be allowed the same commutation for Sundays
and holidays, providing they shall have worked the day
preceding and the day following, or providing absence
on these days was due to their illness.

28. Employes of the farm department living with
their families at Corozal may purchase products of the
farm for use of themselves and families at the prices
paid to the farm by the Supply Department for the
same products.

29. Employes working 160 or more hours during the
month shall be paid $1 for each such month with which
to purchase clothes or pay for laundry.

30. Employes having families at places on the Isth-
mus other than Corozal shall upon request, be furnished
with a round trip pass on the Panama Railroad not
oftener than once in any month for the purpose of
visiting such family.

31. Employes shall be free to come and go as they
please outside of regular working hours.

32. Leave of absence without pay for any length of
time may be granted by the superintendent upon the
approval of the Chief Health Officer.

33. Employes may be disciplined by the superintend-
ent for any of the following causes:

(a) Failure to perform their allotted tasks.
(6) Insubordination.

(c) Continued and unrxcused absence from
farm.

(d) Loitering, profane and obscene language,
or other disorderly conduct about or in the build-
ings and grounds.

(«) Failure to take proper care of farm property.

34. For continued repetitions of any of the foregoing
offenses, the superintendent shall discharge the offender
and any employe once so dismissed shall be barred from
future employment at the farm.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Sales of Material. — Surcharges.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., September 27, 1915.
Circular No. 630-5:

1. Effective at once, the surcharge of 15 per cent
authorized by circular No. 630-3, dated January 4,
1915, on sales of material to those entitled to cost prices
as defined by circular No. 659-1, dated August 1,
1915, is reduced to 10 per cent.

^ 2. This surcharge applies to material and supplies
sold to other branches of the United States Govern-
ment, employes for their personal use, charitable and
religious institutions, and social and fraternal organiza-
tions of employes.

Chester Harding.
Acting Governor

Acting Chief Clerk of Mechanical Division.
The Panama Canal,
Mechanical Division,
Balboa, C. Z., September 28, 1915.
To all co»«rne(i— During the absence of Mr. F. G.
Swanson on leave, effective October t, 1915. Mr. R. H.
Adams will act as chief clerk and perform duties inci-
dent to such position in the Mechanical Division.
J. J. Eason,
Approved: Assistant Superintendent.

D. C. Nutting,
Superintendent, Mechanical Division.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notice of Award.

In the matter of the claim of John J. Gibbons for property
designated as Guayabal, award No. 95, docket No. 1365,
September 11, 1915 — At a hearing in February and
March, 1915. of the claim of Narciso Garay. attorney-
in-fact for the Hurtado family, for property designated
as Cardenas y La Ramona, it developed that the claim
of John J. Gibbons, docket No. 1365. for the property
designated as Guayabal. conflicted with the said claim
of the Hurtado family, docket No. 295, as to the follow-
ing described tract:

"Starting from the point where the Cruces road
crosses the Cardenas river and then following the
Cruces road in a general northerly direction as far
as the point where it crosses the Dominica creek,
and thence downstream as far as the point where
it crosses a certain straight imaginary line drawn
from the point of beginning to the top of Dominica
Hill, and thence from the said point of inteisection
in a general southeasterly direction in a straight
line to the starting point."

During the course of the hearing an agreement wai
reached by Narciso Garay, attorney-in-fact for the
Hurtado family, claimants for the said Cardenas and La
Ramona tract, and Daniel Ballen, attorney-in-fact
for said John J. Gibbons, claimant for said Guayabal
tract, that the area of said disputed tract above de-
scribed be ascertained by the Commission and divided
equally between the two parties, the Hurtado family
and John J. Gibbons. By consent of all the parties, the
Commission designated B. B. Alexander, civil engineer
in the employ of The Panama Canal, to determine the
area of the tract of land described above, who later re-
ported to the Commission that it contains 108.50
hectares.

In award No. 82 of May 3, 1915. to the Hurtado
family, claim docket No. 295, there was deducted there-
from, of the tract above described, the 54.25 hectares
ceded by the Hurtado family to John J. Gibbons in ac-
cordance with the agreement above referred to, and
said avvard stated that damages for said 51.25 hectares
would be awarded to claimant Gibbons when his claim,
docket No. 1365, for the lands of Guayabal came on for
hearing in regular order.

On June 23, 1915, a communication was received
from Daniel Ballen, attorney-in-fact for said John J.
Gibbons, requesting that an award be made by the
Commission for the said 54.25 hectares, being claimant
Gibbons' half interest in the tract above descrioed.
Copy of such request was sent to counsel for the United
States on June 26; and thereafter, on August 20, the
Commission called this request to the attention of
counsel for the United States, Hon. Frank Feuille, who
agreed that an award for said 54.25 hectares, the property
of claimant Gibbons, could be made, stating that such
agreement is made without prejudicing the interests
of the United States in the Guayabal tract.

An award is hereby madeagainst the United Statesin
favor of John J. Gibbons in the sum of $3,255 United
States currency, for all rights, title, and interest of the
said John J. Gibbons in and to the half of the above
described tract, said interest consisting of 54.25 hec-
tares more or less, and any provision of said award No.
82 of May 3, 1915, in conflict with thisaward is hereby
annulled.

This award shall be paid to the said John J. Gibbons
in the amount specified on or before the 11th day of
October, 1915, and if payment or tender of payment of
this award is not made on or before that date, such
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commissioners.

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Vol. IX, No. 9.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective October 21 and subject to change
each week. This list and the wholesale price
list for fresh meats indicate the costs of all
cold storage goods. The price list for groceries
at retail which is now in effect was published
in The Canal Record of July 28, 1915, cover-
ing four pages. Copies of this list may be
obtained on application, by mail or from the
boarding officers who visit incoming ships.
These lists are published in order that the
shipping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by The Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supples.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective October 21, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb S 03$

Beef suet, native, per lb 03}

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 $

Soup bone, nathe. per lb 02 J

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb C8

Plate beef, special, pei lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck toast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast. 2d cut (i\ lbs. up) special, pei lb 16

Rib roast. 2d cut (3) lbs. up), native, per lb 00

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pet roast, native, per lb 12

Rump rnast. special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, pe; lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, nati\e. per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top. special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

porterhouse steak (1 5 lbs. up), choice, per lb 3t

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lo 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, nativ. . per lb 12

T<mde loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., pet lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3! lbs,

per lb ,5

Lamb, stewing, per lb -■ -12

Mutton chaps, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, S to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Million, stewing, per lb 09

Po'ik hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 23§

Pork loins, chops, or roasl. per lb 18

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 19 §

Veal chops, per lb 30

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Veal cm lets, per lb 36

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 30

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb IS

Veal, stewing, per lb 12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb ■ .08

Livers, beef, per lb 09

Livers, calves', per lb 24*

Pales de [oie gras, jar 67

Peel, citron, per lb 21

Peel, lemon, per lb 17

Peel, orange, per lb 15

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 04

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea S3

Pigs- heads, fresh, j head, half 42

Price.

Sausage, bologna, per lb 11

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 14

Saus ige, frankfurters, imported, tin OS

Sausage, lichens urst, per lb 09

. pork, per lb 25*

em ide, per lb 23

Spare r ills. potk. per lb 14

Siealc, !i imburger, pkg 17

Sieak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb . . .14

Sweet bread, beef, per lb 19

Tails, ox. per lb 09

Tongue, heef. native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, , lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

FISH.

Bloaters, per lb 11

Bluefisrr»per lb 16

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 09

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Oysters, fresh, per nt 30

Salmon, fresh, per lb 10

Whitefish, smoked, per lb IS

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS,

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30*

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31*

B ii sliced, iar 28t

Bacon, sliced, tin 27

Baccn, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned— No. 1 . per lb 15

Beef, corned— No. 2. per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, lunch, per lb 40

Ham. minced, "Bologna slvle", per lb 13*

Ham, real York and Cumberland, per lb 43

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 14

Ham. sugai cured (whole) per lb 20

Ham. sugar cured (half) per lb 22

Ham. sugar cured (sliced) per lb 26

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 26

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) 28

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 34

Pigs' feet . pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb IS

Pork, cleat, per lb 12

Pork, standard mess, per lb 14

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, ox, whole. 3 to 5 lbs., per lb 24

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, coin fed. per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

C ipons. per lb 34

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 2S

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 24

Ducks, mallard. 2 to 2 \ lbs, ea 2.35

Fowls, light , per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25*

pet lb -20

Grouse, ea -9°

Pheasants, ea 1 -35

Squabs, ea 41*

Turkeys, per lb M

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 39

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb., tub. whole tub. per lb .38

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese. Edam, ea.- LIS

Cheese Edam, tin 39

Cheese. Gouda, per lb 26

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 38

Cheese. Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 43

Cheese, snappy , cake 09

Cheese. Swiss, per lb 34

Cheese, Young America, per lb 20

Cream, 30 per cent, i pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream. 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 40*

Eggs, fresh, i doz. (only) -20*

Fer-niil-lac, bottle 25"

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 5nt

Milk. Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

VEGETABLES

Beets, per lb °?

Cabbage, per lb 02

Carrots, rer lb 03*

Cauliflower, per lb 11

Celery , per head °4

Cucumbers, per lb 04

I "it. rei lb .03

Onions, pei lb 03$*

Par-nips, per lb °-.; +

Pel eis, green, , rer lb (|3

Plantains. ,*r doz '2

Pciaioes. white, per lb 02 i*

Potatoes, sweet, i-er lb 03*

ish, per lb , . 02

Ton aloes, per lb ■ "<

1 in.i. s, per lo "J 4

Yams, lucea. per lb 03

FRUITS.

Apples, evapotated. per lb 11

Apples, fresh, per lb "4

Apples, tresh select, per lb 06*

its, evapoi tied, pei lb 12

as. 8 hands and over, per hunch 48

Bananas. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 32

Price.

Bananas, ea 00$

Coconuts, ea 04

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13*

Figs, dried. 12-oz pkg 14

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, oer lb .07

Grapefruit, select, ea 09

Lemons, per doz 18*

Limes, per 100 32

Oranges, select, ea 05

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07*

Peaches, fresh, per lb .' . . . .05

Pears, evaporated, per lb 23

Pears, fresh, rer lb • 05f

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10f

Raisins, table cluster. • er lb 27

Tangerines, ea 01 $

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowel for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

J Said only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than 1 ham or 5 shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Wholesale Prices of Fresh Meats.

The following is the wholesale price list No.
206, effective June 24, 1915, and in force until
further notice. This list will govern, whether
meat is sold from commissaries or from cold
storage. The following prices will be increased
by 10 per cent in cases of sales to commercial
ships and foreign naval vessels, and by 20
per cent in cases of sales to yachts:

1. Beef hinds. No. 1 per lb. .S0.19$

2. B?;l hinds, No. 2 pet lb. . .15

3 Beef hinds, native perlb.. .09$

4. Beef fores. No. 2 per lb. . .12

5. Beef fores, native perlb.. .08*

6. Beef, whole round or leg. No. 1 . . . .per lb . . . 1 4 $

7. Bee f , whole round or leg. No. 2 . . . . per lb . . .11

8. Peef, whole round or leg, native, .'.per lb. . .07
0. Bef ribs. Nn. 1 perlb. . .24

10. Pe-I ribs, No. 2 per lb.. .16

11. B?el ribs, native pel lb. . .10

12. Beef, short loins. No. 1 per lb.. .25

13. Beef, short loins. No. 2 per lb. . . 19

14. Beef, short loins, n3 tive perlb.. .15

l=i. Beef, rumps, Xo. 1 perlb.. .20$

16. Beef, rumps. No. 2 perlb.. .17

1 7. Beef, r umps, native pel 1 b . . .12

18. Lamb carcasses perlb.. .18

19. Mutton carcasses perlb.. . 14f

20. Pig carcasses perlb.. . 15+

21. Pork, loin chops or roast perlb.. . 1 6t

22. Veal carcaisss per lb. . .18

23. Vealleg perlb.. .24

tlndicates reduction from last list.

Above prices do not include cost of special trimming
required by U. S. Army or U. S. Navy.

The prices quoted in current retail cold storage list
will govern for all other items not included in above.

Guava Jelly, 12-oz. Jar at 21 Cents.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department.
Cristobal, C. Z., October 11, 1915.
Bulletin No. 377:

To commissary managers — Addition to stock No.
1171 included above item. Retail grocery price list
No. 1 carries a small jar at 18 cents, the latter being a
65-oz. jar.

Inventory your stock and if you have on hand any of
the 12-oz. jars, charged at 18 cents, take debit adjust-
ment.

When placing future orders for guava jelly, be
particular to specify size jar desired.

F. H. Smith,
Acting Depot Commissary.

Shelled Almonds and Walnut Meat.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., October 11, 1915.
Bulletin No. 378.

To commissary managers — You were instructed in
bulletin No. 365 to transfer the above two items from
cold storage to grocery deiartme.lt as of Thursday.
October 7. In transferring same, you should have taken
credit adjustment for the difference between the cold
storage price and price shown in retail grocers list No.
2.

If adjustment were not taken, attend to it at once,

correcting price of shelled almonds from 52 cents to

4 7 cents per pound and walnut meat from 29 cents to

26 cents per jar, referring to price authority No. 1311.

F. H. Smith,

Ailing Depot Commissary.

October 20, 1915.

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Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective October 16:

Article.

Price Change.

Old.

New.

SO. 05

.30

.78

.09

1.75

3.55

3.85

.16

.21

.64

3.00

2.18

1.85

.75

.09

11. SO

.03

.50

.47

.47

.36

.15

1.05

.17

1.45

1.25

.09

.01}

.0!

.0!

.04

.78

2.35

5 . 30

2.70

.67

.91

9.25

.14

.60

1.11

5.25

.11

.52

.05

.11

.68

.88

.78

6.45

.05

.45
.45

SO. 07

Pitchers, agate, ea

Glasses, measuring, ea

.45
.11

Belts, men's, ea

.55

Blouses, middy, ea

1.30

Pins, safety. No. 2h, card

.05

Bath robes, ei

Powder, plate, hot

.08

Tubs. wash, ea

.64

Toffee, Corona, tin

Pots, tea, 3-quart (in good condition),

I1J

Pots, tea, 3-quart, if damaged, ea. . .
Men's hose, black with white sole.

.25

Men's, hose, black with \
si?es 10 and 10i pr . . .

vliite sole

.1 1

1.05

Additions to Stock.

Guava jelly. 12-oz. jar

Cigarettes, Melachrino, tin

Cream, shaving, Williams', tube

Vaseline, carbolated, bot 07

Braid, finishing, yd 03

Garters, Steinway, pr 17

Canisters, glass for coffee mills, ea 27

Lamps for 009 percolator, ea 1 . 05

Knives, dessert, Grecian, ea 62

Spoons, tea, Grecian, ea 21

Cups and saucers, after dinner. 6262, Minton, ea 1 .65

Plates, breakfast. 6262, Minton, ea 1,85

Biscuits. Educator wafers, tin 20

Piedmont cigarettes, box 04

Brushes, tooth, prophylactic, children's, ea Id

Voile, kabul, yd 15

Voile, gaberdine, yd 21

Voile, corded, yd 24

Cricket leg guards, pi 3.10

Wicket keeping gloves, pr 3 . 25

Batting gloves, pr 2^60

Cricket score books, ea 1 .00

Gland Prix cricket balls, ea I. 75

Cricket bats, No. 4, ea 4 . 05

Cricket record bats, ea 5.60

Stumps and bails. No. 8, set 2 . 60

Pens, fountain. Parker, No. 20, self-filling, ea. . 1^80

08

17

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p.m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga— Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip frcm Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siring transportation from Taboga exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip; in which case
a trip will be started from the Aspinwall landing at
3 p. m., reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until December 1
are given in this table:

NOVEMBER.

Mn

Tues., Nov. 2 . .
Wed., Nov. 3. . .
Thurs., Nov. 4.
Fri.. Nov. 5....
Sat., Nov. 6. . .
Sun., Nov. 7. . .
M011., Nov. 8. .
Tues.. Nov. 9. .
Wed., Nov. 10.
Thurs., Nov. 11
Fri., Nov. 12...
Sat.. Nov. 13. .
Sun., Nov. 14. .
Mon., Nov. 15.
Tues., Nov. 16.
Wed., Nov. 17.
Thurs., Nov. 18
Fri., Nov. 19...
Sat., Nov. 20. .
Sun., Nov. 21..
Mon., Nov. 22 .
Tues., Nov. 23.
Wed., Nov. 24.
Thurs., Nov. 25
Fri., Nov. 26...
Sat., Nov. 27. .
Sun., Nov. 28..
Mon., Nov. 29.
Tues., Nov. 30.

3.6

0:46

13 1
1:32

14 2
2 ;20
15.2
2 :5S
16.2
3:43
1 6 8
4 :26
17.1
5:12
16.9
6:11(1
16.3
0:50

0.8

1 :46
1.7

2 :49
2 6

3:59

3.3
0:07
12.9
1 :08
13.2
1 :5S
13.5
2:40
13 9
3 :1S
14.1
3:54
14.2
4:28
14.2
5:02
14.1
5:36
13.8
0:18
2.8
0:58

3.2
1 :44

3.6
2:32

3.9
3:28

4.0

10:02
10.9

11 :17

11.1

12 :20
lis
7:04

2.4
7:51

1.2
8 :36

0 0
9:2.1

10:50
-1 s

1 1 :37
-1.5

12 :26
-0 9
6:51
15.3
7:47
14.1
8:54
13 0

10:111
12.2
11 :31

11.9
6:16

3.0
7:14

2.5
8 :03

2 0
8:47

1.5
9:26

1.1
10:05

0.9

10 :42
0.9

11 :20
1.0

1 1 :59
1.4
6:12
13.4
6:49
12.9
7:30
12.3
8:17
11.8

17:34
3.8

18:30
3.1

13 :I4
12.8

14:01
13.8

14 :47
14.8

15 :29
15.7

16:13
16.2

16:58
16.3

1 7 :45
16.0

IS :35

15 4

13 :18

0.1

14:15

1 . 1
15 :18

2 1
16:24

2.8

17 :33

3.1

12 :43
12.1

13 :42
12.6

14 :30
13 1

15:11
13.5

15 :4S
13.7

16:24

13.9

16:58

13.8

17:32

13.7

18:08

13.4

12 :38

1.8

13:19

2.3

14:04

2.8

14:52

3.3

15:46

3.5

20:06
13

20:51
0.4

21 :37
-0.2

22 :23
11 5

23 ;09
-0.5

23 :5S
0.0

19:30
14.6

20:30
13.7

21 :40
13.1

18:37

3.1
19:32

2.9
20:18

2.6
21 :01

2.3

21 :43
2.1

22:21
2.1

22 :59
2.2

23 :37
2.4

20:0S

12.4

20:57

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the

meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0/> (midnight) to ?3A (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mi

ected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 18. 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the Unite:! States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addressees:
♦Bernard, Paul A. McPherson. J. L.

Bryan, W. A. Menninger, C. D.

Bunting, M. Meshel. J-

Dickenson. Mrs. Elizabeth O'Shea. Jim
•Divins. Dr. Geo. G. Paris, Prince

Smith, Richard

Flash. F. D.
Golden. John
Green. B. W.
Harrington. Paul
Harris. Gilbert J. (2)
Jenkins, Raymond
McGuigan, John

McKenz
* Paper.

Staik. I. E.
Thomas. Pieston
Webster. W.
Wheelhouse. Everett
Williams. Miss Flo
Winters, Fred
ie, Claude

Rainfall from October 1 to 16, 1915, Inclusive.

Stations.

B

is

n

a

— ■a

Ha

Hon—

Ins.
2.17
2.07
2.62
2.84
1.51

1.17
2.21
1.72
1.03
2 45
1.39
1.99
1.87
4.60

2.25
2.03
4.69

2'
2
9
10
2

7
2

6
5
6
6
6
8
9

16
16
16

Ins.

Central Section —

7.35

11.82

A : ■ ■ tii in—

8.57

9.26

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
aidnight to midnight.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Mirafiores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Mirafiores Lakes for the weekending midnight, Satur-
day. October 16. 1915:

Day and Date.

Stations.

Sun.. Oct. 10. .
Mon., Oct. 11.
Tues.. Oct. 12.
Wed.. Oct. 13.

Thurs., Oct. 14 127.81

Fri., Oct. 15 1129.50

Sat., Oct. 16 128.30

I2S.4I
131.20
129.40

94 . 30
94. IS
96.32
95.38
94.01
95.05
94.72

O

si, III,
86.05
S6 . OS
86 . 04
S6.12
S6.12
11

OJ

S.3

6 05
86 . 05
S6.06
S(. 05
86 07
S6.05
So. 00

54.43
54.43
54.22
54.38
54.17
54.32
54.34

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 400 and 650 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, S6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery-
Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 45 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of S3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

76

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 9.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., October 17, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Entered

Vessel 1 Nationality

Line From

CARGO

TONNAGE

for |

\t Nature Tons

Gross

Net

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

No vessels were despatched fron
the harbor at Cristobal or Balboa.

•ither Canal entrance for transit through the Canal. Vessels arriving during the week, for transit of the Canal, moored in

•Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

•Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific

Dale

Oct. 12. ..
Oct. 13. ..
Oct. 14. ..
Oct. 18. . .
Oct. 18 . . .

Veesel

Line

From

California I Pacific Steam Nav. Co I Kingston, Ja.

Thode Fagelund I Wilhelmsens Dmpsk. Akties.' New York.

Jmlandia East Asiatic Line ' Middlesborough.

Herakles I B. Kiosteruds Dmpsk. Selsk. Newcastle en Tyne

Li wis Lit c ke nbach . . Lucke nbach Li ne I New York.

Constantinox XII.. \ Hellenic Transportation Co.
Haigh Hall I Haigh Hall S S. Co

•Vessels which came for passage through the Canal.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•Arrivals.

•Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

To

Indian Monarch. . .

New York.
Saint Najaire.

Oct. 12. . .
Oct. 12. . .

Indian Monarch. . .
Danube

Oct. 17

Royal Mail S. P. Co

London, via way pts.

•Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

Camilo Elders & Fyffes Limo

•Other than vessels which arrived far transit through the Canal. United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

•Arrivals.

•Departures.

Oct. 10. . . . Jamaica I Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Oct. 10. ... I Kroonland l Panama Pacific Line

Oct. 12 ... . Pennsylvania Pacific Mail S. S. Co. . . . . . .

Oct 15 Isabela N. Y. and Porto Rican Line

Oct. 15 I Chile I Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Oct. 17 ...I Hercules i Shipowners Towboat Co

Tumaco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Calita Colusa.
Valparaiso.
Los Angeles.

Oct. 11. .
Oct. 11. .
Oct. 12. .
Oct. 12. ,
Oct. 14. .
Oct. 16.
Oct. 17.
Oct. IS.

Mars

Columbia .
Cauca. . . .
Ay sen. . . .

Solano

Pachilea..
J am lira. .

V. S. Navy San Francisco.

Wilson Bros. & Co | San Francisco.

ific Steam Nav. Co i Guayaquil.

South American Line.

Solano S. S. Co

Peruvian Line

Pac ific St earn Nav. Co .
Panama Pacific Line. . .

Valparaiso.

San Francisco.

Callao.

Tumaco.

San Francisco.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Union Oil Co j San Luis.

Pennsylvania Pacific Mail S. S. Co San Francisco.

•Including vessels arriving for transit through the Canal.

Mall Despatches.

Following i9 the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week —
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New York six days after the day of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage requires
seven days.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.

•Note — The sailings on Monday, November 15 and
December 13, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia. District of
Columbia. North Carolina, South Carolina. Ohio. Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

The cable address of The Panama Canal, on the Isth-
mus, is "Pancanal. Panama;" in the United States,
"Pancanal. Washington."

Shipping people addressing The Panama Canal by
mail, should address "The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone," for delivery on the Isthmus, and
"The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C." for delivery
in the United States.

Colon

Tenadores

Santa Marta.. .

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pastores

P. R. R..Nov. 5 Nov. 11

. U. F. C. . Nov.
. U. F. C. . Nov.
.P. R. R..Nov.
.U. F. C.Nov.
.U. F. C.Nov.
.P. R. R. .Nov.
.U. F. C.Nov.

.Nov. IS

.Nov. 18

.Nov. 19

.Nov. 23

.Nov. 25

.Nov. 25

.Nov. 29

Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares . .

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. .
Santa Marta
Advance.
Metapan. . .
Almirante. .

Panama

Pastores ....

Zacapa

Allianca. . . .
Calamares. .
Carrillo

Line. Sails.

...U. F. C.Oct. 13..

...P. R. R..Oct. 14...

...U.F. C.Oct. 16..

.. .U. F. C.Oct. 20. ..

...P. R. R..Oct. 21...

.. .U.F. C.Oct. 23..

.. .U.F. C.Oct. 27..

...P. R. R..Oct. 28..

U.F.C.Oct. 30..

U.F. C.Nov. 3..

P. R. R. .Nov. 4..

U.F. C.Nov. 6..

U. F. C.Nov. 10. .

P. R. R. Nov. 11..

U.F. C.Nov. 13..

U.F. C.Nov. 17..

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

with the

.Oct. 20
.Oct. 20
.Oct. 24
.Oct. 27
.Oct. 27
.Oct. 31
.Nov. 3
. Nov. 4
.Nov. 8
.Nov. 10
.Nov. 10
.Nov. 14
.Nov. 17
.Nov. 17
.Nov. 21
.Nov. 24

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Almirante. . . .

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares.. . .
Carrillo

.U. F. C.Oct.
..P. R. R..Oct.
. .U. F. C.Oct.
..U.F. C.Oct.
. .P. R. R..Oct.
..U.F. C.Nov.
. . U. F. C. . Nov.

..Oct.
. .Oct.
. .Nov.
. . Nov.
. .Nov.
. . Nov.
. . Nov.

28

Turrialba ,

Heredia

Abangarez

Parismina

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez

Parismina

Atenaa

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

CRISTOBAL

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez

Parismina

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez

Parismina

Atenas

..U. F. C.

.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.

.U. F. C.

.U. F. C

.U. F. C

.U. F. C

.U.F. C.

.U. F. C.

.U. F. C.

,U. F. C.
. .U. F. C.

.U.F. C.

Oct. 13.

Oct. 16.

Oct. 20.

Oct. 23.

Oct. 27.

Oct. 30.

Nov. 3.

Nov. 6.

Nov. 10.

Nov. 13.

Nov. 17.

Nov. 20.

.Nov. 24.

Nov. 27.

..Oct. 20

..Oct. 21

. .Oct. 27

..Oct. 28

..Nov. 3

. . Nov. 4

..Nov. 10

..Nov. 11

..Nov. 17

..Nov. 18

..Nov. 24

..Nov. 25

.Dec.
.Dec.

■COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

...U.F.C.Oct. 21...

..U.F.C.Oct. 21...

...U.F.C.Oct. 28...

..U. F. C.Oct. 28...

...U.F.C.Nov. 4...

. . U. F. C. . Nov. 4...

..U.F.C.Nov. 11...

...U.F.C.Nov. 11...

...U.F.C.Nov. 18...

..U.F.C.Nov. 18...

...U.F.C.Nov. 25...

...U.F.C.Nov. 25...

Oct. 26

.Oct. 28

.Nov. 2

. Nov. 4

.Nov. 9

.Nov. 11

.Nov. 16

.Nov. 18

. Nov. 23

.Nov. 25

.Nov. 30

.Dec. 2

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1915.

No. 10.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic Postage), and $1.50 in other countries
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States Government departments, repiesenlatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
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whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
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mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis: Subscription for the rest of the year, Octo-
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tions the year is divided into thirds; aud remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January 1. 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be foruarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington. D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD.

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Arrival of New 15- Yard Dipper Dredge.

The new 15-yard clipper dredge Cascadas
arrived at Cristobal on Thursday, October 21,
and was towed through the Canal to the north
end of the Cut on the following da> . The work
of placing the dredge in order for service is
being pushed by day and night shifts, and it
is the expectation of the representative of the
contractor that all the parts can be assembled
and made ready for the working of the dredge
within two weeks of the day the work was
begun. The boom, dippers, spuds, and other
parts which were detached for shipment
arrived on the Isthmus in advance of the
dredge.

The Cascadas arrived three days in advance
of the date set for her on the basis of 27 days
for the voyage. Fair weather was enjoyed
all the way down. The tug M. E. Luckenbach,
which brought the Cascadas in tow, sailed
for the United States on Saturday, October 23.

Maintenance Work on West Breakwater.

Operations were begun last week for repair-
ing the West Breakwater in Limon Bay. Dur-
ing the recent northers the heavy seas dis-
placed some of the armor rock and tore gaps
in the finished section. The greater part of
the damage was done on the sea side where
the rock was pulled down from the top of the
fill to the slope below elevation -10. The work
now under way involves filling the gaps and
generally evening up the fill wherever re-
quired for proper maintenance.

The repairs are being made with large ar-
mor rock quarried at Sosa Hill in connec-
tion with the work on the East Breakwater.
There will be required approximately 20,000
cubic yards, or 38 train loads containing 530

cubic yards per 28-car train. The rock is
hauled to Coco Solo, at the base of operations
for the East Breakwater, and is reloaded into
rock barges by locomotive cranes. The barges
are then towed across the bay to the West
Breakwater, where the rock is unloaded
by a derrick barge. With smooth seas the
derrick barge can work along either side of
the breakwater, but in rough weather it is
necessary' for the derrick barge to stay in the
lee of the fill.

Hydraulic Fill in the East Breakwater.

The pumping of hydraulic fill into the
East Breakwater proper was resumed on
Saturday, October 23. This fill consists of
sand and broken coral. It is pumped into the
core of the breakwater for the purpose of filling
the voids in the rock fill and forming a dense,
solid core on which to place the large armor
rock. The first filling for the breakwater
proper was made by scows, dumping a blanket
of coral rock (dredged material) five to 10
feet deep in advance of the trestle construction.
This has been followed by the dumping of
Sosa Hill rock, forming the rock fill which is
is now being made into a compact core by the
hydraulic fill. Prior to this date and for the
past six months the hydraulic fill has been
used for stabilizing the 3,000 feet of single-
track trestle in the approach to the breakwater
proper. Although this trestle L to be re-
moved eventually, it is necessary to fill in
around its piling to steady it for the passage
of rock trains.

The hydraulic fill is handled through two
relay stations and is delivered approximately
two miles from the dredge. The pipeline
suction dredge No. 84 is excavating from
the harbor at Coco Solo and pumping into
the relays.

Testing Chain Fender Machines.

The steamship Allianca was used for testing
the chain fender machines for protecting the
mitre gates in the west flight of Gatun Locks
on Tuesday, October 26. The vessel was
run at various speeds against the chain, and
observations were made of the strains and
the time and distance required to bring the
vessel to a stop. The Allianca left the locks
shortly before six o'clock in the evening and
returned to Cristobal.

Arrival of Fuel Oil at Pacific Hanilina Plant.

The shortage of fuel oil on the Isthmus, re-
sulting from the unprecedented demands for
it during the congestion of traffic at the Canal,
was relieved on Sunday, October 24, by the
arrival of 104,000 barrels at Balboa. Forty
thousand barrels arrived in the steamship
Lansing, from Port San Luis, consigned to the
Union Oil Company, owner of the Lansing.
Thirty-eight thousand barrels came in the
Captain A. F. Lucas, and 26,000 barrels in
Standard Oil Company's barge No. 93, con-
signed to The Panama Canal.

RATES ON TRANSFER CARGO.

Temporary Flat Rate of $3 per Ton Ceases Octo-
ber 31.— Rejular System Thereafter, with Re-
duced Rail Rates.

With reference to the conditions governing
the transfer of cargoes by rail between vessels
held up at the terminals, note of which
was made in The Canal Record of
October 13, the rate of S3 for the railroad
haul, including free wharfage, craning, steve-
doring, etc., under conditions set forth
below, was to meet an emergency, and
enable steamships already at the Canal
anil on the way to it to transfer their cargoes.

This emergency is now being relieved and
the Panama Railroad has issued circular
No. 167, under date of October 20, stating
conditions under which, effective with arrivals
on and after Novembir 1, such cargoes may
be handled between Balboa and Cristobal.
The circular is as follows:

To all c .hi erned —\\ ith a view to minimising the
delays to which vessels and cargo would be subjected
during the time the Panama Ci:ul is clo;el to com-
merce, the Panami Railroad Company, effeetive Oc-
tober 6. 1915. arranged for the transfer of cargo between
steamers on the Atlantic and Pacific 0:ea:is at the rate
of S3 per bill-of -lading ton, applicable under the follow-
ing conditions:

(a) Steamers to be berthed at Cristobal and Balboa,
and allowed the use of the cranes that are located on the
Balboa piers, without payment of the regular rates
for such service that are established in the Panama
Railroad Company's tariff.

(/>) Cargo to be stevedored by the railroad crmpany
out of and into steamers, and transferred across the
Isthmus in cars sealed by, or in the presence of, agents
of steamers.

(c) No check as to quantity or condition to be taken,
no receipts exchanged at the receiving and delivering
points.

(<f) The Panama Rai'road Company to be relieved
from all responsibility, which, in view oi the low rate
charged for this servLe. will be assumed by the steamers
for loss or damage to care;} while in its custody. i.ccur-
riug from stevedoring, handling, transferrins, or any
other cause.

ft1) Discharging berth to be furnished to a vessel
only when a connecting vessel is on the opposite side of
the Isthmus, thereby permitting of the direct exchange
of cargoes between them.

On October 31, 1915. the above ra te >f $3 per bill-of-
lading ton will cease. EJfeetive Nov) ni _t 1, and during
any period that th^ Ctial is closed to com nerce, car-
goes will be handled betweei steamers an the Atlantic
and Pacinc Oeeans on the following oasis:

1. Steamers to pay the rates perst.-ibed in the Pana-
ma Railroad Company's tariff for wharfage, use of
cranes, and stevedoring oi cargo in and out.

2. The following rates to apply for the transfer of
cargoes on the railroad:

Charge per
Classification in Local bill-of-lad~

Tariff No. I. iris Ion.

No. 5 $2.00

No. 4 2 50

No. 3 3.50

No. 2 4.50

No. I 5. S3

" 1 J x 1st class" 10 . 00

D-l Idouble 1st class) 10.00

"2i x 1st class" 15.00

"3 x 1st class" 15.00

"4x lstdass" 15.00

Specie, gold, silver, precious stones, etc., one-fourth
of one per cent, ad valorem.

Previous to No^enoer 1 the above indicated classi-
fied rates will be applied in coanectio i with the trans-
fer of cargoes where agents of steamers prefer to avail
of them rather than the S3 rate, because of the con-
ditions under which it is applicable.

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Vol. IX, No. 10.

CANAL WORK IN SEPTEMBER.

Monthly Report of the Governor to the Secretary
of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 14, 1915.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus fcr
the month of September, 1915:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance and repair w>rk
at the locks, the painting of the gate leaves
in the west chamber of Gatun Locks was
completed. The floating caisson was trans-
ferred to the foot of the east flight, and paint-
ing work in the east chamber undertaken, and
at the end of the month the work was about
48 per cent completed. The following com-
mercial lockages were made:

Gatun — 98 lockages, 137 vessels; Pedro
Miguel — 98 lockages, 107 vessels; Miraflores —
108 lockages, 109 vessels.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,2O9,6S0 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station (minus), 23,250 kilo-
watt-hours; total, 3,1S6,430 kilowatt-hours.
The output of the Balboa air compressor
plant was 156,993,290 cubic feet of free air
compressed to 105 pounds. The usual opera-
tion, maintenance, and repair work was car-
ried on.

MunicipalEngineering Division — In addition
to the usual maintenance, operation, and re-
pair work, the following are the principal items
of construction work in progress: The installa-
tion of oil and water mains for supply to Cris-
tobal coaling plant from dock No. 13; the
installation of water pipes for the dry dock at
Balboa; the construction of permanent roads
for Balboa shops and the installation of per-
manent water lines for the Pacific terminals;
work on the water and sewer systems and the
streets and walks for the Coast Artillery posts
on Balboa dump and Margarita Island; the
pavements for the Army stables at Corozal;
and grading and road building in the Balboa
townsite.

Meteorology and hydrography — The rainfall
for the month was generally deficient over
both the Pacific and central sections, but
above normal over the Atlantic section. The
monthly totals ranged from 3.59 inches at
Balboa to 16.12 inchesat Gatun, the maximum
precipitation recorded on any one day being
3.95 inches, at Monte Lirio on the 15th. The
estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake water-
shed was seven per cent below the average, or
11.09 inches against a 15-year mean of 11.95
inches. The Chagres River discharge at Alha-
juela was one per cent below the 26-year Sep-
tember normal, and furnished 40 per cent and
37 percent of the net and total Gatun Lake
yields, respectively. The elevation of Gatun
Lake varied from 86. 27 on the 15th to 85.92 on
the 16th, averaging 86.03. .Miraflores Lake
ranged from 54.40 on the 11th to 53.00 on the
29th, averaging 53.93. Four seismic disturb-
ances were recorded at Balboa Heights during
the month, on the 7th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd,
but no damage was reported as a result of any
of these disturbances.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — The excava-
tion for the sump pits and west wall was com-
pleted, and excavation for the concrete apron

in front of the dock approximately 75 per cent
completed. There were placed 1,310 cubic
yards of mass and 1,649 cubic yards of rein-
forced concrete, the greater part of which was
placed in the pump well walls. The storm
sewer on the north side was completed for a
length of 232 linear feet, and the duct line
adjacent thereto was completed for a length
of 90 linear feet. Eight girders for supporting
the crane rails were set and encased in concrete.
There were placed 116,051 pounds of rein-
forcing steel, of which 84,513 pounds were
rail for reinforcing and anchoring rails. Fixed
steel set in concrete totaled 3,374 pounds.
Twenty-five granite blocks were set in the
caisson sill, completing this item, and the
hollow quoin on the north side was also com-
pleted. At the compressor house (building
No. 29), 50 cubic yards of earth were removed
by hand in preparing for the emplacement of
machine foundations, and both machine bases
for the compressor and the pipe trench were
completed, 309 cubic yards of mass and 66
cubic yards of reinforced concrete being used
in the work, in which was embedded 4,969
pounds of reinforcing steel and 1,473 pounds
of fixed steel. The three piers which carry
the shops' tunnel across the incline at the
head of the dry dock were completed, 32
cubic yards of concrete being placed. Struc-
tural steel placed in the dock gates amounted
to 84.10 tons, making a total to date of 908
tons. The erection and riveting of the down-
stream sheathing was completed, except in
the top and bottom panels. All mechanical
and structural work on the berm cranes was
completed, the electrical installation was con-
tinued, and each of the cranes has been given a
first coat of field paint.

In the entrance pier 200 cubic yards of rock
were excavated by hand in preparing founda-
tions for the head wall. Four panels of steel
deck were set in a line, and the fixed track
west of the crossovers was also set in place.
Forms on the steel decking were completed
for three panels and reinforcement placed in
one of them. Nine hundred linear feet of
duel were placed in the wall.

Coaling plant — In the unloader wharf 185
cubic yards of rock were excavated by hand in
preparing the foundation for the buttresses,
and 118 cubic yards of material were dumped
from the cylinders. There were placed in the
buttresses 2,477 cubic yards of concrete, com-
pleting the buttresses from station 1 plus 50
to 2 plus 25, the one at station 1 plus 25 being
finished to elevation -1.0. In front of the
finished piers there were placed 136 cubic
yards of earth to strengthen the cofferdam
in that area.

At the reloader wharf 69 piles were driven
in repairing the construction trestle, 3,613
linear feet of piling being used. Excavation
has been completed in 71 caissons, but five
caissons remaining unfinished, 189 cubic yards
of rock being excavated during the month.
Thirty-one caissons were filled with concrete
to elevation -5.0, 1,471 cubic yards of con-
crete and 496,287 pounds of reinforcing steel
being placed. The work of placing concrete
floors in the unloader towers progressed satis-
factorily.

Excavation and filling — The total excava-
tion for the month amounted to 46,585 cubic
yards, the greater portion of which was obtain-
ed from Sosa Hill, and of which 41,273 cubic
yards were classified as rock. A total of
47,371 cubic yards of fill was placed. There
were sent to the East Breakwater from Sosa

Hill quarry 36,041 cubic yards, of which 30,227
cubic yards were classified as core rock.

Docks — Forty-seven creosoted piles were
driven in the fenders of pier No. 18, complet-
ing the driving of piles on the south side of
this pier. In the center portion of the pier the
driving of piles was also practically completed;
and the retaining wall was completed on the
north side, and on the south side for a length
of about 100 linear feet. In the quay wall
c-d, 64 piles were driven of which 48 were
construction trestle and 16 guides for caissons,
the total length of piling used being 3,213
linear feet. Twenty caissons were started
and excavation completed in five of them, the
total excavation amounting to 417 cubic yards.
Three caissons were filled with concrete, re-
quiring the placing of 162 cubic yards of con-
crete and 26,205 pounds of reinforcement. The
quarantine boat landing was finished, except
for the bridge leading down from the pontoon,
and the balance of the work will be done by
the forces of The Panama Canal.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — The. trestle was advanced
from station 37 plus 69 to station 53 plus 83
"C," 1,614 linear feet of double-track trestle
being constructed, in which 91,475 linear feet
of piling were used. This establishes a new
monthly record in trestle construction on the
Isthmus. There were laid on the trestle
1,397 linear feet of 2-inch water main. A
total of 38,461 cubic yards of Sosa Hill rock
was dumped into the fill, of which 30,685 cubic
yards were classified as core rock. Scows
dumped 731 cubic yards of earth, 3,398 cubic
yards of coral rock, and 13,265 cubic yards
of blue rock, on the sea slope of the fill. Dredge
No. 4 pumped 3,706 cubic yards of coral
sand and 33,351 cubic yards of coral rock on
the center line of the "shore" trestle, bringing
the fill up to -15 at bents 220 to 280. The
wet and dry fill measured in place amounted
to 73,072 cubic yards for the month.

Under date of August 2, 1915, a contract
was entered into with J. A. Walker and W. A.
Torbert, successful bidders, for the manufac-
ture of 10,000 concrete blocks, measuring 7-
feet cube and having a volume of about 12.3
cubic yards each, to be manufactured at Gam-
boa and delivered at Coco Solo, to be used in
armoring the East Breakwater, the contract
price being $4.7355 for each block. The erec-
tion of the plant by the contractors proceeded
during the months of August and September,
but the casting of blocks has not as yet been
started.

Coaling plant — The driving of fender piles
for the unloader wharf, and of 19 dolphins at
its northwest corner, was completed, thus com-
pleting the entire fender system for the wharf.
All but 31 caissons under the end wharf had
been filled with concrete, 354 cubic yards of
concrete being placed. The pouring of floor
slab and girder encasement continued and all
but 97 linear feet at tiie north end of the re-
loader wharf have been completed, the total
concrete poured during the month amounting
to 3,220 cubic yards. The three caissons lo-
cated in the opening at west end of end wharf
were driven to rock and two of them filled with
concrete. Eight-foot cylinders were placed
over the 6-foot caissons that collapsed in
August, and after driving to a depth of about
70 feet, the removal of the collapsed sections
was commenced. There remained at the end
of the month the two cylinders mentioned
above and one in the opening, to complete
caisson foundations for all wharves. All steel

October 27, 1915.

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70

for the end wharf was erected and riveted,
except two bays at west end and a few girders
over the collapsed cylinders which are located
under wharf bunker, the total weights of deck
steel erected and riveted being 100 tons and
60 tons, respectively. The dredging to ele-
vation -41.0 of the unloader slip was com-
pleted, and the dredging of the reloader slip
continued and was about 60 per cent com-
pleted. Twenty-nine thousand nine hundred
and fifty-nine cubic yards of material were
dredged in slips at the coaling station.

Under Washington order No. 40,483 the
installation of machinery and hoppers in
bridges and diggers continued. The two
traveling hoppers on bridge "A" are erected
and riveted complete and the two hoppers on
bridge "B" are approximately 50 per cent
completed. The two sliding switches, and
the four motor platforms between the trucks
of stocking and reclaiming bridges, were
erected and riveted complete. Approxi-
mately 40,000 pounds of miscellaneous steel
were erected. Corrugated sheet iron work
on the bridge digger houses was completed,
all of these houses being now completely
enclosed, except lor the doors and operators'
windows. The steel erection of viaduct on the
unloader wharf to the northeast loop was com-
pleted, with the exception of some diagonal
bracing, nine panels being riveted complete
during the month. The erection of the re-
loader wharf viaduct is in progress, approxi-
mately 24,000 pounds of steel being erected in
the lower platforms of trailing feeder hoppers
but not riveted. The placing of creosoted
ties and plank walkways on the viaduct con-
tinued, 2,600 linear feet being in place, and
this item is now 50 per cent complete. The
electrical installation continued and proceeded
satisfactorily.

Under Washington order Xo. 40.5S7 the
work continued and proceeded satisfactorily.
Taking all mechanical elements of unloader
towers into consideration, the percentages of
tomplelion of mechanical work are as follows:
Tower No. 1 is 90 per cent complete; tower
No. 2 is 85 per cent complete; tower No. 3
is 75 per cent complete; and tower No. 4 is
65 per cent complete. The electrical work on
tower No. 1 was started on September 17 and
at the end of the month was approximately
20 per cent completed.

tuel oil plants — The construction work re-
maining to be done in connection with the
fuel oil plants was turned over to the Mechani-
cal Division at the beginning of the month.
Marine Di iAja.

One hundred oceangoing vessels and two
launches passed through the Canal in Sep-
tember, of which 51 (.and one launch) were
northbound and 49 land one launch) south-
bound. Of this total 25 were of American and
56 of British register. In addition, tolls were
collected from 65 vessels, 31 southbound and
34 northbound, which, on account of the
slides in Gaillard Cut, were unable to make the
passage of the Canal, and at the end of the
month were anchored at the respective ter-
minal ports. Eighteen vessels were measured
and 146 vessels inspected to see whether their
certificates conformed to the rules. The United
States net equivalent tonnage was computed
on 52 vessels. Statements showing vessels
making the transit of the Canal in each direc-
tion during the month are appended to this
report.*

*The information contained in these tables has
been published in the weekly reports in The Canal
Record. The tables are therefore not printed.

Dredging Division.

The total excavation for the month, includ-
ing earth, rock, and gravel, was !,34S,170
cubic yards. Of this total 153,331 cubic yards
of earth were removed from Balboa inner
harbor, 254,287 cubic yards of earth and
798,299 cubic yards of rock from the Canal
prism in Gaillard Cut, 30,903 cubic yards of
rock and 2,454 cubic yards of earth from the
Cristobal coaling station and adjacent waters,
and 3,706 cubic yards of sand and 33,351
cubic yards of rock were dredged at Coco
Solo for the East Breakwater.

The most pronounced movement that has
occurred in the Canal slides started September
IS and continued throughout the month in the
east Culebra slide. The west Culebra slide
was also active, and the Canal was closed to
navigation from the 18th to the end of the
month. The Canal was also closed by a
smaller movement of east Culebra slide from
the 4th to the 9rh.

The rock breaker Vulcan was engaged from
the 1st to the 11th in breaking rock south of
pier No. IS, Balboa, 917 holes being broken
over an area of 14,672 square feet, with a
total penetration of 2,613 feet and a breakage
of 1,552 cubic yards. From the 12th to the
end of the month the Vulcan was engaged in
breaking rock to grade between Stations 2,152
and 2,160, Canal prism, east side, 2,157 holes
being broken over an area of 34,512 square
feet, with a total penetration of 870 feet and a
breakage of 516 cubic yards. The hydraulic
grader was engaged the entire month furnish-
ing steam to rock drills. Dredges No. 1 and
No. 82 were engaged the entire month excavat-
ing sand and gravel in the Chagres River,
3,660 cubic yards of sand, 1,288 cubic
of No. 1,5,121 cubic yards of No. 2, and 34,483
cubic yards of run-of-bank gravel being ex-
cavated. The work of exterminating water
hyacinths continued and approximately
51,000 young plants were destroyed.
Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 1,091, an increase of 96 as com-
pared with August; those left over from the
previous month numbered 557, and fli ise
carried forward into October numbered 657.
The "output of the foundry was 149,991
pounds of iron, 83,523 pounds of steel, and
14,667 J pounds of brass. Hostling was done
on 4,519 pieces of equipment, and shop and
field repairs were made on 6,419 cars. In
addition, 748 cars were repaired in shop, and
1,207 light and six heavy repair jobs were
done on equipment.

Fuel o,l piants — The operation of the fuel
oil handling plants was taken over by the
Supply Department on September 1, and the
remaining construction work in connection
therewith was assumed by this division.

At the Balboa fuel oil plant thefire walls
around the tank sites of the Panama Canal
Storage Corporation on lots Nos. 13 and 14,
and the drain connections from inside the
walls to the outfall sewer, were practically
completed. The work of lowering the Balboa-
Paraiso oil line and burying it in order to re-
duce maintenance charges caused by expan-
sion and contraction, was completed. The
gasoline storage tank was about 75 per cent
completed at the end of the month.

At .Mount Hope tanks Nos. 4 and 2S, be-
longing to the Huasleca Petroleum Com-
pany, and tanks Nos. 10 and 41, belonging to
the Texas Company, were strapped and gage
tables for Nos. 4 and 28 were computed. The

two 10-inch oil lines installed under the French
canal were tested with air. The cross con-
nection at the coal handling plant was installed
and a temporary 6-inch line run from that
point along the surface of the ground to a
point about half-way down the east side of
the unloader wharf. Grading around the
Mount Hope plant is practically completed.
The Texas Company's pipe line, and the lines
of the Panama Canal Storage Corporation,
were tested to 250 pounds pressure, and ac-
cepted. The erection of the gasoline storage
tank was continued, and caulking and erection
of the roof plating is practically completed.
Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance, opera-
tion, and repair work, the following construc-
tion work was in progress for the Army at the
places named: Fort Amador — All officers' and
non-commissioned officers' quarters and bar-
racks were completed. The storehouse at this
post was 90 per cent completed and the one
at Naos Island 75 per cent completed. MM*
tary Heights — Work was continued on the staff
officers' quarters and at the end of the month
these buildings were approximately SO per
cent completed. Corozal — Work on the stables
and sheds for the artillery and cavalry, and
on the modification of certain Canal quarters
for the housing of troops, was continued and
approximately 95 per cent completed. Fort
Randolph — The erection of eight lieutenants'
quarters, three captains' quarters, one rieid
officers' building, and a sewage pumping
station, pro^; torily. Thesewagg

system was approximately 85 per cent com-
pleted, two lieutenants' quarters 40 per cent
and two 25 per cent, respectively, and the
three captains' quarters an 1 fidd officers'
building were 15 per cent completed. The fill
at the site of the barracks and headquarters
building was completed and the construction
of the two barracks was starte i. Toro Point —
The erection of a wagon shed, stable, and
storehouse was started, and at the end of the
month the wagon shed and stables were 50
per cent completed, and the foundations for
the storehouse were ready for concrete.

The following Canal structures were in the
course of erection at the places named: .-1 neon-
Balboa — All of the frame quarters authorized,
comprising 80 apartments, were completed.
Work on the concrete family quarters was
continued and at the end of the month there
remained to complete four 4-family quarters,
and the two 4-family quarters under con-
struction by contract. Work was started on the
construction of new concrete verandas and
modifications of the interior of the old Ad-
ministration Building at Ancon. The con-
struction of stables for the Panama Railroad
Company in the city of Panama was continued
and the stables were approximately 97 per
cent completed. The crematory building for
Ancon Hospital was completed with the ex-
ception of the interior flooring and millwork,
and the installation of the brick furnaces and
machinery was started. The construction
of the new refrigerating plant at Balboa pro-
gressed satisfactorily and the driving of piles
for the foundation was over 50 per cent com-
pleted. The erection of the combinari. n
bachelor quarters and mess building for pilots
near the Balboa quarantine station continued
and was approximately 75 percent complete I.
The construction of the new buildings for the
Ancon Hospital project was started on Sep-
tember 15, and by the end of the month ap-
proximately 30 per cent of the foundations

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Vol. IX, No. 10.

were in place. Corozal — Work was continued
on the extension of the Miraflores power house,
and the roof and all interior foundation work
was completed. The seven 12-apartment
colored family quarters being erected on the
Pedro Miguel-Miraflores road were approxi-
mately 25 per cent completed. Gatun and
Colon — The construction of the new Colon
Hospital buildings continued and they were
approximately 30 per cent completed. The
concrete work in all four buildings comprising
the hospital group was completed to and in-
cluding the second floor. Work was started
on the repairing and finishing of the Masonic
Temple for the Panama Railroad Company.
A large amount of repair work was done at
New Gatun on condemned houses at that place
preparatory to moving the Colon fire refugees
into them.

Supply Department.

The force report for the half month ended
September 23 showed a total of 23,422 em-
ployes of The Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad Company, of whom 3,491 were white
Americans and 19,931 laborers. Of the latter
approximately 144 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was a
decrease of 1,627 laborers and a decrease of
15 Americans, making a net decrease of 1,642.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,782 Americans, of whom 3,769
were men, 1,466 women and 1,547 children;
and 8,036 West Indians, of whom 4,952 were
men, 1,324 women, and 1,760 children.

The operation of the fuel oil handling plants
at Balboa and Mount Hope was taken over by
this department as of September 1, together
with their personnel, and during the month
the Balboa plant handled 155,906.66 barrels,
more than two-thirds of which was for The
Panama Canal, and the plant at Mount Hope
handled 61,113.89 barrels, practically all of
which was for The Panama Canal.

The value of material received during the
month was $558,536.71. It came forward in
30 steamers; the total weight of cargo, ex-
clusive of lumber and piling, was approxi-
mately 54,652 tons. Some of the principal
items were 60,000 barrels of fuel oil and 1,160,-
200 feet, board measure, of lumber for stock.
Health Department.

General — One case of yellow fever from
Buenaventura, Colombia, developed the dis-
ease while in the Balboa quarantine station on
September 27, one day after being taken
from the steamer Jamaica; death occurred
October 5. With this exception no cases
of yellow fever, smallpox, or plague have
originated on or were brought to the Isth-
mus during the month. Thirty-three deaths
occurred in the Canal Zone. The death
rate for disease in the Canal Zone, based on
a population of 30,219, was 12.31 per thou-
sand per year, as compared with 18.26 for
the preceding month and 13.11 for the
corresponding month of last year.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
pay rolls for the preceding month was 34,827.
On this basis the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 892, gave a rate of 307.34 per thous-
and, as compered with 335.44 for the preceding
month and 365.70 for the corresponding month
of last year. The admission rates to hospitals
for all diseases were: Whites, 283.85; blacks,
126.28; and Americans, 214.69. The admis-
sion rates to hospitals and quarters for malaria
were: Whites, 117. IS; blacks, 43.68; and
Americans, 94.46. The total number of deaths

from all causes was 18. Of these 14 died from
disease, or 4.82 per thousand, as compared,
with 3.99 for the preceding month and 5.31
for the corresponding month of last year
No Americans died during the month.
Accounting Department.
The cash balance in Canal construction
appropriations on September 30, 1915, was
$16,889,119.32 and in the fortification appro-
priations, $3,466,070.87. The payrolls for
September, exclusive of Army quarters, store-
houses, fortifications, etc., amounted to
$903,176.04, and the fortification roll amount-
ed to $70,537.08. Payments by the Disburs-
ing Clerk in Washington amounted to $787,-
872.85, and by the Paymaster on the Isthmus
to $1,790,854.59. Collections on the Isthmus
amounted to $884,083.43, of which $279,072.73
was repaid to appropriations, $241,407.31
was commissary collections and other trust
funds, and $363,603.39 was micsellaneous
receipts to be covered into the Treasury- Of
the miscellaneous receipts $348,720.30 was
collected on account of tolls, as compared
with $496,792.03 for the month of August.
Deposits in the sum of $461,109.37 were made
with the Assistant Treasurer to be applied in
payment of tolls and other charges against
vessels using the Canal. Canal Zone revenue
collections and miscellaneous funds received
amounted to $211,801.62, and the disburse-
ments under the same heading amounted to
$240,943.91.

Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

One hundred and fifty-seven licenses of all
kinds were issued. Seventeen estates were
received and 14 settled, the total cash received
during the month amounting to $383.12,
and the total value of the estates closed being
$239.41. At the port of Balboa 110 vessels
entered and 87 cleared, and at the port of Cris-
tobal 154 vessels entered and 155 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on ac-
count of stamp sales, second-class mail col-
lections, postal due collections, and box rent
receipts, $8,370.29. Money orders issued dur-
ing the month aggregated $311,038.18. Of
this total $100,485 represents the value of
deposit money orders issued without fee, in
lieu of postal savings certificates. Deposit
money orders were paid to the value of $86,-
925, and postal savings certificates to the
value of $16,915. The balance of postal sav-
ings deposits on hand at the close of the month,
represented by unpaid certificates and de-
posit money orders, aggregated $33S,640, as
compared with $441,995 at the close of the
previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Four hundred and sixty-eight arrests were
made. Of this total 453 were males and 15
females. Fifty-six convicts were confined in
the penitentiary at the close of the month.
Three persons were deported, two of whom
were convicts who had completed their sen-
tences in the penitentiary and one of whom
was a prisoner who had served a term in jail.

Two fires occurred, and the damage to The
Panama Canal property resulting therefrom
amounted to $10. Panama Railroad property,
private property, and the property of the
United States Army suffered no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 67 cases were settled;
eight civil, 24 probate, and 36 criminal cases
were filed, and 94 cases of all kinds were pend-
ing at the close of the month. In the magis-
trates' courts, 21 civil and 461 criminal cases
were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The schools were closed on June 30, 1915,
for the summer vacation.

Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies aggregated 93,459 tons, not including
9,135 tons of rehandled freight.

The following quantities of coal were
handled and trimmed in bunkers: Colon
agency, 24,387 tons; Balboa agency, 11,533
tons; total, 35,920 tons. .

The work on pier No. 7, Cristobal, continued
satisfactorily. Contract was let for 1,500,000
paving brick at a contract price of §5S,263.
Machinery for the manufacture of cement
roof tiling arrived on the Isthmus September
22, but the manufacture of tiling under con-
tract W-70,734 was not started. There were
removed from cylinders 5.6 cubic yards of
spoil, and 120.6 cubic yards of concrete were
placed therein, completing both of these items.
One cylinder was completed, making a total
of 214 cylinders to date, the total number re-
quired, and, with the setting of 96 steel pedes-
tals, this item was likewise completed. Form
work for concrete and casement of steel floor
system was started, and approximately
11,470 square feet were set. In the construc-
tion of the flooring 5,140,700 pounds of steel
were erected.

Work was started on preliminary boring for
pier No. 6, three holes amounting to 225.2
linear feet of wash drilling and 22.5 linear feet
of diamond drilling being made.
Respectfully,

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Date of
death

Jurado, L
Touwaline

77049
50810

Camo Bierd

Cristobal 1

Municipal Eng. .
Term. Const.. . . |

Oct. 23, 1915.

Jamaica

Sept. 13, 1915.

Insane Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian

Residence

Employed by

Date of
commitment

44775

Fortifications . . .

Sept. 30, 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased and insane employes of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the
estates or any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of
property, bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys
due them, should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Ad-
ministration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before
a notary public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names
will be published but once.

October 27, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

81

Locomotive Boiler for Gasoline Storage.

In order to provide a safe storage for gasoline
for the omnibuses and railway motor cars at
the Balboa station, the Panama Railroad has
had a tank installed underground in the plot
of ground lying in front of the motor car house
and across the road from the bus house. An
old locomotive boiler, formerly used in a tem-

porary pump station at Gamboa, was used for
the tank. At the same time the Panama
Railroad had a water connection made to
supply water at the curb for the radiators of
the bus engines.

Contract for Lani Defense Clearing.

Contract for two complete clearings of

land aggregating 3,414 acres and 68 miles of
20-foot trail connected with the land defenses,
bids on which were advertised for in The
Canal Rcord of September 15, has been
awarded to the lowest bidder, J. A. Walker
and W. A. Torbert, for the lump sum of
$24,156.98.

RETA'L DRY GOODS PRICE LIST.

Commissary Branch of Supply Department.

There is published below the retail dry goods price list No. 1, effective November 1, 1915, governing the prices of articles sold in the dry'
goods departments of the commissary stores. The prices are those at which the items will be sold to Canal employes and other residents of
the Isthmus who have commissary privileges. These prices will be increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to commercial vessels and ships of
foreign navies, and by 20 per cent in cases of sales to yachts.

The retail grocery list now in effect, No. 2, was published in The Canal Record of July 2S, 1915. The retail price list of leather goods was
published in The Canal Record of September 1..1915. The retail hardware price list was published in The Canal Record of September 29,
1915. Those who need copies of these lists may secure them from the Depot Commissary, Cristobal. Canal Zone.

Article.

Albums (see Stationery).

Alpaca, plain black or Navy blue

Alpaca, fancy

Alpaca, striped

Ammonia, violet

Antisepticus, liquid, P. C

Aprons, gingham

Aprons, sanitary, nainsook

Aprons, sanitary, silk

Aprons, coverall

Aprons, coverall

Atomizers

Auxiliator (see Tonic, hair).

Bags, cricket (see Cricket supplies).

Bags, hot water

Bags, ice, rubber

Bags, laundry

Bags, laundry

Bags, shopping

Bags, vanity. .'

Balls, camphor

Balls, cricket (see Cricket supplies).

Balls, tennis

Bandages, gauze, 2"

Bandages, gauze, 2\"

Bandages, gauze, 3"

Bandages, gauze, 3^"

Bands, arm, Blakely

Bands, arm, No. 338

Bands, arm

Bands, hat

Barrettes

Barrettes

Bars, mosquito, double

Baseballs I Each

Batiste, holly | Yard

Batiste, fancy Yard

Bats, cricket (see Cricket supplies).

Bay rum, St. Thomas

Bay rum, P. C

Unit.

One cent each allowed for empty bottles returned.

Beading, lace (see Lace).

Bedspreads, dimity

Bedspreads, colored, hemmed, with fringe..

Bedspreads, double, white, hemmed

Bedspreads, double, white, with fringe. . . .

Bedspreads, dimity, 80" x 90"

Bedspreads, with fringe, crochet

Bedspreads, dimity, 62" x 90"

B.'dspreads, single, white, hemmed

B king, black, No. 152

B. king, black, No. 153

Belting, dress, 2", white,

Belting, dress, lj", black

Belting, white, No. 152

Belting, white, No. 153

Yard
Yard
Yard
Bot.
Bot.
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Box

Each

Roll

Roll

Roll

Roll

Pair

Pair

Pair

Each

Each

Each

Each

Bot.
Bot.

Price.

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

Yard

SO. 90
1.65
1.15

.10
.25
.24
.41
.68
.42
.39
.55

.79
.59
.47
.52
.18
.08
.24

.32
.03
.04
.05
.06
.06
.i6
.17
.40
.23
.40
1.40
1.10
.10
.16

.25
.20

1.30

1.10

1.10

1.20

1.20

1.05

.90

.75

.15

.18

.04

.03

.15

■.IS

5. N.

5845
8173
8317

8568
8985
9114
9432
11126
11582
84S5
5476
5772
7995
11896
11423

9632
9836
9875

9887
9888
9SS9
11123
11137
11557
11855
7151

8958

11817
5642

11812

11899
9712
9713

11932

9325
9326
8865
11158
8124
11159
6288
9292
9293
9294
9841
11147
11157
11265
2379

Article.

Belts, ladies', patent leather, black, red, ot

white

Belts, men's, leather, black or tan

Belts, men's, leather, white

Belts, men's, leather, with pearl buckle,
black, tan, or white

Belts, men's, leather, with covered buckle.

Belts, men's, leather, with brass buckle . . .

Belts, men's, leather, black or tan

Belts, men's, cotton, white

Belts, men's, black or tan, covered buckle .

Belts, men's, cotton, without buckle

Belts, sanitary, ladies'

Blankets, wool, gray, suede

Blankets, cotton, gray, single

Blankets, cotton, Jacquard

Blankets, cotton, Jacquard

Bleach, nail, Ongoline

Blotters (see Stationery).

Blouses, boys'

Blouses, middy, Norfolk

Blouses, middy, short sleeves

Blouses, middy, short sleeves

Blouses, middy, long sleeves

Blouses, middy, long sleeves

Blouses, middy, blue collar

Blouses, middy, Bulgarian

Blouses, middy, Bulgarian

Blouses, middy, Palm Beach

Boards, emery

Bodkins (see Needles).

Boning, collar

Books, memo (see Stationery).

Books, score (see Cricket supplies).

Boxes, powder puff

Boxes, soap

Boxes, vanity, celluloid

Braid, finishing

Braid, lingerie, No. 7

Braid, lingerie, No. 8

Brassieres, Model

Brilliantine (see Tonic, hair) .

Brooms, whisk, No. 47

Brooms, whisk, No. 49

Brushes, bath, long handle

Brushes, bath

Brushes, clothes, Keep Clean

Brushes, clothes

Brushes, hair, Keep Clean

Brushes, hair, wire

Brushes, hair

Brushes, hair

Brushes, hair, infants'

Brushes, hair

Brushes, hair

Brushes, hair

Brushes, najl ................

Unit.

Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Jar

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Doz.

Yard

Price.

SO. 22
.43

.87

.44
.85
.55
.61
.20
.44
.11
.15

1.70
.43
.94

1.30
.27

.46
1.30

.91
1.30
1.25

.91

.95
1.30
1.15
1.30

.21

.04

Each

.25

Each

.49

Each

.25

Yard

.03

Piec?

.06

Piece

.06

Each

.44

Each

.15

Each

.17

Each

.43

Each

.87

Each

.65

Each

.75

Each

.39

Each

.75

Each

1.00

Each

.65

Each

.19

Each

1.15

Each

.41

Each

.64

Each

.10

82

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 10.

S. N.

6877
9295
55S2
6375
6569
7894
9297
562 3
7664
11918
9290

1184:

5627
11871

11465
7474
8674
8675
5812
11229
11213
11214
11215
11197
5496
9271
9272
9273
9274
9275
9746
9747
974;*
9749
9751
9752
9753
9754
9755
9756
9757
9758
9759
11799
11811
8319
8321
8359
9254
9268
11518
11759
11766
9291
9459
11115
11116
11117
11118
11119
11121
5114
9223
11772
11773
5945
6383
6384
6949

8376
8653
9588

Article.

Brushes, nail

Brushes, nail

Brushes, shaving, rubberset

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, tooth, antiseptic

Brush.es, tooth, prophylactic

Brushes, tooth, prophylactic, children's

Brushes, tooth

Buckles (or belts

nail, chamois

Bunting, red, white, and blue

Burlap, 35", brown, green, and red ....

Buttons, bachelor

Buttons, bone, black, No. 27

Buttons, bone, black, No. 30

Buttons, collar : '.

Buttons, cuff

Buttons, jet, black

Buttons, jet, black

Buttons, jet, black

Button molds

Buttons, pearl

Buttons, pearl, No. 16

Buttons, pearl, No. 18

Buttons, pearl, No. 20

Buttons, pearl, No. 21

Buttons, pearl, No. 24

Buttons, pearl, with bolts

Buttons, pearl, No. 26

Buttons, pearl, No. 28

Buttons, pearl, No. 30

Buttons, pearl, No. 32

Buttons, pearl. No. 16

Buttons, pearl, No. 18

Buttons, pearl, No. 20

Buttons, pearl, No. 22

Buttons, pearl, No. 24

Buttons, pearl, No. 26

Buttons, pearl, No. 28

Buttons, pearl, No. 30

Buttons, pearl, No. 40

Buttons, pearl, No. 45

Cambric, linen, white, 36"

Cambric, linen, white, 36"

Cambric, linen, 36"

Cambric, diamond hill, white, 36". . . .

Cambric, bleached, Lonsdale

Cambric, linen, 36"

Cambric, linen, bleached, 36"

Camphor, gum, 1-oz

Canvas, No. 4, 54"

Capes, rain, children's, red or blue, with hood

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Caps, bathing, ladies', silk

i Caps, bathing, ladies'

Caps, bathing, ladies'

Caps, bathing, ladies'

Caps, men's, khaki

Caps, men's, shepherd, check

Caps, men's, engineer's

Caps, men's, tweed

Cards, correspondence (see Stationery).

Cards, playing (see Stationery).

Cases, pillow, linen, embroidered with scal-
loped edge, 22" x 36".:

Cases, pillow, linen, hemstitched and em
broidered, 22" x 36"

Cases, pillow, cotton, . , ,

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Yard
Yard
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Each
Pair
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Each
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Each
Each
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Cake
Yard
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Pai:

P^ir
Each

SO. 22
.25
1.00
.23
.24
.18
.70
.16
.21
.18
.12
.09
.40
.06
.11
.07
.02
.02
.09
.93
.19
.27
.42
.02
.08
.07
.OS
.09
.11
.13
.03
.16
.IS
.22
.32
.04
.05
.06
.06
.07
.09
.10
.11
.07
.OS
.31
.38
.31
.09
.12
.30
.34
.04
.62
2.00
7.05
7.35
7.60
7.20
7.50
7.75
.85
.22
.41
.22
.38
.56
.17
.38

2.40

1.35
48

11826

11867
11868
11S69
11571

9957
9958
11241
11243

11647
11651
11418
11621
11669

9418
11578
11821
11635

9493
11353
11385
11633
11634
11577

9228
11349
11619
11659
11613
11637
11644
11842
11346
11655
11348
11616
11641
11629

7654

8384
8761

9599
5664
7567
8669
8671
8672
9598
6938

11563
8852
5923
8131
9118
5796
9249

11879
7148
2443
5174
8127
8128
8928
9317
9318
9319
9321
9322
9358
93.59

A rticle.

Cases, pillow, linen, hemstitched and em-
broidered

Cases, pillow, linen, plain, hemstitched...

Cases, pillow, linen, plain, hemstitched. . . .

Cases, pillow, linen, plain, hemstitched. . . .

Clips, collar, military

Clips, gem (see Stationery).

Clips, tie

Clips, tie '

Clips, tie, rolled gold

Clips, tie, sterling silver

Cloth (see also other lines of dress goods, un-
der headings: "Alpaca," "Batiste,"
"Cambric," "Damask," "Poplin," etc.).

Cloth, flaxon, colored

Cloth, Honeycomb

Cloth, lace

Cloth, lace, fancy

Cloth, lace

Cloth, long, white, Burleigh

Cloth, mercerized

Cloth, mercerized, Jacquard

Cloth, Monogram

Cloth, oil, white

Cloth, oil, colored

Cloth, Palm Beach

Cloth, Premier

Cloth, Ramapo

Cloth, Rehan

Cloth, Ripplette

Cloth, Samson Galatea

Cloth, shrunk Francies

Cloth, silk, embroidered

Cloth, silk, foundation

Cloth, silk and cotton novelties

Cloth, Splash Francies

Cloth, Supreme cords

Cloth, tissue

Cloth, tissue

Cloth, waisting

Cloth, waisting

Cloth', waisting

Cloth, woven, shepherd checks

Cloths, sideboard, hemstitched and em-
broidered, 16" x 54"

Cloths, sideboard, hemstitched, 18" x 54"..

Cloths, sideboard, embroidered, linen, 18" x
72"

Cloths, sideboard, linen, 17" x 63"

Cloths, table, P. C. Hotel

Cloths, tea, linen, 36" x 36"

Cloths, tea, embroidered, 36" x 36"

Cloths, tea, embroidered, 45" x 45"

Cloths, tea, embroidered, 54" x 54"

Cloths, tea, linen, 54" x 54"

Cloths, wash, San-Knit-Ary

Coats, Palm Beach

Coats, rain, ladies',

Coats, rain, men's

Coats, rain, men's

Coats, rain, men's

Collars, men's, linen, "Arrow"

Collars, soft

Collars, military

Cologne, headache, Hudnut's

Combs, hard rubber

Combs, white

Combs, celluloid

Combs, celluloid

Combs, ladies', black rubber

Combs, black rubber, 8"

Combs, black rubber, 9"

Combs, barber's, black rubber, 7"

Combs, barber's, black rubber, 7j"

Combs, fine, black rubber i .

Combs, side, shell and amber

Combs, side, shell and amber

Unit. Price.

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Bot.
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

October 27, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

83

Combs, men's, ivory Each

Combs, ladies', ivory Each

Combs, ladies', white tuskanoid Each

Combs, men's, white tuskanoid Each

Comfortables Each

Corsets, No. 123 Each

Corsets, Bon Ton, low Each

Corsets, Bon Ton, medium Each

Corsets, Reduso, W. B., 737 Each

Corsets, Reduso, W. B., 789 Each

Corsets, Reduso. Nuform Each

Corsets, Royal Worcester Each

Corsets, W.B., 478, 43-1 Each

Cotton, absorbent, 4-oz Pkg.

Cotton, crochet, Nos. 3, 10, 20, 40, white. . . Ball

Cotton, crochet, Xo. 16-25 Skein

Cotton, darning Spool

Covers, cushion, embroidered, 20" x 20" . . . Each
Covers, cushion, embroidered, 20"x20"... Each

Cream, cold, Hudnut's Jar

Cream, cold, Ricksecker's Jar

Cream, cold, Colgate's Jar

Cream, cold, Perfect Tube

Cream, dental, Colgate's Tube

Cream, face, Sanitol Jar

Cream, honey and almond Bot.

Cream, massage, Pompeian Jar

Cream, Milkweed, small Bot.

Cream, shaving, Colgate's Tube

Cream, shaving, Williams' Tube

Cream, vanishing, Pond's Jar

Cream, Violet Sec, Hudnut's Jar

Crepe, checked Yard

Crepe, checked Yard

Crepe de Chine, 36" Yar J

Crepe, fancy Yard

Crepe, fancy Yard

Crepe, Fleuret Yard

Crepe, Ilford, white, 30" Yard

Crepe, K. H. G. white check, 36" Yard

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

Crepe, M. A. F.

Crepe, Malay, white, 36"

Crepe, novelty

Crepe, Raipur

Crepe, Serpentine

Crepe, white

Crepe, striped, Ya wal, 36"

Crepe, plain white and fancy, "Yeddo" .

Creton, Dresden, draperies

Cricket supplies:

Bags

Balls, Grand Prix

Bats, No. 4

Bats, record

Books, score

Gloves, batting

Gloves, wicket keeping

Leg guards

Stumps and bails

Crimpers, hair

Cuffs, men's, Arrow, 3f"

Cuffs, men's, Arrow, 4|"

Curlers, kid

Curlers, kid

Curtain, draperies, Reoscrim

Curtain, draperies, Georgian

Curtain, etamine

Curtain, etamine, hemstitched

Curtain, fish net, green, red, and white.

Curtain, Madras, with drawn work

Curtain, scrim, plain white, 36"

Curtain, Silkaline

Curtain, Swiss

Curtain, Swiss

Curtains, cotton, ruffled

Cushions, pin, tomato

Damask, table linen, 72"

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Pair
Pair
Pair
Set

Bunch
Pair
Pair
Pkg.
Pkg.
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Pair
Each
Yard

Price.

$0.19
.18
.32
.23
1.20
1.55
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.50
1.25
1 .55
.89
.14
.09
.01
.02
.33
.37
.41
.40
.22
.20
.18
.17
.37
.32
.39
.16
.16
.19
.43
.17
.14
.43
.09
.19
.25
.11
.19
.20
.16
.14
.17
.14
.41
.19
.14
.09

4.10
1.75
4.05
5.60
1.00
2.60
3.25

.10
.60
.06
.21
.21
.15
.09
.12
.11
.15
.20
.11
.17
.11
.10
.10
.13
.85
.04
.72

11564
11221

8662
9246
2383
11656
8945
11657
11778
11775
9467
8362
8364
8115
8365

8366

8367

8368

8369

8371

8372

8374

8375

91S9

9191

9192

9247

9283

9284

9533

5734
5 13 1
6413

79 S3
7934

2432
5336
5421
5435
5768
6399
7697
8796
8924
S925
8964
11218
11558
11862
5767
992S
9994

2436
7584
9313
9314

Article.

Damask, table linen, 72"

Darners, stocking

Dentifrice, Odol (see Wash, tooth).

Diaper, cotton, 24", 10-yard

Diaper, cotton, 24"

Diapers, Purity, IS" x 36"

Dimity, checks

Dimity, check, flaxon white

Dimity, cords

Dimity, fancy

Dimity, striped

Dioxogen

Doilies, damask, H. S., 14" x 14"

Doilies, damask, H. S., 15" x L5"

Doilies, linen, embroidered, 10" x 10"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 8"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 10"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 12"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 20"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 1.0"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 12"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 20"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 4J-"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scallope I

edge, 6" '.

Doilies, r mnd, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 24"

ju.iJ, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 36"

1 1 lili -... in 1. em ir tidere 1. wich scalloped

e Ige, 18"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge. 24"

I'll, s, l iu id, e ii nroidered, with scalloped

edge, 18"

Doilies, roun I, embroidere 1, with scalloped

edge, 22"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 22"

Drawers, men's, elastic, Scriven's

Drawers, men's, crepe, white

Drawers, men's, Porosknit

Drawers, men's, nainsook

Drawers, men's, sea island

Drawers, men's, B. V. D

Dress goods, wash (see Cloth, crepe, Ging-
ham, Madras, Organdie, Voile, etc.).

Drill, white, union

Drill, linen, striped

Drill, cotton, khaki

Drill, cotton, unbleached, 27"

Drill, linen, brown, 30"

Drill, linen, striped

Drill, linen, bleached, 28"

Drill, cotton, khaki

Drill, cotton, drab

Drill, linen, brown

Drill, linen, white

Drill, linen, white

Drill, linen, navy blue

Drill, khaki, olive drab, U. S. A

Duck, linen, white

Duck, linen, brown

Duck, linen, white

Eau de Cologne (see Perfumes).

Elastic, silk

Elastic, silk, black

Elastic, black and white, |"

Elastic, black and white, 1"

Unit.

Price.

Yard

$0.73

Each

.05

Piece

.71

Piece

.84

Each

.07

Yard

.14

Yard

.16

Yard

.14

Yard

.19

Yard

.03

Bot.

.28

Each

.36

Each

.39

Each

.35

Each

.26

Each

.36

Each

.42

Each

.91

Each

.30

Each

.36

Each

1.00

Each

.15

Each

.20

Each

1.45

Each

2.30

Each

.75

Each

1.25

Each

.SS

Each

1.30

Each

1.10

Pair

.60

Pair

.35

Pair

.28

Pair

.40

Pair

.45

Pair

.37

Yard

.27

Yard

.22

Yard

.22

Yard

.08

Yard

.36

Yard

.36

Yard

.43

Yard

.17

Yard

.28

Yard

.26

Yard

.51

Yard

.52

Yard

.23

Yard

.30

Yard

.50

Yard

.40

Yard

.60

Yard

.23

Yard

.30

Yard

.03

Yard

.05

84

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 10.

S. N.

11336
11934
11935
11795
11379

5559

11293

11721

11722

5994

7337

5859

5858

5861

5863

6417

5862

5419

5447

8561

11313

8892

9494

11874

11468

6492

8693

5829

5832

9634

5833

9373

11912

7843

11436

6869

5424

5438

11156

11411

11877

5839
11437
11366
11466
9377
9378
9379
9381
2269
5531
9116
11371
2134
5163
11183

11511
11512
11513
11514
11515
11517
5157
5158
6143
9541
9738

9895
9896

Article.

Elastic, black and white, \"

Embroidery, allover, 45"

Embroidery, allover, 45"

Emeries, strawberry

Enamel, nail, Hudnut's

Envelopes (see Stationery).
Eradicator, ink (see Stationery).
Erasers (see Stationery).
Extract, eclat (see Perfumes).

Extract, Pond's

Fasteners, dress

Fasteners, snap on tape, white

Fasteners, snap on tape, black

Files, nail

Flags, American, 6' x 10'

Flags, English, 5' x 8'

Flags, French, 4' x 6'

Flags, French, 5' x 8'

Flags, Panama, 5' x 8'

Flags, Panama, 6' x 10'

Flags, Panama, 8' x 12'

Flannel, Canton

Flannel, cream, 36"

Flannel, Welsh Saxony, 26"

Flannel, Fleecedown, 28"

Floss, dental, 24-yard

Forms, dress, pneumatic

Forms, dress, adjustable

Garters and arm bands

Garters, Boston, silk

Garters, Boston

Garters, Brighton, silk

Garters, Brighton, double grif)

Garters, Brighton, double grip

Garters, Paris, single and double grip
Garters, Paris, single and double grip .

Garters, Steinway

Gauntlets, engineer's

Gauntlets, engineer's

Gauze, hospital

Gingham, apron, Amoskeag

Gingham, Chambray, Imperial

Gingham, Barnaby, Red Seal, or Zephy

Gingham, Renfrew, 36"

Gingham, Patterson

Glasses, shaving (see Mirrors).
Gloves, batting (see Cricket supplies).

Gloves, engineer's, leather

Gloves, engineer's, cotton

Gloves, ladies', white, cotton

Gloves, ladies', silk

Gowns, night, ladies'

Gowns, night, ladies'

Gowns, night, ladies'

Gowns, night, ladies'

Hammocks

Hammocks

Hammocks

Handkerchiefs, children's

Handkerchiefs, ladies', black border

Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, ladies', hemstitched, linei

12" x 12"

Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered.
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered

Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, bandana

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Hat bands (see Bands;.

Hats, boys', straw

Hats, children's, straw

27'

Price.

Yard
Yard
Yard
Each
Bot.

Bot.

Doz.

Yard

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each i

Each

Each

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Spool

Each

Each

Set

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each

$0.01
.52
.92
.04
.43

.19

.08

.23

.23

.05

6.05

5.25

1.65

3.05

1.85

2.55

2.80

.14

.45

.28

.08

.11

14.70

8.70

.32

.35

.16

.15

.20

.36

.35

.17

.17

.85

.14

.05

.OS

.12

.10

.17

.08

.95
.11
.46
.59
.82
.98
1.15
1.30

-.00
.85
.35

.03
.20
.10

.14
.10
.16
.29
.35
.41
.13
.14
.10
.04
.22
.17

.70
.25

5. 2V.

11446
11715
6425
8678
11714
2197
5931
5934
8596
9177
9181
9182
9258
9259
9449
9514
9848
9937
11161
11443
11493
11556
11569
11765"
11774
11843
11936

11796
11475
11792
5488
11455
11456
9462
9522
11299
1.1311
11432
11844
11845
8571
11592
11595
11679
8858
9117
9231
9455

11297
11298
11694
11695
11696
2481
9111
9248
9263

9454
9824

11295
11296
11593
11594
11597

11797
8318
112ol
11453
11586
11883

A rticle.

I'hite.

Hats, children's, white drill. . .

Hats, children's, straw

Hats, ladies', straw

Hats, ladies', straw

Hats, ladies', felt, white

Hats, men's, felt, crusher

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, men's, waterproof

Hats, men's, waterproof

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, men's, Dakota. Stetson.
Hats, men's, Broncho, Stetson
Hats, men'*, U. S. A. pattern,

Hats, men's, cloth

Hats, men's, cloth

Hats, men's, felt, Stetson

Hats, men's, felt

Hats, mens, felt, crusher

Hats, men's, cloth

Hats, men's, felt, Stetson

Hats, men's, felt, Army

Hats, men's, Palm Beach

Hats, men's, Twill, khaki

Hats, men's, straw, Bangkok

Hats, men's, straw, China Braid, soft brim.

Herpicide (see Tonic, hair).

Holders for hand blotters (see Stationery).

Hooks, button, nickel plated

Hooks, crochet, steel

Hooks, crochet, bone

Hooks and eyes, white or black

Hoops, embroidery, round

Hoops, embroidery, oval

Hose, children's, lisle, black

Hose, children's, black, white, or tan

Hose, children's, white

Hose, children's, tan

Hose, children's, extra heavy, black

Hose, children's, white, pink tops

Hose, children's, white, blue tops

Hose, infants', white, with blue or pink tops

Hose, infants', silk, black

Hose, infants', silk, white

Hose, infants', silk, lisle

Hose, ladies', silk, Phoenix, assorted colors

Hose, ladies', lisle, black

Hose, ladies', silk, black

Hose, ladies', silk, Phoenix, black, white, or

tan

Hose, ladies', lisle, white

Hose, ladies', lisle, tan

Hose, ladies', lisle, black

Hose, ladies', lisle, tan

Hose, ladies', lisle, white ....*.

Hose, men's, black, with white soles

Hose, men's, black

Hose, men's, Phoenix, assorted colors

Hose, men's, silk, interwoven, black, white,

or tan

Hose, men's, Phoenix assorted colors

Hose, men's, silk, assorted colors

Hose, men's, lisle, white

Hose, men's, lisle, tan

Hose, men's, lisle, tan, True Shape

Hose, men's, lisle, black, True Shape

Hose, men's, lisle, white, True Shape

Icy Kol (see Tonic, hair).
Ink (see Stationery).
Inkwells (sec Scaionery).

Irons, curling

Junipers, engineer's

Kimonas, crepe

Knickerbockers, boys' .'....

Knickerbockers, boys'

Lace beading, Guipure

Unit.

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Doz.
Each
Each
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each
Each
Each
Pair
Pair
Yard

October 27, 1915.

THE' CANAL RECORD

85

Article.

Lace beading, Guipure

Lare beading, Guipure

Lace beading. Guipure

Lace beading, Guipure

Lace flouncing

Lace fl 3uncing

Lare, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Laces, corset

Laces, corset, 5-yard

Laces, corset

Laces, corset, 5-yard

Laces, corset, 10-yard

Laces, middy blouse

Lawn, black, 40"

Lawn, Persian, cotton, white, 36"

Lawn, Persian, cotton, white 36" ....
Lawn, Persian, cotton, white, 36". . . .

Lawn, Persian, cotton, 36"

Lawn, Persian, cotton, 36"

Lawn, checked, cotton, 27"

Lawn, colored, cotton, 27"

Lawn, linen, bleached, 36"

Lawn, linen, bleached, 36"

Lawn, check, cotton, white, 27"

Leg guards (see Cricket supplies).
Linen, brown, Holanda Cruda, 31". . .

Linen, costume, bleached, 36"

Linen, costume, colored, 36" Yard

Linen, pillow, 45" Yard

Linon, India, 36" Yard

Unit. Price.

S. N.

Article.

Linon, India, 36"

Linon, India, 36"

Linon. sheer, fancy, 27"

Linon, clipped dots, 27". . . .
Linon. wide, novelties, 36". .
Linon, wide, novelties, 36". .

Linon, sheer, fancy, 27"

Linon, sheer, fancy, 27"

Linon, finish, checks, 27". . .
Linon, clipped fancy, 27". . . .

Linon, Marquinette, 27".

Linon, clipped fancy, 27". . . .
Links, collar, gold filled...
Links, cuff, sterling silver.. .'.

Links, cuff, gold plated

Links, cuff, gold plated

Listerine, 3-oz

Listerine, 7-oz

Listerine, 14-cz

Lciions (see Perfumes).

Madras, check, 27"

Mats, Turkish bath

Mats, Turkish bath

Measures, tape

Measures, tape, nickel

Menticol, P. C

Mirrors, stand

Mirrors, stand

Mitts, Turkish bath.

Molds, button (see Buttons).

Mousoeline, fancy, 27"

Mum, toilet preparation

Muslin, fruit of the loom 36''

Muslin, unbleached, 36"

Muslin, Indian head, 36"...

Muslin, twilled, 36"

Muslin, dotted, 27"

Muslin, embroidered, 27". . . .

Nainsook, plain, 36"

Nainsook, check, 27"

Yard

SO. OS

11256

Yard

.11

11257

Yard

.13

11361

Yard

.15

11365

Yard

.18

5653

Yard

.18

9229

Yard

.08

9882

Yard

.13

5652

Yard

.16

11526

Yard

.19

876S

Yard

.32

7426

Yard

.44

7583

Yard

.04

11474

Yard

.06

11596

Each

.03

951S

Pair

.04

7425

Each

.10

11833

Each

.03

11939

Each

.07

Each

.05

9119

Yard

.16

5575

Yard

.19

55S4

Yard

.12

5992

Yard

.19

8355

Yard

.13

Yard

.17

11444

Yard

.12

11682

Yard

.13

11777

Yard

.32

5S89

Yard

.46

6738

Yard

.12

11458

11631

Yard

.20

11937

Yard

.22

11814

Yard

.29

11815

Yard

.57

11124

Yard

.12

Yard

.14

Yard

.17

5755

Yard

.18

9412

Yard

.19

9413

Yard

.35

94S1

Yard

.24

11428

Yard

.14

5723

Yard

.16

5769

Yard

.11

57S5

Yard

.15

8566

Yard

.IS

S736

Yard

.19

8944

Each

.25

9785

Pair

.61

Pair

1.30

11491

Pair

.61

11492

Bot.

.17

Bot.

.34

2466

Bot.

.66

8212

Yard

.IS

7129

Each

.76

9255

Each

51

Each

.03

5597

Each

.13

5599

Bot.

.25

6754

Each

.95

8885

Each

.61

8886

Pair

.26

8879

9139

Yard

.16

9159

Far

.19

9161

Yard

.10

11854

Yard

.08

Yard

.14

2429

Yard

.13

5487

Yard

.16

6168

Yard

.21

7732

Yard

.11

8692

Yard

.10

8989

Nainsook, cotton, white, 36"

Nainsook, cotton, white, 36"

Nainsook, white, 36"

Nainsook, white. 36"

Napkins, damask, 24"

Napkins, damask, 22"

Napkins, scalloped, 15"

Napkins, paper, plain white

Napkins, paper, assorted

Napkins, sanitary, s-doz

Needles, bodkins, 3"

Needles, darning

Needles, embroidery

Needles, embroidery, 25s

Needles, Mittraillouse

Nets, hair, fringe, Tidy wear

Nets, hair, Motor

Netting, mosquito, white

Nightgowns (see Gowns).

Nightshirts, men's

Oil, Omega, small

Ointment, carbolic, Calvert's

Ointment, Cuticura

Ointment, Mentholatum

Ongoline (see Bleach, nail).

Organdy, Chantilly, white, 40"

Organdy, colored, 27"

Organdy, fancy, 27"

Overalls, plain, pin check

Overalls, with apron, Cone's Boss

Overalls, boys', blue denim

Overalls, with bib, Sweet Orr

Overalls, white

Pacifiers, baby, No. 26

Pacifiers, baby, No. 75

Padding, table, quilted, 54"

Pads, desk and scratch (see Stationery).
Pads, dress (jet; Shields).

Pajamas, Aldine

Pajamas, Morris

Pajamas, Morris, cotton

Pajamas, Morris

Pajamas, boys' ;

Pants, running, Spalding

Pants, khaki

Pants, duck, white

Pants, rtmning, Spalding

Pants, working, with belt

Pants, riding, khaki

Pants, Palm Beach

Paper, note (see Stationery).

Parasols, white

Parasols, tan

Paste, library (see Stationery).

Paste, tooth, Pebeco

Paste, tooth, Sanitol

Pencils, penholders, and pens (see Stationery).

Percale, plain colors, 36"

Percale, Marcelle, assorted patterns, 36". . .
Perfumes:

Extract, quadruple, Hudnut's

Colgate's, 2-oz

Colgate's, 1-oz

Triple extract

Lotions, assorted, Piver's

Assorted, Piver's

Extract, Eclat, No. 25, Colgate's. . . .

Eau de Cologne

Eau de Cologne

Extract, Eclat, No. 15

Pillow cases (sec Cases).

Pins, hair, celluloid

Pins, hair, wire

Pins, common

Pins, Princess

Pins, safety, Ascot

Pins, safety, Duplex, No. 2^

Unit.

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Doz.

Doz.

Box

Doz.

Doz.

Pkg.

Pkg.

Case

Each

Each

Yard

Each

Bot.

Jar

Jar

Jar

Yard
Yard
Yard
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Each
Each
Yard

Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each
Each

Tube
Tube

Yard
Yard

Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.

Doz.
Cab't
Book
Book
Each
Doz.

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Vol. IX, No. 10.

Article.

Pins, safety, Duplex, No. 3

Pins, safety, bright , No. 1

Pins, safety, bright, No. 2

Pins, mourning

Pins, hat

Pique, white, 27"

Pique, vesting

Pique, white, 27"

Pique, warp welts

Polish, nail, Marv, Umlaut's

Poplin, assorted colors, 27"

Poplin, Peerless, 27"

Powder, talcum, Colgate's

Powder, talcum, Hudnut's

Powder, face, La Blanche

Powder, tooth, Euthymol

Powder, talcum, Mennen's

Powder, tooth, carbolic, small. . . .

Powder, tooth, Lyon's

Powder, tooth, Colgate's

Powder, face, Hudnut's

Powder, tooth, Sanitol

Powder, talcum, P. C

Powder, tooth, carbolic, medium.

Powder, rice, fare, Piver's

Powder, sachet, Piver's

Presses, racquet

Puffs, powder

Puffs, powder

Puffs, powder

Quilts {see Bedspreads).

Rackets, tennis

Rackets, tennis.

Rattles, celluloid

Razorine

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 9

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 5

Ribbon, satin, Seal, No. 2

Ribbon, satin, Seal, No. 3

Ribbon, satin, Jupiter, No. 5

Ribbon, satin, Jupiter, No. 7

Ribbon, satin, Jupiter, No. 9

Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. 22
Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. 40
Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. 60
Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. SO

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 16

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 80

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 5

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 7

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 9

Ribbon, Seal, No. 1§

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 3

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 5

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 7

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 9

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 12. . . .

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 16

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 20. . . .
Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 22. . . .
Ribbon, velvet, bla< k, No. 30. . . .

Ribbon, satin, white. No. 22

Ribbon, satin, red, No 1

Ribbon, satin, red, No. 11

i satin, No. 8

Ribbon, moire, No. 80

Ribbon, velvet , Aberdeen, lj". . .
Ribbon, velvet, Aberdeen, 1-J-"...
Ribbon, taffeta, assorted, No. 60.
Ribbon, taffeta, assorted, No. 80.
Ribbon, satin, flowered, No. 60. .
Ribbon, satin, flowered, No. SO..

Ribbon, satin, taffeta, No. 60

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 80

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 60

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 80

Ribbon, taffeta, tango and copper

Unit.

S. N.

Doz.

$0.06

11872

Card

.03

11888

Card

.04

11S89

Box

.01

11891

Each

.38

11892

Yard

.16

11893

Yard

1.96

11894

Yard

.22

11895

Yard

.24

S142

Bot.

.22

Yard

.18

11532

Yard

.17

11562

Tin

.13

9369

Tin

.22

9656

Box

.41

11836

Tin

.16

8819

Tin

.13

8177

Tin

.09

9562

Tin

.19

9922

Tin

.13

9923

Pkff.

.43

11232

Tin

.17

11267

Tin

.12

9557

Tin.

.18

9571

Pkg.

.56

9969

Bot.

.31

9999

Each

.60

11266

Each

.29

9721

Each

.22

9926

Each

.23

11234
11262

Each

1.10

11573

Each

6.60

11489

Each

.10

11347

Pkg.

.11.

Yard

.08

11461

Yard

.05

11462

Yard

.03

Yard

.04

11463

Yard

.07

Yard

.09

Yard

.10

9651

Yard

.11

5442

Yard

.12

7139

Yard

.15

11758

Yard

.18

9916

Yard

.10

9917

Yard

.25

9918

Yard

.05

5478

Yard

.06

5479

Yard

.08

5481

Yard

.02

11928

Yard

.03

11933

Yard

.05

9575

Yard

■ .07

11471

Yard

.08

11472

Yard

.10

11673

Yard

.12

11674

Yard

.12

11675

Yard.

.17

11359

Yard

.22

2435

Yard

.24

5681

Piece

.06

8511

Tier,'

.11

8968

Yard

.29

8995

Yard

.11

9261

Yard

.02

9498

Yard

.03

9666

Yard

.09

9716

Yard

.10

9995

Yard

.10

11145

Yard

.11

11164

Yard

.10

11351

Yard

.13

11378

Yai d

.31

11583

Yard

.41

11584

Yard

.13

11769

Article.

Ribbon, taffeta, tango and copper

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Robes, ladies', embroidered linen, with blouse
to match

Robes, bath, men's, Turkish

Robes, bath, men's, Terry cloth

Rompers, children's

Rompers, children's

Rugs, steamer, wool

Salts, smelling

Salve, Witch Hazel

Sateen, No. 90

Serge, black

Serge, black.

Serge, black

Serge, black

Serge, blue

Serge, blue, white stripe

Serge, blue

Serge, blue

Serge, blue

Serge, cream ■

Serge, cream

Serge, gray

Serge, gray

Serge, gray

Serge, striped, herringbone

Sets, table, linen damask, 1 cloth 45", 6
napkins 15"

Sets, table, linen, 1 cloth 72", 12 napkins 22"

Sets, table, linen, 1 cloth 72" by 90", 12 nap-
kins 22"

Sets, table, linen, 1 cloth 72" by 108", 12
napkins 26"

Shades, eye (see Stationery).

Shampoo, liquid, Sanitol, small

Sheeting, linen

Sheeting, linen, 80"

Sheeting, linen, bleached, 90"

Sheeting, rubber, white, 4/4

Sheeting, rubber, white, 5/4

Sheeting, rubber, white, 6/4

Sheets, bed, cotton, 90" x 90"

Sheets, bed, cotton, 54" x 90"

Sheets, bed, cotton, 72" x 90"

Sheets, H. S., linen, 72" x 10S"

Sheets, H. S., linen, 90" x 117"

Shields, garment

Shields, dress, No. 2

Shields, dress, No. 3

Shields, dress, No. 2

Shields, dress, No. 3

Shields, dress, No. 4

Shirting, Madras, 32"

Shirts, men's, Royal Blue

Shirts, men's, full dress

Shirts, men's, Windsor ,

Shirts, men's, white, plaited

Shirts, men's, Manhattan

Shirts, men's, soft, with detached collar

Shirts, men's, khaki

Shirts, men's, khaki, woo!

Shirts, men's, Arab, white

Shirts, men's, wool

Shirts, men's, negligee, Manhattan

Shirts, men's, blue, chambray

Shirts, men's, negligee, E. & W

Shirts, men's, wool, U. S. A

Shirts, men's white dress, thousand plaited. . .

Shirts, men's white dress, thousand plaited. .

Shirts, men's, black sateen

Unit.

Yard
Yard

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Bot.

Jar

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Y'ard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Set
Set

Set

Set

Bot.

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Pair

Pair

Each

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Eadh

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

October 27, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

8 7

S.N.

11835
11851
11852
11856
5988
7389
5329
5561
5562
5565
5566
5572
5573
5576
5581
5585
5611
5617
5635
5641
5643
5646
6463
6464
8947
9789
11374
11676
11677
11678
11881
5621
9299
9324
•11435

9336

35323

35297

35326

9384

5691

9113

9813

35321

9173

9176

11352

35298

35311

35299

35325

6432

7773

35294

35295

35296

35313

35327

35314

9172

9174

5651

5937

5938

93S5

6448

35328

35324

35317

35316

35315

35312

11367-

11368

7234

Article.

Shirts, men's, blue chambray

Shirts, men's, negligee, no collar. . . .

Shirts, men's, white, no collar

Shirts, men's, negligee, with collar. .

Skins, chamois, 15" x 20"

Skins, chamois, face

Soap, Turkish bath

Soap, tar, Packers

Soap, glycerine, Pears

Soap, sulphur. Pears

Soap, Attar of Rose, Pears

Soap, Bay Rum

Soap, Prickly Heat

Soap, Cuticura

Soap, Cashmere Bouquet, small

Soap, unscented, Pears

Soap, Pumex

Soap, Golf Queen

Soap, shaving, stick, Colgate's

Soap, shaving, Colgate's

Soap, shaving, Williams'

Soap, Violet Sec

Soap, Cashmere Bouquet, large

Soap, liquid green, Hudnut's

Soap, Maxine Elliott

Soap, Bouquet, Xo. 11

Soap, Milkweed Cream

Soap, castile

Soap, castile

Soap, hotel, P. R. R

Soap, Facial, Woodbury's

Sponges, rubber, Feather Edge

Sponges, rubber, No. 5

Sponges, rubber, J. I. C

Sponges, rubber

Spreads, bed (see Bedspreads).
Stationery:

Albums, postcard

Blotters, desk, large

Blotters, hand, 25s

Books, memo, indexed

Cards, correspondence

Cards, playing. Panama

Cards, playing, Bicycle

Cards, playing. Pinochle

Clips, Gem

Envelopes, linen, Highland

Envelopes, linen, Belmar

Envelopes, size 10

Eradicator, ink

Erasers, ink and pencil

Erasers, rubber, red

Holders, hand blotter

Ink, Carter's, 2-oz

Ink, fountain pen

Inkwells, glass, single

Inkwells, glass, double

Pads, desk

Pads, scratch, 3" x 5"

Pads, scratch, 5" x 8"

Pads, ruled. S" x 10"

Paper, note, linen, Highland. . .

Paper, note, linen, Belmar

Paper, writing, with envelopes..

Paper, writing, with envelopes..

Paper, writing

Papeteries, with envelopes

Paste, library, 2-oz

Pencils, Kohinoor, H. H. H. H..

Pencils, copyirg

Pencils, Dixon's

Pencils, No. 2 .

Pencils, Kohinoor, H. B

Penholders, cork tip

Pen points, stub

Pen points, Falcon

Pens, fountain, No. 1

Unit.

A rticle.

Each

$0.80

Each

1.30

7235

Each

1.55

7236

Each

1.30

7237

Eacli

.31

7238

Each

.09

7239

Cake

.04

11917

Cake

.18

1 35318

Cake

.16

35319

Cake

.08

35322

Cake

.45

7152

Cake

.07

11362

Cake

.07

11875

Cake

.23

5622

Cake

.10

7264

Cake

.09

7774

Cake

.05

11846

Cake

.18

11534

Stick

.16

Cake

.04

9153

Stick

.16

9535

Cake

.22

9536

Cake

.19

9554

Bot.

.44

9556

Cake

,0S

965S

Cake

.OS

9967

Cake

.19

9971

Lb.

.10

11167

Cake

.18

11219

Cake

.03

11231

Cake

.20

11294

Each

.39

11575

Each

.50

11576

Each

.36

11598

Each

.43

979S
74S9
9199

Each

1.65

9215

Each

.03

11315

Pkg.

.04

11324

Each

.17

11786

Box

.07

7161

Pkg.

.30

7162

Pkg.

.11

9952

Pkg.

.10

11853

Box

.03

11112

Box

.58

11521

Box

.51

11791

Pkg

.02

9227

Set

.19

11522

Each

.04

9997

Each

.05

Each

.31

11719

Bot.

.03

8734

Bot.

.17

9S15

Each

.06

11412

Each

.21

5822

Each

.76

7165

Each

.01

11127

Each

.02

11128

Each

.04

11789

Box

.38

5437

Box

.27

8917

Box

.24

9S12

Box

.11

9S25

Pkg.

.18

7268

Box

.18

9826

Bot.

.03

Each

.09

5168

Each

.07

5169

Each

.02*

9115

Each

.01*

11483

Each

.09

11484

Each

.03

11485

Doz.

.05

11486

Doz.

.05

114S7

Each

1.05

11488

Stationery. — Continued.

Pens, fountain, No. 2

Pens, fountain, No. 6

Pens, fountain, No. 9

Pens, fountain. No. 20

Pens, fountain. No. 21

Pens, fountain, No. 20, sell-filling..

Shades, eye

Tacks, thumb

Wax, sealing

Sticks, manicure

Straps, jockey. The Bike

Straps, jockey. Nuform

Strops, razor, Torrey's

Strops, razor, Army and Navy

Strops, razor, Nevahone

Strops, safety razor, Nevahone

Studs, shirt, gold plated

Stumps and bails (see Cricket sup

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, flannel, fancy

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed, fancy

Suiting, silk.

Suiting, union

Suiting, blue, herringbone

Suiting, silk

Suiting, flannel

Suiting, flannel

Suiting, Osnaburg fl >ur s icks-. ; . .

Suits, bathing, boys'

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Suits, bathing, ladi ;s' an ! misses'

Sails, bathing, ladies'

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Suits, bathing, men's

Suits, bathing, men's

Suits, Palm Beach, silk

Suits, sleeping

Suits, union, ladies', lisle

Suits, union, ladies'

Suits, union, ladies'

Suits, union, men's, B. V. D., cotton ...

Suits, union, men's, Poroskait

Suits, white duck

Supports, collar

Supports, collar

Supporters, hose, children's

Supporters, hose, ladies', bathing

Supporters, hose, ladies'

Suspenders, men's, President

Suspenders, men's, Pioneer

Suspenders, men's, No. 49

Suspenders, men's

Suspenders, men's, Guyot

Swiss, dotted, white

Swiss, dotted

Swiss, dotted, Torquay

Syringes, ear

Syringes, fountain, combination

Syringes, nasal

Tacks, thumb (see Stationery).

Tape, twilled, English, § and \

Tape, twilled, English, J, |, and \

Tape, twilled, English, 1"

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 3. 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 4, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 5. 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 6, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 7, 12-yard

Tape. bias. lawn. Xo. 8, 12-yard

Unit.

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Doz.
Stick
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Set

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Y ird
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

Suit
Suit

Suit

Suit
Suit

Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Sail
Suit
Suit
Set

Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Yard
Yard
Yard
Each
Each
Each

Piece
Picee
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 10.

Article.

Tape, bias, linen, No. 3, 6-yard

Tape, bias.'linen, No. 4, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 5, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 6, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 7, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 8, 6-yard

Tape, lingerie, assorted colors

Thimbles, aluminum

Thimbles, sterling silver

Thread, silk, Richardsons'

Thread, Clark's, Anchor, black and white.. .

Thread, khaki

Thread, Sansilk, assorted colors

Thread, silk, embroidery

Thread, silk, buttonhole

Thread, linen, white

Thread: linen, white

Thread, linen, Barbour's

Ticking, bed

Ties, silk, four-in-hand

Ties, bat wing

Ties, bow, white, dress

Ties, four-in-hpnd

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, batwing, silk

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, club, pointed end

Ties, black teck '

Ties, black teck

Ties, black teck

Ties, Scotch plaid

Ties, Windsor, black

Ties, Windsor, polka dot

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, batwing

Ties, batwing

Ties, middy blouse

Ties, wash, four-in-hand

Ties, batwing

Ties, bilk, four-in-hand, with ring

Tonic, hair, Herpicide, large

Tonic, hair, Auxiliator, large

Tonic, hair, Auxiliator, small

Tonic, hair, Icy Kol

Tonic, hair, Cardinal, Eaude quinine, Hud-
nut's, 4 \-oz

Tonic, hair, brilliantine

Tonic, hair, Eau de quinine, Pinaud's, S-oz.

Tonic, hair, Herpicide, small

Tooth wash (see Wash).

Towelling, huckaback, 22"

Towelling, crash, 17"

Towelling, glass, 17"

Towelling, huckaback, 25"

Towelling, huckaback, 15"

Towels, barber's

Towels, Turkish, bleached

Towels, diaper, H. S., embroidered, 15" x 24"
Towels, huckaback, embroidered, 15" x 24".

Towels, glass

Towels, huck, linen, 17" x 34"

Towels, huck, linen, 24" x 42"

Towels, T. B., white, 26" x 48"

Towels, embroidered, 15" x 24"

Towels, huck, H. S., 20" x 40"

Towels, T. B., white, 30" x 60"

Towels, T. B., 20" x 42"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 44"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 42"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 45"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 44"

Towels, huck, H. S., embroidered, 15" x 24'

Unit.

Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Each
Each
Spool
Spool
Spool
Spool
Spool
Spool
Spool
Spool
Spool
Yard
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.

1.08
.09

.10
.12
.13
.14
.08
.01
.33
.04
.07
.07
.04
.03
.02
.14
.11
.10
.19
.39
.35
.24
.45
.39
.34
.43
.38
.18
.41
.45
.25
.24
.20
.25
.44
.37
.33
.80
.22
.17
.36
.77
.52
.24
.20

Bot.

.45

Bot.

.43

Bot.

.50

Bot

.42

Yard

.39

Yard

.19

Yard

.15

Yard

.44

Yard

.27

Each

.07

Each

.19

Each

.32

Each

.41

Each

.17

Each

.13

Each

.26

Each

.38

Each

.23

Each

.32

Each

.74

Each

.17

Each

.33

Each

.25

Each

.34

Each

.43

Ea

.36

5. N.

11S64

11865
11866
8512
8514
8515
8876
8877
9193
9194
9689
9744
9886
11387
11519
11523
5819
6459
6461
7727
7981
8567
8987
9425
5615
5616
9253
11911
2399
6667
11386
11763
11764
11451
11547
11559
11561
11568
11579
11624
11648
11640
11653
11688
11689
11767
11768
11785
11819
11837
11838
11839
11897
11914
11915
11916
5557
5977
5987
9579
5983
6484
8328
8887
8948
9142
9143
11S28

9422
11549
5721

Article.

Unit.

Towels, diaper, scalloped edge atld embroid-
ered, 15" x 24"

Towels, huck, H. S., embroidered, 15" x 24"
Towels, huck, H. S., embroidered, 15" x 24"

Umbrellas, 28"

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, cotton

Umbrellas, cotton

Umbrellas, men's, 26j"

Umbrellas, children's, taffeta

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, men's

Umbrellas, men's, silk

Umbrellas, men's, 30"

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, ladies', 28"

Undershirts, short sleeves

Undershirts, Porosknit

Undershirts, Sea Island

Undershirts, gauze

Undershirts, Sea Island

Undershirts, Athletic

Undershirts, B. V. D

Underwaists, boys' and girls'

Vaseline, white, perfumed

Vaseline, white

Vaseline, white, perfumed

Vaseline, carbolated

Vests, ladies', gauze

Vests, ladies', gauze

Vests, ladies', Cumfy Cut

Vests, ladies'

Vests, ladies'

Voile

Voile, embroidered

Voile, Hedsor

Voile, dashed ,

Voile, dashed, colored

Voile, seed, white

Voile, fancy

Voile, Harston

Voile, shadow stripe

Voile, chiffon check

Voi'e, splashed

Voile, splashed

Voile, ratine, bordered

Voile, reception

Voile, novelty

Voile, mercerized

Voile, embroidered

Voile, mercerized

Voile, embroidered

Voile, reception

Voile, corded

Voile, Kabul

Voile, Gaberdine

Wash, tooth, Rubifoam

Wash, tooth, Glyco-Thymoline

' Wash, tooth, Sozodont

Wash, tooth, Dentifrice, Odol

Water, Florida

Water, toilet, Hudnut's

Water, toilet, Pinaud's

Water, toilet, Piver's

Water, toilet, Williams'

Water, toilet, Colgate's, 3-oz

Water, toilet, Colgate's, 5-oz

Wavers, hair

Wax, sealing (see Stationery).

Witch Hazel, P. C

Wrappers, infants'

Yardsticks

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Bot.

Bot

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Bot.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Yard

Yard

Yard

Van]
Yard
^ ard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bjt,
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Box

Bot.

Each

Each

October 27, 1015.

THE CANAL RECORD

89

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Tolls Exceeded Cost of Operation and Mainten-
ance in July but Were Less in August.

During the month of August, for the first
time since February, the cost of the items
charged to operation and maintenance of
the Canal was more than the amount of the
tolls collected on vessels making use of the
Canal. The deficit amounted to $63,177.33.

This reduced the excess of tolls over
expenses for the present fiscal year from
$117,570.09 at the end of July to S54.392.76
at the end of August.

A summary of the charges for operation
and maintenance for July and August, in
comparison with the month of August last
year, is given below. It will be noted that
the charges for dredging in Gaillard Cut

during August were nearly half of the total
expense of operation and maintenance.

A concrete floor is to be installed in the
roundhouse at Cristobal, underneath the
roundhouse machinery, in place of the old
wooden floor. This change is to be made on
account of the rotten and unsanitary condition
of the wooden floors.

August. 1915.

Civil governmeiU, proportion

Health Department, proportion

Administration, proportion

Operation and maintenance:

Admeasurement of vessels

Local inspection

Aids to navigation

Pilotage

Damages to vessels

Maintenance of transportation tracks.

Operation of harbor tugs — balance. . . .

Total, Marine Division.

Gatun Locks:

Superintendence

Opeiation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . .

Maintenance and care of emergency dams

Maintenance of gates

Maintenance of valves

Maintenance of towing track system

Maintenance of towing locomotives, lines, and hawsers

Maintenance of lighting and telephone system

Maintenance of power control and lighting cables

Maintenance of structures

Maintenance of backfill

Miscellaneous supplies and expenses

Tctal, Gatun Locks.

Gatun Spillway:

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment.

Maintenance of caissons

Maintenance of structures

Total, Gatun Spillway.
Gatun Dam, maintenance

Pedro Miguel Lock:

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . .

Maintenance and care of emergency dams

Maintenance of gates

Maintenance of valves

Maintenance of towing track system

Maintenance of towing locomotives, lines, and hawsers.

Maintenance of lighting and telephone system

Maintenance ef structures

Maintenance of backfill

Miscellaneoussupplies and expenses

Total, Pedro Miguel Lock.

-aflores Locks:

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment. . .

Maintenance and care of emergency dams

Maintenance of gates

Maintenance of valves

Maintenance of towing track system

Maintenance of towing locomotives, lines, and hawsers.

Maintenance of lighting and telephone system

Maintenance of structures

Maintenance of backfill

Miscelaneous supplies and expenses

Total, Miraflores Locks

Miraflores Spillway and east dam:

Operation

Maintenance of operating machinery and equipment.

Maintenance of gates and caissons

Maintenance of structures

Total, Miraflores Spillway and east dam

Miraflores west dam, maintenance

Dredging:

Atlantic entrance

Gaillard Cut

Pacific entrance

Total, dredging

Maintenance of Gatun Lake

Gatun-Mindi Levee, maintenance

Naos Island Breakwater, mainfenat.ee

Total operation an 1 maintenance

Tolls earned

Tolls earned in excess of expenses

Expenses in ex:ess of Lolls earneo

$35,081.45

I , , , ■ ,
129.831.53

I 927.40
f 273.46
3.593.34
6.835.24
365.61
1.608.03

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40,930 16

117.225 07

3.802 55

7.011 ' 2o
171.89

SI 7. (.20 SI
21.705.86
40,557 .17

406.11

289.72

4,325.35

1.872 71

S69.951.63
79,598 95

247,056.65

1,868.33

530.86

7,205 98

13,835.50

1.134.
9.878.
1.150.
694
21.581.
7,454

SI. 3. 9. 20
8.926.33
3,186 41

1.S2I 14

1.954.00

156.86

$2,023.58
6.686 14
1,947 74

7'4 SI
226 05
114.09

1.(175.25
3 i.-i 1 5

• 2,514.10
18.804 54
4,336.69
1,292 83
25,733 75
9,616.77
1.939 14

342 56

4 45

1,008 65

247.01

47s 14

70 89
20.73
15.02

85.08

87.03
43 40
65.63

153 5;

721 .36

298.70

15.10

la7 92
64.13
80.65
85.08

$1,188.69
$2,098.13

1.573.84
6,224.64

1,790.67
564.31

1.039.37

155.7 7
41o ')5
796 52
5.14 45
1.101.62

6,633.65

1,644 58

596.60

1,121 o5

267 '76
896.26
413.99

749.54

1.034.01
9,155 80
643.32
1.233.27
363.76
77.56
41. 7S
161.60
654.27
71(, 50

3,095 89

3,435.25
1,160 oi

2.169. -12

.,, hi

637 71

1,692 V::

1,851.16
747.85

435.31

554.42

290.61

,1112.62

730.42
257,593.47

4,-/27,55

1.449,68
8,066.10
1,1 --2 34
360 35
77X.I12
13S 84
164.79
7i7 is
14i 28
677.49

1,046.48

9.615.22

1.2 15 22

S26 St

295.24

630.76

196,34

49. 5S
'42^25

2.779.27

180.S69.57

4.114,92

$455,795.58

573,365.67
117,570.09

382 93

1,439.80

284 61

3.69

18,120.39

38,233.94
10.76

899. 12
6,170.16

1 .

3.1)74 32
15.929 oo

2.460 21
815 28

1,776 39
138.84
719.21

1.2 1- 21
433,89

1.60(1. II
202 m
542.43

3.509.69

4jN,4o> 04
S.S42 47

$1,01 5,761 94
1,070,157.70

5-,. 3 12 76

$31,941.73
28,018 06

S7.633.19

821.07

585.03

8,897 45

2,015.33

2,744.06
13,546.28
3.072.54

2,l;2 09
999.02
198.32

1,331.87

2S0.12

72 1 !6

667 . 05

15.1(1

1,426.91

15.170. ill
942.47
1,656.84
67,, 26
77.56
41. 7S
24S.10
0

1.70( 56
18,485.25
1,926 07

1,325,66

1,087. 18

6(0 76

18.88

268 . 54

337.55

656.15

4.06

417.76

623 54
2,648.05

396.94

78.44

23,312.99
1,245.91

1,865.53
11 66

90

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 10.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Pric

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective October 2S, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lh S 03 1

Beef suet, native, per lb 03J

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 \

Soup bone, name, per lb 02$

Stew, beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb C8

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb ' 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (,U lbs. up) special, per lb ,16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 \ lbs. up), native, per lb 0°

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, specud, per lb 20

Pump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, pei lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, nati\e, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round sieak, top. special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, pei lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (Ji lbs. no), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (U lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak 01 lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, nativ^, per lb 12

Tende loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb .' 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 2-4

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3} lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, Btewing, per lb 12

Mutton ciiops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Potk hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 23§

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb. 18

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 19§

Veal chops, per lb 30

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb .20

Veal cut lets, per lb 36

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 30

Veal, shoulder foi roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 15

Veal, stewing, per lb 12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 08

Livers, beef, per lb 09

Livers, calves', per lb 27*

Pates de foie gras. jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05*

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

PiGs' heads, fresh. \ head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 11

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 14

Sausage, frankfurters, imported, tin 08

Sausage, Ueberwurst, per lb 09

Sausage, pork, per lb 18f

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 23

Spare ribs, pork, pel lb 14

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. JO-pound container, per lb . . .14

Sweet bread, beef, per lb .'. . . 17f

Tails, ox. per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31

Bacon, sliced, jar 28

Bacon, sliced, tin 27

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned— No 2. per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham. lunch, per lb 40

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 13

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb. ■ • 16* Assistant District Attorney.

Ham, sunar cured (whole) per lh 22*

Ham. sugar nued < halt i per lb 24» The Panama Canal.

Ham. sugar cured {sliced, per lb .28* Executive Department,

Ham. sugar cured, bnilrd (whole) per lb 28* Balboa Heights, C. Z.. October 19. 1915.

Haru. sugar cured, boiled (half) 30* To all concerned — Effective October 22, 1915, and

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 36* during the absence on leave of the District Attorney,

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08 Mr Walter F. Van Dame, as Assistant District At-

lWk. helhes. per lb 18 torncy win perform the duties of District Attorney.

Purk, c ear. per b 'It «„„ ,,T r*n„„„.--

Pork. standard mess, per lb Mt Geo' W* Goethals-

Tongue, beef, corned native, whale, per lb 20 boost nor.

Tongue, ox, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per lb 24 ■ ■•

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22 Cooperation with Police Authorities in Securing

poultry and game. Evidence to Be Used before Canal Zone Courts.

„ ., , . .. ,, The Panama Canal,

I.r.Mlers. com fed per lb 31 Executive Department.

Broilers, milk fed, per lb .34 Balboa Heights. C. Z., October 22. 1915.

( ;tp<ms. per lb «s +

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 29* Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 31* The following letter addressed to this office by the

Ducklings, per lb 24 District Attorney, under date of October 21, 1915, is

Ducks, mallard, 2 to 2 J lbs, ea 2 . 35 quoted for the information and guidance of all con-
Fowls, light, per lb 23 cerncd-

G™e" ™? Id"!'. d!V .Pi.Cked.' P.er. !b " '■ "- '• '• "- '• '■ '."■'. ' 22* "l reiuest that heads of departments employ-

Grouse ea . ^]] ....... .1 ..V.\ ...... .V. ... .'. 1 .00 rag inspectors and others for the purpose of investi-

S'lu.ibs' ea. . . 44* gating violations of the laws of the Canal Zone

Turkeys, per lb 30* be instructed to direct that their inspectors or

dairy products. other investigators secure the cooperation of the
police when it appears that a criminal charge is

Butter, cannery spiral per lb •••;•;;:{/ -*}Z going to be made aid that it will be necessary to

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub, per lb .40* fa , .. . ,

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58 secure proper and legal evidence for the trial.

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.15 "When inspectors make and prosecute these

Cheese! Edam', tin 39 cases the police are not especially called upon to

Cheese. Gauda. per lb 26 cooperate in the matter of securing evidence, and

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 38 thpy feel no responsibility for the case. This may

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09 convict.

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 43 . J . ,

Cheese snappy cake 09 'The inspectors or others employed to mvesti-

Cbeese! Swiss, pei lb.. ... 34 fiite a case which miy result in a criminal prose-
Cheese, Young America, per lb 20 cution should, of course, consult with the District

Cream. 30 per cent, J pt 17** Attorney as to the kino of charge to be made ana as

Cream. 30 per cent, pt -9^ to instructions generally, but the police are accus-

Cream 30 per cent qt S- d km t d are b u r advised

Iv.:^. trt-sn. per doz 41* to ....

Eggs fresh h doz. (only) 21* as t0 the evidence necessary to convict, and their

Fer-miMac, boule 25** cooperation should be secured i.i obtaining evi-

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J dence.

Ice cream, (see footnote) \ gal 50 J Geo. W. Goethals, Governor.

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15** «.

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29 Sailing of the " Allianca.'*

F1SH. The Panama Railroad Company.

.. ., Office of Superintendent.

!S»h.'d£d peVibV.:::: : ::::::.:::::::::: \» balboa heights, c. z„ October 2s. i»i&

Haddock, amoked, per lb 09 Circular No. 172:

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11 To all concerned — The steamship Allianca, scheduled

Herring, smoked, per lb 11 to sail for New York on Siturdiy, Cutoosr J), will, on

On siers. fresh, per at 28t account of not making the trip through the Canal, sail

N.lnu.n. fresh, per lb 0 Cristobal, on Friday, October 29. at

VVhitefish. smoked, per lb 18 '

vegetables. P' ' C. H. Motsett, Superintendent.

Beets, per lb. 02 .».

Cabbage, per lb 01 Jt Examination by Boar J of Local Inspectors.

Carrots, per lb U2T _, „ . . , . _ .,, , ^

Celery per head 05* The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-

Onions. per lb 03f tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,

Parsnips, per lb 02 J room No. 30.!, on Thursday, November 4. 1915,begin-

Plantains, per doz ... 12 ning pRimptly at 9 a.m., for persoas desiring the follow-

pr.utoes, white, ,ier lb 0-J -ng c|asses 0f licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine en-

!;,;;. .,.r,yTv'],vt o?!* eoasra. -hauffiurs and navigators of mclor beats.

Tomatoes. per lb! .!!!!. ! 07 All applicants for license must procure from the office

Turnips, per Id 02* of the board. Balboa I-. eights, forms of application and

Yams, lucea. per lb 03 information respecting the filling out of the same, not

fruits, dried. later than Tuesday preceding the examination. In

Apples evapotated, per lb 12* addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must

Apiicols. evaporated, per lb 12 provide themselves with automobiles with which to

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13 demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

Figs, dried. 12-oz pkg 14 The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07 ]jccnses wjil be given on Tuesday, two davs before

F^r-itrTrfeTlt '\ th:--.vr.tt:n^:.m.r.~ti:, at 2 p. m. at the AdMaiotri

Peel! lemon', per lb.! ............... '. ........ '.~I7 tion Building. Balboa Heights; on Tnurssday, the day

Peel! orange, per lb IS of the regular examination, for out-of-town a7)plicants.

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11 at 2 p. m.. at the Administration Building. Balboa

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10 Heights.

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 34* Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor poata

fruits, fresh. will be required to give a demonstration of their ability

Apples, fresh, per lb 03f to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide

Apples. Iresh select, per lb 06 themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will

Bananas. 8 hands and over, per bunch 48 be give!n on Friday, the day following the written

Bananas. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 32 e^mina^n, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-

Coconuts ea..'! !!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !l>4 mellt with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at S

Grapes. Malaga and Tokay, Derlb. '.'.!!!!!!!! ! !o6f a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test

Grapefruit, select, ea 09 at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at

Lemons, per doz 17f tne office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the

Limes, per 100 25t deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-

Oranges, select, ea. . .^ 04T road statjon at the hour mentioned above.

Pi !,\"l,. W' fresh,' per lb. ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. !!.! !05 For tl>e benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and

Peais. fresh, per lb. ... 05 Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-

gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be neld

* Indicates advance from preceding list. at tnc 0ff,ce of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on

"Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle. Friday, November 5, 1915. beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-

^o^^ZfZ^^^rs taken for Plants should be provide! with motor boats or auto-

delivery. mobiles for the demonstration test.

§ Not less than i ham or j shoulder of fresh pork will By direction of the chairman of the board.

- be sold. George J. Vanderslice, Recorder.

October 27, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

91

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notices of Award.
In the matter of the claim of Nicolasa Arrocha, for
property designated as Nana Island, award No. 96,

docket No. 1011. October 19. 1915 — An award is hereby
made against the United States in favor of the persons
hereinafter named, in the sum of S400 United States
currency.

This award shall be paid to the persons hereinafter
named, in the amounts specified, on or before the 19th
day of November. 101.S. and if payment or tender of
payment of any of the items of this award is not made
on or before that date, such items shall thereafter bear
interest at the rate of six per centum per annum until
paid.

For the right, title, and interest which the per-
sons hereinafter named may have or may have
had in and to the lands known as Nano Island,
located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama
Canal, together with all crops, fruit trees, and
other improvements located on said island, the
sum of S100, divided as follows:

To Nicolasa Arrocha. the sum of S100.00

To Delmira Cedeno V. de Botello, the

sum of 100.00

To Jose Maria Marin, the sum of 100.00

ToGenarina Leguia, the sum of 100.00

Total S400.00

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet. Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, award No. 97, docket
numbers as shown, October 19, 1915 — An award is hereby
made against the United States, in favor of the persons
hereinafter named, in the sum of $625 United States
currency.

This award shall he paid to the persons hereinafter
name_d, in the amounts speci.ied, on or before the 19th
aay of November, 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of any of the items of this award is not made
on or before that date, such items shall thereafter bear
interest at the rate of six i er centum per annum until
paid.

Encarnacion Magina, docket No. 993 — For
all rights, claims, and other interests which
the said Encarnacion Magina may possess or
may have possessed in ana to crops, fruit trees,
and any other improvements at or near the
Quebrada de Macho (Chagres), the sum of S200.
Rosa Carranza and Jose A. Cianca, docket No,
WIS— For all the rights, claims, and other inter-
ests which the said Rosa Carranza and Jose A.
Cianca may possess or may have possessed in and
to crops, houses, fruit trees, and any ether improve-
ments at the old railroad line by the bridge over the
Carab.ili River (this property being distinct Irom
that covered by claim docket No. 3187), the sum
(divided equally between the claimants )of $300.
Jose .1 . ' No. 3187— For all rights,

claims, and other interests which the said Jose A.
Cianca may possess or may have possessed in and
to crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
at or near the Quebrada Cementario, Gorgona
(this property being distinct from that covered by
claim docket No. 1018), the sum of S125.

Total, 5625 United States currency.
Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy. Commissioners.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Mrs. Charlotte Philpolls
for property located near Loina del Tigre, rule of dis-
missal No. 199. docket No. 975. October 19, 1915 —
The claim of Mrs. Charlotte Philpotts, docket No.
975. which came on for hearing on October 15, 1915.
is hereby disallowed, as the evidence presented to the
Commission does not justify an award being male.

Ricardo J. Alfaro. Ramon Arias F.. Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy-, Commissioners.

In the mailer of the claim of Zachariah Bell, for properly
located near Playa Fior. rule oj dismissal No. 200, docket
No. 1015, October 19,1915— On October 18, 1915, public
hearing was accorded to the claim of Zachariah Bell,
docket No. 1015. The evidence before the Commission
is that on July 26, 1911, the claimant, for a considera-
tion oi $375 to him paid and acknowledged, executed
tu the Panama Railroad Company a quitclaim deed
containing the following clause:

"A.id the grantor does hereby release and re-
linquish any and all claims of every kind and
character that he may have against the United
States of America, the Isthmian Canal Commis-
sion, or the Panama Railroad Company, by reason
of any work heretofore done oy either of them on
said land."

As it is claimed by the claimant that the damage to
his property was done prior to the signing of the above-

mentioned quitclaim deed, the Commission is of the
opinion that there is no basis for a claim against the
United States of America, and the claim is therefore
disallowed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro. Ramon Arias F.. Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet. Levi M. Kagy. Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No-
201. ,.',> kct numbers as shown, October 20. 1915— With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor had been
made by the United States:

Docket Claimant Tax Date of

No. No. Payment.

518 Agapito Nino 437 1- -1-1

79S Dallip Singlo (Singh) 36 5- -1j

1021 Anicasio Gomez 1- -15

1045 Francisco Revara (Rivera) 4- -14

1047 Jose Delao (de la Ramirez) 10 6- -14

1061 (Maria) Inez Salazar 8- -14

1189 Arturo Fuentes 8-15-14

1260 Santiago Zapata 8-28-15

1261 Magdaleno Marin 10- -14

1272 Fabastian Marin 11 10- -14

1280 Joseph Gillespie (Gillispie) 7- -14

ras 8-28-15

129S Selso Cantilla(o) 5- -14

1299 Julio A. (Julia) Pajaro 6- -14

1300 Florencio Lopez 7- -15

1 302 Manuel Dolores Torres 7- -15

1312 Emanuel (Manuel Dolores)

Martes 3-14-15

1391 Julian Martinez 843 4- -15

1397 Feferino (Feferin) Frere 677 5- -15

1400 Benjamin Morton 1244 9- -15

1403 Benjamin Morris 3- -15

156! Concepcion Perez 1563 2- -14

1567 Joseph Davidson 607 1- -15

In view of the above settlements, no further action is
necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro. Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy. Commiseioners.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently addressed letters, orig-
inating in the Urited States and its poss,
been received at the office of the Director of Prints and
may be procured upon application of the addressees:
Birginess. Mrs. Anthony Fournoy. Jose:>h

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until December 8
are given in this table:

Date.

Time

and height of high and

low water.

Wed., October 27...

5:57

12 :20

18:27

13 9

1.5

13.2

Thurs., October 28..

0 :38

6:32

13:00

19:04

2.9

13.2

2.2

12.5

Fri., October 29

1 :20

7 :09

13:44

19:47

3.6

12 S

3.0

11.9

Sat., October 30

2:08

7 :53

14:34

29:39

4. t

11 7

3.6

11.4

Sun., October 31

3 :05

8 :49

15 :32

21 :43

4 8

11 1 ' 4 1

11 2

NOVEMBER.

Blynn. Marshall N.
Brantly. Robert
Bunker, Winifred L.
Carlton. Richard. Co. E.
Carrithers, Lieut. T. W.
Cereda. Alfred J., U. S.

Army.
Christensen. L. C.
Collins, J. II.. Co. F.
Dickenson, Mrs. Chas.
Duprey. Frederick

Green. Le Roy S.
Heimberger. John
Herdman. J. A.
Potter. Leslie
Reardon, M
Sabo. L.
Staerker. Otto
Sutton. Walter
Teel, Clarence E.. C.
Miss Lucille
Young. Benjamin

Durston

Stages of the Chagres River,

Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight. Satur-
day. October 23. 1915:

Day and Date.

Sun.. Oct. 17

Mon., Oct. 18....
Tues.. Oct. 19. . .
Wed.. Oct. 20. ..
Thurs.. Oct. 21..

Fri.. Oct. 22

Sat., Oct. 23

Heights of low water
to nearest foot. . .. • 1 125 0

Price Changes

The following changes in prices of
at the commissary stores became effect

Suits, union, suit
Presses. I
Llmbrellas. ea. . .
Hats, straw, ea. .
Boilers, rice, ea. .
Carriages, baby.
Mats, door. ea. . .

Additions to Stock.

Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's, 1-lb. box..
Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's, J-lb. box.
Bons Bons, assorted. Lowney's, 1-lb. box.
Bons Bons, assorted, Lowney's, 1-lb. box.

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low

92

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 10.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., October 24, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL-

-ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Enured

Nature

1 Tons

Gross

Net

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

No vessels were despatched from either Canal entrance for transit through the Canal. Vessels arriving during the week, for transit of the Canal, moored
the harbor at Cristobal or Balboa.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific

Date

Veesel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Lewis Luckenbach. .

New York.
Newcastle or
Havre.
Amsterdam.

Tyne

Oct

.25

Baigk Hall

Haigh Hall S

S. Co

B. Kiosternds Dmpsk. A. S. ,

Soc. \ i hi. De Nickel

Jan van Nassau. . .

♦Vessels which came for passage through the Canal.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

Oct. 18...

Oct. 20. . .
Oct. 20. . .
Oct. 21...
Oct. 21...
O'-t. 23. . .

P;roi \ French Line

Her mod Earn Line

Albanian Ley land Line

if. E. Luckenbach. Luckenbach Liu?. .

Cascadas (dredge).. Bucyrui Coimi:iy ,

Camito Elders & Fyffes. . . .

From

St. Nazaire.
Barbados.
Liverpool.
Guantanamo.
Guantana mo.

Dale

Vessel

Line To

Perott

M. P.. Luckenbach . .

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Wegadesk Earn Line.

Albanian Leyland Line

Her mod Earn Line

Wegadesk Earn Line I Cuban ports.

♦Other than vessels which arrive:! for transit through the Canal. United Fruit Company's vessels, ana vessels in regular service to the United States.

port of balboa.
•Arrivals. *Departures.

Oct. 17. ..
Oct. 19. . .
Oct. 20. . .
Oct. 20. . .
Oct. 21...
Oct. 24. . .
Oct. 24...
Oct. 24. . .
Oct. 24. . .
Oct. 24. . .

Hercules Shipowners Towboat Co

South American S. S. Co . . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Peruvian S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .

Standard Oil Co

Standard Oil Co

S. S. Goidelian & Cor., Ltd.

Union Oil Co

Toyo Kisen Kaisha

Urubamba

Guatemala

Capt. A. F. Lucas.

v I 1 Barge No. 93

Snodwonian

Los Angeles.
Talcahuano.
Guayaquil.
Valparaiso.
Valparaiso.
San Francisco.
S,:»r. Francisco.
Porrland.
Peri San Luis.
Co rone I.

Oct. 21.
Oct. 21.
Oct. 24.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co Tabocja.

Shipowners Towboat Co ' San Francisco.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co .1 San Francisco.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Oct. 26. . .

Oct. 26. . .

Capt. A.F.Lucas. .
5. 0. Barge No. 93.

Snowdonian

Standard Oil Co

::::.;:::::

'.'.'.'.'..'..

Oct. 26. . .

Kiya Maru

H. Luekenbat-h ....
Isabela

Toyo Kisen Kaisha

Hongkong.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. Co . . .

Valparaiso.

"Including vessels arriving for transit through the Canal.

water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the '
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0/: (midnight) to ?3h (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.
Advance. ....
Metapan. . . .
Almirante. . ,

U. F. C.

.Oct.

20..

. .Oct.

P. R. R.

.Oct.

21..

..Oct.

U. F. C.

.Oct.

2.!..

..Oct.

U. F. C.

.Oct.

27..

. .Nov

P. R. R.

.Oct.

28..

. .Nov

27

. ..U. F. C.Oct. 30 Nov. 8

. ..U. F. C Nov. 3 Nov. 10

Panama

....P. R. R.

Nov.

Pastores

... .U. F. C.

. Nov.

Zacapa

....U. F. C.

Nov.

Allianca

P. R. R.

Nov.

Calamares

....U. F. C.

.Nov.

Carrillo

....U. F. C.

Nov.

Colon

.... P. R. R.

Nov.

Tenadores

....U. F. C.

Nov.

Santa Marta. . . .

. . . . U. F. C.

Nov.

Advance

P. R. R.

Nov.

Metapan

U. F. C.

Nov.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TC

NEW

Zacapa

. . . . U. F. C.

Oct.

Allianca

P. R. R.

Oct.

Calamares

....U.F.C.

Nov.

Carrillo

. . . . U. F. C.

Nov.

Colon

P. R. R.

.Nov.

Tenadores

....U.F.C.

Nov.

Santa Marta. . . .

U.F.C.

Nov.

Advance

P. R. R.

Nov.

Metapan

. . . .V. F. C

.Nov.

Almirante

U.F.C

. Nov.

P. R. R.

.Nov.

Pastores

U.F.C.

.Nov.

Nov.

10

Zacapa U. F. C.Nov.

25...

.Dec.

2

.Npv.

14

Allianca P. R. R. , Nov.

27.. .

.Dec.

3

.Nov.

17

Calamares U. F. C.Nov.

29. . .

.Dec.

6

.Nov.

17

Carrillo U. F. C.Dec.

2...

.Dec.

9

Nov.

21

Colon P. R. R. . Dec.

4...

.Dec.

10

.Nov.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON

Nov.

Parismina U. F. C.Oct.

23...

.Oct.

2S

Atenas U. F. C.Oct.

27...

. Nov.

4

Dec.
Dec.

3

Cartago U. F. C. . Oct.

30...

. Nov.

3

Turrialba U. F. C.Nov.

3...

. Nov.

10

Heredia U. F. C . Nov.

6...

.Nov.

11

Abangarez U. F. C.Nov.

10...

.Nov.

17

Nov

Parismina U. F. C. . Nov.

13...

.Nov.

18

N v

Atenas U. F. C . Nov.

17...

.Nov.

24

.Nov.

8

Cartago U. F. C. . Dec.

11...

.Dec.

16

.Nov.

11

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

.Nov.

11

Heredia U. F. C.Oct.

28...

.Nov.

2

.Nov.

IS

Abangarez U. F. C.Oct.

28...

. Nov.

4

.Nov.

18

Parismina U. F. C . Nov.

4...

.Nov.

9

. Nov.

19

Atenas U. F. C.Nov.

4...

.Nov.

11

. Nov.

23

Cartago U. F. C . Nov.

ii..;

.Nov.

16

.Nov.

25

Turrialba U. F. C . Nov.

u...

.Nov.

18

. Nov.

25

Heredia U. F. C. . Nov.

18...

.Nov.

23

.Nov.

29

Abangarez U. F. C.Nov.

18...

.Nov.

25

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1915.

No. 11.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The Slide Situation.

Excavation from Gaillard Cut during Oc-
tober amounted to 1,079,663 cubic yards,
as compared with 1,052, 5?6 cubic yards in
September, 991,879 cubic yards in August,
and 692,109 cubic yards in July. In October
872,952 cubic yards were taken from the
bases of the Culebra slides.

Excavation in the seven days ending at
6 a. m., Tuesday, November 2, amounted to
257,029 cubic yards, of which 236,549 cubic
yards were from the Culebra slides. In
addition, 8,700 cubic yards were rehandled.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at 6 a. m., Tues-
day, October 26, amounted to 212,699 cubic
yards. Other excavation from the Cut
amounted to 61,246 cubic yards, making
a total for the week of 273.945 cubic yards.
The work by the several dredges during
the two weeks was as follows:

Yardage.

Dredge. Type. Oct. 26 Nov. 2.

Camboa lS-yard dipper. . . 72.265 58,225

Paraiso 15-yard dipper. . . 56.035 66.910

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 5.640

Corozal Ladder 32.783 44,655

Cardenas 5-yard dipper Repairs Repairs

Chagres 5-yard dipper 25,610 9.320

Minii 5-yard dipper 18.691 17,161

No. S6 Pipeline suction. . 34080 29.180

Culebra Seagoing suction. 27,166 26,912

Marmot Belgian ladder. . . 7,315 7.720

The 15-yard dipper dredge Paraiso broke a
spud on Monday, October 25, and was towed
to the north end of the Cut for repairs, the
spud being handled by the crane Ajax. The
Cardenas was out of service during both the
weeks for repairs, which were made at Paraiso.
The ladder dredge Marmot was taken out of
the Cut during two days of the week ending
October 26 to^dredge away spoil which had

obstructed a culvert under the Panama Rail-
road north of Gamboa.

COAL AND OIL LEASES.

Dredge "Cascadas" at Work in the Cut.

The assembling of the new 15-yard dipper
dredge Cascadas was completed at 6 p. m.,
October 30, and after a few hours spent
in running and adjusting the machinery, the
dredge was placed at work about noon, Sun-
day, October 31, at the bases of the Culebra
slides.

The rapidity of assembling the Cascadas
establishes a new record for such work. The
assembling of the dredge Gamboa required
30 days, and the dredge Paraiso was com-
pleted in 14 days, and notwithstanding the
fact that special arrangements had to be made
for assembling the Cascadas, on account of
not being able to bring the dredge to the dock
at Paraiso, the work was completed in a little
over seven working days. The forces of the
Dredging Division began work on the Cascadas
on her arrival at Gamboa about 4 p. m.,
Friday, October 22. No work was done
on Sunday, October 24. The exceptionally
fast work is accounted for by the fact that
the senior dredge men were taken off of the
dredges Gamboa and Paraiso, and placed on
the Cascadas; and also by the fact that the
Dredging Division rigging gang has become
expert in handling the heavy parts. Work
was also facilitated by the ability of the 250-
ton crane Ajax to handle the heavy parts
quickly, and by rush work performed by the
Paraiso shop men on the job, in view of the
urgent need of the dredge in the Cut.

The Cascadas is of the same type as the
Gamboa and Paraiso, but several feet broader
in the beam and has some improvements over
the earlier dredges, notably in the case of
gantry for handling the spuds and the addition
of the third boiler, thereby eliminating the
48 or 56 hours necessary for cleaning boilers
on the Gamboa and the Paraiso.

The three are the dreadnaughts of the dredg-
ing fleet for rock excavation. One of them has
made a record of excavating 17,185 cubic
yards in 24 hours, and about 10,000 cubic
yards a day has come to be regarded as a
good day's work for one under the present
operating conditions in the Cut.

Ships That are Waiting for Transit.

The vessels waiting on the Atlantic side are,
in the order of arrival, the Acajutla, Wel-
lington, Eureka, Florence Luckenbach, Camino,
Lewis Luckenbach, Jacob Luckenbach, Those
waiting on the Pacific side are, in the order
of their arrival, the Newpo:l, Olson and
Mahony, Admiralen, Abov.kir, Grahamland,
Netherpark, Cornago, Saint Louis, Navajo,
Toromeo, Edison Light, Harry Luckenbach,
Newton, Lady Carrington, Pleiades, Sultana,
Conslatitinos X II, Arna, San Diego, Isabela,
Urubamba, Guatemala, Jamaica, Crown of Gren-
ada Tricolor, Cauca, City of Para, Falstria,
Maloppo, Corridge, Carolyn, 0. M. Clark,
Huasco, Huallaga.

Notices to Individuals a- J Companies Desiring
Stoiage Faciiiti l at Terminals.

In view of the inter .-st shown in the coal

and oil supplying facilities at the Canal, the
following notices have been prepared and
issued with the aporoval of the Secretary of
War.

The first is circular No. 703, dated July
30, 1915, superseding the memorandum of
January 24, 1913, and is as follows:
Private Coal and Oil Depots.

1. The following is an outline of the policy
decided upon by The Panama Canal, with the
approval of the Secretary of War, in regard to
applications received from coal companies and
fuel oil companies in reference to establishing
private coal and oil depots on the Isthmus to
supply shipping passing through the Panama
Canal.

2. Act of Congress, approved August 24,
1912, authorized the establishment of Govern-
ment plants for coal, fuel oil, etc., for supply-
ing shipping. Some of this work is completed.
The balance is under way. It is not intended
to prevent private interests doing business in
the Canal Zone as regards selling coal and fuel
oil to shipping.

3. Coal and fuel oil may be brought into the
Canal Zone by individuals and companies
without the payment of duty, unless such coal
or fuel oil is disposed of for usa outside of the
Canal Zone and within the territory of the
Republic of Panama.

4. Transportation of coal across the Isth-
mus will be cheaper by vessel, including pay-
ment of tolls, than by railroad. Moreover,
the railroad will not be allowed to compete
with the Canal.

5. Executive Order No. 1656, issued by the
President under date of December 5, 1912, de-
crees that all land and land under water with-
in the limits of the Canal Zone are necessary
for the construction, maintenance, operation,
and sanitation of the Panama Canal. The
only way the use of land at the Canal termini
can be granted under the law to individuals
and companies is through a revocable license,
which is not a contractual relation and is ter-
minable at the will of the United States.

6. It is the policy of the United States to re
tain complete control of the terminals, water
frontage, and transportation by land and wa-
ter across the Isthmus. It is not the policy
of the United Staes to attempt to monopolize
the fuel business, and the establishment of
private coal piles and private fuel oil depots
on the Isthmus under proper conditions will
be permitted.

7. Under the conditions of a revocable li-
cense, an individual or company would not be
warranted from a business standpoint in mak-
ing a large expenditure for dredging, wharf
construction, and similar improvements.
From the standpoint of the Canal, the dupli-
cation of such independent and separate ira-

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provements, the cost of which will have to be
absorbed eventually by the selling price of
coal and fuel oil, is not desirable whether suit-
able locations could be found and assigned for
this purpose or not. The Government plants
are being laid out so as to afford ample wharf
room, and to provide ample modern coal and
oil handling machinery for unloading into
storage and reloading from storage all vessels,
lighters, or barges.

8. So far as coal is concerned, a certain area
at each plant has been set aside that will be
served by the coal handling machinery with
the same convenience as the area occupied by
the Government coal pile, for the storage of
the coal by individuals and companies.

9. This arrangement will obviate the neces-
sity of any dredging, wharf construction, or
purchase of coal handling machinery by pri-
vate owners or companies, and at the same
time will enable them to obtain the benefits
of the rapid coal handling machinery to be
purchased by the United States. The Panama
Canal will reimburse itself for plant costs, in-
cluding dredging, wharf construction, fitting
up the storage area, etc., and for operating
costs at reasonable rates to be apportioned
among all who use these facilities on an equit-
able basis. The rates to be charged in con-
nection with the coal handling plant and with
the fuel oil plants are given in separate circu-
lars. The participation of individuals and
companies in The Panama Canal coal busi-
ness will require no outlay for plant or im-
provements and will enable them to obtain the
benefits of the rapid coal handling machinery
being installed by The Panama Canal on more
advantageous terms than if they should be
permitted to carry on their coal business on
the Isthmus entirely independent of each oth-
er and The Panama Canal plant. On account
of lack of storage space and coal handling ma-
chinery, no arrangements can be made that
will permit individuals and companies partic-
ipating in Panama Canal coal business prior
to completion of the permanent plants, which
will be early in 1916 for the Cristobal plant,
and in July, 1916, for the Balboa plant.

10. As regards fuel oil, the Government in-
stallations are completed and in operation, in-
cluding cribs, oil handling plant, pipe lines be-
tween pumping plants and water fronts, man-
ifolds, etc.

11. Applications can be made at any time
for the lease of lots in the tank farms at Mount
Hope and Balboa. Lessees are expected to do
all grading, construct their tanks complete,
fire walls surrounding tanks, and pipe lines
between tanks and handling plant. Further
details are covered by a separate circular. The
only charges made are rental for the lot and
handling charges for pumping oil from water
front to tank and vice versa.

12. Vessels delivering oil to tanks will be
subject to the usual wharfage and pilotage
charges.

13. It is not the policy of The Panama Ca-
nal to appoint agents at home or abroad in
connection with The Panama Canal fuel busi-
ness.

14. Individuals and companies that are
granted privileges allowing them to partici-
pate in The Panama Canal fuel business will
be expected to comply with all rules and regu-
lations issued by the Governor of The Pana-
ma Canal covering same under penalty of for-
feiture; and, if requested and before action is
taken on their applications, such individuals
and companies may be required to furnish

such information as will enable the Governor
of The Panama Canal to determine their abil-
ity to conduct their business in a satisfactory
manner.

Geo. VV. Goethals.
Approved : Governor.

Lindley M. Garrison,

Secretary of War.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 30, 1915.

The following, circular No. 704, issued
under date of J uly 31, 1915, is supplemen-
tary to the foregoing:

General Conditions Relative to Leasing of Coal
Storage Areas.

1. It is expected that the Cristobal plant
will be ready for operation early in 1916, and
the Balboa plant by July, 1916.

2. Berths alongside the coal dock for de-
livering coal will be guaranteed within 24
hours after arrival.

3. There will be no charge for pilotage or
wharfage as regards the coaling pier and docks
for vessels taking coal. There will be the usual
charge for pilotage and wharfage for vessels
delivering coal.

4. The Panama Canal reserves the right to
refuse to p:: :;iit the storage of any coal of un-
satisfactory quality, or coal that might be con-
sidered dangerous to the plant and coal pile.

5. Deliveries of coal will not be accepted
except in single-deck vessels. 'Tween-deck
vessels will not be placed under the unloading
towers.

6. The guaranteed unloading rate at either
the Cristobal or Balboa coaling plants will be
1,000 tons per day of 24 hours; time to com-
mence when vessel comes alongside unload-
ing dock.

7. There will be a charge for "despatch" in
excess of 1,000 tons per day at the rate of four
cents per net registered ton per day. Similar-
ly, demurrage will be allowed at the rate of
eight cents per net registered ton per day when-
ever the coal is not unloaded at the average
rate of 1,000 tons per day.

8. The charge for unloading coal, including
all trimming, and placing the coal at any de-
sired point in the storage pile, will be 25 cents
per ton.

9. The charge for taking coal from any
points in the storage pile and delivering it at
the end of one of the chutes at any point along
the reloading wharf will be 20 cents per ton.
This includes any necessary trimming in the
storage pile.

10. The charge for trimming coal from the
end of the delivery chute to the bunkers of a
vessel lying alongside the reloading wharf will
be based upon cost to The Panama Canal, and
will be calculated in accordance with rules to
be adopted by The Panama Canal governing
same.

11. It is expected that the charges for coal-
ing ships that do not come to the coal dock;
that is, by coal barges or otherwise, after the
permanent coaling plants are completed, will
be similar to the charges which will be in effect
for the temporary coaling plant at the time
the permanent coaling plants are put into
commission.

12. There will be a rental charge for coal
storage space in the Cristobal and Balboa
coaling plants of 20 cents per square foot per
annum, measured center to center of partition
walls. Coal can be stored in these plants to
the amount of a little in excess of one-half ton
per square foot. With coal "turned over"
four times per annum, this rental charge would
amount to about 10 cents per ton of coal sold.

13. The tonnage of coal is based on a ton
of 2,240 pounds.

14. Upon completion, the permanent coal-
ing plants will be turned over to the Panama
Railroad for operation and maintenance.

15. A maximum price per ton will be fixed
by the Panama Railroad. All coal in storage,
owned by individuals and companies, will be
subject to purchase by any vessel using the
Canal.

16. Lessees are prohibited from offering or
giving gratuities of any kind to any purchaser
or any employe or representative of any pur-
chaser.

17. The foregoing conditions and rates are
subject to such change as may be ordered by
the Governor from time to time.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Approved : Governor.

Lindley M. Garrison,
Secretary of War.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 31, 1915.

Draining Ponds at Paraiso.

A pond on the east side of the Canal,
midway between Pedro Miguel and Paraiso,
adjoining the old site of the Paraiso railroad
station, and lying between the main line of
the Panama Railroad and the Las Cascadas
branch, is being drained by the forces of the
Division of Municipal Engineering. The
drainage work consists of cutting a trench to
the Canal, about 125 feet to the west, and
installing pipes of iron, 30 inches in diameter,
which will then be filled over. The work is
being done for sanitary purposes, and will
cost approximately ?2,000.

In connection with this work, a pond be-
hind the present railroad station at Paraiso,
to the north of the pond first described, will
be filled with hydraulic spoil until the water
in it will flow into the first pond, and thus
pass into the Canal through the 30-inch
drainage pipe.

Deceased Employes

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Dale of
death

61845

88987

95751

4827fi

Demerara

St. Lucia

Barbados

Ancon greenho'se
Colon agency... .

P. R. R

Term. Cons. Div.

Jonathan E. Lovcll, alias James

llorr.

Oct. 2i, 1915.

Henry Waith

I'.mmi

0 1 •: '">=;.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property,
bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

November 3, 1915.

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95

SHED FOR NEW PIER, NO. 7.

Designed with View lo Presenting a Facade
Appropriate to the Uses of the Building.

In line with the policy of making the per-
manent structures of the Canal pleasing to
the eye and suggestive of the construction
and the purpose of the buildings, the sheds
over the new piers being constructed at the
terminals, No. 7 at Cristobal, and No. IS
at Balboa, will be built on broad, simple
lines having regard not only for their primary
purpose of affording shelter but for the places
they fill in the harbor landscape.

The elevation of the shore end of the shed
authorized for Pier No. 7 at Cristobal is
shown herewith. The sea end of the pier
will be the same, except for modifications
of the doors flanking the main entrance.
The side walls will have panelling at the top,
in harmony with che upper sections of the
two ends, as shown. The pier head repro-
duced herewith will be 167 feet in width,
with a height of 44 feet to the top of the
wall and 56 feet to the highest point over
the main entrance. The main entrance will
be 22 feet in width, having a vertical folding
door, of the Ogden type, 13 feet eight inches
in height. The semicircle, drawn on a radius
of 11 feet, forming the upper part of the en-
trance, will be closed with bronze grill work
and the two side entrances will have bronze
grill doors in harmony with this. The name
of the pier will be shown in bronze characters,
26 inches high. Ten-inch bronze numerals
will be used for the year mark at the lower
left side of the main entrance, and the 40
entrances along sides of the pier will be
designated by bronze letters and numerals
18 inches high. The shed will be 945 feet
in length, which is 75 feet longer than the
shed on pier No. S.

The structural features of the pier shed
were worked out in the office of the
Engineer of Docks and the architectural
finish was evolved in the office of the Canal
Architect. The pier head was designed to
be not too different from the straight-line con-
struction of the adjoining pier sheds, and to
be a step in making the Cristobal water front
attractive and impressive.

The walls of the pier shed will be, for a height
of 10 feet above the floor level, of solid rein-
forced concrete, 13 inches thick. Above this
the walls will be constructed according to the
Lewen system, using interlocking corrugated

steel plates, plastered on both sides with Port-
land cement plaster. The plaster will be
mixed with a minimum of lime, iir order to
increase its durability, and increase the
protection of the reinforcement. Bids for
contracts for the plastering are advertised
for in this issue of The Canal Record, and
the work is to be done under the supervision
of the Engineer of Docks, who has prepared
the specifications.

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Supply of Oil on the Isthmus.

The steamship A . F. Lucas and barge No. 93
of the Standard Oil Company, and the Union
Oil Company's Lansing, which arrived at
Balboa on Sunday, October 24, with a total
of 104,000 barrels of crude fuel oil, were all
completely discharged before noon of Tues-
day.

These consignments have provided plenty
of oil on the Pacific side, and arrangements
have been made to transship by rail such
quantities as may be required at the Atlantic
terminus, if any will be needed in addition
to the stock in storage there. The Panama
Railroad has completed delivery of 2,500
barrels of Diesel oil from Balboa for the
motorship Pacific, at Cristobal, and 2,600 bar-
rels for the Jutlandia, and the equipment used
for the transportation of this oil may be used
for crude oil if desired. The railroad is using
in this service IS tenders detached from
retired locomotives. Each will carry about
84 barrels of oil, so that the entire 18 in
a train can transport approximately 1,500
barrels at a trip.

Oil is delivered at the Atlantic entrance
regularly at Dock 14, and delivery of the
Diesel oil from the locomotive tenders was
made there and on the adjoining Dock 13. A
temporary S-inch line has been laid to the
coaling plant, and ships can take oil there.
On the Pacific side, delivery may be made
either at the oil crib or at the steel pier,
Dock 4. The extension of pipe line to the
pier allows the delivery of oil while a vessel is
discharging or taking on cargo.

A slide in the steep slope on the west side
of the track of the Panama Railroad near
milepost No. 38, betweer Pedro Miguel and
New Culebra, in the afternoon of Sunday,
October 31, caused suspension of traffic for
several hours. The trackman stationed on
the section reported the slide in time to
avoid danger to trains.

Annual Recesses of Joint Land Commission and
Leave Regulations.

By direction of the President, it is ordered:

1. That the Joint Land Commission for the
appraisement and settlement of damages to
property in the Canal Zone, established in
accordance with the provisions of the Canal
Convention between the United States and
Panama, concluded November 18, 1903, is
hereby authorized, with the approval of the
Secretary of State of the United States and
the Panaman Executive, to take a recess of
not exceeding sixty days in each fiscal year,
and the members thereof, or any of them, may
be granted a leave of absence during the recess
of the Commission, by their respective Gov-
ernments.

2. That payment for any absence of a mem-
ber of the Commission, due to illness or in-
jury, shall be made upon the certificate of a
physician in the employ of The Panama Canal
that such absence is due to illness or injury.

3. That payment for leave of absence
granted under the provisions of this order dur-
ing the recess of the Commission shall be
made at the rate of Fifteen Dollars ($15) per
day.

4. That payment for absence, whether
granted as leave in conformity with the pro-
visions of this order, or whether due to illness
or injury, shall not be made for more than
6ixty days in one fiscal year.

5. That no payment shall be made for any
days during which the members of the Com-
mission may be absent from duty except as
authorized by this order, and except to the
American Commissioners for the time' re-
quired for them to return to New York upon
the termination of their services.

Lindley M. Garrison,
Secretary of War.
War Department,
October 16, 1915.

The foregoing Executive Order has been
published as Panama Canal circular No.
601-48.

Authority has been granted for an extension
of the present sewer along Colon Beach, be-
tween Third Street and Battery Morgan, to
deep water.

SHORE EN'D ELEVATION OF SHED ]

96

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 11.

[.COALING SHIPS AT BALBOA.

Rate of Supply Has Been Tripled and the Con-
gestion Relieved.

The congestion in the delivery of coal to
vessels at Balboa ensuing from the extraordi-
nary demands caused by the closing of the
Canal and the need of the ships to bunker at
Balboa before leaving, has practically passed.
On Saturday, October 30, the orders placed
with the Balboa agency, beyond those then
being filled, aggregated 8,800 tons. The
agency has been supplying from 1,400 to
2,200 tons a day, and the indications are that
all demands will have been met before the
end of the current week. During the month
of October the coal furnished to ships at
Balboa amounted to approximately 37,000
tons.

Under normal conditions before the closing
of the Canal, nearly all of the bunkering was
done at the Atlantic end of the Canal, at
which the price is SI less per ton than at Bal-
boa. Coaling at Balboa amounted to ap-
proximately 4,000 tons a month. The vessels
which bunkered there were principally the
Toyo Kisen Kaisha and other ships engaged in
tho Pacific coasting trade, with occasional de-
mands from naval vessels and tramp steamers
making Balboa for supplies while on the way
between other Pacific ports; and once in a
while a ship passing through the Canal would
bunker at Balboa for the sake of quicker
service than might be obtained at Cristobal
at the time. Under such conditions, the
facilities of the temporary coaling plant,
supplying abort 450 or 500 tons a day, were
usually adequate.

Extending the facilities of the temporary
plant to supply between 1,400 and 2,200 tons
a day has been accomplished by hard work,
long hours, and the use of means in which
speed was held paramount and economy
secondary. The force now engaged in the
coaling work of the Balboa agency is about
two-thirds of -he entire force of the agency,
which is approximately 700 men since the
congestion. Two shifts are employed in
coaling, working night and day. The time
of each shift has been increased from nine to
10 hours. Five coaling berths, not including the
cblphins in the inner harbor, have been pro-
vided. Three of these are along the quay
wall adjoining the Port Captain's office, and
a special track has been laid along the deck
of this wharf, in addition to the regular track
along- the face of the wharf, to expedite the
handling of the locomotive cranes and of the
coal cars without interference. To increase
the output of the cranes at these berths the
coal is dumped on the wharf, instead of
being handled out of the cars.

Two cranes are equipped with clamshell
buckets, and handle direct from flat-bottom
cars. Four lighters belonging to the Panama
Railroad are in constant use for haul-
ing coal to ships which moor at the
dolphins in the inner harbor, and they
are supplemented by the intermittent use of
lighters belonging to the Pacific Steam Navi-
gation Company, whenever they are available.
A 105-ton locomotive is especially assigned
to switching the coal cars. Four loco-
motive cranes have been put in service
on the quay wall, in place of the one which
before was borrowed from the Mechanical
Division as needed.

The extensions noted have increased the
cost of handling the coal, per ton, but

the price of the coal has been kept
the same. This is $7 per ton at Balboa,
trimmed in bunkers, when handled by the
ship's gear; or if a locomotive crane is used
for handling it, the price of $7 per ton is in-
creased by a charge of $1 per hour for the use
of the crane. The operation of the crane costs
the railroad company approximately $2 an
hour.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Finishing Foundation for Reloader Wharf at
Balboa Coaling Plant.

To the morning of November 1, all but six
of the 78 caissons for the reloader wharf of the
coal handling plant at Balboa had been sunk
to rock, and it is expected that the sinking of
all of them will be completed within the present
month. There are eight caissons, eight feet
in diameter, placed in the outside and center
rows under the coal bunker; the most of the
caissons are six feet in diameter. All are of
cylindrical steel shells, filled with reinforced
concrete.

The filling of the shells with reinforcement
and concrete to elevation +9.5 has been in
progress since February, and at this time about
one-third of the total number have been com-
pleted, while the remaining ones, excepting
seven, have been filled to elevation -5.

In connection with this work, anchor rods
are embedded in the concrete near sealevel,
and arrangements arc made for attachment
to tie rods leading to anchorages in the bank
behind the wharf. This is to hold the caissons
against the outward thrust of the earth which
slopes from the floor level to the bottom of the
slip.

Applications for Family Quarters.
Applications for married quarters were on
file on September 30, 1915, as follows:

Stations.

Number of
applications.

767 M5Q)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the number
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhou e-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

The United States Army transport Buford,
which brought the Twenty-seventh Regiment
of Infantry to the Canal, on its way to the
Philippine Islands from Texas City, arriving
at Cristobal on October 6, sailed on Sunday,
October 31, for Jacksonville. The regiment
has remained on the Isthmus, awaiting the
resumption of traffic through the Canal.
♦

The French steamsnip Saint Louis, which
arrived at Balboa on Saturday, October 9,
is on the way from Papete to New York with a
general cargo of 6,911 tons. This vessel
belongs to the Campagnie Navale de L'Oce-
anie, which sent the first French vessel through
the Canal, the Saint Andre, entering on March
16, and coming, like the Saint Louis, from the
French colonies in the Society Islands. The
Saint Andre was bound for Glasgow from
Tahiti with a cargo of chrome ores.

November 3, the independence day of Pana-
ma, being a holiday on the Canal Zone as
well as in Panama, the Panama Railroad is
operating its trains on the regular schedule
for Sundays and holidays. This service be-
gan with the Saturday-night schedule for the
evening of Tuesday, November 2.

Rates of Pay, Silver Roll.

The Panama Canal,

The Panama Railroad Comrany,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. October 19, 1915.
Circular No. 666-6 (Superseding all previous circu-
lars of 666 series) :

1. Effective November 1, 1915, all employes on the
silver roll of The Panama Canal or Panama Railroad
Company shall be rated as hereinafter shown. These
ratings and rates of pay have been prepared with a view
to limiting the maximum pay that can be given to this
class of help, without the necessity of obtaining prior
authority, and to eliminating, so far as possible all un-
necessary ratings. It is also desired to establish a uni-
form rate of pay for work of a similar nature in different
departments and divisions.

2. An employe's rating shall in all cases correspond
with his duties. Where it is considered desirable to
pay a higher rate or to use a different rating than shown,
each case should be taken up separately and authority
secured to use the higher rate of pay or different rating.
It is thought that the ratings and rates of pay herein-
after shown will be sufficient to meet all ordinary re-
quirements and no changes should be requested unless
absolutely necessary in order to make the employe's
pay commensurate with the work done or to make the
rating correspond with the duties performed.

3. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum entrance
salary shall be the lowest rateof pay given undertheau-
thorized ratings, and a new employment shall not be
made at a higher rate of pay than that authorized aa
the maximum entrance salary for the class of work per-
formed; roll timekeepers must see that new employes
are not started at higher rates unless specially authorized
by the Governor; however,

(a) an employe may be regularly transferred
from one department, division, or gang to another
without reduction;

(b) an employe, absent for not more than 30
days, with the prior consent of competent authority
in his department or division, may be reinstated at
his former rate, or an employe discharged on ac-
count of reduction of force or lack of work, may be
reinstated, within 60 days, at his former rate of
pay.

(e) An employe transferred from one class of
work (artisan to clerk, etc.) may be paid at the
monthly rate or hourly rate corresponding to that
received at the time of transfer or the next higher
or lower rate, at the discretion of the head of the
department, regardless of the entrance salary of
the position to which transferred.

4. The following conditions shall govern the re-
employment of former employes on the silver roll who
have been discharged for unsatisfactory service or mis-
conduct, with no objections to reemployment, or who
have left the service of their own accord:

(a) If discharged for unsatisfactory service or
misconduct, with no objections to reemployment,
he may be reemployed only at a lower rate of pay
than that previously received and may not be pro-
moted to his old rate under six months;

(6) if he quits voluntarily, with no objections to
reemployment, without having given five days'
notice, he may be reemployed only at a lower rate
of pay than that previously received, and may not
be promoted to his old rate under two months;

(<r) if he quits voluntarily, with no objections to
reemployment, after having given five days' notice,
he may be reemployed at the same rate previously
received, or at the entrance salary of any other po-
sition for which he is qualified, even though such
entrance rate be higher than his old rate.

5. An employe on the silver roll who has been dis-
charged for unsatisfactory service or misconduct, with
objections to reemployment, may not be reemployed
unless objections are removed by the department or
division entering the objections, or by the Governor,
and then only under the conditions quoted in paragraph
4, section "a".

6. All employes leaving the service or transferring
from one department, division, cr gang, to another,
with the exception of Boys "A", Laborers "A", and
Laborers "B" will be furnished with "Silver Employe's
Service Slip," Form PC No. 262-2, properly filled out.

7. The maximum monthly rate of pay for silver em-
ployes shall be $60 United States currency, except where
otherwise shown or where special authority has been
granted as provioed in paragraph ?1 tj pay a higher rate.
The monthly silver rates of pay are intended for those
employee whose hours of work are more or less irregular,
or whose time it would be difficult to check up on an
hourly basis. Tne rate of pay per month shall not ex-
ceed the pay which woula ne received for tne number of
hours worked at the hourly rate of pay established for
the same class of work. Whenever practicable, an
hourly rate should be applied in preference to a monthly

November 3, 1915.

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97

rate. The following table shows the corresponding
monthly amount, at the different standard hourly rates
of pay based on eight, nine, 10, and 12 hours work per
day:

rate of pay shall be given only to those artisans whose
services are particularly satisfactory and who show an
especial fitness for the work performed. Under no cir-
cumstances shall an employe be given this rating Lntil

Standard Rates of Pay.
(U. S. Currency.)

5 cents
7 cents
10 cents
12 cents

15 cents

16 cents
IS oents
22 cents

8 hours 9 hours

daily, 204 daily, 23'

hours per hours pe:

month. month.

510.20
14.28
20.40
24.48
30.60
32.64
36.72
44.88

$11.50
16.10
23.00
27.60
34.50
36.80
41.40
50.60

10 hours

daily. 255

hours per

month.

25 . 50
30.60
38.25
40.80
45.90
56.10

1 2 he urs
daily, 306
he urs per

month.

$15.30
21.42
30.60
36.72
45.90
48 96
55.08
67.32

8. Unless otherwise specified, employes will be
required to serve at least three months before being pro-
moted to a higher grade. Promotions shall always be
made to the next higher grade.

y. All employments, changes in ratings, transfers,
and terminations of American citizens, or of aliens who
receive more than $75 a month or 40 cents an hour, on
the silver roll, should be reported in the same manner
and on the same forms as in case of persons employed
on the golu roll, excepting that no medical certificate
is required in connection with a person employed on the
silver roll. As the above classes of employes are entitled
tc leave privileges, it is necessary that this information
be furnished in all cases, arrd that all aDsences be re-
ported on the prescribed form (PC 484). as promptly as
nossible in order that proper entries may be made on
the records.

10. In all time boi>ks and on all pay rolls the desig-
nations used will be Laborer "A", Laborer "B", La-
borer "C", Helper, Artisan "A", Artisan "B", Artisan
"C", as the case may be. The term "Artisan" will
cover the various vocations as shown under this heading.

1 1. The standard hourly rntesof pay for silver em-
ployes shall be five cents, seven cents, 10 cents, 12 cents,
15 cents, 16 cents, 18 cents, and 22 cents. United
States currency. The duties to be performed undercach
grade are as follows;

12. Boy "A" — Five cents per hour— This is the en-
trance rate of pay for all boys (including water, shop, and
messenger). They may be promoted to Boy "B", at
seven cents per nour, after six months' satisfactory
service.

13. Boy "B" — Seven cents per hour — This rate can he
used as the entrance rate only in cases where prior
authority nas been obtained from the Governor's effice
and for well-developeu boys of 16 years of age or over-

14. Laborer "A" — Ten cents per hour — This will cover
all common laoor, except as hereinafter specifically
authorized.

15. Laborer "73" — Thirteen cents per hour — This is a
special rate and can be used only where the work is
especially difficult, extra hazardous, or particularly dis-
agreeable, as work that requires the men to be in mud
continuously, caisson work, cleaning sewers, etc. Prior
authority must be obtained in each case where it is
considered necessary to use this rate and a statement
should be furnished showing tne nature of the work to
be performed and the approximate length of the time
that this class of labor will be required. It will also be
the entrance rate for white labor.

16. Laborer "C"— Sixteen cents per hour — Only white
labor is included in this class. Whenever it becomes
necessary to employ laoorers, it is desired that colored
labor, at 10 cents per hour, be used whenever and
wherever practicable.

17. fief per — Twelve cents Per hour — This rating can
be applied only to those performing the duties of helpers
to shop or other mechanics, such as machinists, car
repairers, carpenters, plumbers, etc.

18. Artisan "A" — Fifteen cents per hour — Those em-
ployes performing the duties of shop, building con-
struction, and other mechanics, and artisans shall be
given this rating. It is the standard rate of pay for
this class of help and shall be the maximum entrance
rate for artisans. This designation covers employes
performing the services, under tne direction of white
foremen, as follows:

Blacksmith, boilcrmaker, cable splicer, carpenter,
car repairer, calkcr, cement finisher, coppersmith, drill
runner, ironworker, lineman, machinist, mason, molder,
painter, pipefitter, pressman, planing mill hand, plumber,
riveter, upholsterer, wireman.

19. Artisan "6" — Eighteen cents per hour — Artisans
can receive this rate only after demonstrating that the
quality and quantity of their work is such as would, in
the opinion of the foreman in charge, entitle them to a
higher rate than Artisan "A". Promotion shall not oe
made in any case until after six months' satisfactory
service. This designation covers employes performing
the same services as under Artisan "A".

20. Artisan "t"— Twenty-two cents per hour — This

he has served at least one year in the lower grades.
This designation covers employes performing the same
services as under Artisan "A".

21. The rates marked with a star (*) in the lists fol-
lowing are special and will be eliminated as fast as
practicable. Employes receiving these rates as of May
1, 1914, except Clciks.may be continuedwithout change
if necessary for the good of the service; but no further
promotions to these rates may be made without the
approval of the Governor.

22. The salaries of disabled silver employes who are
given employment at Corozal Farm will be fixed in
accordance with circular No. 625-2.

23. Office timekeepers will see that no employe is
carried on the rolls, unless the foregoing instructions
have been complied with.

DESIGNATIONS AND RATES OF PAY.

Hourly Rates.
Artisan A, 15; B. 13; C, 22 cents.

(Note — For explanation of duties to be performed
under this designation, see paragraphs Nos. 18, 19, and
20.)
Artisan D, 25; E. 32 cents per hour.

(Note — The Artisan "D" rate at 25 cents and "E'
rateat 32 cents are for use in Mechanical Division only.)
Baggagemaster, 25 cents per hour.

(Note— For use on P. R. R. main line only.)
Blueprinter, 18 cents per hour.

(Note — These rates for use in blueprinting room of
Administration Building only*)
Bookbinder, 25 cents per hour.
Boy, A, 5; B, 7 cents per hour.

(Note — See paragraphs Nos. 12 and 13.)
Brakeman, 18; (local freight). 20 cents per hour.

(Note — These rates for use on P. R. R. main line
cnly.)
Bricklayer, 25 and 30 cents per hour.

(Note — These rates for European workmen only.)
Caissonman (for work at top of caisson), 13 cents per
hour.

Caissonman (for work in caisson). 16 cents per hour.
Cementman, 13 cents per hour.

(Note — This rate shall apply only to men handling
dry cement in cars and cement sheds.)
Checker, 16 and 20 cents per hoLr.
Coal handler, 1.1 cents per hour.

(Note— For use on P. R. R. docks only.)
Coal trimmer, 15 cents per hour.

(Note— For use on P. R. R. docks only.)
Compositor, 20 and 25 cents per hour.
Concreteman, 13 cents per hour.

(Note — This rate shall apply only to men handling
concrete materials to mixers and to men placing con-
crete in forms.)
Diver. 20, *25, and 44 cents per hour.

(Note — The 25-cent rate for pile-driving work.)
Fireman, 11, 15, and 25 cents I er hour.

(Note— The II -cent rate is for P. R. R. docks only.
The 15-cent rate is for P. R. R. docks and yards cnly.
The 25-cent rate is for P. R. R. main line service only.)
Flagman, 20 cents per hour.

(Note— For P. R. R. main line service only.)
Foreman, 18, 20, and 72 cents per hour.

(Note — These rates are for use on P. R. R. docks
only.)
Gangwayman, 15 cents per hour.

(Note— For P. R. R. docks only.)
Helper, 12 cents per hour.

(Note— For explanation of duties to be performed
under this designation see paragraph No. 17.)
Ironworker, *25 cents per hour.

(Note— For extra skillful men working aloft.)
Laborer A, 10; B, 13; C, 16 cents per hour.

(Note — For explanation cf different grades see para-
graphs Nos. 14, 15, and 16.)
Laundress, 8, 9, and 10 cents per hour.
Laundryman, 10, 12, 15, 18, and 22 cents per hour.
Leverman, 13 cents per hour.

(Note — For P. R. R. main line service only.)
Longshoreman, 12 cents per hour.

(Note— For P. R. R. docks only.)

Holders, tile, 18 cents per hour.

(Note — For concrete block plant only.)
Mucker, 12 cents per hour.
Nozzleman, 16, 18, and 20 cents per hour.
Operator, crane, 16 and 20 cents per hour.
Packer (female), 7 cents per hour.
Papercutter, 20 cents per hour.
Paver, 13 cents per hour.
Pitman, 13 cents per hour.
Powder helper, 13 cents per hour.

Powderman (men loading holes), 13 and 16 cents per
hour.
Printer, *25 cents per hour.

(Note— For special classes of work and extra skillful
men only.)

Rigger, 13 cents per hour.
Riveter, *25 cents per hour.

(Note — For extra skillful men working aloft.)
Rubber stamp maker, 25 cents per hour.
Scythernan, 13 cents per hour.
Shoemaker, 16 cents per hour.
Stower, 12 cents per hour.

(Note— For P. R. R. docks only.)
Switchman, 16 and 18 cents per hour.

(Note— These rates for use in P. R. R. yards only.)
Switchtendcr, 10 and 13 cents per hour.

(Note — The 13-cent rate is for use on P. R. R. main
line only.)
Trucker, 11 cents per hour.

(Note— For P. R. R. docks only.)
Winchman, 15 and 17 cents per hour.

(Note— These rates are for useon P. R. R. docks only.)
Woodsman, 16 cents per hour.

(Note — This rate for field parties only.)
Monthly Rates.
Agent. $50 and $60; assistant, $75.

(Note — These ratings are for use on P. R. R. only.)
Artisan, $30, $35, S40, S45, $60.

(Note — These ratings are for the lock operation
division only. The $60 rate to be used only at Gatun
Locks.)
Attendant, $5, $15, $20, $25, $30. $35, $40, $4o.

(Note — The $5 rate is to be used only for the Ancon
Hospital chronic ward; the $40 rate is exclusively for
morgue attendants; the $45 rate is exclusively for
operating room attendants, laboratory attendants work-
ing in filtration plants, and one at Palo Seco.)
Baker, $37.50, $40, $45, $50, $60.
Barber, $25.
Blacksmith, $40, $50.

(Note — Tnese ratings are for use in corrals and on
floating equipment only.)
Boatman, S25. $30, $35, $37.50.

(Note — These ratings are for the crews of cayucas
and rowboata only. The entrance rate for crews of
cayucas shall be $30. This does not apply to crews cf

Boatswain. $45, $55.
Boy, $10; $12.50, $15, $20.

(Note— Water boys and shop boys shall be employed
at hourly rate only. Cabin boys and mess boys shall
be rerate.l as waiters. The $20 rate is for bell boys at
the Tivuli and Washington Hotels only.)
Butcher. $40. $15. S50.
Captain: dredge, $100; clapet. $85; steam launch. $75.

(Note — M asters will be known and rated as Captains.
Ratings above $75 per month are for white employes
only.)
Carpenter, $40. $45, $60.

(Note — The S40 and $45 rates are for floating equip-
ment only. The $6f> rate is for seagoing dredges and
lock operation division — Pacific locks only.)
Car recorder and sealer, $45.

(Nite- For P. R. R. docks only.)
Cartman. $30. $35.
Cattleman, $25, $30. $35, $40.
Cemctcryman, $32.50.
Chainman, $30. $37.50.
Chainman foreman, $45, S50.
Chauffeur, $30, $10. $45. $50.

(Note— Entrance rate when subsistence is furnished
shall be $30. Entrance rate when substistence is not
furnished shall be $40. The maximum iate when sub-
sistence is furnished shall be $40.)
Checker. S30. S35. $40.
Clerk. $20, $30. $35, $40, $45, $50, $60. $75.

(Note— The usual entrance salary for clerks is $30.
The S75 rate shall only be paid to Yard Clerks in the
sprvice of the P. R. R. where long houis and Sunday
and holiday work are required.)
Coachmai-., $50, *$75.
Coalman. $30.
Ccalpasspr. $40.

(Note — Coalpassers shall be employed only on float-
ing equipment.)
Cook. S20. $75, $30. S35, $40. $45. $50, $55, $60.

(Note — The maximum entrance rate fcr cook on
marine equipment ana field parties is $40. tn all other
cases the maximum entrance rate shall be $25.)
Counterman. $20, $25, S30.

(Note — For hotels with a la carte service only.)

98

THE CANAL'RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 1U

Crib and valve tender, $35. $40.
Dairyman. $20. $25.
Elevatorman, $40.

(Note — For passenger elevatorraen only.)
Engineer:

Marine (dredge), $67.50, $75.

Marine (clapet), S65. $75.

Marine (steam launch), $75.

Steam. $30. $35, $40, $45. $50. $55. $60.
Farrier. $40, $50.
Fireman. $25. $30, $35. $40, $45. $50, S60.

(Xote — The maximum entrance rate for firemen on
piIeiriver3stiallbe$3J; for snndird gage locomotives,
$35; for firemen at the Cristobal power plaat, $40;
for firemen on dredges, tugs, and clapets, $45. The
maximum rate of pay for firemen on standard gage
locomotives shall be $45.)
Flagman (crossing). $30, $37.50.

(Note — These rates for use on P. R. R. only.)
Foreman. $25, $30, $35. $40, $45, $50. $60, *S75.

(Note — The maximum entrance rate for white fore-
men shall be S50. An entrance and maximum rate of
$50 shall be allowed for dock foremen.
Gardener. $;5. $30.
Gatcman, $40.

(Note — For use on coal handling plants only.)
Helper, $10. $12.50. $15. $17.50. $'0. $35.

(Note — The designation of "Helper" will apply to
cook's helpers, kitchen helpers, scullions, scrubbers, and
other employes performing helpers' duties frr which
distinct designations are not provided. A maximum
entrance rate of $17.50 shall be allowed fcr helpers
picking fruit ana vegetaDles at the cold storage plant.
The $35 rate shall be paid only to the helper at the
P. R. R. motor bus garage at Balboa.)
Hostler. $25. $30. $35. $40.
Janitor. $25. $30.
Janitor, head. $37.50.
Keeper. $15, $60. 365. $75.

(Note — The $15 rate shall not be regarded as the
maximum entrance rate.)

Assistant. $35, $42.50. $50. S60.
Laborer. $30.

(Note — To he used only at fuel oil handling plants.)
Lamplighter, S37.50.

(Note— For P. R. R. service only.)
Laundress. $15, $17.50, $?0, $22.50, $25, $30. $35.
Laundryman, $25, $30, $35. $40, $45, $50.
Leadsman, $40, $45.

(Note — For hydrographic work only.)
Leverman, $42.50.
Lockman, $25. $30.

Foreman, $60, $75.

(Note — These rates for lock operation divisio n
only.)
Luggerman, $25. $30, $35, S40, $45.

(Note — The rating of luggerman shall be confined
to men handling ice, meat, and other cold storage sup-
plies. The maximum entrance rate shall be $30.)
Maid. $12. $15.

(Note— The $15 rate shall be confined to maids at
the insane asylum, the quarantine station at Balboa,
ana at Palo Seco.)
Maintainer, $37.50, $12.50.
Mate: Dredge. $S0; clapet. $75.
Messenger. $17.50, $20, $25, $30. $35. $40.

(Note — The maximum entrance rate for messengers
shall be $25.;

Money counter, S50, *$65, *$75.
Oiler, $30. $35, $40. $45, $50, S55.

(Xote — On dredges, tugs, and clapets, oilers may be
appointed at a maximum entrance rate of $50. The
$55 rate shall be confined tc oilers on seagoing dredges,
pipeline dredges, and tugs; the $5(j rate shall be con-
fined to oilers on other marine equipment. The maxi-
mum rate for oilers on land shall be $45.)
Operator:

Air compressor, $60, $75.

(Note — For operators in power plants.)

Electric. $40. $45.

Filter, $50.

Motor'ooat. $30, $35, $40. $45. $50, $55, $60, *$75.

(Note — For motorboat operators a maximum en-
trance rate of $50 is authorized for positions author-
ized at a rate of $60 or more.)
Motor truck, S30. S35.

(Note— For operators of electric baggage trucks on
docks ana in railroad stations.)

Pontoon Brioge, $37.50.

Pump, $50.

(Note — The rating of Operator (pump) at $50 shall
be confined to employes in pump stations where there
is no white supervision.)

Telephone, $30, S35. $10. $45. $50.
Paint and Call Boy. $37.50.

(Note— P. R. R. docks only.)
Patrolman. $35. $40. S50.
Policempn, $40, $50. S60.

(Note — Tne S60 rate lor policeman is for the operator
of police launches only.)

Porter, $25, S30. $35.

(Note — The rating of porter shall be used for em-
ployes handling baggage at P. R. R. stations only.)
Saddler. $30. $40. $50.
Salesman. $30, $35. $4C. $45.
Scavenger, $32.50.
Seaman, $30. $35, S40. $45, $55.

(Note — The $55 rate for seaman is not allowed if
subsistence is furnished.)
Signalman. $60.

(Note — For Marine Division only.)
Stableman, $30.

Steward, $37.50, $50. $62.50. $75.
Storeman. $25. $30, $35, $40, $45, $50.
Teachers. $50, $60, $65; Palo Seco, $5.
Teamsters. $35, $40.
Trackman. $30.

(Note — This rating is for emergency use only on P.
R. R. where long hours and Sunday and holiday work
are required.)
Trackwalker, $27.

(Note — For use on P. R. R. only.)
Trainman. $30. S35. $37.50.
Waiter, $15. $17.50, $20. $30.

(Note — The $30 rate is for use only on floating
equipment where the waiters have the care of crews'
quarters in addition to other duties.)
Waiter, head. $25. S30. $37.50.
Watchman. $20. $25. $30, $35, $37.50.
Watchman, per day, $1.

(Note — For use on P. R. R. docks, when required.)
Watertenner, $55.
Wheelwright. $50.
Winchman, $50, $55.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Card Passes to Be Shown to Conductors.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., October 25, 1915.
To all holders of Panama Railroad card passes — The
Superintendent of the Panama Railroad Company re-
ports that it has become a general practice among pas.
sengers holding annual card transportation to call to
conductors the number of their passes instead of show-
ing the same as required by the regulations.

As conductors have instructions to inspect all card

passes presented on their trains it is requested that all

holders of card transportation show their passes to the

conductor instead of calling out the number thereof.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor, The Panama Canal,

President, Panama Railroad Company.

Acting Surveying Officer.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 25, 1915.
To all concerned — During the absence oa leave of Mr.
Charles L. Parker, beginning this date, Mr. Fred H.
Stephens, assistant surveying officer, will perform the
duties of the Surveying Officer,

Geo. W. Goethals.

Governor.

Prices of Chafires River Sand and Gravel.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z-, October 27, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective November 1, 1915, sand and gravel from
the Chagrcs River will be invoiced to departments and
divisions of The Panama Canal and Panama Railroaa
Company at 55 cents per cubic yard.

Sand and gravel from the Chagres River will be sold
to employes of The Panama Canal and Panama Rail-
road Company, and to others entitled to the same rates
as employes, at S1.50 per cubic yard, delivered at near-
est Panama Railroaa siding.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

♦

Handling Baggage between Wharves In Cristo-
bal-Colon and Colon Passenger Station.
The Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 27, 1915.
Circular No. 175:

To all concerned — Effective November 1, 1915, the
baggage transfer department at Cristobal will handle
baggage between the Colon passenger station and the
various wharves at CristoDal and Colon at the follow-
ing rates: Fifteen cents for small pieces; 25 cents for
pieces weighing up to 150 pounas; 40 cents for pieces
weighing in excess of 150 pounds.

The baggage transfer aepartment will collect these
charges only where it actually hardies baggage between
the wharves and Colon passenger station.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storagi
provisions which will be effective November 4, 1915

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Beef, suet, special, per lb

Beef suet, native, per lb

Soup beef, special, per lb

Soup beef, native, per lb

Soup bone, special, per lb

Soup bone, nati\e. per lb

Stew beef, special, per lb

Stew beef, native, per lb.

Plate beef, special, per lb

Plate beef, native, per lb

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb

Chuck roast (3 lbs. "up), native, per lb

Rib roast, 2d cut (3i lbs. up) special, per lb. . .
Rib roast. 2d cut (3J lbs. up), native, per lb...
Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb. . .
Rib roast, 1st cut {3 lbs. up), native, per lb.. .

Pot roast, special, per lb

Pot roast, native, per lb

Rump roast, special, per lb

Rump roast, native, per lb

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb

Porterhouse roast, special, pei lb

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb

Chuck steak, special, per lb

Chuck steak, native, per lb

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb

Round steak, top. s pecial', per lb

Round steak, top, native, per lb

Sirloin steak, special, per lb

Sirloin steak, native, per lb

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb

Sirloin steak, chojee cut, native, per lb

Rump steak, special, per lb

Rump steak, native, per lb

Porterhouse steak (1 $ lbs. up), choice, per lb..
Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), special, per lb.
Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), native, per lb..

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lo

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb

Tende loin steak, special, per lb

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb

fresh meats.

Lamb chops, per lb

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3$ lbs,

per lb

Lamb, stewing, per lb. . .

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb

Mutton, stewing, per lb

Poik hams, fresh (see footnote) , per lb

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote) , per lb

Veal chops, per lb

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb

Veal cutlets, per lb

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb

Veal, stewing, per lb

miscellaneous.

Brains, calves', per lb

Calves' heads, ea

Kidneys, beef, per lb

Livers, beef, per lb. "

Livers, calves', per lb

Pates de foie gras, jar

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea

Pics' heads, fresh, J head, half

Sausage, bologna, per lb

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb

Sausage, frankfurters, imported, tin

Sausage, lieherwurst, per lb

Sausage, pork, per lb

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb

Spare ribs, pork, per lb

Steak, hamburger, pkg

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. .

Sweet bread, beef, per lb

Tails, ox. per lb

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb

Yeast, per lb

Yeast, cake

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb

Bacon, sliced, jar -

Bacon, sliced, tin

Bacon, squares, whale square, per lb

Bacon, strips, whole strip

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb

Beef, corned — No. 2. pei lb.-

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb

Ham. lunch, per lb

Ham. minced. "Rnlnenn style", per lb

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb

Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb

November J, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

99

Price.

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 2o*

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 31*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 29*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 32*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 37*

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, ox, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per lb 24

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, coin fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 34

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 29

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33

Ducklings, per lb 24

Ducks, mallard, 2 to 2 J lbs, ea 2.35

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 22

Grouse, ea 1 .00

Squabs, ea 44

Turkeys, per lb 30

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 41

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub. per lb .40

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.15

Cheese. Edam, tin 39

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 26

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb r 39*

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 48*

Cheese, snappy , cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 34

Cheese, Young America, per lb 20

Cream, 30 per cent, $ pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 41

Eggs, fresh, $ doz. (only) 21

Fer-mil-ldc, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 %

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50 J

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, per lb 16

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 09

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Herring, smoked, per lb 11

Oysters, fresh, per qt 28

Salmon, fresh, per lb 10

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 18

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02

Cabbage, per lb 0 ! \

Carrots, per lb 02

Celery, per head 04t

Lettuce, per lb. . , O'J*

Onions, per lb 03

Parsnips, per lb 02 J

Plantains. i>er doz 12

Potatoes, white, ,>er lb 02J

Potatoes, sweet, per lb 03

Squash, per lb 02$*

Squash, fancy, per lb 08

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per Id 02

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 1 It

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 13*

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg 14

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22*

Peel, lemon, per lb 1 6f

Peel, orange, per lb 16*

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 34

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04*

Apples, fresh select, per lb, 06

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 48

Bananas, 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 32

Bananas, ea 00J

Coconuts, ea 04

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, oer lb 06

Grapefruit, select, ea 09

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03j

Lemons, per doz 17

Limes, per 100 \ 25

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12f

Peaches, fresh, per lb 05

Pears, fresh, per lb '06*

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham or \ shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Proposals for Plastering Walls of Shed for Pier
No. 7, Cristobal.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, Balpoa Heights, C. Z.. until 10
a. m., November 20, 1915, and then opened, for the
plastering of the inside and outside surfaces of the walls
of the shed of pier No. 7. Cristobal.

Complete specifications, plans, form of contract,
proposal, and hord may be obtained upon written ap-
plication to the Chief Quartermaster, such applicatu n
tc be accompanied by cash, certified check, cr post-office
money order made payable to the Collector, The
Panama Canal, in the sum of $10. Deposits cov-
ering these plans and specifications will be returned
to the bidders wha return the plans to the above office
on or before the hour of opening bios jr who submit
regular bids before that hour, but will be forfeited and
b ecome payable to The Panama Canal in all other cases.
Any additional information or explanation of specifica-
tions or plans may be obtained upon application to the
Engineer of D' cks, Cristobal, C. Z.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, post-office money
order, cr certified check made payable to the Collector,
The Panama Canal, inthesi m of SI, 000 as a guarantee
that the bidder will, if required by the Panama Railroad
Company, enter into a contract with satisfactory
security in an amount not less than 15 per cent of the
price bid as a guarantee that he will faithfully perform
the work covered by the contract. Deposits 'will be
returned to unsuccessful bidders upon rejection of their
bids.

The Panama Railroad Company reserves the right
to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids and to make
award to the bidder whose bid it considers the most
advantageous.

Bids must be marked "Proposal for plastering walls
of sheci fcr rier No. 7, Cristobal," and addresseo to the
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Proposals for FurnishinU 1 50 Linear Feet of
Lifinum-Vitae.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Chief Quartermaster. Balboa Heights. C. Z.. until 10
a. m., November 13, 1915, and then opened, for furnish-
ing 150 linear feet of lignum-vitae. 12 by 12 inches.
square, hewn or sawed, in pieces five feet and longer,
to be straight, and of well seasoned material, delivery
to be made to the General Storekeeper, Balboa, C. Z.,
with in two weeks from the date of notice of acceptance
of bid. Material vvill be subject to inspection and ac-
ceptance by the General Storekeeper. Balboa, and any
further infermatit n as to the acceptability of any ma-
terial proposed to be furnished may be obtained upen
application to him.

Proposals should be marked "Proposal for furnishing
150 linear feet of lignum-vitae" and addressed to the
Cnief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addressees:
Adams, R. H. Hecht, M.

Aldrich, Miss Imogene E. Henderson, Fred
Atkins, John Howsen, W. A.

Austin, Edward M.
Austin. Frank T.
Baker. Fredk. M.
Balderach. Alfred L.
Baldensperger, Jacob G.
Bolen, Henry D.
B reward, Edivard
Bunting, Marvern
Campbell, Walter
Choulders, Mrs. J. P.

King, Lee M. (2)
Klinger, John C*
La Rock, Herbert
McCarley. Earl S.
Meyer, Max L.
Neary. Walter T.
Oliver, Amos*
Parsons. N. W.
Potter. L. B.
Richardson, Arthur

Courtis, Master Corporal Rochford, George

Doherty, Dr. Helen T.
Geddes, George
Gilmore, J. E.
Ginnup, Mary A. (pkg.)
Grant. F. N.
Hallett, Mrs. Harley, c/o

Capt. Hallett
Hartwig, Cnas. *

♦Paper.

Rose, John J.
Ross. Dr. Edward B.
Sheffield, Lamar C.
Simons, B.
Taylor. Miss Fanny
Van Devanaer, Fred
Wey, Jno. H.
Whitesides. J. C.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective November 1:

Arti

Price Change.

Old.

New.

$0.77
.29

8.95
.05

5.50
.62
.14

$0.61

Carriages, baDy, ea

7.15

.11

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Tile Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next six
weeks are given in this- table:

NOVEMBER.

Date.

Thurs.. Nov. 4.

Fri., Nov. 5

Sat., Nov. 6. . .
Sun., Nov. 7. . .
Mon., Nov. 8. .
Tues., Nov. 9. .
Wed., Nov. 10.
Thurs., Nov. 11
Fri., Nov. 12...
Sat., Nov. 13. .
Sun., Nov. 14. .
Mon., Nov. 15.
Tues., Nov. 16.
Wed., Nov 17.
Thurs., Nov. 18
Fri., Nov. 19...
Sat., Nov. 20. .
Sun., Nov. 21..
Mon., Nov. 22 .
Tues., Nov. 23.
Wed., Nov. 24.
Thurs., Nov. 25
Fri., Nov. 26...
Sat., Nov. 27. .
Sun., Nov. 28..
Mon., Nov. 29.
Tues., Nov. 30.

Time

and height of high

Inn

ater.

0:46

7:04

13:14

13.1

2.4

12.8

1 :32

7:51

14:01

14.2

1.2

13.8

2 :20

8:36

14:47

15.2

0.0

14.8

2:58

9:20

15:29

16.2

-1.0

15.7

3:43

10:04

16:13

16.8

-1.6

16.2

4:26

10:50

16:58

17.1

-1.8

16.3

5:12

11 :37

17:45

16.9

-1.5

16.0

6:00

12:26

18:35

16.3

-0.9

15.4

0:50

6:51

13:18

0.£

15.3

0.1

1 :46

7:47

14:15

1.7

14. 1

1.1

2:49

8:54

15:18

2 6

13.0

2.1

3:59

10:10

16:24

3.1

12.2

2.8

5:10

11:31

17:33

3.3

11.9

3.1

0:07

6:16

12:43

12.9

3.0

12.1

1 :08

7:14

13:42

13.2

2.5

12.6

1 :58

8:03

14:30

13.5

2.0

13.1

2:40

8:47

15:11

13.9

1.5

13. S

3:18

9:26

15:48

14.1

1.1

13.7

3:54

10:05

16:24

14.2

0.9

13.9

4:28

10:42

16:58

14.2

0.9

13.8

5:02

11 :20

17:32

14.1

1.0

13.7

5:36

11:59

18:08

13.8

1.4

13.4

0:18

6:12

12 :38

2.8

13.4

1.8

0:58

6:49

13:19

3.2

12.9

2.3

1 :44

7:30

14:04

3.6

12.3

2.8

2:32

8:17

14 :52

3.9

11.8

3.3

3:28

9:15

15:46

4 0

115

3.5

19:20
2 2

20:06
1.3

20:51
0.4

21 :37
-0.2

22 :23
-0.5

23:09

-0.5

23:58

0.0

19:30
14.6

20:30
13.7

21 :40

13.

18:37

3.1
19:32

2.9
20:18

2.6
21 :01

2.3
21:43

2.1
22:2

2.1
22:59

2.2
23:37

2.4

18:46

13.0
19:26

12.7
20:08

12.4
20:57

12.2
21 :53

12.3

DECEMBER.

Wed., Dec. 1..
Thurs., Dec. 2
Fri., Dec. 3.. .
Sat.. Dec. 4...
Sun., Dec. 5. .
Mon.. Dec. 6.
Tues., Dec. 7.
Wed., Dec. 8..
Thurs., Dec. 9
Fri., Dec. 10. .
Sat., Dec. 11..
Sun., Dec. 12.
Mon., Dec. 13
Tues., Dec. 14
Wed., Dec. 15

Time

and height of hig

low water.

4:26

10:19

16:44

3.7

11.5

3.5

5:25

11:27

17 :41

3.1

11.8

3.2

6:23

12 :30

18:39

2.3

12.5

2.6

0:49

7:16

13:26

14.1

1.3

13.4

1 :42

8:07

14:20

15.0

0.2

14.4

2:33

8:57

15 :10

15.8

-0.7

15.3

3:23

9:46

15:59

16.5

-1.4

15.9

4:12

10:36

16:48

16.8

-1 7

16.2

5:01

11 :24

17:37

16.7

-1.0

16.2

5:51

12 :14

18:28

16.2

-1.1

15.8

0:40

6:43

13:04

0.5

15.4

-0.3

1 :34

7:37

13 :56

1.2

14.4

0.7

2:31

8:35

14:5?

2.0

13.3

1.8

3:32

9:40

IS :52

2.7

12.3

2.8

4:34

10:52

16:53

3.1

11.7

3.5

22:53
12.7

23 :52
13.3

19:33

1.8

20:25

1.0

21:17

0.3

22-:06

-0.2

22 :S6

-0 3

23:48

-0.1

19:19

15.2
20:13

14.4
21:12

13.6
22:15

13.0
23:22

12.6

1 lie tides are placed in the order of occuueiice, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for tie
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 2ih (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

100

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 11.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., October 31, 1915.)

There were no vessels arriving during the week, for transit of the Canal.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

•Departures.

Date

Vessel Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line To

Oct. 27

Oct. 29

Nnrfolk.
Liverpool.

Oct. 29

Oct. 30

Oct. 31

Oct. 31, ...

Albanian

, Liverpool.
1 Felto:i, Cuba.
| New York.
| Jacksonville. .

Earn Liae

Ruford

U. S. Army transport

♦Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

Nov. 1

Bordeaux. llXov. 1

Niazra

•Other than vessels which arrived for transit through the Canal. United Fruit Company's vessel

, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Oct. 25

Pacific Steam Nal
W. WilheJmsen. .

.Co

1
Guayaquil.

Tacoma.

Oct. 26..
Oct. 26. .
Oct. 26. .
Oct. 27. .
Oct. 27. .

. Capl. A. F.Lucas. .
. I Barge No. 93

. Lansing

Chile

Toyo Risen Kaisha

. . Valpirniso.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Sno'd'donian

//. Luckenbach . . . .
Isabda

Limmi

South American S. S. Co. . .

Lruhaml-a

Guatemala

Valparaiso.
Valparaiso.
Guayaquil.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .
Pacihc Steam Nav. Co. . . .
W. \\ ilhdmsen

Tricolor

♦Including vessels arriving for transit through the Canal.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflon-s Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, October 30. 1915:

Day and Date.

Sun.. Oct. 24

Mon.. Oct. 25

Tues.. Oct. 26

Wed., Oct. 27

Thurs.. Oct. 28

Fri.. Oct. 29

Sat., Oct. 30

Stations.

129. Ki
127.90
126 XII
131.50
129.00
127.30
135.55

94.72

94.15

93. OS

96.51

94.50!S6.04

93.66|S5.9f

99.50 86.16

OJ S-l

<6.19 54.47
86.05 54.33
•!6. 07 54.20

86.09 54.23
86.08 54.31
86.05i54.25

86.10 54.30

Rainfall from October 1 to 23, 1915. Inclusiv

Stations.

.5
H
1 £

S o

Q

ha

Pacific Section —

Ins.
2.17
2.07
2.62
2.84
1.51

1.17
2.21
1.72
1.03
2.45
1.39
1.99
1.87
4.60

2.25
2.03
4.69

2
2
9
10
2

7
2
6
5
6
6
6
8
9

16
16
16

Ins.
8.05

8.01

13 ol

Central Section —

7.02

9.37

6 95

7.39

10.76

8.59

9.92
8.24

12.02

Atlantic Section—

10.12

10.55

14.05

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week—
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New York six days after the day of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage requires
seven days.

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday. ♦

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m,, connects
with the above despatches.

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, November 15 and
December 13, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina. South Carolina. Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming. Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Sailings of Vessels

i Regul;
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON

Vess I. Line. Sails.

Santa Marta.

vice with the

Advance

Metapan. . . .
Almirante. . .

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares. . .

. .U. F. C.Oct.
. .P. R. R.Oct.
. .U. F. C.Oct.
. .U. F. C. Nov.
. . P. R. R. . Nov.
. ,U. F. C.Nov.
. .U. F. C.Nov.
. . P. R. R. Nov.
..U. F. C.Nov.

27 Nov. 3

28 Nov. 4

30 Nov. 8

3 Nov. 10

4 Nov. 10

6 Nov. 14

10 Nov. 17

11 Nov. 17

13 Nov. 21

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.
Advance.
Metapan. . . .

. ..U. F. C.Nov.
. . . P. R. R. . Nov.
, ..U. F. C.Nov.

. .U. F. C.Nov.

. . P. R. R. . Nov.
...U.F. C.Nov.

..Nov. 2 4

. . Nov. 24

..Nov. 28

. . Dec. 1

..Dec. 3

. . Dec. 6

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORE.

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores . . .
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares. . .

Carrillo

Colon

.U. F. C.
. P. R. R.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.P. R. R.
.U.F. C.
.U. F. C.
. P. R. R.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C
.P. R. R.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.P. R.R..

Nov. 4 .

Nov. S .

Nov. 8.

Nov. 11.

.Nov. 11

. No

Nov. 18.

Nov. 19.

Nov. 22.

Nov. 25.

27.

Nov. 29 .
Dec. 2 .
Dec. 4.

..Nov. 15

..Nov. 18

..Nov. 19

..Nov. 23

..Nov. 25

..Nov. 25

..Nov. 29

.Dec. 2

..Dec. 3

. . Dec. 6

.Dec. 9

..Dec. 10

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL -COLON.

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba. . . .

Heredia

Abangarez. . .
Parismina. . .

Atenas

Cartago

Cartago

Turrialba. . . .

Heredia

Abangarez. . .
Parismina . . .
Atenas

.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C.
.U.F. C.
.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U.F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C

Oct. 27.

Oct. 30.

Nov. 3.

Nov. 6.

Nov. 10.

Nov. 13.

No

17.

Dec. 11.

..Nov. 4,

..Nov. 3

..Nov. 10

..Nov. 11

..Nov. 17

..Nov. 18

. . Nov. 24

..Dec. 16

No

20.

Nov. 24.

Nov. 27.

Dec. 1 .

Dec. 4.

Dec. 8.

.Nov.
.Dec.
.Dec.

.Dec.

25

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina. . .

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba....

Heredia

Ahangarez. . .
Parismina. . . .

Cartago

Turrialba... .

Heredia

Abangarez . . .

...U.F. C.Nov.
. . . U. F. C . Nov.
...U.F. C.Nov.
...U.F.C.Nov.
. . . U. F. C. . Nov.
...U. F C.Nov.
. ..U. F. C.Nov.
. ..U. F.C.Nov.
. ..U. F. C.Dec.
. ..U. F. C.Dec.
. ..U. F. C.Dec.
...U.F. C.Dec.

18 Nov. 25

25 Nov. 30

25 Dec. 2

2 Dec. 7

.Dec.
.Dec

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1915.

No. 12.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Cancl Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its Possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is Jurnished jree to United
States Government departments, representatives of joreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis: Subscription for the rest of the year, Octo-
ber J to January 1, is 25 cents. For foreign subscrip-
tions the year is divided into thirds; and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record,at the address given below.

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THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Canal Record Index.

The index to Volume VIII of The Canal
Record in form suitable for binding is now
ready for distribution. It will be sent free,
on application, to such persons, institutions,
libraries, etc., as desire to preserve their
copies of The Canal Record in book form.
Applications should be made either to The
Canal Record, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,
or to the Chief of Office, The Panama Canal,
Washington, D. C.

The Slide Situation."
Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, November 9, amounted te 237,025
cubic yards. Other excavation from the Cut
during the period amounted to 19,237 cubic
yards, making a total for the week of 256,262
cubic yards. In addition, 31,960 cubic yards
were rehandled. The excavation by the
several dredges during the week was as follows:

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 73,155

Parai;o 15-yard dipper 60,325

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 38.235

Corozal Ladder 42,y40

Mindi 5-yard dipper 6.275

No. 86 Pipeline suction 31,960

Culebra Seagoing suction. . . . 19,237

Marmot Belgian ladder 16.095

The total excavations in the preceding two
weeks were 273,945 and 257,029 cubic yards,
respectively.

There is nothing in the conditions to war-
rant any prediction as to the probable date
of the opening of the Canal.

Paying Morefor Coal than for Tolls.
The Ellerman and Bucknall steamship Ma-
toppo, which arrived at Balboa in the morning
of November 1 on the tway from San Francis-

co for London, cleared from Balboa on Satur-
day, November 6, alter taking on 900 tons of
coal from the Panama Railroad, and will pro-
ceed by way of the Strait of Magellan. Ac-
cording to a statement by her first officer, she
uses about 36 tons of coal a day and makes
about 10 knots an hour. The distance from
Balboa to London by way of the Strait of Ma-
gellan is about 11,500 miles, which would
mean approximately 4S steaming days. The
coal she took at Balboa will last her 25 days,
or slightly over half of the voyage.

The 900 tons of coal taken at Balboa cost
the ship $6,300. Had she been able to go
through the Canal her tolls, at SI. 20 per ton
on 4,476 net tons, Panama Canal measure-
ment, would have been S5.371.20. The coal-
ing for half of the long voyage cost more than
the Canal tolls would have been. To go from
Cristobal to London would require about 19
days for the Maloppo, with a coal consump-
tion of 684 tons, costing, at S7 a ton, $4,788.
To have gone through the Canal, tolls and
coal, would have aggregated S10.000, if the
coal had been bought at Balboa, which would
have been at least S2.500 cheaper than the
voyage through the Strait of Magellan, on the
cost of coal alone. And if the Canal had
been open the vessel could have secured coal
at Cristobal for $1 less per ton, which would
have increased the saving on fuel to over
§3,000.

The case of the Maloppo has been paral-
leled by the Arna, and the Rondo, and many
other vessels which have been diverted by
the closing of the Canal. They show strik-
ingly the economy which is afforded when the
Canal is open.

■ — — •

Preparations for Placing Armor Cubes on East
Breakwater.

Orders have been issued for the segregation
of 75 steel flat cars of 50-tons capacity for serv-
ice in hauling concrete blocks for armoring
the East Breakwater. The cars will be sten-
cilled "E. B.," like the Lidgerwood flat cars
now used for hauling rock from the quarry at
Sosa Hill to the breakwater. The blocks,
which are cubes, seven feet on the edge, con-
tain approximately 12.3 cubic yards each and
weigh about 25 tons. Two blocks to the car
will be the rule in hauling them. Barge trans-
portation through the Canal, from Gamboa to
the East Breakwater, has been suggested but
it is expected that the most of the transporta-
tion will be by rail, principally for the reason
that the blocks can be placed more advantage-
ously from cars, on the trestle above the fill,
than from barges, and because the dredging
and harbor services require the use of all avail-
able tugs and barges.

Since the pouring of the blocks was begun
at Gamboa, on Saturday, October 9, a total
of 412 blocks had been manufactured up to
the morning of November 1. The plant for
their making is situated on a fill directly east
of the Panama Railroad tracks at Gamboa,
made principally of soft earth spoil from dry

excavation in Culebra Cut, and the soft-
ness of the earth has caused the contractor's
forces some trouble in the handling of the
blocks; these conditions and the breaking of
a locomotive crane used for handling the ma-
terials at the mixing plant have caused de-
lays in the manufacture. The contract calls
for the manufacture of 10,000 blocks, at
S4.7355 per block.

Measurement of Vessels for the Levy of Tolls.

Inquiry has been made whether the certifi-
cate of measurement of a vessel for the levy
of tolls at the Suez Canal is of assistance in
determining the net tonnage of a vessel ac-
cording to the Panama Canal rules. The
Suez certificate is not exactly like the Pana-
ma certificate and the latter has, of course, to
be made out for all vessels using the Canal,
regardless of other certificates of measurement
or registry which they may possess. It fre-
quently happens, however, that the measure-
ments contained in other certificates are of
assistance to the Panima Car.a! admeasurers
and expedite materially the issuance of the
Canal certificate. . On the other hand, any
vessel presenting herself at the Canal without
a Canal certificate would probably meet with
some delay while the certificate was being
prepared; hence the vessel would do best to
secure her certificate while lying in port,
before coming to the Canal. There are
designated authorities in all the principal
maritime countries who can issue Panama
Canal certificates, and all that the Canal
admeasurers have to do with such a certifi-
cate is to check it, perhaps correct it, which
would normally require not more than an
hour. A fee is usually charged by the officials
in foreign countries for issuing a Canal certifi-
cate, but no fee is charged in any United
States port or at the Canal.

In this connection, attention is called to
the fact that it is desirable for a ship to have
a certificate of measurement according to the
rules for registration in the United States, in
addition to her Panama Canal certificate.
This is for the ship's protection. Tolls on
laden vessels are levied at $1.20 per net ton
according to Canal measurement, but the
amount collectible shall not be in excess of
the equivalent of $1.25 per net ton on the
basis of United States registry. Since this
ruling has been established, the form of
measurement for registry in the United States
has been changed somewhat, most notably
by a circular issued by the Commissioner of
Navigation on March 16, 1915, which exempt-
ed bridge-deck and certain closed-in spaces
from measurement. Operators are advised to
keep themselves informed of the status of
measurement for registry in the United
States, in order that they may check the
Canal admeasurers' determination of United
States net tonnage according to their inter-
Dretation of the rules.

102

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 12.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Cost of Operation and Maintenance in September
Exceeded Tolls. — Comparative Figues.

During the month of September, as in
August, the expenses charged to the operation
and maintenance of the Canal were in excess
o' the tolls collected on vessels making use of
the Canal.

The shortage was 563,177.33; and it is
interesting to note that for September a
y^ar ago, the second month of Canal opera-
t on, the tolls exceeded the cost of operation
and maintenance by $63,601. The loss in the
corresponding month of the second year was

almost the same as the gain in September,
1914.

The Canal was closed, on account of slides
in the Cut, during nearly one-half of Septem-
ber, 1915; the last vessel to go through from
the Atlantic was the Tampico, entering on
September 15, and the last to make the transit
from the Pacific was the Ormiston, entering
on September 17. In addition, the cost of
the dredging operations in the Cut during
September, 1915, was $259,604.07, as com-
pared with $31,545.94 last year. The charges
for the dredging in the Cut were more than
one-half of the total charges for operation and
maintenance in September, 1915.

For operation and maintenance proper,

not including the proportionate share of the
overhead expenses, the cost was $339 ,559.92.
Of this, the $259,604.07 charged to dredging
in Gaillard Cut was over three-fourths of the
total.

A summary of the charges for operation and
maintenance in September, 1915, as compared
with August, 1915, and September, 1914, and
with the fiscal year to date, this year and last
year, is given in the following table.

The "proporticn of overhead expenses",
following the summary of operations and
maintenance proper, is approximately one-
third of the total Canal overhead charges.
It is made up of costs for administration,
sanitary work, and civil government:

This m nth

Last month

This month
last year.

Fiscal Yt

or to Date.

Items.

This year.

Last year.

Marine Division:

$1,131.52

271.20

4,134.28

5,877.82

3,667.86

$927.40
273.46
3,593.34
6,835.24
2,088.86

$907.36

253.75

3,238.74

3,243.74

$2,999.85
S02.06
11,530.17
19,713.32
9,323.61

$1,728.43

838.78

12,136.19

5,259.20

$15,082.68

$951.47

10,595.58

13.914.93

494.92

244.17

$13,71S.30

$1,134.90
9,878.21

31,742.87
304.80
361.05

$7,643.72

$1,418.92
9.536.37
4,766.86

3.218.44
312.53

$44,369.01

$3,465.57

29.400.12

59,708.73

1,750.58

719.31

$19,962.60

Locks operation and maintenance:
Gatun Locks:

$4,163.58

23.082.65

13,589.51

4,550.31

767.31

$26,201.07

$122.34
21.59

$43,421.83

$70.89
35.75
85.08

$19,253.12

$77.25
118.12
415.75

$95,044.31

$280.26
166,37
85.08

$46,153.36

Gatun Spillway:

S357.37

1.506.53

430.85

$143.93

$1,379.24
5,855.51
4,001.49
2,187.85
231.15

$191.72

$1,573.84

6,224.64

5,069.04

1 ,849 . 47

222.99

$611.12

$1,087.81

9,124.67

2,707.56

544.23

173.54

S531.71

S4.475.13
18, 713. SO
14,133.09
4,786.86
666.46

$2,294.75

Pedro Miguel Lock:

$27,514.75

24,294.97

7.026.97

1.301.12

410.53

$13,655.24

$14,939.98

$13,637.81

$42,775.34

835,548.34

Pedro Miguel Dam:

Miraflores Locks:

$1,388.13

7,140.81

5,038.24

1.440.24

183.71

SI, 624. 64

7,863.89

4,057.03

1.215.32

346.09

$1,620.27

9,142.09

5.045.49

2,066.70

337.43

$4,462 45
23,070.80

12,600.27

3.333.05

726.14

$3,416.83

27,627.34

10,640. 13

2,726.91

755.19

$15,191.13

$15,106.97

$46 09

43.47

S18.211.9S

$11.41

3,303.23

19.18

$44,192.71

$46.09
183.36
92.10

$46,166.40

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

$634.95

$90.31
49.85

6,348.22

97.62

$140.16

$89.56
$207.98

$3,333.82
$2.32

$321.55

$207.98

$7,080.79

Miraflores West Dam:

S2.32

$55,331.53
$722.87

$73,958.04
$730.42

$55,050.07
$10,250.15

$183,073.60
$4,232.56

$136,245.96

Dredging:

259.604.07

2S7.593 47

31,545.94

698,067.11

141,702.01

443.96

4.727.55

y :. it 4 j

1.245.91

$260,770.90

$263,051.44

$41,796.09

S711.5S6.10

$176,511.06

$2,105.01
1,560.83

2,045.33

1.011.54

$1,696.49
1.552.79
9,393.75

S6.412.17
4,911. IS

$3,794.62

3,418.32

21.161.41

182.86

1S2.S6

29 . 25
365.61

244.23

29.25
75S.21

422.61

220.71

3.932.94
372.46

3,932.94
3,462.31

1,608.03

694 . 20

2.1S7.08

$339,559.92
159,505.72

$356,387.54
203,581.82

$118,071.44
82,928.36

$958,717.63
556,112.95

$363,703.66

231,521.34

$499,065.64
348,730.30

$559,969.36
496,792 . 03

$201,999.80
265,600 SO
63,601.00

$1,514,830.58
1,439.034,07

$595,225.00

361,601.00

150.335.34

63,177.33

75,196.51

233,624.00

November 10, 1015.

THE CANAL RECORD

103

SHED FOR PIER 18, BALBOA.

The sheds on piers No. 7 at Cristobal and
No. IS at Balboa, as explained in The Canal
Record of last week, are to be finished with
more regard to architectural and scenic fitness
than was given to the piers and wharves of
earlier construction on the Isthmus. The
shore end elevation of the shed for pier No. 7
was reproduced last week, and elevations of
the shore end of pier No. 18 are presented
herewith.

On pier No. 18 part of the first transverse
bay will be used as a kind of pierhouse at the
land end, providing space for toilets and time-

end of the pier, and small, fixed windows
in the gable-ends of the two side bays. The
main floor area will be lighted by skylights.

The shed is being built in three longitudinal
bays. The two side bays will be 51 feet in
width, and the center bay 58 feet in width,
giving a total width of 160 feet. Each bay is
spanned by Fink trusses and will be roofed
with red cement tile. Along the center bay
will be a monitor, for light and ventilation.
The walls at the ends of the pier rise above
the roof, but the outline parallels the lines
of the roof. The tops of the walls are 31
feet above the level of the floor at the lowest
points, and 43J feet above at the highest
points. The flattened points of the gable-

above the door in the central bay, are to be of
bronze, two feet high, and the year mark at
the lower left corner will be in bronze
numerals 10 inches high.

The 1,000-foot length of the shed will be
divided into 34 transverse bays, all of which
except one at each end will be fitted with
Ogden steel doors on each side. The bays
without doors are those to be occupied by
the office and toilet rooms. Letters. A to G,
will be used to indicate the herein alan* th 2
sides and sea end of the pier, and the doors
will be marked by numbers, 1 to 10, for each
berth.

The walls of the shed will be built of poured
concrete, reinforced. Their normal thickness

keepers' offices on the first floor, with a mezza-
nine floor for additional offices. The windows
shown have been put in for the purpose of
lighting these rooms. They will be fitted
with steel sash and wire glass, for the sake of
strength and fireproofing, and elsewhere in
the shed there will be no windows, except one
to light a toilet room at the extreme outer

end triangles are six feet across.

The sea end of the shed will have the same
general facade as the land end, but the win-
dows in the ends of the side bays will be
supplanted by Ogden steel doors, 24 feet
wide by 23 feet high, of the same dimen-
sions as the doors in the sides of the shed.

The characters giving the name of the pier,

will be six inches, but this will be increased at
the base and cornices. Steel unloader masts
will extend above the tops of the side walls.
The clear space between the shed and the face
of the pier will be about 20 feet, and the clear
space at the sea end will be approximately

33 feet.

•

Index and Numerical List of Official Circulars.
An index and a numerical list of the official
circulars of The Panama Canal have been is-
sued by the Executive Office and distributed
to those on the mailing list for circulars.
They include additions and revisions to the
previous index and list up toOetober20, 1015,
and cover all the general official circulars
issued by the Governor since The Panama
Canal succeeded the Isthmian Canal Cornmis-
sion, on April 1, 1914, and in effect as of
October 20. The index contains five pages,
eight by 10j inches, and the numerical list
three pages, both lists- being punched for
insertion in the standard binders for the cir-
culars. The matter is printed in double col-
umns of nonpareil type: the last pages being
filled out with blanks to provide space for
additional entries before the issuance ol the
next revised lists. The Record Bureau has a
limited number of extra copies on hand, for
supplying needs not met by the regular dis-
tribution. In this connection, it is suggested
that the offices keeping files of these circulars
have them checked against the numerical list
to make sure that they are complete. If cir-
culars are missing extra copies may be ob-
tained from the Record Bureau. Il isalso sug-
gested that offices which may have duplicate or
otherwise superflous files of the circulars turn
them into the Record Bureau, for reissue.

ELEVATION OF SIDE OF PIES. NO. IS, BALBOA, AT SHOKE END.

The Marine Superintendent and the Cap-
tains of Ports and the pilot in charge of
lighthouses spent Tuesday, November 9,
in investigating a possible location of a signal
station along the Canal channel between
Gamboa and Gatun Locks.

104

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 12.

SIX SPILLWAY GATES OPEN.

Following Freshets, Maximum Discharge at
Gatun Was 71,334 Cubic Feet per Second.
The heaviest freshets and sharpest rise
which have occurred on the Chagres River
and in Gatun Lake since the Canal was placed
in commercial operation were experienced in
the three days from October 30 to November
1, inclusive. In order to maintain the level
or the lake at 86 feet it was necessary to keep
s'x gates of the Gatun Spillway open for a
continuous period of 7 J hours, which period
was preceded and followed by the operation
of five gates for periods of 7 -J and three hours,
respectively, and by the operation of four
gates for a period of two hours. When the
six gates were open the maximum recorded
discharge was at the rate of 71,334 cubic feet
per second. The spillway is provided with 14
gates.

General rains over the lake and river valley
began about 3 to 5 p. m. on October 30, and
by 12.30 a. m. that night the Chagres had
risen 8.90 feet at Vigia and 6.66 feet at Alha-
juela. During about the same period the
surface of the lake at Gatun rose from 86.00
to 86.11. Five gates of the spillway were
open continuously from 8 p. m. on October
30 to 3 in the morning of the following day.
By 1 p. m. of the 31st the river had fallen to
about three feet above low water stages, the
lake was at 86.00 again, and was held there
with one gate open.

Recurring rains through the afternoon of
the 31st caused another heavy rise. The
Chagres rose again, about 11 feet at Vigia
and eight feet at Alhajuela. At Juan Mina
the lake rose from 86.01 to 87.42. At Gamboa
the lake rose in the same time from 85.98 to
86.33. At Gatun the surface rose from 86.00
at 1 p. m. on the 31st to a maximum elevation
of 86.18 at 1 a. m., November 1. It was be-

tween 7.45 p. m. and 3 a. m. of this night that
the six gates were in use.

The maximum momentary discharge at
Alhajuela was at the rate of 27,721 cubic feet
per second, and the maximum 12 and 36-hour
discharges were at the rates of 20,790 and 13,-
930 cubic feet per second, respectively. Dur-
ing the 42-hour period from 3 p. m. on October
30 to 9 a. m. on November 1, the passage of
water through the river at Alhajuela amounted
to 1,890,000,000 cubic feet. Starting at the
lake elevation of 86.00 feet on October 30,
this flow would have raised the surface to
86.43 if there had been no spillway operation.
During the period, however, the spillway dis-
charged 6,956,000,000 cubic feet, enough to
have raised the surface of the lake to 87.53.
The spillway waste was 3.68 times the Alha-
juela discharges, which indicates that a large
part of the rise was due to rainfall on the lake
and over other parts of the watershed than
the valley of the Chagres.

During 40 hours beginning at 5 p. m., Octo-
ber 30, the spillway was in continuous opera-
tion, with from one to six gates open, with an
average for the period of slightly over four.
The total operation was 164 gate-hours for
that period.

On account of the tendency of the spillway
discharge to interfere with the effective oper-
ation of the turbines of the hydroelectric
plant, which discharge into the spillway dis-
charge channel, it is not desired to operate six
gates except in case of emergency. In order
to avoid this, the lake has been lowered to ele-
vation 85 feet and this level is to be main-
tained during November, which is the month
of the most freshets. In December, before
the beginning of the dry season, the surface
will be raised slowly, so that there may be
an elevation of close to 87 feet at the begin-
ning of the dry season.

THANKSGIVING.

WEATHER CONDITIONS, CANAL ZONE, OCTOBER, 1915.

The rainfall for the month was above normal everywhere, except at Balboa Heights,
Frijoles, and Trinidad. The totals ranged from 10.29 inches at Balboa to 21.86 inches at
Colon.

The maximum amount of precipitation recorded on any one day was 4.69 inches, at Colon
on the 16th, and daily rains in excess of four inches occurred also at Monte Lirio on the 9th,
and at Rio Grande, Empire, Camacho, and Vigia on the 31st. Heavy rains occurred generally
throughout the Zone on the 2nd and 31st of the month.

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was 17 per cent above the normal,
or 17.02 inches against a 15-year average of 14.52 inches.

The air temperature at Balboa Heights was approximately normal, while at Colon it was
almost two degrees Fahrenheit above the average.

The atmospheric pressure and evaporation were below normal, the relative humidity and
wind movement were approximately normal, while the daytime cloudiness and temperature
or the sea water were above normal on both coasts.

No fogs were observed at either coast station, but several night and early morning fogs
occurred at interior stations, 75 per cent of which were dissipated by 6.30 a. m., 96 per cent
by 7.30 a. m., and all fogs observed either lifted or were dissipated by 8 a. m.

The elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above mean sealevel, were as follows: Mean for
the month, 86.02; maximum, on the 9th and 31st, 86.18; minimum, on the 20th and 21st,
85.95; evaporation from the lake surface, 4.228 inches.

The following is a summary of meteorological conditions at the Atlantic and Pacific ends of
the Canal Zone in October:

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Temperature.

> .

~Z -5

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Precipitation.

Wind.

Stations.

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1

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£.

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2

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H

w

Q.S

HE

fi

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Q

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29.826

80.8

90

Oct. 26| 74

Oct. 16

•in

21.86

14.72

29

5,436

S. E.

Ml

S. W.

Oct. 31

♦Balboa

Heights . . .

29.82}

79.1

89

Oct. 15 72

Oct. 25

92

10.51

10.53

25

4,695

N.W.

35

N.W.

Oct. 23

•formerly Ancon.

The President's Proclamation.

By the President of the United States of
America. A Proclamation:

It has long been the honoured custom of
our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of
the year in praise and thanksgiving to Al-
mighty God for his many blessings and mercies
to us as a nation. The year that is now draw-
ing to a close since we last observed our day
of national thanksgiving has been, while a
year of discipline because of the mighty
forces of war and of change which have dis-
turbed the world, also a year of special
blessing for us.

Another year of peace has been vouchsafed
us; another year in which not only to take
thought of our duty to ourselves and to man-
kind but also to adjust ourselves to the many
responsibilities thrust upon us by a war which
has involved almost the whole of Europe.
We have been able to assert our rights
and the rights of mankind without breach
of friendship with the great nations
with whom we have had to deal; and
while we have asserted rights we have
been able also to perform duties and
exercise privileges of succour and helpful-
ness which should serve to demonstrate
our desire to make the offices of friendship
the means of truly disinterested and unselfish
service. Our ability to serve all who could
avail themselves of our services in the midst
of crisis has been increased, by a gracious
Providence, by more and more abundant
crops; our ample financial resources have
enabled us to steady the markets of the world
and facilitate necessary movements of com-
merce which the war might otherwise have
rendered impossible; and our people have
come more and more to a sober realization
of the part they have been called upon to
play in a time when all the world is shaken
by unparalleled distresses and disasters.
The extraordinary circumstances of such a
time have done much to quicken our national
consciousness and deepen and confirm our
confidence on the principles of peace and
freedom by which we have always sought
to be guided. Out of darkness and perplexity
have come firmer counsels of policy and clearer
perceptions of the essential welfare of the
nation. We have prospered while other peo-
ples were at war, but our prosperity has been
vouchsafed us, we b.elieve, only that we might
the better perform the functions which war
rendered it impossible for them to perform.
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent of the United States of America, do
hereby designate Thursday the twenty-fifth
of November next as a day of thanksgiving
and prayer, and invite the people throughout
the land to cease from their wonted occupa-
tions and in their several homes and places
of worship render thanks to Almighty God.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this

twentieth day of October in the year of our

Lord one thousand nine hundred

[seal.] and fifteen and of the independence

of the United States of America

the one hundred and fortieth.

WOODROW WILSON.
By the President:

Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State.

November '10, 1915.

THE TC ANAL RECORD

105

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Lighters Alongside Vessels with Hazardous Cargo.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October,30, 1915.
Circular No. 705:

Hereafter no lighter equipped with steam power,
either for propulsion or for handling cargo or coal, shall
be used alongside any ship whose cargo contains ex-
plosives or inflammable products.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Fortification Division Abolished.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.t October 30, 1915.
Circular No. 650-23:

Effective November 1, 1915, the Fortification Divi-
sion is abolished. The work of this division will be
carried on under the supervision of the Engineer of
Maintenance.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Berths Alongside of Coal Dock.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., Octooer 16, 1915.
Circular No. 704-1:

Paragraph 2 of Circular No. 704, dated July 31, 1915,
covering the geieral conditions relative to leasing of
coal storage areas, is hereby amended to read as
follows :

2. Berths alongside the coal dock for delivering coal
will be guaranteed within 24. hours after arrival.
Geo. W. Goethals,

Remittances by Collecting Agents.
Th3 Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balbov Height;. C. Z., October 23, 1915.
To oft-s, agents, and employes of Th; Panimz
Canal collecting cash on the Isthmus — The practice
which has heretofore obtained in many cases of having
a deputy collector make a personal call on collecting
agents for the purpose of collecting their cash on hand
will be discontinued effective at once and all collecting
agents will hereafter make remittance by registered
mail or personal delivery direct to the Collector of The
Panama C inal at Balboa Heights, or, where it is more
convenient, by personal delivery to the deputy col-
lector at Colon. All persons receiving cash should re-
mit the same to the Collector with as little delay as
practicable, keeping on hand only such amounts as is
necessary to properly transact their business. Final
remittance for the month should be made so as to
reach the Collector's office not later than noon of the
last working day of the month. Any amounts received
after this final remittance is made should be carried as
cash on hand when the monthly collection account is
rendered.

H. A. A. Smith.
Approve 1: Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Collection of Charges for Stevedoring and Han-
dling of Car^o acro53 Docks and Transfer
over the Railroad of Through Cargo.

The Panama Canal,

Panama Railroad Company,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., November 4, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

1. Receiving and forwarding agents at Cris:obal or
Balboa will prepare the customary number of accounts
receivable vouchers covering charges for stevedoring,
cranage, handling of cargo, freight, etc. Accounts
receivable vouchers for freight charges, based upon bills
of lading and manifests received from steamers, will
be rendered by the agent making the shipment.

2. The original and two copies of each accounts re-
ceivable will be forwarded to the Collector at Balboa
Heights, or the deputy collector at Cristobal, and one
•igned copy will be forwarded immediately to the
Auditor with a copy of each bill of lading and manifest
attached thereto.

3. As soon as receiving and forwarding agents as-
certain that they will render service to any vessel in
p rt, they will advise the Collector at Balboa Heights
or th? deputy collector at Cristobal as to the character
of the service that will be rendered, whether for steve-
doring, handling of cargo, cranage, or transportation
over the road. Notice shall be given by telephone and
confirmed in writing.

4. Before the Collector gives authority to the Port
Captains to clear vessels for which services have been

rendered the collection of all charges must be made or
their payment secured. The collector will collect in
cash or by drafts acceptable on the Isthmus or from
funds on deposit to cover Canal tolls and other charges,
provided payment from such deposits is authorized
by the company making the deposit. Drafts on New
York agents or managers given by the master or agents
of companies approved by the Auditor may also be
accepted. Authority may be given to clear vessels
without prior payment of bills upon advice that The
Panama Canal or Panama Railroad Company is in-
debted to the company against whom the accounts re-
ceivable are rendered in excess of the amount thereof.
Bills may also be charged against the New York office
upon receipt of advice, before the steamer's departure^
that deposit has been made with that office to cover the
charges.

H. A. A. Smith.

Approved: Auditor, The Pa?iama Canal.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor, The Panama Canal,
President, Panama Ra:lroad Company.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.t November 1, 1915.
Circular No. 109:

Effective at once, Mr. L. J. Stapleton is designated
an accountable official of The Panama Canal, vice V. C-
Dillon, and as such will account for stock charged to
dry dock store, Cristobal. Nonexpendable property in
use at dry dock s:ore will be carried on the property
records of the district quartermaster, Cristobal.
H. A. A. Smith.
Approved: Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Geo. \V. Goethals.
Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., October 26, 1915.
Circular No. 108:

Effective October 31, 1915, Col. Jay J. Morrow is
designated anaccoantabIeoffi:ial of Tne Paiaam ^ C n il .
vice Lieut. C. Ga:ling:on. and as such will account for
all nonexpendable property in the service of the Forti-
fication Division.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Organizations under the Engineer of Main-
tenance.

The Panama Canal,

Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 30. 1915.
To all concerned — Until further notice, the heads of
organizations under the Engineer of Maintenance will
report to Lieut. -Ccl. Jay J. Morro.v. U. S. A., as
Assistant to the Engineer of Maintenance.

Chester Harding,
Engineer of Maintenance.

Flat Cars for Hauling Concrete Blocks.

Panama Railroad Company.
Office of Master of Transportation.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 1, 1915.
Circular No. 180:

To all concerned — Arrangements have been made to
Btencil 75 50-ton steel flat cars "East Breakwater."

These cars are to be used only for the handling of
concrete blocks from Gamboa to East Breakwater,
■ Cristobal. They must not be used tor commercial
service or by other departments, except upon authority
received from this office.

S. W. Heald,
Approved: Master of Transportation.

C. H. Motsett,

Superintendent.

Users of Gatun-Colon Labor Train.

The Panama Railroad Company,

Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 1, 1915.
Circular No. 183:

To all heads of departments — In order to prorate the
charges for the operation of the Gatun-Colon labor
train, it is requested that you forward to my office at
an early date a statement showing the number of men
employed in your department making use of this train.
Will you kindly give this matter early attention so
that we will have a basis for distribution of October
charges ?

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Position of Chief Dispatcher, Panama Railroad,
Abolished.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., October 30, 1915.
Circular No. 179:

To all concerned — Effective midnight. October 31,
1915. the position of Chief Dispatcher is abolished, and
the duties of that office will be placed under the di-
rection and supervision of t lie Master of Transportation.
C. H. Motsett.
Approved: Superintendent.

Geo. W. Goethals,
President.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 30.1, on Wednesday, November I 7, 1915,
beginning promptly at 9 a. m , for persons de-
siring the following classesof licenses: Pilots, misters,
mates, marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators
of motor boats. All applicants for license must
procure from the office of the board, Balboa Heights,
forms of application and information respecting the
filling out of the same, not later than the day
previous to the examination. In addition. all
persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must provide
themselves with automobiles with which to demon-
strate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. Tnis test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. in. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the railroad station
ai the hour mentioned above.

For the beneiit of applicants residing in Gatun and
CrUtobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
?t the office of the Captain of the Port of CrUtooal on
Friday. November 19, 1915. beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles fur the demonstratio

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Proposals for Making Till in Low Areas in Vicinity
of Mount Hope.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights. C. Z.. until 10
a. m., November 30. 1915. and then opened, for the
excavation of 103,000 cubic yards, more or less, of fill;
fill to be made in the low areas in the vicinity of Mount
Hope, as shown on Municipal Division drawing No.
2008. Specifications, form of contract, bond and pro-
posal, and blue print of drawing No. 200S, may be
obtained upon written application to the Chief Quarter-
master. Balboa Heights, C. Z. Bids must be accom.
panied by cash, certified check, or post-office money
orders made payable to the Collector, Panama Canal,
in the sum of $3,000 as a guarantee that the bidder will,
if required by The Panama Canal, enter into a con-
tract with satisfactory bond, certified check, orcash
in the sum of S3, 000 as security for the faithful per-
formance of the work. If the bidder to whom the award
is made fails or refuses to enter into contract within 10
days of the date of notice of award, with satisfactory
security as mentioned above, the deposit made with
the bid will be forfeited and become payable to The
Panama Canal as liquidated damages. Deposits will
be returned to the unsuccessful bidders on rejection of
their bids. The Panama Canal reserves the right to
accept any bid or to reject any or all bids.

Bids should be marked "Proposal for making fill
in low areas in vicinity of Mount Hope, C. Z.," and
addressed to the Chief Quartermaster, Panama Canal
Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Tabo£a Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p.m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Ta&o^a— Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er): Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7M5 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama .Railroad trains.

106

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol IX, No. 12,

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

La Boca Store for Silver Employes.

Commissary patrons are advised that the
La Boca commissary store is being operated
for silver employes only, and the practice of
serving gold employes in the warehouse or
behind the counters will be discontinued on
and after November 15, 1915.

Gold employes are urged to transact their
business at the commissary operated for their
benefit at Balboa.

Toys, Candies, and Christmas Trees.
The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. 2., November 8, 1915.
Bulletin No. 415:

To commissary managers — I am informed that per-
sistent rumor is circulating to the effect that the com-
missary branch will not handle toys this year.

i ! i- give as wide publicity as possible to the state-
ment that a line of candies, toys, and Christmas trees,
as full and complete as that carried last year, has been
ordered for the Christmas trade and will be sold under
practically the same conditions (details will be publish-
ed later) as last year.

Benj. L. JaCobson,
Depot Commissary.

The foil,
provisions

The prit
commercia

Cold Storage Prices.

wing list gives retail prices of cold storace

which will be effective November 11, 1915.

n ased by 10 i er cent for sales to

and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per

cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $ 03 J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03 j

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 i

Soup bone, nathe, per lb 02 J

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb C8

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck, roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast p 11>s. up), native, per tb OS

Rib roa.st, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 j lbs. up), native, per lb.. 09

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb j- 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, pet lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round ste.ik. top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb. 12

Porterhouse steak (1 $ lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (lj lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tf-nde loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg. X to 10 lbs., per lb . .. .19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lb9.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 2.S*

Turk loms. chops, or roast, per lb. . . 24*

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20*

Veal chops, per lb 4n*

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27*

Veal cutlets, per lb 45*

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40*

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 20*

Veal, stewing, per lb 16*

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calve3'. per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb

Livers, calves', per lb

Pates de foie gras. jar

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea

Pigs' heads, fresh, $ head, half

Sausage, bologna, per lb

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb

Sausage, lieberwurst. per lb

Sausage, pork, per lb

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb

Spare ribs, pork, per lb

Steak, hamburger, pkg

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb.

Sweet bread, beef, per lb

Tails, ox, per lb

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb

Yeast, per lb

Yeast, cake

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb

n, breakfast, sliced, per lb

Bai

sliced, ja

Bacon, sliced, tin

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb

Bacon, strips, whole strip

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb

Beef, corned — No. 2. per lb

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb

Ham. lunch, per lb

Ham. minced. "Rologna style", per lb

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb

Ham. siiear cured ( whole) ppr lb

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) ...

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (sliced)

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb

Pork, bellies, per lb

Pork, clear, per lb

Pork, standard mess, per lb

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb

Tongue, ox, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per lb

Tongue, pigs', per lb

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb

Broilers, milk fed. per lb

Capons, per lb

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb

Ducklings, per lb. . .

Ducks, mallard, 2 to 2\ lbs, ea

Fowls, light, per lb

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb

Geese, per lb

Grouse, ea

Squibs, ea

Turkeys, per lb

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub, per lb

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb

Cheese, Edam, ea

Cheese, Edam, tin

Cheese, Gouda, per lb . . . .

Cheese. Parmesan, per lb

Cheese. Philadelphia cream, cake

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb

Cheese, snappy, cake

Cheese, Swiss, per lb

Cheese, Young America, per lb

Cream. 30 per cent, j pt

Cream, 30 per cent , pt

Cream, 30 per cent, qt

Eggs, fresh, per doz

Eggs, fresh, \ doz. (only)

Fer-mil-lac. bottle

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt

Ice cream, (see footnote) $ gal

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton

FISH.

Blue fish, fresh, per lb

Codfish, dried, per lb

Haddock, smoked, per lb

Halibut, fresh, per lb

Herring, smoked, per lb

Oysters, fresh, per qt

Salmon, fresh, per lb

Whitefish, smoked, per lb

.oii

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb

Cabbage, per lb

Carrots, per lb Ui

Cauliflower, per lb 1 1

Celery , per head 04

Chocho, each 02

Lettuce, per lb 10*

Onions, per lb 03

Parsnips, per lb 02 j

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02 J

Potatoes, sweet, L-er lb 03

Squash, per lb 02 J

Squash, fancy, per lb 08

Turnips, per Id 02

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12*

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15*

Pr ce.

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg 14

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08*

Pears, evaporate'!, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb " 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb | .11

Raisins, seeded, pkg * .10

Raisins, table cluster, rer lb 23f

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 06

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch, 4<»t

Bananas. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 28t

Bananas, ea 00i

Coconuts, ea 04

Grapes, Malaga ner lb 14*

Grapefruit, select, ea 09

Grapefruit, tropical, ea '. . . . 03 \

Lemons, per doz llf

Limes, per 100 25

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12

Peais, fresh, per lb 07*

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

5 Not less than J ham or \ shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The cemmissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire,
Culebra, and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m.. and 1.3C to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
6tore open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and other sailing
days of Panama Railroad vessels.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary store; became effective November 1 :

Price Change.

Garters, B< ston, pr

Lawn, persian, yd

Overalls, bovs', pr

Pins, hair, doz

Serge, blue, ya

Suiting, union, yd

Thread, linen, spool

Candy:

Toffee, Mcintosh, 4-oz.
Sugar:

Granulated, 5-lo., sack

Loaf, 2-lb., ctn

Powdered, 2-Ib., tin

Yellow, lb

Relish, tomato, Heinz, 9-oz., bot

Additions to Stock.

Brassieres, model, ea SO .

Sheets, H. S. linen, 11" by 108", pr 7.

Sheets, H. S. linen, 90'' by 117". pr 6.

Covers, cushion, embroi Lered. 20" by 20", ea..
Covers, cushion, embroidered. 20" by 20", ea. .

Embroidery, all over, 45", yd

Embroidery, all over, 45", yd

, egg

Dishes, oatmeal, ea „

Ju^s. cream, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Pots, tea, ea

egg, ea

Dishes, oatmeal, ea

Jllgs, cream, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Pots, tea, ea

Wringers, clothes, ea rf 2 .

Brushes, shoe, ea ".

Daubers, shoe, metal top, ea

Cold cream. Perfect, tube

Mosquito netting, white, yd

Poplin, Peerless, \<\

Crepe de chine, yd

Linen thread, Barbour's, spool

Straw hats, china braid, soft brim, ea 2 .

Pruning shears, ea

Tuna fish, tin

Powder, for white shoes, bag

Marsh mallows, P. & T., 3£ oz. tin

Plum pudding, Heinz, tin

Roes, shad, 1 oz. tin

Richmond Straight Cut, 20s, box

Baskets, fruit, ea.

Cups, drinking, enamel, \ pt., ea

Voile, satine. striped, yd

Voile; embroidered, yd

Voile, striped, yd

Wash, mouth, antiseptic, P. C, 4 oz., bot.

November 10, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

107

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until December 23
are given in this table:

NOVEMBER.

Date.

Tin

Wed., Nov. 10. .
Thurs., Nov. 11.
Fri.. Nov. 12....
Sat., Nov. 13. . .
Sun., Nov. 14. . .
Mod., Nov. 15. .
Tues., Nov. 16..
Wed., Nov 17..
Thurs., Nov. 18.

Fri., Nov. 19

Sat., Nov. 20. . .
Sun., Nov. 21...
Mon., Nov. 22. .
Tues.. Nov. 23. -
Wed., Nov. 24.
Thurs.. Nov. 25.

Fri., Nov. 26

Sat., Nov. 27. . .
Sun.. Nov. 28...
Mon., Nov. 29. .
Tues., Nov. 30. .

5 :12

11 :37

17 :45

16.9

-1.5

16.0

6:00

12 :^6

is :3S

16 3

-0.9.

15.4

0:50

6:51

13:18

0.8

15.3

0.1

1:46
1.7

7:47
14.1

14:15

2 :49

8:54

15:18

2.6

13.0

2.1

3:59

10:10

16:24

3.1

12.2

2.8

5:10

11 :31

17:33

3.3

11.9

3.1

0:07

6:16

12 :43

12.9

3.0

12.1

1:08

7:14

13:42

13.2

2.5

12.6

1 :58

8:03

14:30

13.5

2.0

13.1

2 :40

8:47

15:11

13.9

1.5

13.5

3:18

9:26

15:48

14.1

1.1

13.7

3 :54

10 :05

16:24

14.2

0.9

13.9

4:28

10:42

16:55

14.2

0.9

13.8

5:02

11 :20

17:32

14.1

1.0

13.7

5:36

11 :59

18:08

13.8

1.4

13.4

0:18

6:12

12:38

2.8

13.4

1.8

0:58

6:49

13:19

3.2

12.9

2.3

1 :44

7:30

14 :II4

3.6

12.3

2.8

2:32

8:17

14 :52

3.9

11.8

3.3 :

3:28

9:15

15:46

4.0

11.5

3.5 !

19:30

14.6
20:30

13.7
21 :40

13.1
22:55

12.8

18:37

3.1
19:32

2.9
20:18

2.6
21 :01

2.3
21 :43

2.1
22:2

2.1
22:59

2.2
23:37

2.4

18:46
13.0
19:26

20:57

12.2

21 :53

DECEMBER.

Wed., Dec. I....
Thurs., Dec. 2...

Fri., Dec. 3

Sat., Dec. 4

Sun., Dec. 5

Mon., Dec. 6. . .
Tues., Dec. 7 —
Wed., Dec. S....
Thurs., Dec. 9 . .

Fri., Dec. 10

Sat., Dec. 11

Sun., Dec. 12 . . .
Mon., Dec. 13. .
Tues., Dec. 14. .
Wed., Dec. 15. .
Thurs., Dec. 16.
Fri., Dec. 17....

Sat., Dec. 18

Sun.. Dec. 19...
Mon., Dec. 20. .
Tues., Dec. 21,.
Wed., Dec. 22..

Time

and height of hig

low water.

4:26

10:19

16:44

3.7

11.5

IS

5:25

11 :27

17 :41

3.1

11.8

3.2

6:23

12:30

18:^9

2.3

12.5

2.6

0:49

7:16

13:26

14.1

1.3

13.4

1 :42

8:07

14:20

15.0

0.2

14.4

2:33

8:57

15 :10

15.8

-0.7

15.3

3:23

9:46

15 :.">)

16.5

-14

15.')

4:12

10:36

16:48

16.8

-17

16.2

5 :01

11 :24

17:37

16.7

-1.6

16.2

5:51

12 :14

18:28

16.2

-1.1

15.8

0:40

6:43

13 "i

0.5

15 4

1:34

7:37

13 :56

1.2

14.4

0.7

2:31

8:35

14:52

2.0

13.3

1.8

3:32

') :4.)

15 :52

2.7

12.3

2.8

4:34

10:52

16:53

3.1

11.7

3.5

5:39

12 :05

17 :.V,

3.3

11.5

3.9

0:27

6:38

1 3 : 1 1

12.4

3.1

11.;

1 :23

1 :32

14:05

12.6

2.8

12.1

2:12

8:21

14:51

12.8

2.4

12.5

2 :55

9:03

15:31

13.2

2.0

12 ')

3:33

9:45

16 :0>

13.5

1.5

13.3

4:09

10:24

16:41

13.8

1.2

13.6

19:33
1.8

20:25

1.0

21 :17

0.3

22:06

-0.2
22:56

-0.3
23 :48

-0.1

19:19

15.2
20:13

14.4
21 :12

13.6
22:15

1 i 0
23 :22

12.6

19:51
5 ",

20 :37
3.4

21 :20
3.0

22:01
2.6

22 :40
2 4

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0A (midnight) to 2ih (11:00 p. m.).

AH hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from October 1 to 31, 191.'

, Inclu

slve.

Stations.

B

V. "°

% 0

Q

~*3
Ha

Pacific Section—

Ins.
2.17
2 07
2 62
2.84
4.31

2.86
4.26
4.11
3.31
3.77
3.26
4.64
2 6 2

1 i 7
4 60

3.14

2 51
4 69
1 06

2
2
9
10
31

31
31
31
31
31
3n
51
31
31
9

31
24
16
6

Ins.

10.29

10 51

Miraflores

17.29

16 38

iection —

17.49
14 78

17 64

16 36

15 <jl

19 23

16.61

18.50

16.19

11.41

17.78

Atlantic Section —

19.55

18.32

*Bocas del Toro

4 64

Rainfall from November 1 to 6, 1915,
Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande

Central Section—

Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

♦Juan Mina

Alhajuela

♦El Vigia

Frijoles

♦Trinidad

♦Monte Lirio

A tlantic Section —

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook

Colon

Ins.

Dale.

.50

6

.41

6

.20

2

.34

1

1

1.72

I

1.44

.63

1

.46

2

1.53

.95

1

1.29

1

1.58

1

2.14

1

.57

2

1.05

4

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. in. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
nidnight to midnight.

October Rainfall for Three

Years

Stations.

1913

1914

1915

>

in

-■

>

1

Pacific Section-

Balboa

Balboa Heights
Miraflores ....
Pedro Miguel.
Rio Grande.. .

Central Section-
Culebra

Juan Mina. . .
Alhajuela ....

ElVigia

Frijoles

Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section-

Brazos Brook.

Ins.
10.33

S.30
10.28
12.07

7.08

6.08
7.78
7.25
8.71
7.90
6.41
8.26
14.52
11.86
14.90

15.17
17.85
IS 63

Ins.
6.97
6.44
8.18
6.74
8.19

8.20
9.22
9.07
9.79
20 19
22.91
22.46
IS. 99
16 93
18, 17

14.14
22.50
22.16

Ins.

10.29
10.51
1 7 . 29
16.38
17.49

14.78

17.64
16.36
15.93
19.23
16.61
18.50
16.19
11.41
17. 7S

19.55

IS. 31
21.86

Ins.
9.49
10.53

12 58
12.24
12.50

1 1 . 33
13.43

13. 19

; ! 68
14.10
1 3 . 84
16.23

17.22

14.50
16.73

16.53

16 4s
14.72

17
19
8
8
11

27
10
11
33
6
17
8
4
8
8

11
10
46

26
25
26
28
26

27
23
27
24
30
2-:
25
27
24
22

26

28
29

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., November 10, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addn
Aiken, D. R.
Alkins. John
Clark. Letcher (card)
Clarke, Waldo E.
Corson. W. M. (catalog)
Evans. Dock \Y.
Fceley. J. M.
Hoffman, Wm., Co. C.
Icaza, Eduardo (paper)
Kraig, Andrew

Leighton, M. E.
Miller. B. G.
Morgan, Miss W. C.
Robinson, Cleo
Rogers. Mrs. Harold
Schriver, Harry
Ryson, Frank
Snowden, W. H.
Wedgewood. Lt. Bruce
Weisbrod, E. D.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day. November 6. 1915:

Stations.

Day ayd Date.

Sun., Oct. 31.

Mo

, No

Tue?.,
Wed..
Thurs., Nta
Fri.. N iv.
Sat., Nov.

Heis
to i

■ ■■

127 6"
127.15

7'

128 00

102.15

■;4 6

■ ■ ■

93 51

■
■

'J-

86.18 54.32

55 25 54 31
85 08 54 04

I
85 02 54 21

Proposal for Furnishing Green Coffee to the Com-
missary Branch.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Depot Commissary. Cristobal, Canal Zone, until 4
p. m.. December 15, 1915, and then opened, for furnish-
ing the commissary branch of The Panama Canal with
45.000 pounds of green coffee. Specifications may be
obtained upon application to the Depot Commis> uy,
Cristobal, Canal Zone. The Panama Canal reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. Bids should be
marked "Proposil for furnishing green coffee, to be
opened December 15, 1915." and addressed to the
Commissary, Panama Canal, Cristobal, C. Z.

Sale of Gasoline Engine.
Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Chief

Quartermaster, The Panama I

C. Z.. until 10 a. m.,

opened in public, for the purchase of one Browne 11

gasoline marine engine, approximately 00 horsepower.

six cylinder. The engine may be seen at the Balboa

store, on any working day.

The Panama Canal i ht to accept any

bid or to reject any or all bids. Bids must be plainly
marked "Proposal for purchase of gasoline engine,"
and addressed to the Chief Quartermaster, Balboa
Heights, C. Z.

♦

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service-

Every Thursday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Tuesday.

Every Friday or Saturday to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week —
on Friday when the vessel has not been sent through
the Canal to Balboa from New York, and on Saturday
if the vessel has been sent to Balboa. The day of de-
parture from Cristobal is bulletined by the Panama
Railroad Company several days in advance. The mail
is delivered at New Y'ork six days after the day of sail-
ing, except that on the Advance the voyage requires
seven days.

Even' Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, November 15 and
December 13, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia, North Carolina. South Carolina. Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming. Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Thursday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Fuel and Supplies.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1.500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at

108

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 12.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

( Week ending at 6 p. m., November 7, 1915.)

There were no vessels entering the Canal during the week, for transit.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Atlantic.

♦Arrivals and Expected Arrivals from Pacific.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Nov 3.....

Ja ''»'' Luci

New York.

•Vessels which came for passage through the Canal.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL

♦Departures.

Date .

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

To-

Bordeaux.
Genoa.

Nov. 1 . . . .
Nov. 6 . . . .
Nov. 6.. ..
Nov. 7.. . .
Nov. 7. . . .

Florence Luckenbach

New York.

Wtllintton

Canadian Collier Co

Philadelphia.

Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Nov. 9 Manuel Calvo Spanish Line Barcelona.

Nov. Q Magdalena Royal Mail S. P. Co London.

Magdalena Royal Mail S. P. Co London.

Manuel Calvo ] Spanish Line Barcelona.

♦Other than vessels which

arrived for transit through the- Canal

United Fruit Company'3 vessels

and vessels

in regular service to the United States. •

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Oct. :
Oct. :
Oct. :

Nov.

Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.

Stella

Cattca

Manavi

City of Para.

1

Matoppo

Torridge

■
O. M. Clark..

Iluallaga. . . .

Huasco

San Jose

Anyo Mant. .
Shimosa

Dutch Royal Mail Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Houlder, Middleton & Co .

East Asiatic Co

Ellerman & Bucknall

Tatem Steam Nav. Co. . . .

Luckenbach Line

C. H. Higgins Co

Peruvian Line

South American S. S. Co . .

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Tovo Ki^cn Kaisha

N. Y. & Oriental S. S. Co.

Seattle.

Guayaquil.

Taboga.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Mollehdo.

Talcahuano.

San Francisco.

Hongkong.

Philippines.

Oct. 31.
Oct. 31.
Nov. 1..
Nov. 2 . .
Nov. 2 . .
Nov. 2..
Nov. 3 . .
I Nov. 3..

Nov. 4.
Nov. 4.
Nov. 4.
Nov. 5.

Clan Alpine

Limari

Purley

Canastota

Manavi

Croutt 0/ Grenada,

Aboukir

Nether park

Hattie Luckenbach

Saint Louis

Torcmeo

Cauca

Conargo

Urubamba

Constantinos XII.

Tricolor

Torridge

Matoppo

Falstria

Olson 6f Mahony . .

Akties Arna

Cayzer, Irvine & Co

South American S. S. Co.
Houlder, Middleton & Co

Canastota S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . ,

CrownS. S. Co

Clydesdale Shipowners. . .

Nethertcn S. S. Co

Luckenbach Line ,

Cie, Navale de L'Oceanie

British Government

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. .
Australian Government. .

Peruvian Line

Hellenic Transport Co . .

\V. R. Grace & Co

Tatem Steam Nav. Co. . ,

Ellerman & Bucknall

East Asiatic Co

Olson & Mahony

San Francisco.
Pisagua.

Avonmouth.

Coronel.

Guayaquil.

London.

( loronel.

Coronel.

San Francisco.

Coronel.

( oronel.

Taboga.

O ronel.

Callao.

Lebu.

Coronel.

Lebu.

London.

Cape Verde.

•Including vessel? arriving for transit through the Canal.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Nov. 9... .
Nov. 9 . . . .
Nov. 12.. .
Nov. 12.. .
Nov. 13.. .
Nov. 14.. .
Nov. 15.. .

N. Y. & Porto Rican Line .

Salvador R. R. Co

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

South American S. S. Co. . .
Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Callao.

Huallaga

Calho.

City of Para

Hicasco

San Francisco.

approximately 45 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1.000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of S3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware,
cordage, and miscellaneous ship chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is 3i cents per 100 pounds at either Cristo-
bal or Balboa.

Repairs to vessels may be made to any extent, except
turning of the largest crank shafts or longest line shafts
or work requiring dry docking of large vessels.

The Government hospital service is fully equipped for
the treatment of medical and surgical cases. The charge
for consultation at the dispensaries is S3; for hospital
treatment for seamen in ward the charge is SI. 50 per
day.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Satis. Arrives.

Almirante ...U.F.C.Nov. 3 Nov. 10

Panama P.R.R..Nov. 4 Nov. 10

Pastores U. F. C.Nov. 6 Nov. 14

Zacapa U. F. C.Nov. 10. ...Nov. 17

Allianca

Calamares

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores

Santa Marta

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares

CRISTOBAL

Santa Marta

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores

Santa Marta

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

P. R. R. Nov.
U. F. C.Nov.
U. F. C.Nov.
P. R. R.Nov.
U.F. C.Nov.
.U. F. C.Nov.
P. R. R.Nov.
U. F. C.Nov.
.U. F. C.Dec.
P. R. R..Dec.
U. F. C.Dec.
.U. F. C.Dec.
P. R. R.Dec.
.U. F. C.Dec.

■COLON TO NEW

U.F.C.Nov.
,P. R. R..Ncv.

U.F. C.Nov.
,U.F. C.Nov.

P. R. R.Nov.

U. F. C.Nov.

U.F. C.Nov.
■ P. R. R..Nov.

U. F. C.Nov.
.U.F. C.Dec.

P. R. R..Dec.
.U. F. C.Dec.
.U.F. C.Dec.
.P. R,R..Dec.
.U.F. C.Dec.
.U.F. C.Dec.
.P. R. R..Dec.

24..
26. .
27..

18..
19..

22..

.Nov. 17

.Nov. 21

.Nov. 24

.Nov. 24

.Nov. 28

. Dec. 1

.Dec. 3

.Dec. 8

.Dec. 12

.Dec. IS

.Dec. 15

. Dec. 19

.Nov. 18

.Nov. 19

.Nov. 23

.Nov. 25

.Nov. 25

.Nov. 29

. Dec. 2

.Dec. 2

.Dec. 6

.Dec. 9

.Dec. 9

. Dec. 13

.Dec. 16

.Dec. 17

.Dec. 21

. Dec. 23

.Dec. 23

VEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Turrialba...
Heredia ....
Abangarez. .
Parismina. .

Arenas

Cartago ....
Turrialba.. . .
Heredia....
Abangarez. .
Parismina. .

Atenas

Cartago ....
Turrialba. . .
Heredia
Ahangarez . .
Parismina. .

...U.F. C.Nov.
...U. F. C.Nov.
...U.F. C.Nov.
...U.F. C.Nov.

. ..U. F. C.Nov.
. ..U. F. C.Nov.
. ..U. F. C.Nov.
. ..U. F. C.Nov.
. ,.U. F. C.Dec.
...U.F. C.Dec.
. ..U. F. C.Dec.
...U.F. C.Dec.
...U.F. C.Dec.
...U. F. C.Dec.
...U.F. C.Dec.
...U.F. C.Dec.

...Nov. 10
...Nov. 11
...Nov. 17

.Nov

18

...Nov. 24

...Nov. 25

. . . Dec. 1

. . . Dec. 2

. . . Dec. 8

. . . D >c. 9

...Dec. 15

...Dec. 16

...Dec. 22

. . . Dec. 23

.Dec. 29
. Dec. 30

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez... .

Parismina

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba

Heredia

Abangarez ....

Parismina

Atenas

Cartago

Turrialba

. . . U. F. C. . Nov.
. . . U. F. C . Nov.
...U.F.C.Nov.
...U.F. C.Nov.

11 Nov.

11 Nov.

IS Nov.

18 Nov.

..U.F.C.Nov. 25.

..U.F.C.Nov. 25.

..U.F. C.Dec. 2.

..U.F. C.Dec. 2.

. . U. F. C. . Dec. 9.

..U.F. C.Dec. 9.

. .U. F. C.Dec. 16.

..U.F. C.Dec. 16.

..U.F. C.Dec. 23.

..U.F. C.Dec. 23.

..Nov.
. . Dec.
. . Dec.
..Dec.
..Dec.
. . Dec.
. .Dec.
. .Dec.
. .Dec.
. . Dec.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1915.

No. 13.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama {domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
{foreign postage). The paper is furnished free io United
Slates Government departments, representatives 0} foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis: Subscription for the rest of the year, Octo-
ber 1 to January 1. is 25 cents. For foreign subscrip-
tions the year is divided into thirds; and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C., or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The Slide Situation.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, November 16, amounted to 239,400
cubic yards. Other excavation from the Cut
during the same period amounted to 55,298
cubic yards, making a total for the week of
294,698 cubic yards. In addition, 5,020 cubic
yards were rehandled.

A record for Sunday work was established
in the 24 hours from 6 a. m., Sunday, Novem-
ber 14, to 6 a. m., Monday, November 15,
with an aggregate excavation amounting to
44,495 cubic yards.

The excavation by the several dredges
during the week ending Tuesday morning
was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascades 15-yard dipper 78.090

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 62,295

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 64,670

Corozal Ladder 19,815

No. 86 Pipeline suction 36.000

Culebra Seagoing suction 24.318

Marmot Belgian ladder 5,715

No. 5 Belgian ladder 8,815

The total excavations for the preceding
three weeks were 239,885, 254.2S6 and 256,262
cubic yards, respectively.

Retirement of the "Cardenas," "Chagres," and
"Mindi."

Following the entry of the new 15-yard
dipper dredge Cascadas into service in the
Cut, the Dredging Division has retired the
three 5-yard dipper dredges, the Cardenas,
Cliagres, and Mindi from active service.
They will, however, be maintained in a state
of repair, ready to return to service in case
of breakdowns among the larger dredges.
Three gold employes havebeen laid off in

consequence of the retirement of the small
dipper dredges, three reduced in grade, and
two transferred.

The 5-yard dipper dredges have been set
aside as no longer economical to operate, and
because, with the present shortage of barges
and towboats. better results can be obtained
by concentrating the service on the larger
dredges. The normal output of one of the
15-yard dipper dredges is over three times
that of a 5-yard dredge, so the Cascadas is
capable of doing the work of the three smaller
and older dredges. The present fleet at the
bases of the Culebra slides consists of the
Cascadas, Gamboa, Paraiso, Corozal, and
Marmot, the two last named being ladder
dredges.

The Cliagres and the Mindi have been in
service since 1907, when they were brought
from the United States and placed at work
in the Atlantic entrance channel. The Car-
denas was originally employed in the Pacific
entrance channel, and began work in May,
1907. All three were named for Isthmian
rivers.

ELECTRIC TRUCKS AT DOCKS.

Change in Schedule of Steamship Services with
New Orleans and New York.

The United Fruit Company has changed
the schedules of its services between New
Orleans and Cristobal. Under the new ar-
rangement the vessels making the direct trip,
in five days, leave New Orleans on Wednesday
at 11 a. m. , and arrive at Colon on Monday at
7 a. m. ; they leave Cristobal on Sunday at
3 p. m. and arrive at New Orleans on Friday
at 7 a. m. The vessels making the trip by
way of Havana leave New Orleans on Satur-
day at 11 a. m., and arrive at Cristobal on
the following Saturday at 1 p. m.; on the
voyage to New Orleans, they leave Cristobal
on Monday at 5 p. m., and arrive at New
Orleans on the following Monday at 5 p. m.

The Panama Railroad Steamship Line,
beginning with the sailing of the Panama
from Cristobal on November 18, will de-
spatch its vessels to New York on Thursday
of each week. This arrangement is to last
during such time as the Canal is closed to
commerce.

A list of the sailings in the near future is
published on the last page of The Canal
Record. Attention is also invited to the
revised schedule of despatches of mail to the
United States, resulting from the changes in
steamship schedules.

Sailing of the "Cristobal."

The steamship Cristobal of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line will sail for New
York with cargo and passengers on or about
Wednesday, November 24. Following dis-
charge of the cargo she brought from New
York she will be used for a trip to Limon
to bring cattle for the commissary branch of
the Supply Department, after which she will
load at Cristobal for New York.

Save in Cost of Handling Cargo and Eliminate
Many Delays.

During the past three months the receiving
and forwarding agency of the Panama Rail-
road at Colon and Cristobal has been operat-
ing 12 electric trucks on the piers of the Atlan-
tic terminal. They have been very satisfac-
tory, and specifications are being prepared for
12 more trucks, to be ordered in the United
States.

Before the electric trucks were placed in use
the handling of cargo on the terminals was
done entirely by means of two-wheeled push
trucks for pieces of cargo weighing up to 500
pounds, and with locomotive cranes and flat
cars for the unusually large and heavy
pieces. Each truck was handled by a trucker,
and at times as many as 1,200 were in use.
The number used depended on the status of
traffic, and varied from day to day, according
to the work to be done for the ships in the
docks. The average in use was approxi-
mately 500. At 10 cents an hour, the wages
of a trucker amount to 90 cents a day; and
the employment of 500 would come to $450
for the day.

The use of the trucks has greatly reduced
this force. Each truck has been found to take
the place of at least 12 men, or in a day-and-
night shift operation to supplant about 25
men. The cost of operating the truck during
the 24-hour day is approximately S3. 50, of
which $2 is for the operators, one to a shift,
SI is for charging the storage batteries, and
50 cents covers the interest on the investment,
and the wear and tear on the machine. In a
double-shift day, each truck effects a saving
of about S19. The trucks are employed con-
stantly, and the fluctuations in cargo are met
by variations in the employment of two-wheel
trucks. On Wednesday, November 10, the
number of truckers employed was 380. On
Friday, November 12, the number was 290.
On Saturday, November 13, the number
was 243.

The electric trucks handle from 4,000 to
6,600 pounds at a trip, and move at speeds
varying between eight and 12 miles an hour.
Three types are in use at Cristobal. Four of
the 12 use trailers and haul 6,600 pounds at
eight miles an hour. Three are rated to carry
4,000 pounds, and make 10 miles an hour.
Five are rated to carry 4,400 pounds and to
make 12 miles an hour. When pieces weigh-
ing over two tons are to be handled, they are
placed on dollies and a truck is used as a loco-
motive to draw the dollies.

The relatively .great capacity and speed of
the trucks allow them to be used to a large
extent in place of railway cars for handling
cargo between piers. Where cargo is to be
transferred from a vessel at Dock 10, for in-
stance, to one at Pier 8, the goods may be
loaded on trucks, which will make the run of
approximately 2,000 feet to Pier 8 in three or

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TV. IX, No. 13.

four minutes, and handle the cargo more
quickly than it could be handled by train.
This eliminates a great deal of switching, with
the delays incident to waiting for cars and
engines, and saves a great deal of reharidling.
Frequently cargo can be delivered to a truck
in the sling into which it was loaded in the
hold of the ship, hauled to some other point
at the terminal, and swung from the truck
into another vessel in the same sling in which
it was first loaded. When refrigerated goods
for the commissary branch are unloaded, the
trucks can carry them direct to the cold stor-
age plant. They run very satisfactorily on
the streets, and have been equipped with li-
cense tags and regulation warning bells, as
provided for automobile trucks.

Other short-cuts for efficiency in handling
cargo are originated almost every day in meet-
ing the various transfer problems. When the
Panama Railroad vessels from the United
States bring mail the trucks go to the ship's
side aad handle the pouches quickly to the
several cars of the special train. Goods for
the line commissaries are handled from the
ships to cars designated for various towns;
it is not necessary to take them first to the
general warehouse. Local cargo for Colon is
handled, as unloaded, direct to the land end
of the pier, from which it can be taken by the
cartmen with a minimum of delay and confu-
sion. Locally loaded cargo of coconuts and
other native produce is handled from the land
direct to the ship; frequently a wide gang-
plank is laid down and the trucks are run
aboard the ship, to chute their produce down
into the hold. The unloading slings, hawsers,
and other parts of ship's unloading gear are
regularly stored in a room on Pier 8; when a
ship comes in a truck goes to this room, loads
up with the requisite gear, and delivers it at
the ship's side in the time in which a two-
wheeled truck gang could have been assem-
bled at the storage room. In many ways the
trucks allow the substitution of a relatively
few speedy units of large capacity for many
units slow in their movements, interfering
with one another by their very numbers,
and in need of constant supervision and
speeding-up. The saving is not only in cost
but in time, which is very important to ship

operators.

*

New Launch of the "Taboga" Type Ordered.

A 50-foot gasoline launch, capable of
carrying 50 passengers and going well out to
sea, has been ordered from the United States
for use about the harbor of Balboa, and for
auxiliary service in transporting passengers
between Balboa and Taboga Island when re-
quired. This launch will be the exact dupli-
cate of the Taboga which is used in general
harbor service at the Atlantic terminus, and
will cost, like the Taboga, $7,000, delivered
at ship's side in New York. Its machinery
will also be the duplicate of the machinery
in the several pilot boats, and it is the ex-
pectation of the Marine Division that this
duplication will result in economy in the pro-
vision of spare parts and in other details of
operation.

*

Roasting Ears.

Three of the 12 plantations operated by the
Supply Department are supplying green corn
to the commissary branch at present. Their
combined output is from 2,500 to 5,000 ears
a week. The extent of the demand for fresh
table corn, however, is such as to make this
supply, in the words of one of the authorities
in charge, "just a drop in the bucket".

Further Tests of Chain Fender Machines.
Additional testing of the chain fender
machinery in the upper chamber of the west
flight of Gatun Locks was made on Tuesday,
November 16, with the steamship Cristobal of
the Panama Railroad Steamship Line. Pre-
vious tests had been made on October 26 with
the Allianca, and the tests with the Cristobal
were meant to determine the action with a
larger vessel and at the same time to study
the effect of changes made in the machinery
after the tests with the Allianca. During

the trials the Cristobal was laden with most
of the cargo with which she arrived from New
York on November 13. The discharge of
cargo began in the morning of Wednesday,
November 17, at Pier 9, Cristobal.

The order established early in November,
to maintain the surface of Gatun Lake at
85 feet above sealevel throughout this month,
has been amended by establishing the limit
at 85.50 feet.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS IN OCTOBER.

The force report of Wednesday, October 27, shows the actual working force of The
Panama Canal on that date to have been 19,808; of the Panama Railroad, 3,916; and of
contractors, 343, a total effective working force of 24,067. This is an increase of 306 over the
23,761 employed on September 22; a decrease of 1,357 from the force on August 25, which
was 25,424; is 2,838 less than the 26,905 employed on July 21; is 2,830 less than the 26,897
employed on June 23; is 2,367 less than the 26,434 employed on May 26; and 748 less than
the 24,815 employed on April 21. It is, however, 693 more than the 23,374 employed on March
24, and 722 more than the 23,345 employed on February 24. The force employed on January
20, was 24,853, which is 786 more than that employed on October 27.

The gold force on the Isthmus on October 27, composed almost exclusively of white
Americans, was 3,743, an increase of 143 from the 3,600 employed on September 22; an
increase of 147 over the 3,596 employed on August 25; 122 more than the 3,621 on July 21;
150 more than the 3,593 employed on June 23; 128 more than the 3,615 on May 26; and 3S2
more than the 3,361 employed on April 21. The gold force on October 27, numbering 3,743
was distributed as follows: The Panama Canal, 3,270; the Panama Railroad, 363; contractors,
110. Detailed figures of the employment on the Isthmus on October 27 follow:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

>

2
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Artisans.

Laborers.

3

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Division.

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d

c

Operation and Main-

429
4i0
110

88
298
1,885
146
16 t

56
4

1
"*2

" i

3
54
365
36
55
11
62

27
202
527

50
162

.;,

114

66
454
603
106
195
IIS
5

!1
101

26
140
154

47
601

7
310
273

45
197
128

44

9
399
162

1

2
2

19
10
•1
34
4
7

553
2,061
2,083

477
1.D71
2,264

1,74'J
164
422
66

180
265
181
166
88
334
825
53
83
2

Terminal Constr'ctn

Building Division. .

26

84
3

2,326

J..'-!

Municipal Eng

81

20
127

IS
1
14

7651 12
i) . . .

2.059

161

6

2.574

32

59

103

17
1

1,098

1
1

79
10

1,093

55
49

1

23

78

505

19

618

1,1 7.S

3,592

2,22^

122

1,634

11,S10

2,177
IS
165
31
81
203
180
419

363

110

818
528
SOS

<i
396
123
339

40

"42

4
3
67

6

3
70

li
2

71

13
9

250

1

171

25

1

1.30S

545

1 ,838

23
80 2
125
3,553
233

1.470

7

17

113

639

7

1.919

3

1

124

4

19J

3

1

40

7

4

13

6

32

408

5

IS

1S7
34

11

68C

108
1,281

925

+ 356

24

164

144

+ 21

493
49

465
5

9

11
5

3,916

6,664

743

765
-22

1,482

1.53C

-54

2,72<,

2,971
-2,

1.80C

1,242
+ 55t

1,750

2.103
-353

3,322

3.717
-395

66 121

20,324

20.161
+ 163

3,743

3.60C
+ 143

24,067

6.416
+241

16!

+2;

53
13
+

121
-1

23,761
+306

A summary of the
1915, is given below:

United States currency*

QUARTERS.

occupation of Government quarters on the Isthmus on October 31,

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Clui-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chit,
dren.

893
956

62
21S
308

28

20

221

1.031

249
424

41
110
79

i :

3
172
38 7

354

136
90
14

6

22 1
405

145'

8

IS

1.4S2>
2U
194
315s
41,8
431'
111
1

1,631'

476
19

34
38
104
278
19
856
189

638

1

S

124

3

1

1

Si

5
2

16
7

147

323

34

64

8 A

3

5

67S

390

Total

3,732

1,429

1,503

■!2')

19

■; i

5,519

1.513

2.310

(1) Includes Taboga Island. Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 13 Asiatics. (3) Includes 18 Ameri-
;roes. 60 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miraflores.
(5) Includes 30 P (6) Includes Empire. Las Cascadas. and Bas Obispo. (7) Includes 13 Panamani-

ans. (8) Includes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (9) Includes 20 East Indians, 18 colored American citi-
zens, and 148 Panamanians.

November 17, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

111

FROM MANILA TO NEW YORK.

Vessel Choosing Panima Canal Instead of Suez
Found It Closed.

One of the vessels which was held up at the
Pacific end of the Canal by the suspe
of traffic resulting from the slides at Culebra
was on the way from Manila to New York.
The distance from Manila to New York by
the Panama Canal, sailing by Yokohama and
the Great Circle to San Francisco, is 11,585
miles; by way of Guam and Honolulu it is

11,675 miles. By way of the Suez Canal the
distance is 11,601 miles. It is thus seen that
there is little choice among the routes as far
as distance alone is concerned, and the ship's
coming this way instead of by the Suez Canal
was due less to this consideration than to con-
ditions affecting the particular vessel at this
time. When the ship arrived at Balboa the
Canal was closed. It was accordingly neces-
sary for the remainder of the voyage to be made
by way of the Strait of Magellan. This meant

an additional run of approximately 11,130
miles. This is almost as much as the regular
voyage from Manila to New York by either
of the canals.

The region including the Philippines, Aus-
tralia, and Xew Zealand, and Japan is almost
antipodal to the Atlantic ports of the United
States and Europe. The lines of equal dis-
tance by Suez and by Panama from Xew York
and Liverpool are shown in the accompany-
ing map.

MAP SHOWING LINES OF E 2UAL DISTANCE FROM NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL BY SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS.

112

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 13.

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Immigration Exceeded Emigration in October. —
Smallest Number of Inspections This Year.
Immigration to the Isthmus from foreign
ports during the month of October, 1915, ex-
ceeded emigration to foreign ports during
the month by 206 persons, according to the
count kept by the quarantine officials of the
ports of Cristobal-Colon and Balboa-Panama.
This makes the net emigration since July 1,
1913, a period of two years and four months,
amount to 26,928. This is at the rate of
961.7 per month, or 31.6 per day. During
approximately the same period the Canal
force diminished from 42,262 on June 25, 1913,
to 24,067 on October 27, 1915, a decrease of '
18,195, which is at the rate of 649.8 per month,
or 21.3 per day.

The total number of passengers and crews
examined at the ports during September was
14,476, the least for any month in this year
since February. A comparison with the pre-
ceding months since the beginning of the year
is afforded by this tabulation:

Number of persons embarked for
foreign ports:

Cabin 1,592

Steerage 1,490

Month.

January. . .
February. .

March

April

May

June

July

August. . . .
September.
October....

Total 46.586 120.279

4,300
6,014
3,605
5,391
4,969
4,974
4.900
4.606
3.940

Crews.

10.232
9,332
12,155
11.032
11,772
12,756
14,136
14.814
13,514
10,536

Total.

14.119
13,632
18.169
14.637
17,163
17,725
19.110
19,714
18.120
14.476

166,865

The total number inspected in October
was slightly less than three-fourths of the
total number in August. August was the
second month in quantity of traffic through the
Canal, being exceeded only by July, and the
great falling off in numbers in October is
attributed to the closing of the Canal on
September 18, and its remaining closed
throughout October. The total number of
vessels inspected during October was 168, as
compared with 234 in September, and 221 in
August.

The examination of 166,865 persons in the
10-month period is at the average rate of
16,686.5 persons per month, or 548.9 per day.
\. A summary of the quarantine activities
on the Isthmus during October is given in
this consolidated report for the ports of
Balboa-Panama and Cristobal-Colon:
Number of vessels inspected and passed 156
Number of vessels held in quarantine . . 12

Total

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival
Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture

Total

Number of crew examined 10,536

Number of passengers examined 3,940

Total 14,476

Number of supplementary inspections 1,243
Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law 430

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law 386

Total

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incubation of yellow fever
and plague

Number o! persons held in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever and
plague 1,746

816

270

Total

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 2,262

Steerage 1,026

3.0S2

Total

Number of persons arriving from coast

towns on small launches and sailing

craft 1,637

Number of persons sailing for coast

towns on small launches and sailing

craft 1,108

Apparent increase for month from coast

towns 329

Apparent increase for month from

foreign ports:

Cabin 670

Steerage (decrease) 464

Total

Number of immigrants recommended

for deportation

Number of bills of health issued or viseed.

Number of inspections of docks

Mumper of inspections of vessels at docks.
Number of persons landed. .. . 4,925
Less number for Pacific ports. . 525

206

Total 4,400

Total number of persons sailing. . . . 4,190

Total apparent increase for month 210

The immigration report for Colon, which
is the port receiving the majority of passen-
gers, classifies the immigrants during Oc-
tober, by places of origin, as follows:

From Cabin Steerage

Europe.

Venezuela

864

108

5

107

33
108

50

36

236

1

107

1,322

836

2.158

Of the 2,158, the men numbered 1,143;
women, 567; children, 246; and- 202 were
not classified.

Religious and School Facilities at Pedro Miguel
Silver Settlement.

Several applications for the assignment of
lots in the vicinity of the new quarters for
silver employes south of Pedro Miguel, for
the erection of church and mission buildings,
are in the hands of the Governor. He has
appointed a committee, consisting of the
General Inspector of the Health Department,
chairman, the Chief Quartermaster, the
Municipal Engineer, and the Land Agent,
to consider and report on the presumable
extent to which religious and school facilities
will be necessary or desirable in connection
with the settlement. The same rules will
govern the assignments as have been followed
in other settlements. These rules were set
forth in a circular letter on May 16, 1914, as
follows:

Culebra, C. Z., May 16, 1914.

To all concerned — It is desired to assign lots to such
churches and religious organizations as desire them in
such settlements as suitable areas are available, in
general accordance with the following terms:

Lots will be leased under revocable license at a
nominal rental.

Such lots may be used for the erection of church
buildings by the different churches and religious so-
cieties, and for the errection of quarters for the priest,
or for the minister or pastor and his family.

This revocable license will not permit the sub-
leasing or the u^e r f the lot by any other tnan I he person
or the persons named in it.

The church or the church society will be expected to
bear all expenses connected with the construction of
the buildings on the lots and the use thereof, including
payment for electric light, water, etc. The lessee will
be expected to conform to all administrative and sani-
tary rules and legulations.

***********

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.
The committee will hold its first meeting
on Wednesday, November 24, at 2 p. m., in
the old Administration Building at Ancon.
Those who have made applications for lots
for church or mission use are invited to be
present at the meeting to state their require-
ments, and the Superintendent of Schools will
submit his views as to the need of space for
school purposes.

Proposed Construction of New Quarters.

In the proposed building program for the
next fiscal year, which will begin July 1, 1916,
are included items covering the construc-
tion of 581 additional apartments for family
quarters for gold employes, and 432 apart-
ments for silver employes. The proposed
distribution of the gold quarters, subject to
the appropriation of funds for the construc-
tion, is as follows:

At Balboa, 79 four-family houses, and 100
one-family, type- 17 cottages.

At Cristobal, 25 one-family cottages, and
19 four-family houses.

At Pedro Miguel, 16 one-family cottages,
and 12 four-family houses.

The proposed distribution of the new silver
quarters is to erect 21 houses at Paraiso and
15 at La Boca, each house containing 12
apartments.

All of these quarters are to be of frame con-
struction, except four four-family houses at
Balboa, which will be of concrete.

Applications for Family Quarters.
Applications for married quarters were on
file on October 31, 1915, as follows:

Stations.

Number of
applications.

127 (15)

807 (148)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the numbers
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhousa-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

Deceased

Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Dale of
death

Bent, Michael (Michael Best)..

S3311
90265
60442
36423
36524
83419
42 76

P. R. R :.

P. R. R

Marine Div

O. & M. Dept...
O. & M. Dept. ..

Health Dept

Building Div....

Nov. 5, 1915.

Jamaica

Jamaica

New Gatun

Nov. 9, 1915.

Nov. 5, 1915.

Oct. 31, 1915.

Oct. 30, 1915.

Jamaica

Ancon

Nov. 2, 1915.

Stanton, Charles J

U. S. A

Nov. 4, 1915.

Total 3,288

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now ih process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property,
bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

November 17, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

113

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Baggage Tariff — Ancon, Balboa, and Panama.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 10, 1915.
Circular No. 706:

The following tariff of rates for the transferand trans-
portation of baggage, other than over the Panama Rail-
road, between the several points hereinafter named,
will be in force and effect from and after its publication
in The Canal Record:

trunks.
Fromany point in Panama to entrance to Balboa docks —
75 cents each.

From any point in Ancon or Balboa to entrance to
Balboa docks — 50 cents each.

From street car terminus, Balboa, to entrance of old
Balboa dock — 15 cents each.

HAND BAG3AG3 AND PARCELS.

From any point in Panama to entrance of Balboa
docks — 15 cents eacli for the first three pieces and 10
cents for each additional piece; minimum charge of
25 cents.

From any point in Ancon or Balboa to entrance of
Balboa docks — 10 cents for first three pieces and five cents
for each additional piece; minimum charge of 25 cents.
From street car terminus, Balboa, to entrance of old
Balboa dock — Five cents for each piece, with a minimum
charge of 10 cents.

In lieu of the above rates, special agreements as to
charges may be made by the persons interested.
Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

- ♦

Handling Official files and Records.
The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z . November 1.?, 1915.
To all concerned— The following rules will govern
the handling of official files and records belonging to
the record room of this office:

1. No files or index cards are to be removed from
the file drawers, except by clerics employed in the
record room.

2. Under no circumstances shall papers be de-
tached or removed from any file without authority
from the Executive Secretary or chief clerk.

3. All official correspondence and files must be
returned promptly to the record room after re-
ceiving attention. If a letter be written thereon,
all papers shall be kept together, in order that the
subject will be complete when reaching the record
room. If the same papers are desired for further
use, they shall be requested in the regular way.
In no case shall papers be withheld from the rec-
ord room more than one week. If necessary to
suspend any papers for future attention, a memo-
randum suspension should be kept on the desk,
or the record room requested to suspend the mat-
ter. When files are withheld they shall be left on
top of desks, and under no circumstances placed
in drawers or other obscure places.

4. When files are missing, a clerk from the rec-
ord room is authorized to visit and examine any
room in order to locate such files.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Positions on Dipper Dredges.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 1, 1915.
Circular No. 603-10 (Revoking circulars Nos. 603-3
and 605-1):

1. On the recommendation of the Board of Local
Inspectors, approved by the Marine Superintendent,
all of circular No. 603-3, dated May 8, 1914, and para-
graph 133 of circular No. 644, dated May 1, 1914, con-
cerning positions on dipper dredge in the service of
The Panama Canal, are revoked, effective October 30,
1915.

2. All of circular No. 605-1, dated November 9, 1914,
concerning seniority of dipper dredge men, is also re-
voked, effective October 30. 1915.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Payment of Charges for Garage Rental and
Boarding Animals in Corrals.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. November 8. 1915.
Circular No. 672-1:

Paragraphs 5 and 6 of CircularNo. 672, dated June
1, 1914, are hereby amended ta read as follows:

5. Monthly charges for rental of stalls in garages
and boarding animals at corrals shall be paid in ad-
vance on or before the 15th of the month in which
the charges accrue. Unless actually paid or a re-

mittance letter mailed to the Collector, Panama
Canal, on or before the close of business on the 1 5th
of the month or the day preceding, when the 15th
falls on a Sunday or a holiday, a penalty of 50 cents
shall be added and the charge and penalty may be
deducted from the employe's current monthly pay.

Memorandum bills will hereafter be rendered by
the Auditor's office for garage rental and boarding
animals in corrals but the failure of any person to
receive such memorandum bill wilt not relieve such
person from the payment of the penalty if not paid
within the time prescribed.

6. Before an animal is received in a corral or an
automobile placed in a garage stall the charge for
the current calendar month must be paid. The
charge for a fractional pirt of a month shall be
determined and paid as if each and every month
contained 30 days. The monthly charge will not
be reduced and no refund will be made unless the
animal is removed from the corral or an automobile
from the garage stall prior to the 26th of the month;
in case an animal is removed from the corral or an
automobile from the garage stall prior to the 26th
of the month, a charge will be made for five days
more than the actual time the animal was in the
corral, or the stall in a garage occupied. Any re-
fund made will be on the basis of 30 days in each
and every month.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

joint land commission.

Discharge for Unsatisfactory Service or Poor
Conduct.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C Z.r November 5, 1915.
Circular No. 604-^4:

When an employe is discharged for unsatisfactory
service, or poor conduct, a statement should accompany
the formal termination papers, giving the facts upon
which the action has been taken. This detailed infor-
mation is frenuenrlv needed by this office and should
be a matter of record.

Geo. W. Goethals.

Goiernor,

Transfer Charge of $3 per Ton Still in Effect.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C Z., November 6, 1915.
Circular No. 187:

To all concerned — That part of paragraph one, page
two, of circular No. 167, issued October 20, 1915, read-
ing as follows;

"On October 31, 1915, the above rate of $3 per
bill-of-lading ton. will cease."
is hereby cancelled.

The transfer charge of S3 per bill-of-lading ton still
applies to steamers desiring to make transfer, appli-
cable only under the conditions specified in paragraphs
A, B, C, D, and E, page 1. Classified rates specified
to be applied when agents or steamers prefer to avail
of them rather than the S3 rate, because of the condi-
tions under which it is applicable.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Panama Railroad Vessels to Sail on Thursdays
from Cristobal.

Panama Railroad Company.
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 11, 1915. "
Circular No. 189:

To all concerned — During the time the Canal is closed
and Panama Railroad steamers terminate at Cristobal,
commencing with the next homeward trip of the steam-
ship Panama (scheduled to sail Saturday, November
20), all Panama Railroad steamers will depart from the
Isthmus for New York on the preceding Thursday as
shown on sailing list, until further notice.

The steamship Panama will sail for New York on
Thursday, November IS, 1915. at 3.00 p. m.

C. H. Motsett,

Superintendent.

Taboga l^la^u Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p.m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip from Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siring transportation from Taboga exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip; in which case
a trip will be started from the Aspin^vall landing at
3 p. in., reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.

Notice of Awards.

In the matter of the claim of Leon Castillo, for property
located at Gorgona, award No. 100, docket No. 1098.
November 6, 1915 — An award is hereby made against
the United States, in favor of the person hereinafter
named, in the sum of $14X.5u United States currency.
This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 6th
day of December, 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
date, such award shall thereafter bear interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Leon Castillo, docket No. 1098 — For all right,
title, and interest which the said Leon Castillo may
possess or may have possessed in and to crops, fruit
trees, and any other improvements at Gorgona. the
sum of S148.50 United States currency.
R. J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet,
Com missioners.

Commissioner Levi M. Kagy took part in the ad-
judication of this_ claim, but does not concur in the
award. Levi M . Kagy.

In the matter of sundry claims, award No. 99, docket
numbers as noted, October 30, 1913 — An award is
hereby made against the United States, in favor of the
persons hereinafter named, in the sum of §975 United
States currency.

This award shall be paid to the persons hereinafter
named, in the amounts specifie 1, on or before the 30th
day of November, 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of any item of this award is not made on or
before that date, each item shall thereafter bear interest
at the rate of six per centum per annum until paid.
J usta Santa Maria, dockets Nos. 1025 and 3404 —
For all right, title, and interest which the said
Justa Santa Maria may possess oi may have pos-
sessed in and to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any
other improvements at Vamo Vamos and Peaas
Blancas. the sum A $75.

Miguel Oberio (Oviedo), docket No. 1029—
For all right, title, and interest which the said
Miguel O'oerio may possess or may have possessed
in and to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other
improvements at Rancho Quemado, the sum of
$250.

Richard Wesley, docket No. 1033— For all right,
title, and interest which the said Richard Wesley
may possess or may have possessed in an J to houses,
crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements on
the Chagres River, the sum of $100.

,4 na, Bemlda, Vicente, A ntonio, M. E., and
E. Icaza C, docket No. i(?jy— For all right, title, ■
and interest which the said Ana Icaz a,, Be.iilda
Icaza, Vicente Icaza, Antonio Icaza, M. E. Icaza,
and E. Icaza C. may possess or may have possessed
in and to the lands of "Palo Diferento'or "Zapote",
together with all improvements thereon, the sum
(in equal shares) of S550.

Total. $975 United States currency.
Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kvgy, Com nii

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Gavina Morales, for proper-
ty located in Trinidad Valley, rule of dismissal No. 203,
docket No. 986, October 23, 1913— Tne claim of
Gavina Morales, docket No. 986, which came on for
hearing on October 21, 1915, is hereby disallowed, as
the evidence presented to the Commission does not
justify an award being made.

Nicholas Cornet. Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Gavina Morales, for proper-
ty located in Trinidad Valley, special concurring rule
of dismissal No. 203-A, docket No. 986, October 23,
1915 — The claim submitted by Gavina Morales, docket
No. 9S6, and the evidence before the Commission shows
that the claimant was an occupier of auxiliary public
lands in the Republic of Panama in the valley of the
Trinidad River outside of the Canal Zone, required
for Canal purposes; that she had been paid for earlier
improvements thereon and that afterwards she started
new cultivations in said region below the 100-foot
contour line in 1915. some time after the government
of the Republic of Panama had issued decree No. 46
of May 17. 1912, Article 2 of which reads as follows:
"Article 2. Settlement or entry upon the na-
tional public lands included in the belt three miles
in width surrounding and immediately contiguous
to the 100-foot contour line above mentioned is
hereby temporarily prohibited."
The conclusion of the undersigaed Commissioners
on the part of the Republic of Panama is, therefore,
that, inasmuch as claimant was occupying the land
above referred to in direct contravention of law, no
rights had accrued in her favor and she is not entitled
to any award against the United States, this claim be
accordingly dismissed.

R. J. Alfaro, R. Arias F., Jr., Commissioners.

114

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 13.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Delivery of Fresh Milk and Cream in Ancon.

The Ancon commissary has recently start-
ed an experiment in which weekly orders for
fresh milk and cream are taken in advance
for delivery to families immediately after the
arrival of the supply train. Delivery wagons
usually leave the commissary between 6.15
and 6.30 a. m., completing the delivery be-
tween 7 and 7.30. Commissary patrons who
desire to take advantage of this service are
requested to consult the manager of the
Ancon commissary.

Baskets of Fruit and Candy for Delivery at Steam-
ships or Hospitals.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department.
Cristobal, C. Z., November 10, 1915.
Bulletin No. 420:

To commissary managers — There has been added to
our hardware stock a small supply of fruit baskets,
SN-28662, at 47 cents each. These baskets are availaole
for persons who desire to purchase a basketful of fruit
(and perhaps candies), for delivery to steamships or
hospital wards only. The charge in such cases will De
the value of the basket, the exact value of the fruit and
candy packed therein, plus a charge of 25 cents for
extra labor, special delivery, and a ribbon bow which
will be tied to the handle of the basket.

Commissary managers should inform their patrons
that orders will be transmitted by them to the order
desk of this office or to Ancon commissary, upon re-
ceipt of payment of the value of the fruit and candy in
the quantity desired, plus 72 cents for the other charges.
It may. of course, at times be necessary to estimate the
cost of the fruit when payment is being accepted, until
the exact value can be ascertained.

Bekj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Articles Temporarily Out of Stock.
The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C Z., November 11, 1915.
Bulletin No. 423:

To commissary managers — Several instances have
come to my attention recently where commissary man-
agers (and their subordinates), particularly at small
commissaries, have failed to make reasonable efforts
to secure for customers immediately articles which are
temporarily out of stock in their stores or at the depot
but which may be obtained on short nctice from other
commissaries.

Existing instructions, with which all commissary em-
ployes should be familiar, are to the effect that when an
article is called for which is temporarily out of stock,
it should be obtained from some other commissary if not
available at the depot; the manager of a small com-
missary who receives a call for an article not usually
carried by him who merely places a requisition on the
wholesale section and waits for it to arrive, does not do
half of what is expected of him. He is expected to keep
behind the order until it is filled or he can notify the
customer that it is not obtainable anywhere on the
Isthmus.

Strict compliance with above instructions is enjoined
upon all concerned.

Benj. L. Jacobson,

Depot Commissary.

♦

Fruit Cakes.

Thb Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C Z., November II, 1915.
Memorandum to all commissary managers — One dol-
lar fruit cakes will be ready for sale on and after No-
vember 22. 1915.

It is suggested that you advertise this fact and begin
to take orders at once for deliveries on and after that
date.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Appearance of Plantains.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C Z., November 11, 1915.
Bulletin No. 42.!:

To commissary managers — Please bring to the atten-
tion of your patrons the fact that plantains are not con-
sidered good for cooking until they have become quite
black and appear to be rottea on the outside.

This should eliminate dissatisfaction and complaints
which are likely to be made.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list gives retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective November IS, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $ 03£

Beef suet, native, per lb 03£

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 \

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 j

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 \ lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3J lbs. up), native, perlb 09

Rib roast, 1 st cut (3 lbs. up) . special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, perlb II

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top. special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up) , choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up) , special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (l\ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, perlb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, perlb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, perlb 12

Tende- loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb. 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

perlb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 24

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote) , per lb 20

Veal chops, per lb 40

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 20

Veal, stewing, per lb 16

miscellaneous.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, perlb 24f

Livers, calves', per lb 27

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, $ head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 12

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 14

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 10*

Sausage, pork, per lb 28*

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 17

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweet bread, beef, per lb IS*

Tails, ox. per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 32

Bacon, sliced, jar 28

Bacon , sliced , tin 27

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2 , per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, lunch, per lb 40

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 13*

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 18

Ham. sugar cured (whole) per lb 23

Ham. sugar cured (half) per lb 26

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 31

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 29

Price.

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 32

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 37

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, ox, whole, 3 to 5 lbs., per lb 24

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 34

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 29

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33

Ducklings, per lb 24

Ducks, mallard, 2 to 2J lbs, ea 75

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb . . .22

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 44

Turkeys, per lb 32*

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 41

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub, perlb .40

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Eda m , ea 1.15

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 29*

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb , 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 51*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 40*

Cheese, Young America, per lb 20

Cream, 30 per cent, i pt 1 7**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 47*

Eggs, fresh, \ doz. (only) 24*

Fer-mil-lac, bottle .25**

Icecream, (see footnote) qt 25 X

Ice cream, (see footnote) $ gal 50 j

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 16

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 09

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Herring, smoked, per lb 1 1

Oysters, fresh, per qt 31*

Salmon, fresh, per lb 10

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 18

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02

Cabbage, per lb 01J

Carrots, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lb 15*

Celery , per head 04*

Chocho. each 02

Cucumbers, per lb 13f

Eggplant, per lb 13*

Lettuce, per lb 10

Onions, per lb 03

Parsnips, per lb 02 J

Peppers, green, per lb 10

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02J

Potatoes, sweet, American per lb 03

Potatoes, sweet, tropical, per lb 02

Squash, per lb 02 J

Squash, fancy, per lb 08

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per Id '. 02

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 13*

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15

Pr ce.

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs, dried. 12-oz pkg 14

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07|

Pears, evapora ted , per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, rer lb 23

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, tresli, select, per lb 06

Bananas. 8 hands and over, per bunch, 40

Bananas. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00i

Coconuts, ea 04

Grapes. Malaga oer lb 14

Grapefruit, select, ea 09

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03

Lemons, per doz 11

Limes, per 100 25

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12

Peats, fresh, per lb OS*

* Indicates advance from preceding list.
♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle,
t Indicates reduction from preceding list.
\ Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than \ ham or J shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

November 17, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

115

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

December Weather Probabilities.

The following weather conditions may be
expected at the Cana! entrances during the
month of December, 1915. Predictions are
based on Ancon and Colon records for the
past eight and nine years, respectively.

Winds — With the approach of the dry
season there will be an acceleration of the
wind movement at both Canal entrances.
North and northeast winds will prevail over
the Atlantic coast with an average hourly
velocity from nine to 14 miles an hour, the
higher velocity occurring from noon to 5 p. m.
The maximum velocity for a 5-minute period
is not likely to exceed 35 miles an hour.

Northwest winds will continue over the
interior and at the Pacific entrance, the aver-
age hourly velocity being from six to nine miles
an hour. Here, too, a maximum velocity of
35 miles an hour may occur, but the probabil-
ity of such a velocity is slight.

Rain — The month of December usually
marks the transition from rainy season to dry
season conditions. Occasionally the dry
season begins as early as the first of the month,
while in other years rainy season weather has
continued until the end of the month. The
tendency is for the rains to linger later in the
season along the Atlantic than on the Pacific
and for the percentage of daytime rainfall
to be greater on the Pacific side. The average
rainfall for the month is 12.10 inches at the
Atlantic entrance, and 4.4-t inches at the
Pacific, these averages being for periods of
44 and 18 years, respectively. Twenty-three
days with rain may be expected on the At-
lantic coast, and 16 on the Pacific side, while
the average numbers of days with heavy rain
(1.00 inch or more) are four and two, re-
spectively.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur at either
Canal entrance, but night and early morning
fogs may be expected over the interior. The
average number of fogs during the month over
the Gaillard Cut section of the Canal is 15.
As practically all of these fogs lift or become
dissipated before 8.30 a. m., they should not
prove a hindrance to navigation.

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature should be about 79° Fahrenheit on
the Atlantic coast and about 80° on the Pacific.
On the Atlantic coast the temperature is not
likely to rise higher than 89° F. or fall lower
than 66° F., while on the Pacific side a
maximum temperature of 94° F. may occur.
Sixty-six degrees Fahrenheit is the record
minimum on both coasts. The maximum
temperature for the day usually occurs be-
tween noon and 2 p. m., and the minimum
between 4 and 6 a. m. The mean daily
range in temperature should be about 8° F.
on the Atlantic coast, and 16° F. on the
Pacific.

Barometric pressure — Atmospheric pressure
over the Isthmus is remarkably constant and
uniform, and except for the well marked
diurnal change, changes in pressure are so
slight that they have little value as indicators
of future weather conditions. The average
sealevel pressure will continue close to 29.85
inches. The maximum reading for the month
is not likely to exceed 30.00 inches, or the
minimum to fall lower than 29.65 inches.

Relative humidity — With the arrival of the
dry season there will be a decrease in the per-
centage of moisture in the air. The humidity
should average about 85 per cent over both

coasts. The range, however, is greater on
the Pacific coast, percentages ranging between
67 per cent and 92 per cent. On the Atlantic
coast the humidity should vary between 80
per cent and 90 per cent.

Storms — The so-called "northers" occa-
sionally reach as far as the Atlantic entrance
to the Canal during the period from November
to April. These storms are characterized by
steady, brisk, northerly winds, ranging in
velocity up to 30 or more miles an hour. The
winds alone are of insufficient force seriously
to affect navigation, but they are usually
accompanied by a heavy sea or swell that
may at times prove troublesome. Local
thunderstorms will not be so frequent during
the month of December. The average num-
ber of thunderstorms during the month is
four on the Atlantic coast, and five on the
Pacific.

Smooth seas may be expected throughout
the month at the Pacific entrance to the
Canal.

Tides — Tidal fluctuations at Colon are so
slight that they need not be considered in
n, u igating the Atlantic entrance to the Canal.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of November and for December,
are given below:

Tide Predictions.
NOVEMBER.

Date.

Date

Wed., Nov 17

Thura., Nov. 18.. .

Fri.. Nov. 19

Sat., Nov. 20

Sun., Nov. 21

Mon., Nov. 22

Tues.. Nov. 23

Wed., Nov. 24. .
Thurs., Nov. 25...

Fri.. Nov. 26

Sat., Nov. 27

Sun., Nov. 28

Mon., Nov. 29

Tues., Nov. 30. . . .

Time

and height of high

liw V

■ater.

0:07

6:16

12 :43

12.9

3.0

12.1

1 :08

7 :14

13:42

13.2

2.5

12.6

1:58

8:03

14:30

13.5

2.0

13.1

2:40

8:47

15:11

13 9

1.5

13.5

3:18

9:26

15:48

14.1

1.1

13.7

3:54

10:05

16:24

14.2

0 9

13.9

4:28

10:42

16:58

14.2

0.9

13.8

5:02

11 :20

17:32

14.1

1.0

13.7

5:36

11 :S9

18:08

13.8

1.4

13.4

0:18

6:12

12:38

2.8

13.4

1.8

0:58

6:49

13:19

3.2

12.9

2.3

1 :44

7:30

14:04

3.6

12.3

2.8

2:32

8:17

14:52

3.9

11.8

3.3

3:28

9:15

15:46

4.0

11.5

3.5

18:37

3.1
19:32

2.9
20:18

2.6
21 :01

2.3
21:43

2.1
22:2

2.1
22:59

2.2
23:37

2.4

18:46

13.0
19:26

12.7
20:08

12.4
20:57

12.2
21 :53

12.3

DECEMBER.

Date

Wed., Dec. 1...
Thurs., Dec. 2..

Fri., Dec. 3

Sat., Dec. 4....

Sun., Dec. 5

Mon., Dec. 6..
Tues., Dec. 7...
Wed., Dec. 8...
Thurs.. Dec. 9.
Fri., Dec. 10. . .
Sat., Dec. 11...
Sun., Dec. 12. .
Mon., Dec. 13.
Tues., Dec. 14.
Wed., Dec. 15.
Thurs., Dec. 16
Fri., Dec. 17...

4:26

10:19

3.7

11.5

5:25

11 :27

3.1

11.8

6:23

12:30

2.3

12.5

0:49

7:16

14.1

1.3

1 :42

8:07

15.0

0.2

2:33

8:57

15.8

-0.7

3:23

9:46

16.5

-1.4

4:12

10:36

16.8

-1.7

5:01

11 :24

16.7

-1.0

5:51

12 :14

16.2

-1. 1

0 :40

6:43

0.5

15.4

1 :3l

7:37

1.2

14.4

2 :31

8:35

2.0

13.3

3:32

9:40

2.7

12.3

4:34

111 :52

3.1

11.7

5:39

12 .05

3.3

11.5

0:27

6:38

12.4

3.2

16:44

22:53

3.5

12.7

17:41

23:52

3.2

13.3

18 :39

2.6

13:26

19:33

13.4

1.8

14:20

20:25

14.4

1.0

15 :10

21:17

15.3

0.3

15:59

22:06

15.9

-0.2

16:4S

22:56

16.2

-0.3

17:37

23:48

16 2

-0.1

18:28

15.8

13 :04

19:19

-0.3

15.2

13:56

20:13

0.7

14.4

14 :52

21:12

1.8

13.6

15 :52

22:15

2.8

13.0

16:53

23 :22

3.5

12.6

17 :53

3.9

13:11

18:55

11.1

3.9

Sat.. Dec. 18...
Sun., Dec. 19...
Mon., Dec. 20..
Tues., Dec. 21..
Wed.. Dec. 22..
Thurs., Dec. 23.
Fri., Dec. 24 . . .
Sat.. Dec. 25 . . .
Sun., Dec. 26. .
Mon., Dec. 27.
Tues., Dec. 28 .
Wed., Dec. 29..
Thurs.. Dec. 30
Fri.. Dec. 31. .

1 :23

7 -3?

14:05

12.6

2 s

12.1

2 :12

8:21

14:51

12.8

2.4

12.5

2 :55

9 .03

15 :31

13.2

2.0

12.9

3:33

9:45

16 :07

13.5

1.5

13.3

4:09

10 :24

16:41

13.8

1.2

13.6

4:45

11 :02

17:17

13.9

1.0

13.8

5:20

11:39

17:S2

13.9

1.0

13.9

5:55

12:17

18:26

13.8

1.2

13.9

0:37

6:50

12:54

2.4

13.5

1:18

13:33

2.5

13.2

1.9

2:01

7 :49

14:15

2 1

12.8

2.3

2:49

S:35

15:03

2.8

12 4

2.8

3:42

9 :3 1

15:56

2 9

12. 1

3.1

4:40

10:36

16:56

2.7

12.1

3.2

19:51
3.7

20:37
3.4

21 :20
3.0

22:01
2.6

22 :40
2.4

23:19
2 3

19:00

13.8
19:37

13.6
20:16

13 .5
21 :04

13.3
21 59

13.3
23:02

13 4

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and cenths. are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0* (midnirdit) to 23A (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. ra.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance: 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake
Miraflorcs Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagn
Miraflores Lakes lor the week end
day, November 13, 1915:

liver, Gatun and
midnight. Satur-

Station;

Day ayd Date.

3

A

s

Vigia

B

5 a)

c .

<

O

OJ

Sj

Sun., Ncv. 7

! 27. 0(1

93.30

85.03

85.06

54.14

Mon,, Nov. 8

127.' C

; li'SS.08 54.31

Tues.. Nov. 9

129.2C

93 '- 5 IS 85 11 54.34

Wed., Nov. 10

131.SC

■ i' S 04 54. '7

Thurs.. Nov. 11

127.15

- "< - <>r 54. IS

129 95

95.25 BS 1 >|85 09 5-1 06

12V. 3i

95 11

S3. 59

85.36,54.10

Heights of low wacer

125.0

91.0

Rainfall from November 1 to 13, 1915, Inclusiv

Stations.

S 3

Q

S-c.

Pacific Section —

Ins.
.50
.41
.63
.99

1.44

3.03
2 . 03
1.S6
1.4S
1.53
1.32
1.29
2.53
2.20

2 27
2,34
1.45

6
6
8
8
S

8
8
8
9
2
9
1
9
9

9

8
7&13

Ins.

1.65

2.14

2.35

3.05

Central Section —

6.66

6.56

4.82

3.98

5.79

5.13

10.51

11.54

Atlantic Section —

7.14

7.50

Colon

S.7S

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

116

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX. No. 13.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., November 14, 1915.)

There were no vessels entering the Canal during the week, for transit.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL

•Arrivals.

•Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

|

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

To

Nov. 9 . . . .
Nov. 9 . .
Nov. 12...

Nov. 12

Nov. 14

Manuel Calvo

General Hubbard. . .

Royal Mail S. P. Co

London.
Barcelona.
Trinidad.
Christiania.
St. Nazaire.

Nov. 11...
Nov. 12...
Nov. IS...

Magdalena

Manuel Calvo
General Hubbard. . .

Roval Mail S. P. Co

London.

Hubbard S. S. Co

French Line

♦Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

Nov. 20....

Limon.

Nov. 19...

Venezuela

Jacob Luckenbach.. .
Lewis Luckenbach.. .
Cavina

Nov. 20...

Elders & Fvff es

Bristol.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States. ■

PORT OF BALBOA.

•Arrivals.

Departures.

Nov. 12....

Papeete. Tahiti.

Nov. 8....

Nov. 9

Nov. 9

Nov. 9....

Nov. 9

Nov. 11...
Nov. 14...
Nov. 14...

Guatemala

Isabela

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

N. Y. & Porto Rican Line. -

Tovo Kisen Kaisha

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

C. II. Higgina Co

Valparaiso.

A nyo Maru

0. M. Clark

Shimosa

N. Y. & Oriental S. S. Co...

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Cauca

City of Para

San Francisco.

•Including vessels arriving for transit through the Canal.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

South American S. S. Co... .

Huasco

:::::::::::

Harry Luckenbach..

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1.500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour. $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton.
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

-♦ ■

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, November 17. 1915.

The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addressees:

Every Monday to New York, for all States except
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. Due at
New York the following Monday.*

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.

•Note— The sailings on Monday, December 13 and
January 10. will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week; hence, despatches on
those dates will be only for the following States: New
England States. New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia. District of
Columbia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Ohio. Indi-
ana. Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming. Idaho,
Washington. Oregon, and northern California. De-
spatches to States not listed above will be made on the
Sunday boat to New Orleans. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

Austin. Mr
Barbough, F.
Bolin. Henry D.
•Clark. Paul H.
Clutter, Jackson
Davis. A. D.
Fitchtner. A. Gus.
Gaudian. W. F.
Grooner, John A.
Healey. Edward A.
•Harjurger Florence C.
Hartman, Mrs. Harry
•Hartwig, Chas.
Hill, Christian
* Paper, t Card.

s. Elena
•Kline. Robert
Koughan, Chas. F.
Louis, C. J.
tLocken. T.
Leigh. Mrs. Mary
McCall. Geo. L.
McCarthy. David
tPenny. Jodie
Peterson. At thor
•Sherrill, C. O.
Slanskey, Pvt. Frank
True. Guy W.
Williams, Robt. C.

i of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York sue days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.

Vessel.

Zacapa

Alhanca

Calamnres....

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores ...
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan. . . .
Almirante. . . .

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

AUianca

Calamares. . .

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan

CRISTOBAL

Almirante

11..

TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Line. Sails.

U. F. CNov.

P. R. R. Nov.

U. F. CNov. 13...

U. F. CNov. 17...

P. R. R.Nov. 18. ..

U. F. CNov. 20...

.U. F. CNov. 24...

P. R. R..Nov. 26...

U.F. CNov. 27...

U.F.CDec. 1...

P. R. R. . Dec. 2 . . .

U.F.CDec. 4...

U.F.CDec. 8...

P. R. R..Dec. 9...

U.F.CDec. 11...

,U. F. CDec. 15..

P. R. R..Dec. 16..

.U.F.CDec. 18..

U.F.CDec. 22..

P. R. R..Dec. 23...

.U.F.CDec. 25..

-COLON TO NEW YORK.

U. F. CNov. 18..

Arrives.

.Nov. 17

.Nov. 17

.Nov. 21

.Nov. 24

.Nov. 24

.Nov. 28

. Dec. 1

.Dec. 3

. Dec. 6

.Dec. 8

.Dec. 8

.Dec. 12

.Dec. 15

.Dec. 15

. Dec. 19

. Dec. 22

.Dec. 22

. Dec. 26

. Dec. 29

.Dec. 30

.Jan. 3

.Nov. 25

Panama

Pastores

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamares...

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores . . .
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan

Panama

Almirante

Pastores

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamares. . .
NEV

Atenas

Parismina . . .
Turrialba....

Cartago

Abangarez. . .

Heredia

Atenas

Parismina. . . .

Turrialba

Cartago

Abangarez . . .
Heredia. . . ,
Atenas. . . .
Parismina.
Turrialba..

P. R. R.Nov.

U. F. CNov.

P. R. R..Nov.

U. F. CNov.

U. F. CNov.

P. R. R..Dec.

U. F. CDec.

U.F.CDec.

U. F. CDec.

P. R. R..Dec.

U.F.CDec.

P. R.R.Dec.

U. F. CDec.

U.F.CDec.

P. R. R..Dec.

U.F.CDec.

U. F. CDec*

7 ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-

U. F. CNov.

U. F. CNov.

U. F. CNov.

U. F. CNov.

U. F. CNov.

U. F. CDec.

U. F. CDec.

U.F. CDec.

U.F.CDec.

U. F. CDec.

U.F.CDec.

U.F. CDec.

U. F. CDec.

U. F. CDec.

U. F. CJan.

27.

..Nov. 24

..Nov. 29

. . . Dec. 1

...Dec. 2

...Dec. 6

...Dec. 8

. . . Dec. 9

...Dec. 13

...Dec. 16

...Dec. 16

...Dec. 21

...Dec. 22

...Dec. 23

. . . Dec. 28

. . . Dec. 29

. . . Dec. 30

...Jan. 4

COLON.

13 Nov. 20

17 Nov. 22

20 Nov. 27

24 Nov. 29

27 Dec. 4

1 . . . . Dec. 6

4 Dec. 11

8 Dec. 13

11.... Dec. 18

15 Dec. 20

18 Dec. 25

22 Dec. 27

25 Jan. 1

29 Jan. 3

1 Jan. 8

CRISTOBAL

Heredia

Atenas

Parismina

Turrialba

Cartago

Abangarez

Heredia

Atenas

Parismina

Turrialba

Cartago

Abangarez

Heredia

Atenas

6...

COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.
..U.F. CNov. 21....

..U.F. CNov. 22...
..U.F. CNov. 28...
..U. F. C.-.Nov. 29....
..U.F.CDec. 5....
..U.F.CDec.
. U. F. CDec.
..U.F. CDec.
. ,U. F". CDec.
..U.F.CDec.
. .U. F. CDec.
..U.F. CDec.
..U.F. CJan.
..U.F. CJan.

Nov. 26

Nov. 29

Dec. 3

Dec. 6

Dec. 10

Dec. 13

Dec. 17

Dec. 20

Dec. 24

Dec. 27

Dec. 31

Jan. 3

Jan. 7

Jan. 10

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1915.

No. 14.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United Stales and
its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba. Mexico, and
Panama {domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
{foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
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governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
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mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
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Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded Co
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Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,
Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Ships Waiting for Transit.

The 83 ships held up at the Canal by the
obstruction of traffic in the latter part of
September have been reduced to nine on the
Pacific side and one on the Atlantic side, not
including the ships of the Luckenbach Line
which come and go in the maintenance of a
regular service, transshipping cargo by means
of the Panama Railroad. The ships on the
Pacific side on Tuesday, November 23, were
the yacht Sultana, the training ship Newport,
the dredge San Diego, and the commercial
vessels Admiralcn, Grahamland, Navajo,
Edison Light, Newton, and Lady Carrington.
The vessel held up on the Atlantic side is the
Acajutla, lying in the anchorage basin in
Gatun Lake, near the locks. The Thai sailed
for Rio Janeiro on November 22.

The Slide Situation.

In the excavation of material from the
bases of the Culebra slides, the ladder
dredge Corozal is working on the south side
of the barrier across the Canal, with
pipeline suction dredge No. 86 handling
material to the southward, and the dipper
dredges Gamboa, Cascadas, and Paraiso are
situated, in the order named, to the north
of the point of worst obstruction. Pipeline
suction dredge No. 85 is pumping water to
sluice down material so it can be handled
to greater advantage, and two barges are be-
ing fitted with pumps for the same work.
Two pumps will be installed on one of the
barges, and one on the other. Two of the
pumps were formerly used in the sluicing
service south of Miraflores and in connection
with the Gold Hill sluicing operations, and
one was in service at the Agua Clara

reservoir. They will be operated by elec-
tricity, and a power line is being run from
the relay station south of Contractor's Hill.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, November 23, amounted to 246,340
cubic yards. Other excavation from the Cut
during the same period amounted to 57,510
cubic yards, making a total for the week of
303,850 cubic yards.

Excavation on Monday, November 22,
amounted to 48,622 cubic yards for the 24-
hour day. This sets a new high record for
a day's excavation in the Cut.

The excavations by the several dredges on
the record day and during the week ending
at 6 a. m., Tuesday, November 23, were as
follows:

Dredge.

Type.

Yardage.

15-yard dipper. .
15-yard dipper. .
15-yard dipper. .

Day.

Week.

Cascadas . . .
Gamboa ....
Paraiso ....

12,445
11,175
10,660

6.005

s.ino

3.237

83.205
73.040
50.675

No. 86

Culebra ....
Marmot ...

Pipeline suction.
Seagoing suction
Belgian ladder . .

34,120
23.390
5.990

The total excavations for the preceding four
weeks were 239,885; 254,286; 256,262; and
294,698 cubic yards, respectively.

Luckenbach Service via the Isthmus.

The Luckenbach Line is maintaining almost
its usual service between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts of the United States in spite
of the closing of the Canal. Its vessels
transfer cargo across the Isthmus by means
of the Panama Railroad, and when traffic
seems liable to become congested one or
two ships are diverted to the Magellan route.

Three of the line's ships are now at Cristobal
and two are at Balboa. The Carolyn left
Balboa on November 18 to take a cargo of
nitrates to New York, via Magellan, and
the Florence Luckenbach will leave New York
on November 27 for San Francisco by way of
the long route.

The Luckenbach ships now plying on the
Atlantic side are the Jacob Luckenbach,
Florence Luckenbach, Lewis Luckenbach, J. L.
Luckenbach, and Frederick Luckenbach.

Those on the Pacific at present are the
Harry Luckenbach, Hattie Luckenbach, Pleia-
des, Edith, and Carolyn.

Concrete Blocks Used on West Breakwater.

The hauling of concrete blocks from Gam-
boa to Coco Solo for use in repairing the
armor of the West Breakwater was begun
last week. The manufacture of the blocks
at Gamboa began on October 9, and only
those which are at least 25 days old are se-
lected from the stock pile for transportation
to the breakwaters. The blocks which have
been delivered at Coco Solo up to the present
have been unloaded there onto barges and
hauled across the bay for placement on the

West Breakwater, as a part of the mainte-
nance work. Thirty-two of the blocks are
considered a bargeload, and two are a load
for a 50-ton steel flat car.

Stocking Cristobal Plant with Coal.
In preparation for placing the permanent
coaling plant at Cristobal in service about
the first of the coming year, coal is being
hauled by rail from the present coal hoist at
the Mount Hope dry dock and dumped into
some of the storage spaces to stock them for
use.

Sailing of the "Cristobal."

The date of sailing of the Cristobal of the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line from
Cristobal to New York was deferred on
account of cargo operations, and is now set
for Tuesday, November 30.

•

Corozal School Closed.

The school at Corozal, conducting first,
second, and third grade work for white
children, was closed on Friday of last week,
following the completion of the removal of
the civilian population from the village, to
make way for the Army forces to be stationed
there. The few Army children of school
age in the town have been transferred to the
Balboa school.

Decorative Lily Pond at Darlen Radio Station.

A little cove at Darien, formed by the water
of Gatun Lake in the hollow between two of
the hills on which the radio station is situated,
is being planted with water lilies as a part of
the horticultural improvement of the reser-
vation. Four exotic varieties have already
been established in the lagoon, and about 12
others are under order. Those which have
been set out include plants with blue, red,
and white flowers. Among the other vari-
eties which have been ordered are the
Victoria regia, the lily so liberally noted in
geographies under the sections treating of
tropical flora by reason of its huge leaf,
which, floating on the water, can support
the weight of a child; and the lotus, the
plant made famous by its reputed Lethean
qualities in the Homeric legend of the visit of
Ulysses to the Lotophagi. The horticulturist
states that, as far as he knows, neither of
these plants is now extant in Central
America.

A dike across the mouth of the cove with
its top a few inches below the surface of the
lake protects the lilies against an influx of
weeds. The small fish which are in the
cove prevent mosquito breeding by destroy-
ing the larvae, and are protected by the dike
against the voracity of the larger. lake fish.

Other decorations on the reservation include
the planting of rows of hibiscus and oranges
along the paths. On the slope opposite the
railroad station red-leaved alternanthera have
been used for a lawn sign, "Darien Radio
Station — United States Navy."

118

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 14.

CANAL TRAFFIC IN SEPTEMBER.

Sharp Drop on Account of Closing of Canal. —
Analysis of Movements.

Traffic through the Canal in September was
considerably less than in the months imme-
diately preceding. This was on account of
the closing of the Canal to traffic shortly after
the middle of the month. The last vessels
which completed the transit of the Canal from
the Atlantic entered the Canal on September
15, and the last which passed through from
the Pacific entered on September 17. The
Canal was in use approximately 55 per cent
of the month.

The drop in traffic was such that the month's
handling of cargo was less that that for any of
of the preceding six months. The business
was less than in any month since Febru-
ary, 1915; but it exceeded the business in any
of the months prior to March. The number
of ships passing through the Canal in Septem-
ber, 100, was the same as the number in De-
cember, 1914, but exceeded the number dur-
ing every other month up to March, 1915.

The ships going from the Atlantic to the
Pacific in September numbered 49 and carried
181,380 tons of cargo. Those going from the
Pacific to the Atlantic numbered 51 and car-
ried 274,937 tons of cargo. The aggregate of
cargo passing through the Canal during the
month was 456,317 tons.

A comparison of the Canal traffic during
September with the movements during pre-
ceding months is afforded by this tabulation
of the business since the opening of the
Canal to commercial traffic, on August 15,
1914:

Atlantic-Pacific 1 Pacific-Atlantic

Total.

Month.

Ves-

CargoX 1 Ves-

Cargo

Ves-

Cargo

sels

tons. scls

tons.

sels

tons.

August. .

1.1

49,106' 11

62,178

24

111,284

Sept ....

27

141.762 30

180.276

57

322.038

Oct

44

168.069] 40

253,288

84

421.357

Nov. . ..

54

206.510, 38

242.291

92

448,801

Dec

43

179.235 57

271.219

100

450.454

Jan. 1915

44

.'08.082 54

240.925

98

449.007

Feb

39

15(1,11X7 53

276,078

92

427.065

March. .

57

217.4471 80

417,610

137

635.057

April. . . .

5<>

237,384 60

285,457

119

522.841

May. . . .

(,,

?46,534 75

332,174

142

578,708

June. . . .

83

320,619 60

282.561

143

603.180

July....

93

316.773, 77

38S.696

170

705.469

August.

»y

249,119 72

326,218

161

575,337

Sept

49

18I.3S0J 51

274,937

100

456.317

Total..

761

2.873.007758

3,833,908

1519

6.706.915

As distributed among the great routes over
which the Canal traffic has been moving, the
traffic in September was as follows:

ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Ves-
sels

Net

Tonnage

Tons of
Cargo

Europe to west coast of North

10
4

39,923

14,149

42,357
9,460

Europe to South and Central

United States to South and

6

12

5
1
11

21,192

49,632

7,560
3,122
31.173

United States to Australia and

88,534
4.702

Atlantic terminus to South and

Miscellaneous routings

Total

49

166,751

181,380

PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC

United States coastwise

West coast of North America

to Europe

Central and South America to

Europe

South and Central America to

United States

Australia and the Far East to

the United States

South and Central America to

Atlantic terminus

Miscellaneous routines

Vessels in ballast

Total.

.si

38,600
32,517
31,309
31,727
24,971

49,251
50,687
46,474
60,128
40,921

Commodities Shipped through the Panama Canal in September, 19 15.

Agricultural implements.

Alfalfa meal .
Animal food.
Antimony on

Automobiles

Baking powder.
Bark

Benzine

Borate of lime.

Borax

Burlap

Cable

Cacao

Canned goods, miscellaneous.

Carpet

Cement

Cereals, miscellaneous.

Chrome i
Coal.-...
Coffee...

Explosives. . ,
Fertilizer. . . ,
Flint stones.
Flour

Fruit, fresh

Gasoline

General cargo. .

Glassware

Glycerine

Goose feathers.
Grease

Hair, cattle.

Hemp

Honey

Horns and hoofs.

Indigo

Iodine

Iron

Iron ore

Ivory nuts ,

Kapok

Lead ,

Liquors.

Lumber

Malt

Manganese

Manufactured goods:
Machinery

20
7,898

1,469
357

3,896
390

93
6

1,589

900
2,485

2,881

110
27,583

17,401

"ioo

317

100
13
590

1,104
3,091

New York to New Zealand and San

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco.

Antofagasta to Europe; Los Angeles
to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to New Zealand ; San Fran-
cisco to London.

Los Angeles to New York.

New York to Seattle.

New York to San Francisco; San
Francisco to London.

See comment.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles.

San Francisco to Philadelphia, New
York, and Sweden.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles.

Talara to London.

Antofagasta to London.

New York to Seattle.

San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco and Se-
attle; Ecuador to Cristobal and
Colon.

New York to Sydney ; Norway to San
Francisco; Astoria to New York.

New York and Norway to north Pa-
cific ports and Australia; Australia
and north Pacific ports to New York
and London.

New York to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, and Brisbane; Honolulu
and San Francisco to New York,
Philadelphia, and Europe.

New York to Auckland.

San Francisco to New York; New
York to San Francisco and New
Zealand.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles.

New York to Ecuador, San Francisco,
and New Zealand.

New York to Los Angeles; Los Angeles
to New York.

.Sweden to San Francisco.

New York and Denmark to north
Pacific ports, Kobe, and Valparaiso ;
San Francisco to New York.

Tahiti to New York.

See comment.

Gotenburg to San Francisco; Colom-
bia to Colon.

See comment.

North and south Pacific ports and
Japan to New York, Liverpool, and
London.

North and south Pacific ports to New
York, Liverpool, and Colon.

Singapore and Manila to New York.

New York to California and Vladi-
vostok; south Pacific ports and San
Francisco to New York and Europe.

Kobe to Boston and New York.

New York to San Francisco.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles.

New York to New Zealand.

San Francisco to New York.

Copenhagen to San Francisco.

New York to San Francisco; north
Pacific ports to New York and Eu-
rope.

New York to San Francisco; San
Francisco and Los Angeles to New
York and Liverpool.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco.

See comment.

New York to San Francisco.

New York to San Francisco.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles; San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

Orient to New York and Boston.

North and south Pacific ports to New
York and Europe.

San Francisco to New York.

Guayaquil to Cristobal.

Valparaiso to Liverpool.

Gotenburg to San Francisco.

Cruz Grande to Philadelphia.

Ecuador to Colon and Cristobal.

San Francisco to New York.

Callao and San Francisco to Newport
News and Philadelphia.

New York to San Francisco and Los
Angeles; Copenhagen to Shanghai.

See comment.

New York to San Francisco.

San Pedro to New York.

\ew York and Europe to China,
New Zealand, and Vladivostok; San
Francisco to New York.

November 24, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

119

Commodity.

Atlantic

to
Pacific.

Pacific
lo

Total tons.

Remarks.

Iron and steel

13.448

24,235

5

33

[60

24,235

520

33
99

102,054
2.500
2.971

.;::

1,921

34

1.753

1S3

147

41,854
10

762

26

22

1.576

60

36

360

40
2,037

220

10

670

168

10
332

615

34

32,702
25

133

20
2,893

507
489

587

160

5.2 50
2,567

2,114

30 1
1,797

31

9,144

515.

New York to Sin Francisco; Ecua-

dor and San Francisco to Cristobal
and New York.

NaiU wire

Nitrat

101,994

2,500

San Fran

Talcahuaro to New-port News (orders).

J. "7 1

322

171

27

1,753

183

Oils veeetable

1,750

7

New York to north Pacific ports;

Orient to New York.
New Y'ork to San Francisco; San

Francisco to New Y'ork.

p J" -, j

147

2,006

10

Petroleurr refined

39.S4S

New York.

70 J

26

22

1.470

100
60

Gotenburg to San Francisco; San

Francisco to New York.

36

dclphia.

Rice

360

40
40

2.047
220

New York to San Francisco; south

ports and Orient to New
York, Cristobal, and Colon.

10
250

16

420

152

10

332

:

San Francisco, and Honolulu to New
York.
New Y'ork

New York,
Cristobal, and Europe.

Ski

New York.

615

34

New York,
and Europe.

Starch

Seattle.

g

32,702

25
133

.

Zealand.

Textiles

20
2.893

507

Ye>rk and Ear

489

587
142

New Zealand.

18

5,250

2,445

Australia.

and Newport News; New Y'ork to
Seattle, San Francisco, and Chile.

122
2,114
6,600

York.

Wire fencinc

and Vladi

300

1,797

15
9,444

16

Australia to New York, Boston,
l.hia, and Liverpool.

Francisco and South America to New
York and Liverpool.

181,380

274,937

456,317

One hundred and nineteen commodities; 27 commodities going in both directions.

The vessel on miscellaneous routing from
the Atlantic was the Ellerslie, carrying an un-
declared quantity of coal from Kingston to
Vancouver. The two ships on miscellaneous
routings from the Pacific were the Grena and
the Chincha, carrying nitrates from Taltal to
Montreal. The Grena had a cargo of 10,800
tons, and the Chincha carried 8,803 tons.

The September movement brings the grand
total of cargo carried through the Canal to
6,706,915 tons.

To October 1, 1915, the Canal had been in
operation 13 § months. The movement of
6,706,915 tons of cargo through it in that pe-
riod was at the average rate of 496, SOS. 5 tons
per month. This is equivalent to 16.31S.5 a
day, or 5,956,262.7 tons a year.

With respect to nationality, the British ves-
sels were almost one-half of all, numbering 49
of the total of 100. The American ships num-
bered 25. Next in number were the Norwe-
gian, seven; and the others, in order, were
Danish, four; Dutch, four, Swedish, three;
Chilean, Japanese, and Peruvian, two each;
Honduran and Panamanian, one each.

TOLLS.

The tolls collected on vessels passing through
the Canal in September amounted to $348,"
730.30. Collection of tolls was not made from
the vessels which, after entering the Canal,
turned back on account of the slides; in such
cases the item of tolls was struck off the bill.
The tolls earned by months since the opening
of the Canal to commercial traffic are shown
herewith:

Tolls
Month. earned.

August 15-31, 1914 $88,401.80

September 265,600.80

October 366,786 .48

November 369,161 .28

December 407.914.80

January, 1915 398.601 .12

February 383,904.96

March 551.092.56

April 442.415.49

May 522.676.95

June 539.229 .05

July 573.305.67

August 490,792.03

September 348,730.30

Total 5,754,673.29

PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES.

A tabulation of the quantities of various
items handled through the Canal in the
month is presented herewith. It is based
on the declarations of cargo and of its desti-
nation made by the masters of the vessels.
The declarations listed 119 different com-
modities, of which 27 were carried through
the Canal in both directions.

The items of cargo handled through the
Canal in largest quantity in September were
barley, chrome ore, coal, coke, iron ore,
lumber, manufactured goods of iron and steel,
railroad material, nitrates of soda, refined

SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC

H THE PANAMA CANAL SINCE ITS OPENING TO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.

Atlantic to Pacific

Pacific to Atlantic.

Net

Cargo

Ves-

tons

sels

49,106

11

141,762

30

168,069

40

206.510

38

179.235

57

54

150.987

53

217.447

80

237.334

6 i

246.534

75

320.619

60

316,773

77

249.119

181,380

51

,873,007

758

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

August, 1914.
September. . .

October

November. . .

December

January, 1915

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September . . .

Totals

5S.233
151.878
240,925
247.479
204,7 76
239,486

269,901
279,139
343.701
412.525
465,726
416,463
235,397

41,931

174,472
172.^25
145.076

147,339

187,568
199.213
240,098

100,751

62,049
131,568

220,179
205,071
280.S96
251,085
245.522
105,380
290,738
360,104
286, I 10
356,145
353,298
254.064

44,047
111,375
153.744
149.906
198,618
177,984
175.523
288,416
205,326
252.252
201,116
2 50.041
236,857
178.619

62.178
180.276
253,288

242.291
271,219
240.925
276,078
417,610
285,457
332.174
282.561
388,696
320,218
274,037

120,282
303,446
461.104
452.550
485,672
490,571
455,344
675.281
569,877
703, SOS
698,855
821,871
769,761
4S9.461

85.978
221.059
328,216
322.731
344,294
347,212
322,862
475.984
404,539
492.350
497,810
547.370
52 3.051
345.370

111.284
322.038
421.357
448.801
450,454
449.007
427.065
635.057
522,841
578,708
603,180
705.409
575.337
456.317

3,775,451

2,623,824 1 3,833,903 II 1,519

7,497,8S0

5,260,826 | 6,706,915

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Vol. IX, No. 14.

petroleum, sugar, wheat, zinc concentrates,
and the miscellany of material classified as
"general cargo."

Barley amounted to 7,898 tons, all shipped
from the west coast of North America. One
thousand and fourteen tons went from San
Francisco to New York, and the remainder
was shipped to England and Denmark.

Chrome ore amounting to 7,220 tons passed
through the Canal on the way from Paggou-
mene, Tahiti, to New York.

Coal amounted to 27,966 tons, all shipped
from Norfolk and Newport News. Five
hundred and seventy tons went to San Fran-
cisco, and the remainder to ports on the west
coast of South America, principally in north-
ern Chile.

Coke amounting to 7,445 tons was shipped
to Santa Rosalia, Mexico; 2,409 tons from
Glasgow and 5,036 tons from Baltimore.

General cargo shipped from the Atlantic
to the Pacific amounted to 3S,249 tons. Of
this, 16,849 tons were in the United States
coastwise trade, 15 tons were shipped from
Sweden to San Francisco, 5,042 tons were
transshipped from Cristobal to South Ameri-
ca, 587 tons were from New York direct to
Guayaquil and Valparaiso, 250 tons were from
New York for Vladivostok, 15,506 tons from
Atlantic ports of the United States to New
Zealand and Australia.

General cargo from the Pacific to the At-
lantic amounted to 27,583 tons. Of this,
9,339 tons were in the United States coastwise
trade, 761 tons were shipped direct from
South America to Europe, 20 tons from Vic-
toria to England, 100 tons from Manila and
300 tons from Yokohama to New York, 175
tons from Sydney to Boston, 2,622 tons from
the west coast of South America to Cristobal,
for transfer, and 14,266 tons from San Francis-
co and Portland to Great Britain.

Iron ore amounted to 17,350 tons. This
was shipped in three vessels, the Jungshoved,
Lewisham, and Panama Transport, from
Cruz Grande to Philadelphia.

Lumber amounted to 17,471 tons. Of this,
70 tons were shipped from New York, 10
tons to Australia and 60 to San Diego; and
17,401 tons were shipped from Pacific port s,
all from the United States and Canada. In
the coastwise trade, 4,554 tons went to New
York and 3,500 to Boston. Victoria shipped
6,600 tons to Kingston, Jamaica, and 2,347
tons to Liverpool.

Manufactured goods of iron and steel were
shipped from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the
extent of 13,448 tons. Of this 5,223 tons were
shipped from New York to Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and Seattle, 2,700 tons went from
New York to Vladivostok, 3,950 tons from
New York to New Zealand, 75 tons from
Sweden to San Francisco, and 1,500 tons
from Glasgow to Los Angeles.

Railroad material, amounting to 24,235
tons, all came from New York and was dis-
tributed as follows; One thousand and fifty-
three tons in the United States coastwise
trade, to Los Angeles and San Francisco,
7,900 tons to the west coast of South America,
and 15,282 tons to Vladivostok and Kobe.

Sixty tons of nitrates were shipped from
Christiania to Yokohama, on the Magdala;
100 tons from San Francisco to New York,
and 101,894 tons came from the west coast
of South America, consigned to Europe and
the United States. Of the shipments from
South American fields, 19,603 tons were from
Taltal for Montreal, 42,755 tons for the

United States, and 39,536 tons for Europe.

Shipments of refined petroleum during
September amounted to 41,854 tons, of which
2,006 tons were from Talara for London, and
39,848 tons were from Atlantic ports of the
United States for Australia, New Zealand,
China, and Japan. Japan took 15,392 tons;
New Zealand, 10,273 tons; China, 8,500
tons; and Australia, 5,683 tons.

Sugar, amounting to 32,702 tons, was all
shipped from Pacific to Atlantic. Eleven
thousand tons from the Philippine Islands were
shipped to New York, and 3,000 tons from
Iloilo to Boston; 121 tons were shipped from
Talcahuano to Genoa, and 335 tons from
Peru to Colon for transfer; and 17,146 tons
came from the Hawaiian Islands and 1,100
tons from San Francisco for New York.

Wheat amounted to 5,250 tons, and was
shipped from Portland to England.

Zinc concentrates amounted to 9,444 tons,
and were shipped to the United States from
Port Pirie, Australia.

CANAL WORK IN OCTOBER.

■ to the Secretary

May Buy Costa Rican Produce for Commissaries.

The local buyer for the commissary branch
of the Supply Department, ordinarily station-
ed at Panama, is in Costa Rica at present, in-
vestigating the possibilities of obtaining fresh
fruits and vegetables from that country. It
is possible that a branch buying agency may
be established at Limon, if the extent of
production in the country warrants it, and
there should be no better promise of develop-
ment of produce in Panama.

One of the Costa Rican products which has
been shipped to the commissary branch by
the local buyer and placed on sale is palm
"cabbage." This is said to be the first time
this vegetable was ever sold in the Canal
commissary stores.

Responsibility of Parents for Children's Conduct
on Panama Railroad Vessels.
Reports of the misbehavior of children
aboard vessels of the Panama Railroad Steam-
ship Line have been transmitted from time to
time by the masters of the vessels to the New
York office or the Superintendent on the
Isthmus. The most recent complaint, of a
child who pried most of the ivory keys oft" of
the piano in the ladies' saloon, and made
itself otherwise annoying to the ship's com-
pany, was forwarded with the request that
something be done to impress upon negligent
parents their responsibility for the behavior
of their children, and their liability to be
made to pay for the damage inflicted by them.
This has led to the inclusion of the following
notice in each envelope containing author-
ity for transportation on vessels of the line:

TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN ABOARD SHIP.

Accommodations on ships of the
Panama Railroad Company are such that
only the nicest consideration on the part
of passengers toward one another makes
a pleasant voyage possible. Children
are frequently the occasion of great an-
noyance to passengers because of their
thoughtless noisiness and their roughness
in play. Parents and guardians are re-
quested to instruct children carefully be-
fore sailing as to their deportment and to
restrain them properly during the voyage.
If children are reported to the Captain, it
may be necessary to deprive them of the
privilege of the deck.

By direction of the Acting Governor.
C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Monthly Report of the Gov
of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 16, 1915.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of October, 1915:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.
Lock operation and maintenance — In addition
to the usual maintenance and repair work at
the locks, work was started on connecting the
motors of the towing locomotives for opera-
tion in concatenation, four of the machines
at the Pacific locks having been thus equipped ;
preliminary work was undertaken in connec-
tion with the installation of the regulating
valves at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks;
the painting of the lock gates at Gatun was
completed; and a series of tests on the chain
fenders at Gatun Locks was started. Due to
the closure of the Canal by the slides, there
were no complete passages of the Canal by
commercial vessels, a number of vessels
being locked up to lake level and later returned
to sealevel.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,391,130 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station (minus), 17,130
kilowatt-hours, total, 3,374,000 kilowatt-hours.
The output of the Balboa air compressor plant
was 173,676,645 cubic feet of free air com-
pressed to 105 pounds. The usual operation,
maintenance, and repair work was carried
on.

Municipal Engineering Division — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work, the following are the principal
items of construction work in progress: Con-
struction of the permanent oil and water
connections between Dock 13 and the Cris-
tobal coaling station; construction of roads
and sewers, and water and sewer lines for
Fort Randolph, Margarita Island; sewer
connection for the new Colon Hospital
buildings; changes in the air, oil, and water
lines at the Pacific terminals, required by
work at the Sosa Hill quarry; the installation
of piping for dry dock at Balboa; installation
of permanent water lines for the Pacific
terminals; construction of permanent roads
for Balboa shops; construction of roads and
walks at Fort Amador, and of walks at staff
headquarters, Military Hill; construction of
roads at cavalry and artillery stables at
Corozal; and grading work and construction
of roads in the Balboa townsite.

Meteorology and hydrography — The rain-
fall for the month was above normal every-
where except Balboa Heights, Frijoles, and
Trinidad. The monthly totals ranged from
10.29 inches at Balboa to 21.86 inches at
Colon, the maximum precipitation recorded
on any one day being 4.69 inches, at Colon
on the 16th. The estimated rainfall over the
Gatun Lake watershed was 17 per cent above
the normal, or 17.02 inches against a 15-year
mean of 14.52 inches. The Chagres River
discharge at Alhajuela was 17 per cent above
the 26-year October normal, and furnished
32 percent and 30 per cent of the net and to-
tal Gatun Lake watershed yields, respective-
ly. The elevation of Gatun Lake varied from
86.18 on the 9th and 31st, to 85.95 on the 20 h
and 21st, averaging S6.02. Miraflores Lake
varied in elevation from 52.95 on the 1st to

November 24, 1915.

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121

54.47 on the 24th, averaging 54.02. Two
seismic disturbances were recorded at Balboa
Heights during the month, on the 11th and
20th, no damage being reported as a result
of either of these disturbances.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Excavation for
preparing foundations at the west end of the
dry dock was continued, and backfill, obtained
from the excavation for the storm sewer, was
placed behind the walls. There were placed
in the dock 3,773 cubic yards of concrete, the
greater part of which was in the vicinity of
the pump well, and 324,811 pounds of rein-
forcing steel, and 29,754 pounds of fixed steel
were placed. All of the crane girders are in
place, and the work on the hollow quoins was
practically completed, a little rubbing on the
south quoin remaining to be done. Eighty-
one and six-tenths (81.6) tons of steel were
erected in the dry dock gates, and a total of
4,060 rivets driven. At the compressor house
• (building No. 29) practically all the hand ex-
cavation was completed, and the installation
of the drain pipe was well advanced. Masonry
footings for the machines were completed,
and the compressors were installed on their
anchor bolts, and preparations were made for
placing the earth fill around the foundation
of the building. All the remaining tunnel that
could be installed leading from building No. 14
and in the incline leading to dry dock No. 1,
was installed. The decking on the entrance
pier has progressed, and at the end of the
month 50 per cent of the floor slab has been
poured, 451 cubic yards of reinforced con-
crete having been placed in the floor, together
with 81 cubic yards of mass concrete along
the edge of the gravity wall.

Coaling plant — The last buttress to be ex-
cavated behind the wooden sheathing was
completed and the buttress brought up to
elevation zero. The steel sheet piling was
driven in order to cofferdam off the last three
buttresses, and the installation of the fenders
and bollards was started.

At the reloader wharf 72 caissons have been
sunk to rock, the only remaining caissons to
be sunk being the 8-foot caissons under the
wharf bunkers, five of which had not reached
rock. There were 1,634 cubic yards placed in
the caissons for concrete filler, and 212.142
pounds of reinforcing steel put in place. Work
was started on the anchorage wall behind the
reloader wharf, and a driver was constructed
and began work for putting in the batter piles.

In the unloader towers the contractor
erected and riveted the east side framing of
the machinery house of tower No. 1, the coal
bin of tower No. 1, and completed all the
corrugated iron work around the machinery
house, with the exception of the front side.
On tower No. 2 the contractor completed the
concrete floor, and all machinery, boilers,
water tanks, etc., were placed in towers Nos.
1 and 2. All sheaves were erected in place
and the work on walkways, door frames, and
general erection of operating mechanisms
continued. In the conveying system 176
stringers have been delivered for the viaduct,
99 of which have been erected on available
foundations. The steel erected was confined
entirely to the straight runs along the north
and south sides of the coal pockets, and
amounted to 95 tons.

Excavation and filling — -The total excavation
for the month amounted to 63 ,873 cubic yards,
of which 63,111 cubic yards were classified

as rock, the greater portion of all of which
was obtained from Sosa Hill. Various small
filling operations continued in the vicinity of
the dry dock and the wall. There were sent
to the East Breakwater from Sosa Hill quarry
61,198 cubic yards, 6,678 cubic yards of which
were classified as armor rock.

Docks — At quay wall c-d, 22 caissons have
been sunk to rock, six of which were sunk
during October, and 10 additional caissons
were started. Five hundred and eighteen
cubic yards of excavation were made inside
the caissons and 354 cubic yards of reinforced
concrete filler placed therein. At quay wall
d-e— f, the remaining part of the structural
steel was put in place, and all but the last two
panels were riveted. At pier No. 18, 473 tons
of steel were erected in the pier shed, and the
anchoring of caissons was completed with
the exception of the large collars which have
not as yet been received. Four hundred and
eighty-nine cubic yards of coral backfill were
placed in the middle of the pier. The quaran-
tine pier has been completed and turned over
to the Health Department, and the connect-
ing bridge has been placed at the west end
onto the floating pontoon.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — The trestle was completed
on October 7, 66 feet of double-track trestle
being constructed, in which 3,760 linear feet
of piling were used, and a crossover 192 feet
long was laid on bents Nos. 613-655. Two
hundred and forty feet of 2-inch water main
were laid. The end of the trestle is at bent
No. 715, station 54+49. The dry and wet
fill measured in place amounted to 62,492 cu-
bic yards, 4,959 cubic yards of armor rock and
51,929 cubic yards of core rock from Sosa
Hill being dumped into the fill. In addition,
dredge No. 84 pumped 4,080 cubic yards of
coral sand and 6,120 cubic yards of coral rock
into the core of the fill. The building for re-
lay station No. 2 was erected, 180 linear feet
of untreated piling being used in the founda-
tion.

Under the contract for furnishing of con-
crete blocks for the East Breakwater, the time
within which to commence casting blocks was
extended to October 9, and 412 blocks were
poured during the month, involving the plac-
ing of 5,068 cubic yards of concrete. Several
difficulties have been experienced by the con-
tractors, the most serious being delay in hand-
ling the blocks away from the casting plat-
form, although it is expected that more rapid
progress will be made in the future.

In maintenance work on the West Break-
water, 1,129 cubic yards of armor rock were
placed at stations 89, 100, and 114.

Coaling plant — The pouring of floor slab
and girder encasement of the reloader wharf
was completed and that for the end wharf
started, and at the end of the month 74 linear
feet of the end wharf had been completed.
One caisson at the west end of the end wharf
was filled with concrete, thus completing the
filling of all caissons, except two that collapsed
under the wharf bunker. The concreting of
bridge track on reloader wharf was started
and 75 cubic yards were poured for this work,
the total concrete poured during the month
amounting to 1,078 cubic yards. The rivet-
ing of end wharf steel was about completed,
except for the girders under the wharf bunker.
The dredging of the unloader slip continued.
The coral fill under end wharf for retaining
coal was completed, except for 80 feet near
the collapsed caissons, and the placing of ar-

mor rock on top of coral fill under end wharf
was completed, except for the 80- feet above
mentioned. The submarine power cables
were laid across the bed of the French canal
between the Cristobal substation and the coal-
ing plant, and the temporary power line
which was installed at the beginning of this
work in 1914 has been removed.

Under Washington order No. 40.4S3 one
traveling hopper on bridge "B" was complet-
ed, making a total of three completed to date.
The operators' windows in the bridge digger
houses were installed and glazed. The 30-
pound rails on stocking and reclaiming bridges
were aligned and spiked for 500 feet of track,
including curves to sliding switches on the
west ends of the bridges. The viaduct steel
has been completely erected and riveted on
both unloader and reloader wharves to within
40 feet of the north loops, approximately 800,-
000 pounds of steel being riveted, and making
this item of structural steel about 85 per cent
completed. Approximately 25,000 pounds of
steel in cross ties, trolley, and lighting poles
were erected complete. Creosoted ties and
walkways were installed on 360 feet of the
viaduct, and about 1,600 feet of straight via-
duct track were aligned and spiked. Struc-
tural material for 26 conveyor cars has been
received, and the trucks and bodies of 20
cars were assembled and riveted. The con-
tractor completed the riveting on all four of
the unloader towers, two of which are com-
pletely painted. The platform and frame-
work for all four trailing hoppers were erected
and riveted complete, and the hoppers and
chutes are approximately 90 per cent erected
but not riveted. Three approach conveyor
bridges were erected, two- of which were
riveted complete; all of these bridges being
erected on the ground and have not as yet
been placed in position.

Under Washington order No. 40,587 cor-
rugated iron sheeting work and painting were
continued, and unloaders Nos. 1 and 2 are
completely finished in these respects. The
new chutes for reloading purposes have been
installed by the contractor in towers Nos. 1
and 2. Towers Nos. 3 and 4 are progressing
satisfactorily as to mechanical work.
Marine Division.

Due to the continued closure of the Canal
by slides, no vessels passed through the Canal
in October. Two vessels were measured, 11
vessels inspected to see whether their certifi-
cates conformed to the rules, and the United
States net equivalent tonnage was computed
on 10 vessels.

Dredging Division.

The total excavation for the month, includ-
ing earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,292,508 cu-
bic yards. Of this total 74,703 cubic yards
were removed from Balboa inner harbor,
207,778 cubic yards of earth and S71.916 cubic
yards of rock from Gaillard Cut, 22,100 cubic
yards of earth from trench for cable crossing
from substation to Cristobal coaling station.

The slides continued in action throughout
the month, and on October 29, 1915, the chan-
nel was completely closed by a movement of
the East Culebra slide.

The rock crusher Vulcan was engaged all
month in breaking all areas not to grade in
the Pacific entrance, stations 2150+00 to
2133+00, center line to east prism line. Four
thousand one hundred and ninety-six holes
were broken over an area of 81,516 square
feet, with a total penetration of 3,508 feet and
a breakage of 2,087 cubic yards. The drill

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Vol. IX, No. 14.

barge Teredo No. 2 was engaged in drilling
and blasting in the Pacific entrance on various
shoals, 384 holes being drilled, 6,393 linear
feet in total, and 5.921 cubic yards of rock
were broken.* The hydraulic grader was en-
gaged in making steam for operating tripod
drills, repairing dredge Gamboa, assembling
dredge Cascadas, and sluicing West Culebra
slide. Dredges No. 1 and No. 82 were en-
gaged in excavating sand and gravel from the
Chagres River, 3,730 cubic yards of sand, 827
cubic yards of No. 1 gravel, 4,741 cubic yards
of No. 2 gravel, and 33,282 cubic yardsof run-
of-bank gravel being excavated. The work
of exterminating watet hyacinths continued,
64,000 young plants and 2,000 square yards
of old plants being pulled, and 8,100 square
yards sprayed.

Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 1,211, an increase of 120 as com-
pared with September; those left over from
the previous month numbered 667, and those
carried forward into November 837. The out-
put of the foundry was 207,960 pounds of iron,
99,603 pounds of steel, and 18,517 pounds of
brass. Hostling was done on 4,578 pieces of
equipment, and shop and field repairs were
made on 7,101. In addition, S80 cars were
repaired in shop, and 1,383 light and nine
heavy repair jobs were done on equipment.

Fuel oil plants — At the Balboa fuel oil plant,
the erection of the Panama Canal Storage Cor-
poration's tanks was started; the gasoline
storage tank was about 80 per cent completed,
and the erection of the shelter to protect it
from the sun's rays was under way.

At the Mount Hope fuel oil plant, the tanks
and firewalls of the Panama Canal Storage
Corporation were passed as complying with
requirements, and the firewalls about the tanks
of the Texas Company were nearing comple-
tion. The gasoline storage tank was com-
pleted, except some work on the roof, and the
erection of the shelter to protect it from the
sun's rays was started.

Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance, oper-
ation, and repair work, the following construc-
tion work was in progress for the Army at the
places named: Fort Amador — The storehouse
at this post was completed, the one at Naos
Island being 92 per cent completed. Military
Hill— Work was commenced on three addi-
tional buildings, two type-20 and one type-21;
one of the seven buildings originally author-
ized was completed and occupied, and the re-
maining six of this group were completed, with
the exception of the installation of electrical
fixtures and some painting. Corozal — The
work on all stables and wagon sheds for the
artillery and cavalry was practically com-
pleted, and work continued on modification
of quarters turned over to the Army. Catun —
Work was continued on the reerection of the
four buildings removed from Camp Gaillard
during the previous month, and one type-15
building was practically completed, and the
remaining three were approximately 50 per
cent completed. Margarita — The erection of
eight lieutenants' quarters, three captains'
quarters, one field officers' quarters, two bar-
racks, and a sewage pumping station contin-
ued, and satisfactory progress was made. Work
was commenced on the construction of the
headquarters building, two type- 14 noncom-
missioned officers' quarters, and on the dock.
Toro Point — Work at this post on the con-

struction of the wagon shed, stables, and store-
house continued satisfactorily.

The following Canal structures were in the
course of erection at the places named : A neon-
Balboa — The construction of all concrete fam-
ily quarters carried on by this division was
completed. The work on the construction of
the new concrete verandas of the old Admin-
istration Building at Ancon continued and was
approximately 30 per cent completed. The
erection of a four-family concrete family quar-
ters under contract progressed satisfactorily.
The Panama Railroad stables in the city of •
Panama were completed and turned over for
occupancy. The installation of the furnaces
and machinery in the new Ancon Hospital
crematory continued and was approximately
75 per cent completed. The construction of
the new refrigerating plant at Balboa contin-
ued, the foundations of same were completed,
the mat laid and the walls brought up to the
level of the first floor. The bachelor building
for pilots at the quarantine station was com-
pleted. The construction of the first group of
the new Ancon Hospital buildings continued,
and the work as a whole was approximately
15 per cent completed. Work was commenced
on the foundations for the new terminal office
building at the head of Pier 17, Balboa, and
about 50 per cent of the piles were driven.
Corozal — Work was continued on the construc-
tion of the Miraflores power house and prac-
tically completed with the exception of instal-
lation of louvres and the exterior basement re-
taining wall. The seven 12-apartment family
quarters being erected on the Pedro Miguel-
Miraflores road were approximately 90 per
cent completed. The construction of a build-
ing for housing the cripples in the insane asy-
lum was started and approximately 50 per
cent completed. Gatun-Colon — The erection
of the new Colon Hospital buildings continued
and was approximately 50 per cent completed.
Supply Department.

The force report for the half month ended
October 27 showed a total of 23,724 employes
of The Panama Canal and the Panama Rail-
road Company, of whom 3,633 were white
Americans and 20,091 laborers. Of the latter
approximately 164 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was
an increase of 160 laborers and an increase of
142 Americans, making a net increase of 302.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,664 Americans, of whom 3,732
were men, 1,429 women, and 1,503 children;
and 9,342 West Indians, of whom 5,519 were
men, 1,513 women, and 2,310 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $1,317,540. It came forward in
28 steamers; the total weight of cargo, exclus-
ive of lumber and piling, was approximately
27,989 tons. Some of the principal items were
64,000 barrels of fuel oil, 119,980 bags of ce-
ment, and 1,827,497 feet, board measure, of
lumber, for stock.

The Balboa oil plant handled 190,322.11
barrels of oil, and the Mount Hope plant han-
dled 45,509.69 barrels, approximately one-
half of which in each instance was for The
Panama Canal.

Health Department.

General — One case of yellow fever was re-
ceived at quarantine from Buenaventura, Co-
lombia, on October 25. The case was admitted
to Ancon Hospital on the 26th and died the
same day. This is the second case of yellow
fever brought into the Canal Zone from this
port within the period of one month. With

this exception, no cases of yellow fever, small-
pox, or plague have originated on or were
brought to the Isthmus during the month.
The death rate for disease in the Canal Zone,
based on a population of 30,219, was 13.10 per
thousand per year, as compared with 12.31 for
the preceding month, and 13.85 for the cor-
responding month of last year.

Employes — The health of employes contin-
ued good. The number of names on the pay-
rolls for the preceding month was 33,419. On
this basis the admission to hospitals and quar-
ters, 821, gave a rate of 294.80 per thousand, as
compared with 307.34 for the preceding month,
and 344.23 for the corresponding month of last
year. The admission rates to hospitals for all
diseases were: Whites, 272.96; blacks, 96.38;
and Americans, 241.21. The admission rates
to hospitals and quarters for malaria were:
Whites, 95.28; blacks, 24.20; and Americans,
86.14. The total number of deaths from all
causes was 20. Of these 15 died from disease,
or 5.39 per thousand, as compared with 4.82
for the preceding month, and 4.68 for the cor- ■
responding month of last year. Two Ameri-
cans died during the month, one from disease
and one from accident.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on October 31, 1915, was $16,-
272,095.56, and in the fortifications appro-
priations, $2,403,585.74. The payrolls for
October, exclusive of Army quarters, store-
houses, fortifications, etc., amounted to
$909, 13 1 .36 and the fortification roll amounted
to $65,464.22. Payments by the Disbursing
Clerk in Washington amounted to $1,207,924.-
42, and by the Paymaster on the Isthmus
to $1,209,046.22. Collections on the Isth-
mus amounted to $1,034,903.12, of which
$757,3S6.32 was repaid to appropriations,
$238,246.48 was commissary collections and
other trust funds, and $39,270.32 was miscel-
laneous receipts to be covered into the Treas-
ury. Deposits in the sum of $1 15,600.00 were
made with the Assistant Treasurer to be
applied in payment of tolls and other charges
against vessels using the Canal. Canal rev-
enue collections and miscellaneous funds re-
ceived amounted to $203,138.16, and the dis-
bursements under the same heading amounted
to $208,065.08.

Executive Department.

DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

Two hundred and nine licenses of all kinds
were issued. Thirteen estates were received
and 17 settled, the total cash received during
the month amounting to $1,001.12, the total
value of the estates closed being $1,019.32.
At the port of Balboa 75 vessels entered and
73 cleared, and at the port of Cristobal 83
vessels entered and 82 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on ac-
count of stamp sales, second-class mail col-
lections, postage due collections, and box rent
receipts, $7,976.72. Money orders issued dur-
ing the month aggregated $293,599.43. Of
this total $93,265 represents the value of de-
posit money orders issued without fee, in lieu
of postal savings certifiates. Deposit money
orders were paid to the value of $82,790, and
postal savings certificates to the value of $4,-
166. The balance of postal savings deposits
on hand at the close of the month, represented
by unpaid certificates and deposit money or-
ders, aggregated $444,949, as compared with
$43S,640 at the close of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and seventy-nine arrests

November 24, 1915.

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123

were made. Of this total 358 were males and
21 females. Fifty-seven convicts were con-
fined in the penitentiary at the close of the
month. Five convicts who had completed
their sentences in the penitentiary were de-
ported.

Three fires occurred, and the damage to
The Panama Canal property resulting there-
from amounted to $5. Panama Railroad
property and the property of the United
States Army suffered no damage, and the dam-
age sustained by private property amounted
to $30.

COURTS.

In the District Court 84 cases were settled;
11 civil, 24 probate, and 59 criminal cases were
filed, and 105 cases of all kinds were pending
at the close of the month. In the magistrates'
courts, 25 civil and 332 criminal cases were dis-
posed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The schools of the Canal Zone opened their
term on October 4. The total enrollment
was 1,229 for the white schools, and 449 for
the colored schools. In the white schools the
net enrollment was 1,176, the average daily
attendance 1,096.7, and the average number
belonging 1,121. In the colored schools the
net enrollment was 447, the average daily at-
tendance 342.4, and the average number be-
longing 383.6.

Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo, amounted
to approximately 186,800 tons.

The following quantities of coal were
handled and trimmed in bunkers: Colon
agency, 15,350 tons; Balboa agency, 60,000
tons; total, 75,350 tons.

The large increase in the quantity of coal
handled was due to the fact that a great
many boats were held up at both terminals
on account of the Canal being closed to traffic.
No cargo was handled through the Canal.

The work on pier No. 7, Cristobal, contin-
ued satisfactorily, 4,970,441 pounds of steel
floor system being erected, completing this
item. The work of placing concrete in floor
was started on October 14, and at the close of
the month 1,892 cubic yards had been placed.
In the floor slab 154,259 pounds of reinforc-
ing rods were placed, and 62,599 square feet
of forms for placement of slab and encasement
of girders were set during the month.

Preliminary work continued on pier No. 6,
Cristobal, 12 holes being drilled, and 867 feet
of wash drilling and 95 feet of diamond drill-
ing were completed.

Respectfully,

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Danger from 44,000-Volt Transmission Line.
The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 18, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Under date of December 21, 1914. notice was given
as to the energizing of the transisthmian 44,000-volt
transmission line and it was requested that all employes
be notified of the fact that almost certain loss of life
would result from contact with or close approach to
these wires after they were put in service. It was stated
that cranes or other equipment or tools should be han-
dled so that a clearance of at least six feet from the wires
is maintained.

These instructions are not being complied with, with
resultant imminent danger to life and thousands of
dollars worthof equipment. Within the last few months
there have been several cases of equipment coming into
contact with the transmission line and in several cases

it was just by lucky chance that loss of life or serious
danger to equipment did not result.

In order to bring this matter once more to the atten-
tion of employes who have to work in the vicinity of
the transmission line, and to enable responsibility to
be definitely placed in the case of future occurrences of
this kind so that disciplinary action can be taken, it is
requested that a copy of this letter be sent by heads
of departments and divisions to all cranemen on both
floating and rolling equipment, and to all other em-
ployes whose duties require them to work in the vicinity
of the transmission line, and that a permanent record
be kept of the employes to whom these copies are sent.
W. H. Rose.
Electrical Engineer.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Need of Western Dump Cars.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 17. 1915.
Circular No. 200:

Heads of departments — We are si ill having difficulty
in keeping the Gamboa gravel plant supplied with the
necessary number of Western dump cars for loading
of gravel and sand, due to some of the departments not
releasing the cars consigned to them promptly.

Will you please, therefore, issue necessary instruc-
tions to all concerned to see that cars are not held under
load indefinitely, but released immediately ?

C. H. Motsett. Superintendent.

French Records.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 13, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Please advise promptly what French records or
publications you have in your possession which were
acquired by The Panama Canal from the French canal
company.

This information is desired in order that such records
and publications may be considered in the classification
that is now being prepared by the Record Bureau for
their preservation.

C. A. McIlvaine, Executive Secretary.

Property Transferred to or from District Quarter-
master at Corozal.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., November 16, 1915.

To accountable officials — It is requested that a
special effort be made to accomplish all invoices cover-
ing property transferred from the district quartermaster
at Corozal. Also that invoices be prepared to cover
any property shipped to that official but not yet invoic-
ed. It is desired to check out this accountability at an
early date.

AD. Faure, Chief Accountant.
■ ♦

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday. December 1, 1915, begin-
ning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board. Balboa Heights, forms of application and
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2p.ra„ at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicams residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be In Id
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, December 3, 1915, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

George J. Vanderslice, Recorder,

Satisfying Patrons.

The following extract from a letter address-
ed by the Chief Quartermaster fo a customer,
in answer to a complaint received, has been
bulletined in the various commissary stores
for the information of all concerned:

"In regard to your complaints against
* * * commissary: All employes of
the commissary branch who serve pa-
trons, the manager included, have in-
structions to make every endeavor to
satisfy all the patrons, in consistence
with the regulations and without unjust
injury to the interests of the commissary.
All cases of complaint which they can
not settle in accordance with the regula-
tions they have instructions to take up
with the Depot Commissary. It is be-
lieved that such verbal instructions have
been issued to the manager of * * *
commissary as will prevent any further
cause for complaint."

Examining Hams.

The Panama Canal.
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., November IS. 1915.
Bulletin No. 441:

To commissary manager s— The following extract
from a letter addressed by the Chief Quartermaster
to a customer, in answer to a complaint received, is
bulletined for the information of all concerned:

"In regard to cutting hams open at the com-
missary in order that you may examine them
before purchasing, I regret to advise this can not
be permitted, for if you were allowed to do so other
customers would be entitled to the same privilege,
and the practice would undoubtedly result in un-
necessary loss to the commissary. The amount
of fat on a ham can generally be estimated by its
appearance and it is thought that you should be
able to select satisfactory hams in this way."
Please bring this bulletin to the attention of your
patrons.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list gives changes in prices of cold
storage provisions which will be effective November 25,
1915; prices of other items are as published hist week.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

Price.

Kidneys, beef, per lb .08+

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30t

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31 1

Bacon, sliced, jar 30*

Bacon, sliced, tin 28*

Ham. sugar cured (whole) per lb 24*

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 27*

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 30*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 33*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 38*

Capons, per lb 37 *

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb $8t

Squabs, ea 45*

Butter, creamery special, per lb 42*

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub, per lb . 41 *

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 . 50*

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 31*

Cheese. Roquefort, per lb 45 +

Cheese, Young America, per lb 21*

Eggs, fresh, per doz 49*

Eggs, fresh, J doz. (only) 25*

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19*

Haddock, smoked, per lb 08t

Oysters, fresh, per qt 33*

Cauliflower, per lb 13+

Cucumbers, per lb 12f

Eggplant, per lb 1-t

Lettuce, per lb 13*

Peppers, green, per lb 13*

Turnips, per lb 01 Jf

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12+.

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 16*

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 05 1

Lemons, per doz 13*

* Indicates advance from preceding list.
t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

124

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 14.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., November 21, 1915.)

There were no vessels entering the Canal during the week, for transit.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL

•Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Dale

Line From Dale

Vessel Line

For

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

1

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels, and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Arrivals.

Departures.

Nov. 16. . . .

Nov. 18....
Nov. 19....

Nov. 20

Nov. 20....
Nov. 21 ... .

Palena

South American S. S. Co. .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .
Pacific Mail S. S. Co

. } Valparaiso.
San Francisco.
; Valparaiso.
1 Tumaco.
Guavaquil.
San Francisco.
. San Francisco.

Nov. 16...
Nov. 19...
Nov. 19...
Nov. 20...

South American S. S. Co. . .

Melville Dcllar

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Callao.

Manavi

Henrik

•Including vessels arriving for transit through the Canal.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Nov. 20....
Nov. 24... .

San Francisco.
Callao.

Nov. 22...
Nov. 22...

Nov. 23...
Nov. 27...
Nov. 27...
Nov. 27...

Palena

Melville Dollar

South American S. S. Co . . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Guavaquil.

Guavaquil.

San Francisco.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Harry Luckenbach .

San Francisco.

Bids for Plastering Walls of Shed on Pier No. 7.

The date for opening bids for plastering the walls
of shed for Pier No. 7,«Cristobal, has been changed to
November 27, 1915, at 10 a. m., at which time they
will be opened in public, as heretofore advertised.

Advertisement for the bids appeared in The Canal
Rfcold of November 3, 1915.

Bids must te marked "Proposal for plastering walls
nf shed for pier No. 7. Cristobal," and addressed to the
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Sale of Rocker Chairs.

Pealed bids will be received in the office of the Chief
Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z., until 10 a. m.
November 30, 1915, and then opened in public, for
t lie purchase of 246 new rocker chairs. Bids may be
submitted to cover a part or all of the chairs. Chairs
may be inspected at the obsolete store, Mount Hope,
on any working day between the hours of 7 and 11 a.m.
and 1 and 5 p. m. The Panama Canal reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Bids must be plainly marked,
" Proposal I'm the purchase of locker choirs, to be opened
November 30." and addressed to the Chief Quarter-
master, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, November 20, 1915:

Day and Date.

Stations.

133.001 97.7585

, Nov. 15 142.65ll04.32 8S.69

Tues.. Nov. 16 133.60 99 '

Wed.. Nov. 17 136.20 99.65 85.5"

Thurs.. Nov. 18 130.75 96

Fri., Nov. 19 134.111 98.30 85.63

Sat., Nov. 20 131.70 97.95 85.55

Heights of low water
to nearest foot 125.0 91.0

85.51154. 12

85.52 54.50
85.60 54.42
85.5754.23

85.53 54.30
85.61) 54.18

85.54 54. 2S

Rainfall from November 1 to 20, 1915, Inclusive.

Colon

P. R. R..Dec.

16..

Dec.

22

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.

U. F. C.Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

18. .
22..

.Dec.
.Dec.

26
29

a

a

Advance

P. R. R..Dec.

23..

.Dec.

30

Stations.

rl'v

~-o

Metapan

U. F. C.Dec.

25..

Jan.

3

■g-o

V

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

S s

a

Ha

Allianca

P. R. R..Nov.

25..

.Dec.

1

Zacapa

Calamares...

U. F. C.Nov.

U. F. C.Nov.

25. .
29. .

.Dec.
.Dec.

7.

6

Pacific Section —

Ins.

Ins.

Colon

P. R. R..Dec.

2..

.Dec.

8

.59

14

3.49

U. F. C.Dec.

2..

9

.52

14

2.99

Tenadores . . .
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan

U.F. C.Dec.

U.F. C.Dec.

P. R. R.Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

6..
9. .
9. .
13..

.Dec.
.Dec.
.Dec.

Dec.

13

1.14

2.32
2.22

15
15

15

4.30
5.68
6.25

16

21

3.03
2.03

8
8

9.70
9.14

Panama

P. R. R.Dec.

16..

.Dec.

1.86

8

7.13

Pastores

Allianca ....

Zacapa

Calamares. . .

U.F. C.Dec. 20 Dec.

P. R. R..Dec. 23 Dec.

U.F. C.Dec. 23 Dec.

U.F. C.Dec. 27 Jan.

ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

28

1.48
1.53

9

2
15
15

9

7.03
9.79
9.88
9.63
14.77

30

•Vieia

3.48
2.53

. 4

Turrialba. . . .

U.F. C.Nov.

20. .

.Nov.

Atlantic Section —

27

2.27

9

11.16

U.F. C.Nov.

24. .

29

•Brazos Brook

2.85

20

11.73

U.F. C.Nov.

27. .

.Dec.

4

Colon

1.45

7&1.

Heredia

Atenas

U.F. C.Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

1..

4..

.Dec.
.Dec.

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.

11

Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values

Parismina. . . .

U. F. C.Dec.

8. ..

.Dec.

13

midnight to midnight.

Turrialba....

U.F. C.Dec.

11. .

.Dec.

18

Cartago

U. F. C.Dec.

U.F. C.Dec.

18..

.Dec.
.Dec.

20

25

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the

Heredia

U.F. C.Dec.

22. .

.Dec.

27

United States.

Atenas

U. F. C.Dec.

2S..

.Tan.

1

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Parismina

U.F. C.Dec.

29..

.Tan.

3

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Arrives.

Turrialba

U. F. C Jan.

1...

.Jan.

8

Carrillo U. F. C.Nov. 17.

...Nov. 24

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Colon P. R. R..Nov. 18.

...Nov. 24

Parismina....

U. F. C.Nov.

28...

.Dec.

3

Tenadores^ U. F. C.Nov. 20.

...Nov. 28

Turrialba. . . .

U.F. C.Nov.

29...

.Dec.

6

Santa Marta U. F. C.Nov. 24.

...Dec. 1

Cartago

U.F. C.Dec.

5...

.Dec.

10

Advance P. R. R..Nov. 26.

...Dec. 3

Abangarez. . .

U. F. C.Dec.

6...

.Dec.

13

Metapan U. F. C.Nov. 27.

...Dec. 6

Heredia

U.F. C.Dec.

12...

.Dec.

17

Almirante U. F. C.Dec. 1

. . . Dec. 8

U.F. C.Dec.

1.3. . .

.Dec.

20

Panama P. R. R..Dec. 2

...Dec. 8

Parismina . . .

U. F. C.Dec.

19. ..

.Dec.

24

Pastores U. F. C.Dec. 4

...Dec. 12

Turrialba

U. F. C.Dec.

20...

■ Dec.

27

Zacapa U. F. C.Dec. 8

...Dec. 15

Cartago

U. F. C.Dec.

26...

.Dec.

31

Allianca P. R. R..Dec. 9

...Dec. 15

U.F. C.Dec.

27...

.Jan.

Calamares U. F. C.Dec. 11

. . . Dec. 19

Heredia

U. F. C.Jan.

2...

.Ian.

Carrillo U.F.C..

Dec. 1

5

...D

ec. 22

Atenas

U.F. C.Jan.

3...

.Jan.

1

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1915.

No. 15.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Excavation during Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, November 30, amounted to 213,225
cubic yards. Other excavation from the Cut
during the same period amounted to 51,234
cubic yards, making the total for the week
amount to 264,459 cubic yards.

The work of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 78.800

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 37.0/0

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 68,455

Corozal Ladder 2S.900

No. 86 Pipeline suction 30,900

Culebra Seagoing suction 20.334

The total excavations for the preceding
five weeks were 239,885; 254,286; 256,262;
294,698; and 303,850 cubic yards, respect-
ively.

Excavation Records in November.

The total excavation by the dredges in
Gaillard Cut during the month of November,
exclusive of rehandling, amounted to 1,228,730
cubic yards. This sets a new high record for
a month's dredging work in the Cut, the
previous highest quantities having been
1,052,586 cubic yards in September and
1,079,693 cubic yards in October, 1915. In
October, 872,982 cubic yards were taken from
the bases of the Culebra slides, and in Novem-
ber the spoil removed from these slides
amounted to 1,004,480 cubic yards.

The spoil rehandled by pipeline suction
dredge No. 86, and not credited as excava-
tion, amounted to 37,994 cubic yards.

The new 15-yard dipper dredge Cascadas
set a new high record for a month's work by

onedredge, in excavating 296.2S0 cubic yards
in November. This was the first month of
operation for the Cascadas, as the dredge was
placed at work about midday of October 31.
During the first seven days of the month the
Cascadas worked only 12 hours a day.

CUBIC YARD COMPARISONS.

Dredge "Cascadas" Accepted.
The new 15-yard dipper dredge Cascadas,
which was first placed at work on October 31,
has completed the 30-day working test with
satisfaction to the authorities of the Dredging
Division and has been accepted by The Pana-
ma Canal. The Cascadas sailed from the
United States in tow of the tug M. E. Luckcn-
bach on September 27, arrived at Cristobal
on October 21, was towed through the Canal
to Gamboa the next day, had her assembly
completed there in a little over seven days, and
after preliminary tests was placed at work
on October 31. The time required to deliver
the dredge at work was seven days less than
that required for the Paraiso and 11 days less
than that required for the Gamboa, the first
of the three 15-yard type, basing the count
from the day of departure of the dredge
from the United States.

Earthquake Shocks.

Ten distinct seismic disturbances were
recorded at the Balboa Heights observatory
during the four days from November 26 to
November 29, inclusive.

The first shock, which began at 2.12.30 p.
m. on November 26, was the heaviest of the
shocks, and was similar in many ways to the
disturbance that occurred on October 1, 1913.
The shocks that followed were comparatively
light movements, and resembled the light
shocks that followed the disturbance of
October 1, 1913. The intensity of the
heaviest shock was V, on the Rossi-Forel
scale of I to X.

The indicated distances of the latest dis-
turbances varied, but all seem to have had a
common origin about 120 to 140 miles away,
and the epicenter of the disturbances is
thought to be southwest of Balboa Heights
and probably in the neighborhood of Los
Santos province.

The disturbance that was recorded about
midnight of November 29 was over 200 miles
away, but in all probability occurred along
the same fault as those previously recorded.

Work Begun on Canal Clubhouse at Ancon.

Grading on the site for the new Canal
clubhouse to be erected at Ancon was begun
on Monday, November 22, and at the end
of the week the digging for the foundations
was in progress. The clubhouse will incorpo-
rate the building which formerly housed the
district quartermaster's office and storehouse
on the first floor and the Ancon lodge hall
on the second, floor. This building was
shored and lined up on its foundation piers
last week, preparatory to the adjacent erec-
tion of the principal part of the new building.

Examples Designed to Convey Meaning of Exca-
vation Figures.

In the work of excavation at the bases of
the Culebra slides the numbers of cubic yards
removed are the measures of progress. To the
men familiar with excavation work expressions
in cubic yards mean a fairly comprehensible
concept of material removed, of a hole
made, in the manner in which a hundred
feet or a mile stands for a definite
conception of distance. The dredging men
have established, also, their standards of
relative speed. They know that for the 5-
yard dipper dredge Cardenas to dig 4,000 cu-
bic yards a day, or for the 15-yard Gamboa to
remove 12,000 yards in the same time,
is a good day's work. This is just as a
farmer knows that to plow three acres a day
is a good performance for a man with a
two-horse team; as a runner respects a dash
of 100 yards in 10 seconds, or a mile run in
five minutes; as the sailor knows the speed of
a "12-knot clip" or the railroad man the rush
of 70 miles an hour; as the operator of a \-
yard concrete mixer appreciates a run of
200 cubic yards a day. It is a matter of
measures and standards.

An effort will be made here to make cubic
yards generally comprehensible by means of
comparisons. A cubic yard is the quantity
contained in a cube one yard on the edge. It
contains the equivalent of 27 cubes one foot
on the edge. As each cubic foot contains ap-
proximately 7i gallons, a cubic yard con-
tains about 202 gallons. This would be 6-2/5
barrels, measured in the standard liquid or
"whiskey barrel" of 31| gallons. It would
contain 3-1/5 hogsheads, as used for
sugar, containing 63 gallons. One cubic
yard of earth would make a good load
for a two-horse team, on a dirt road. A
modern 5-ton motor truck could haul about
3-2/5 cubic yards of the spoil from the Cut at a
load. Standard-gage 30-ton railroad box cars,
2>Z\ feet long, for commercial service in the
United States, have interior space of about
80 cubic yards. The standard type of first-
class passenger car on the Panama Railroad,
about 60 feet long, contains about 185 cubic
yards.

The record excavation by a single dredge
in the Cut in 24 hours is 17,185 cubic yards.
The record for a day's work by the present
fleet in the Cut is 48,622 cubic yards. The
record for a week is 303,850 cubic yards. The
•record for a month is 1,228,730 cubic yards.
For comprehension of these large multiples
of the cubic yard, these comparisons are of-
f erred :

To cover an acre of land one yard deep
would require 4,840 cubic yards. The spoil
removed on the Gamboa's record day, 17,185
cubic yards, if spread out in a stratum a yard
deep would have covered 3J acres. The ma-
terial removed by all the dredges in the rec-

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Vol. IX, No. 15.

ord day, so spread out, would cover approxi-
mately 10 acres.

The standard quarter-section farm on
Gove;' ions in the United States

contains 160 acres. Covering such a farm
a yard deep wculd use the spoil of nearly
three weeks' work in the Cut.

Central Park in New York City contains
840 acres, including the areas occupied by
buildings, reservoir, etc. If the spoil taken
from the Cut were spread over this park
a yard deep the area would be covered in
approximately four months. In other words,
stripping three feet off the top of the park
would be about the equivalent of four
months' work in the Cut.

Lower Broadway in New York City is ap-
proximately 80 feet wide, including pave-
ments. To fill the street to a depth of 10 feet
for 100 feet would take 2,963 cubic yards. An
average day's excavation in the Cut, say
40,000 cubic yards, would extend such
filling to a distance of 1,350 feet, over a quar-
ter of a mile. From No. 1 Broadway, at the
Customs House, to Walker Street, a distance
of one mile, would be covered in less that
four days — 3.91, to be exact. A month's ex-
cavation, taken at 1,000,000 cubic yards,
would fill the mile of street 63.9 feet deep,
about to the level of the fifth stories of
the adjacent build": 3. This spoil (1,000,000
cubic yards, o. a month's excavation)
would fill the street to the level of the top
of the Woolworth Building tower, 796| feet,
for a distance of 423.6 feet.

Traversing the avenues of New York City,
above Tenth Street the city blocks are ap-
proximately 200 feet in length from north to
south and from 400 to 900 feet in length
from east to west, exclusive of the width of
the streets, which is usually 60 feet for the
cross streets and about 1 00 feet for the ave-
nues. Taking a block 200 by 600 feet, the
1,000,000 cubic yards of spoil excavated from
the Cut in a month would cover it to a
depth of 225 feet. This is the height of the
Produce Exchange building at the Battery.
Grant's tomb, on Riverside Drive, is 160
feet in height; the spires of Saint Patrick's
Cathedral rise to a height of 332 feet.

The Ansonia apartment hotel, at Seventy-
fourth Street and Broadway, covers a plot
of ground measuring 200 by 400 feet. The
normal day's excavation would cover this
p!ot to a depth of 134 feet, and a week's work
would cover it to a depth of over 90 feet.

The Flatiron Building at Twenty-third
Street, Broadway, and Fifth Avenue, occupies
a triangular plot 87 by 190 feet. A day's ex-
cavation from the Cut, taken at 40,000 cubic
yards, would cover this plot to a depth of
130.6 feet, up to the tenth story.

The Washington Monument in Washington
D. C, consists of a shaft, 55 feet 14. inches
square at the bottom by 34 feet 54. inches
square at the top, with a height of 500 feet
5§ inches, surmounted by a pyramidal apex
55 feet high. The whole structure displaces
approximately 38,000 cubic yards. This
quantity is the measure of a fair day's ex-
cavation in the Cut.

An example from Europe is afforded by the
Coliseum at Rome. It is elliptical in plan,
measuring 510 by 616 feet on the axes, and its
exterior wall's height is 160 feet. The dis-
placement of this structure is approximately
1,445,000 cubic yards, about the bulk of a
month and a half of excavation from the Cut.
The Parthenon at Athens measures 228 by

101 feet in plan, by 65 feet to the apex of its
pediments, or 59 feet from the top of the
stylobate to the gable. With the stylobate,
it occupies a space of about 50,337 cubic
yards; without the stylobate, about 44,350
cubic yards. These quantities represent ap-
proximately the work of less than a day and
a quarter in the Cut.

The Great Pyramid of Gizeh, 481 feet high
and 756 feet along each side of its square base,
contains approximately 3,400,000 cubic yards.
Thisquantity represents approximately three
months and 10 days of excavation by the
dredges.

For comparisons on the Isthmus, the new
Administration Building at Balboa Heights
may be taken. It is built on the plan of the
letter E, the main building being 326 feet
eight inches front by 55 feet eight inches wide,
with two large end wings 122 feet seven inches
long by 55 feet eight inches wide, and a smaller
center wing 32 feet six inches long by 43 feet
wide, and is three stories high throughout, with
the highest point of the roof approximately 66
feet above the level of the front terrace. The
displacement of this building is 72,761 cubic
yards. In the week ending at 6 a. m., Tues-
day, November 23, the dredge Cascadas ex-
cavated 83,205 cubic yards, and the Gamboa
excavated 73,040 cubic yards The work of the
fleet in the Cut during the same week
amounted to 303,850 cubic yards.

A lock chamber, 1,000 feet long, 110 feet
wide, and 60 feet deep, contains 6,600,000
cubic feet, or 244,444 cubic yards. This is

less than the usual excavation from the Cut
during a week.

The hull of the Paraiso, or of the Gamboa,
is 136 feet long by 44 feet wide and has an aver-
age depth of about 144 feet. It contains,
accordingly, about 86,768 cubic feet, or 3,214
cubic yards.

Another angle from which to view the work
of the dredges is from consideration of the
rate of production per hour or per minute.
On a basis of excavation of 40,000 cubic yards
in a day, the output per hour is 1,666 cubic
yards. This is the equivalent of the interior
contents of nine first-class passenger coaches,
as described above. The output per minute
is approximately 27.7 cubicyards. Thisisthe
contents of a column of square section, one
yard on the side, 83 4, feet high, or of a cube
9.08 feet on the side. It would fill a room, 15
by 20 feet in plan, 2\ feet deep in a minute;
of if the room were 12| feet high, would fill
it completely in five minutes. In a second, the
output is .463 cubic yard, or 12| cubic feet,
or 934 gallons. This is approximately the
contents of three whiskey barrels or two paint
barrels.

Weight of Bread Loaf Increased.

Effective December 1, 1915, the weight of
each loaf of bread baked by the commissary
branch of the Supply Department will be
increased from 13 J ounces to 14 ounces, the
weight of the dough being increased approxi-
mately to 16 ounces. There is no change
in price.

VESSELS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES USING THE CANAL.

The numbers of the vessels of various nations passing through the Canal each month,
from the opening of the Canal to commercial traffic on August 15, 1914, to the date on which
traffic was suspended by the action of the slides in Gaillard Cut, is shown in the following
tabulation. It will be noted that the British and American vessels preponderate greatly,
forming, respectively, 43.7 per cent and 39.7 per cent of the total of 1,519 vessels. Together
they comprise 83.4 per cent of all the ships. Other comparisons are afforded by the table,
in which classification by the nationalities is arranged alphabetically:

NUMBER OF VESSELS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES PASSING THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL.

Atlantic to Pacific.

Month

a
8

a
<

C
O

O

3

0

A

c

3

c
&

c

I

a

3

55

c

|
55

a
1

e
1

J3

•5
1

1

September. .
October. . . .
November. .
December. .
January. . . .
February. . .

July

September. .

12
13
IS
25
20
26
18
25
25
29
25
33
23
10

i

13

27

1

1
1

2
2
1

3
1
3
1

1

1

i

1
1

1

i

1

10
15

24
25
25
42
41
42
27

2
2
3
2
2
3
2
4
1

1

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
2
2

1
1

1

57

1
1

1

3

3

2
4
7
2
6
2

67

2

3
6
2
1

4
1

2
3
1

3

93

1

i

2

49

299

335

23

15

12

2

3

2

13

1 1 26

5 1 8

5

12

761

Pacific to Atlantic.

September..
October. . . .
November. .
December. .
January. . . .
February. . .

April

9

10
22
19
23
20
21
33
22
31
28
22
29
15

2

,

11

16
17
16
31
23
25
29
27
31
24
35
34

4

30

1
1

40

3

2
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
1

1

1

38

57

2
2
4

1

4
2

5
4

1

1

54

53

1

3
2
3

80

1

1

1

1

60

2

2
1

4

1

5

75

1

1

1
2

1
1

1

1
2

1

July

August ....
September. .

§|

37 ] 2

5
1
1

*77
72

1

1

51

Total

304

330

25

20

3

2

3

1

4

1

6

1

18
30

*758

Grand total.

603

665

48

35

15

4

6

3

17

2

63

7

14

6

♦1519

* Including one Argentinan vessel.

December 1, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

127

CHART OF NET TONNAGE OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CANAL.

The chart published below shows graphically the relative tonnage of ship movements through the Canal iver ~ il routes

which constituted the course of over 97 per cent of the laden vessels passing through the Canal up to the time it was cl to ti Sep-

tember IS, 1915. The remainder of the traffic is over miscellaneous routings and of vessels in ballast, the relative pro;; irtions
also shown. The chart shows the aggregate net tonnage (Panama Canal measurement) of vessels moving in each di to

Pacific and from Pacific to Atlantic, over each route every month. The abscissas at top and boltom of the chart indi ;e, in

units of 10.000, and all the parts are drawn to scale.

JULY.

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lweSTBoUNO-ST VESSELS.
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■veSTBOOND- WESSEI&

EASTBQUNDrWeS^aS.

I WCSTQ0UN0-61 VESSELS.

E5A5T6OUN0- 12 VESSELS.

VJE5T BOUND - 41 VESSELS

10'

EASTeOLMD-S VESSELS.

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J I

Canal Net Tons.

Sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals for Work
against Tuberculosis.

The 30,000 Red Cross Christmas seals for
1915 sent to the Isthmus by the American
National Red Cross have been disposed of by
the Canal Zone chapter, and a cable order
for 25,000 more has been sent to Washington.
The seals are being sold through the offices
of the district quartermasters, at the Canal
clubhouses, and by pupils of the Canal Zone
schools. In addition, the Boy Scouts and
the Camp Fire Girls have been supplied with
seals through the clubhouses. For every
sale of 25 seals a Red Cross button is given,
and the children take interest in accumulat-
ing these.

The maximum sale of seals on the
Isthmus was attained in 1912, when the
Canal Zone chapter disposed of 81,270.

The design of the Christmas seal for 1915,
which is printed in red and green on white
paper, is reproduced herewith.

It is proposed to devote 90 per cent of the
proceeds of sales this season to anti-tubercu-
losis work on the Isthmus. As tubercular
cases occurring on the Canal Zone are deported
this m™ans that most of the work will be in

the cities of Panama and Colon. These cities
have very high rates of tubercular infection,
about two and one-half times the normal,
which is attributed principally to the crowd-
ing of many persons in small quarters, ac-
companied by a general lack of observance
of sanitary practices. In the estimates of
the Health Department of The Panama Cana 1
for the next fiscal year are included th
of two disiri:t nurses, who are to be used
in the establishment of relief stations in the
cities of Panama and Colon. These will be
places where those in the first s; i
obtain advice and treatment and a
and will be the bases of op
general campaign against tu d

for infant welfare in th
is establish i! .. tee of the

Red Cross will be •> ;
the use of the anti-tul
Canal Zone Chapter to
tuberculosis campaign on the Isthmus.

128

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 15.

PERMANENT PLAYGROUNDS.

Work Begun on Athletic Field, Tracks, Game
Courts, and Children's Playgrounds at Balboa.

One of the proposed features of the per-
manent Canal towns of Cristobal, Gatun,
Pedro Miguel, and Balboa is village athletic
fields and playgrounds. A committee ap-
pointed in the latter part of 1913 reported
early in 1914 with recommendations as to the
scope of the work and the order of procedure

tion is being carried out by the Division of
Municipal Engineering.

As shown by the accompanying sketch, the
athletic field and playground will lie on the
west side of Balboa Prado, in the triangular
space bounded by the prado, Sosa Hill, and
the road running between Balboa shops and
the foot of the hill on which the Adminis-
tration Building stands. It will cover about
25 acres.

The grandstand facing the baseball field

and the open field between this and the
road leading to Balboa shops is to be
devoted to miscellaneous athletics, such
as pole-vaulting, jumping, shot-putting, etc.
Six tennis courts, of which two are authorized
at present, are to be built in the rear of the
right wing of the grandstand, and the play-
grounds for boys, girls, and small children
will be to the north of these, and lying di-
rectly behind the houses fronting on the prado.
The sum of $12,500 has been included in the

in construction. The general plan outlined by
the committee has been adhered to in purpose,
but lack of funds has prohibited its being
carried out prior to this time. Work has been
begun, however, on the permanent grounds
for the town of Balboa, following the plan
presented herewith. The plan was prepared
by the landscape architect, and the construc-

TLAN OF ATHLETIC FIELD AND PLAYGROUND AT BALBOA.

will be built of steel and concrete, and will have
a seating capacity of from 2,500 to 3,000 per-
sons. Extending around the baseball field
will be a quarter-mile running track. On
the left of the grandstand will be a basket-
ball court, with two handball courts lying
beyond. On the right of the grandstand
•will be a 220-yard straightaway track,

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian

Residence

Employed by

Date of
death

82775
51648
6311
87728
54345
69192
38017
37166
66616
100367

United States. . .
Colombia

Nov. 13. 1915.

Municipal Div. .
Dredging Div. . .

P. R. R

Term. Const. . . .

O. & M

Printing Plant.. .
Supply Dept. . . .
Land Surveys. . .
P. R. R

Nov. 8, 1915.

Nov. 15, 1915.

Nov. 19, 1915.

Nov. 13. 1915.

Nov. 18, 1915.

Nov. 19, 1915.

Small. James Christopher

Watson, Adolphus

Panama

Colon

Nov. 23, 1915.
Nov, 21, 1915.
Nov. 21. 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property,
bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

estimates for expenditure for grading and
laying out the various areas, constructing
running bracks and courts, and erecting
apparatus. Twenty-five hundred dollars has
been allotted for the purchase of apparatus
for the playgrounds for boys and girls and
small children. This apparatus will include
horizontal ladders, traveling ring outfits,
jumping standards, vaulting standards, paral-
lel bars, vaulting horses and bucks, inclined
boards, swing outfits, giant strides, volleyball
posts and nets, and perforated steel basketball
stops, for the older boys and girls; and for
the small children, kindergarten swing out-
fits, seesaws, and slides.

♦

Obituary.

Charles James Stanton, employed as a
carpenter in the Building Division, and living
at Ancon, died on November 4 in Ancon
Hospital as the result of a fall sustained while
at work at Military Heights, Balboa, on
November 2. His residence in the United
States was in Arlington, N. J.

Robert Richmond Hunter, aged 17 years
and 11 months, employed as an inspector
of barges, was drowned in Gaillard Cut on
November 15. His father, Robert B. Hunter,
lives at Paraiso.

December 1, 1915.

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129

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Supplement No. 4 to Circular 500-A. Covering
Charges for Wharfage, Cranage, Stevedoring
and Transferring Cargo, etc., Issued May 17,
1915, Effective July 18, 1915.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. November 15, 1915.

1. Effective at once, item 2 (Wharfage), paragraph
5, is amended in accordance with the Governor's cir-
cular dated September 17, as follows:

No charge for wharfage will be made against
vessels while occupying a berth alongside the steel
pier, Balboa (pier No. 4) for the purpose of obtain-
ing oil, whether from The Panama Canal or com-
mercial companies, when such vessels have been
placed there for the convenience of The Panama
Canal; nor will wharfage be charged for the time
a vessel occupies a berth alongside the steel pier
solely for the purpose of obtaining oil after having
been placed there in order to load or unload cargo
or passengers, or to receive ether supplies from The
Panama Canal or Panama Railroad Company.

2. Effective December 15, 1915, item 6-A (Steve-
doring and Transferring Cargo) , paragraph 10, is hereby
amended by adding the following:

When a receiving carrier calls for certain cargo
held in storage by the Panama Railroad Company
and then decides not to take such cargo, or only a
part of it, necessitating part or all of such cargo be-
ing returned to .storage, a switching charge of $5
per car will be made against such receiving carrier
for every car thus moved, in addition to the cost
of segregation provided for in the first part of this
paragraph.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.
Geo. W, Goethals,
President.

Holding Silver Family Quarters.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 18, 1915.
Circular No. 628-3:

1. Silver family quarters may be held for 60 days
during the absence on leave of an employe to whom
they are assigned, or his family, or both simultaneously,
provided this privilege shall not be granted for more
than one period of 60 days in any service year.

2. Rent for the time quarters are held under this
provision must be paid the same as if quarters were
occupied.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Burned-out Lamps.

The Panama Canal,
Electrical Division,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 29, 1915.
Circular No. 103:

Instructions in regard to the recovery of burned-
out lamps are not being carefully complied with.

You are hereby notified that all burned-out Mazda
lamps, nitrogen series, carbon, or other wire drawn
lamps have a market value, as bases are sold as scrap
brass and considerable platinum is recovered. All such
lamps should be collected and turned in to obsolete
store. Mount Hope, from time to time in order that
they may be returned to the States, where they find
a ready market.

All employes are requested to save burned -out lamps
in quarters and elsewhere and turn them over to em-
ployes of the Electrical Division when renewals are
made.

W. H. Rose,
Electrical Engineer.

Invoices Covering Credit Sales.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 18, 1915.
To all concerned — The following is a statement of the
procedure to be followed by Panama Canal officials,
as well as officials of other branches of the United
States Government, in handling invoices of bills cover-
ing credit sales by The Panama Canal:

A. Sales to branches of the United States
Government on the Isthmus, including only sales
to such branches as make payment by transfer
of appropriation, to post exchanges, and to vessels
of the United States Navy assigned to Canal Zone
waters :

a. Shipments and deliveries on requisitions
will be invoiced on form P. C. 924-1. Proper
surcharges will be shown on all copies.

b. Storekeepers will mail to the Auditor
an advance copy of each invoice, and will for-
ward to the requisitioning official the original
and four copies.

c. The consignee will sign and send to the
Auditor the original and two copies of each
invoice.

d. The Auditor will hold all invoices until
the third day of the month following that in
which the invoices are dated, and will then pre-
pare bill on form A-15 (yellow). The Auditor
will forward the original (to which will be at-
tached theoriginals of invoices) and two copies
of the bill to the proper officials, who will ap-
prove and return the original to the Auditor.

e. Incase of deliverieson foremen's orders,
the usual copies will be forwarded to the Audi-
tor daily to be included in a monthly bill. The
Auditor will forward the original and two
copies of the bill to the proper official, who will
approveandreturatheoriginal to theAuditor.
One copy of the bill (which is to be retained
by the receiving official) will be supported by
duplicate copies of foremen's orders.

B. To other purchasers, including companies
of the United States Army, clubs of employes, and
social, fraternal, and charitable institutions, and
the Republic of Panama:

a. Shipments and deliveries will be invoiced
on form P. C. 924-1.

b. In addition to the regularly required ad-
vance copy, the storekeeper will send tc the
Auditor the original and two copies of each in-
voice.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Jose R. Sanchez, for prop'
erty located at El Eslillero, rule of dismissal No. 233,
dockets Nos. 1146 and 2503, November 22, 1915— With
reference to the claims of Jose R. Sanchez, docket
No. 1146 and docket No. 2503, a duplicate of the fore-
going claim, the evidence before the Commission is that
he has made settlement with the United States, pay-
ment having been made to claimant in April, 1911,
under voucher No. 20007.

In view of such settlement no further action is nec-
essary by this Commission, and the claims of Jos6 R.
Sanchez, dockets Nos. 1146 and 2503, are therefore
dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy. Con

Notice of Awards.

In the matter of sundry claims, award Xo. 103, docket
numbers as shown, November 20. 1915 — As award is
hereby made against the United States in favor or the
persons hereinafter named, in the sum of $284" United
States currency.

This award shall be p?id to the persons hereinafter
named, in the amounts specified, on or before the 20th
day of December, 1915. and if payment or tender ot
payment of any items of this award is not made on or
before that date such items shall thereafter bear inter-
est at the rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Daniel Campbell, docket No. 1038— For all rights,
claims, and other interests which the said Daniel Camp-
bell may possess or may have possessed in and to crops,
fruit trees, and any other improvements at or near La
Seiba on the Chagres River, the sum of $200.

This property is separate and distinct from that cov-
ered by payment of $75 made February, 1915, voucher
register No. 4032.

Maria Carlos de Avilla, docket No. 1104 — For all
rights, claims, and other interests which the said Maria
Carlos de Avilla may possess or may have possessed in
and to crops, fruit trees, and any other improvements
on lands of Palo Serpeta y Matias, the sum of $84.

Total, $284 United States currency.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of the claim of Tiberio Galastica. for
property located at La Cienaga and Escobar. Trinidad
River valley, certification of disagreement, rule No. 224.
docket numbers 1121, 2577, 2599. November 5. 1915—
Under the provisions of Article XV of the Treaty between
the United States of America and the Republic of
Panama ratified February 26, 1904, it is provided:
"The President of the United States shall nomi-
nate two persons and the President of the Re-
public of Panama shall nominate two persons and
they shall proceed to a decision; but in case of dis-
agreement of the Commission (by reason of their
being equally divided in conclusion) an umpire
shall be appointed by the two Governments who
shall render the decision."

Pursuant to the provisions of this article the members
of said Commission for the United States of America
desire to bring to the attention of their Government
that the Commission has been unable to reach an agree-

ment in the claim of Tiberio Galastica for property
located at La Cienaga and Escobar, Trinidad River
valley, docket numbers 1121, 2577, and 2599.

Said members of the Joint Commission hereby
certify to their Government the disagreement of the
Commission.

Nicholas Cornet. Levi M. Kagy. Commissioners.

Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
202. docket numbers as shown, October 22, 1915— With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:
Docket Claimant. Tax Date of

No. No. Payment.

1580 Charles Fletcher 606 2- -15

1681 E. W. (Ebenezer \V.) Morris... 600 1- -15

1694 Magdalino Marin 10- -14

1712 Henry Stutt (Stult) 10 5- -15

1764 Cayetano (Cayetana) Esquina 10- -14

1792 Demetrio Arenas 157 11- -13

1799 Jose del C. (de la Cruz) Cal-

deron 12- -13

1800 Clemente Camero 12- -13

1803 Fidel Diaz 504 6- -13

1805 Demetrio Foti 1048 10- -13

180S Leoncia Gomez 10- -13

1811 Nicholas Hernandez 145 4- -13

1813 Eduardo Herrera 257 11- -13

1815 Modesto Herrera 253 11- -13

1819 Francisco Mesa 155 11- -13

1820 Manuel Mesa 301 8- -13

1821 Antonio Miranda 1773 5- -13

1829 Narciso Palomino 285 5- -13

1830 Miladro (Milagro) Ramirez 283 5- -13

1831 Milagros (Miladro) Ramirez 5- -13

1833 Augustin Rangel (Ranjel) 1- 8-15

1839 Juan Cancio (Garcia) Rangel

(Ranjel) 258 11- -13

1840 Manuel Inocencio Ranjel

(Rangel) 249 11- -13

1843 Manuel de Jesus Ranjel (Ran-
gel) 11- -13

1845 Jose Inez Reyes 1- -14

1S4S Juan Rodriguez 263 5- -13

1851 Jose F. Salazar 136 11- -13

1853 Fidel Sanchez 11-22-13

1854 Fidel Sanchez 250 11-22-13

1856 Modesto Silva 505 11- -13

1861 Leopoldo Zuniga 255$ 11- -13

1862 Manuel delos Santos Salazar. .. 245 11- -13

1863 Ricardo Rodriquez 112 2- -14

1865 Domingo Reyes 148 4- -13

1879 George Almond 2- -14

1896 Concepcion Perez 1734 2- -14

1897 Genaro Hernandez 1735 11- -13

1898 Modesto Santos. . . .. 2- -14

1900 Julia Olivares 1731 11- -13

2416 Maria Eulogia Almengor 10- -13

2422 Antonio Blanco 1477 5- -14

2428 Manuel Dominguez 1- -14

2429 Juan Estrada 1735 12- -13

2435 Ginero Hernandez 1734 11- -13

2445 James Lynch 102 8- -13

2472 Jose Viejo (Viego) 1699 1- -14

2487 Domingo Morales 12- -13

2508 Gerardo (Girardo) Rivera 930 9- -13

2545 Eusebio Vepe (Yepes) 898 9- -15

2588 Hopolito Orejuela 4- -14

2593 Agustina (Augustina) Natera... 128 11- -13

2615 Jacinto Ortega 1- -14

2608 Francisco (Francisca) Castillo... 1781 10- -13

In view of the above settlements, no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi Monroe Kagy, Commissioners.

Nullifying Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Francisca Castillo, for
property located near Rio Grande, rule No. 207, docket
No. 2608, October 30, 1915— On October 8, 1915,
counsel for the United States filed with the Commission
a motion for the dismissal of the claim of Francisco
Castillo, docket No. 2608, attaching thereto what was
stated in the motion to be a bill of sale evidencing direct
settlement and certificate of the Paymaster of The
Panama Canal; and it appearing that settlement had
been made for the claim docket No. 2608, the Commission
on October 22. 1915, entered its rule of dismissal No.
202, disposing of sundry claims on account of previous
payment.

On October 29, 1915, counsel for the United States
informed the Commission in writing that the motion
to dismiss the claim docket No. 260S, with attached
bill of sale and cer ificate of Paymaster, was in error,
as no payment had ever been made to claimant in
docket No. 2608.

It having been shown that the dismissal of claim
docket No. 2608 was an error, rule of dismissal No.
202, of October 22, 1915, is hereby nullified in so far
as said rule refers to the claim of Francisco Castillo,
docket No. 2608, which is hereby reinstated on the
docket of claims pending before the Commission.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commtseioners.

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Vol. IX, No. 15.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Christmas Goods.

Christmas toys will be put on sale in the
commissary stores at Cristobal, Gatun, Pedro
Miguel, Balboa, Ancon, and Empire, be-
ginning Thursday, December 9, 1915.

Christmas tree ornaments will be put on
sale in the commissaries at Cristobal, Gatun.
Pedro Miguel, Balboa, Ancon, and Empire,
beginning Monday, December 13, 1915.

Christmas trees will be put on sale in all
commissaries, beginning Monday, December
20, 1915.

Christmas jewelry will be put on sale in
commissaries at Ancon. Balboa, and Cristobal,
beginning Monday, December 13, 1915.

Christmas candies and cigars will be put
on sale at all commissaries, beginning Mon-
day, December 13, 1915.

Christmas cards will be put on sale at all
commissaries, beginning Monday, December
6, 1915.

Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m.. and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p.m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12. 30 p. m.. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and other sailing
days of Panama Railroad vessels.

Collections for Over Weights.
The Panama Canal.

Supply Department.
Cristobal. C. Z., November 23, 1915.
Bulletin No. 455:

To commissary managers — From timeto time we have
considerable trouble in making additional collections
from customers to cover over-weights delivered in
filling cold storage orders, particularly orders for fowl*
where it is not always possible to deliver the exact
weights called for.

It is probable that customers reFuse to pay these
additional amounts because the situation has not been
expl lined to them thoroughly. They probably do not
k tow that chickens, for i istance. of heavier weight than
ordered are sent because birds of the exact weight
ordered are not on hand. Another source of irritation
to them is the fact of their not being advised with the
deliveries that additio lal collections will be called for.

The rule is here laid down that whenever cases <>i this
kind occur, the customer's copy of the order should
carry an endorsement to the effect that excess weight
has been delivered and additional collection will be
as;elfor. If the above rule is observed and customers
still refuse to pay for such excess weights after the
muter has beea explained to them, they should be
advised in writing, copy to this office, that their □
will not be filled in future whenever the exact weight of
any item ordered by them, or Ijss. can not he supplied.

The new C. O. D. slips, form A 418, instructions as
to the use of which were embodied in the Auditor's
circular to commissary managers, d ited November 10,
1915. should be us,- 1 in m iking su :h coll

This bulletin supersedes bulletin No. 16, dated
January 9. 1915.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.
Approved :

Wm R Grove.

Chief Quartermaster.

Royal Society Embroidery Packages.
The Panama Canal.
Supply Department,
Cristobal. C. Z-, November 27, 1915.
Bulletin No. 463:

To commissary managers — We have recently received
a stock of Royal Society embroidery package outfits,
consisting of children's dresses, rompers, combination
suits, etc., SN-12155 to 12150, inclusive; 12161 to
12169. inclusive; and 12171 to 1^ 177, inclusive, per
additions to stock No. 1182.

The sealed em ling these articles are

stamped with the following legend:

NOTICE it)
COMMISSA R Y MANAGERS

This package must be sold unopened
and may not be exchanged.

Please instruct your salesmen to notify all pros-
pective customers that no opened packages will be
exchanged under any circumstances.

Benj. L. Jacobson.
Depot Commissary.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores a
s follows:
The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Emph

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is pub-
lished below the retail cold storage price list,
effective December 2 and subject to change
each week. This list and the wholesale price
list for fresh meats indicate the costs of all
cold storage goods. The price list for groceries
at retail which is now in effect was published
in The Canal Record of July 28, 1915, cover-
ing four pages. Copies of this list may be
obtained on application, by mail or from the
boarding officers who vinit incoming ships.
These lists are published in order that the
shipping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by The Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies

The following list gives retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective December 2, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts -

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $ 03 4

Bttf suet, native, per lb 03}

Soup beef. spe«-ial, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02$

Soup bone, nathe, per lb 02}

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb C8

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, nativ e, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib mast. 2d cut (3 j lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast. 2d cut (3\ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast. 1st cut (Jibs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pnt roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top. special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut^ native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1 i lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 j lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 $ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lo 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, nativ:. per lb 12

T^nde loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tend^rlnin "teak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

fresh meats.

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3} lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg. 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 24

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20

Veal chops, per lb 40

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb .40

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.;

per lb 20

Veal, stewing, per lb. 16

miscellaneous.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Price.

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb . 08

Livers, calves', per lb 26*

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea S3

Pigs' heads, fresh, i head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 12

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 14

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 10

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 29*

Spare ribs. r>ork. per lb 17

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. 20-pound container, per lb. . . 14

Sweet bread, beef, per lb 18

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeaat, cake 02

cured and pickled meats.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Baccn. squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. I , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb ■. .12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham. minced. "Bologna style", per lb 13

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 1 7 j

Ham. sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

Ham. sugar cured (half) per lb 27

Ham. sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 29f

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 32t

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 37f

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20*

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, comed native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

poultry and game.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb , 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 28

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33

Ducklings, per lb 26*

Fowls, light . per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, pec lb 25

Geese, per lb 22

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 31

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 44*

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub. per lb .43*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea . 1.50

Cheese. Edam, tin 39

Cheese. Gouda. per lb 32

Cheese. Parmesan, per lb , 39

Cheese. Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese. Roquefort, per lb 45

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 40

Cheese, Young America, per lb 22*

Cream. 30 per cent, J pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt. 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz , 52*

Eggs, fresh, J doz. (only) 26*

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 %

Ice cream, (see footnote) $ gal 50$

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 08

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Herring, smoked, per lb 1 1

Oysters, fresh, per qt 36*

Salmon, fresh, per lb 10

Whitehsh. smoked, per lb 18

vegetables.

Beets, per lb 02

Brussels sprouts, per lb 19

Cabbage, per Id 01 }

Carmls, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lb 15*

Celery, per head 04

Chocho. each 02

Cucumbers, per lb 13*

Eggplant, per lb 12

Lettuce, per lb 15*

Onions, per lb 03$*

Parsnips, per lb 02 J

Peppers, green, per lb 13

Plantains, p r doz 12

Potatoes, white. per lb 03*

Potatoes, sweet, per lb 02

Squash, per lb 02$

Squish, fancy, per lb 08

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb . 01}

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

December 1, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

131

FRUiTS. DRIED.

Price.

Apples, evaporated, per lb J 2

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 14f

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg 14

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 23

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, tresh, select, per lb 05

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas. 6 and 7 handa, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00J

Coconuts, ea 04

Cranberries, per lb 09

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, per lb 15*

Grapefruit, select, ea 09

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03 i

Lemons, per doz 13

Limes, per 100 25

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, per dor 12

Pears, fresh, per lb 08

* Indicates advance from preceding list.
♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle,
t Indicates reduction from preceding list
X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than £ ham or J shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

Gla

Additions to Stock.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective November

Batiste, charrene, yd

Corsets, ea

Corsets, ea

Cloth, lace, yd

Crepe, Malay, yd

Crepe, Madura, yd

Crepe, M. A. F., yd

Hose, children's, pr

Hose, children's, pr

Mousseline, yd

Parasols, ea

Parasols, ea

Pique, colored, yd

Pique, colored, yd

Extract, raspberry, 4-oz., bot

Oil, salad. £-gal., tin

Oil, salad, 1-gal., tin

Oil, salad. P. C. bot

Pears, tin

Cigarettes, Richmond Straight Cut..

Tobacco. Velvet, tin

Boxes, bread, ea

Brushes, varnish, 1 \", ea

Brushes, varnish, 2'', ea

Buckets, ea

Colanders, ea

Dishes, fern, ea

Dishes, fern, ea

Dishes, fern, ea

Freezers, ice cream, ea

Nappies, ea

Pans, bread, ea

Pans, muffin, ea

Rules, zig zag, ea

Sets, tables, set

Scissors, S", pr

Wire, picture, roll

Bags, fitted, ea

Boxes, collar, ea

Cases, brush, fitted, ea

Cases, suit, ea

Mirrors, traveling, ea

Mirrors, traveling, ea

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Soles, hemlock, pr

Brushes, hair, ea

Burlap, yd

Crepe, barnaby, yd

Crepe, L. T. J., yd

Knickerbockers, pr

Laces, corset, ea

Paper, writing, pkg

Poplin, yd

Serge, cream, yd

Sets, table, linen, set

Sets, table, linen, set

Shirts, negligee, ea

Shirts, negligee, ea

Shirts, wool, ea

Suits, bathing, suit

Suits, bathing, suit

Chocolates, assorted. Lowney's, -Jib.
Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's, 1 lb.

Ketchup, tomato, 1-gal, jar '

Matches, pkg

Rice, first grade, lb

Price Chance.

2.60
1.35

1 .90
3.00

16.65

15.00

1.15

1.35

1.95

2.15

16.65

20.50

1.10

1 .25

1.70

2.00

3.75

3.60

3.80

4.00

5.35

5,25

Claret, No. 853. ea $0.1

Sherry. No. S55. ea 1

Cordial. No. 856. ea !

Saucer champagne. Xo. 858, ea 1

Creme de Menthe. No. S60, ea '

Milk punch. No. 440. ea I

Split beer. No. 446. ea I

Large beer. No. 372. ea

Side water. No. 3S0. ea I

Claret. No. 822. ea

Stoves, disc, electric. 6 ", 3-heater. ea 5.;

Cloth, marquinette. striped. No. 1912. yd

Cloth, marquinette. striped. No. 1920. yd

Cloth, shantung, yd :

Ribbon, black velvet. No. 8. yd :

Ribbon, black velvet. No. 9, yd

Rompers, boys', suit ■

Voile, lace, striped, yd

Corsets, batiste, lace front, ea 2.i

Corsets, matem'ty, lace, trimmed, ea 1 .

Corsets, embroidered, trimmed, lace front 1 .

Embroidery:

Stickered wash veining, 3-yd.. piece

Stickered wash veining. 6-yd., piece

Stickered wash veining. o-yd.. piece

Stickered wash insertion. 6-yd., piece

Stickered wash edging. 6-yd., piece

Barmen, 6-yd., piece

Barmen, 6-yd.. piece

Barmen. 6-yd.. piece

Barmen, yd

Barmen, yd

Stickered wash edging, 6-yd., piece

Stickered wash edging, 6-yd.. piece

Swiss galloon beading. 2", yd

Swiss galloan beading. 1 \" . yd

Swiss galloon beading, 1 J", yd

Swiss embroidered beading, 2". yd

Baby French val lace edging, yd

Baby French val lace edging, yd

Handkerchiefs, men's, set of 3

Pants. Bey Scout, pr 1 .

Serge, cream. 27". yd 1 .

Shirts. Boy Scout, ea 1 .

Tonic, hair, Baldpate. bot

Extract, raspberry. P. C. 8-oz.. bot

Lentils, Egyptian, lb

Kotton cigarettes, packet of 20

Cigars. Havana:

Conchas, ea

Londres, ea

Formidables, ea

Salomenes. ea

Cigars. Bella Vista:

Reina Victoria, ea

Londres. ea

Conchas, ea

Puma?, ea

Aprons, tea, white lawn, ea

Aprons, tea. white cross bar lawn, ea

Aprons, embroidered, ea

Aprons with bio, 45" by 60" ea

Aprons with bib, 43" by 4S"

Bedspreads, hemstitched and embroidered

linen. 90" by 108". ea 8.

Bedspreads, hemstitched and embroidered

cotton. 72" by 90", ea. 4.

Cloths, tea. hemstitched and embroidered,

45" by 45", ea 2 .

Cloths, tea, scalloped and embroidered, 36" by

36", ea 1 .

Cloths, tea, hemstitched and embroidered. 45"

ea 1 .

Corsets. American Lady, ea

Handkerchiefs, ladies', set of three

Hooks and eyes, pants, No. 2, doz

Hooks and eyes, pants. Xo. 3, doz

Hooks and eyes. Swan Bill. Xos. 3 and 4, doz

Links, cuff, gold plated, pr 1 .

Napkins, scalloped and embroidered, 15", ea

Napkins, scalloped and embroidered, 15", ea

Ribbons, fancy, yd

Soap. Verbena, cake

Tape, black, 10 yds., V. piece i

Tape, black. 10 yds., \'r, piece

Tape, black, 10 yds., \" , piece

Tape, black, 10 yds., I", piece

Tape, black, 10 yds., f ", piece <

Tape, black, 10 yds .1", piece i

Bowls, salad. D-2312, ea SO.

Carriers, dinner. 4-compartment, ea 1 .

Dishes, oatmeal, G-4772, ea

Dishes, baker's, meakin, 10", each

Extractors, juice, ea

Forks, table, Windsor, ea :

Glasses, sherry, ea

Glasses, cordial, ea i

Glasses, cocktail, ea

Glasses, saucer champagne, ea

Jugs, cream. C-4772, ea

Jugs, cream,' D-3471, ea.

Knives, table, Windsor, ea

Knives, dessert, Windsor, ea

Pans, pudding, aluminum. 8", ea

Pans, pudding, aluminum, 8 J", ea

Pans, cake, aluminum, 9", ea :

Pipes, meerschaum, ea 7 .

Pipes, briar, amber and silver, ea 4..

Pipes, briar, amber and silver, ea 2 J

Plates, breakfast, C-4772, ea

Spoons, table, Windsor, ea

Spoons, dessert, Windsor, ea

Spoons, tea, Windsor, ea

Tide Predictions.

Panama (E3lboa) tide predictions until January 1,
916, are given in this table:

DECEMBER.
Date. 1

Wed., Dec. 1...
Thurs., Dec. 2..

Fri., Dec. 3

Sat., Dec. 4

Sun., Dec. 5...
Mon., Dec. 6. .
Tues., Dec. 7..
Wed.. Dec. 8...
Thurs.. Dec. 9.

. De

10.

Sat., Dec. 11

Sun., Dec. 12

Mon., Dec. 13

Tues., Dec. 14 . . .
Wed.. Dec. IS. . . .
Thurs., Dec. 16...

Fri., Dec. 17

Sat.. Dec. 18

Sun., Dec. 19

Mon., Dec. 20

Tues., Dec. 21....

Wed.. Dec. 22

Thurs., Dec. 23...

Fri., Dec. 24

Sat., Dec. 25

Sun., Dec. 26

Mon., Dec. 27

Tues., Dec. ?S

Wed., Dec. 29

Thurs.. Dec. 30....
Fri.. Dec. 31

4:26

3.7
5 :25

3.1
6:23

2.3
0:49
14.1
1 :42
15.0
2:33
15.8
3:23
16.5
4:',2
16.8
5:01
16.7
5:51
16.2
0:40

0.5
1 :i\

1.2
2:31

2.0
3:32

2.7
4:34

3.1
5:39

3.3
0:27
12 4

1 :23
12 6

2 :12
12.8
2 :55
13.2
3:33
13.5
4:09
13.8
4:45
13,9
5:20
13.9
5:55
13.8
0:37

2.4
1:18

2.5
2:01

2.7
2:49

2.8
3:12

2.9
4:40

2 7

10:19

16:44 I

11.5

3 5

11 :27

17:41

11.8

3.2

12 :30

18:39

12.5

2 6

7:16

13:26

1.3

13.4

8:07

14 :20

0.2

14.4

8:57

15:10

-0.7

15.3

9:46

15:59

-1.4

15.9

10:36

16:48

-1 7

16.2

11 :24

17:37

-1.6

16.2

12 :14

18:28

-1.1

15.8

6:43

13 :04

15.4

-0.3

7 :37

13 :56

14.4

0.7

8:35

14:52

13.3

1.8

9:40

15:52

12.3

2.8

10:52

16:53

11.7

3.5

1 2 :05

17:57

11,5

3.9

6:38

13:11

3 2

11 V

7 :32

14:05

2.8

12.1

8:21

14:51

2.4

12.5

9:03

15 :31

2.0

12.9

9:45

16 :07

1.5

13.3

10:24

16:41

1.2

13.6

11 :02

17:17

1.0

13.8

11 :39

17:52

1.0

13.9

12:17

18:26

1.2

13.9

6:30

12:54

13.5

1.5

7:07

13:33

13.2

1.9

7 :49

14:15

12.8

2.3

8:35

15:03

12.4

2.8

9:31

15:56

12.1

3.1

10:36

16:56

12.1

3.2

22:53
12.7

23:52
13.3

20:25

1.0

21:17

0.3

22:06

-0.2
22:56

-0 3
23 :48

-0.1

19:19

15.2
20:13

14.4
21 :12

13.6
22:15

13.0
23:22

12.6

18:55
3 9

19:51
3.7

20:3?
3.4

21 :20
3.0

22 :01
2.6

22 :40
2.4

23:19
2.3

23:57
2.3

19:00

13.8
19:37

13.6
20:16

13.5
21 :04

13.3
21 :59

13.3
23:02

13.4

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts fof this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0k (midnight) to 23/i (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p. m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Tahoga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p.m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip from Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siting transportation from Taboga exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip ; in which
case a trip will be started from the Aspinwall landing at
3 p. m., reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.

132

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 15.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

( Week ending at 6 p. m., November 28, 1915.)

There were no vessels entering the Canal during the week for transit.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

*AR RIVALS.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From Date

Vessel

Line

For

Nov '0

Cavina

Limon. ' Nov. 20.. .
Norfolk. : Nov. 22...
New York. , Nov. 23...
Liverpool. Nov. 24. . .
Bordeaux. , Nov. 28...

Cavina

J. L. Luekenbach. . .

J. L. Luekenbach . . .

Nov. 29...".

Siena

Italian Line

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Rosalie Mahony. . .

Gulf port.
Limon.

Dec. 1
Dec. 2 ,

Dec. 2

Dec. 4

Dec. 4

Dec. 4

Dec. 4

Siena

Genoa

Puerto Rico

Napierian

Lewis Luekenbach . .
J. L. Luekenbach . . .
Rosalie Mahony . . .

New York.

New York.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦Arrivals.

Departures.

Coast

San Francisco.

Callao.

Panama.

Nov. 22...
Nov. 22...
Nov. 23 . . .
Nov. 23...
Nov. 25 . . .
Nov. 26...
Nov. 27...
Nov. 28...
Nov. 28...
Nov. 28...

Urubamba

Harry Luekenbach. .

South American S. S. Co. . .

C. H. Higgins

San Diego (dredge).
Manavi

Standard Dredge Co

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

:...::.:

Peru

Guayaquil.

♦Including vessels ;

ing for transit through the Canal

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Turaaco.
Callao.

Carib II

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflorei. Lakes fcr the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, November 27, 1915:

Stations.

Day and Date.

Vigia

J2
<

3 o

Mon., Nov. 22

Tues., Nov. 23

Wed., Nov. 24

Thurs.. Nov. 25

Fri., Nov. 26

130.55
128.40

127.50
128.71
127.80
127.50
127.25

95.08
94.34
93.59
94.25
93.73
93.49
93.24

85.57
85.57
85.58
85.62
S5.57
85.51)
85.55

85.54
85.5 +
85.53
85.53
85 55
85.52
85.54

54.20
54.29
54.17
54.25
54.35
54.23
54.20

Heights of low water
to nearest foot. . .

125.1

91.0

Fuel and Supplies.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1 ,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of $3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware.
cordage, and miscellaneous ship chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is S3 cents per 100 pounds at either Cristo-
bal or Balboa.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 1, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addressees:
Alkern, Grover
Arnold, Aden D.
♦Brennan, Sam
Carrithers, Mrs. T. W.
♦Duprey, Frederick
Eckles, Dr. L. S.
Evans, Lawrence C.
Flowers, J. L.
Goldstein, S.
Humphrey, Mrs. James
Humphries, Herbert
Johnson, J. C.
Kemble, Gilbert
Kent, Richard
King, Lee M.
Laurence, William

Lefever, Wm. R.
Long, Ethel
Lord, Geo. E.
Maeller, L. A.
Meaney, Jas. F.
Parrish, Horace
Presyda, Nicolas
Raugbottom, Dr. T. J.
♦Smith. Milton A.
Summerall, Dosie May
♦Telgarden, Geo.
Threatt, Robert
Traylor, Andrew
Tul, Clarence E.
♦Webber, B. C.
Wheatcroft, W. T.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 24.

Campbell, Byron (2)
Campbell, H. M.
Carruthers. Mrs. T. W.
Downing. J. S.
Gill, William B.
Green, Elwyn
Haag, A.
Haynes, John C.
Heald, Harold W.

Wootei

♦ Card.

Kelso, Pvt. Ed T.
Mason, August P.
Neisler, Herman
Petterson. Capt. Wm.
Sawyer, G.
Torell, George
White, J. Arthur
Williams, Geo. F.
Williams, Mrs. Geo. F.
, Orbury .

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Santa Marta U. F. C.Nov. 24 Dec. 1

Advance P. R. R..Nov. 26 Dec. 3

Metapan U. F. C.Nov. 27 Dec 6

Almirante U. F. C.Dec 1 Dec. 8

Panama

P. R. R..Dec.

2..

.Dec.

8

Pastores

U. F. C.Dec.

4..

.Dec.

12

Zacapa

U. F. C.Dec.

8..

.Dec.

15

Allianca

P.R.R..Dec.

9..

.Dec.

IS

Calamarea

U. F. C.Dec.

11..

.Dec.

19

Carrillo

....U.F. C.Dec.

15..

.Dec.

22

Colon

P. R. R.Dec.

16..

.Dec

27.

Tenadorea

....U.F. C.Dec.

18..

.Dec.

26

Santa Marta. . . .

U.F. C.Dec.

22..

.Dec.

29

Advance

P. R. R..Dec.

23..

.Dec.

30

Metapan

U.F. C.Dec.

25..

Jan.

3

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Colon

....P. R. R..Dec.

2..

.Dec.

8

Carrillo

U.F. C.Dec.

2..

.Dec.

9

Tenadores

U.F. C.Dec.

6..

.Dec.

13

Santa Marta ....

U.F. C.Dec.

9. .

.Dec.

16

Advance

P. R. R..Dec.

9..

.Dec.

16

Metapan

U.F. C.Dec.

13..

.Dec.

21

Panama

P. R. R..Dec.

16..

.Dec.

22

Almirante

....U.F. C.Dec.

16. .

.Dec.

23

Pastores

U.F. C.Dec.

20..

.Dec.

28

Allianca

P. R. R..Dec.

23. .

Dec.

29

Zacapa

U.F. C.Dec.

23..

.Dec.

30

Calamares

U.F. C.Dec.

27..

.Jan.

4

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Abangarez

U.F. C.Nov.

27..

.Dec.

4

Heredia

....U.F. C.Dec.

1...

.Dec.

ft

Atenaa

....U.F. C.Dec.

4..

.Dec.

11

Parismina

....U.F. C.Dec.

8...

.Dec.

13

Turrialba

....U.F. C.Dec.

11. . .

.Dec.

18

Cartago

....U.F. C.Dec.

15...

.Dec.

JO

Abangarez

....U.F. C.Dec.

18..

Dec.

25

Heredia

U.F. C.Dec.

22...

.Dec.

27

Atenaa

U. F. C. . Dec.

25..

.Tan.

1

Parismina

....U.F. C.Dec.

29..

.Jan.

3

Turrialba

....U.F. C. Jan.

I...

.Jan.

8

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago

....U.F. C.Dec.

5...

.Dec.

10

Abangarez

....U.F. C.Dec.

6...

.Dec.

13

Heredia

U.F. C.Dec.

12...

.Dec.

17

Atenas

U.F. C.Dec.

13...

.Dec.

20

Parismina

U.F. C.Dec.

19...

Dec.

24

Turrialba

U.F. C.Dec.

20. ..

.Dec.

27

Cartago

....U.F. C.Dec.

26...

.Dec.

31

Abangarez 1 U. F. C.Dec.

27...

.Jan.

1

Heredia

U.F. C.Jan.

2...

.Jan.

8

Atenaa

U. F. C.Jan.

3...

.Jan.

10

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915. No. 16.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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THE CANAL- RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Excavation Records During Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the slides on
the east and west banks of the Canal at
Culebra, blocking the channel, amounted to
260,480 cubic yards during the week ending
at 6 a. m., Tuesday, December 7. Other ex-#
cavation from the Cut amounted to 40,774
cubic yards, making the total amount of
spoil removed by the dredging fleet during
the week amount to 301,254 cubic yards,
exclusive of rehandling. The work of the
several dredges during the week was as
follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 89.315

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 67,490

Paraiso. 15-yard dipper 71,975

Corozal Ladder 31,700

No. 86 Pipeline suction 29,500

Culebra Seagoing suction 25,294

The average excavation per week for the
six weeks preceding that ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, December 7, was 26S,906§ cubic
yards, the aggregate during that period having
been 1,613,440 cubic yards.

Dry Dock Gates Nearing Completion.

The mitre gates for the 1,000-foot dry dock
at Balboa are approaching completion. The
south leaf of the gate was swung on its pintle-
and-yoke hinge on November 27. The work
on the north leaf is about four weeks behind
that on the south leaf, so it is anticipated that
the second leaf will be swung before the end
of this month. Except for their greenheart
mitre and quoin posts, the leaves are exactly
like leaves of the lock gates, will be maintained
from the same stock of spare parts, and are
swung and operated in the same manner. In
the case of the dry dock gate, however, the

leaves will be supported on carriages, running
on the floor, when swung in the dry, to avoid
severe strains on the pintle and anchorage.
The carriages for the dry dock leaves run on
curved steel rails, embedded in the masonry
of the floor.

Work is now in progress for the adjustment
of greenheart mitre and quoin posts on the
south leaf. During the adjustment of these
it will be necessary to swing the leaf in the
dry, and it was for these operations principally
that the carriages were devised. In the con-
struction of the lock gate leaves the mitre
and quoin posts were made of steel castings,
to which bearing surfaces were attached and
planed in place. The method was described
in The Canal Record of August 6, 1913.
The greenheart timber posts were adopted for
the dry dock gate principally on account of
the greater degree of watertightness antici-
pated, which is of more importance in a dry
dock which stands dry for the greater portion
of the time. The bearing is between green-
heart and granite at the quoins and sills, and
between greenheart and greenheart at the
mitres.

Beginning Work on Pumping Plant for Dry Dock.

In preparation for the installation of the
pumping equipment in the new dry dock under
construction at Balboa, a representative of
Henry R. Worthington, of Harrison, N. J.,
contractor for the equipment, arrived on the
Isthmus on Friday, December 3, to supervise
its installation. Parts of the material have
arrived from the United States and erection
of the piping and parts embedded in con-
crete will be proceeded with at once.

The pumping plant will consist of four
54-inch main centrifugal pumps, two 20-inch
drainage pumps, a 3-inch bilge pump and two
high-pressure pumps, furnishing water under
pressure of 300 pounds per square inch for
operating the main and drainage pump valves.
The pumps are all motor-driven, and the
necessary motors, switchboards, and wiring
are included in the plant and will be located
in the building to be erected over the pump
well.

Progress on Pacific Terminal Office Building.

All of the piles for the foundation for the
Pacific terminal office building, a three-story
concrete structure to be erected at the head
of the slip between the quay wall and Pier
18, have been driven, and the pouring of con-
crete for foundations and walls was begun
last week.

The "Ajax'

Taken to Permanent Mooring
Station.

The 250-ton floating crane Ajax', which has
been working at the north end of the Cut in
varied work of. repair on the floating equip-
ment on the north side of the obstruction
in the Canal channel since its first principal
use in assembling the parts of the new dredge
Cascadas, was transferred last week to the

permanent mooring station provided about
half a mile to the north, which is on the east
bank of the Canal about a hundred yards
north of the railroad station at Gamboa.
Piles for mooring the crane have been driven
and suitable landing facilities have been pro-
vided.

Clearance in Locks for New Battleships.

The battleships Idaho, Mississippi, and
California, which are now under construction
for the United States Navy and will be its
largest ships, will have a beam of 97 feet four
inches. These vessels, in passing through the
Canal, will have a clearance of 12 feet eight
inches in the chambers of the locks, which are
110 feet wide. This is equivalent to six feet
four inches on each side if the ship were center-
ed perfectly. The vessel of the greatest beam
to have passed through the Canal up to this
time is the battleship Ohio, with a beam of 72
feet; the next greatest is the Naval collier
Jupiter, with a width of 65 feet. The Finland
and the Kroonland are 60.2 feet in the beam;
the Manchuria and the Mongolia, which
would have passed through the Canal except
for the slides, are 65 feet in the beam. These
last-named ships have the same length as
the new battleships, 600 feet ; the Finland and
the Kroonland are 560 feet in length. The
proposed draft of the new battleships, 30 feet,
is not greater than that of some vessels which
have gone through the Canal. The Idaho,
Mississippi, and California will each displace
32,000 tons. The Missouri, Ohio, and Wiscon-
sin, which passed through the Canal on the
outward and homeward voyages of the Naval
Academy midshipmen's practice cruise, and
were first line battleships eight years ago, have
displacements, respectively of 13,450, 13,900,
and 12,830 tons.

Telephone Directory of The Panama Canal.

A telephone directory of The Panama Canal
and the Panama Railroad, carrying the names
of phoneholders as of December 1, 1915, has
been issued from the Panama Canal Press at
Mount Hope, to be ready for distribution the
early part of next week. This is the first
directory issued since The Panama Canal
succeeded the Isthmian Canal Commission,
and extensive changes in organization and
location of offices had rendered the previously
current directory obsolete and a new directory
much in demand. The directory lists holders
by departments and divisions of the organi-
zation, including the various branches of the
Army, and in an additional list gives the
names of individuals in alphabetical order.
Office and residence telephones are designated
in parallel columns.

In a page and a half of introductory ex-
planations the user of the directory is given
instructions and suggestions designed to
facilitate the service. On the back cover is
a diagram illustrating the connections through
the principal exchanges and the private branch
exchanges.

134

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 16.

ORIGIN OF CANAL FUNDS.

WEATHER CONDITIONS, CANAL ZONE, NOVEMBER, 1915.

Proportions of Bond Issues and Expenditures
Direct from Treasury.

Inquiry has been received as to the origin
of the funds spent for the construction, main-
tenance, etc., of the Canal, and as to the pro-
portions of the funds raised by bond issues
and those taken direct from the Treasury.

The Act of Congress of June 28, 1902,
authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to
sell two per cent 10-year bonds to the extent
of §130,000,000. To the end of the fiscal
year 1908, the sum of $84,631,980 had been
raised under the provisions of this act; by the
act of August 5, 1909, Congress authorized
the sale of three per cent, 50-year bonds to the
amount of $295,569,000, which amount, with
the $84,631,980 previously raised from bonds,
equaled the estimate made at that time by the
Isthmian Canal Commission to cover the
entire cost of the Canal from its inception
to its completion, that is, $380,200,980.

Though authority was given for the sale of
bonds as above, the actual sales have amount-
ed to $134,631,980. All other funds for the
Canal have been taken direct from the sur-
plus in the Treasury.

Of the 10-year, two per cent bonds, $54,-
631,980 worth was sold in the latter part of
1906 (fiscal year 1907), to mature after
August 1, 1916; and $30,000,000 worth was
sold in 1908, to mature after November 1,
1918. In the fiscal years 1911 and 1912 was
floated $50,000,000 worth in an issue of the
50-year, three per cent bonds, to mature June
1, 1961. The par value of the aggregate sales
in the three issues was $134,631,980. The
issue of $54,63 1 ,980 at two per cent sold at an
average of $103,513 per $100 of face value;
the issue of $30,000,000 at two per cent sold
at $102,436; and the issue of $50,000,000
at three per cent sold at $102,582. The total
proceeds from the bonds, on a face value of
$134,631,980, were $138,600,869.02.

The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
for the fiscal year 1915 has not been received.
To the close of the fiscal year, or June 30, 1914,
the total disbursements for the Canal from
the Treasury amounted to $353,052,924.10.
As of this amount, $138,600,869.02 was the
proceeds of bond sales, the remainder,
$2 14,452,055.08 is the amount which had been
taken direct from funds available in t he sur-
plus in the Treasury.

The proceeds of sales of bonds and the dis-
bursements on account of the Panama Canal
to the close of the fiscal year 1914 (the report
of the Secretary of the Treasury for 1915 has
not been received) are set forth by years in
the following table:

The rainfall for the month was above normal at five stations, and below normal at
13 stations. Monthly totals ranged from 24.27 inches at Monte Lirio, to 7.05 inches at
Balboa Heights. The maximum precipitation recorded on any one day was 3.71 inches, at
Colon on November 27. The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was 16 per
cent below normal, or 16.13 inches against a 15-year mean of 19.27 inches.

The average air temperature was approximately normal on the Pacific coast, and almost
two degrees Fahrenheit above normal on the Atlantic, while the atmospheric pressure and day-
time cloudiness were slightly above the average. The wind movement and evaporation were
generally deficient, while the temperature of the seawater was above normal on both coasts.
The relative humidity of the atmosphere was four per cent above the average on the Pacific
coast and normal on the Atlantic.

Night and early morning fogs were numerous at interior stations. Of the fogs observed,
77 per cent were dissipated by 6:30 a. m., 90 per cent by 7:30 a. m., and all fogs lifted or were
dissipated by 8:30 a. m.

The elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above mean sealevel, were as follows: Mean for
the month, 85.35; maximum, on the 1st, 86.18; minimum, on the 9th, 84.96; evaporation from
lake surface, 3.564 inches.

The following is a summary of meteorological conditions at the Atlantic and Pacific ends of
the Canal Zone during November:

fs

Temperature.

Precipitation.

Wind.

.

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Stations.

| S |

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5

£

1

6

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= £

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CL,

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3

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Cfl

Q.5

HB

tu

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29.854

80.4

89

Nov. 3

74

Nov. 2 7

'«i

22.33

21.68

2;

5,354

S. E.

30

N.E.

Nov. 9

* Balboa

Heights . . .

29.852

78.8

87

Nov. 11

79

Nov. 11

96

7.05

10.27

24

3,966 N.W.

1 X

N. E.

Nov. 17

•Formerly Ancon.

Red Cross Statement.

The following is the financial statement
of the Canal Zone Chapter, American Na-
tional Red Cross, for the period from July 1
to October 31, 1915:

RECEIPTS.

Balance July 1, 1915 $5,214.04

Donation from Tivoli Club. 44.00

P. R. R. bill No. 50241 can-
celled, amount refunded.. . . 1,815.71
Aug. 1 From employes of Balboa.

Port Captain's office 10.00

Dr. Watts, annual dues 1.00

Additional collections .by
Lady Mallet and Mrs.

Porras 135.70

Sept. 7 Payment of loan by Geo.

W. Husted 50.00

Sept. 11 Sale Casino tickets, Tivoli

Club 3.00

Sale Casino tickets, Uni-
versity Club 65.00

Oct. 15 Sale Casino tickets, Cen-
tury Club 104.00

Additional collections by
Lady Mallet and Mrs.

Porras 199 . 75

Payment of loan for Mrs.
Neely by payroll deduc-
tion 25.00

Officers' mess, 29th In-
fantry 40.00

Interest:
On account to Aug. .36. 35
On account to Nov. 34.50

Total interest 70 . 85

Total $7,778.05

DISBURSEMENTS.

July 7 Relief of American 5.00

Revenue stamps - .10

Proceeds of

United States
bonds sold.

Disbursements

for Panama

Canal.

Excess of

Fiscal year.

Receipts.

Disbursements.

S50.1 74,485. 00
3,918.819.83
19,379.373.71
27,196.618.71
38,093,425.29
31,419,442.41
33,911,673.37
37.063,515.33
35,327.370.66
41,741,258.03
34,826,941.76

S31, 210.817. 95
25.367,768.67
30,731,008.21

$4,014,199.24

18,102.170.04
33.189.104.15

$138,600,869.02

$353,052,924.10

$4,014,199.24

Net

Rations furnished Colon
fire refugees 321.39

Rations furnished Colon
fire refugees 64.08

Rations furnished Colon

fire refugees 1 ,597 . 84

July 13 Stationery and printing. . . 126.95

Aid to refugee mothers —

clo.hing 10.00

July 2 1 Relief of American seaman 10 . 00

Relief of American's wid- •

ow and children 100. 00

Relief of American 10.00

Relief of indigent patient

in hospital, deported 15.00

Aug. 1 Supplies furnished Colon

fire refugees, June 139.13

Supplies furnished Colon
fire refugees, July 6.26

Relief Porto Rican family. 25.00

Membership dues remitted 2.00

Transportation American
woman and child to New
Orleans 80.00

Relief of former Canal em-
ploye 10.00

Blankets for Colon fire
refugees 10.00

Additional amount to
American woman and
child 7.50

Board paid for two Span-
ish canal employes, de-
ported 12.70

Supplies furnished refu-
gees. August 7 . 46

Oct. 1 Relief Spanish woman and

children 15.00

Postage 9.00

Rations furnished, Sept. . . 1.61

Relief of American 5.00

Total :... $2,591.02

Balance, Nov. 1, 1915 5,187.03

$7,778.05
T. L. Clear,
Treasurer.
Approved:

C. A. McIlvaine,
Chairman.

♦

Caps of Straw for Passenger Train Officers.

Caps of braided straw for the conductors
and collectors on the passenger trains of
the Panama Railroad have been placed on
sale at the Cristobal and Ancon commissary
stores, selling at 95 cents each. The straw
caps will become a part of the regular uni-
form, and the present blue cloth cap is to be
discarded. The new cap is varnished dark
brown, with black visor, and is light and well
ventilated.

December 8, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

135

QUARTERS FOR BACHELORS.

Three-story Concrete Building Being Erected in
Ancon, Overlooking De Lesseps Park.

As a part of the construction of permanent
quarters of an improved type for the perma-
nent force of The Panama Canal and the Pana-
ma Railroad, a three-story concrete building
to furnish commodious quarters for bachelors
is being erected in Ancon. It will contain 45
rooms, each 12 by 13 feet in plan and designed
for the accommodation of one man, and will
be finished with more regard for comfort and
appearance than has been used in the con-
struction of other bachelor quarters on the
Isthmus, excepting possibly those in the
Panama Railroad station at Panama.

The site of the building lies about midway
between the Ancon post-office and the Tivoli
Hotel, directly to the west or Canal Zone side
of the road which forms the boundary line
between the Republic of Panama and the
Canal Zone. The building will be erected to
the north of the Masonic Temple, which ad-
joins the old corral, and will overlook De Les-
seps Park. The building is to be almost di-

hogany handrails, and the walls of the corri-
dors will be relieved with chair rails.

All the rooms will open on porches, seven
feet four inches wide. In the front the porches
will be cut in two by transverse partitions at
the hall, but in the rear they will be continu-
ous from one end of the building to the other.

The porches will be reached by double doors
from each room. These doors will be fitted
with sash and glass throughout, in the style
of French windows. In addition, each room
will have a window, three feet three inches
in width, opening on the porch, and the end
rooms will be equipped with an extra window.

The partitions between rooms will reach
to the ceiling, and will be built of concrete
blocks, five inches thick, and plastered. A
picture molding will extend around the walls
about two feet below the top. The rooms
will be floored with wood, on concrete slab.
The bathrooms will be tiled.

Each room will be equipped with a built-in
dry closet, six feet four inches wide by two
feet deep, extending to the ceiling, and equip-
ped inside with the requisite shelves, hooks,

with iced water that does not come in contact
with the ice, from a central filter and cooler.

Applications for Family Quarters.
Applications for married quarters were on
file on November 30, 1915, as follows:

Ancon

Ancon Hospital.

Paraiso

Gatun

Cristobal

Number of
applications.

174 (22)
130 (18)
149 (34)

Total .

834 (155)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the numbers
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhouse-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

Arrival of the "Academy."

The American schooner Academy, operated
by the Anglo-American Exploiting Company,
and previously engaged on an expedition
searching for mineral locations along the west
coast of South America, arrived at Balboa in
the afternoon of November 30. She reported
many hardships on a varied voyage, and the

FRONT ELEVATION OF BACHELOR QUARTERS BEING ERECTED AT ANCON.

rectly across the road from the Century Club
but as it is on a higher elevation the club
building will not obstruct the view from the
second and third stories. These will be
approximately on the level of the first and
second floors of the Tivoli Hotel and should
afford a view of the Bay of Panama toward
Pena Prieta.

In its general features the architecture of
the building will conform to the style adopted
for the concrete two-family quarters, though
somewhat more suggestive of the mission
style. The walls will be of poured concrete,
and the roof will be of red tile. The front
elevation of the building is shown in the ac-
companying sketch. The main entrance
at the front will open on an entrance hall,
which will lead to a lengthwise corridor run-
ning along the center of the story and to
stairs leading to the floors above. The plans
for the three floors are essentially the same.
Each will have four front rooms in each wing,
and seven rooms along the rear of the build-
ing, space being given at the rear for two
toilet and shower-bath rooms. The corridor
extending the length of the building on each
floor will be four feet six inches wide and
illuminated by windows at each end, supple-
menting the central illumination from the
hall. The stairs will be of concrete, with ma-

etc. There will be a lavatory in each room
with hot and cold water, supplied from
a central electric heating plant. The
central electric light for each room will
be supplemented by a base receptacle for
a portable table lamp, and wall bracket.
Provision will be made for telephone con-
nections from the rooms, and a public tele-
phone will be installed on the first floor. On
each corridor will be a drinking fountain,

master has brought charges of mutiny against
members of the crew. The Academy is 85
feet in length by 2i\ feet beam, and carries a
crew of seven.

The water will be shut off from all points
north of Mount Hope pumping station, in-
cluding Colon, Cristobal, Coco Solo, and
Margarita Island, from 7 a. m. until noon
on Sunday, December 12, 1915.

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Date of
death

67583
88103
64796
96051
102109
89789
66154
34079
22460

Panama Canal...

Mechanical Div.

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R

Mun. Eng

Oper. and M

Dredging Div , . .

Nov. 20. 1915.

Jamaica

Panama

Barbados

Jamaica

Folks River

Folks River

Nov. 27, 1915.

Nov. 28, 1915.

Rodriquez, Manuel

Nov. 26, 1915.

Wilson. George (Joseph)

Aug. 7, 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property,
bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

136

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 16.

PANAMA CANAL DIRECTORY.

Executive Department.

Headquarters, Balboa Heights.

GEO. W. GOETHALS, U.S.A., Governor.
M. B. Stevens, Secretary.

C. A. McIlvaine, Executive Secretary.

W. P. Copeland, Chief Clerk,
Executive Office.
John K. Baxter, Chief, Division of

Civil Affairs, Balboa Heights.
Capt. Harry D. Mitchell, U. S. A.,
Chief, Division of Police and
Fire, Balboa Heights.
A. R. Lang, Superintendent, Divi-
sion of Schools, Balboa Heights.
F. M. M. Richardson, Superintend-
ent, Division of Clubs and
Playgrounds, Balboa Heights.
Frank Feuille, Special Attorney, Ancon.
Walter F. Van Dame, Assistant to
the Special Attorney, Ancon.
Charles R Williams, District Attor-
ney, Ancon.

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

(Under immediate direction of the Governor as

Head of the Department.)

Headquarters, Balboa Heights.

LIEUT.-COL. CHESTER HARDING, U.
S. A., Engineer of Maintenance.
C. O. Carlson, Secretary.

Lieut.-Col. Jay J. Morrow, U. S. A., As-
sistant to the Engineer of Mainte-
nance.

C J. Embree, Office Engineer.

Capt. W. H. Rose, U. S. A., Electrical En-
gineer, Electrical Division.

Lieut. Creswell Garlington, U. S. A.,
Assistant Engineer, Fortification
Section.

D. E. Wright, Municipal Engineer, Di-

vision of Municipal Engineering.

Capt. T. H. Dillon, U. S. A., Superin-
tendent, Gatun Locks, Gatun.

F. C. Clark, Superintendent, Pacific
Locks, Pedro Miguel.

F. D. Willson, Chief Hydrographer,
Section of Meteorology and Hydrog-
raphy.

O. E. Malsbury, Assistant Engineer,
Section of Surveys.

H. H. ROUSSEAU, Civil Engineer, U. S. N.,
Engineer of Terminal Construction.
R. R. Hand, Secretary.

F. H. Cooke, Civil Engineer, U. S. N.,
Designing Engineer.

T. B. Monniche, Engineer of Docks,
Cristobal.

H. D. Hinman, Assistant Engineer, Bal-
boa.

W. G. Thompson, Superintendent, Cris-
tobal.

C. C. Snedeker, Supervisor, Coco Solo,
Cristobal.

W. Rowland, Assistant Engineer, Bal-
boa Heights.
COMMANDER HUTCHINSON I. CONE,
U. S. N., Marine Superintendent,
Marine Division, Balboa Heights.

Lieut. P. P. Bassett, U. S. N., Captain
of the Port, Cristobal.

Lieut. A. B. Reed, U. S. N., Captain
of the Port, Balboa.

Board of Local Inspectors — Lieut. P. P.
Bassett, Chairman; J. Macfar-
lane, Lieut. A. B. Reed. Head-
quarters, Balboa Heights.

Geo. J. Vanderslice, Recorder.

W. G. COMBER, Resident Engineer,
Dredging Division, Paraiso.
J. Macfarlane, Superintendent, Paraiso.
C. A. Black, Superintendent, Cristobal.

C. L. Vandeburgh, Junior Engineer,
Paraiso.
D. C. NUTTING, Jr., Constructor, U. S. N.,
Superintendent, Mechanical Divi-
sion, Balboa.

J. J. Eason, Assistant Superintendent,
Balboa.

A. L. Bell, Mechanical Engineer,
Balboa.
GEO. M. WELLS, Resident Engineer, Build-
ing Division, Balboa Heights.

Samuel M. Hitt, Architect.

T. C. Morris, Assistant Engineer.

Supply Department.
MAJ. W. R. GROVE, U. S. A., Chief Quar-
termaster, Balboa Heights.

Capt. F. H. Smith, U. S. A., Assistant
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa
Heights.

Bent. L. Jacobson, Depot Commissary,
Cristobal.

R. K. Morris, General Storekeeper, Bal-
boa.

Accounting Department.

H. A. A. SMITH, Auditor, Balboa Heights.
John H. McLean, Paymaster, Balboa

Heights.
T. L. Clear, Collector, Balboa Heights.
Ad. Faure, Chief Accountant, Balboa

Heights.
Elwyn Greene, Chief Examiner, Balboa

Heights.

Health Department.
LIEUT.-COL. CHARLES F. MASON, U. S.

A., Chief Health Officer, Balboa

Heights.
Lieut.-Col. G. D. Deshon, U. S. A.,

Superintendent, Ancon Hospital.
Mat. Elbert E. Persons, U. S. A.,

General Inspector, Balboa Heights.
Mat. T. L. Rhoads, U. S. A., Superin-
tendent, Colon Hospital.
Dr. M. C. Guthrie, U. S. P. H. S.,

Chief Quarantine Officer, Balboa

Heights.
Capt. D. W. Harmon, U. S. A., Health

Officer of Colon, Cristobal.
Capt. H. P. Carter, U. S. A., Health

Officer of Panama, Ancon.

Washington Office.
MAJ. F. C. BOGGS, U.S.A., General Purchas-
ing Officer and Chief of Office.
Mat. Earl I. Brown, U. S. A., Assistant

General Purchasing Officer.
A. L. Flint, Assistant Chief of Office.

TOUR OF INSPECTION.

Panama Railroad Company.

Office in the United States, Z4 State Street. New York City.

C. H. MOTSETT, Superintendent, Balboa
Heights.
Samuel W. Heald, Master of Trans-
portation, Balboa Heights.
Frank Feuille, Counsel, Ancon.

Walter F. Van Dame, Assistant to
the Counsel, Ancon.

Courts.
WILLIAM H. JACKSON, District Judge,
Ancon.
E. M. Goolsby, Clerk, Ancon.
W. H. May, Marshal, Ancon.
S. E. Blackburn, Magistrate, Balboa.
John W. Thompson, Magistrate, Cris-
tobal.

Joint Land Commission.
FEDERICO BOYD, Panama City.
RICARDO J. ALFARO, Panama City.
NICHOLAS CORNET, Ancon.

William Taylor, Secretary, Ancon.

Chief Quarantine Officer Visited Thirty-Seven
West Coast Ports.

The Chief Quarantine Officer has submitted
a report, covering 37J pages of single-spaced
typewriting, covering his tour of inspection
of ports of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, as out-
lined in The Canal Record of September IS.
Thirty-seven towns and cities along the coast
were visited, and at practically all of them
opportunity was afforded him to go ashore
and make at least brief inspection; and he
reports that while his stay at most of the ports
was short he had usually sufficient time to
gain a fairly clear idea of the conditions,
especially since the most of the ports are small
and are merely coast outlets to interior towns
or valleys. The itinerary was so arranged
that no opportunity was afforded to visit
Colombian ports.

Observation was made of the means of
transferring cargo between ships and land,
whether by lighters or docking facilities, and
of the storage warehouses along the water-
fronts; and these points of specific interest
were studied in the light of the general sani-
tary conditions in the contiguous communities.
In connection with this, note was taken of the
nature of cargo shipped outward from the
ports, and due regard was given to whatever
might have bearing on the commerce of the
port, with consequent effects on the quaran-
tine provisions at the Canal. The observa-
tions included the general run of ships plying
along the coast and the quality of their
crews, with their relation to sanitary practices
and responsiveness to quarantine regulations.
Especial attention was given to conditions
at ports which have become notorious for
disease.

The ports visited were Valparaiso, Coquim-
bo, La Serena, Huasco, Carrizal, Caldera,
Chanaral, Taltal, Antofagasta, Gatico, To-
copilla, Iquique, Caleta Buena, Pisagua, and
Arica, in Chile; Ilo, Mollendo, Chala, Pisco,
Tambo de Mora, Cerro Azul, Callao, Huacho,
Supe, Huarmey, Casma, Samanco, Salaverry,
Pacasmayo, Eten, and Payta, in Peru; and
Guayaquil, Ballanita, Mangla Alto, Cayo,
Manta, Bahia, and Esmeraldas, in Ecuador.

Novel Means of Attracting Fish.

A novel means of attracting fish has been
reported by the Chief Hydrographer as in
vogue along the lower reaches of the Trinidad
River, near the hydrographic station at Las
Raices. The Trinidad is one of the important
tributaries of Gatun Lake, and the lake has
backed up the valley beyond Las Raices,
submerging wide areas of vegetation. In
its rise the water marooned numbers of ants
and other crawling insects on the trees which
were partly submerged. Many of these trees
have rotted at the roots and fallen down.
Each falling tree has meant insects for the
fish in the vicinity, and the natives have dis-
covered that the fall of a tree attracts them.
Accordingly, when they wish to bring the
fish they either push over a rotting tree or
throw in a limb or log to make a splash.
According to the Chief Hydrographer, this
method, through calculated in ordinary cir-
cumstances to frighten fish away, attracts
the lake fish in great numbers.

•

Christmas Mail.

Attention is invited to the notices posted
at the Canal Zone post-offices regarding
Christmas mail. Despatches will be made
on December 12 and 16.

December 8, 1915.

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137

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Leave Regulations.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., NovemDer 30, 1915.
Circular No. 602-16 (Superseding circulars Nos.
602-7, 602-8, and 602-12):

1. Effective December 1. 1915, an employe who has
compl led seven months of his current service year,
who resigns or is discharged on account of reduction
of force, may be paid for 24 days annual leave, less the
number of days annual leave previously charged against
him for the current service year.

2. An employe discharged on account of reduction
of force prior to the completion of seven months of his
current year, may be paid for annual leave not to ex-
ceed two days for each full month served.

3. An employe who resigns prior to the completion
of seven months of his current service year, may not be
granted any annual leave unless he shall have been in
the service one year or more, in which case he may be
allowed the same leave as though discharged on ac-
count of reduction in force.

4. An employe entering upon regular leave of absence,
who 'ias sufficient annual or cumulative leave, or both,
to his credit, to complete 10 months of the current
service year, may, in addition, be granted the cumulat-
ive leave for that year.

5. An employe whose service is terminated by resigna-
tion or discharge on account of reduction in force, prior
to the completion of 10 months of the current service
year, who has sufficient annual or cumulative leave, or
both, to his credit, to complete the 10 months period,
may, inaddition.be granted and paid for the cumulative
leave which would then be due. In such case the leave
can not be commuted to a cash payment until after
the 10 months are actually past.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Lock Permits.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 4, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

All lock permits expire on or before December 31,
1915. Please submit, not later than December 20,
the names of all employes whose duties require them
to frequently visit or cross the locks. The names of
emr! v/es whose duties take them to the locks only oc-
casionally should not be submitted, as permits for such
employes will be issued upon request from the head of
the department or division in each individual case.
Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Military Reservation Permits.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 1, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions;

As ell permits to military reservations expire Decem-
ber 31, 1915, it is requested that you submit, by Decem-
ber 15, the names of employes of your department or
division whose duties necessitate frequent visits to the
reservations.

It is desired to issue extended permits only as above
outlined, and names of employes who make but occasional
trips to reservations should not be submitted. These should
be covered by individual request from head of depart-
mentor division whenever necessity requires.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Hand and Push Cars.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 30, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The Chief Quartermaster advises me that under date
of October 5 he issued circular requesting that all hand
and push cars not in use be turned in to the storekeeper
at Balboa to be repaired by the Mechanical Division
for reissue, but that very few cars have been turned in
so far.

It is believed that there are a number of cars not in
use and it is requested that you give this matter prompt
attention and have any that are not required by you
turned in to avoid the necessity of purchasing additional
hand and push cars.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Transfer of Accountability in Corozal District.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 1, 1915.
Circular No. 110:

Effective this date, Mr. Roy R. Watson, as an ac-
countable official of The Panama Canal, will account

for all stock charged to the quartermaster's store at
Corozal and for all nonexpendable property formerly
carried on the records of the assistant district quarter-
master at Corozal. Mr. J. H. Humphrey will be re-
lieved of the accountability for property in the Corozal
district upon effecting a transfer of his accountability
to Mr. Watson.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Transfer of Accountability in Cristobal District.
The Panama Canal,

Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 1, 1915.
Circular No. Ill :

Effective this date. Mr. J. H. Humphrey, as an ac-
countable official of The Panama Canal, will account
for all stock charged to the quartermaster's store at
Cristobal and for all nonexpendable property carried
on the property records of the district quartermaster
at Cristobal. Mr. B. C. Poole will cease to be an ac-
countable official of The Panama Canal upon effecting
a transfer of his accountaDility to Mr. Humphrey.
H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :
Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Labor Train Passes.
The Panama Canal.
Panama Railroad Company,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., December 4, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

All labor train passes, form AI-898, will expire
December 31, 1915. New passes will be issued for the
year ending December 31, 1916, and it is desired that all
departments submit to this office immediately a list of
the passes required for the ensuing year, giving the
following information:

Name. First or second class. Division. Date to Expire.
Geo W. Goethals,
Governor, The Panama Caiial,
President, Panama Railroad Company.

Chame Sand, 55 Cents per Cubic Yard.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 4, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective December 1, the price of Chame sand at
Miraflares will be 55 cents per cubic yard on board cars
at that point. There is now approximately 1 2 ,000 cubic
yards of this sand on hand.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Transfer of Property from Accountable Official
to Stores.

The Panama Canal.
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 4, 1915.
To accountable offi, litis and stjrekeep:rs — With refer-
ence to transfer of property from accountable official
to stores:

When an item of property, carried on the property
records of an accountable official at a price lower than
that of the storehouse inventory price, is turned in to
stock, the accountable official will invoice at the prop-
erty record price and the storekeeper will accept at
storehouse inventory price by noting that price under
"Remarks" on invoice. The difference in value will
be credited to "Loss in value of material" by the Ac-
counting Department.

When an item of property, carried on the property
records of an accountable official at a price greater
than the storehouse inventory price, is turned in to
stock, the accountable official will invoice at the store-
house inventory price and forward to the Accounting
Department a separate adjustment invoice for the
difference in value.

Ad. Faure,
Chief Accountant.

Applications for Annual Reports.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C.Z., November 30, 1915,
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

There are being forwarded to you today, under
separate cover, copies of form PC 234 (appli-
cation for Annual Report for 1915), for distribution
among the employes on your gold roll. Kindly have
the completed forms returned to this office as soon as
possible after being filled out by the employes. If
this supply is insufficient, additional forms will be
furnished upon application.

Folio of charts will not be sent unless approved by
the head of department for employes drawing $225
per month or more, or for official use or professional
information. Space for such approval is provided on
the application form.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Telephone Directory.

The Panama Canal,
Electrical Division,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. December 8, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

It is expected that within the next 10 days a new
telephone directory covering all telephones connected
to The Panama Canal system will be issued.

Persons using telephones will greatly assist improv-
ing the quality of the telephone service by using the
number of the party called for, as obtained from the
telephone directory, instead of the name, and the co-
operation of all subscribers is requested in this particu-
lar.

Brief instructions for the use of telephones will be
found in the front of the new directory and it is re-
quested in the interest of good service, that these be
complied with.

It is expected to make frequest revisions of the tele-
phone directory during the coming year and it will ne
appreciated if any errors or omissions in the present
directory are called to the attention of this office.
W. H. Rose,
Electrical Engineer.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, December 15, 1915, be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the
office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same,
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs* licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m.T at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, December 17, 1915, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 8, 1915,
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States or its possessions, have been
received at the office of the Director of Posts and may
be procured upon application of the addressees:
Balentine, Herbert E. *Howard, G. E. L.

*Blake, Dr. L. C. Kieman, Miss Jettie

tBoyd, Jas. R. King. Lee M.

Brumlow, Chas. A. Kyle, Thomas

Campbell, Byron Leming, Harry F.

*Chrisdensen, Mrs. B. Loebenstein, Chas. F.

Cotivas, Gerasimos Neazze, Irving

DeCambra. Manuel Nolan, W. H.

Ebdon. Mrs. T. G. tPayne, Wm. E.

Elder. W. W. Pratt. Capt. W. V.

Flowers, J. L. Quinn, Harry B.

JGrenfell, E. W. Sandborn, Harry

Hartraan, P. Luchwig Stinger, E. J.

Herron, John Weston, Bill

Hueber, Julius E. fW'ood, Edward

* Paper, t Card. $ Catalog.

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Vol. IX, No. 16.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Orders Placed with Order Men.

The practice of giving hardware and dry
goods orders to solicitors, who are only ex-
pected to take orders for cold storage and
grocery articles, has grown to such proportions
in certain districts as seriously to interfere
with the getting out of orders for the last-
named supplies and it has become necessary
to curtail it. Solicitors can not be expected
to be familiar with the prices of the hundreds
of hardware and dry goods articles carried by
the commissary stores, or to know definitely
whether they happen to be in stock at
the moment, and a great many complaints
against the service would not have developed
if this practice had not grown up.

Effective, therefore, December 15, 1915,
solicitors on their rounds will be instructed to
accept grocery and cold storage orders only,
and patrons are urged to make their purchases
of other supplies at the commissaries, at-
tention being called to the fact the delivery
of all such purchases (except alcohol and other
articles which can not be handled with safety)
will be made as at present.

New Assortment of Linens.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., December 6, 1915.
Bulletin No. 495:

To commissary managers—A. new assortment of
linens has just been received from England and will be
shipped to all commissaries, beginning December 8,
1915. These goods should be unpacked as soon after
receipt as possible so that they can be placed \
in all commissaries December 11, 1915.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

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Boy Scout Apparel.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C Z., December 1, 1915.
Bulletin No. 478:

To commissary managers — Effective at once, the
following items of Boy Scout apparel will be sold only
from Cristobal and Balboa commissaries, upon pres-
entation of cards of membership in the Boy Scouts:

Hats. S. N. 11569 $1.30

Shirts, S. N. 11998 1.05

Pants, S. N. 11999 1.15

Lefegings, S. N. 21218 50

Please arrange to transfer your excess stock to the
abovenamed commissaries or to this depot.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary,

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list gives retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective December 9, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for tales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03$

Beef suet, native, per lb 03$

Soup beef, special, per ib 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 J

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up) special, per Ib 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3J lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Price.

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per Ib 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 $ lbs. up) , special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 j lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tendedoin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

fresh meats.

Lamb chops, per lb. .._. 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3$ lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg. 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25 §

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 24

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20 §

Veal chops, per lb 40

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 20

Veal, stewing, per lb 16

miscellaneous.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 26

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 06*

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs* heads, fresh, $ head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19*

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19*

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 10*

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 30*

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 17

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 19*

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per Ib 20

Yeast, per Ib 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31*

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 32*

Bacon, sliced , jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2. per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 13

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 17

Ham. sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

Ham, Bugar cured (half) per lb 27

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

Ham. sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 3 1 *

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 34*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 39*

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs ', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 28

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 22

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 44

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub, per lb . 43

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb...: 45

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 40

Cheese, Young America, per lb 22

Cream, 30 per cent, $ pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

P/Ue.

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 49t

Eggs, fresh, $ doz. (only) 25t

Fer-rail-Iac. bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 251

Ice cream, (see footnote) $ gal 50 1

Milk. Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 08

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Herring, smoked, per lb H

Oysters, fresh, per qt 39*

Salmon, fresh, per lb 12*

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 18

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02

Brussels sprouts, per lb 19

Cabbage, per lb 014

Carrots, per lb 2$*

Cauliflower, per lb 15

Celery, per head 05*

Chocho. each 02

Cucumbers, per lb 1 2 1

Eggplant, per lb 12

Lettuce, per lb 15*

Onions, per lb 03 $

Parsnips, per lb 02$

Peppers, green, per lb 13

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02 $t

Potatoes, sweet, per lb 02

Squash, per lb 02$

Squash, fancy, per lb 08

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb 01 J

Yams, lucea. per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 14

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs, per lb .11

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 09t

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 23

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 05

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00$

Coconuts, ea 05*

Cranberries, per lb 09

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, per lb 13f

Grapefruit, select, ea 07t

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03 j

Lemons, per doz 13

Limes, per 100 40*

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12

Pears, fresh, per lb 08

Tangerines, ea 01$

* Indicates advances from preceding list.

**Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than £ ham or £ shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas. Empire,
Culebra, and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p.m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Additions to Stock.

Buckles for women's pumps, patent and dull

leather, pr $ . 25

Leggings, Boy Scout, pr. 50

Shoes, men's, tan vici oxfords, pr 3.85

Candies:

Assorted, Lowney's, small, pkg 04

Assorted, Lowney's, large, pkg 07

Chocolates, Lowney's, 2-lb. box 1.25

Filberts, salted, 4-oz. jar 22

Sauce, Chili, other brands, 16-oz. bot 21

Soap, family. P. C. cake 03$

Cups and saucers, Y-6923, ea 35

Forks, cook, aluminum handle, ea 27

Glue, fish. 1 -oz. tube 07

Pans, bread, aluminum, ea 41

Razors, safety, Gillette, pocket edition, set. . . . 4.00

Screwdrivers, Champion, No. 4, ea 16

Screwdrivers, Champion, No. 6, ea 23

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Screwdrivers, Champion, No. 8, ea $0.31

Braid, rick rack. No. 13, 6-yd.. pc .03

Braid, rick rack. No. 21. 6-yd., pc 04

Braid, rick rack. No. 20. 6-yd., pc 05

Braid, rick rack, No. 37, 6-yd., pc 08

Braid, rick rack. No. 45. 6-yd., pc 09

Braid, rick rack. No. 53, 6-yd., pc 10

Blouses, boys', low collar, ea 46

Embroidery, stickered edging, 6-yd., pc 09

Laces, middy blouse, silk, ea 03

Suits, bathing, children's, suit 1.05

Towels, embroidered, linen. 15" by 24", ea 34

Towels, embroidered, linen. 15" by 24", ea 38

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective December 6 :

Price Change.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Bowls, sugar, ea

Carriages, baby, ea

Chimneys, lamp, ea

Glasses, sherry*, ea

Hammers, claw, ea

Hooks, cup, doz

Jugs, cream, ea

Knives, butcher, ea

Knives, pocket, ea

Knives and forks, carving, set .

Locks, Yale, ea

Pans, sauce, ea

Pitchers, glass, ea

Plates, dinner, ea

Plates, bread and butter, ea . . .
Plates, pie, ea .^.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
204, docket numbers as noted, October 25. 1915 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Docket Claimant Tax Date of

iVo. No. Payment,

^626 Juan (M). Rios 929 9- -13

2644 Louis Toussaint 4- -15

2647 Anna Alexy 1- -15

2648 A. H. Marson 808 2- -15

2751 Thomas Johnson 7-10-15

2788 Charles Allen 4- -15

2792 William Smith 2- -15

2793 Fred (F.) Gale 3- -15

2826 William Johnson 7- -14

2843 Richard Pounder 3- -15

2853 Caroline Young 5- -15

2857 Edward L. Grant 331 3- -15

2864 Pedro (Pablo) Miranda(o) 5- -15

2822 Joseph Clough 10- -13

3020 Diana Williams 12- -14

3029 John Thompson 578 5- -15

3036 Thomas Spence 7- 7-15

3106 Eduardo Castillo 8-14-15

3152 Antonio Mendoza 1- -15

3159 Manuel Perez 1-30-15

3160 Esteban Sanguillen 630 1- -15

3164 Gregorio Torrez 615 1- -15

3173 Israel Marquez 318 6- -13

3209 Miguel Herrera 890 8- -14

3213 Daniel Chanis 1021 7- -14

In view of the above settlements, no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore disallowed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the mailer of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No-

209, docket numbers as- noted, October 30, 1915 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence sub-
mitted to the Commission at the public hearing ac-
corded said claims, is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States as follows:

Docket Claimant Tax Date of'

No. No. Payment.

1028 Antonio Monez (Munez) 167-172-173 12- -11

1040 William Pinnock 12- -11

1119 Robert Bell 3- -15

The Commission is of the opinion that the above
settlements are in full for all property claimed in the
dockets above shown and the foregoing claims are
therefore disallowed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramojj Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Encarnacion Cherigo, for
properly located near Monte Lirio, rule of dismissal No.

210, docket No. 1114, November 5, 1915 — The claim of
Encarnacion Cherigo, docket No. 1114, which came on
for hearing on November 4, 1915, is hereby disallowed
as the evidence presented to the Commission does not
justify an award being made.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi M. Kagy.
Commissioners.

Commissioner R. J. Alfaro took part in the adjudica-
tion of thi3 claim but^does not concur in the dismissal
thereof. R. J. Alfaro.

January Weather Probabilities.

The following weather conditions may. be
.expected at the Canal entrances during the
month of January, 1916. Predictions are
based on the records at Colon and Ancon for
the past eight and 10 years, respectively.

Winds — January is normally a dry season
month. Fresh northerly trade winds will
prevail, and there will be an increase in the
average wind velocity on both coasts as com-
pared with December conditions. On the
Atlantic coast the average hourly wind ve-
locity will range from 12 to 16 miles an hour,
and north and northeast winds will prevail.
The maximum velocity is not likely to exceed
35 miles an hour.

The prevailing winds on the Pacific coast
will continue from the northwest, the average
hourly velocity ranging from seven to 12 miles
an hour. The maximum velocity may not be
expected to exceed 30 miles an hour.

Rain — Occasional light showers may be
expected during the month, although January
is a dry season month. The rainfall is usually
heavier on the Atlantic than on the Pacific
side, the average January rainfall being 3.95
inches and 1.02 inches, respectively. Sixteen
days with rain may be expected at the Atlantic
entrance, and seven at the Pacific. The
average number of days with heavy rain
(1.00 inch or more) has been one on the At-
lantic side, while no heavy rains are likely to
occur at the Pacific entrance to the Canal.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur during the
month on either coast, but over the Gaillard
Cut section of the Canal night and early
morning fogs may be expected. The average
number of nights with fogs at this place is
eight, but the fogs that occur are usually
light and practically all may be expected to
lift or become dissipated before 8:30 a. m.

Temperature — There is little change in
average air temperature on the Isthmus from
month to month, and the average air tem-
perature in the shade should be about 80°
Fahrenheit on both coasts. The temperature
may be expected to rise a little higher
during the day and fall a little lower during
the night than during the wet season. On
the Atlantic coast the temperature is not
likely to rise higher than 88° F. or fall lower
than 70° F., while on the Pacific coast the
maximum temperature for the month may
be as high as 93° F. and the minimum as low
as 63° F. The mean daily range in temper-
ature is approximately seven degrees Fah-
renheit at the Atlantic entrance, and 18
degrees Fahrenheit, at the Pacific.

Barometric pressure — The atmospheric pres-
sure during the month of January should be
slightly higher than during the preceding
month, the average sealevel pressure being
about 29.88 inches. The maximum reading
for the month is not likely to exceed 30.04
inches, or the minimum reading to be lower
than 29.70 inches.

Relative humidity — The relative humidity
of the atmosphere will be lower with the
arrival of settled dry season conditions, and
should average about 80 per cent over both
coasts. The range will be greater on the
Pacific coast, the night time humidity being
about 90 per cent, and the average minimum
during the day about 55 per cent, while on the
Atlantic coast they are 85 and 75 per cent,
respectively.

Storms — No severe general storms are likely

to occur during the month, although the so-
called "northers" occasionally reach as far
south as the Atlantic entrance to the Canal,
during the period from November to April,
inclusive. The winds are usually of insufficient
force to affect navigation seriously, but the
heavy sea or swell that accompanies these
storms may at times prove troublesome. Few
if any, local thunderstorms are likely to occur
on either coast.

Smooth seas and fair weather may be ex-
pected at the Pacific entrance.

Tides — Tidal fluctuations need not be con-
sidered at the Atlantic entrance to the Canal,
as the average tidal range is less than one foot,
and the extreme range approximately two
feet.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
next six weeks are given below:

DECEMBER.
Date.

Date.

Wed., Dec. 8...
Thurs., Dec. 9. .
Fri., Dec. 10...
Sat.. Dec. 11...
Sun., Dec. 12 . .
Mon., Dec. 13.
Tues., Dec. 14.
Wed., Dec. 15. .
Thurs., Dec. 16.
Fri.. Dec. 17...
Sat., Dec. 18...
Sun., Dec. 19...
Mon., Dec. 20..
Tues., Dec. 21..
Wed., Dec. 22..
Thurs., Dec. 23
Fri.. Dec. 24...
Sat., Dec. 25...
Sun., Dec. 26. . .
Mon., Dec. 27..
Tues., Dec. ?8 .
Wed., Dec. 29..
Thurs., Dec. 30
Fri.. Dec. 31...

4:12
16.8
5:01
16.7
5:51
16.2
0:40

0.5
1:34

1.2
2:31

2.0
3:32

2.7
4:34

3.1
5:39

3.3
0:27
12.4
1 :23
12.6
2:12
12.8
2:55
13.2
3:33
13.5
4:09
13.8
4:45
13.9
5:20
13.9
5:55
13.8
0:37

2.4
1:18

2.5
2:01

2.7
2:49

2.8
3:42

2.9
4:40

2.7

10:36
-1.7

11 :24
-1.6

12 :14

6:43
15.4
7:37
14.4
8:35
13.3
9:40
12.3
10:52
11.7
12 :05
11.5
6:38

3 2
1 :32

2.8
8:21

2.4
9:03

2.0
9:45

1.5
10:24

12:17
1.2
6:30
13.5
7:07
13.2
7:49
12.8
8:35
12.4
9:31
12.1

10:36
12.1

16:48
16.2

17 :37
16.2

18 :28
15.8

13:04

-0.3

13:56

0.7

14:52

1.8

15:52

2.8

16:53

3.5

17:57

3.9

13:11

11.7
14:05

12.1
14:51

12.5
15:31

12.9
16:07

13.3
16:41

13.6
17:17

13.8
17:52

13.9
18:26

13.9

12:54

1.5

13:33

2.3
15:03

2.8
15:56

22:56
-0.3

23:48
-0.1

19:19

15.2
20:13

14.4
21 :12

13.6
22:15

13.0
23:22

12.6

18:55
3 9

19:51
3.7

20:37
3.4

21 :20
3.0

22 :01
2.6

22 :40
2.4

23:19
2.3

23:57
2.3

19:00

13.8
19:37

13.6
20:16

13.5
21 :04

13.3
21 :59

13.3
23:02

13.4

Sat.. Jan. 1 . . .
Sun., Jan. 2. .
Mon., Jan. 3.
Tues., Jan. 4.
Wed.. Jan. 5.
Thurs.. Jan. 6
Fri., Jan. 7...
Sat., Jan. 8..
Sun., Jan. 9..
Mon., Jan. 10
Tues., Jan. 11
Wed., Jan. 12
Thurs., Jan. 1

5:51 11:55

0:16
14.1
1 :19
14.7

2:17
15.3
3 :16
15.9
4:11
16.3
5:05
16.4
5 :58
16.2
0:35
-0.1

1 :27
0.5

2 :15
1.2

7:57
1.0
8:55
0.0
9:47
-0.9

10:36
-1 .4

11 -.22
-1.5

12:09
-1.2
6:48
15.4

7 :35
15.0

8 :24
14 1

9 :14

13 :00

13.1
14:00

14.1
14:58

15.0
15 :54

15.8
16:48

16.3
17 :41

16.6
18:30

16 6

12 :56
-0.6

13 :45
0.4

14:36
1.5

15:29
2.6

16:24
3.6

19:14
2.6

20:17
1.8

21 :15
0.8

22 :08
0.1

22:57
-0.3

23:46
-0.4

19:17
16.6

20 .03
15.6

20:49
14.7

21 :39
13.7

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights

140

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 16.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., December 5, 1915.)

There were no vessel entering the Canal during the week for transit.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals. *Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From Dale

Vessel

Line

For

Dec. 2

Dec. 2

Dec. 4

4 /'

Donald S. S. Co.. Ltd

Philadelphia. '1 Dec. 1

Gulf port. I, Dec. 2. . . .
Limon. 1 Dec. 3. . . .

Siena

Genoa

Rosalie Mahony . . .

Lewis Luckenbach . .

New York.

Donald S. S. Co., Ltd

Camito

Elders & Fyffes

Bristol.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Dale

Nov. 30...
Nov. 30...

Dec. 1

Dec. 1

Dec. 3

Dec. 2

Dec. 3

Dec. 4

Dec. 4

Dec. 5 . . .

♦Other th

Vessel

Mantaro

Cauca

Salvador

Aysen

San Juan

Academy

Edith

Capl. A. F. Lucas. .
S. O. Barge No. 93
Calchas

Liu

Peruvian Line

Pacific Steam Nav
Salvador R. R. Co
South American Line
Pacific Mail S. S. Co.

A. Behm

Luckenbach Line. . . .

Standard Oil Co

Standard Oil Co

Alfred Holt & Co....

Co.

From

Callao.
Guayaquil.
Taboga.
Valparaiso.
San Francisco.
Buenaventura.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Nov. 27.
Dec. 1 . .
Dec. 1 . .
Dec. 3 . .

Carib II...
Jamaica. . .
Salvador. . .
Urubamba.

Robert Wilcox

Pacific Steam Nav. Co .

Salvador R. R. Co

Peruvian Line

Pedregal.
Valparaiso.
Guayaquil.
Callao.

i United Fruit Cjmpany's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23ft (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from November 1 to 30, 1915, Inclusive

Proposals for Construction of Reinforced Con-
crete Office and Apartment Building for
American Bible Society at Cristobal.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, Panama Canal, Balboa Heights,
C.Z., until 10a.m.. December 20, 1915, and then opened,
for the construction of a three-story combined office
and apartment building at Cristobal C. Z. Specifica-
tions, plans, and all necessary information may be ob-
tained on application to the office of the Resident
Engineer, Building Division, Room 268, Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. A cash deposit
of S10 will be required for each set of plans given out.
Upon the return of these plans this amount will be
refunded.

The Panama Railroad Company reserves the right
to accept any bid or reject any or all bids. Bids must
be accompanied by cash, certified check, or post-office
money orders made payable to the Collector, Panama
Canal, in the sum of S5.000 as a guarantee that the bid-
der will, if required by the Panama Railroad Company,
enter into a contract with satisfactory security in an
amount of S5.000 as a guarantee that he will faithfully
perform the work covered by the contract. Bids must
be marked "Proposal for construction of building for
American Bible Society at Cristobal, C. Z.," and
addressed to the Chief Quartermaster, Panama Canal,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.,

Proposals for Furnishing the Commissary Branch
with Central American Sugar.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Depot Commissary, Cristobal, C. Z., until 4 p. m..
January 15, 1916, and then opened, for furnishing the
commissary branch with 180,000 pounds of so-called
Central American sugar. Specifications may be ob-
tained upon application to the Depot Commissary,
Cristobal, C. Z. The right is reserved to accept any
bid or reject any or all bids. Bids must be accompanied
by deposit in the form provided in the specifications in
an amount not less than 10 per cent of the amount bid
as a guarantee that the bidder will deliver the material
in accordance with the conditions of the specifications.
Bids should be marked "Proposals for furnishing Cen-
tral American sugar, to be opened January 15, 1916,"
and addressed to the Depot Commissary, Cristobal,
C. Z.

Pacific Section—

Balboa

Balboa Heights .

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel . . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

*Culebra .

cho .

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina....

Alhajuela

*Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

*Monte Lirio. . .
[tlantic Section —

Gatun

* Brazos Brook. .

Colon

tBocas del Toro.

c

g

E «

fte

2

s §

P

Ins.

1 29

23

1 13

23

1 40

23

2.32

15

2.22

15

3.03

8

2.03

8

1.86

8

1.48

9

1.S3

2

3.39

15

3.48

15

2.53

9

1.21

13

2.95

16

2 27

9

2.85

20

3.71

27

1.41

5

7.64
7.05
8.43
7.92
8.02

12.27
11.93
10.60
8.37
12.49
11.93
12.42
19.67
11.65
24.27

18.28
18.96
22.33
6.35

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
tStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

November Rainfall for Three Years.

Pacific Section-

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Miraflores . . .

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande..
Central Section

Culebra ....

Camacho.. . .

Empire

Gamboa ....

Juan Mina..

Alhajuela . . .

ElVigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio.
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Brazos Brook

Colon

11.21
12.90
14 23
14.13
16.34
16.56
16.91
17.81
10.43
15.02

15.88
21.32
16.75

11.99
10.35
10.79
10. ss
9.60

7.77
7.34
6.00
7.70
8 26
7.56
10.72
8.83

12.57
16.61
18.35

12.27
11.93
10 60
8.37
12 49
11.93
12.42
19 67

18.28

18 96
22.33

a

s

■o

8

w

>

Ins.

9.19

17

10 27

19

11.19

X

10.49

8

10.52

11

12.10

27

12.52

10

10.79

11

12.06

33

12.45

ft

14.44

17

15.29

X

15 55

4

18.33

«

21.99

8

20 54

11

22 97

10

21.68

45

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gc
Lake, and Miraflores Lake.

Day and Date.

Sun., Nov. 28 . .
Mon., Nov. 29.
Tues.. Nov. 30 .
Wed., Dec. 1 . . .
Thurs., Dec. 2.

Fri., Dec. 3

Sat., Dec. 4

0 93.59
127.35 93.32
128.50 93.75

Us.'ln
UX.40
137.65
131.70

94.40
101.27
101.00

97.20

O

S5 55
85.52
85.73
85-91
86.16
86.26
86.04

■J J

Sj

85.52 54.28
85.52 54.38

85 69 54.25
85.90 54.26

86 09 54.30
20j5t.ll
04 51.27

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Line. Sails

Arrives.

Almirante

U. F. C.Dec.

1...

.Dec.

Panama

P. R. R. . Dec.

2..

.Dec.

Pastores

....U.F. C.Dec.

4...

.Dec.

Zacapa

....TJ.F. C.Dec.

8...

.Dec.

Allianca

P. R. R..Dec.

9..

.Dec.

Calamares

....U.F. C.Dec.

11...

.Dec.

Carrillo

....U.F. C.Dec.

IS...

.Dec.

Colon

P. R. R. Dec.

16..

.Dec.

Tenadores

....U.F. C.Dec.

18..

.Dec.

Santa Marta. . . .

....U.F. C.Dec.

22...

.Dec.

Advance

P. R. R..Dec.

23...

.Dec. ,

Metapan

....U.F. C.Dec.

25...

■ Jan.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Santa Marta ....

....U.F. C.Dec.

9..

.Dec.

Advance

P. R. R..Dec.

9..

.Dec.

Metapan

U.F. C.Dec.

13..

.Dec.

Panama

P. R. R..Dec.

16..

.Dec.

Almirante

U. F. C.Dec.

16..

.Dec.

Pastores

U.F. C.Dec.

20..

.Dec.

Allianca

P. R. R.Dec.

23..

.Dec.

Zacapa

U.F. C.Dec.

23..

.Dec.

Calamares

U.F. C.Dec.

27..

.Jan.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Atenas

....U.F. C.Dec.

4. .

.Dec.

Parismina

....U.F. C.Dec.

8...

.Dec.

Turrialba

U.F. C.Dec.

11..

.Dec.

Cartago

U.F. C.Dec.

15..

.Dec.

Abangarez

....U.F. C.Dec.

18..

.Dec.

Heredia

....U.F. C.Dec.

22..

.Dec.

Atenas

....U.F. C.Dec.

25..

.Jan.

Parismina

....U.F. C.Dec.

29..

.Jan.

Turrialba

....U.F. C. Jan.

1...

Jan.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Heredia

U.F. C.Dec.

12...

.Dec.

Atenas

U.F. C.Dec.

13.. .

. Dec. .

Parismina

U.F. C.Dec.

19...

. Dec. 1

Turrialba

U.F. C.Dec.

20...

. Dec. ;

Cartago

U.F. C.Dec.

26...

.Dec. .

Abangarez

U.F. C.Dec

27...

.Jan.

Heredia

....U. F. C.Jan.

2...

.Jan.

Atenas

U.F. C.Jan.

3...

.Jan.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915.

No. 17.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the Quarter of the year in which rjeceived. Re-
mittances shot 11 be made to pay only to December 31.
on this basis: Subscription for the r£sl of the year.. Octo-
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tions the year is divided into thirds; and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be foruarded to
The Panama Canal. Washington. D. C . or to The
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Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights. Canal Zone.

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Regulating Vahes for Center Wall Culverts of
Locks.

Work is in progress for the installation of
regulating valves at the intakes and . dis-
charges of the, center wall culverts of the
locks, to restrain the current action which is
ordinarily set up in the adjoining approaches
to the locks when the culvert is used and
which is sometimes a source of difficulty in
handling ships in the approaches.

The center wall culverts extend from an
intake directly beyond the line of the upper
chain fenders, down the length of the locks
to a discharge beyond the lower guard gates.
The passage of water is controlled by gate
valves, but when the culvert is used at its
capacity, if water is being taken in it sets up
strong sucking currents at the intake, con-
verging toward the intake from both lock
approaches; or if water is being discharged
through the culvert, it sets up strong outward
currents in the lower approaches, adjacent to
the discharge. The regulating vahes will
be installed to make it possible to take water
from only one side, when desired, and to dis-
charge on either side. When a ship is in the
approach the valves will be used to allow the
drawing or discharging of water from or into
the opposite approach only; thus eliminating
strong currents in the approach occupied by
the ship.

Excavation during the Past Week.
Excavation from the bases of the slides on
the east and west banks cf the Canal at
Culebra, directly north cf Gold and Con-
tractor's Hills, respectively, amounted to
232,950 cubic yards during the week ending
•at 6 a. m., Tuesday, December 14. Other

excavation in the Cut amounted to 27,905
cubic yards, making the total for the week
aggregate 260,855 cubic yards. In addition,
30,260 cubic yards were rehandled.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type: Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 74.935

Carnboa...... 15-yard dipper ,.. 56.250

Paraiso...... 15-yard dipper .70.540

Coroztl Ladder .. 31.225

Culebra Seagoing su:tion 5,385

No. 86 Pipeline su.-tion 32.780

The average aggregate output from the
Cut for the seven preceding weeks was
273,528 cubic yards.

Depot for Handling Local Fruits and Vegetables
at Cristsbal.

A receiving and storing house for fruit and
vegetables for the commissary branch of the
Supply Department was opened at Folks
River, adjoining Cristobal, on Monday, De-
cember 13. It will be used principally for
handling the output of the five plantations
operated by The Panama Canal near the
Atlantic entrance to the Canal. Produce can
be delivered by boat as well as by wagon,
there being a wharf in the rear, while the
building fronts on the road to Mount Hope.
The building was formerly used for a public
market, and has been adapted to its new
service by slight changes and additions.

Space is provided for hanging about 200
bunches of bananas and the shelves will hold
over 5,000 plantains — about one week's con-
sumption; it is believed that this adequate
spacing will permit the even and complete
ripening of plantains, which heretofore has
been a difficult matter.

The increased outturn of papayas, bread-
fruit, coconuts, vegetables, etc., from the
plantations has made such a clearing house
desirable for some time, and this building
will greatly facilitate the operations between
the plantations and the commissaries.

Postal Service Using Two Motor Delivery Wagons.

After a month's operation of two motor
delivery wagons for handling mail for Balboa
and Balboa Heights post-offices, the Division
of Posts has found them to effect a saving over
the former system of hauling mail in wagons
drawn by mules and to expedite the service,
allowing later closing of the outward mails
and earlier opening of the incoming pouches.
At present the mail for Ancon and Panama
despatched from Balboa and Balboa Heights
is handled only over the Panama Railroad,
but it is expected to use the motor wagons for
an afternoon service to Ancon, after the heavy
mail demands of the Christmas season shall
have passed.

Fire Aboard the '"Antonio Lopez."
Fire, caused by an explosion in the maga-
zine in the forward hold, broke out on the
Spanish steamship Antonio Lopez at 8.50
in the morning of Monday, December 13,

while the vessel was lying in dock at Pier 10,
Cristobal. The ship's crew, the Cristobal fire
department, and the Canal tug Porto Bello
and clapet No. 4 were engaged for six hours
before the fire was extinguished completely.
The fire was confined to the No. 1 hold.
After the fire was extinguished the tug
Porto Bcllo and clapet No. 4 were Used for
pumping out the hold. The Antonio Lcpez is
operated by the Compania Trasatlantica de
Barcelona, and is a passenger-carrying vessel
registered at 3,591 net tons- The ship is
430 feet long by 50 feet beam, and was built
in 1891.

Italian Line Service Suspended.

The Caribbean service of the Italian Navi-
gation Company, "La Veloce," which includes
Colon as a port of call, has been suspended
until further notice. The home port of the
service is Genoa. The line has been operat-
ing in the Caribbean service the stean ships
Siena, Savoia, and Bologna, giving a sailing
each way every four weeks.

Six Gates of Spillway Again in Operation.

Six gates of the 14 at the Gatun Spillway
were opened from 5.45 to 10.15 p. m. on No-
vember 15, as a result of a freshet on the Cha-
gres River, and five gates were opened from
6 to 9.30 p. m. on the next day as a result of
heavy rains in the lower lake area, especially
in the Trinidad River basin. This made the
third time in which six gates were operated,
the previous occasions having been on Octo-
ber?, 1914, and October31-November 1, 1915.
The maximum discharge on November 15 was
66,330 cubic feet per second. That during
the opening of six gates at the first of the
month was 71,334 cubic feet per second. The
reason for the greater discharge at the first of
the month was the higher elevatien of the lake
surface at that time.

The freshet of November 15 and 16 in the
Chagres Valley gave the highest momentary
discharge fron the Chagres since November
28, 1912. There was maximum discharge at
Alhajuela of 38,000 cubic feet per second, and
12-hour and 18-hour average dicharges of
23,650 and 18,450 cubic feet per second, re-
spectively, covering the period from 2.30 p.-m.
on the 15th to 8.30 a. m. on the 16th.

Between November 1 and 3, inclusive, the
surface of the lake was lowered from 86 feet
above sealevel to 85. On the 12th to the 14th
inclusive, it was raised to 85.50, at approxi-
mately which level it was held to the end of
the month. On December 1 it was raised to
86 feet.

Record for Day's Work by a Draige.

In The Canal Recokd of December 1,

the record excavation for one day for a
Canal drtc'ge, 17,185 cubic yards, was at-
tracted to the' Ccmica. 1 his should have
been Paraiso.

142

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 17.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS IN OCTOBER.

The force report of Wednesday, November 24, shows the actual working force of The Pana-
ma Canal on that date to have been 19,208; of the Panama Railroad, 5,151; and of contractors,
343, a total effective working force of 24,702. This is an increase of 635 over the 24,067 employed
on October 27; is 941 more than the 23,761 employed on September 22; but is a decrease of 722
from the 25,424 employed on August 25; a decrease of 2,203 from the 26,905 employed on July
31; a decrease of 2,195 from the 26,897 employed on June 23; a decrease of 1,732 from the
26,434 employed on May 26; and 113 less than the 24,815 employed on April 21. It is, how-
ever, 1,328 more than the 23,374 employed on March 24, and 1,357 more than the 23,345
employed on February 24. The force employed on January 20 was 24,853, which is 151 more
than the force on November 24.

The gold force on the Isthmus on November 24, composed almost exclusively of white Ameri-
cans, was 3,763, an increase of 20 from the force on October 27; an increase of 163 from the
3,600 emploved on September 22; and 167 more then the 3,596 employed on August 25; 142
more than the 3,621 on July 21; 170 more than the 3,593 employed on June 23; 148 more than
the 3,615 on May 26; and 402 more than the 3,361 employed on April 21. The gold force
on November 24, numbering 3,763, was distributed as follows: The Panama Canal, 3,303;
the Panama Railroad, 350; contractors, 110. Detailed figures of the employment on the Isth-
mus on November 24 follow:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

J
1

•a

I

Art

Laborers.

„•

Department ok
Division.

i

0)

c

18 cents.
1 5 cents.

a

ill

!

3

I

1

0

Operation and Main-

343
4K>
106

86
287
1.896
138
140

59
5

1
6

" i

3
59

354
33
50
10

72

22 13
19l)| 422
508l 549

80! 62
1401 168

41 141
110| S77

1
83
25
136
127
40
622

8
303
161

5
198
124
51

5
430
154

3
3

16
10
2
36

5

396

2,021

1.875

410

1,733

2.291

1,759

140

408

63

140

289

182

174

88

344

843

38

85

Tenninal Constr'ctn
Building Division . .

20

79
3

2,310
2,057

Dredging

25

14

677
33
160

11

5

1,821

12

2,602

34

57 96

13
1

1
1

92
10

55
44

"i

1
1

493

3,476

17

615

1,148; 2.028

1,048

45

110

952

1,558

23

71

11,096

2,185
13
173
26
78
212
183
433
350
110

13.281

824

487

7X7

56

4
3
68

6. 17

2l 1
77 7.=

13
,4

236

1

147

18

1

1,267
508

2,024
22
863
125

4,801
233

1,440

18

10

251

666

1

5

2,102

3

1
43

7

3| 13| , , .

7

25

352

11

16

373
40

144
4

201 54$

34 1

I 967

1 ,384
108

62

526
19

531
5

8

14

5

5.151

Grand total ....

6,575

222

744

1,471 2,69

2,04.

| 1.798

183

1,773

3.259

61

117

20,939

3,763

24.702

6,664
-91

193

+29

743

+ 1

1,482' 2, 73<.
-11 -4.

1,800

', +24i

1.281
1 +517

164
+ 19

1.751
+23

3.322
-63

61

-5

12(

20,32-1
+ 615

1 3.743

1 +20

24.067
+635

♦The wages are stated in I fnited States currency.

QUARTERS.

A summary' of the occupation of Government quarters on the Isthmus on November 30,
1915, is given below:

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren.

952
990
22
214
307
22
24
217
925

332

441

7

115

79

12

4

173

334

302

355

7

136

95

12

9

221

399

125>

8

15

1.520>

257

15

335i

460

380'

77

497

1,599>

481
15
16
103
106
274
19
375
186

7

8

127

5
1

14

151

34

30
84

3

5

690

371

3,67.3

1.497

1,536

382

17

41

5,150

1,575

2,376

Dispensary Hours.

The following is a tabulation of the hours
at which the Canal dispensaries are open for
free consultation with the district physicians
by Government employes and members of
their families, and for the filling of prescrip-
tions. Emergency calls may be sent to the
quarters of the district physicians at other
than dispensary hours:

Location.

Week days.

Sundays

and
holidays.

Morning

Afternoon

Morning

Balboa

8-11.30

3.00-5.30

9.00-10.00

Ancon

8-10.00

12. 00-1. 00
4 00-6.00

8.00-10.00

Pedro Miguel..

8-11 .00

3.00-5.30

9.00-10.00

Paraiso

8-11.30

3.30-5.30

8.30- 9.30

8-10.00

12.00-1.00
4.00-6.00

9.00-10.30

Colon

8-10.00

4.00-6.00

8.00-10.00

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Least Number of Inspections for Any Month So
Far This Year.

Immigration to the Isthmus from foreign
ports during the month of November, 1915.
exceeded emigration to foreign ports by 43
persons, according to the count kept by the
quarantine officials of the ports of Cristobal-
Colon and Balboa-Panama. This makes the
net emigration since July 1, 1913, a period of
two years and five months, amount to 26,885.
This is at the rate of 927 per month, or 30.4
per day. During approximately the same
period the Canal force diminished from
42,262 on June 25, 1913, to 24,702 on Novem-
ber 24, 1915. This was a decrease of 17,560,
which is at the rate of 605.2 per month or
19.9 per day.

The total number of persons examined at
the ports, including passengers and crews,
during November was 10,519. This was less
than the number during any preceding month
of the year, and is ascribed to the closing of the
Canal. A comparison of the numbers of
passengers and crews examined in the months
of this year is afforded by this tabulation:

Crews.

3,887

February 4,300

March 6.014

April 3,605

May 5,391

June , 4,969

July ! 4.974

August 4,W0

September 4,606

October | 3.940

November. . 3,289

10,232
9.332
12,155
11,032
11,772
12,756
14,136
14,814
13.514
10.536
7,230

Total ' 49,875. 12 7,509

Total.

14,119
13,632
18,160
14,637
17,163
17,725
19.110
19.714
18.120
14,476
10,519

177,384

The Canal was closed all during the month of
November, and the number of vessels arriving
at its terminal ports in the conduct of transfer
business during the month was 103, as com-
pared with an aggregate of vessels, calling at
the terminals or passing through the Canal, of
168 in October, 234 in September, 221 in Au-
gust, and 246 in July. Traffic through the
Canal in July was the greatest for any month
since its opening.

The total number of persons examined by
the quarantine officers this year, to December
1, was 177,384. For the 11-month period,
this was at the rate of 16,125.8 per month, and
equivalent to 531.7 per day.

A summary of the quarantine activities on
the Isthmus during November is given in this
consolidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:

Total

Number of vessels fumigated on :
Number of vessels fumigated c

parture

(1) Includes Taboga Island, Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 16 Asiatics. (3) Includes 17 Ameri-
can negroes, 90 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miraflores
and Red Tank. (5) Includes 33 Panamanians. (6) Includes Empire, La9 Cascndas, and Bas Obispo. (7) In-
cludes 14 Panamanians. (8) Includes Colon Beach and Colon H-ispital. (9) Includes 25 East Indians, 18
colored American citizens, and 150 Panamanians.

Total

Number of crew examined 7,230

Number of passengers examined 3,289

Total 10.519

Number of supplementary inspections 2,268

Number of persons vaccinated at port
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law : 421

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law 384

Total

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incubation of yellow fever
and plague

Number of persons held in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fevej and
plague

805

Total f.896

December 15, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

143

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin

Steerage

Total

X umber of persons embarked for

foreign ports:

Cabin 1,400

Steerage 1,246

Total

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft : 1,754

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1,63.}

Apparent increase for month from coast
towns

Apparent increase for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin (increase)

Steerage (decrease)

Total (increase)

Number of immigrants recommended

for deportation

Number of bills of health issued or

viseed

Number of inspections of docks

Number of inspections of vessels at

docks

Number of persons landing 4.443

Less number for Pacific ports. . 239

Total 4,204

Total number of persons sailing 4,279

Total apparent decrease for month 75

The immigration report for Colon, which
is the port receiving the majority of passen-
gers, classifies the immigrants during No-
vember, by places of origin, as follows:

From Cabin Steerage

Europe 16 31

United States 548 34

Jamaica and West Indies 158 353

Venezuela 11 6

Colombia 89 156

Cuba 26 19

Costa Rica 143 24

BocasdelToro 35 121

Coast towns 186

Total 1,026 930 1,956

Of the 1,956, the men numbered 907;

women, 601; children, 262; and 186 were

not classified.

Method of Distributing Annual Reports.

The blanks which were distributed last
week for applications for copies of the Annual
Report of The Panama Canal were designed
to facilitate the distribution of the reports.
The employe will write his name and address
on the form, below a perforated line, and thus
return with his application an addressed
mailing slip. The Government Printing
Office in Washington will wrap the reports
and deliver them to the Washington office of
The Panama Canal. The mailing slips giving
addresses in the United States will be sent to
the Washington office, which will mail such
reports, and avoid the rehandling which would
result from sending all reports to the Isthmus
to be mailed. For distribution on the Isthmus
the required copies will be shipped in bulk, to
be distributed to the Canal Zone post-offices
by the Executive Office. The local mailing
slips will be sorted by location and sent to
the respective post-offices with the requisite
number of reports. The postmaster will
distribute the slips to the addressees. On
the reverse side of the slip will be directions
to present it to the postmaster for a copy
of the Annual Report, receipt of which is to
be acknowledged in an indicated space.

Obituary.

Lew E. Odom, aged 38 years, employed by
the Dredging Division as mate on dredge
No. 83, died in Colon Hospital on December
6. His address in the United States was 518
College Street, Birmingham, Ala.

RANGES OF TEMPERATURE.

Usually Greater in Dry Season' than in Rainy. — ■
Temperatures in Shade and Sunshine.

The minimum temperature recorded at
Balboa Heights during November, 1915, was
printed in the resume of weather conditions
during the month published in The Canal
Record of last week as 79° Fahrenheit. This
should have been 70°. During the current
year the minimum temperature at Balboa
Heights was above 72° in only one month,
June, 1915, when it was 74°. The lowest tem-
perature recorded at Balboa Heights during
that time was 69°, in January.

The lowest temperature recorded on the
Isthmus since the American occupation is
59°, registered at Culebra on February 9,
1907. The highest temperature ever recorded
is 97.4°, which was shown by the French
records to have been reached at Alhajuela in
April, 1903. A temperature of 96.6° is
shown by the American records to have
occurred at Ancon on April 7, 1912. The
greatest range of temperature in one day oc-
curred on the day when the high record was
made at Alhajuela, and was between 97.4°
and 63.2°, a range of 34.2°. The average
daily range at the stations representing the

during the dry season permits the earth's sur-
face to receive the maximum amount of solar
radiation during the day and to lose the maxi-
mum amount of heat during the night by
outward radiation. Extreme examples of this
radiation are found in very dry countries
which are very hot by day but cold at night,
but as the dryness of the air on the Isthmus is
seldom very marked (the mean relative humi-
dity for a month very infrequently being
less than 70) the phenomenon is scarcely
noticeable.

Average air temperatures on the Isthmus
change very little from month to month, the
climate being unusually uniform in this respect.
The month of highest average temperature
is April and the month of lowest average tem-
perature is November.

The average variationsof temperature dur-
ing the day at the three representative stations
during the dry season are shown in the ac-
companying chart. The temperature scale
(ordinates) is in units of two degrees Fah-
renheit, and the abscissas indicate the time of
day, in periods of two hours. The chart is
based on six years of records at Colon, eight
at Ancon, and seven at Culebra.

The figures which have been cited here, and
are usually given for temperature, are for air

P 6P 8P i0P liP

"E OF TEMPERATURE THROLuHOJT THE OAY, IN THE DRV SEASON.

Pacific coast, the central plateau, and the
Atlantic coast, respectively, is shown in the
following table:

1 Dry

fetation. season.

Rainy
season.

Years of
record.

19.1
17.2

14.5
13.8
8.9

temperature in the shade. The temperature
in the sun may be judged from this compari-
son of the average temperatures of shade air
afnd of a piece of steel exposed to the sun, for
a period of nine days, with observations re-
corded at intervals of one hour:

It will be seen that the maximum daily
range at Colon occurs in the rainy season,
instead of in the dry season, as at the other
stations. The explanation of this difference
lies fn the seasonal variations in the prevailing
direction of the winds on the Atlantic side.
Air temperatures are more uniform over areas
of water than over land areas, similarly lo-
cated. In the dry season the winds at Colon
blow steadily from the Caribbean Sea, with
its fairly constant temperature, but in the
rainy season a large proportion of the winds
come from the land areas to the southward.

The absolute maximum and minimum tem-
peratures for the year usually occur in the
dry season. The comparatively clear sky

Temperature
of

Temperature
of

Hour.

Hour.

Air

Steel j

Air 1 Steel

6 a. m... .

72.7

71.2 !

1 p. m

86.9 1 101.4

7 a. m... .

73.0

75.3

2 p. m

89.3 100.2

8 a. m...

76.4

82.0 i

3 p.m....

86.8 • 98.8

9 a. m

80.7

90.2

4 p. m...

85.2 95.4

10 a. m

82.4

93.7 1

Sp. m....

82.4 88.7

11 a. m

84.7

96.3

6 p.m....

80.4 83.1

12 noon.. .

86.0

98.2 '

The extent to which the sun is obscured by
clouds is the principal factor in determining
the excess of temperature in the sun over
temperature in the shade.

Heavy seas in Limon Bay the first of this
month interrupted for a day the hauling of
concrete blocks on barges for repairing the
West Breakwater. The seas did no additional
damage to this or the new East Breakwater
under construction.

144

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 17.

CLUBHOUSE AT ANCON.

To Embody Improved Features as Result of Ex-
perience.— Built From Clubhouse Funds.

The Canal clubhouse being constructed at
Ancon will embody in its interior arrange-
ments features of convenience adopted as the
result of experience in the management of
the earlier clubhouses. The design of the
building has been limited by the inclusion,
as a wing, of the building formerly used as the
district quartermaster's storehouse and office
and as a lodge hall, but this wing will be very
comfortably adopted to its new uses. The
lodge hall will remain as it is for the use of
fraternal societies, and will have its present
entrance, which will be at the rear of the
clubhouse, and a door leading to another
flight of stairs within the clubhouse for emer-
gency use. The dental offices occupying a
part of the ground floor of the building will
remain there for the present. The remainder
of the first floor will be used as an integral
part of the clubhouse.

The clubhouse will face in the direction of
the police station and commissary store at

Ancon. The lodge hall building will form a
wing on the right as one enters the club-
house, and a short central building will con-
nect it with a symmetrical wing, the extreme
corner of which will reach almost to the rail-
way track serving the commissary. The
wings are to be 40 by 95 feet in plan and the
connecting building will be 30 feet long by 52
feet deep. The whole structure will be two
stories in height.

The main entrance will be at the center of
the front of the connecting building. The
front doors will give onto a wide, screened
room forming practically one large lobby, as
the interior divisions will be separated by
low walls or railings rising only three feet
above the floor

The lobby will be considerably larger than
in the present clubhouses. It will contain, on
the right of a person entering the building, the
library, separated by a 3-foot railing; beyond,
a general lounging room, a refreshment room
and counter, a ladies' alcove, and the office
of the secretary.

It will be adjoined by a billiard room with

space for six tables. The secretary's
office will be so situated as to allow
supervision from the desk of all the other
rooms named, and also of the separate
boys' room, which will be one of the fea-
tures of the house. This will be on the
extreme right as one enters, and will have a
separate entrance, from the side road, and
separate lavatory. The wall between it and
the lobby will extend to the ceiling except
in that part adjoining the office of the
secretary, where it will be open above a
level of approximately three feet above the
floor. The boys' room and lavatory, the
barber shop, the billiard room, the secretary's
office, and part of the lobby will be on the
ground floor of the right wing, or the lodge
hall building.

The left or new wing of the building will
contain two pairs of bowling alleys, occupying
the greater part of the first floor; at the ex-
treme rear end a tailor shop, adjoining which,
on the side nearest the front of the building,
will be a locker room, then a storeroom,
and the kitchen for serving the refreshment

PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR OF CA^AL CLUBHOUSE TO BE ERECTED IN ANCON,

December 15, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

145

counter. There is to be a stair leading
directly from the locker room to the gymna-
sium.

On the second floor, the right wing as one
enters the building will be devoted entirely
to the lodge hall, as at present; the front,
central building will contain a large reading
room, 30 by 52 feet in plan, and the left wing
will house the gymnasium or auditorium,
40 by 76 feet, exclusive of the stage. This
will be the largest hall of its sort in any of
the clubhouses, being six feet wider and IS
feet longer than the Balboa gymnasium, and
will have a high ceiling, 20 feet above the
floor. The lights are to be countersunk in
the ceiling. The height of the room will be
a great advantage in moving picture shows,
for the reason that the pictures may be pro-
jected onto a screen well above the heads
of the patrons. There will be a stage at the
rear of the hall for theatrical performances,
and this stage will be wider and deeper than
the stages of the present clubhouses. It will
be 23 feet eight inches wide by 18 feet deep,
with dressing rooms on either side.

Unlike any of the preceding clubhouses,
the Ancon clubhouse will be built solely with
clubhouse funds. The money to be expended
for it will be the accumulated earnings of the
ice cream and tobacco counters and other
enterprises at the different clubhouses along
the line, through the past eight years. The
building will be erected along simple, utili-
tarian lines, without architectural embellish-
ment. A great deal of equipment removed
from abandoned clubhouses in villages turned
over to the Army forces will be used in
furnishing the new clubhouse. The bowling
alleys will come from Culebra and Corozal,
and the Corozal clubhouse will furnish a
great part of the billiard room, gymnasium,
and library equipment.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Thirty Thousand More ReJ Cross Peals.
Since the first consignment of 30,000 Red
Cross Christmas seals for the season of 1915
was disposed of on the Isthmus, the central
organization at Washington has sent 30,000
more in response to a request from the Canal
Zone Chapter for 25,000 more. The second
consignment has been distributed and it is
the belief of the secretary of the chapter, who
has the sale in his direct charge, that nearly-
all of the seals will be disposed of, though in
some parts of the Canal Zone the market
appears to have been overstocked.

Rebuilt Floating Equipment.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 9, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

It has come to my notice that certain units of floating
equipment have not only been rebuilt, but their nature
entirely changed, under an authority for general repairs-
Whenever a unit of floating equipment is in such bad
condition that its rebuilding is necessary, a survey re-
quest should be prepared for its condemnation, and if
it is desired to replace it authority should be obtained
for construction of a new unit. If it is desired to assign
the same number or name to a rebuilt unit, the word
"new" in the case of a unit designated by number, or
"H" if designated by name, must be used.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Moorings For Private Boats.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., Decemoer 2, 1915.
Circular No. 69S-1:

1. There are moorings available in the harbor of
Balboa for privately owned launches and boats. These
moorings are located in the old French channel, to the
southward and eastward of the present oil crib.

2. All buoys numbered "3" and above may be rented
for the use of launches and boats. All privately owned
boats and floating property in the port of Balboa will be
required to use these moorings or anchor in berths assign -
ed by the Captain of the Port.

3. The rent for a mooring buoy will be 50 cents per
mouth, one year's rent paid in advance.

4. Upon application of the lessee for the cancellation
of his lease, refund will be made at the monthly rate for
any remaining months of the year. If a mooring be
used any part of a month, a charge will be made for the
full month.

Geo. \V. Goethals,

Governor,

Written Inquiries Concerning Employment.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. December 8, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

All written inquiries from exemployes or others
respecting employment or reemplbylnent should be
referred to the Executive Office, for attention of Person-
nel Bureau. No cxemploye may be reemployed until
information is secured from the Personnel Bureau that
his reemployment is allowable under the regulations. .
Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Reimbursement for Meals.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heichts. C. Z., January 1, 1915.
Circular No. 65S-2:

1. Effective January 1, 1916, paragraph 7 (a) of
circular No. 65S, dated April 1, 1914, is amended to
read as follows:

2. Employes who do not board at a Panama Canal
hotel, but keep house or board at a monthly rate when
at their official stations, are entitled to reimbursement
of not to exceed 40 cents per meal for the noon and

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian

Residence

Employed by

Date of

death

76925
23796
36315
88958
1069

Jamaica

U.S. A

Supply Dept

Dredging Div. . .

Gatun Locks

Panama Canal. .
Dredging Div. . . J

Dec. 5, 1915.

Nov. 23, 1915.

Dec. 7, 1915.

Dec. 6. 1915.

Colon Beach. . . .

Dec. 6, 1915.

Insane Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Date of
commit malt

122

U.S. A

Ancon

Accounting Dept

Dec. 1, 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased and insane employes of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the
estates or any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of
property, bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys
due them, should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Admin-
istration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a
notary public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names
will be published but once.

evening meal, or a total of 90 cents per day when de-
tailed to a place where there is a Panama Canal hotel
having ii la carte service only. At hotels where the
regular 30-cent meal is served, reimbursement will be
made at the rate of 30 cents per meal.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Acting Chief of Police and Fire Division.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., December 6, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective Decemoer 9. during the absence on leave of
Captain H. D. Mitchell, Inspector Guy Johannes will
be Acting Chief of the Police and Fire Division.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Treatment in Hospitals and Elsewhere.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 13, 1915.
Circular No. 6IS-6.

Circular No. 61S-5 of May 15. 1915, fixing rates and
regulations for hospital and medical service, is hereby
amended.

rates for x-ray service.

1. Effective December I. 1915. the charge "X-Ray —
$10 to $30," listed in the schedule of operations on
page 4, is corrected to read as follows:

X-ray examination for dental work, employes
(flat rate), $2. Non-employes (flat rate), $5.

X-ray examination, others (elective). $5 to $50.

With the approval of the superintendent of
the hospital. X-ray examinations of injured em-
ployes under treatment in the hospital for injuries
incurred in the line of duty, may be made without
charge upon the written request of the chief of
the service involved, stating that the examination
desired is absolutely essential for the proper treat-
ment of the case.

RATES FOR LABORERS AND ARTISANS EMPLOYED BY
OUTSIDERS.

2. Effective November 15. 1915. laborers and arti-
sans (the class designated in the service of The Panama
Canal as "silver employes") who are regularly em-
ployed by individuals or companies in the Canal Zone,
will be accorded the same rates in Ancon and Colon
Hospitals as those authorized for families of Panama
Canal employes whose monthly pay exceeds $100 and
is not over $150; except that a charge of SI will be
made for office consultation at a hospital or dispensary.
These rates will also apply to the treatment of depend-
ent members of families of such laborers and artisans.

Geo. W. Goethals.

Governor.

Christinas and New Year's Train Schedules.
Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 10, 1915.
Circular No. 2 S7 :

To all (Ojzl LTJifti— On account of Saturday. December
25, 1915, and Saturday. January 1, 1916. being legal
holidays, the regular Saturday night schedule of trains
on the Panama Railroad will be in effect on Friday
evening, December 24, and Friday evening, December
31, and the regular Sunday schedule of trains will be in
effect on Saturday, December 25, 1915, and Saturday,
January 1, 1916.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. December 6, 1915.
To all concerned — Effective December 16, and during
the absence on leave of Superintendent W. G. Thomp-
son, Junior Engineer R. A. Wilson will be in charge of
construction and the inspection of contract work on
the Cristobal coaling plant.

Effective December 13, and during the temporary
absence of Junior Engineer R. A. Wilson, Mr. J. J.
Duffy will act as inspector for The Panama Canal of
contract work in connection with the manufacture at
Gamhoa of concrete blocks for the Atlantic break-
waters.

H. H. Rousseau,
Engineer of Terminal Construction,

Transfer of Property from Accountable Officials
to Stores.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z.. December 9. 1915.
To accountable officials and storekeepers — The in-
structions contained in ray circular letter addressed to
accountable officials and storekeepers under date of

146

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Vol. IX, No. 17.

December 4, 1915, regarding transfer of property from
accountable officials to stores, are to be disregarded and
the following substituted therefor:

When an item of property, carried on the property
records of an accountable official at a price other than
that of the storehouse inventory price, is turned in to
Btock, the accountable official will invoice at the prop-
erty record price, and the storekeeper will accept at
storehouse inventory price by noting that price under
"Remarks" on invoice. The difference in value will be
adjusted by the Accounting Department.

Ad. Faure,
Cluef Accountant.

Disposition of Obsolete Rubber Stamps.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., November 16, 1915.
To all concerned — It is noted that rubber stamps
which are obsolete are sometimes thrown into the waste
baskets and carried out with the garbage.

This practice must be discontinued, and all rubber
stamps must be saved for return to the printing plant.
All employes of the Administration Building should
send their rubber stamps to the storekeeper, basement,
as soon as they become unserviceable or surplus, and
the storekeeper will arrange for shipment to the print-
ing plant, Mount Hope.

C. A. McIlvaike.
Executive Secretary,

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notice of Award.

In the matter of the claim of R. Lasso R., for property
located near Caimito Mulato, award No. 98, docket No
1092, October 23, 1915— An award is hereby made
against the United States, in favor of the person herein-
afternamed,inthesumof$350 UnitedStates currency.
This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 23rd
day of November. 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
date, such award shall thereafter bear interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

R. Lasso R., docket No. 1092— For all right, title,
and interest which the said R. Lasso R. may possess
or may have possessed in and to crops, fruit trees,
and any other improvements on lands at Caimito
Mulato, the sum of $350 United States currency.
Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi Monroe Kjvgy, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Claris McMakin, for
Property located at Bohio, award No. 101, docket No.
854, November 8, 1915 — An award Is hereby made
against the United States, in favor of the person here-
inafter named, in the sum of $100 United States cur-
rency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 8th
day of December, 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
date, such award shall thereafter bear interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Claris McMakin, docket No. 854— For all right,
title, and interest which the said Claris McMakin
may possess or may have possessed in and to crops,
fruit trees, and any other improvements near Bohio,
the sum of $100 United States currency.
R. J. Alfaro. Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet,
Commissioners.

I do not concur in the above award.

L. M. Kagy, Commissioner.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
196, docket numbers as noted, September 4, 1915 — With
reference to theclaimssetout below, at a public session
of the Commission held on September 2, 1915, counsel
for the Government moved a dismissal of these claims
on account of settlement having been made with the
claimants thereunder. Upon an examination of the
evidence by the Commission and by counsel on both
sides, it was agreed that the claims be dismissed:
Docket

No. Claimant. Location.

954. .John Smith Las Cascadas Plantation.

955. .Samuel Lawrence. .Las Cascadas Plantation.

960. .W. A. Burke Las Cascadas Plantation.

961. AV. Barnes Las Cascadas Plantation.

969. .Santa Carvasa Matachin.

In view of such settlements, no further action is
necessary by the Commission and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi Monroe
Kagy, S. Lewis, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
198, docket numbers as shown, October 11, 1915 — With
reference to the claims set out hereinbelow, at a public
teision of the Commission held on this date, counsel for

theGovernment moved a dismissal of these claims on
account of settlement having been made with the
claimants therein. Upon an examination of the evi-
dence by the Commission and by counsel on both sides,
it was found by the Commission that payment had
been made, as follows:

Docket Tax Date of

t No. Claimant. No. payment.

978 Isaac Lowe 377 1-9-15

983 Maria Jil Roanes 11-10-10

984 Joseph Malabre 1-4-1 2

987 Jose L. Arias 4-17-11

1007 Alfred Darkin 8-1-15

In view of such settlements, no further action is
necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi Monroe Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
206, docket numbers as noted, October 29, 1915— With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Docket Claimant Tax Date of

No. No. Payment.

1277 James Campbell 6- -15

1395 Thomas Beckford 1274 3-27-15

1401 George Edwards 5- -15

1806 Juan Fuentes 12- -13

1818 Manuel (Sacramento) Cer-
vantes 12- -13

1826 Cristino Nasa (Naza) 12-27-13

1832 Bias Ramos 606 5- -13

1834 Catilino Ranjel (Rangel) 267 11- -13

1835 Jose Angel RanjeHRangelJ... 260 11- -13

1836 Jose Ines Ranjel (Raugel). .. 256 11- -13

1837 Jos£ de los Santos Ranjel

(RangelJ 252 5- -13

1838 Jose Maria Ranjel (Rangel).. 138 18- -13

1841 Manuel I. Ranjel (Rangel) 1- -14

1842 Nicolas Ranjel (RangelJ 262 11- -13

1847 Marcial Reyes 251 11- -13

1893 Juana Paula (Pabla) Rodri-
guez 797 7- -14

2448 Jose Dolores Magallon 1598 10- -13

2512 Martin Torres 12- -14

2544 Maria Carla (Carles) Villa-

varde 901 3- -14

2609 Nicolas Ranjel (Rangel) 11- -13

2628 Martin Torres 12- -14

3205 Henrique Rivera 879 8- -14

3371 Cochez Bros. (Victor H. Co-

chez and T. V. Cochez) 1590 4- -H

3479 Juan Fuente 12- -13

In view of the" above settlements, no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore disallowed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F, Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy. Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Manuela Camargo, for
Property located near Buena Vista, rule of dismissal No.
232, docket No. 1120, November 20, 1915— The claim
of Manuela Camargo, docket No. 1 120, which came on
for hearing November 11, 1915, is hereby disallowed
as the evidence presented to the Commission does not
justify an award being made.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Levi M. Kagy,
Commissioners.

I do not concur in the above dismissal.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commis

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
228. docket numbers as noted, November 11, 1915 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor lias been
made by the United States:
Docket Tax Date of

No. No. payment.

819 Adolphus Minzio 5- -15

1113 Pablo Vergara 4- -11

1199 Leah Lowe 378 1- -15

1313 Luisa Ariana 7- -14

1802 Manuel Coronado 1776-A 4- -15

1814 Jose" Herrera 1779-A 10-18-13

1822 Francisco Monroy 11- 13-

1864 Saturnino Cuevara 254 11- -13

3208 Virginia Rivas 2- -15

3232 Clemente Gal van, Bis 893 8-12-14

3237 Victorina Padilla 9- 4-14

3238 Pedro Zalazar 8- -14

3250 Pedro Salazar 8- -14

325M Seferino Pacheco 877 8- -14

3419 Thomas Bailey 510 1- -15

3427 Santiago Espinosa 2060 2- -14

3440 Francisco Castillo 1781 10- -13

3516 Jos£ Ma Amor 1231-P 4- -15

3570 Margaret Marcotta 990 4- -15

In view of the above settlements, no further action is
necessary by the Commission and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro. Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Con

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Sale of Toys.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department.
Cristobal, C. Z., December II. 1915.
Bulletin No. 504:

To commissary managers — Effective Monday, De-
cember 13, 1915, all unsold Christmas toys will be con-
centrated at Ancon and Cristobal commissaries.

Other commissaries will take orders for toys from
customers, which are known to be on hand at either of
these two commissaries, and telephone to have them
transferred for sale.

PIlmsl- bring this to the attention of your customers.
Bent. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Sale of Fruit Cakes.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal. C. Z., December 10, 1915.
Bulletin No. 502:

To commissary managers — One dollar fruit cakes for
Christmas will be ready for sale on and after December
20, 1915.

Please advertise this fact at once, and begin taking
orders for delivery on and after that date, so as to be
able to 'phone this office approximately what your re-
quirements will be. Your first order should be 'phoned
to this office on December 18, 1915.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Minton China at Smaller Stores.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., November 19, 1915.
Bulletin No. 443:

To commissary managers — It has come to my atten-
tion that an erroneous impression is prevalent, to the
effect that no Minton chinaware will be stocked in the
smaller commissaries.

A small stock of the most popular patterns will be
kept at the smaller commissaries, and one piece of each
shape of the more expensive kind will be carried, more
as a sample than as an item of stock, but which may
be 6old to a customer if desired, and replaced by req-
uisition on this depot in the usual manner. Should a
customer desire to purchase any quantity of china of a
particular pattern selected from samples, a requisition
placed on this depot will be filled for delivery following
the morning of its receipt.

Please advise your patrons as above.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective December 16 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the
costs of all cold storage goods. The price list
for groceries at retail which is now in effect
was published in The Canal Record of July
28, 1915, covering four pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, by mail
or from the boarding officers who visit incom-
ing ships- These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list gives retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective December 16, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03£

Beef suet, native, per lb 03 J

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02$

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 J

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, Bpecial. per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast {3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 i lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3i lbs. up), native, per lb 09

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147

Price.

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Ribroast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 0$

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (li lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (14 lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not leas than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25 §

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 24

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20 §

Veal chops, per lb 40

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40*

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 20

Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' beads, ea 67f

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 26

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 06

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, i bead, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19 •

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 19

Sausage, pork, per lb 20 f

Sausage, pdrk, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage. Salami, per lb 30

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 17

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 19

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 32

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 13

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 17

Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb ... . .27

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

Ham, sugar cured, boiled "(whole) per lb 30t

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 33J-

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 38t

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed. per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 28

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 18f

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Price.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 47*

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub, whole tub. per lb . 46*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 51*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 40

Cheese, Young America, per lb 22

Cream, 30 per cent, J pt 1 7**

Cream. 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 47 1

Eggs, fresh, i doz. (only) 24t

Fer-mil-lac. bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50 i

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb If

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 08

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Herring, smoked, per lb 11

Oysters, fresh, per qt 39

Salmon, fresh, per lb 12

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 18

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02

Brussels sprouts, per lb 19

Cabbage, per lb 01 i

Carrots, per lb 02f

Cauliflower, per lb lot

Celery, per head 00*

Chocho, each 02

Cucumbers, per lb 14*

Egcplant. per lb 12

Lettuce, per lb 15

Onions, per lb 03 J

Parsnips, per lb 02 j

Peppers, green, per lb 13

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02 i

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 03

Potatoes, sweet, tropical, per lb 02

Squash, per lb 03*

Tomatoes, per lb 06t

Turnips, per lb 01$

Yams, lucea. per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 13*

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 14

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs. 15-oz. box 21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 07

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 09

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 23

FRUITS. FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 05

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas. 6 and 7 handa, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00 J

Coconuts, ea 05

Cranberries, per lb 09

Grapes. Malaga and Tokay, per lb 13

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03J

Lemons, per doz 18*

Limes, per 1 00 40

Oranges, select, ea 05*

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12

Pears, fresh, per lb 05t

Tangerines, ea 014

* Indicates advances from preceding list.

**Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

5 Not less than J ham or J shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas. Empire,
Culebra, and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a- m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p.m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Mlra&ores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day. December 11. 1915:

Stations.

Day and Date.

Vigia

3
<

.a

1
6

"S2

Sun., Dec. S

Mon, Dec. 6

Tues.,Dec. 7

Wed., Dec. 8

Thurs., Dec. 9

Fri., Dec. 10

Sat., Dec. 11

130.25

129.25
13J.60
130.60

128.11
127.60
127.61

95.52
95.20
96.57
95. 7 S
94.24
93.72
93.71

86 04
86.04
86.27
86.(18
86.04
86.05
86.06

86.0l|54.27
86.0354.33
86.0854.47

86.01 54.40
86 05 54.22

86.02 54.25
86.02 54.26

Heights of low water
to nearest foot . .

125.0

91.0

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p. in.; Monday. Thursday. Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Tahoga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p.m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip from Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siring transportation from Taboga exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip ; in which
case a trip will be started from the Aspinwall landing at
3 p. m., reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.

Fuel and Water.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1 .500 tons per day.
Present prieesare: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is SI more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton cf seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1.000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum chargeof $3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until January 21,
?lfi, are given in this table:

DECEMBER.

Date.

Wed., Dec. IS
Thurs.. Dec. 16
Fri., Dec. 17. . .
Sat.. Dec. 18...
Sun., Dec. 19..
Mon., Dec. 20.
Tues., Dec. 21.
Wed.. Dee. 22.
Thurs., Dec. 23
Fri.. Dec. 24. . .
Sat., Dec. 25...
Sun.. Dec. 26. .
Mon., Dec. 27.,
Tues.. Dec. 28 .
Wed., Dec. 29..
Thurs.. Dec. 30.
Fri.. Dec. 31...

4.34

10:52

16:53

3.1

11.7

3.5

5:39

12:05

17:57

3.3

11.5

3.9

0:27

6:38

13:11

12.4

3.2

11.7

1 :23

7:32

14:05

12.6

2.8

12.1

2:12

8:21

14:51

12.8

2.4

12.5

2:55

9:03

15:31

13.2

2.0

12.9

3:33

9:45

16:07

13.5

1.5

13.3

4:09

10:24

16:41

13.8

1.2

13.6

4:45

11 :02

17:17

13.9

1.0

13.8

5:20

11 :39

17:52

13.9

1.0

13.9

5:55

12:17

18:26

13.8

1.2

13.9

0:37

6:30

12:54

2.4

13.5

1.5

1:18

7:07

13:33

2.5

13.2

1.9

2:01

7:49

14:15

2.7

12.8

2.3

2:49

8:35

15:03

2.8

12.4

2.8

3:42

9:31

15:56

2.9

12.1

3.1

4:40

10:36

16:56

2.7

12.1

3.2

18:55
3.9

19:51

3.7
20:37

3.4
21 :20

3.0
22:01

2.6
22:40

2.4
23:19

2.3
23:57

2.3

19:00

13.8
19:37

13.6
20:16

13.5
21 :04

13.3
21:59

13.3
23:02

13.4

148

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 17.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., December 12, 1915.)

There were no vessels entering the Canal during the week for transit.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

*Arkivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date
Dec. 7 . . .

Vessel

Line

For

Dec. 11

Dec. 12

Snanish Line

Barcelona.
St. Nazaire.

Ros'alie Mahony... .

♦Expected Arrivals.

*Expi:cted Departures.

-

Dec. 13....

Dec. 14

Dec. IS

Dec. 18....

London.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Port Limon.

Dec. 13...
Dec. 15...
Dec. 17. . .
Dec. 18.. .

Antonio Lopez

Quillota

L. J . Luckenbach

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

Far

Dec. 10

Dec. 11

7 ma fa

Buenaventura.
Valparaiso.

Dec. 7

Dec. 7

Dec. 8

Dec. 10.. .
Dec. 11. .

Capt. A.F.Lucas...
S. O. Barge No. 93.

South American S. S. Co

Guayaquil.

*Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular

: to the United States.

Date.

Sat., Jan. 1

Sun., Jan. 2

Mon., Jan. 3

Tues., Jan. 4

Wed., Jan. 5

Thurs., Jan. 6

Fri., Jan. 7

6at., Jan. 8

Sun., Jan. 9

Mon., Jan. 10

Tues., Jan. 11

Wed., Jan. 12

Thurs., Jan. 13

Fri., Jan. 14

Sat., Jan. IS

Sun., Jan. 16

Mon., Jan. 17

Tues., Jan. 18

Wed., Jan. 19

Thurs., Jan. 20

5:51

1 1 -.55

2.5

12.7

0:16

6:52

14.1

1.9

1 :19

7:57

14.7

1.0

2:17

8:55

15.3

0.0

3 :16

9:47

15.9

-0.9

4:11

10:36

16.3

-1.4

5:05

11 :22

16.4

-1.5

5:58

12 :09

16.2

-1.2

0:35

6:48

-0.1

15.4

1 :27

7:35

0.5

15.0

2 :15

8:24

1.2

14.1

3 :08

9:14

2.1

13.0

4:04

10:11

2.8

12.2

5:00

11 :15

3.4

11.6

6:01

12:22

3.7

11.4

0:37

7:01

12.2

3.6

1:32

7:57

12.4

3.3

2:20

8:47

12.7

2.7

3:05

9:30

13.1

2.1

3:45
13.5

10:09
1.6

1 .S :06

3.1

13 :00

13.1
14:00

14.1
14:58

15.0
15:54

IS. 8
16:48

16.3
17 :41

16 6
18:30

16.6
12:56

-0.6

13:45

0.4

14:36

1.5

15:29

2.6

16:24

3.6

17 :23
4.2

18 :24
4.5

13:23

11.5
14:15

11.9
15:00

12.4
15:41

12.9
16:22

13.4

19:14
2.6

20:17
1.8

21 :15
0.8

22 :08
0.1

22:57
-0.3

23:46
-0.4

Anastapoulos, Lewis
Anderson, Mrs. W. D.
Barry. Captain
Bennett. Perry
Blancato, James
Chacrian, O.
Day. J. B.
Dunn, Everett
Dunn, Wilfred
Grates, Hubert
Hanson, J. A.
Healey. Capt. E. A.
Heenan, Mrs. John (paper)
Hoffstetter, Mrs. J. F.
Jordon. Jordon F.
Kramer, Geo. A.

19:17

16.6
20:03

15.6
20:49

14.7
21 :39

13.7
22:34

12.9
23:37

12.4

19:24

4.4
20:19

4.0
21 :07

3.5
21 :49

2.9
22:27

2.4

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.0 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on thechart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height.
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23/> (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. December 15, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director, of Posts and
may be procured upon application of the addressees:

Lindle, Billy
Long, George
McCallum. Carl
Mcllone. Wiley, (card)
Miguel, Pecho
Phillips, J. T.
Pinkhj.m, Capt. V. R.
Reardon. M. F.
Reed, Ervie
Sammons, Jesse
Santon, Fred
Teague. Ray
Verbeck.G. S.
Winn, Jos. R. (card)
Winters, Harry E.

Rainfall from December 1 toll, 1915. Inclusive.

Stations.

S
SI

Q

Pacific Section —

Ins.
1 67

1 40

2 15
1 10
1 80

1 86

2 05

1 84

3 72

2 09
1.94
1 05

1 57
2.20

2.74

2 45

3 4S

OS

2
2

2
2
7

7

7
7
7
8
7
7
2
1

3
3
2
11

Ins.

3 69

3 13

4 55

3 08

4.97

Central Section —

4 62

4 17

4 08
6.09

6 56

*Vigia

5 51

3 12

4 62
7 51

Atlantic Section—

5 60

6.38

6.54

3.61

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
tStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
nidnight to midnight.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United Stateseach week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Even' Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except

that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t
Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday, January 10 and
February 7, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNOTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advance, mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
ana Texas is held for the oirect despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

Vessel.

*Zacapa

Allianca

Calamarea

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadorea

Santa Marta

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pa^tores

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Line. Sails. Arrives.

U.F.C.Dec. 8 Dec. 1

P.R.R.. Dec. 9 Dec. 1

U. F. C. Dec. II. A. Dec. 1

U.F.C.Dec. 15 Dec. 2

P.R.R. Dec. 16. ...Dec 2

U.F.C.Dec. 18 Dec. 2

...U.F.C.Dec. 22 Dec. 2

...P.R.R. Dec. 23 Dec. 3

...U.F.C.Dec. 25.... Jan.

U.F.C.Dec. 29 Jan.

P. R. R..Dec 30 Jan.

U. F. C.Jan. 1 . . . . Jan. 1

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Panama

Almirante

Pastores

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamarea. . ..

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores . . . .

P. R. R.Dec.

U.F.C.Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

P.R.R.. Dec.

....U.F.C.Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

P. R. R..Dec

. . . .U. F. C.Dec.

... U. F. C.Jan.

16 Dec.

16 Dec.

20 Dec.

23 Dec.

23 Dec.

27.... Jan.

30 Jan.

30... Jan.
3 . . . . Jan.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Atenas U. F. C.Dec.

Parismina U. F. C.Dec.

Turrialba U. F. C.Dec.

Cartago U. F. C.Dec.

Abangarez U. F. C. Dec.

Heredia U. F. C.Dec.

Atenas U. F. C.Dec.

Parismina U. F. C.Dec.

Turrialba U. F. C. Jan.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U. F. C.Dec. 19 Dec,

Turrialba U. F. C.Dec.

Cartago U. F. C.Dec.

Abangarez U. F. C . Dec.

Heredia U. F. C.Jan.

Atenas IT. PC. Tan. 3 Jan

Parismina U. F. C.Jan. 9.... Jan.

Turrialba U. F. C.Jan. 10 Jan.

Cartago U. F. C.Jan. 16 Jan.

Abangarez U. F. C.Jan. 17 Jan.

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1915.

No. 18.

The Canal Record

Official publication of Th? Panama Canal.

The Canal Reord is publ shed evcy week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the Unittd States and
its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba. Mexico, and
Panama (domestic po<tig°), and $1.50 in other countries
{foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, rep esntat ves of foreign
governments, public Lb cries, and e nph>; es of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Ra Iroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning f.om
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be mide to pay only to December 31.
on this basis: Subscription for the rest of the year. O. to-
ber 1 to January J, is 25 cents. For foreign sub c ip-
tio is the year is divided into thirds: and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be: Between September 1
and January J, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Small Vessels Make Transit of Canal.

Following the complete suspension of
traffic for slightly over three months, that is,
since the passage of the Jamaica through the
Canal on September 18, the channel at the
bases of the Culebra slides was opened suf-
ficiently to allow the passage of six light draft
vessels on Monday, December 20. These were,
in order of passage, the yacht Adrea, the
cable ship Cyrus IV. Field, the passenger and
cargo steamship Acajulla, belonging to the
Salvador Railway Company's line, the yacht
Sultana, the United States Navy gunboat
Newport, and the dredge San Diego. These
are all small vessels, their aggregate ton-
nage not being equal to one large vessel.
The maximum draft of the vessels was 15
feet, drawn by both the Sultana and the
Newport.

1 he steamships Edison Light, Navajo,
and Admiralen are still at the south end of
the Canal, waiting at Pedro Miguel Lock,
but efforts will be made to pass them through
at the earliest opportunity.

Following the passage of the vessels, a
cablegram was sent to the Washington office
of The Panama Canal, making approximate-
ly the following statement: Advantage was
taken of a temporary opportunity to pass
light draft vessels and it is intended to
pass the other waiting vessels as soon as
possible. No predictions can yet be made
of the probable date of opening, and it is
desired to avoid a premature resumption of
routing ships via the Canal, which would
be sure to embarrass the work and delay the
opening of a permanent channel. It would
also be expensive to shipping interests on
account of unavoidable delays to ships that

might be held here for an indefinite period.
Advice will be given promptly when shipping
interests should be notified to use the Canal.

Excavation in the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the slides on
the east and west banks of the Canal at
Culebra amounted to 239,621 cubic yards
during the week ending at 6 a. m., Tuesday,
December 21. Other excavation in the Cut
amounted to 41,173 cubic yards, making the
total for the week aggregate 280,794 cubic
yards. In addition, 15,670 cubic yards were
rehandled.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 1 5-yard d inner 73.450

Camboa 15-yard dipper 60.785

Paraiso 15-yard oipper 75.700

Corozcl Ladder 29,686

Culebra Seagoing su uon 25.505

No. 86 Pipeline suction 31 .340

The average aggregate output from the
Cut for the eight preceding weeks was
271,944 cubic yards, the total in that time
having been 2,175,549 cubic yards.

The dredge Corozal was out of service, for
repairs, throughout most of the day on Sunday,
December 19.

The "Achilles" and the "Ulysses" Submitted
for Final Trials.

The Canal colliers Ulysses and Achilles,
which have been in service since April and
June of this year, respectively, plying be-
tween Norfolk and Cristobal to deliver
coal for the Canal coaling plants, are to be
withdrawn from their run temporarily, to
be submitted for final acceptance tests.
Following the tests the two ships are to
be overhauled and, upon acceptance, re-
turned to the Canal service.

The places of the Achilles and Ulysses will
be taken by the colliers Orion and Cyclops
of the United States Navy. The Orion ar-
rived at Cristobal on the first voyage at noon
of Friday, December 17, with 10,000 tons
of coal, which has been discharged at the
steam hoist wharf in the rear of Dock 14 at
Cristobal The vessel sailed for Norfolk on
Wednesday. December 22.

When the Orion came into port fire was
smouldering in the No. 5 hold, but this was
extinguished in the course of unloading the
cargo.

The Orion and the Cyclops are of the same
general type as the Achilles and the Ulysses,
with the essential difference of being equip-
ped with unloading machinery. The Orion
used her unloading machinery in conjunction
with the work of the steam hoist at the
wharf.

Since the most of the vessels held up at the
Canal by its closing have left the terminal
ports the demand for coal on the Isthmus has
dropped considerably. In September the
sales to vessels amounted to 35,920 tons; in
October, to 73,350 tons; and in November,

to 19,380 tons. Deliveries to the Isthmus,
however, have been maintained as usual, the
surplus supply being stored in the new per-
manent plant at Cristobal, which is thus
being stocked in preparation for the begin-
ning of its operation next month.

Progress on Pier 7, Cristobal.

The north half of the floor for pier No. 7
at Cristobal, the lengthwise axis of which lies
approximately east and west, was completed
on Wednesday, December 15. Up to that time
a total of 8,691 cubic yards of concrete had
been placed in the floor, or about 53 per cent
of the total required for it. The riveting of
the steel work for the floor was begun on
November 23; it is expected that all of the
concrete for the floor will have been completed
early in February. The placing of the concrete
has advanced steadily. All of it is mixed
and placed by means of one portable plant,
using a ^-yard mixer. Since the beginning of
the floor construction, in which is included
the more difficult and tedious work on the tri-
angular outer end of the pier, the average
daily placement has been 172 cubic yards.
In the 6-day period from December 9 to 15
the average placement was 233.4 cubic yards
per 8-hour day. The high run is this period
was 286 cubic yards in eight hours.

To date the structural steel received for the
superstructure of the pier has amounted to
1,379,801 pounds, of which 1,285,721 pounds
were in a single shipment, on the J . L. Lucken-
bach, arriving in November. Of the total
quantity required, 2,117 tons, 690 tons have
arrived, and about 700 tons were reported
shipped from New York on December 19.
ft is expected that erection of the steel for the
pier shed will begin about January 1. The
contract for the steel doors for the pier shed
calls for their erection to begin by February
14, 1916, and to be finished by April 14. It
is expected that the pier will be completed
by June 1.

In the manufacture of cement tile roofing,
which was begun November 8 at Cristobal,
under a contract made with the American
Cement Tile Manufacturing Company, about
55 per cent of the roofing for the pier was
finished on December 15, that is. 909 squares
out of a total of 1,647 squares. The pbr shad
roofing estimates place rue nu.nber of pieces
of tile to be used at 21,316.

Arrival of Cruiser ••Columbia."

The cruiser Cclumbia of the United States
Navy arrived at Cristobal from Cuantanamo
on Wednesday, December 15. The Columbia
is the flagship of Admiral Grant, who has
charge of the submarine branch of the Navy,
and his mission here is the inspection of the
five submarines, the C-l , C-Z, C-3, C-$, and
C-5, in the flotilla stationed at the Canal, and
conferring as to the establishment of bases
for submarine operations in the vicinity of
the Isthmus.

150

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 18.

CANAL WORK IN NOVEMBER.

Monthly Report of the Governor to the Secretary
of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 14, 1915.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for the
month of November, 1915:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance and repair
work at the locks, the work of connecting
the motors of all towing locomotives at the
Pacific locks for concatenated operation was
completed, and similar work undertaken at the
Gatun Locks; preliminary work was con-
tinued at all locks in connection with the
installation of the regulating valves; the new
36-inch drill presses for the lock repair shops
at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores were received
and their installation started; the tests at
Gatun Locks in connection with the chain
fender apparatus were concluded, and the
emergency dams at all locks were operated
for drill purposes. Due to the continued
closure of the Canal by slides, there was no
complete transit of the Canal by commercial
vessels. One commercial lockage was made
at Miraflores.

Electrical Division — The net otftput of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,252,142 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station (minus), 79,870 kilo-
watt-hours; total, 3,172,272 kilowatt-hours.
The output of the Balboa air compressor
plant was 167,085,734 cubic feet of free air
compressed to 105 pounds. In addition to the
usual operation, maintenance, and repair
work, construction work was carried on in
connection with the electrical installation on
the new coaling plants, dry dock, and on
buildings for The Panama Canal and for the
Army^

(^ Municipal Engineering Division — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operation,
and repair work, the following are the princi-
pal items of construction work in progress:
The construction of roads and streets and
water and sewer lines for Fort Randolph,
and similar work at Fort Amador; the munic-
ipal work for the artillery and cavalry stables
at Corozal; installation of piping for the dry
dock at Balboa; construction of permanent
roads for the shops district, Balboa, and mu-
nicipal work in the Balboa townsite.

Meteorology and Hydrography — The rainfall
for the month exceeded the station averages
at five stations and was deficient at 13 stations.
The monthly rainfall ranged from 24.27 inches
at Monte Lirio to 7.05 inches at Balboa
Heights, the maximum precipitation recorded
on any one day being 3.71 inches, at Colon on
November 27. The estimated rainfall over
the Gatun Lake watershed was 16 per cent
below the normal, or 16.13 inches against a
15-year mean of 19.27 inches. The Chagres
River discharge at Alhajuela was two per
cent above the 26-year November normal, and
furnished 31 per cent and 30 per cent of the
net and total Gatun Lake yield, respectively.
The elevation of Gatun Lake varied from
86.18 on the 1st to 84.96 on the 9th, averaging
85.35. Miraflores Lake varied in elevation
from 54.38 on the 29th to 53.70 on the 16th,
averaging 54.08. Ten seismic disturbances
were recorded at Balboa Heights during the
month, all of them occurring during the period

from November 26 to 29, inclusive. No
damage was reported as a result of any of
these. The heaviest shock was on November
26 and had an intensity of V on the Rossi-
Forel scale of I to X and was generally felt.
Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Nine hundred
and eighty cubic yards of mass concrete and
2,149 cubic yards of reinforced concrete were
placed, the greater part being around the
pump well and valves, in which 214,060
pounds of reinforcing steel were embedded.
There were also placed in connection with the
wagon body valves, tracks, pump well, and
moving machinery, 347,449 pounds of fixed
steel. In the dock gates, the castings on the
left leaf are practically complete, with the ex-
ception of the bottom casting at the quoin
end ; and the castings on the right leaf quoin
end are complete, with the exception of the
bottom casting and some caulking. The
mitre end castings on the right leaf are
50 per cent reamed, and one panel has
been riveted. The left leaf was stepped on
its pintle on November 27. Structural steel
was erected to the amount of 29.52 tons, for
crane track girders and deck beams over the
suction chamber, and 38.98 tons of steel were
erected in the dock gates. Both the hollow
quoins were completed, and the dressing of
the granite for the caisson seat is well ad-
vanced. In the gates there were approximate-
ly 4,295 rivets driven, making 88,265 rivets
driven to date. The footings for building
No. 29, with the connecting beams, were in
place, and the backfill was practically com-
pleted. Work was commenced on the exca-
vation for the extension to the west end of the
entrance pier, and steamshovel excavation
there amounted to 1,722 cubic yards.

Coaling plant — Driving of steel sheet
piling was continued for sheathing the piers
at the west end of the reloader wharf, the
backfill was completed around the piers, and
the structural steel at the west end of the un-
loader wharf was well advanced. In the re-
loader wharf 73 caissons were sunk to rock at
the end of the month. Most of the steel shells
above the mud line had been removed and the
excavation behind the "B" row of cylinders
was completed for a length of 300 feet of the
dock. All of the caissons to rock were filled
with concrete, and the masonry plates were
set to receive the structural steel floor. All
of the piles for the anchor wall behind the
wharf were in as far as the wall can be worked
on at present and as is necessary for the
erection of the remainder of the coal handling
machinery.

In the unloader towers the contractor erect-
ed and riveted the east side framing of the ma-
chinery house of tower No. 2, the coal bin of
said tower, and aligned and riveted the sheave
supports in the peaks of both towers. The
corrugated iron roof and siding for the back
were placed in this tower, and the front side
of tower No. 1 was also enclosed. A special
sheet iron canopy to protect the operator of
the movable hopper was placed over one of
the windows on the coal side of the machinery
house of tower No. 1. Work on the walkways,
door frames, etc., on tower No. 2 was con-
tinued. Tower No. 1 is -completed, except for
the steel tower, painting, and steam exhaust
piping, which were 98 per cent, 95 per cent,
and 25 per cent completed, respectively.
Tower No. 2 is also practically completed
except for the steel tower, painting, and steam

exhaust piping, which were 95 per cent, 95
per cent, and 25 per cent completed, respect-
ively. The riveting of the peak sheave sup-
ports completed all riveting on the unloader
towers.

Docks — Work progressed satisfactorily in
sinking cylinders on quay wall c-d, and con-
crete filler was put in the cylinders and rein-
forcing was brought up to a point a little below
the anchor bolts which hold the masonry
plates. In quay wall d-e-f the riveting of the
last two panels was completed, floating hori-
zontal fenders were placed, and other miscel-
laneous work was done. On pier No. 18
the riveting of the north aisle shed was com-
pleted, and the erection of the south aisle
started. At the end of the month all columns
and struts for the south aisle and 25 panels
of roof had been erected, the total amount
erected being 1,101 tons, of which 320 tons
were erected during November.

Excavation and filling — The total excava-
tion for the month amounted to 93,454 cubic
yards, of which 85,847 cubic yards were classi-
fied as rock, the greater portion of which was
obtained from Sosa H'H- Various small filling
operations continued in the vicinity of the
dry dock, the air compressor house, and be-
hind wharf d-e. There were sent to the East
Breakwater from the Sosa Hill quarry 83,385
cubic yards, of which 7,160 cubic yards were
classified as armor rock.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — On November 1 5 the con-
struction of a single-track trestle for the ell
was started, 4,678 linear feet of piling being
driven and 282 linear feet of track laid. The
dry and wet fill measured in place amounted
to 99,452 cubic yards, 5,776 cubic yards of
armor rock, 76,974 cubic yards of core rock,
both from Sosa Hill, 6,104 cubic yards of
earth and 18,313 cubic yards of coral rock,
the latter two pumped by dredges No. 4 and
Ne. 84, being dumped into the fill.

Under the concrete block contract, 775
blocks were cast, involving the placing of
9,533 cubic yards of concrete, the total num-
ber of blocks cast to date being 1,187. The
number of days on which concrete was poured
was 16, giving an average output of about
4S.5 blocks per day. The first shipment of
blocks to the East Breakwater was made on
November 19 and the total shipped at the
end of the month was 274.

In the maintenance work on the West
Breakwater, 1,676 cubic yards of armor rock,
and 2,939 cubic yards of concrete blocks were
placed by derrick barge No. 157.

Coaling plant — The concreting of bridge
tracks on walls and wharves was completed,
as was the concreting of end wharf floor and
girder encasement, except for 120 feet at
center under wharf bunker. Concrete filling
was placed in two of the four caissons which
are being driven to afford foundation where
two caisson cylinders collapsed under wharf
bunker. The only concrete work remaining
to be done at this plant at the end of the month
consisted of that for wharf bunker and office
tower, the partition wall across coal pocket,
and 120 linear feet of end wharf floor. Con-
crete poured in end wharf floor amounted to
817 cubic yards, and in the bridge tracks 548
cubic yards, the total for the month amount-
ing to 1,365 cubic yards. All erection and
riveting of deck steel for wharves have been
completed, except for a few girders under the
wharf bunker. All concrete has been placed
in floors and girder encasements, tracks, etc.,

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151

except for 120 linear feet of end wharf. Dredg-
ing continued in reloader wharf slip, and
approximately 80 per cent of the dry storage
area of coal pocket has been cleared and
graded; and considerable coral fill has been
dumped to level and straighten the south end
of the subaqueous storage area.

Under Washington order No. 40.4S3, one
traveling hopper was practically completed,
thus completing the four required for the two
bridges. Track for conveyor cars was com-
pleted on both bridges, including the curves
to all four sliding switches. Two sliding
switches were completed, making this item
100 per cent complete, and galvanized iron
pipe hand railing was completely erected on
both bridges. The two rolling switches at
the middle cutoff loops were erected and
riveted complete, as also approximately
30,000 pounds of miscellaneous steel in ties,
trolley and lighting poles, etc. The concrete
stucco walls of the two scale houses were
finished during the month, making this item
50 per cent complete. About 1,060 linear feet
of straight viaduct track were aligned and
spiked during the month, and the curved track
and switches on the east cutoff loop were prac-
tically completed, and on the west cutoff about
50 per cent. Creosoted ties and walkways
were installed on 1,290 linear feet of viaduct,
and about 1,300 linear feet of pipe hand rail-
ing was erected on same. Six conveyor cars
were assembled and riveted, making a total
of 26 completed (structurally) to date, or 30
per cent of the total number required for this
plant. One approach conveyor bridge was
erected and riveted during the month, com-
pleting this item of four conveyor bridges.
The four trailing feeder hoppers, including the
platforms, framework, hoppers, and chutes,
were about 95 per cent completed, there being
a few plates and members to erect, which
have not yet been received on the Isthmus.
Corrugated iron covering over the four ap-
proach conveyors was completed during the
month; also approximately 15 per cent of
sheeting for machinery houses on the towers.

Under Washington order No. 40.5S7, cor-
rugated iron sheeting was entirely completed
on all unloaders. With the exception of the
final coat of paint on unloader No. 4, all
work on four towers is completed, except
the replacement of the defective valves, a
few minor adjustments, and touching up.
Marine Division.

Due to the continued closure of the Canal
by slides, no vessels passed through the Canal
in November.

Dredging Division.

The total dredge excavation for the month,
including earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,311,-
495 cubic yards. Of this total, 2,132 cubic
yards of earth and 1,513 cubic yards of rock
were removed from the Balboa inner harbor;
211,317 cubic yards of earth and 1,017,413
cubic yards of rock from Gaillard Cut; 13,299
cubic yards of coral from the west side of the
Cristobal coaling station, and 6,104 cubic
yards of coral sand and 18,313 cubic yards of
coral rock at Coco Solo.

The slides, especially on the east side, con-
tinued active during the month, and the
channel remained completely closed.

The rock crusher Vulcan was engaged all
month in breaking areas not to grade in the
Pacific entrance, 3,867 holes being broken over
an area of 61,904 square feet, with a total
penetration of 2,488 feet and a breakage of
1,477 cubic yards. The drill barge Teredo

No. 2 was engaged in drilling and blasting in
the Pacific entrance on various shoals, 303
holes being drilled, with a total penetration of
6,518 linear feet, and 6,030 cubic yards of rock
were broken. The hydraulic grader was
engaged all month at Gamboa, furnishing
steam and air for repair work, pumping oil,
etc. Dredges No. 1 and No. 82 were engaged
in excavating sand and gravel from the Cha-
gres River, 4,995 cubic yards of sand, 2,070
cubic yards of No. 1 gravel, 6,617 cubic yards
of No. 2 gravel, and 27,722 cubic yards of mn-
of-bank gravel being excavated. The work
of exterminating water hyacinths continued.
Mechanical Division.
Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 1,144, a decrease of 67 as compared
with the month of October; those leftover
from the previous month numbered 837,
and those carried forward into December,
913. The output of the foundry was 225,717
pounds of iron, 70,693 pounds of steel, and
20,041 pounds of brass. Hostling was done
on 4,445 pieces of equipment, and shop and
field repairs were made on 6,584. In addition,
861 cars were repaired in shop and 1.470 light
and 11 heavy repair jobs were done on equip-
ment. The floating cranes Ajax and Hercules
were transferred from the Mechanical Division
to the Dredging Division as of the first of
November, inasmuch as for a considerable
time to come these cranes will be used almost
exclusively by the latter division. The 2,500-
foot steam-driven compressors, and boiler
for operating same, were installed at the
Paraiso shops, thus permitting the release of
the two 550-foot electric-driven air compres-
sors, which it is contemplated will be installed
one in each of the roundhouses.

Fuel oil plants — Houses to protect the gaso-
line tanks from the sun were completed, and
the installation of fire plugs to permit con-
trol of bush fires was undertaken by the
Municipal Engineering Division and partially
completed. The erection of the tanks for the
Panama Canal Storage Corporation at Balboa
was approximately 75 percent completed, and
the firewalls around the sites of the West
India Oil Company's tanks were completed
with the exception of the openings through the
walls for the installation of drains. At Mount
Hope survey was made of the firewalls of the
Texas Company's tanks No. 10 and No. 41.
Building Division.
In addition to the usual maintenance, opera-
tion, and repair work, the following Canal
structures were in the course of construction
at the places named: Ancon-Balboa — One
four-family concrete house, being erected
under contract, was 85 per cent completed;
work on the construction of new verandas at
the old Administration Building, Ancon, was
60 per cent completed and the installation of
furnaces and machinery in the Ancon Hospital
crematory was 90 per cent completed. The
construction of the new refrigerating plant at
Balboa continued, the first floor was complet-
ed, the foundations for the main ammonia
compressors were laid, and the forms for the
walls to the second floor of the beef rooms were
erected. This work was approximately 30
per cent completed at the end of the month.
The work on the new Ancon Hospital group
continued, and the first floors in all of the
buildings were completed, and the form work
on the walls in buildings B and C to the second
floor was 50 per cent completed. The work
as a whole was 25 per cent completed at the
end of the month. The construction of the new

terminal office building at the head of Pier
17 was continued, and the building is approxi-
mately eight per cent completed. Corozal—
The work on the extension of the Miraflores
power house, the construction of seven 12-
apartment colored family quarters on the
Pedro Miguel-Miraflores road, one bachelor
house of the same type, and the building
for housing cripples in the insane asylum, were
all completed. Gatun-Colon — Work was con-
tinued on the construction of the new Colon
Hospital building and at the end of the month
the entire group was approximately 62 per
cent completed.

In compliance with the request contained
in the Adjutant General's letter of November
18, the report of post construction work done
by the Building Division in connection with
barracks, quarters, etc., for the mobile army
and Coast Artillery, is and will hereafter be
incorporated in the regular monthly report
on fortification work.

Supply Department.

The force report for the half month ended
November 24, 1915, showed a total of 24,359
employes of The Panama Canal and the
Panama Railroad Company, of whom 3,653
were white Americans and 20,706 laborers.
Of the latter, approximately 183 were Euro-
peans and the remainder West Indian negroes.
There was an increase of 615 laborers and an
increase of 20 Americans, making a net in-
crease of 635.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,706 Americans, of whom 3,673
were men, 1,497 women, and 1,536 children;
and 9,101 West Indians, of whom 5,150 were
men, 1,575 women, and 2,376 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $669,043. it came forward in 33
steamers, and the total weight of cargo, ex-
clusive of piling and lumber, was 29.052 tons.
Some of the principal items were 139.9S9
bags of cement, 2,311,605 feet, board measure,
of lumber, and 4,957 bales of hay, for stock.

The Balboa oil plant handled 63,214.47 bar-
rels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant
handled 8,61 7.4S barrels of fuel oil, the major-
ity of both being for The Panama Canal.
Health Department.

General — No cases of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague originated on or were brought to
the Isthmus during the month. The death
rate for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 31,219, was 11.14 per thousand
per year, as compared with 13.10 for the pre-
ceding month and 12.66 for the corresponding
month of last year.

Employe; — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the preceding month was 34,224.
On this basis the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 887, gave a rate of 311.01 per thous-
and, as compared with 294.80 for the preced-
ing month, and 298.93 for the corresponding
month of last year. The admission rates to
hospitals for all diseases were: Whites, 310.91;
blacks, 94.76; and Americans, 261.75. The ad-
mission rates to hospitals and quarters for
malaria were: Whites, 52.25; blacks, 17.41;
and Americans, 34.90. The total number of
deaths from all causes was 23. Of thc.^c 17
died from disease, all of whom were black
employes, or 5.96 per thousand, as compared
with 5.39 for the preceding menth, and 1.61
for the corresponding month of last year.
Two Americans died from accident during
the month, giving a rate of 5.82 per thousand.

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Vol. IX, No. 18.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction
appropriations on November 30, 1915, was
$15,562,817.55. and in the fortifications ap-
propriations, $2,301,639.53. The payrolls for
November, exclusive of Army quarters, store-
houses, fortifications, etc., amounted to $839,-
349.91 and the fortification roll amounted to
$57,504.51. Payments by the Disbursing
Clerk in Washington amounted to $1,013,-
618.86 and by the Paymaster on the Isthmus
to $1,212,656.53. Collections on the Isthmus
amounted to $699,408.08, of which $453,763.-
82 was repaid to appropriations, $231,100.06
was commissary collections and other trust
funds, and $14,544.20 was miscellaneous re-
reipts to be covered into the Treasury. Col-
lections by the Disbursing Clerk at Washing-
ton amounted to $8,515,89. Deposits in the
sum of $85,354.47 were made with the Assist-
ant Treasurer to be applied in payment of
tolls and other charges against vessels using
the Canal. Canal revenue collections and
miscellaneous funds received amounted to
$204,173.22, and the disbursements under
the same heading amounted to $206,782.22.
Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

One hundred and ninety-two licenses of all
kinds were issued. Thirteen estates were
were received and 12 settled, the total cash
received during the month amounting to
$1,111.57. the total value of the estates closed
being $689.91. At the port of Balboa 26
vessels entered and 48 cleared, and at the port
of Cristobal 57 vessels entered and 56 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postage due
collections, and box rent receipts, $7,507.66.
Money orders issued during the month aggre-
gated $305,144.28. Of this total, $93,190
represents the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee, in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $86,035 and postal savings
certificates to the value of $6,497. The bal-
ance of postal savings deposits on hand at
the close of the month, represented by unpaid
certificates and deposit money orders, aggre-
gated $445,607, as compared with $444,949
at the close of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and eighty-three arrests
were made. Of this total 366 were males and
17 were females. Fifty-six convicts were
confined in the penitentiary at the close of
the month. Nineteen persons were deported,

four of whom were convicts who had completed
their sentence in the penitentiary and 15
prisoners who had served terms in jail.

Four fires occurred and the damage to
private property resulting therefrom amounted
to $1,107.40. The property of The Panama
Canal, of the Panama Railroad, and of the
United States Army suffered no damage.

In the District Court 41 cases were settled;
nine civil, 22 probate, and 28 criminal cases
were filed, and 123 cases of all kinds were pend-
ing at the close of the month. In the magis-
trates court 15 civil and 366 criminal cases
were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,347 for the
white schools, and 665 for the colored schools.
In the white schools the net enrollment was
1,226, the average daily attendance 1,092 3,
and the average number belonging 1,131.2.
In the colored schools the net enrollment was
477, the average daily attendance 418, and
the average number belonging 481.4.

Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo, amounted
to approximately 244,545 tons. The follow-
ing quantities of coal were handled and trim-
med in bunkers: Colon agency, 3,200 tons;
Balboa agency, 16,180 tons; total, 19,380
tons.

The work on pier No. 7, Cristobal, continued
satisfactorily. In the floor slab 201,441
pounds of reinforcing rods were placed, and
144,782 square feet of forms for placement of
slab and encasement of girders were set during
the month. Three thousand six hundred and
eighty-nine cubic yards of concrete were
placed in the floor of the pier. Backfilling
for pier No. 7 approach was started during
the month, 12,312 cubic yards being placed.

Preliminary work continued on pier No. 6,
Cristobal, 668.5 linear feet of wash drilling
and 68.7 linear feet of diamond drilling being
accomplished during the month, making this
item 80 per cent completed.

The manufacture of cement tiling was
started on November 8, and approximately
70.5 squares were manufactured for the coal-
ing plant, or 100 per cent required for this
work; 430 squares being manufactured for
pier No. 7, or 26 per cent of the total re-
quired.

Respectfully,
Ceo. VV. Goethals,

Governor.

TO STUDY CANAL SLIDES.

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No

Native of

Isthmian

Residence

Employed by

Date of

50610
32573
44775
79105
K'J 17 7

Barbados.

Camp Bierd

Guachapali

Term. Const. . .
Forti -cations.. .
Fortifications.. ■

P. R. R

P R. R.. .

Steven, Henry

Cristobal

Dp- 1 J. 101 S.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims againt the estate* or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at orce to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

Committee of National Academy of Sciences
Arrives on the Isthmus.

A committee of scientists and engineers
appointed by the National Academy of
Sciences to study the slides in Gaillard Cut
and make suggestions as to the methods of
coping with them, arrived on the Isthmus on
Sunday, December 19, from New Orleans.
The party was met at the pier by a special
train, and taken across the Isthmus to the
Hotel Tivoli at Ancon. The members began
their researches on Monday, December 20,
in company with various Canal engineers.

The National Academy of Sciences was
created by act of Congress in 1863, its in-
corporation providing that it should "when-
ever called upon by any department of the
Government, investigate, examine, experi-
ment and report upon any subject of science
or art, the actual expense of such investiga-
tions, examinations, experiments and reports
to be paid from appropriations which may
be made for the purpose, but the Academy
shall receive no compensation whatever for
any services to the Government of the United
States." In the latter part of October sugges-
tion was made to the President that the
Academy would be willing to render service
in a study of the Canal slides, and the
President requested a report on the subject
from the society. At a meeting held in
New York City on November 17 the Acad-
emy appointed a committee to consider and
report upon the slides. The committee, with
the cooperation of the Washington office of
The Panama Canal, began immediately the
study of available data on the subject, and
arrangements were made for its members to
visit the Isthmus and study the situation on
the ground.

The committee is composed of Charles R.
Van Hise, metallurgist and geologist, presi-
dent of the University of Wisconsin, chairman;
General Henry L. Abbot, formerly of the
Corps of Engineers of the Army, consulting
engineer for the second French canal company
and for the United States Government in the
consideration of plans for the Canal; John
C. Branner, geologist, president of Leland
Stanford University; Whitman Cross, geolo-
gist, of the United States Geological Survey;
John F. Hayford, professor of civil engineering
at Northwestern University; Harry Fielding
Reid, geologist and seismologist, Johns Hop-
kins University; Rolla C. Carpenter, civil
engineer, professor of experimental engi-
neering at Cornell University; Arthur P.
Davis, civil engineer, director and chief
engineer of the Reclamation Service, mem-
ber of the board of consulting engineers for the
Panama Canal. 1907; and John R. Freeman,
civil and mechanical engineer, member of the
board of consulting engineers for the Panama
Canal in 1907. Mr. R. B. Potter, of the
Reclamation Service, and formerly employed
in the Central Division, under the Isihmian
Canal Commission, is secretary to the com-
mittee.

Christmas and New Year's Schedule between
Balboa and Taboga.

In addition to the regular schedule between
Balboa and the Hotel Aspinwall, using the
launch Aspinwall. published elsewhere in this
issue, the tug Cocoli, which has a carrying
capacity of 75 persons, has been engaged to
sail from the Balboa dredge landing on Friday,

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153

December 24, at 5.30 p. m., and to leave
Taboga Island on Sunday, December 26, at
7 p. m.

For the New Year's holiday, the Cocoli
will sail from the dredge landing at Balboa
at 5.30 p. m., Friday, December 31, and
from the Hotel Aspinwall landing at 7 p. m.
Sunday, January 2.

Canal Zone Christmas Cards.

The 10,000 Christmas cards which were
placed on sale at the commissary stores on
December 6 were sold out quickly, and the
commissary branch of the Supply Department
had 3,000 cards of an appropriate local design
printed at the Canal printing plant at Mount
Hope. The design was printed in four colors.
The decoration was printed on the reverse side
of the official Canal Zone postal card, requir-
ing no stamp, and space below the design gives
room for writing a personal greeting.

The Canal Zone cards were placed on sale
in the morning of Wednesday, December 15.

Schools Closed for the Holidays.
The Canal Zone schools were closed for the
Holidays at the end of the day on Friday,
December 17. They will reopen on Monday,
January 3.

Subscriptions Expire on December 31.

Attention is called to the fact that paid
subscriptions to The Canal Record expire
on December 31 and remittances should be
made at once for subscriptions for 1916 in
order to avoid interruption.

Conditions governing subscriptions are set
forth in these excerpts from a circular issued
on December 1, 1914:

After January 1, 1915, a subscription rate will be
charged for The Canal Record of $1 domestic and
SI. 50 foreign, except in the case of Government de-
partments and bureaus, members of Congress, repre-
sentatives of foreign governments, public libraries,
an 1 employes of The Panama Canal and the Parian a
Railroad on the gold roll, to whom the Record will
•till be distributed free.

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All subscriptions for the Re_ord will expire on De-
cember 31 of each year. Domestic subscriptions re-
ceived after the beginning of a year will be charged
as from the beginning of the particular quarter in
which received, in accordance with the schedule of
rates shown below. Foreign subscriptions will be
charged as from the beginning of the particular third
of the year in which they are received.

Subscription rates — Domestic.
Subscriptions entered between January 1 and

April 1 $1 .00

Subscriptions entered between April I and July 1 . 75
Subscriptions entered between July 1 and Oc-
tober 1 50

Subscriptions entered between October 1 and

January 1 25

Subscription rates — Foreign.
Subscriptions entered between January 1 and

May 1 $1 .50

Subscriptions entered between May 1 and Sep-
tember 1 1 .00

Subscriptions entered between September 1 and

January I 50

Remittances from the Canal Zone, the Republic of
Panama, Colombia, the West Indies (excepti-g Cuba
and Porto Rico), Costa Rica, the West Coast, Argen.
tina. Uru0uay, and Paraguay should be forwarded to
"The Canal Record, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,"
and should be made payable to "The Collector. The
Panama Canal." The name and address to which the
Record is to be sent should be plainly written. Sub-
scribers in the United States and in foreign countries
other than those mentioned above should address
"The Chief of Office, The Panama Canal. Washington,
D. C", and make their remittances payable to "The
Disbursing Clerk, The Panama Canal."

Th? wr-r 1 "foreign" refers to c'ur tries where mail
cannot ue forwarded under official frank. The wcrd
"domestic" refers to th" United States and its posses-
sions, as well as to Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and the Re-
public of Panama, t which last-named foreign coun-
tries Government mail can be forwarded under official
bank.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

License to Carry Gunpowder on Passenger Vessels.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., Decemoer 14, 1915.
Circular No. 644-3:

1. Circular No. 6+4, dated May 1, 1914, providing
rules and regulations for the Steamboat Inspection
Service, is modified as follows:

Upon the application of any master or owner of any
steam vessel employed in the carriage of passengers, for
a license to carry gunpowder, the Local Inspectors shall
examine such vessel, and if they find that she is provid-
ed with a chest or safe composed of metal, or entirely
lined and sheathed therewith, or if the vessel has one or
more compartments thoroughly lined and sheathed with
metal, at a secure distance from any fire, they may grant
a certificate to thiteffect. aLthorizing such vessel tocaTy
as freight within such chest, safe, or compartments, the
article of gao.pr.vJer. wuc'i certificate shall be kept
conspicuously posted on board such vessel.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Charges for Elective Surgical Operations on
American Seamen.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C Z., December 14, 1915.
Circular No. 018-8:

Class 9 of the schedule of charges on page 6 of circular
No. 618-5, dated May 15. 1915. is hereby amended to
provide a charge of 10 per cent of the schedule, for
elective surgical operations on American seamen.
Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Hospital Bills for Njnemployes Living in Panama
Canal Quarters.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., December 10, 1915.
Circular No. 618-7.

1. Employes holding silver family quarters regularly
assigned to them will be held responsible for the pay-
ment of the hospital bills of any nonemployes allowed
to live in their quarters with the:n, and will be require 1
to see that no nonemployes are allowed to live in their
quarters unless they are willing to be responsible for the
hospital treatment of s j :'.x no i;n ilo/e; incase it should
at any time be necessary to send them to the hospita',
- 2. District physicians who send charity patients tu
the hospital will ascertain if the patient has been oc-
cupying Canal quarters and if so will ascertain and
furnish the superintendent of the hospital the name
of the employe holding the quarters, his check number,
and the division for which he works, so that payroll de-
duction can be made unless bill is otherwise settled.

3. District quartermasters will have a copy of this
circular posted in a conspicuous place in all silver family
quarters and havea copy of it appended to all tenders of
silver family quarters in the future.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Instructions for Detaching Coupons from New
Style Mileage Form Commissary Books.
The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 15, 1915.

The new style commissary coupon books of $2.50, $5,
and S15 denominations, which are similar to a mileage
book, will be distributed for issue within a few days.

The coupons, each of which represents the value of
one cent, are separated by perforations. The coupons
must be torn out along the perforations and the greatest
care exercised in detaching the proper amount. The
numbers at the left show the number of coupons that
have been detached from the book. The amount at the
right shows the value of the coupons remaining in
the book.

No detached coupons will be accepted. The coupon
book must be turned over to the salesman to detach
coupons.

Before pulling out coupons the salesman must see
that the rubber band is on the outside front cover of the
book; otherwise the Dand will catch in the perforations
and tear the coupons. The book should be held in the
left hand and a sufficient number of coupons drawn out
to cover the purchase. The perforations separating the
last coupon to be torn out must be placed on the edge of
the front cover; the front and back covers must then be
pressed together closely with the thumb and forefinger
and the coupons torn out.

The quickest method of arriving at the number of the
last coupon to be detached is to add the amount of the
sale to the lowest numbered coupon remaining in the
book. Example: A customer presents a book out of

which $1.57 has been spent, making 158 the lowest
numbered coupon. Apurchaseof £1.25 is made. By
adding 125 to 158. the result. 283, less 1, equals 282,
which is the number of the last coupon to be detached.
The following is a sitnole mnhod of addition which
does not require that any figures be set down:

125 plus 8 equals 133; that amount plus 150 equals
283; deducting 1 gives 282, the number of the last
coupon to be detached.

If it is necessary to use pencil and paper, set down the
number of the first coupon in the book, and add to it
the amount of the sale, as follows:
158

125

283

Deducting 1 from this total gives the number of the
last coupon to be torn from the book.

Coupons must be folded about four inches or five
inches long. They must not be crumpled under any
circumstances.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. December 13, 1915.
To accountable officials— Effective December 16,
1915, and during such time as Mr. W. G. Thompson
may be absent on leave. Mr. R. A. Wilson will assume
accountability for nonexpendable property now in the
custody of Mr. Thompson, and is authorized to sign
all property papers for and ia the name of Mr. Thomp-
son.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Patiama Canal.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303. on Wednesday, December 29, 1915, be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the
office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same,
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, December 31. 1915, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 22, 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, origi-
nating in the United States and its possessions, have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts,
and may be procured upon application of the addressees:
Boland, John P. fMason, Loyd

♦Baker. Mrs. II. F. Klinger, Harry A.

Campbell, Byron JLaraburchi, Lalie

Cooper. Roy H. Nicholson. Wm. John

Davids, Ewald Redmon, H. E.

Dockery. Dorcthy Rock. Jos. W.

Faison. Samson L. Schultz. Edward

Kelly. N. W. Zorko. J. D.

* Card, t Package. JSpecial delivery.

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. IS.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notice of Award.

In the matter of the claim of Bonifacio Segttra, for
Property located in the valley of the Chagres River, award
No. 102, dockets Nos. 936 and 1746. November 16,1015—
An award is hereby made against the United State in
favor of the person hereinafter named, in the sum of
$1,000 United States currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named in the amount specified, on or before the 16th
day of December, 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
date, such award shall thereafter bear interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Bonifacio Segura. dockets Nos. 936 and 1746—
For all right, title, and interest which the said
Bonifacio Segura may possessor may have possess-
ed in buildings, growing crops, fruit trees, and any
other improvements in the valley of the Chagres
River, the sum of SI. 000 United States currency.
Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Commissioners.

I do not concur in the above award.

Levi M. Kagy.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
227, docket numbers as note!, November 10. 1915— With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Docket Claimant. Tax Date of

No, No. Payment.

1181 George Solomon 784 4- -15

1240 Clemente Galvan 803 8-12-14

1798 Jose A. Calderon 150 4- -13

1875 Juan Miranda 1867 3- -13

2485 Antonio Gonzales 2034 5- -14

2493 Simeona Rodriguez 11- -13

2595 Ramon Morales 1592-A 4- -1.'

2605 Jose Eusebio Gonzales 11- -13

3143 Manuel Castillo 6- -15

3158 Jose de la Espada 8-28-15

316> Rito Barragan 6-20-15

3163 Concepcion Gonzales 613 1- -15

3320 Simeon Galvez 12- -14

3325 Tranquilino Santamaria 12- -14

2525 Antonio Gonzalez 2034 5- -1*

In view of the above settlements, no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet. Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Aquilina Sanchez, for
property located near Monte Lirio, rule of dismissal No.
208. docket No. 785, October 30. 1915— The claim of
Aquilina Sanchez, docket No. 785, which came on for
hearing on October 26, 1915, is hereby disallowed, as
the evidence presented to the Commission does not
justify an award being made.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornet, Levi M. Kagy. Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
226, docket numbers as shown, November 9, 1915 — The
following claims, which were accorded a partial hearing
August IS, 1915, came on for final hearing before the
Commission at its session held November 8, 1915, at
which time it was agreed between the parties that
settlements have been made direct with the United
States in full for all claims set out in the statement of
claim referred to:

Joseph Osborne, docket No. 873, for property on Las
Cascadas Plantation.

Mrs. Ann Williams, docket No. 877, for property
at Caimito Junction.

In view of these agreements, no further action is
necessary by this Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

R. J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet,
Levi M. Kagy, Comn

In the matter of the claim of Antolino Garcia, for proper-
ty located near Bohio. rule of dismissal No. 225, docket
No. 855, November 8, 1915 — The claim of Antolino
Garcia, which was partially heard on August 17, 1915,
final hearing being had on November 8, 1915, is hereby
disallowed, as the evidence presented to the Commission
does not justify an award being made.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Juan Palomeno, for prop-
erty located in Gatun Lake area, rule of dismissal No.
231. docket No. 940, November 20, 1915— The claim of
Juan Palo meno, which was partially heard on November
17, 1915, final hearing being had on November 18, 1915,
is hereby disallowed, as the evidence presented to the
Commission does not justify an award being made.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective December 23 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the
costs of all cold storage goods. The price list
for groceries at retail which is now in effect
was published in The Canal Record of July
28, 1915, covering four pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, by mail
or from the boarding officers who visit incom-
ing ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list gives retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective December 23, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03$

Beef suet, native, per lb 03|

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 5

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 J

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3J lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast. 2d cut (3| lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (H lba. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 J lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (\\ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tende- loin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb 29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3) lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote) , per lb 25 J

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 24

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20 §

Veal chops, per lb 40

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 20

Veal, stewing, per lb 16

miscellaneous.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea .". . .80*

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 22f

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 06

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, i head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19

Price.

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 19

Sausage, pork, per lb 20

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 38*

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 16t

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread , beef, per lb 19

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfaBt, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 32

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21*

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 17

Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 27

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 31*

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 34*

Hara. sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 39*

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 27t

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32f

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 18

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 48*

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub. whole tub, per lb .47*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb , 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 50f

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 40

Cheese, Young America, per lb 22

Cream, 30 per cent, i pt 17**

Cream. 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 49*

Eggs, fresh, i doz. (only) 25*

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 1

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50 1

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 10*

Halibut, fresh, per lb 11

Herring, smoked, per lb 1 1

Oysters, fresh, per qt 39

Salmon, fresh, per lb 12

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 20*

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02

Brussels sprouts, per lb 2 1 *

Cabbage, per lb 01$

Carrots, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lb 10

Celery, per head 08*

Chocho, each 02

Cucumbers, per lb 10t

Eggplant, per lb OQf

Lettuce, per lb 18*

Onions, per lb 03$

Parsnips, per lb 02$

Peppers, green, per lb 12f

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02 J

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 03

Potatoes, sweet, tropical, per lb 02

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 09*

Turnips, per lb 01 J

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 13

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 16*

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs. 5-oz pkg 05

Figs. 11-oz. pkg 10

Peaches, evaporated, per lb OS*

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

December 22, 191$.

THE CANAL RECORD

155

Price.

Pee!, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 09

Raisins, seeded, pkg 11*

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 23

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 06*

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas. 6 and 7 bands, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00§

Coconuts, ea 05

Cranberries, per lb 09

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, per lb 17*

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03 \

Lemons, per doz 20*

Limes, per 100. 50*

Oranges, select, ea 05

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12

Pears, fresh, rer lb 05

Tangerines, ea 01 J

* Indicates advances from preceding list.

**Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than \ ham or } shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective December 20:

Beakers, small, ea

Boats, sauce, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Bowls, salad, ea

Bowls, punch, ea

Bowls, punch, ea

Cups and saucers, ea

Cups and saucers, ea

Cups and saucers, ea . . . .

Dishes, bakers, ea

Jug» , cream, ea

Mugs. Doulton. ea

Pins, rotting, ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Plates, breakfast, ea

Plates, dinner, ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Plates, B. & B., ea

Platters, chop, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Pots. Azalea, ea

Rugs, Crex. ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex. ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex. ea

Rugs, Crex. ea

Rugs, Crex. ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex. ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea ,

Rugs, Crex, ea ,

Rugs, Crex, ea ,

Saucepans, ea

Bedspreads, ea ,

Bedspreads, ea

Brushes, tooth, ea

Cloth, oil. yd ,

Coats, Palm Beach, ea. . .
Cloth, foundation silk, yd

Hammocks, ea

Overalls, white, pr

Pique, yd

Ribbon, yd

Robes, bath, ea

Serge, black, yd

Syringes, ea

Thread. Clarke's, spool..
Umbrellas, ea

Price Change.

.88

.85

1.15

3.25

5.45

7.15

1.30

.88

.88

.85
.85
1.30
1.30
1.30
5.45
5.45
5.45
7.15

2.70
2.25
1.35

Additions to Stock.

Braid, rick rack, No. 37, red, 6 yds., piece $0.08

Braid, rick rack. No. 37, blue, 6 yds., piece 08

Calico, plain, turkey red, yd 08

Caps, golf. Palm Beach, ea 44

Clips, pen and pencil, ea 01

Corsets, lace front, 0311, ea 2 65

Pencils. Dixon's. No. 2, hexagonal, ea !o3

Pencils, Dixon's, No. 1, round, ea , .02

Shampoo, Canthrox, bot 40

Suiting, union, yd \z5

Shirts, sport, short sleeves, ea 1 .25

Voile, corded, yd 20

Voile, chain check, yd 24

Voile, triple dashed, yd 25

Voile, cord satin striped, yd 29

Womens' shoes:

White canvas pumps, pr 2.25

White canvas pumps, pr 2 . 20

Dull calf, button, pr 2 . 70

Mens' shoes:

Chocolate vici blucher, pr 3.15

Gun metal, lace oxford, pr 4.10

Russia calf, lace oxford, pr 4.10

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 4.30 p. m.; Mcnday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip from Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siring transportation from Taboga exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip; in which
case a trip will be started from the As».inwall landing at
3 p. m., reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.

♦

Proposal for Purchase of 300 Curb Cocks.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Chief
Quartermaster. The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights,
C. Z., until 10 a. m., January 3, 1916, and then opened,
for the purchase of 300 curb cocks. Complete de-
scription regarding these curb cocks may beobtained
upon application to the General Storekeeper, Balboa,
C. Z. The Panama Canal reserves the right to accept
any or reject any or all bids. Bids should be marked
*' Proposal for purchase of 300 curb cocks" and addressed
to the Chief Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Propos als for the Purchase of Lighter and Launch.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Chief
Quartermaster, The Panama Canal, Ealboa Heights,
C. Z., until 10 a. m.. January 3, 1916, and then opened,
for the purchase of lighter A'o. 78 and the hull of
launohQ. Neither of these can be used in Canal Zone
waters unless they are put in such shape as to pass in-
spection by the Board of Local Inspectors. Full in-
formation may be obtained upon application to the
General Storekeeper, Balboa. Bids will be received for
either or both of these items. The Panama Canal
reserves the right to accept any or reject any or all bids-
Bids should be marked "Proposal for purchase of
lighter and launch" and addressed to the Chief Quar-
termaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Proposals for Purchase of Hollow Tile Concrete
Blocks.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Chief
Quartermaster. The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights.
C. Z„ until 10 a. m., January 4, 1916, and then opened,
for the purchase of 14.000 12-inch by 12-inch by 18-
inch and 5.000 8-inch by 12-inch by 18-inch hollow tile
concrete blocks. These blocks may be inspected at the
cement block plant at Corozal and full information
obtainec upon application to the General Storekeeper,
Balboa, C. Z. The Panama Canal reserves the right
to accept any or reject any or all bids. Bids should be
marked "Proposal for purchase of hollow tile concrete
blocks" and addressed to the Chief Quartermaster.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Rainfall from December I to 18, 1915, Inclusive.

Stations.

|

h

Si

Q

Ha

Pacific Section —

Ins.
1 .67
1.40
2.15
1.10
1.80

1.86
2.05
1.84
3.72
2.09
1.94
1.05
1.57
2.20

2.74
2.45
3.48
1.26

2
2
2
2
7

7
7
7
7
8
7
7
2
1

3

3

2
14

Ins.
3.90

4.84

5.68

4.88
4.38

Central Section —

3.42

♦Monte Lirio

7.91
5.90

Atlantic Section —

tBocas del Toro

5.12

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until February
1916, are given in this table:

DECEMBER.

Date.

Wed., Dec. 22..
Thurs., Dec. 23
Fri., Dec. 24...
Sat., Dec. 25...
Sun.. Dec. 26..
Mon., Dec. 27..
Tues., Dec 28 .
Wed., Dec. 29..
Thura., Dec. 30.
Fri., Dec. 31...

4:09
13.8
4:45
13.9
5:20
13.9
5:55
13.8
0:37

2.4
1:18

2.5
2:01

2.7
2:49

2.8
3:42

2.9
4:40

2.7

2.3
15:03

2.8
15 :56

22:40
2.4

23:19
2.3

23:57
2.3

19:00

13.8
19:37

13.6
20:16

13.5
21:04

13.3
21:59

13.3
23:02

13.4

2.5
0:16
14.1
1 :19
14.7
2:17
15.3
3 :16
15.9
4:11
16.3
5:05
16 4
5:58
16.2
0:35
-0.1

1 :27
0.5

2:15

1.2
3:08

2.1
4:04

2.8
5 :00

3.4
6:01

3.7
0:37
12.2
1:32
12.4

2 :20
12.7
3:05
13.1
3:45
13.5
4:26
13.8
5:03
14.0
5:41
14.1
0:16

1.7

6:32
2.2

6:52

13:00

1.9

13.1

7:57

14:00

1.0

14.1

8:55

14:58

0.0

15.0

9:47

15 :54

-0.9

15.8

10:36

16:4S

-1.4

16.3

11 :22

17 :41

-1.5

16 6

12 :09

18:30

-1.2

16 6

6:48

12 ;56

15.4

-0 6

7 :35

13:45

15.0

0.4

8:24

14:36

14.1

1.5

9:14

15:29

13.0

2.6

10:11

16:24

12.2

3.6

11 :15

17:23

11.6

4.2

12 :22

18:24

11.4

4.5

7:01

13:23

3.6

11.5

7:57

14:15

3.3

11.9

8:47

15:00

2.7

12.4

9:30

15:41

2.1

12.9

10:09

16:22

1.6

13.4

10:45

16:59

1.2

13.8

11:19

17:34

1.0

14.2

11:53

18:05

1.0

14.4

6:17

12:28

14.1

1.2

6:54

13:04

13.9

1.6

7:32

13«t5

13.6

2.0

8:15

14:31

13.3

2.5

9:06

15:27

12.8

3.0

10:11

16:31

12.3

3.3

11 :26

17:42

12.5

3.4

12:40

18:55

13.0

3.0

19:14

2.6
20:17

1.8
21:15

0.8
22:08

0.1
22:57
-0.3
23 :46
-0.4

19:17

16.6
20:03

15.6
20:49

14.7
21 :39

13.7
22:34

12.9
23:37

12.4

19:24
4.4

20:19
4.0

21 :07
3.5

21 :49
2.9

22 :27
2.4

23:02
2.0

23 :40
1.7

18:40

14.6
19:14

14.6
19:51

14.4
20:34

14.1
21 :29

13.8
22:36

13.5
23:52

13.6

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
TStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
mid night to midnight.

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts lor this region, and
which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (~) sign is before the height.
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0A (midnight) to 2ih (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

156

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. IS.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., December 19, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

i Cross Net

Dec. 19

Dec. 19....

Cyrus W. Fields. . .

American

American. . .

L. J. Shoemaker. .
United States min

Ballast

.1761 2f4

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Dec. 18 Sultana (yacht) . .

Dec. 18.... I Newport

Dec. 18 Edison Light

Dec. 18 ... . Navajo

Dec. 19 1 Admiralen

•Displacement tonnage.

American

American

American

American

Norwegian

Mrs. E. H. H

New York Marine School

Btston-Virgin

Western Steam Nav. Co,

L. Christenson

Co.

San Francisco.

Ho lolu'u

Balboi

Sin Francisco.
Balboa

New York Ballast

New York Ballast

Cristobal Lumber, general.

"1,050
2.656
2.705

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

Prom

Date

Dec. 16 .
Dec. 16. .
Dec. 17. .
Dec. 17. . .
Dec. 18.. .

Vessel
Quillota

J. L. Luckenbach . .

Line

For

Dec. 13....

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

United States Navy

London & way pts.
New York.
Guantanamo.
Liverpool.
Norfolk, Va.
Port Limon.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

London, via way pts.

Elders & Fyffes

Bristol & Jamaica.

Dec. 18....

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expect

ed Departures.

Dec. 21....

Norfolk.

Dec. 20..

Bnford

United States Navy

United States Navy

Columbia

LJn known.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Dec. 13...

Peruvian Line

Callao

Panama.

Guayaquil.

Punta Arena.

San Francisco.

Tachano.

Pedregal.

Monterey.

Guayaquil.

Dec. 14. . .
Dec. 14. ..
Dec. IS...
Dec. 17...
Dec. 18.. .
Dec. 18. . .
Dec. 18. . .
Dec. 18. . .

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Pisa. Pisa & Co

Hattie Luckenbach .

Dec. 13...
Dec. 13...

Dec. 14

Dec. 14

Dec. 16

Dec. 16.. . .
Dec. 17.. . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Hattie Luckenbach..

South American S. S. Co. . .

F. H. Buck

San Francisco.
Pedregal.

F. H. Buck

Manavi

*Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

Fuel and Water.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton cf seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of $3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Mlraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day. December 18, 1915:

Day and Date.

Sun., Dec 12...
Mon, Dec. 13...
Tues..Dec. 14...
Wed.. Dec. IS. ..
Thurs., Dec. 16.

FrL, Dec. 17

Sat.. Dec. 18...

Stations.

127.00 93.42
128.60 94.29
127.60 93.68
126.9:

93.01
92.94
92.86

O

CvJ

§3

04 86.02 54.30
86.09 86.04 53.99

86.06 86 03 53.87
86 07 86.05 53.79

86.07 86 05 53.65
86.07 86.05,53.60
86.04 86.04 53.71

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, f:>r all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the dav of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday, January 10 and
February 7, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNOTE— When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advance, mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
ana Texas is held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores ....
Santa Marta..

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pa>tores

Zacapa

U. F. C.Dec.

15..

..Dec.

P. R. R. Dec.

16..

..Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

18..

..Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

22..

..Dec.

P. R. R. . Dec.

23..

..Dec.

U. F. C.Dec.

25..

. . Jan.

U. F. C.Dec.

29..

..Jan.

P. R. R.Dec

30..

..Jan.

.U. F. C.Jan.

1..

. . Jan.

U. F. C.Jan. 5.... Jan. 12

Allianca

P. R.R.Jan.

6..

. Jan.

11

Calamares

U. F. C.Jan.

8..

Jan.

16

Carrillo

....U.F. C.Jan.

12..

Jan.

19

Colon

P. R.R.Jan.

13. .

Jan.

18

Tenadores

U.F. C.Jan.

15..

Jan.

23

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Allianca

P.R. R.Dec.

23..

.Dec.

29

Zacapa

U.F. C.Dec.

23..

Dec.

30

Calamares

U.F. C.Dec.

27..

Jan.

4

Colon

P. R. R..Dec

30..

. Jan.

S

Carrillo

U. F. C.Dec.

30..

. Tan.

6

Tenadores

.... U. F. C.Jan.

3..

. Jan.

10

Advan.-e

P. R. R.jan

6. .

Jan.

13

Santa Marta. . . .

....U. F. C. Jan.

6..

Jan.

13

Metapan

....!'. F.C.Jan.

10. .

Jan.

18

Panama

....P. R.R.Jan.

13..

Jan.

19

Almirante

U. F. C.Jan.

13..

Jan.

20

Pastores

....U.F. C.Jan.

17. .

Jan.

21

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Abangarez

....U.F. C Dec.

18..

Dec.

25

Heredia

....U.F. C.Dec.

22. .

Dec.

27

Atenas

...U.F. C.Dec.

25..

Jan.

1

Parismina

U. F. C.Dec.

29..

Jan.

3

Turrialba

....U. F. C. Jan.

1 . .

Jan.

8

Cartago

....U.F. C.Jan.

5. .

Jan.

10

Abangarez

...U.F. C.Jan.

8. .

Jan.

15

I'eredia

....U.F. C.Jan.

12..

Jan.

17

Atenas

....U.F. C.Jan.

15. .

Jan.

22

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago

U.F. C.Dec.

26...

.Dec.

31

Abangarez

....U.F. C.Dec.

26...

Jan.

2

....U F. C Jan.

2...

Jan.

7

Atenas

....U. F. C Jan

2...

Jan.

9

Parismina

U F. C.Jan.

9...

Jan.

14

Turrialba

U. F. C.Jan.

9...

Jan.

16

Cartago

U. F.C.Jan.

16...

Jan.

21

Abangarez

U. F. C.Jan.

16...

.Jan.

2.1

Parismina

....U.F. C.Jan.

23..

Jan.

28

Turrialba

....U.F. C.Jan.

23..

Jan.

30

Cartago

....U.F. C.Jan.

30..

.Feb.

3

Abangarez

....U.F. C.Jan.

30..

.Feb.

6

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1915.

No. 19.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
•whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are accordingly charged as beginning from
the first of the quarter of the year in which received. Re-
mittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis: Subscription for the rest of the year, Octo-
ber 1 to January 1, is 25 cents. For foreign subscrip-
tions the year is divided into thirds; and remittances for
the remainder of this year should be; Between September 1
and January 1, 50 cents.

Remittances for subscriptions miy be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications.

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights. Canal Zone,
Lsthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

More Small Vessels Make Transit.

The steamships Edison Light, Navajo, and
Admiralen, which were held at Pedro Miguel
Lock on December 18 and 19 when on their
way through the Canal from the Pacific to
the Atlantic, while lighter draft vessels were
completing the transit past the obstruction
in Gaillard Cut, made their way past the
slides on Thursday, December 23.

The only one of the ships still waiting for
transit, of those which collected at the termi-
nals after the slide movements had caused sus-
pension of traffic, is the Newton, bound from
San Francisco for Stockholm with 6,862 tons
of cargo, principally barley and coconut cake.
The Newton arrived at Balboa on October
IS. She is 389 feet in length by 54| feet in the
beam and is drawing 23.9 feet of water.

No other vessels have arrived for transit,
and warning has been sent out that vessels
should no.t seek to make use of the Canal
route until notified. The passage of the wait-
ing small ships was effected by special
efforts, and a stable channel for vessels of
even their relatively slight measurements is
not assured.

New Tank Steamship for Union Oil Company
of California.
The fleet of the Union Oil Company of
California, one of the corporations supplying
oil at the Canal, is to be increased by the
addition of the tank steamer La Brea, which
was launched from the yards of the Union
Iron Works Company at San Francisco on
December 18. The keel was laid on Septem-
ber 15. The La Brea is 452 feet 1 1 inches in
length overall, by 56 feel ihree inches beam,
and will draw 27 feet when loaded to her ca-

pacity of 70,000 barrels, with 3,000 barrels of
oil in her fuel tanks. Her displacement will
be 15,135 tons. The vessel is to be equipped
with geared turbines, developing 2,600 shaft
horsepower, which should give her a speed
of 11 knots.

VEGETABLES FROM COSTARICA.

Excavation in the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the slides
which have caused the suspension of traffic
through the Canal amounted to 195,605
cubic yards during the week ending at 6 a. m.,
Tuesday, December 28. Other excavation
in the Cut during the same period amounted
to 24,880 cubic yards, making a total for
the week of 220,485 cubic yards. In addition,
16,270 cubic yards were rehandled.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 63.825

Camboa 15-yard dipper 57.990

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 57, 730

Corozal Ladder 7,875

Culebra Seagoing suction 17,850

No. 86 Pipeline suction 23,300

Marmot Belgian ladder 8,185

The average aggregate output from the
Cut during the nine weeks preceding that
ending with Tuesday, December 28, not in-
cluding rehandling, was 272,927 cubic yards,
the total amount of excavation during that
time having been 2,456,343 cubic yards.
Specie Storage Vault at Pier 8, Cristobal.

The Panama Railroad Company is con-
structing a vault on the exterior of the land
end of pier No. 8 at Cristobal for the storage
of specie and other articles of ship's treasure.
It is adjacent to the headwall, on the north-
west corner of the approach to the pier, and
will be finished in concrete to harmonize with
the pier shed. The building will be 18 by 20
feet in plan, inside measurement, by about 10
feet high, and will contain a fireproof and
practically burglarproof interior vault, seven
by eight feet in plan, inside measurement.
The construction embraces placing vertical
rows of obsolete steel rails all around the
exterior and encasing them in concrete. Two
combination doors have been obtained from
the obsolete store at Mount Hope.

The need of the vault has resulted from the
great amount of transfer work at the Cristobal
terminals. Up to this time valuable cargo
has been stored in the vault in the local freight
house in Colon. The freight house was cen-
trally situated with respect to the old piers in
Colon, but with the transfer of most of the
business to the new Cristobal terminals it
became inconvenient and uneconomical to
transfer the valuable cargo through the streets
of Colon to the old vault.

The United States Navy cruiser Cleveland
arrived at Balboa on Friday, December 24,
from Corinto, to take on coal and supplies.
She is due to sail for Corinto on Saturday,
January 1.

Supply Department Establishing Agency to Meet
Demands at Canal.

The local buyer for the commissary branch
of the Supply Department, who has been in
Costa Rica several months investigating the
possibilities of the supply of fresh vegetables
and fruits from that country, and arranging
for the establishment of a branch agency
there, has been shipping several dozen crates
of goods to Cristobal every week. This is
only a small proportion of the produce re-
ceived in cold storage from the United States,
but it is expected that consistent buying and
encouragement of the gardeners will result
in a greatly increased outturn, if conditions
of transportation can be made satisfactory.

The fruits and vegetables which have been
coming from Costa Rica are grown under
extraordinary conditions. The gardens are
situated on the slopes of the volcano Irazu,
principally in a belt between elevations of
5,000 feet and 7,000 feet above sealevel. The
soil is a porous loam of volcanic ash, 15 feet
in depth, and so rich in plant food elements
as to require no fertilizers. The temperature
is almost that of the lower temperate zone in
autumn. On the different levels can be
grown a great variety of tropical, semitropi-
cal, and temperate zone fruits and vege-
tables, to which the abundance of sunshine
and rich soil give delicate flavors.

Among the fruits and vegetables which have
been coming from Costa Rica are blackberries
and strawberries, oranges, custard apples,
cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, beets, string and
shell beans, chocho, squash, pumpkins, to-
matoes, asparagus, and palrnitos or "palm
cabbage". A new salad vegetable to be
handled locally is the pepino duke, or sweet
cucumber, a small, ivory-colored cucumber
with lilac stripes, which tastes like musk-
melon; it is seedless, indicating that, though
almost unknown to the horticultural world,
it is the product of generations of cultiva-
tion. It is expected that avocados will be
received shortly, and will be available during
most of the off-season for Panama.

Most of the gardens from which the local
buyer is purchasing are operated by a colony
of Spanish-Americans, originally from Galicia.
The produce is shipped from Cartago, through
Port Limon, and a shipment is made every
week, on a vessel of the United Fruit Com-
pany's line arriving at Cristobal on Monday.

The Supply Department has not yet
investigated the condition; on th_- Chiriqui
Volcano, in the province of Chiriqui, Panama,
but is is probable that there are the same
advantageous conditions of soil and climate
on its slopes as are found on the volcanoes of
Costa Rica. The Supply Department has
been endeavoring to interest the natives of
Panama in the opportunities in graving
fruits and vegetables for the corimisjary
branch.

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Vol, IX, No. 19.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Complete Closure of the Canal through October
Increases Deficit.

The costs charged to the operation and
maintenance of the Canal during October
amounted to $546,759.83, including the pro-
portion of the aggregate overhead expenses
thus charged. As the Canal was closed
throughout the month there were no collec-
tions of tolls, and the month was a dead loss
as far as revenues are concerned. This was
the first month since May, 1914, in which
there were no collections of tolls, as prior to
the opening of the Canal, on August 15, 1914,
there had been collections on barges towed
through the Canal, beginning in May.

The cost of operation and maintenance

during the present fiscal year was exceeded
by the tolls collected, up to September; but
with the closing of the Canal shortly after the
middle of that month, the operation costs
exceeded tolls by $150,335.34 in September,
and caused a deficit for the current fiscal year
amounting to $75,196.51. The loss in October
increased this deficit to $621,956.34.

The dredging operations in Gaillard Cut
amounted to slightly over one-half of all the
costs charged to operation and maintenance,
being $273,999.23 out of a total of $546,759.83.
Of operation and maintenance proper (that
is, without including the proportion of the
general overhead expense), the dredging costs
were slightly over 74| per cent, or practically
three-fourths. To the first of November the
dredging costs in the Cut during the fiscal

year aggregated $972,066.34, out of a total
for operation and maintenance amounting to
$2,061,590.41.

The dredging costs for the Cut in October
exceeded those for the preceding month by
$14,395.16, and exceeded the costs for August
by $16,405.76. Other items in which there
were distinct variations from the usual cost
were for maintenance of machinery and equip-
ment at Gatun Locks, and maintenance of
the West Breakwater in Limon Bay. The
operation of floating cranes showed a credit
of $3,886.60 for October, against a cost of
$3,932.94 in September, the first month in
which they were charged to operation and
maintenance.

Following is a summary of the costs during
the month:

ITEMS.

October.

September.

October,
1914.

Fiscal Year to Date.

This year.

Last year.

Marine Division:

$853.16

303.28

4,135.86

554.00

3,631.70

$1,131.52
271.20
4,134.28
5.877.82
3,667.86

$971.94

324.05

3,349.67

4,427.13

$3,853.01
1,105.34
15,666.03
20,267.32
12,955.31

$2,700.37
1,162.83

15,485.86
9,686.33

9,478.00

15,082.68

9.072.79

53,847.01

29,035.39

Lock operation and maintenance:
Gatun Locks —

928.23

8,500.25

32,573.72

1,386.22

212.30

951.47

10.595.58

13,914.93

494.92

244.17

1,701.97
10,051 .69
6.460.31
2,404.06
375.80

4,393.80

37,900.37

92,282.45

3,136.80

931.61

5,865.55
33,134.34
20,049.82

6.954.37

43.600.72

26.201.07

20,993.83

138,645.03

67,147.19

Gatun Spillway —

170.14
795.22
19.44

122.34
21.59

161.78
151.36

450.40
961.59
104.52

519.15

1,657.89

430.85

984.80

143.93

313.14

1,561.51

2,607.89

Pedro Miguel Lock —

1,302.97
3,403.60
6,879.23
1,959.16
176.66

1.379.24
5.855.51
4,001.49
2,187.85
231.15

1,455.64

6,993.91

3,041.89

825.61

160.08

5,778.10
22,117.40
21,012.32

6,746.02
843.12

3,970.39
31,288.88
10,068.86

2,126.73
570.61

13,721.62

V3.655.24

12.477.13

56.496.96

48,025.47

Miraflores Locks —

1,104.93

4,665.48

7,584.93

720.04

222.30

1,388.13

7,140.81

5,038.24

1,440.24

183.71

1,580.08
9,257.63
4,896.72
1,496.36
313.84

5.567.38
27,736.28
20,185.20

4,053.09
948.44

4,996.91
36.884.97
15.536.85
4,223.27
1.069.03

14,297.68

15,191.13

17,544.63

58,490.39

62,711.03

Mirafiores Spillway and East Dam — ■

46.09

277.33
135.28

93.97
43.18

90.31
49.85

554.95
29.68

6.903 . 1 7
127.30

137.15

140.16

584.63

458 . 70

31.17

95.56

239.15

97.88

72,773.14

55,331.53

52,008.92

255,846.74

Dredging:

547.88

722.87

1.389.33

4,780.44

34,952.47

273,999.23

259,604.07

135,158.20

972,066.34

276.860.21

443.96

9,286.43

2 74,54V. 11

260,770.90

136,547.53

986,133.21

313,058.59

1.948.49
2,017.95

1,560.83

2.259.78
839.65
878.09

8,360.66
6,929.13

" "7,777 '.37 '

6,054.40
4,257.97

7.594.51

182.86

29.20

445.33

27.27
29.46

58.45
1,203.54

220.71

*3,886.60

2,735.04

3,932.94
372.46

46.24
6.197.35

3,452.86

5,639.94

367,682.17

339,559.92

205,116.35

1,326,399.80

179,077.66

159,505.72

134.041.23

735,190.61

546,759.83

499,065.64

339,157.58

2,061,590.41

348,730.30

366,786.48

1,439,634.07

27,628.90

546,759.83

150,335.34

621,956.34

205,847.81

•Credit.

December 29, 1915.

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159

BUNKERING SHIPS AT DOCKS.

Booms are being manufactured at Balboa
shops for the suspension of 12 motor-driven
coal conveyors from the sides of the sheds over
Piers 8 and 9, and on barges, so that coal
may be unloaded by them into the bunkers
of vessels while the latter are discharging or
receiving cargo.

Five of the conveyors have arrived on the
Isthmus and are ready for erection. Four
of the booms have been delivered and the
others will probably be ready for erection
within a short time.

Two of the conveyors are to be installed
on each of the piers named, Nos. 8 and 9,
and the placing of the accessory steel work
on the sheds of the piers is now in progress.
The general features of the arrangements
are indicated by the drawing presented below.
Along the face of the pier, outside of the shed,
runs a S-foot track, onto which gondolas of
coal will be delivered. A conveyor, swung on
a boom, affixed to a side column of the pier
shed and handled through tackle attached
to the unloader mast, will be lowered into a
car, and used to lift the coal and discharge it
through a telescopic pipe into the hatches
of the ship. As each car, containing about
40 tons, is emptied, the unloader will be
drawn up clear of it, to be lowered into the
next car. The boom will be about 38 j feet
in length, by 16 inches in diameter, of yellow
pine, and capable of supporting a weight of
10 tons suspended from its outer end when
in use. It will be fitted at top and bottom
with tackle and a steel shoe attached to a
joint which will allow its being swung in a ver-
tical plane.

The four conveyors of this type which are
now in use at Cristobal, two each on two 500-
cubic yard barges, have been giving satis-
factory service. Each barge can deliver from
35 to 50 tons an hour.

Readjusting Quadrant for East Emergency Dams
at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks.

A slight settlement of the backfill behind
the east walls at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores
Locks has necessitated a readjustment of the
rack quadrant by which the dam is turned into
place. This quadrant, besides engaging the
pinion for swinging the dam, carries a portion
of the weight of the shsrt arm, the greater
part of the weight of the entire dam being
carried on the center pivot. The center pivot
is founded on a pedestal of concrete extend-
ing down to hard rock, and the quadrant
is founded on a concrete cap. In settling,
the quadrant has distorted from the true arc
of a circle, and while this distortion was not
sufficient to prevent operation of the dam, it
was believed advisable to make the correction
during the period when it would not be re-
quired for use. It is also believed that no
further adjustments will be required, as the
west dams at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores,
which were adjusted about a year ago, have
shown no signs of further settlement.

The work of readjustment requires the re-
moval of the vanadium steel rack segments
and the base plates bodily, as well as the layer
of grout in which they were set. Stakes were
set before the removal of the sections, by
swinging the dam amd taking measurements,
which will permit the resetting to the correct
arc on wedges, by which the proper level of
the segment may be secured. After the sec-
tions have been lined up and leveled they will

be solidly grouted into place, together with
the anchor bolts, which will be placed in new
holes drilled for the purpose. As these seg-
ments of rack weigh about two tons each,
their exact placing is difficult, as it must all
be done with wedges and levers.

Index of Current Volume of Canal Record.

Concurrently with the publication of The
Canal Record the articles appearing in it
are indexed on cards by the Record Bureau,
and upon the completion of the volume the
cards are used in the compilation of the com-
prehensive index which is published for bind-
ing with the complete volume. As the index
is made up from week to week it is always
available for use in finding articles in the cur-
rent volume, and offices which keep files of
The Canal Record may make use of this
index on application to the Record Bureau.
Inquiries may be made by telephone, calling
No. 10 Executive Office.

Post-offices to Be Closed on New Year's Day.

The Canal Zone post-offices wUl be closed
all day on January 1, 1916, New Year's Day.
No local despatches of mail will be made on
that date, and there will no ships leaving
the Isthmus with mail. The usual Sunday
and holiday hours will be observed at the
post-offices on the following day, Sunday,
January 2, and mail will be despatched in
accordance with the regular Sunday schedule.

Fifty copies of the annual report of the
Governor of The Panama Canal for the
fiscal year 1915, with portfolio, and 100
clothbound copies without illustrations have
arrived from Washington, for distribution to
the higher officials on the Isthmus.

ARRANGEMENT OF BOOM FOR SUSPENSION OF COAL CONVEYOR.

160

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Vol. IX, No. 19.

AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Office Building and Apartment House to be
Erected at Cristobal.

The building for the American Bible Society
to be erected at Cristobal, bids for the con-
struction of which were advertised for in The
Canal Record of December 8, and opened
on December 20, is to be built by contract at
a cost of $34,775, exclusive of grading,
electrical work, certain interior furnishings,
and the sign on the front elevation. It is to
be a three-story structure of reinforced con-
crete, exclusive of a sheltered deck roof, and
will serve as both office building and apart-
ment house. It will be situated between Third
and Fourth Streets, Cristobal, directly across
the narrow street bordering the southwest
end of the Canal hotel and on a plot diago-
nally across from the rear of the schoolhouse.
The building will face toward the waterfront
at the entrance to the new piers, and its
upper floor and roof garden will overlook
the surrounding buildings.

The front elevation of the building is pre-
sented herewith. It is to be built on simply
proportioned lines, the fenestration being
plain rectangles and the oramental features
being the stuccoed soffit of the main roof, a
projecting tiled roof awning to shelter the
entrances, extending across the front and
sheltering the terrace, balconies beneath the
end windows of the third floor, and a large
sign on the front, bearing the words, "The
American Bible Society." This sign will be
31 feet long by two feet 10 inches in height

and made of enamelled tile, with black letters
on a white ground, bordered by a decorative
green margin. The sign was prepared in New
York and is to be furnished to the contractor
for erection.

The building will be 75 feet long by 48 feet
six inches deep, and 46 feet high to the level
of the floor of the roof garden, or 60 feet to the
ridge of the upper roof. This will be one of the
highest buildings at the Atlantic terminal,
and will be within four feet of the height
of the Administration Building at Balboa
Heights.

The main entrance at the front of the ground
floor will give onto, a public space or waiting
room, eight feet 10 inches wide by 22 feet
one inch in length, the lengthwise axis lying
parallel to the front of the building. At the
far side of this public space will be a sales
counter, beyond which will lie a sales room, 22
feet one inch long by 16 feet 5 J- inches wide.
Doors will lead from the sales room to store
rooms, extending back to the rear of the house,
and to an office on the right as one enters
from the front, and to a packing room on the
left.

At the rear of the office will be a bedroom
for a servant, and a laundry; and at the op-
posite end of the building will be two other
bedrooms for employes. Verandas will extend
along the front and rear of the upper floors
of the building, and the rear of the first floor.
They will be enclosed by the outer walls of
the building, with large open spaces screened
with copper mesh.

The second floor will be devoted to one large
apartment for the agent of the society. It
will have a living and dining room near the
front center, flanked by five bedrooms, in-
cluding two guest's rooms, and by kitchen
and baths.

The third floor will be used for two apart-
ments, one on each side of the central hall.
Each apartment will have a living room, a
dining room, three bedrooms, kitchen, and
baths.

The roof of the building will be of red tile.
The roof garden will be a flat space surmount-
ing the roof, 49 by 22 feet in plan, surrounded
by a wooden railing and covered with a tile
roof. It will be used as a lookout for vessels
coming into the harbor and as a cool place
to rest in the evenings .

Keeping Crawling Insects Out of Quarters.

In the erection of the frame quarters at the
Darien radio station and of quarters trans-
ferred to Ancon, as well as some of the new
buildings erected at Corozal for the Army
forces, special care has bejn taken to insulate
the interiors against the access of ants and
other crawling insects so numerous on the
Isthmus. The walls of the buildings were
supported on short wooden columns, resting
on concrete footings, into each of which
was built a cup or gutter, two inches wide
and 1^ inches deep, surrounding the en-
tire block. The cups are to be kept filled with
larvacide and those on the outside footings
are protected by a small projection of con-

FRONT ELEVATION OF AMERICAN BIBLE SOC IETY'S BUILDING TO BE ERECTED AT CRISTOBAL.

December 29, 1915.

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161

crete, like a pent roof, to keep out the heavy,
driving rains which frequently occur. Small
metallic cups were installed on the pipes and
wires running into the house; these were
brought into the house vertically from be-
neath, and the cups affixed in a horizontal
plane.

The arrangement has so far proved fairly
effective where the cups are kept filled with
larvacide and vegetation not allowed to grow
against the house. One company of wood
ants gained entrance to one of the buildings
at Darien, but it was found that they had
come in by means of a clump of grass, which,
waving back and forth in the breeze, touched
intermittently against the lower edge of one
of the walls. When the grass was cut down
the ants already in the building, finding their
line of communication broken, returned to
the spot and dropped to the ground. Other
wood ants, however, having gained entrance,
have propagated inside, living in the wood.
No other crawling insects give any trouble.

. ♦

Water Rents.

Water rents for the quarter ending December
31, 1915, will be due and payable, January 1
to 16, 1916, at the water service office, Avenue
B, Panama, and at the water service office,
Eighth and Cash Streets, Colon. The discount
period will end on January 16, 1916. All
bills must be paid on or before February 16
to avoid forced collection and the shutting
off of water.

In Colon the notices will not be delivered
on the premises, but they may be obtained by
the property owners at the office, where the
water rents are payable.

Swimming Pool for Employes at Balboa.
A swimming pool for employes and their
families living at Balboa and Ancon is to be
constructed near the Canal clubhouse at
Balboa. Fresh water may be used, from the
system for the south end of the Canal, sup-
plied from the Chagres River through the
purification plant at Miraflores. The pool
will be equipped with springboards and rings
and illuminated for swimming at night. The
plan dimensions of the pool are to be 50 by
160 feet, and the depth will vary from three
to 12 feet. The pool at the Hotel Washington
is 100 by 125 feet in plan and from three to
nine feet deep. The estimated cost of the
Balboa pool and accessory plant is approxi-
mately S8.000.

Coasting in the Tropics.

Children at Gatun have found an equivalent
for the northern sport of coasting on snowy
hills by developing a slide on the grass covered
slope of one of the steep hills in the town.
They use a plank sled made of barrel staves,
sliding on the convex surfaces, which are
smoothed and greased beforehand.

Children on Colon Beach built at one time a
timber toboggan slide, down which they
coasted on sheets of corrugated iron, between
guide planks built along the sides. The slide
was demolished after one of the boys fell off
of it and broke his arm.

LAKE AT DRYSEASON LEVEL.

Orders were given on December 18 to
raise the surface of Gatun Lake from 86 feet
above sealevel, around which it had been
maintained since the first of the month, to
elevation S6.50. Xo spillway operations have
been made since the 18th, and the surface
reached 86.50 on Tuesday, December 28.

The last dry season was the first during
which the Canal was in operation. On Janu-
ary 1, 1915, the lake was at elevation 87.0
feet above sealevel, which represented an in-
crease in storage of 12,154 million cubic feet
during the year (from the elevation of 84.32
feet on January 1, 1914), or a total storage
of 192.24 billion cubic feet at the beginning
of the dry season of 1915. During the pre-
ceding year 508 lockages had been made at
Gatun and 502 at Pedro Miguel.

The total yield for the Gatun Lake water-
shed during the dry season of 1915 was 43,924
million cubic feet. The evaporation from the
lake's surface for the same period was 9,427.5
million cubic feet. This gave a net yield of
34,496.5 million cubic feet. Of this amount,
23,263.5 million cubic feet were wasted at
the spillway, 8,311.8 million cubic feet were
used for hydroelectric power, 3,724.6 million
cubic feet were used for lockages and tests,
182.2 million cubic feet for municipal water
supply, 97.0 million cubic feet for suction
dredges, and 174.4 million cubic feet were
leakage. On May 1, 1915, the surface of the
lake was at elevation 86.44 feet above sealevel.
This represented a decrease of 1,257 million
cubic feet in storage. During the dry season
492 lockages were made at Gatun and 491 at
Pedro Miguel.

The 1915 dry season run-off was unusually
large. The spillway discharges as the result
of freshets on February and April, had they
been stored, would have raised the surface
from 87 to 89.95 feet. The direct rainfall
on the surface of the lake practically equalled
the loss by evaporation during the dry season,
taken in its entirety.

During the month of March, the lake lost
0.4 foot by evaporation; throughout the other
months of the dry season the run-off was
sufficient to maintain the level at 87 feet,
and occasionally to create a surplus, which
was wasted through the spillway. For the
entire dry season of 1915 the rainfall was 194
per cent of normal at Balboa Heights; 94 per
cent of normal at Culebra; 126 per cent at
Gamboa; 117 per cent at Alhajuela; 137 per
cent at Gatun; and 153 per cent at Colon,
The average for the Canal Zone was 122 per
cent of normal.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Departure of the "Columbia.**

The cruiser Columbia of the United States
Navy, which arrived at Cristobal from Guan-
tanamo on Thursday, December 16, bringing
Admiral Grant on a visit of inspection of the
submarines stationed at the Canal, sailed for
Philadelphia on Thursday, December 23.

Telephone Franks.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 20. 1915.
To all concerned — With the expiration of the out-
standing telephone franks on December 31, 1915, the
practice of issuing telephone franks will be discon-
tinued, except to those officials who reside permanently
at the Hotels Tivoli or Washington.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Burning Electric Lights during Daylight Hours.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z., December 20, 1915.
To all concerned — It is noticeable that sufficient care
is not taken in turning off electric lights during daylight
hours.

Employes are hereby cautioned to be more careful
in this respect and heads of departments and divisions
are directed to observe and correct failures to comply
with this circular.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 28. 1915.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and
packages have been received at the office of the Director

of Posts and may be procured upon request of the
addressees:

*AIkern, Grover Lassoff, Samuel

Arbus. Miss Muriel Luce. Percy E.

♦Arthur. J. D. Macbeth. John C.

Baker, Henry Mcntz, Harry W.

Bernal. Mrs. Eugenia Moore, Irving H.

*Bordsley. Joseph *Morrissey, Wm. J,

Bull. Freeman X. Murphy. Michael

Buhr. G. H. de Noble, Mrs. W. H.

Caldwell. Geo. A. Oiler. Algie
tCampbell. Mrs. Chas. R. O'Neill. Mrs. James C.

JCheney. Frank W. Patterson, E.

Cleghorn, D. tPerkins. Mrs. Robert

Chrzanowski. C. fPratt, Win. Y.

Cocini. Joseph Price, R. R.

Coy. Virginia Ramirez. Juan B.

Denny. Miss May Roberts. A. C.

Eshon. Daniel Rose, M. L.

♦Gill, W. B. Sheehan. Frank

Goodwin, Walton *Shillenforth, Jos.

Grant. F. I. Small, Mrs. Beresford

Grant. Ira N. (3) tStotzer, Mrs. Fred

Grates, Hubert Strunz, Harry

JGrenfeU, E. W. Sutton. I. R.

Gregory, J. B. Sweet. Lyle

Hunt, James *Voetleman, Mrs. A.

♦Isiley. Mrs. Charles fWalsh. Geo. S.

James, P. A. *Walsh, Phillip

Johnson. Zac B. Welsh, Phillip

Keith, F. Williams. W. H.

Kelliher, Edwin Wilson, Ralph Barker

Kopald, Chas. +Yates, Anderson

*Card. t Package. JCatalcg.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Notice of Award.

In the matter of the claim pf Richard Welch for property
located in or near La Seiba, award No. 104, docket No.
1182, November 24, 1915 — An award is hereby made
against the United States in favor of the person here-
inafter named, in the sum of SI 75 United States cur-
rency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 24th

Deceased En

lployes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence

Employed by

Date of
death

121549
88592,
46286
87007
89263

SSS65

Barbados

Barbados

Barbados

Folks River
Colon

. Supply Dept

P. R. R

. Building Div. . . .

P. R. R

P. R. R

.1 P. R. R

Dec. 21, 1915.

Dec. 22, 1915.

Dec. 19, 1915.

Dec. 20, 1915.

Dec. 22. 1915.

Terrelonge, Joseph, alias Fer-

Dec. 17, 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims againt the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposit?, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

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Vol. IX, No. 19.

day of December, 1915, and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
date, such award shall thereafter bear interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Richard Wei h, docket No. 11S2 — For all right, title,
and interest which the said Richard Welch may possess
i ir may have possessed in and to crops, fruit trees, and
any other improvements in or near La Seiba, the sum
of $175 United States currency.

RlCARDO J. ALFARO, FEDERICO BOYD, NICHOLAS

Cornet. Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
205, docket numbers as noted, October 26, 1915 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:
Docket Claimant Tax Date of

No. No. Payment.

321S Ruperto (Ruperta) Lopez 66 11- -13

3217 Resa Vasques 145 8- -13

3230 Bias G. Perez 896 8- -H

3231 Clemente Galvan 893 8-12-14

3233 Gabriela Cabeza (s) 897 8- -14

3234 Salvador (E.I Cerezo 863 8- -14

3235 Caferino (Seferino) Nino 875 8- -14

3236 Cclestino Nino 899 8- -14

3239 Manuel Sierra 902 8- -14

3320 Simeon Galvez 25 11- -14

3378 Germine (Germaine) Deveaux 1040 4- -15
3387 Adella Beckford (now Hylton) 566 6- -15

3389 Peter Morgan 564 5- 8-15

3394 James Gordon 2- -IS

3396 John Smith 7-11-14

3421 Joseph Taylor 1-9-15

3430 Silv(b)estra Ilerrera 12- -13

3431 Vicente Ortega 1097 10- -13

3432 Maria Gonzales 2055 1- -14

3433 David Kirton 1060 6- -14

3442 Felix Castillo 1772 8- -13

3443 Eusebio Gomez 106 11- -13

3445 Juan de la Cruz Cantillo (a) . . 2064 12- -13

3446 Jacinto Herrera 1881 10- -13

3451 Juan Herrera 124 10- -13

3455 Miguel A. Caicedo 366 12- -13

3457 Miguel Bertram (Bertran) 10- -13

34S9 Louis (Luis I lsipez 5- -14

3461 Louis Toussand (Toussaint) 4- -15

3470 Miguel Barrio (Varia) 6- -14

3513 Thomas Pugh (Piich) 1- 1-15

3517 Augustina Cajar 2010 5- -14

3522 Juan Gamarra (Gamara) 4- -15

3528 Joseph Alexander 352 9- -13

3529 Joseph Alexander 236.245 9- -13

3531 Antonio Blanco 5- -14

3539 Rafael Ortega 7- -14

3562 Elizabeth Edwards-Dowridge 581 8-15-14

3564 Theodore Barnes 896 3- -15

3575 Clarence T. Allen 1203 1- -IS

3578 Clavert Hayet 786 2- -15

In view of the above settlements, no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore disallowed.

Rjcardo J. Alfaro, Ramon Arias F., Jr., Nicho-
las Cornei, Levi M, Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
230, docket numbers as noted, November 18, 1915 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:
' Docket Claimant. Tax Date of

No. No. Payment.

1493 Thomas Brown 10- -15

1517 Jose N. ViJaverde 10-30-15

1S2S Jose Ortega 10- -13

2540 Jose N. Villaverde 1872 10-30-15

2555 J< se N. V-llaverde 10-30-15

2861 Fred N. Lindo 949 10- -15

3017 W. H. Carrington 434, 466, 494

497-C9) 5- 8-15

3526 Fernando Gonzalez 12- -14

3574 Thomas Brown ID- -15

In view of the above settlements no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claims of Victor Ne'ira.for property
located in the Trinidad Valley, rule of dismissal No.
234. dockets Nos. 939, 2476, and 3400. November 27,
1915 — The claims of Victor Neira. dockets Nos. 939,
1476, and 3400, which came on for hearing on Novem-
ber 18, 1915, are hereby disallowed, as the evidence
presented to the Commission does not justify an
award being made.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet. Levi M. Kagy, Co

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Quarterly Inventory at Commissary Stores.

For the purpose of taking the usual quar-
terly inventory, the following stores will be
closed on Tuesday, January 4, the grocery
and cold storage sections to be opened at
10 a. m. on the morning of Wednesday, Janu-
ary 5r and the other departments as soon
thereafter as possible:

Cristobal, Gatun, Las Cascadas, Empire,
Culebra, Paraiso, Pedro Miguel, Corozal, An-
con, Balboa, and La Boca.

The following stores will be closed on
January 4 only, and will be opened for business
at the usual hour on January 5:

Camp Bierd, Gamboa, and Toro Point.

In the mailer of the claims of Bias Mindicta (Mendieta),
for properlv located at or near Escobar, rule of dismissal
No. 235, dockets Nos. 1043 and 1999, November 27,
1915 — Theclaimsof Bias Mindieta (Mendieta), dockets
Nos. 1043 and 1999. which came on for hearing on
November 27. 1915, are hereby disallowed, as the evi-
dence presented to the Commission does not justify
an award being made.

Ricardo J. Alfaro, Federico Boyd, Nicholas
Cornet, Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective December 30 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the
costs of all cold storage goods. The price list
for groceries at retail which is now in effect
was published in The Canal Record of July
28, 1915, covering four pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, by mail
or from the boarding officers who visit incom-
ing ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list gives retail prices of cold storage
provisions which will be effective December 30, 1915.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb S.03J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03 j

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 i

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 £

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast {3 lbs. up), special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3h lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3$ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (H lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 J lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, Bhort, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb chops, per lb .29

Lamb chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3 \ lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg. 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Price.

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 255

Pork loins, chops, or roast, per lb 24

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 205

Veal chops, per lb 40

Veal chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting, not under 4 lbs.,

per lb 20

Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves ' heads, ea . . 80

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 22

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05f

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, J head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19

SauRage. frankfurter, per lb 10

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 19

Sausage, pork, per lb 23*

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 38

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 16

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. 20-pound container, per lb. . . 14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 20*

Tails, ox. per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 32

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tiD 28

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2. per lb 12

Ham. genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 1/f

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 17

Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 27

Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 31

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 34

Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 39

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND CAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 27

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 18

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 49*

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb., tub. whole tub, per lb . 48*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb , 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 56*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43*

Cheese, Young America, per lb 23*

Cream, 30 per cent, i pt 1 7* *

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 44f

Eggs, fresh, ft doz. (only) 22 1

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 251

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50 1

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. carton 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 1 1 *

Halibut, fresh, per lb 09f

Herring, smoked, per lb U

Oysters, fresh, per qt 40*

Salmon, fresh, per lb 12

Whitehall, smoked, per lb 20

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02 J*

Brussels sprouts, per lb 12t

Cabbage, per lb 0 1 J

Carrots, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lb 19*

Celeiy, per head 08

Chocho, each 02

Corn, green, per doz IS

December 29, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

163

Price.

Cucumbers, per lb 10

Eggplant, per lb 09

Lettuce, per lb 1 7 1

Onions, per lb 03 J

Parsnips, per lb 02 j

Peppers, green, per lb 12

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02 i

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 09

Turnips, per lb 02*

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12 +

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 16

Currants, cleaned, pkg 13

Figs. 5-oz pkg 05

Figs. 11-oz. pkg 10

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22"

Peel, lemon, per Ih 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 1 1 *

Raisins, seeded, pkg II

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 23

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 06

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas. 6 and 7 hands, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00*

Cranberries, per lb 11*

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, per lb 17

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03 §

Lemons, per doz 1 6f

Limes, per 100 60*

Oranges, select, ea 05

Oranges, tropical, per doz 12

* Indicates advances from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle,

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery,

5 Not less than 1 ham or i shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, December 30, 1915:

FISH.

Corbina. per lb 11

Mackerel, per lb 11

Pan fish, per lb 11

Red snapper, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 2C0 lbs.) per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 05

Coconuts, water, ea 07

Papaya, per lb 02J

Pineapples, ea 15

Sugar cane, ea 03

Limes, per 100 60

Plantain, ea 01

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb ! >

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Chayotes, ea 02

Corn, green, doz 1 .S

Cucumbers, per lb 10

Egg plant, special, ea 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Lettuce, per lb 17

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra, ea 00 J

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Peppers, hot, per doz 0,S

Peppers, sweet, each 01

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Roses (Hospital Farm), per doz 50

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire.
Culebra, and Toro Pcint are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next sis
eeks are given in this table:

DECEMBER.

Date.

Time and height of high and

low water.

Wed., Dec. 29

2:49

8:35

15:03

21:04

2.8

12.4

2.8

13.3

Thure., Dec. 30

3:42

9:31

15:56

21 :59

2.9

12.1

3.1

13.3

Fri.. Dec. 31

4:40

10:36

16:56

23:02

2.7

12.1

3.2

13.4

Date.

Sat., Jan. 1

Sun., Jan. 2....
Mon., Jan. 3...
Tues., Jan. 4. . .
Wed., Jan. 5...
Thure., Jan. 6..

Fri. Jan. 7

Sat., Jan. 8

Sun., Jan. 9

Mon., Jan. 10..
Tuea., Jan. 11..
Wed., Jan. 12..
Thurs., Jan. 13
Fri., Jan. 14...
Sat., Jan. 15. ..
Sun., Jan. 16. . ,
Mon., Jan. 17..
Tues., Jan. 18.
Wed., Jan. 19..
Thure., Jan. 20
Fri., Jan. 21...
Sat., Jan. 22 . . .
Sun., Jan. 23..
Mon., Jan. 24.
Tues., Jan. 25.
Wefl., Jan. 26..
Thurs., Jan. 27
Fri., Jan. 28...
Sat., Jan. 29..
Sun., Jan. 30. .
Mon., Jan. 31 .

5:51

2.5
0:16
14.1
1 :19
14.7
2:17
15.3
3 :16
15.9
4:11
16.3
5:05
16.4
5:58
16.2
0:35
-0.1
1 :27

0.5
2:15

1.2
3:08

2.1
4:04

2.8
5:00

3.4
6:01

3.7

12.7
3:05
13.1
3:45
13.5
4:26
13.8
5:03
14.0
5:41
14.1
0:16
1.7
0:54

11 :55

12.7

6:52

1.9

7:57

1.0

8:55

0.0

9:47

-0.9

10:36

-1.4

11 :22
-1.5

12 :09
-1.2
6:48
15.4
7:35
15.0
8:24
14.1
9:14
13.0

10:11

12.2

11 :15

11.6

12:22

11.4

7 :01

3.6

7:57

3.3

8:47

2.7

9:30

2.1

10:09

1.0
6:17
14.1
6:54
13.9
7:32
13.6
8:15
13.3
9:06
12.8
10:11
12.3

11 :26
12.5

12 :40
13.0

18:06

3.1

13 :00

13.1
14:00

14.1
14:58

15.0
15 :54

15.8
16:48

16.3

17 :41
16 6

18 :30
16.6

12:56
-0.6
13 :45

0.4
14:36

1.5
15:29

2.6
16:24

3.6
17:23

4.2
18:24

4.5
13:23
11.5
14:15
11.9
15:00
12.4
15:41
12.9
16:22
13.4
16:59
13.8
17:34
14.2
18:05
14.4
12:28

1 .2
13 :04

1.6
13 :4S

.'..(I
14:31

2.5
15:27

3.0
16:31

3.3
17:42

3.4
18:55

3.0

19:14
2.6

20:17
1.8

21 :15
0.8

22 :08
0.1

22:57
-0.3

23:46
-0.4

19:17

16.6
20:03

IS. 6
20:49

14.7
21 :39

13.7
22:34

12 9
23:37

12.4

19 :24

4.4
20:19

4.0
21 :07

3.5
21 :49

2.9
22:27

2.4
23:02

2.0
23:40

18:40

14.6
19:14

14.6
19:51

14.4
211 :34

14.1
21 :29

13.8
22:36

13.5
23 :52

13.6

FEBRUARY.

Date,

Time and height of high and

low water.

Tues.. Feb. 1 '

1 :15

7:39

13 :K.

J i

14.1

1 .4

13.9

2.1

Wed., Feb. 2

2:06

8:38

14:45

21 :02

14.8

0.4

14.9

1.0

Thurs., Feb. 3

3:05

9:31

15:40

21 :54

15.5

-0.5

15.9

0.1

Fri., Feb. 4

3 :58

10:19

16:31

22:41

16.0

2-1.

16.5

-0.5

Sat., Feb. 5

4:50

11 :03

17:19

23:27

16.3

-1.4

16.8

-0.7

Sun., Feb. 6

5 :39

11 :47

18:05

16.2

-1.1

16. S

Mon., Feb. 7

0:11

6:25

12:29

18:47

-0.5

15.8

-0.4

16.3

Tues., Feb. 8

0:55

7:08

13:14

19:29

0.1

15.0

0.6

15.5

Wed., Feb. 9

1:41

7:53

14:00

20:10

1.0

14.1

1.7

14.5

Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is S.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23H (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is ?:47 p. m.

Fuel and Water.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkejs, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour. $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton cf seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of S3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware,
cordage, and miscellaneous ship chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is 33 cents per 100 pounds at either Cristo-
bal or Balboa.

Repairs to vessels may be made to any extent, ex-
cept turning of the largest crank shafts or longest Hn e
shafts or work requiring dry docking of largest vessels.

The Government hospital service is fully equipped
f or the treatment of medical and surgical cases. The
charge for consultation at the dispensaries is $3; for
hospital treatment for seamen in ward the :r.arge is
$1.50 per day.

Subsistence supplies, including a large stock of fresh
meats, vegetables, canned groceries, fruits, bakery prod-
ucts, etc., are available for quick delivery at either
terminal. Prices are generally lower than the retail
prices in the United States, and compare favorably
with prices in any port of the world.

Laundry is handled quickly, and no advance notice
is required. The following are representative charges
for ship's laundry: Trousers and jackets, live cents
each; aprons, caps, sheets, tablecloths, napkins, towels,
one cent each.

Application for supplies, or for sendees, should be
made to the Captain of the Port, CrLtobal or Balbo L.

Mail, other than registered, and caolegrama f.»r men
o n ships which will call at the terminal ports, or pass
through the Canal, may be addressed in care of the
captains of the ports, if desired; or may be addressed
to Cristobal or Balboa, general delivery, with the name
of the vt-ssel written plainly; or. in case the vessel has
a known representative on the Isthmus, in care of such
■native.

Deposits to cover charges for the purchase of supplies
may be made with any cf the Assistant Treasurers of
the United States, who are to be found at the larger
seaports, or with the Assistant Auditor of The Panama
Canal at Washington, D. C. As soon as these deposits
are made, cable information is sent to The Panama
Canal.

The cable address of The Panama Canal, on the Isth-
mus, is "Pancanal, Panama;" in the United States,
"Pancanal, Washington."

Shipping people addressing The Panama Canal by
mail, should address "The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone," for delivery on the Isthmus, and
"The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C," for delivery
in the United States.

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line'and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is- high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on th«

Taboga Launch Service.

Leave Balboa dredge landing — Daily, except Thursday,
at 5.30 p. m.; Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sun-
day, at 9.40 a. m.

Leave Taboga — Daily, except Friday, at 7 a. m. (On
Mondays and days following holidays, one hour earli-
er); Monday. Thursday, and Saturday at 1.30 p. m.;
Sunday at 7.15 p. m. The 9.40 a. m. trips from Bal-
boa await the arrival of Panama Railroad trains.

There will be no 5.30 p. m. trip from Balboa on Sun-
days and holidays, unless the number of guests de-
siring transportation from Taboga exceeds the number
that the launch is able to take in one trip; in which
case a trip will be started from the As,.inwall landing at
3 p. m„ reaching Balboa in time to leave again at 5.30.
In addition to the regular launch service, on Decem-
ber 3 1 the tug Cocoli will sail from Balboa at 5.30 p.m.,
returning from Taboga on Sunday at 7 p. m.

164

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 19.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., December 26, 1915.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Date
Entered

Vessel

Nationality

Line From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

Dec. 23....

New England Coal & Coke Co.l San Francisco

Stockholm

Barley and coco-
nut cake

6.862

5,624

3.579

•Vessel waiting at Pedro Miguel.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Merritt & Chapman .

Dec. 20.
Dec. 22.
Dec. 22.
Dec. 23.

Scythian Leyland Line.

Orion U. S. Navy.. .

Buford U. S. Army. . .

Columbia | U. S. Navy . . .

Gulfport.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Philadelphia.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Dec. 30 Cyclops.

Jan. 1 Cavina.

Cyclops U. S. Navy

A chilles Panama Railroad S. S. Line .

Relic/ I Merritt & Chapman

Cavina I Elders & Fyffes

Norfolk.
Norfolk.

Jacksonville, Fla.
Bristol.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Dec. 22...
Dec. 23...
Dec. 24...

Urubamba.
Fair Oaks. .
Cleveland...
Herakles . . .

Peruvian Line

Slade Lumber Co

U. S. Navy

Bruusgaard Kiosterud.

Callao.
Aberdeen.
Corinto.
Iquinue.

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Co

. Fair Oaks

. . Slade Lumber Co
Pacific Steam Nav

Dec. 24.. .

Co ...

Guayaquil.

Expected Arrivals. Expected Departures.

Coronel.
San Francisco.
Chilean ports.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Dec. 27....

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Dec. 27

Dec. 28

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

A. \V. Beadle

C. H. Higgins

C. H. Higgins.

Luckenbach Line

Dec. 31

Jan. 6

Jan. 6

0. M. Clark

Hattie Lurkenbach

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, December 25, 1915:

and Texas is held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Rainfall from December 1 to 25, 1915, Inclusive.

Stations.

Dat and Date.

Vigia

_rt 1 •
J. ■§

s 1
3 o

3 V

Mon., Dec. 20

Wed., Dec. 22

Thurs.. Dec. 23

Sat., Dec. 25

126 -in

126.35
126.25
126.25
126.61
128.81
127.95

92.79 86.05
92.74 86.11
92.69 86.18
92.69 86.20
92.9586.22
94.4986.31
94.3286.40

91.0 |

16.03
86.06
86.12
86.19
86 22
S6.25
86.34

53.83
53.73
53.73
53.75
53.83
54 00
53.96

Heights of low water
to nearest foot. .

125. C

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday. ♦

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t
Train No. 6, leaving Panama at It a. m., connects
with the above despatches. ♦

♦Note — The sailings on Monday. January 10 and
February 7, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNoTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advance, mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel ..

Rio Grande

Central Section —

♦Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

♦Juan Mina...

Alhajuela

♦Vigia

Frijoles

♦Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook.

Colon

c

B

P*

'£ "^

H

s §

Q

Ins.

1 67

2

1 40

2

2 15

2

1 10

2

1 80

7

1 86

7

2 05

7

1.84

7

3 72

7

2 09

8

1.94

7

1 05

7

1 57

2

2,. 20

1

2.74

3

2 45

3

3.48

2

Ins.

4 45
3 59

5 03

3 60

6 09

5.11

4 43
4 58
6.81
7.20
5.87
3.42
6 52

10.16

6 88
8.51
9.09

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Line. Sail

J.

Arrivt

Santa Marta

U. F. C.Dec.

22..

..Dec.

P. R. R. . Dec.

23..

..Dec.

Metapan

U. F. C.Dec.

25..

..Jan.

Almirante

U. F. C.Dec.-

29..

. . Jan.

Panama

P. R. R.Dec.

30..

. . Jan.

Pattorea

U. F. C.Jan.

1..

. . Jan.

Zacapa

U. F. C.Jan.

i.

..Jan.

Allianca P. R. R.Jan.

6...

Jan.

11

Calamares U. F. C.Jan.

8. . .

.Jar.

16

12...

.Ian.

19

Colon P.R.R.Jan.

13...

Jan.

18

Tenadores U. F. C. .Jan.

15...

.Ian.

23

Santa Marta U. F. C.Jan.

19. .

Jan.

26

Advance P. R. R.Jan.

20..

Jan.

27

Metapan U. F. C.Jan.

22. ..

Jan.

31

Almirante U. F. C.Jan.

26...

.Feb.

2

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Colon P. R. R..Dec

30...

. Jan.

5

Carrillo U. F. C -Dec.

30...

. Jan.

6

Tenadores U. F. C.Jan.

3...

. Jan.

10

Advance P. R. R. . Jan

6. ..

.Ian.

13

Santa Marta U. F. C.Jan.

6...

Jan.

13

Metapan U. F. C.Jan.

10...

..Ian.

18

Panama P. R. R.Jan.

13...

.Jan.

19

Almirante U F. C.Jan.

13...

..Ian.

20

Pastores U. F. C.Jan.

17...

Jan.

24

Allianca P. R. R.Jan.

20..

Jan.

26

Zacapa U. F. C.Jan.

20..

Jan.

27

Calamares U. F. C.Jan.

24...

Jan.

31

Colon U. F. C.Jan.

27..

.Feb.

2

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Atenas U. F. C.Dec.

25..

Jan.

1

Parismina U. F. C . Dec.

29..

Jan.

3

Turrialba U. F. C. Jan.

1. . .

Jan.

8

Cartago U. F. C.Jan.

5..

Jan.

10

Abangarez U. F. C.Jan.

8..

Jan.

15

Ileredia U. F.C.Jan.

12. .

..Ian.

17

Atenas U. F. C.Jan.

15..

Jan.

22

Parismina U. F. C Jan.

19. .

Jan.

14

Turrialba U. F. C. Jan.

2?..

Jan.

2>l

Cartago U. F. C. Jan

26..

Jan.

31

Abangarez U. F. C Jan

29.

..Feb.

S

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO N£W-ORLEANS.

Heredia U. F. C.Jan.

2..

Jan.

7

Atenas U. F. C Jan

2. .

Jan.

9

Parismina U. F. C.Jan.

9...

Jan.

14

Turrialba U. F. C.Jan.

9.. .

Jan.

16

Cartago U F. C.Jan.

16 ..

Jan.

21

Abangarez U. F. C.Jan.

16 ..

Jan.

23

Parismina U. F. C.Jan.

23. .

Jan.

28

Turrialba U. F. C Jan.

23..

Jan.

30

Cartago U. F. C.Jan.

30..

.Feb.

3

Abangarez U. F. C.Jan.

30..

..Feb.

6

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CAXAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5. 1916.

No. 20.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba. Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
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Remittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
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is $1 00.

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THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

More Barges Ordered.
An order has been placed in the United
States for early delivery of four additional
dump barges, each of 600 cubic yards ca-
pacity, to be used in the dredging opera-
tions in Gaillard Cut. The need of more
barges has become imperative since the new
15-yard dipper dredge Cascadas has been
added to the dredging fleet.

Excavation In the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the slides
which have caused the suspension of traffic
through the Canal amounted to 2 1 1 ,300 cubic
yards during the week ending at midnight
of Monday, January 3. Other excavation in
the Cut during the same period amounted to
19,384 cubic yards, making a total for the
week of 230,684 cubic yards.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Tyre. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 68,865

Camboa 15-yard dipper 39.415

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 84,140

Corozal Ladder 3,615

Culebra Seagoing suction 19,1X4

No. 86 Pipeline suction 13,673

Marmot Belgian ladder 12.975

Cardenas 5-yard dipper 2,290

The ladder dredge Corozal was out of com-
mission six days of the week, undergoing
repairs; and the Camboa was out of service
two days for repairs. The old 5-yard dipper
dredge Cardenas, which had been removed
from the slides to make room for the newer
equipment of greater capacity, was returned
to work, following the absence of the large
dredges, and, in the one day in which she
was operated, excavated 2,290 cubic yards of
material.

The average aggregate output from the Cut
during the 10 weeks preceding that ending at
midnight of Monday, January 3, not includ-
ing rehandled spoil, was 267, 6S1 cubic yards,
the total amount of primary excavation dur-
ing that time having been 2,676,808 cubic
yards.

*

"Newton" Has Not Passed through the Cut.

The steamship Newton, the last of the ves-
sels which was held up at the Canal by the
suspension of traffic by the slides, is still wait-
ing at Pedro Miguel Lock for transit. This
ship, arriving at Balboa on October 15, entered
the Canal for transit on December 23, going
as far as Pedro Miguel; on the same day,
lighter draft vessels went past the slides, but
there has not been sufficient channel for the
Newton, which is drawing 23 j feet.

Progress on Empire-Gamboa Highway.

The construction of the last concrete bridge
for the Empire-Gamboa highway is in prog-
ress. The completion of this bridge will
mean the completion of the subgrade work
through to Gamboa, and approximately 80
per cent of entire completion of the road, as
some surfacing will have to be done before the
road can be opened to traffic, connecting
Panama and Gamboa. The bridge now under
construction contains two 25-foot spans and
crosses the Sardanilla River, a small stream
formerly tributary to the Obispo River and
now emptying into the Obispo diversion.
The Sardanilla has its sources in the range
of hills near the Las Cascadas Plantation.

Another bridge for the road is across the
diversion, and contains two 18-foot spans.
A highway biidge across the Chagres River
has been in service since February, 1914.
It consists of a 10-foot timber roadway sup-
ported on steel brackets affixed to the supports
for the Panama Railroad bridge. The width
of the Empire-Gamboa roadway, outside of
bridges, is 16 feet.

The slides on the east bank of the Canal
have broken back to the old road leading
to the Empire suspension bridge from Paraiso,
and portions of the road will probably be re-
located nearer the line of the Panama Rail-
road before communication between Panama
and Gamboa is established. Convict labor is
used on the roads, and as the force fluctuates
in numbers and efficiency the date of comple-
tion of the highway can hardly be predicted.

Transfer of the "Acajutla."
Shortly after the steamship Acajutla, which
lay in Gatun Lake from September 20 to De-
cember 20, 1915, awaiting passage through the
Canal, had completed the transit, her transfer
from the Salvador Railway Company to the
Pacific Steam Navigation Company was
consummated. Similar transfer of the Salva-
dor between the two companies had been made
some time before, and the steamship Cauca,
which came out from Great Britain last July
for the Salvador Railway Company, was taken

over when new by the Pacific Steam Naviga-
tion Company, and was never in the active
service of her original owners. The three ves-
sels are to be used in coasting along the Pacific
side of Central and South America, and when
the Canal is reopened they will make Colon
their terminal port.

Arrival of the "Ortega" at Liverpool.
The steamship Ortega, of the fleet of the
Pacific Steam Navigation Company, which
was one of the vessels held up at the Pacific
entrance to the Canal by the suspension
of traffic in September, arrived at Liverpool
on November 30. She sailed from Balboa
for Liverpool, via the Strait of Magellan, a
distance of 11,500 miles, on October 15 at
8 p. m. The Ortega is reported to have been
the first of the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's vessels to have reached home by
the long route, following the suspension of
traffic through the Canal.

Progress on Construction of New Colon Ho ipltal.

The construction of the walls of the con-
crete group of buildings, connected by arcades,
to house the permanent Colon Hospital, was
practically completed on January 3, with the
pouring of the top sections of the arcade con-
necting the central building with the kitchen
and general service building situated directly
in its rear. The roof has been laid over all of
the buildings of the group, other than the
arcade for which the walls have just been com-
pleted. The work of completing the soffits
and plastering the structures inside and out
is well under way. It is expected that the
buildings will be occupied in April.

The group building is situated on the site of
the old frame buildings Nos. 17 and 19, and
opposite former Wards A to I, which were
built over the water. These wards, lying to
the west of the kitchen,' have been vacated
for hospital uses, though laborers employed
on the construction of the new hospital are
allowed to use them as quarters, and the
building is to be torn down shortly. After
its removal the view from the new hospital
will be through palm trees to the sea, and
its situation will be one of the most pleasant
on the Isthmus.

Colon Hospital consists now of three wards
and three private rooms. These wards and
the dispensary employ the services of four
physicians, not including the superintendent,
and six nurses. The patients in the hospital
average between 40 and 50, and the dispensary
service averages 6,000 cases per month.

The "Panama" to Arrive Thursday.

Advice has been received by cable from
the New York office of the Panama Railroad
Company that the steamship Panama, which
should have sailed from New York on Thurs-
day, December 30, was delayed, sailing on
December 31. This makes the vessel due at
Cristobal on January 6. The delay was at-
tributed to "holidays, labor shortage, and,
weather conditions."

166

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 20.

TOWING LOCOMOTIVE SPEED.

Reduced from Two Miles to One Mile Per Hour
by Concatenation of Motors.

In order to control vessels passing through
the locks, the Isthmian Canal Commission
designed a towing locomotive, or "mule,"
which it intended to operate on two tracks
along each side of the lock chambers, these
machines being propelled by alternating
current motors and driven through the agency
of a rack pinion quill which engages with the
steel rack track, driving the locomotives
at a maximum speed of two miles per hour.

The original machine was of the two-truck
type, but this was later abandoned for the
manufacturer's design of a single-truck towing
locomotive operated in the same manner as
the original machine, the towing being accom-
plished by steel lines which are carried from
each towing locomotive on the side wall and
fastened at the bow, amidships, or at the
stern of the vessel, according to the location
of the locomotive. The tow lines r.re so
arranged that their position may be controlled
with respect to the locomotive and may be
coiled either in or out as may be required in
order to center the vessel in the locks.

The locomotives are controlled by means
of a system of signals transmitted by the
Canal pilot on the vessel, who has complete
control of all lockage operations so far as the
handling of the vessel is concerned. Each tow-
ing locomotive has an operator, whose duties
require him to follow implicitly the signals
given by the pilot.

When the locomotives were first installed
it was thought by some of the pilots that a
speed of two miles per hour was somewhat
excessive, especially in handling heavy vessels,
and investigations were made to endeavor
to determine some feasible method of de-
creasing the speed of towing, which was practi-
cally confined to a two-mile-per-hour speed.
Some thought was given to changing certain
of the gears of the towing locomotive, but all
schemes of this nature were later abandoned
when it was found feasible to concatenate the
two main trartion motors of each of the loco-
motives, allowing a speed of one mile per hour
to be used when desired.

supply is fed to both the north and south
main traction motors of each of the locomo-
tives and that speed control is obtained by
the means of resistance inserted in the rotor,
or secondary, of each of the machines, in this
way adjusting the pull of the towing loco-
motive to the amount required. Inasmuch
as the synchronous speed of all towing loco-
motives is two miles per hour, it is very diffi-
cult to keep the speed of the tow below this
point after the vessel has been accelerated and
brought to approximately a two-mile-per-
hour speed. This is due to the characteristics
of the induction motors, which always tend
to reach synchronous speed regardless of the

stator, of the south main traction motor, the
secondary of the south motor being connected
in as before in order to obtain the required
adjustment of speed and torque. When the
north and south motors are connected in this
manner, they are connected in cascade, or
concatenation, and will operate at approxi-
mately one-half the speed for which the ma-
chines were designed.

The halving of speed by concatenation of
two induction motors is explained by Stein-
metz, as follows:

"If of t\\j induction motors the secondary
of the fir>! motor is connected to the primary
of the sec< r.d muter, the second machine

CONNECTIONS FOR CONCATENATION (SPEED OF ONE MILE PER HOUR).

amount of resistance used in the secondary.
With a 10,000-ton vessel six towing locomo-
tives can attain a two-mile-per-hour speed
in a distance equal to approximately one-half
the length of the vessel and after this speed
has been attained, two machines can easily
maintain its speed at two miles per hour for
the distance required in towing.

The reconnection of the towing locomo-
tives was accomplished by connecting the
machines up rpproximately as shown in
Figure 1, that is, a knife switch is inserted in

powez

I

m t

A3a

CONNECTIONS FOR SPEED OF TWO MILLS PER HOCK.

Under ordinary operating conditions the
connections of the towing locomotives are to
be as indicated in Figure 1, this diagram being
made out in single line form for the sake of
simplicity. It will be noted that the power

the main cable connections in such a manner
that when the one-mile-per-hour speed is
desired this switch may be thrown, allowing
the rotor, or secondary, current of the north
motor to pass directly to the primary, or

operates as a motor with the e-m-f and fre-
quency impressed upon it by the secondary of
the first machine, which acts as a general
alternating-current transformer, converting
a part of the primary impressed power into
secondary electrical power for the supply of
the second machine, and a part into mechanical
work.

"The frequency of the secondary e-m-f of
the first motor, and thus the frequency im-
pressed upon the second motor, is the fre-
quency of slip below complete synchronism,
s. The frequency of the secondary generated
e-m-f of the second motor is the difference
between its impressed frequency, s, and its
speed; thus, if both motors are connected
together mechanically to turn at the same
speed, 1 — i, the secondary frequency of the
motor, is 25-1, hence equal to zero at s equals
0.5. That is, the second motor reaches its
synchronism at half speed. At this speed its
torque becomes equal to zero, the power com-
ponent of the current in it, and consequently
the power component of the secondary current
of the first motor, and thus the torque of the
first motor becomes equal to zero also, when
neglecting the hysteresis power current of the
second motor. That is, a system of con-
catenated motors with short-circuited secon-
dary of the second motor approaches half
synchronism, in the same manner as the
ordinary induction motor approaches syn-
chronism. With increasing load, its slip
below half synchronism increases.

"More generally, any pair of induction
motors connected in concatenation divide the
speed so that the sum of their two respective
speeds approaches synchronism at no-load ; or,
still more generally, any number of concatena-
ted motors rv.n at such speeds that the sum of

January 5, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

167

the speeds approaches synchronism at no-
load.

"With mechanical connection between the
two motors, concatenation thus offers a
means to operate a pair of induction motors
at full efficiency at half speed in tandem, as
well as at full speed in parallel, and thus gives
the same advantage as the series-parallel con-
trol of the continuous-current motor.

"Since, with increasing speed, the frequency
impressed upon the second motor decreases
proportionally to the decrease of voltage,
when neglecting internal losses in the first
motor, the magnetic density of the second
motor remains practically constant, and thus
its torque the same as when operated at full
voltage and full frequency under the same
conditions.

"At half synchronism the torque of the con-
catenated couple becomes zero, and above
half-synchronism the second motor runs
beyond its impressed frequency; that is, it
becomes a generator. In this case, due to the
reversal of current in the secondary of the
first motor, its torque becomes negative also,
that is, the concatenated couple becomes an
induction generator above half-synchronism.
At about two-thirds synchronism, with low-
resistance armature, the torque of the couple
becomes zero again, and once more positive
between about two-thirds synchronism and
full synchronism, and negative once more
beyond full synchronism. With high resist-
ance in the secondary of the second motor,
the second range of positive torque, below
full synchronism, disappears, more or less."

A slightly better idea ean be obtained of the
reconnection of the towing locomotives by
referring to figure No. 3, which indicates the

principal connections of the locomotive when
operated at either a two-mile or one-mile-per-
hour speed. Reference to this diagram will
show that the power supply originates in
transformer rooms, which are located along
the lock walls, these transformer rooms
feeding two conductor rails ("third rails")
which are located immediately adjacent to the
tow and return tracks and supported by
porcelain insulators in what are called the
conductor slots. Two contact shoes or
"plows" are supported by the towing loco-
motive and run along in the conductor slot,
collecting the necessary current for the opera-
tion of the towing locomotives.

The current leaves the transformer rooms
in delta connection, "B" phase being grounded
and connected to the rails upon which the
towing locomotives run. The two other
phases are carried to the conductor slot,
where the current eventually reaches the
towing locomotive at a pressure of approxi-
mately 230 volts, and after passing through
the usual protective devices of fuses and main
line switches, the current reaches the main
buses or supply leads of the motors.

In order to control this current the operator
manipulates a main traction controller in the
cab. Only one controller handle is supplied,
this handle being attached to the controller
in the cab in which the operator is located
and manipulated in either forward or reverse
direction. The controller is equipped with
various operating points which are connected
to electrically operated switches which are
called "contactors," and which are supported
by slate panels in each cab of the locomotive.
These contactors are connected in multiple
with the controllers in each of the cabs so that

whenever a contactor in the north cab receives
its operating current through the manipulation
of the controller, a similar contactor in the
south cab is also operated, and in this manner
both the north and south main traction
motors are operated in unison. Upon the
diagram.Figure 3, the forward contactor in the
north cab has been indicated as "H", that
in the south cab as "I". The contactors are
two-pole devices; that is, they carry two
phases (the third one being grounded). There
are six contactors located in each of the cabs,
although their connections have been omitted
from the diagram for the sake of simplicity.

One main line contactor in each cab is used
for the "forward" operation of the locomotive,
another for the "reverse" operation, while
the four remaining contactors in each cab
are used for cutting out resistances in the
secondaries of the main traction motors,-
giving a resultant variation in the driving
torque of the towing locomotives and also
giving a better control of the amount of cur-
rent drawn by the machine when operating
under a heavy load. When the locomotives
were first received upon the Isthmus, small
control wires were carried from the main
traction controllers to each of the contactors
and connected to small operating coils which
were then connected to ground or "B" phase.
Whenever the controller was moved to a
certain position it would supply current to a
definite contactor coil and the coil, being
energized, would close the circuit and give the
required connections for the operation of the
machine.

In order to obtain the connections which
were required, the engineers disconnected the
ground or "B" phase side of each of the for-

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ward and reverse main line contactor coils,
and carried the leads thus disconnected to a
three-pole knife switch located in each of the
locomotive cabs, the connection being carried
to the middle stud of each of the respective
switches at the opposite ends of the locomotive.
The upper middle stud of each of the respec-
tive knife switches is connected to the ground
or "B" phase of the locomotive, while the
lower stud connections are omitted entirely.
Therefore, if both of the knife switches in
both the north and south cabs are thrown up,
the connections of the towing locomotive,
so far as the control of the contactors is con-
cerned, would remain as originally designed
for the two-mile-per-hour speed. If the
operator were located in the north cab and
threw the knife switch down he would dis-
connect the forward and reverse contactors
• of the south cab of the locomotive, the re-
maining contactors in that cab continuing
in their original form of connection.

The middle outside studs of each of the
knife switches are connected to the rotors of
the north and south main traction motors,
respectively. The lower outside studs of the
knife switches of each cab are connected to
the stator side of the forward and reverse con-
tactors at the opposite end of the towing
locomotive. The upper outside studs of each
concatenating switch are connected to the
grid resistances at both the north and south
ends of the locomotive, respectively.

disconnected from the forward and reverse
contactors of the south cab, these contactors
will not operate when the controller handle
is turned. The ground connections of the
forward and reverse contactor coils of the
north cab remain in connection, and there-
fore, when the controller handle is turned,
current is supplied to the main traction motor
at the north end only. The current passes
through the stator, or primary, of the north
main traction motor and is induced in the
secondary of this machine, the induced cur-
rent flowing through the three-pole knife
switch and into the stator of the south main
traction motor, thus supplying current for the
south machine, the secondary of the south
machine being connected to the resistance
and operated as usual.

Experiments were made with the towing
locomotives connected in both cascade and
in multiple to determine whether there would
be excessive heating of the machines if the
motors were operated in concatenation. It
was found that the heating was not at all
unusual or excessive, owing to the fact
that when the towing locomotive was driven
northward the north motor was used as a
primary and the south motor as"a second-
ary, while in operating the machine in a south-
ward direction the motors were reversed; that
is, the operator being in the south cab would
use the south motor as the primary and the
north motor as the secondary. So far as

N.Y.; Williams. Dimond & Company, general agents
for the Pacific coast. 310 Sansome Street, San Francisco.

Luckenbach Steamship Company, 42 Whitehall
Street, New York, N. Y.; Merchants' Exchange, San
Francisco.

W. R. Grace & Company, Hanover Snuare, New
York, N. Y.i 332 Pine Street, San Francisco.

Pacific Coast Steamship Company, 653 Market
Street, San Francisco.

Sudden & Christenson, San Francisco.

Robert Dollar Company, 230 California Street, San

Olson St Mahony, Fife Building. San Fr;

Lindeman Steamship Company, San Francisco.

New York & South America Line, 1 1 Broadway. New
York, N. Y.

John S. Emery St Company, 1 14 State Street, Boston,

Crowell & Tnurlow, 33 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

United Sta'esSceel Products Company, 11 Broadway,
New York, N. Y.

Swayne St Hoyt, 430 Sansome Street, San Francisco.

American-Asiatic Steamship Company, 10-12 Broad-
way, New York, N. Y.

Barber & Company. Whitehall Building, 17 Battery
Place, New York, N. Y.

Bennett St Boyeson, Shipping Agents, New York
City.

Blue Star Line, 10 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

Bowring St Company, 17 State Street, New York,
N. Y.

Brown Brothers St Company, Shipping Agents, New
York, N. Y.

A. H. Bull Steamship Company, New York, N. Y.

|E. C. Evans St Sons, 203 California Stret, San Francis-
co, Cal.

Joseph R. Fox St Company, Baltimore, Md.

Funch, Edye St Company, 8-10 Bridge Street, New
York, N. Y.

Furness, Withy St Company, Ltd., Newport News.
Va.

Paul F. Gerhard St Company, 10 Bridge Street. New
York. N. Y.

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With the connections arranged in the man-
ner outlined above, and with both concatenat-
ing or three-pole knife switches thrown up-
ward, the resulting connections would give
a two-mile-per-hour speed for the towing
locomotive as it was originally designed. If
the operator were in the north cab and desired
to operate the locomotive at a one-mile-per-
hour speed it would be necessary for him to
throw his controller handle to the "off" posi-
tion where no power is supplied to any portion
of the driving mechanism. Then he would
throw the knife switch down, in this way dis-
connecting the forward and reverse contactors
of the south cab and connecting the rotor of
the north main traction motor to the stator of
the south main traction motor, the rotor of
the south main traction motor remaining
in connection with the grid resistances which
are required for the control of the locomotive
when operating at either a two-mile or a one-
mile speed.

After throwing the knife switch down the
controller handle is operated as usual, but
inasmuch as the ground connection has been

StDE AND END VIEW; OF TDWING LOCOMOTIVE.

tractive effort of the towing locomotives is
concerned, it has been found that the motors
operated entirely satisfactorily on all low in-
clines and in towing, but that in going up
and down the steep incline-.; it is necessary to
use the two-mile-per-hour speed in order to
have the machine operate satisfactorily.
With the towing locomotive connected in
cascade it is possible to get approximately
-30,000 pounds tractive effort, which is more
than sufficient to cans" the cable drum to
blip, as it is set to slip with a 2o,OOJ-pounJ
pull on the tow line.

•

Addresses of Canal Lines.

Inquiry has been made of The Canal
Record concerning the addresses in the
United States of steamship lines which were
using the Canal, prior to the suspension of
traffic. The following are, as accurately as
means are at hand to determine them, the
addresses of the principal offices in the United
States of companies which have been the
more prominent and regular users of the Canal:

American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Dearborn
& Lapham, general agenu, 8 Bridge Street, New York,

George Hellleson, 10 Bridge Street. New York, N. Y.

Houlder, Weir St Boyd. New York, N. Y.

John Layton St Company. Shipping Agents, New
Yo-k. N. Y.

Mallory Steamship Company, New York. N. Y.

New York St Pnrto Rico Steamship Company, 11
Broa l'v.iy, New York, N. Y.

Norton, Lilly St Company. Produce Exchange Build-
ing. New York, N. Y.

Pacific-Alaska Navigation Company, New York
N. Y.

C. B. Richard St Company, 3'. Broadway, New York,
N. Y.

C. P. Sumner Si Company, 18 Broadway. N'ew York,
N. Y.

Trinidad Shipping St Trading Company, New York
N. Y.

Wm. H. Twaddell St Company, 68 Broad Street,
New Y_ork, N. Y.

U. S. Shipping Company, New York, N. Y.

D. T. Warden. Shipping Agents. New Y'ork, N. Y.
Wessel, Duval St Company, 25-33 Broad Street, New

York, N. Y.

J. F. Whitney St Company, Shipping Agents, New
York. N. Y.

J. H. Winchester St Company, 354 Produce Exchange,
New York. N. Y.

E. J. Dodge Company, 16 California Street, San
Francisco, Cal.

International Mercantile Marine Company, 9 Broad-
way, New York, N. Y.
Nehalem Steamship Company, Astoria, Oreg.

January 5, 1916.

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169

PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.

Appointing a Day for Making Contributions for
Aid of Stricken Polish People.
The President issued, under date of Decem-
ber 18, a proclamation designating January
1 as a day for making contributions to assist
the people of Poland. Copy of the procla-
mation was received on the Isthmus too
late for publication prior to January 1, but
contributions will be equally acceptable if
made now. Persons on the Isthmus may send
them to the national headquarters of the
American Red Cross, as indicated in the
proclamation, or to the treasurer of the
Canal Zone chapter, Mr. John H. McLean,
Balboa Heights. The proclamation follows:
By the President of the United States of
America. A Proclamation:

Whereas, I have received from the Senate
of the United States a Resolution, passed
December 17, 1915, reading as follows:
"Whereas, the attention of the people
of the United States has been from time
to time directed to the appalling situation
in Poland, where practically the entire
population to-day is homeless, and where
men, women, and children are perishing
by the thousands for lack of shelter,
clothing, and food,

And whereas, the people of the United
States have demonstrated their sympathy
for the suffering people on all sides in the
great European war by their splendid and
successful charitable work in Belgium,
Servia, and other places; and feeling that
the American people would quickly re-
spond to an appeal for help in Poland,
once the tragedy of the situation there is
brought home to them,

Be it Resolved, That appreciating the
suffering of that stricken people, it is
suggested that the President of the
United States set aside a day in the forth-
coming holiday season upon which day
a direct appeal to the sympathy of all
American citizens shall be made, and an
opportunity shall be given for all to con-
tribute to a much needed holiday fund
for relief in Poland."

And wheieas, I feel confident that the
people of the United States, during this holiday
season, will be moved to aid a people stricken
by war, famine and disease;

Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States, in compliance
with the suggestion of the Senate thereof, do
appoint and proclaim January 1, 1916, as a
day upon which the people of the United
States may make such contributions as they
feel disposed for the aid of the stricken Polish
people.

Contributions may be addressed to the
American Red Cross, Washington, D. C,
which will care for their proper distribution.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this

eighteenth day of December, in the year of

our Lord one thousand nine hun-

. . dred and fifteen, and of the independ-

' ence of the L'nited States the one

hundred and fortieth.

WOODROW WILSON.
By the President:

Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State.
INo. 1319.]

Government Exhibits to Be Transferred to Ex-
position at San Diego.

Following the close of the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition at San Francisco
last month, the exhibit of the Panama Canal
may be transferred to the Panama-California
International Exposition at San Diego, in ac-
cordance with this Public Resolution, No. 1, of
the Sixty-fourth Congress:

Joint Resolution To transfer the Government
exhibit from the Panama- Pacific International
Exposition to the Panama-California Expo-
sition, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That all laws and parts
of laws relating to foreign exhibits at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition,
including importations of the same, and of
material necessary for buildings, or otherwise,
for their proper exhibit are made applicable
to the Panama- California International Expo-
sition now in operation at San Diego, Cali-
fornia, during the remainder of the year nine-
teen hundred and sixteen or during the con-
tinuance of the latter exposition during said
period.

Sec. 2. That the Government exhibit at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, or
such portion thereof as may be determined
by the President is advisable, is transferred
to the Panama-California International Expo-
sition during its continuance at San Diego,
California, and until not later than December
thirty-first, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
And any unexpended balance of the appropri-
ation of $500,000 made in the sundry civil
appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen
hundred and fourteen is reappropriated and
made available for expenses attending the
transfer and maintenance of said Government
exhibit during siid period ending not later than
the close of the year nineteen hundred and
sixteen; and all laws or parts of laws relating

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian

Residence

Employed by

Date of

death

Cacedonne (Cassidy), Dennis. .
Johnson. J

49186

52718
89981
6469+
100114

Guadeloupe

Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica

Panama

Panama

Term. Const. . . .

Capt. of Port

P. R. R

Building Div. . . .
Ancon com'sy. . .

Dec. 24, 1915.
Dec. 24, 1915.

Panama

Panama

Sept. 14, 1915.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims againt the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
'public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

to said Government exhibit and constituting
a Government exhibit board and authorizing
the detail of civilians and Army and Navy
officers of the United States in connection
with said Government exhibit at the Panama-
Pacific International Exposition are continued
and made applicable so far as the same may be
applicable to the Panama-California Inter-
national Exposition at San Diego, California,
during its said continuance.

Sec. 3. That in the passage of this Act the
United States does not assume any liability
of any kind whatever, and does not become
responsible in any manner for any bond, debt,
contract, expenditure, expense, or liability
of the said Panama-California International
Exposition, its officers, agents, servants, or
employes, or incident to or growing out of
the said exposition beyond the reappropriation
of the unexpended balance of the appropria-
tion heretofore made in connection with the
said Government exhibit.

Approved, December 17, 1915.

Taboga Launch Service Rates.

Effective Tuesday, January 4, 1916, the
following will be the fares for the trip, one
way, between Balboa and the Hotel Aspinwall
at Taboga, for employes of The Panama Canal
and the Panama Railroad and members of
employes' families:

For adults, 30 cents; for children (six to 12
years of age), 20 cents. Children under six
years of age will be carried free.

The fares for nonemployes will be double
those for employes; that is, 60 cents, one
way, for adults and 40 cents for children.

Under ordinary conditions the launch goes
alongside the landing pier at Taboga. When-
ever this is not practicable on account of
the roughness of the water or an extreme low
tide, the management of the Hotel Aspinwall
will furnish panga service, for which no extra
charge will be made to the passengers on the
launch.

Christmas Parcels at Panama Passenger Station
of Panama Railroad.

The station agent of the Panama Railroad
at Panama advises that about 20 boxes of
Christmas presents, arriving on the steam-
ship Colon on December 22 and consigned to
Canal employes at Panama, were shipped
across the Isthmus by passenger service and
delivered at the passenger station in Panama in
order that they might be received by the con-
signees before Christmas, but about six have
never been called for and are held at the pas-
senger station for disposal. As freight parcels
for Panama, Ancon, Balboa, and Balboa
Heights are all delivered at Panama, advices
of arrival can not be delivered to the con-
signees with surety through the mail, if the
post-office address is not indicated separately
on the parcel. The agent suggests that it
would be well for employes located in any of
the four places named to make this clear
to persons or firms in the United States who
make shipments to them by freight.

The steamship Finland, formerly engaged
with the Kroonland in the service of the
Panama Pacific Line, operating between New
York and San Francisco, with a' sailing every
three weeks in each direction, is in use in a
service between New York and Liverpool
during the time that the Canal is closed to
traffic.

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Vol. IX, No. 20.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Acting Engineer of Maintenance.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 30. 1915.
To all concerned — Effective December 30, 1915, and
during the absence of Lieut. Col. Chester Harding on
leave, Lieut. Col. Jay J. Morrow will be Acting Engineer
of Maintenance.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Acting Engineer of Docks.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., December 27, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective December 29. 1915. and during the absence
on leave of Mr. T. B. Mormiche, Engineer of Docks. Mr.
Starr Truscott is designated as Acting Engineer of
Docks.

C. H. MOTSETT,

Superintendent.

Approved :

Geo. W. Goethals,
President.

Colon-Gatun Labor Train to Be Discontinued.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights. C Z., December 31, 1915.
Circular No. 256:

To all concerned — Effective Sunday, January 16,
1916, we will discontinue the operation of labor train
now running between Colon and Gatun daily. Please
inform all employes of your department who use this
train that on and after that date they must make other
arrangements.

C H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

♦

Bound Copies of Annual Report.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z„ December 29, 1915.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

There is atttached hereto, for desk use, one cloth-
bound copy of the text of the Annual Report for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, without illustrations.
The supply of this edition is limited, and no further
copies are available for distribution.

A few advance copies of the paper-bound edition of
the report, with illustrations and portfolios, have been
received, and are being distributed, for official use, to
a limited number of heads of departments and divisions
and a further distribution will be made as soon as the
regular supply is received.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, January 12, 1916, be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the
office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same,
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring cnauffeur's licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeur's
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the bene'it of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, January 14, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m.
Applicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

Geo. J. Vanderslice, Recorder,

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the loral patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective January 6 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the
costs of all cold storage goods. The price list
for groceries at retail which is now in effect
was published in The Canal Record of July
28, 1915, covering four pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, by mail
or from the boarding officers who visit incom-
ing ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the -needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective January 6, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef suet, special, per lb $.0.H

Beef suet, native, per lb 03J

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02£

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 j

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up) special , per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. ud), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3$ lbs. up) special, per lb ..... . .16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3£ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 Ids. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast , choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per Id 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special , per lb .20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (l| lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (\\ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short , special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin tteak, western, special, per lb 27

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamp, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., pr lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3i lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 Ids., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb § .25

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19f

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb. . . . §.20

Veal, chops, per lb 40

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal, cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs., per lb .20

Veal, stewing, per lb 16

miscellaneous.

Brains, calves , per lb 07

Calves heads, ea 86*

Kidneys, beef, per lb 09

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves , per lb 29*

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs feet, fresh, per. lb 06*

Pigs head, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs heads, fresh, i head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19

Price.

Sausage, heberwurst, per Id 19

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage. Salami, per lb 38

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 16

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb . . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21*

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per Id 20

Yeast , per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30f

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 3lf

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole _tr*.p 20

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21*

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 27

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33*

2. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 36*

3. Ham, sugar cured, boilea (sliced) 41*

Pigs feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 27

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed. per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 22f

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 23f

Geese, per lb 18

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb >2

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 51*

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb. tub, whole tuo. per lb .50*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 .50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 56

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, young America, per lb 24*

Cream, 30 per cent, § pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 44

Eggs, fresh, $ doz. only 22

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25J

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50 J

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 11

HaliDUt. fresh, per lb 09

Oysters, fresh, per qt 45*

Salmon, fresh, per lb lit

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 20

VEGETABLES.

Beans, shelled, fresh, per lb 08

Beans, string, per lb 12

Beets, per lb 02*

Brussels sprouts, per qt 19*

Cabbage, per lb 01 J

Carrots, per lb 02

Cauliflower, per lo 19

Celery, per head 08

Chocho, each 02

Corn, green, per doz 15

Cucumbers, per lo 10

Egg plant, per lb 09

Lettuce, per lb 14t

Onions, per lb 03 j

Paisnips, per lb 02£

Peppers, green, per lb 09f

Plantams, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 02$

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 09

Turnips, per lb 02

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 16

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15*

Figs, 5-oz. pkg 05

Figs, dried, 11-oz pkg 21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08*

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 22

Peel, lemon, per lb .16

January 5, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

171

Price.

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 08f

Raisins, seeded, pkg 11

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 1 5f

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 06

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas, 6 and 7 ha^nds, ^er bunch 28

Bananas, ea OOJ

Cranberries, per lb 1 1

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, per lb 17

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03$

Lemons, per doz 16

Oranges, select, ea 04f

Oranges, tropical, doz 12

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

% Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

{ Not less than 5 ham of \ shoulder or fresh pork -ill
be sold.

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, January 6, 1916:

FISH.

Corbina, per lb 11

Mackerel, per lb 11

Pan fish, per lb 11

Red snapper, per lb II

Turtle (wt. 100 to 2C0 lbs.) per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 05

Coconuts, water, ea 06

Papaya, per lb 02 J

Pineapples, ea 15

Sugar cane, ea 03

Limes, per 100 60

Plantain, ea 01

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 12

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Chayotes, ea 02

Corn, green, doz 15

Cucumbers, per lb 10

Egg plant, special, ea 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Lettuce, per lb 14

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra. ea 00J

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley , per bunch 04

Peppers, hot, per doz 05

Peppers, sweet, each 01

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Roses (Hospital Farm), per doz 50

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire,
Culebra, and Toro Pcint are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Wholesale Prices of Fresh Meats.

The following is the wholesale price list No.
207, effective November 11, 1915, and in
force until further notice. This list will govern,
whether meat is sold from commissaries or
from cold storage. The following prices will be
increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to
commercial ships and foreign naval vessels,
and by 20 per cent in cases of sales to yachts:

Price.
SO. 19 J
.15
.09 J
.12
.08 \
.14J

1. Beef hinds, Xo. 1 per lb. .

2. Beef hinds, No. 2 per lb. .

3. Beef hinds, native per lb. .

4. Beef fores. No. 2 per lb . .

5. Beef fores, native per lb. .

6. Beef, whole round or leg. No. 1 . . . .per lb. .

7. Beef, whole round or leg. No, 2 per lb. .

8. Beef, whole round or leg, native. . .per lb. .

9. Beef ribs, No. 1 per lb . .

10. Beef ribs, No. 2 per lb. .

H. Beei ribs, native pel lb. .

12. Beef, sho't loins. No. 1 per lb. .

13. Beef, short loin3, No. 2 per lb. .

14. Beef, short loins, native per lb. .

15. Beef, rumps. No. 1 per lb.. .20$

16. Beef, rumps. No. 2 per lb. . .17

17. Beef, rumps, native pel lb. . .12

18. Lamb carcasses per lb.. .18

19. Mutton carcasses per lb. . .14

20. Pig carcasses per lb.. .I4t

21. Pork, entire loins per lb. . . I6t

22. Veal carcasses per lb. . .23*

2i. Vealleg per lb. . .31*

♦Indicates increase from last list.

tlndicates decrease from last list.

Above prices do not include cost of special trimming

required by United States Army or United States
Navy.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at theommissary stores became effective December 27:

Price Change.

Old. New.

Laces, shoe, pr

Purses, pigskin, ea

Slippers, men's, pr

Slippers, men's, pr

Brush sets. Shinola. set

Leggins. pr

Polish, Blanco, tin

Buckles, pr

rtnives, cook, ea
Mattresses.
Oilers, machine, ea
Pots, flower. 4". ea

Pots, azalea, ea

Racks, towel, ea. . .
Racks, towel, ea. . .
Rugs. Crex. 27" x J
Rugs. Crex. 30" x (
Rugs. Crex. 36" x 7

Additions to Stock.
Balboa Havana cigars:

Reina Victoria, ea

Conchas Bouquet, ea

Reinitas. ea

Duquesas. ea

Londres Imperiales. ea

Brevas Extra, ea

Coffee, roasted. Tivoli. unground, lb

Sausage, frankfurter. 4 in tin. tin

P. C. carbonated beverages:

Limko, bot

Root beer, bot

Ginger ale, bot

Sarsaparilla, bot

Strawberry soda, bot

Cream soda, bot

Lemon soda, bot

Champagne cider, bot

Club soda, bot

Bowls, slop, blue Watteau. ea

Chains, key. with ring. Xo. 20. ea ."

Chains, key. with ring. Xo. 22. ea

Cups. egg. blue Watteau. ea

Cups and saucers, blue Watteau. ea

Dishes, fruit stand, blue Watteau, ea

Dishes, oatmeal, blue Watteau, ea

Dishes, olive, conquest, ea

Dishes, sauce, conquest, ea

Griddles, oblong, ea

Griddles, roind, ea

Jugs, cream, 3Cs, blue Watteau, ea

Jugs, cream, 36s, blue Watteau. ea

Knives, table. Windsor, ea

Knives, butter. Windsor, ea ...

Plates, breakfast, blue Watteau. 8", ea

Plates, bread and butter, blue Watteau. 6". ea

Platters, meat, conquest. 10", ea

Platters, meat, conquest, 14". ea

Pots, coffee, blue Watteau. ea

Pots. tea. blue Watteau. ea

Trays, sandwich, blue Watteau. ea

90

Supplies for Vessels.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware,
cordage, and miscellaneous ship chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is 33 cents per 100 pounds at either Cristo-
bal or Balboa.

The Government hospital service is fully equipped
for the treatment of medical and surgical cases. The
charge for consultation at the dispensaries is S3; for
hospital treatment for seamen in ward the charge is
$1.50 per day.

Subsistence supplies, including a large stock of fresh
meats.vegetables, canned groceries, fruits, bakery prod-
ucts, etc., are available for quick delivery at either
terminal. Prices are generally lower than the retail
prices in the United States, and compare favorably
with prices in aDy port of the world.

Laundry is handled quickly, and no advance notice
is required. The following are representative charges
for ship's laundry: Trousers and jackets, five cents
each; aprons, caps, sheets, tablecloths, napkins, towels,
one cent each.

Application lor supplies, or for services, should be
made to the Captain of the Port. Cristobal or Balboa.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next six
weeks are given in this table:

JAXUARY.

Date.

Wed., Jan. 5

Thurs.. Jan. 6. . .

Fri. J?n. 7

Sat., Jan. 8

Sun.. Jan. 9

Mon.. Jan. 10...
Tues., Jan. 11...
Wed., Jan. 12...
Thurs., Jan. 13..

Fri.. Jan. 14

Sat., Jan. IS

Sun., Jan. 16

Mon.. Jan. 17...
Tues., Jan. 18...
Wed.. Jan. 19...
Thurs., Jan. 20.,

Fri., Jan. 21

Sat., Jan. 22....
Sun., Jan. 23....
Mon., Jan. 24...
Tues., Jan. 25...
Wefl., Jan. 26...
Thurs., Jan. 27.

Fri., Jan. 28

Sat., Jan. 29....

Sun., Jan. 30

Mon., Jan. 31...

3:16
15.9
4:11
16.3
5 :05
16.4
5:58
16.2
0:35
-0.1
1 :27

0.5
2:15

1.2
3:08

2.1
4:04

2.8
5:00

3.4
6:01

3.7
0:37
12.2
1 :32
12.4
2:20
12.7
3:05
13.1
3 :45
13.5
4:26
13.8
5:03
14.0
5:41
14.1
0:16

1.7
0:54

9:47
-0.9
10:36

12:09
-1.2
6:48
15.4
7:35
15.0
8:24
14.1
9:14
13.0

10:11
12.2

11 :15
11.6

12:22
11.4
7:01
3.6
7:57
3.3
8:47
2.7
9:30
2.1

10:09

11 :19
1.0

11 :53
1.0
6:17
14.1
6:54
13.9
7:32
13.6
8:15
13.3
9:06
12.8

10:11
12.3

11 :26
12.5

12:40
13.0

15:54

15.8

16:48

16.3

17:41

16.6

18:30

16.6

12:56

-0.6

13:45

0.4

14:36

1.5

15:29

2.6

16:24

3.6

17:23

4.2

18:24

4.5

13:23

11.5

14:15

11.9

15:00

12.4

15:41

12.9

16:22

13.4

16:59

13.8

17:34

14.2

18:05

14.4

12:28

1.2

13:04

1.6

13:45

2.0

14:31

2.5

15:27

3.0

16:31

3.3

17 :42

3.4

18:55

3.0

22:08

0.1

22 :57

-0.3
23:46

-0.4

19:17

16 6
20:03

15.6
20:49

14.7
21 :39

13.7
22:34

12.9
23:37

12.4

19:24
4.4

20:19
4.0

21 :07
3.S

21 :49
2.9

22 :27
2.4

23:02
2.0

23:40
1.7

18:40

14.6
19:14

14.6
19:51

14.4
20:34

14.1
21 :29

13.8
22:36

13.5
23:52

13.6

Date,

Tues., Feb. 1...
Wed., Feb. 2...
Thurs.. Feb. 3.

Fri., Feb. 4

Sat., Feb. 5....

Sun., Feb. 6

Mon., Feb. 7 ...
Tues.. Feb. 8...
Wed.. Feb. 9...
Thurs.. Feb. 10
Fri.. Feb. 11...
Sat., Feb. 12. ..
Sun., Feb. 13. .
Mon., Feb. 14. .
Tues., Feb. 15.
Wed.. Feb. 16..

1:15

7:39

13:46

14.1

1 .4

13.9

2:06

8:38

14:45

14.8

0.4

14.9

3 05

9:31

15 :40

15.5

-0.5

15.9

3 :58

10:19

16:31

16.0

2-1.

16.5

4:50

11 :03

17:19

16.3

-1 .4

16.8

S:39

11:47

18:05

16.2

-1.1

16.8

0:11

6:25

12 :29

-0.5

15.8

-0.4

0:55

7:08

13:14

0.1

15.0

0.6

1:41

7:53

14:00

1.0

14.1

1.7

2:28

8:35

14:4S

2.1

13.0

3.0

3:20

9:23

15:42

3.1

12.0

4.0

4:17

1(1:24

16:42

3.9

11.2

4.8

5:21

11 :40

17:49

4.3

10.9

5.1

0:03

6:27

i2:S3

11.5

4.5

11.0

1:06

7:29

13:50

11.8

3.9

11.6

1:59

8:21

14:36

12.3

3.1

12.3

21 :02
1.0
21 :54
0.1
22:41
-0.5
23:27
-0.7

18:47

16.3
19:29

15.5
20:10

14.5
20:54

13.4
21 :44

12.4
22:49

11.7

18:55
5.0

19:54
4.4

20:44
3.6

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
un the chart, unless a minus (-) sijn is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the

172

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 20.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., January 2, 1916.)

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•Arrivals.

•Departures.

Date Vessel

Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

For

Dec. 27 ] Relief (tug)

Merrit & Chapman

Kingston, Ja.
Port Limon.
Norfolk.

Dec. 28...
Jan. 1 . . .

Relief (tug)

Merrit & Chapman.

Elders & Fyffea

Jacksonville, Fla.
Bristol via Kingston.

♦Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

U.S. Navy Norfolk

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

For

Dec. 27

Pacific Coast S. S. Co

San Francisco.

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.

Talcahuano.

San Francisco.

Guayaquil.

Buenaventura.

Manila.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Dec. 27...

Dec. 27

Dec. 28

Dec. 28

Dec. 29

Dec. 29

Dec. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 2

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Salina Cruz.

Dec. 28....
Dec. 28... .

Herakles

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Pacific Coast S. S. Co

Toyo Kisen Kaisha

San Francisco.

La Primera

Dec. 29

Jan. I

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.

Hong kong.

Callao.

A. J. West

La Primera

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Jan. 2

Jan. 2

Jan. 2

Harry Luckenbach.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

Logan

Coaster

O. M. Clark.
Seiyo Maru .
Hesperos

U. S. Army

C. H. Higgins

C. H. Higgins p.

Toyo Kisen Kaisha . . .
Bruusgaard Kiosterud .

San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Hongkong.
Tocopilla.

Jan.

Jan.
Jan.

Jan.

Cauca

Jamaica

Pennsylvania.

Chilean Line Valparaiso.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. ... . Guayaquil.

Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Buenaventura.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co San Francisco.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from O/i (midnight) to 23ft (11:00 p.m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
In bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; useof steam hoist and Crane
per hour, $1 ; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton cf seven barrels.

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 5, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters, cards,
and packages have been received in the office of the
Director of Posts and may be procured upon applica-
tion of the addressees:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday, January 10 and
February 7, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7. 10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNoTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advance, mail for Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkansas,
and Texas is held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Battenfeld, C.
Consalves. Agostin
•Conway, Jos. H.
tDale. Mrs. Nicholas
•Deany, H. J.
•De'.an. Mrs. Clara
Donahue, Arthur
Ebner, F.

Fernandez, Jose Ramon
Fitzpatrick, Wm.
Gauvin. Mrs. Albert
•Gemdt. Pvt. A.

tGoodrich, Mrs. C. M.

•Hardt. Sergeant

•Hayford. John F.

JHeady. Burr

tHill, Mrs. Roy A.

•Hunt, James E.

Jackson, Joseph

Knight. Bradley G

•Lyons. J. D.

MacAuley, James

•Card. tPaper.

Macy, Capt. F. S.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, January 1, 1916:

Ma

R. G.

♦O'Brien. R. E.
♦Oliver, Roy I.
•Perrott. Mrs. Iona
Pague, Pvt. Wm. E.
♦Peterson. Carl P. R.
•Reese, Mrs. T.
Robinson. Robin
Sedgwick, L. M.
Sharpe, Fred B.
JSibbly, Percy H.
Stapinsky, John
Stevenson, Harold
Stuard, Sgt. Fred E.
Stewart, Oscar
•Thomson, Mrs. A.
♦Turner, V, . C.
Walker. K. Frank
♦West. Fred
Wiggins. Roy
Williams, Ge .. Fred
.Package.

Day and Date.

Sun., Dec. 26...
Mon., Dec. 2? . . .
Tues.,Dec. 28...
Wed., Dec. 29. ..
Thurs.. Dec. 30.,

Fri., Dec. 31

Sat.. Jan. 1

26.40
126.40
126.10
126.0.=
126.01
125.95
!.»(.. on

92 XI R6 44X6.42 53.95
92.R0|R6.51 36.44153.93
92 57 86.52 S6 50 53.78
92.5086 56l,S6.52 53.70

92.44 86.54
92 4036.51
92.40 86.57

86
86

86

54
45
52

91.0 1

Mall Despatches.
Following is the schedule of the despatch--!, of
made to the United States each week by the Canal;
postal service:

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

vfw \r

RK TO CRIST

m w

Vessel

Line.

A«i

Almirante.

1! F C.

Dec

Panama

P R. R

Dec

Pac tores

U. F C

Jan

Zarana

HFC.

Inn

Allianca

...P.R. R

..Ian

Jan.
.Jan.

Calamares

....U. F. C.Jan.

8..

Jar. 16

Carr.llo

....U. F. C.Jan.

12..

Jan. 19

Colon

P.R. R.. Jan.

13..

Jan. 18

Tenadores

....U.F. C.Jan.

15..

Jan. 23

Santa Marta. . . .

....U.F. C.Jan.

19..

. . Jan. 26

Advance

P. R. R..Jan.

20..

. Jan. 27

Metapan

....U.F. C.Jan.

22..

.Jan. 31

Almirante

U. F. C.Jan.

26..

.Feb. 2

Panama

....P. R. R.Jan.

27..

.Feb. 2

Pastores

. . ..U. F. C. Jan.

29..

. Feb. 6

Zacapa

....U. F. C.Feb.

2...

Feb. 9

Allianca

P. R. R..Feb.

3...

. Feb. 9

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Advance

P.R. R.Jan

6..

..Jan. 13

Santa Marta

....U.F. C.Jan.

6..

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Supplement to January 5, 191 6, edition

CANAL

RECORD

SLIDES AT PANAMA.

By Slaj. Gen. George W. Goethals, Cnited States
Army, Governor of The Panama (anal.

In building up a pile of sand on the natural
surface of the ground which is practically
level or horizontal, the sand being in no way
confined, a movement of the sides will be
noticed at each successive dumping of mate-
rial, which movement will continue until
certain defined slopes are reached, after
which the particles will remain at rest. The

cut be increased. The same results obtain
with other materials.

In a similar way. if the ground instead of
being practically horizontal is inclined, the
material piled upon it will adjust itself to the
conditions which the inclination imposes,
and when a cutting is made through mate-
rial which rests on an inclined surface along
which sliding can take place, the mass above
this surface will slide down into the trench
or prism if the bottom reaches or goes below
the underlving or inclined Burface

The weight of an embankment of material
is transmitted downward from the surface of
the ground, and if the top surface, hard in
itself, is underlaid with soft or relatively
weak material, conditions may arise in
which the load transmitted to the under-
lying material is greater than it can bear, in
which case rupture of the weaker strata
results, the upper portion of the ground
settles, carrying with it the superim-
posed embankment, and the ground ad-
jacent to and outside of the embankment

NATURAL SLOPE OF MATERIAL EXCAVATED FROM CANAL PRISM.

angle that the slope which the sand finally
assumes makes with the horizontal is called
the angle of repose, and the slope is desig-
nated the natural slope. What is true of
sand is true of all other materials; each has
its particular slope at which it mil remain
at rest.

If instead of piling up sand a trench is cut
through a deposit of such material, unless
care be taken to excavate so that the sides
of the trench are left at their natural slopes,
the sand will slide down until the natural
slopes are reached. This movement in the
sides will occur again if the depth of the
20S31°— in 1

If the material is piled on ground thai is
soft and unable to bear the weight which the
pile may bring upon it. the side slopes will
adjust themselves to this condition. In the
general case the soft material when no longer
able to bear the weight will be squeezed out,
and the movement will drag with it a por-
tion of the slope, which is thereby flattened;
the squeezed-out material piles up in a hump
or mound outside the toe of the slope, some-
times at a considerable distance, and finally
counterbalances the material in the embank-
ments; the movement ceases when equi-
librium is established.

or pile is forced up until equilibrium is
secured .

Under those conditions spreading the
base of the embankment sufficiently to
insure a load on the weaker strata less than
that required to rupture it will prevent this
action. If it be necessary to mcrea
height of the embankment after troubles
of this kind have started, they are cured
by extending the base of the super-
imposed mass sufficiently to establish
equilibrium. The extent" to which this
blanket should be carried is determined
experimentally.

SUPPLEMENT TO CANAL RECORD.

Vol. IX, No. go.

SOFT GROUND "A" PUSHED UP BY WEIGHT OF EMBANKMENT.

WEAK UNDERLYING STRATA PUSHED UP "A" BY WEIGHT OF EMBANKMENTS "B"; SPREAD "C1 NOT SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE

EQUILIBRIUM.

January 5. 1916.

SUPPLEMENT TO CANAL RECORD.

If instead of building up an embankment

on ground so constituted a trench be cut
through it, the removal of the material from
the cutting will change the distribution of
the load of the adjacent banks, and if the
excavation be carried deep enough, results
will be produced similar to those in the fore-
going case of the embankment, i. e., either
the soft or underlying strata will be forced
into the excavated area, or the bottom of the
latter will be pushed up, when rupture is
caused before the bottom of the excavation
reaches the weaker layer. In either case
the bank above the broken strata is rup-
tured, and there will be a movement of a
portion of the bank into the trench, the
motion continuing until equilibrium is
reached. The trench is filled or partially
filled by the material that moves in, and
when this is taken out additional material
may break away, and so the operation con-
tinues until final equilibrium and ultimate

pile which funned the southern toe of the
portion of the Gatun Dam near the edge of
the old French Canal, and which brought
forth such adverse critism of the project at
the time, was caused by dumping rock on a
comparatively soft and slippery material.

On the relocation of the Panama Railroad,
high embankments were built on ground
underlying which were relatively soft strata
that could not bear the pressure transmitted
to them by the superimposed masses.

Depending upon the causes, the slides
which were encountered while excavating
for the locks and the canal prism, were of
three distinct classes. First, those caused
by the material assuming its natural slope,
in cases where the banks were left steeper
than the angle of repose for the particular
material through which the excavation was
earned.

Second, those due to the fact that material
more or less permeable reposed on relatively

terial suddenly, at times burying or over-
turning steam shovels and tracks, inter-
rupting drainage, and causing considerable
delay and additional expense. In these
cases when the material reached the angle
of repose which the conditions imposed,
there was no further trouble.

The third class or breaks were the most
serious and difficult slides encountered, and
our present difficulties are due to breaks,
two in number, on opposite sides of the
Canal in the vicinity of Culebra, north of
Gold Hill. While breaks occurred at va-
rious places along the line of the canal, those
in Gaillard Cut, or the excavation through
the continental divide, were the most
serious, because of the heterogeneous masses
of material which composed it, and the
depth of the cutting, which affected the
territory adjacent to the cut for a consider-
able distance, and therefore brought down
large quantities of material.

SLIP OF ROCK PILE AT GATUN DAM.

stability is secured unless, as in the case of
the embankments, some means can be
adopted to reduce the load of the adjacent
banks other than allowing all the material
to enter the prism for removal. The results
which follow in the foregoing cases are modi-
fied through extraneous causes, such as
alternate freezing and thawing and excess-
sive moisture due to rains or snow.

The foregoing behavior of various ma-
terials under varying conditions explains
the causes of the slides that have been en-
countered in the construction of the canal.
They occurred at points all along the line,
from the lower end of Gatun Locks to the sea-
level section south of Miraflores Locks, both
in building embankments and in the various
excavations that were made. They were
encountered early in the construction of the
Sosa-Corozal and Gatun Dams. In the
former, due to the weak strata underlying
the surface, there was caused a bulging up
outside of the embankment, with a conse-
quent settlement and displacement of the
pile. The slip which occurred in the rock

harder strata, which inclined toward the
cutting. When the excavation reached a
level near or below the intersection of the
harder plane with the sides of the prism,
the superimposed mass moved into the exca-
vated area.

Third, those which resulted from the
breaking of weak strata underlying the
banks, rupture being produced by the con-
centration of the weights of the banks due
to the removal of the material from the
prism.

The first two classes were designated
"slides." With the third class the cause
was the breaking up structurally of the nat-
ural material, and they were called ' ' breaks "
in contradistinction to the slides, although
after the break occurred the movement of
the mass above the fractured strata into the
excavated area, produced the same general
effect as a slide of the other classes.

The first class gave relatively little trouble
and ceased entirely when the natural slope
of the material was reached. The second
class usually brought in quantities of ma-

The French company experienced diffi-
culties with a slide at ( 'ucaracha as early as
1884, but all the indications pointed to a
surface movement only, and this opinion was
supported by geologists who examined into
the matter. With the possible exception of
the French member, who is said to have been
somewhat apprehensive on the subject, the
international board of engineers anticipated
no difficulties from landslides, as their report
clearly indicates, and as does also the testi-
mony of those members of that board who
appeared before the committees of Congress
dealing with the canal. The slides that
were regarded as probable were surface
movements of the clay covering the rocks,
resulting from the heavy rains, and these
were provided for by arranging the slopes in
a series of steps on a general inclination of
45°, the angle of repose of ordinary earth.

After the United States forces began work,
sliding at Cucaracha continued, and in 1906
a geologist was employed who, after spending
some months making personal examination
of the geological formation of the country

SUPPLEMENT TO CANAL RECORD.

Vol. IX, No. 20.

SLIDE OF THE SECOND CLASS.

UPHEAVING OF BOTTOM AND EFFECT OF A BREAK IN THE PRISM DURING DRY EXCAVATION.

January S, 1916.

SUPPLEMENT TO CANAL RECORD.

traversed by the canal, made a report on the
subject, which was published in full in the
Annual Report of the Isthmian Canal Com-
mission for 1907. In this report he states:

"The relation of the isthmian geology to
the varied problems of canal construction is,
in all cases, intimate. One of the problems
that is closely connected with the geology is
that of the excavation of the cut in the cen-
tral area. Actual work has advanced so far
in this region, however, that geology can add
little to the practical information acquired
in the course of the excavation that has
already been made. A less evident, but
perhaps" closer, relationship exists between
the geology and the problems attendant upon
the construction of the locks and dams, while
the necessity of obtaining large quantities
of building material near the points where
locks and regulating works are to be con-
structed, calls for a special study."

of rock are improbable, while slopes of suit-
able angles will do away with the danger of
minor slips.

"Gold Hill is bounded on the north and
south by faults, the mass of the hill having
sunk with respect to the rocks on the other
side of the faults. During the process of
faulting the strata were twisted to the east-
ward and now have steep dips in that direc-
tion. This structure is also complicated by
large masses of intrusive basalt, which were
included in the Culebra beds prior to the
faulting. The induration resulting from
these intrusions has been so extensive that
all the rocks in Gold Hill are now very
hard and firm, and with the sedimentary
beds dipping into the hill the conditions
are such that landslides are most unlikely
to occur.

"In Contractors Hill a heavy breccia
member of the Culebra beds dips in the

have taken place frequently in the rainy
season. The materials involved in these
slides are purely superficial. In some
cases French spoil banks have slipped.
The cause in all cases seems to be the satu-
ration of the unconsolidated surface mate-
rial and its movement on layers of slippery
clays either in the Culebra beds or residual
clays upon which spoil was dumped. The
basin south and east of Gold Hill collects
large quantities of water during the rainy
season, and this escapes through no well-
defined drainage, but in springs along the
edge of the cut. In some cases surface soils
or even the rock of the Culebra formation
may take place in these landslips. They
are not serious, however, and, although
they may continue in a minor degree for a
number of years, the removal of the mate-
rial before it reaches the edge of the cut
and the gradual reduction of the slopes

ROCK DIKE AT CUCARACHA UNCOVERED IN 1910.

From this it would appear that the exca-
vation in the cut would be attended with
few difficulties other than those which are
usually encountered in work of such charac-
ter and magnitude, and that the services of a
geologist in connection with the canal would
be of value with respect to the locks and the
construction materials required therefor,
rather than the excavation through the
Continental Divide. However, he dis-
cusses subsequently, in the same report,
the conditions of the cut in the vicinity of
our present difficulties, in a maimer still
more explicit, as follows:

"The physical character of the Culebra
beds, consisting as they do of alternating
layers of sandstone and shale, is peculiarly
favorable to landslides. Structurally, how-
ever, the strata are so nearly horizontal, or
have such low southerly dips north of Gold
Hill, that movements involving large masses

direction of the cut. It is believed that
the soft Culebra beds will be encountered
below the breccias. If these beds are found
to have strong northeasterly dips — that is,
if they are inclined in the direction of the
cut, as the surface indications suggest — it
will be necessary to make comparatively
low slopes on the southwest side of the
canal at Contractors Hill in order to avoid
any possibility of landslides. This is the
only point along the canal where such
movements are at all possible. In my
opinion the danger is not serious, but
ordinary prudence requires that, if the soft
Culebra beds are found beneath the brec-
cias to dip at angles of more than 15° in the
direction of the cut, the angle of slope be
so reduced as to do away with all danger of
slipping.

"Between Gold Hill and Cucaracha, on
the northeast side of the cut, landslides

back of the cut will stop this trouble. The
French attempted an elaborate system of
drainage to overcome the difficulty, but
this has been proven entirely inadequate,
and it is improbable that any system of
this sort would be practical or economical."

So far, then, as the geologist could foresee,
difficulties north of Gold Hill were impioba-
ble, and if any occurred they could be
easily overcome and prevented by si Ltabh
sloping back the sides of the excavation.
The weak place along the line, the locality
to expect landslides, was on the southwest
side of the canal at Contractors Hill, pro-
vided the beds below the breccias dipped
at greater angles than 15°. This locality
was carefully watched, but the slides that
occurred there were small and caused but
little trouble.

The geologist's report gives correctly the
conditions at Cucaracha as he found them,

SUPPLEMENT TO CANAL RECORD.

Vol. IX, No. 20.

but the predictions in other respects regard-
ing it were not realized, for except the breaks
that now close the canal it was the most
difficult of all the slides to handle. As
described, it was a typical slide of class 2,
and contintied so, giving more or less serious
trouble until a rock dike was uncovered in
1910.

This dike seemed to possess ample strength
to hold back the great mass of clay remain-
ing on the levels above it, and the move-
ment that continued after the rock mass was
uncovered, was well defined, flowing on
either side of it; aftr motion ceased, the
heavy rains wash d down clay from above,
but this caused no particular trouble. In
this vicinity the clay movement resembled
that of a glacier, and in the fall of 1907 so
effectually blocked the prism that steam
shovels could make no headway and recourse
was had to sluicing a passage through for
the tracks. Subsequent movements inter-
rupt d transportation, but the troubles
gradually lessened until the dry season of
1910-11, when they ceased entirely.

Unfortunately thrs? exp .stations were not
realized. When the rock mass forming Gold
Hill, at the original continental divide, was
pushed up through the formation existing
at the time, its molten mass overflowed the
adjacent beds so that it has the shape of a
mushroom. The movement at Cucaracha
had pulled out the support of part of the
overflow, which to some extent seamed and
unsupported, broke off, causing a rock slide
south of the hill in the middle of January,
1913. This was followed on January 2D, by
a typical "break" at Cucaracha, by Which
the rock bluff which was holding back the
upper mass of clay broke at or below the
bottom level of the canal, completely filling
the prism with clay and rock, reaching to C9
feet above sea level on the opposite or west
side of the cut.

The length of the prism so filled was 1,600
feet. Steam shovels were scarcely able to
keep pace with the movement, tracks were
covered and disarranged, shovels over-
turned, and the difficulties of transportation
increased, since only tail tracks sufficient

advantage; it was estimated that the re-
moval of 2,000,000 cubic yards would clear
the prism, and that the bottom grade would
be reached by June. During February, 8
steam shovels removed 168,677 cubic yards;
6 shovels working during March and April
removed 203,030 and 204,308 cubic yards,
respectively, but these were dry season
months. The rainy season set in and re-
duced the output of the same number of
shovels during May to 148,000 cubic yards,
and during June to 124,844 cubic yards.
The expectation of reaching the bottom at
this time was not realized. The cost of ex-
cavating material from the slide was riot seg-
regated from that of the balance of the cut;
the cost of removing 921,000 and 808,000
cubic yards from the entire length of the cut,
including Cucaracha, during May and June,
was 62 and 66 cents per cubic yard, respec-
tively. Difficulty was experienced in main-
taining tracks, not only at the slide, but on
the dumps, and with the months of heaviest
rainfall still ahead, the difficulties and the
cost would be increased.

CUCARACHA SLIDE AFTER RUPTURE OF SUPPORTING ROCK MASS.

The difficulties encountered elsewhere
because of slides increased and they became
so troublesome that in the latter part of 1910,
at the suggestion of Dr. C. W. Hayes, chief
geologist of the Geological Survey, who ex-
amined the various localities on the Isthmus
where movements had occurred or were in
progress, a geologist recommended by him
as having had the necessary experience for
such work was employed to assist in the
excavation. It seemed possible that through
this exp°rt advice some of the movements at
least might be avoided. Mr. Donald F.
MacDonald, the geologist so employed, was
connected with the work for nearly three
years, made a careful study of the forma-
tions and materials as the excavation pro-
gressed, and was helpful with his advice and
suggestions. He was convinced from a study
of the situation that otir difficulties at Cuca-
racha were at an end, and that while some
of the clay on the upper levels might move
into the cut, the amount would be so small
relatively that it could be handle d easily
and without material interference with the
other operations, for the dike which had
been uncovered would hold.

for two or three cars could be maintained.
Furthermore, the soft, material increased the
difficulties on the dumps. As the move-
ment continued, the clay broke farther and
farther up the hillside.

There was still a large quantity of material
near the tops of the hills forming the basin
from which the material was moving; there
was a sluicing plant that had done the work
for which originally purchased; the con-
figuration of the ground on the reverse side
of the hills lent itself admirably to sluicing
operations; and this method of removing the
upper portions was adopted. Upwards of
1,000,000 cubic yards, which in all proba-
bility would have moved down into the
prism, were removed by sluicing at a cost of
20 cents a cubic yard.

In the meantime, the remainder of the cut
was nearing completion, ready for the ad-
mission of the water, and the question of
continuing the removal of the balance of
the slide by steam shovels, or by substitu-
tion of the dredges which were available,
was considered. The slide had occurred in
January; as many steam shovels were con-
centrated on the slide as could be worked to

The available dredging fleet was capable
of handling larger quantities of material
than this number of steam shovels; the
dredges could work 24 hours per day, while
the shovels could work not to exceed 12
hours. There would be no tracks to main-
tain, for the waterway itself furnished the
transportation route, and there could be no
trouble at the dumps, which would be va-
rious indentations in the lake. All indi-
cations pointed to dredging as the best means
of removing the balance of the slide.

Another factor was taken into considera-
tion. It was the belief that the effect of the
water would tend to retard the slide.-,
through the counteracting effect of the
weight of the volume of water, and this be-
lief seemed justified from the experience
gained with the slide below Gatun Locks.
On the other hand, the geologist held the
opinion that the water might to some ex-
tent develop the slides; if this were to be the
case, then the sooner this fact was developed
the better. Mr. MacDonald's views are ex-
pressed in his report incorporated in the
Annual Report of the Isthmian (anal Com-
mission of 1912, as follows:

January 5; 1916.

SUPPLEMENT TO CANAL RECORD.

"The turning of the water into the canal
will remedy the slides in so far as it will
provide cheaper methods of excavation and
removal of them by dredging. The counter-
balancing effect of the water against the
slopes of the canal will be very small so far
as the slides are concerned, for the follow-
ing reasons: The maximum depth of water
in Culebra Cut will be 45 feet, and the height
of the slopes where sliding might occur- is
from 75 to 300 feet. The sliding material
has an average specific gravity of about 2.5,
hence 45 feet of water will balance about
18 feet of slide if the pressures were evenly
distributed. Considering the more or less
wedge-shaped fronts and the back pressures
of many of the slides, it is estimated that the
45 feet of water would be equivalent to only
about 10 feet of slide pressure. Other con-
siderations are that, though the water will
protect the lower part of the canal from
oxidation and weathering, thus removing a

cost of the steam shovel operations for a
total of 8,225,989 cubic yards removed from
the entire length of the cut during the period
considered, including Cucaracha, was 65
cents per cubic yard.

The third class of slides, or "breaks," be-
gan in 1907, at the village of Culebra, and
those in this vicinity have been the most se-
rious and troublesome. The first one mani-
fested itself, when the excavation had
reached a depth of approximately 100 feet
below, near the old Panama Railroad station,
by a crack in the surface of the ground, ex-
tending from one point on the prism slope
to another. Subsequent to the appearance
of the crack, there was a subsidence of the
surface on the siele of the crack farthest from
the prism, accompanied by an upward
movement of the bottom of the excavated
area, and followed by the settlement of the
mass between the crack and the cut, with
ultimately a sliding in of this mass into the

lowing the material that broke off to move
into the cut, the minimum amount would
be hanelled, resulting in reduced costs, and
the material left to itself would assume the
natural slope that would result in rest under
the conditions that existed.

The difficulty wTas that each break over-
turned the tracks at the bottom of the ex-
cavation, interrupted drainage, thus se-
riously interfering with and delaying opera-
tions in the prism, not only in the vi< inity
of the break, but at the localities where the
shovels were drowned out through the stop-
page of drainage, orwherethetrainserviee to
and from shovels depended upon the over-
turned or broken tracks. The expense in-
volved by this condition woukl more than off-
off set the cost of any excess of material , if any ,
that might be moved from the upperlevels.

Two breaks occurred in rather rapid suc-
cession at Culebra in the latter part of 1910.
The usual interruption of work occurred.

DIFFICULTIES OF STEAM SHOVEL WORK ON SLIDE.

small source of weakness, it will cause water
to permeate under pressure the cracks and
interstices at the foot of the slope and thus be
an added source of weakness — though not a
serious one — to the slides. On the whole, the
water in the canal will slightly increase the
tendency to slide, but this will be much
more than offset by the cheaper methods of
excavation and transportation which can
then be used."

Water was admitted to the cut on October
10, 1913. The dredges reached Cucaracha
slide on October 23, 1913, and up to August
3, 1914, on which date the first ship went
through the canal, they removed 2,767,OSO
cubic yards, or an average of 286,239.78
cubic yards per month. The steam shovels
working from January 20, 1913, to Septem-
ber 11, 1913, when steam shovel operations
ceased, removed a total of 1,139,708 cubic
yards from the slide, or an average of 142,-
463.4 cubic yards per month. The cost of
the dredging for the period mentioned
averaged 44 cents per cubic yard, while the

excavated area. In some of the subsequent
movements of this kind, the upheaval of the
bottom was sufficient to lilt a steam shovel
standing on the portion pushed up. The
first break affected but a few hundred feet,
but as the depth of the excavation in-
creased, the breaks became more extensive
both in length and quantities of material in-
volved; furthermore, they occurred on both
the east and west banks, until the upward
movement along the bottom of the exca-
vated area affected a length of 2,000 feet
north of Gold Hill. The borings of record
failed to disclose any weak underlying
strata. The cause tuidoubtedly was the
unequal distribution of the pressure ex-
erted by the adjacent banks. Such being
the case, it followed that if the height of
these banks were reduced, the movement
would be lessened, and if reduced suffi-
ciently Would cease entirely. Opposition
developed to this method on the grounds
that more material would in all probability
be removed than was necessary; that by al-

The later one of the two determined the
change in plan, and in January, 1911, the
reduction in the height of the adjacent
banks on both sides of Gaillard Cut in the
vicinity of Culebra, was directed and begun.
Had the adoption of the method been de-
layed, there would have been other difficul-
ties attending the lightening process, for the
outlet to the main line ■would have been cut
off and there would have been a very mate-
rial increase in cost to arrange for the trans-
portation of the spoil.

The geologist, after examining into the
situation, strongly indorsed the lightening
of the banks, not alone because of upsetting
and delaying operations within the prism,
but because "each slide of this type de-
forms and weakens the rocks down below
the limits of the material which actually
goes into the cut at the time, and this
sheared and weakened rock requires much
flatter slopes to maintain itself than would
have been necessary had it not been strained
by pressure and deformation."

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THE DREDGING FLEET AT CUCARACHA.

CUCARACHA SLIDE REMOVED.

January S, 1916.

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ARRANGEMENT OF BENCHES ON THE WEST BANK NORTH OF CULEBRA (AREA OF PRESENT BREAK INDICATED).

BENCHING ON EAST BANK OPPOSITE CULEBRA (AREA OF BREAK INDICATED).

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FINAL BENCHES IN VICINITY OF CULEBRA; HAGAN'S SLIDE AT "A.

SECTION OF CANAL NOW BROKEN DOWN, AS STEAM SHOVELS WERE COMPLETING EXCAVATION OF PRISM; HAGAN'S SLIDE IN

DISTANCE, SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED BY DREDGES.

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11

The work of lightening both the east and
west banks was carried on until December.
1913, at which time 6,533,924 cubic yards
had been removed from the east bank, and
8,797,990 cubic yards from the west bank,
resulting in slopes of from 1 on 1.5 to 1 on 6.5
for the east side, and from 1 to 2.46 to 1 on
4.35 for the west side; the slopes were ar-
ranged in a series of benches.

The result of this method of procedure was
that when the operations in the cut in the
vicinity of Culebra were completed, prior to
the admission of water, the breaks in the
banks and the upward movement of the bot-
tom had ceased entirely.

When the surface of the ground is exposed
to the sun, cracks appear during the months
of no rain after the sun and winds have dried
out the surface. Unless the cracks are of
some size, caused by prolonged exposure,
they close and disappear after the ground is
saturated by the rains. During the dry sea-

crease anil there was no movement. The
geologist has marked out the minimum and
maximum limits to which in his opinion the
breaks might extend, and the excavation on
the two banks was extended to practically
the maximum limits outlined, in some por-
tions exceeding these limits. Such were the
conditions in this section of the canal when
water was admitted.

In the dry season of 1914 slight cracks ap-
peared on some of the intermediate benches
on the two sides in the vicinity of Culebra:
whether they were ordinary dry-season
cracks or the first indications of possible
breaks could not be determined, though they
resembled the former. To guard against
contingencies, however, the shovels were
returned, and worked on the east bank, re-
ducing the slope still more, until April 1,
1914, and on the west bank they continued
work until June 14, 1914, by which dates the
cracks had been entirely dug out. When

into it from the east and two from the west.
draining the basin on either side. It was
necessary to construct new channels in order
to keep the waters of the adjacent country
from the area which was being excavated, so
the Obispo diversion was constructed along
the east side and the Comacho diversion
along the west. The former skirted the La
Pita Ridge, and the waters of the diversion
seeping through crevices in the rock un-
doubtedly weakened some of the seams,
which, combined with the pressure that was
exerted, pushed a portion of the rock away
from the bluff, the broken portion settling
down and throwing a mass of rock into the
prism. Through each break the waters of
the diversion were turned into the cut, and
new channels for them had to be provided.
The various slides began without any
warning, and there were no means of deter-
mining the extent to which they would pn >-
ceed . Various attempts were made to check

!.K AT LA PITA POINT.

son of 1913 a crack appeared on the east side
opposite Culebra, about 1,300 feet from the
prism, in an old French dump; it was par-
allel to the canal, did not join the banks,
there was no breaking up of the bank between
it and the cut, nor any subsidence — in short,
there were none of the indications that ac-
companied breaks. The geologist suggested
lightening up the banks, which was done by
sluicing and steam shovels; and as no move-
ment could be detected, there was every
reason to believe that it was not a break, es-
pecially as subsequent to this the prism
below this section was completed to full
width and depth without any indications
appearing anywhere in the bottom or sides.
A crack had existed for. some years at the
foot of Zion Hill, southeast of Culebra; the
hill was pronounced geologically secure
against any movement, and when the ma-
terial was dug away from the tipper portions
of this bank and the slopes of the final bench
reached the crack, it apparently did not in-

the excavation was completed through the
Culebra section all the indications pointed
to a condition of equilibrium, in consequence
of which no further trouble was anticipated.

Within the 8.75 miles which constitute
Gaillard Cut 22 slides and breaks developed.
Cucaracha resumed its activity after the
United States took charge, when operations
were resumed in its vicinity, in July, 1905.
InJanuary, 1907, a slide occurred on the east
side opposite Culebra. and the first break on
the west bank at Culebra in October, 1907.
The others developed at various times, the
last one, a small slide, occurring at Pedro
Miguel in January, 1913.

The causes of all of them were as already
noted, except the "breaks" near La Pita
Point on the east side between Empire and
Cascadas; the first of these occurred in May,
1910, and the second in September, 1912.
The line of the canal after leaving the
Chagres followed the valley of the Obispo
River, which had two tributaries emptying

them, but all without success. There is no
question that the excessive rains were re-
sponsible in a great measure for mi ist of them
and for the difficulties that resulted because
of them; yet some of the most troublesome
ones occurred during the dry season.
Drainage proved ineffective. The rains,
which cover a period averaging nine
months of the year, so thoroughly saturate
the ground, that, though the surface may be
dried out by the wind and sun during the
remaining three months, the ground water
remains. Because of the great depth of the
cutting, subsurface drainag" could not reach
the ground water sufficiently deep to be
effective, even if the excessive cost involved
warranted such a procedure. It has been
suggested that artificial heat be applied
through pipes, but the cost precluded such
a method of relieving the situation; further-
more, the relief would be temporary.

Planting the slopes with grasses and vege-
tation prevents, to a certain extent, the

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erosion that follows some of the heavy down-
pours, but even in places where this has been
done the results anticipated were not se-
cured. The trees that have been standing
on the banks for years slide down, standing
erect in their normal positions, with slides
of the second class and in the movements
that take place subsequent to the "breaks."
Piling was tried with the hope that with the
ends of the piles in firm ground the loose or
moving portion might be retained in place;
this also proved a failure, and along some
portions of the banks are now seen piles pro-
jecting at various angles and at different
elevations, though originally the piles were
driven vertically and they were properly
aligned. 'Where the moving mass was
clayey material loosened up by the move-
ment and by the rains, a covering of heavy
riprap was resorted to with the hope that
their weight would carry the pieces of stone
through the mass to the solid ground below
and thus check, if not stop, the movement;

yet been evolved to secure the results
desired.

The construction of retaining walls to
withhold the moving masses was not possi-
ble, for access to the sides of the prism where
the walls belonged could not be had. When
access was possible, the movement had
ceased, there was no evidence of any further
movement, and the desirability of or neces-
sity for walls no longer existed.

Some of the sandstones and shales in the
cut when exposed to the air disintegrate,
but harden when kept constantly wet.
Where disintegration occurred, the resulting
soil would grow grasses and vegetation, and
steps were taken to protect the slopes and
the underlying material in this way, assist-
ing nature to some extent in a country where
vegetable growth springs up and expands
rapidly.

Experiments were made with cement cov-
ering to the banks by the cement gun and
by concrete held in place by rods embedded

there has been no movement of any kind in
any of them after all the material that was
in motion had been removed or come natu-
rally to rest. This was true of slides and
breaks alike along the entire length of the
canal. With breaks of the La Pita Point
type, since these were due to the waters of the
diversion, the remedy lay in removing the
cause, by turning the waters of the channel
into the cut.

When the water was turned into the cut'
from Gatun Lake, the only obstructions
existing were the dike at Gamboa, Hagan's
slide, and Cucaracha slide. There re-
mained in addition, to complete the exca-
vation of the prism, a portion of theLirioslide
extending beyond the chord at the angle
in the line of the canal at this point; a
bench that was left along the east face, be-
tween points opposite Empire and Lirio,
until the lightening work on the upper
levels was completed, because the geologist
feared the bank might break, as a break had

much of this riprap was subsequently re-
moved from the prism by the shovels.

It was believed that blasting was in some
measure responsible for the slides, on the
theory that the shaking up of the banks
caused by the blast destroyed the cohesion
of the particles in the banks, resulting in
their breaking down, so that steps were
taken to reduce the depth of the holes and
the amount of explosive used in order to
lessen, if not remove, any source of trouble
on this account.

It was learned that in experimenting with
clays for the manufacture of pottery the
Bureau of Standards had discovered a means
of removing the slipperiness from the clays
by inoculating the soils with a simple and
inexpensive solution. With the hope that
some such method of preventing the slides
might prove effective with the soils on the
Isthmus, samples were sent for experimental
purposes along these lines, but it appears
that these clays are of an entirely different
character, and no method of treatment has

HAGAN'S SLIDE ENTIRELY REMOVED.

in the rock; neither proved successful, and
they were abandoned. When the use of
concrete proved a failure, the geologist
thought that experiment might develop a
solution which, applied to the face of the
sandstones and shales, would combine chem-
ically with the substances in these rocks, so
as to form a coating of glass. Experiments
were made, but no satisfactory solution
obtained.

With the breaks, except those which oc-
curred in the vicinity of La Pita Point,
lightening the banks, where this could be
done, secured good results, as did also the
sluicing of the upper portions of the hills
around Cucaracha slide into the valley on
the opposite side of the hills from the prism;
but in all other cases the only effectual
method found was to allow the material to
enter the cut and remove it by the steam
shovels. This procedure has resulted in
bringing all the slides to a state of rest, and
with the exception of those now active none
of them has given any trouble since, for

occurred in similar material to the north of
the locality, and the inclines at the ex-
tremities of the cut over which spoil, shovels,
track material, etc., were handled. The
bench and the inclines were blasted prior
to being covered by water. For the re-
mainder of the 8.75 miles the prism was full
width and depth. Subsequent to the ad-
mission of the water, Hagan's slide was
cleared up and the channel at Lirio cut
to the full width along the chord at the
angle; no further trouble has been experi-
enced at either of these places.

An hydraulic grader was constructed and
used for washing down the slopes which
seemed steeper than the natural slope; the
resulting surface was planted with Bermuda
grass; also new drains were cut or old ones
opened up so as to keep the surface free
from standing water, particularly from the
benches that had been formed in places
where banks were lightened. A creak
occurred in the vicinity of La Pita Point
due to the same causes as in the other breaks

January 5, 1916.

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13

that had taken place at this locality, but
affected only a small portion of the channel.
Steps were at once taken and waters of the
diversion were turned into the canal through
five separate openings, thus draining all the
pools which existed along the line of the

when, on October 14, 1914, without any warn-
ing, a section of the east bank north of Gold
Hill settled vertically 20 feet. This sec-
tion measured 2,000 feet along the prism
face and extended back about 1,000 feet
from the axis of the canal, generally along

feet to 9 inches at one point. Until August,
1915, the dredges were able for the most
part to keep up with the movement as it
came down, and probably would have been
able to maintain this condition had not a
movement occurred on the west bank,

SMALL SLIDES, CLASS ONE, NORTH OF GOLD HILL;

EAST BANK, "B" WEST BANK.

channel. Two small slides occurred, one
on the east and the other on the west bank
north of Gold Hill, but they were typical
of class one elides, were easily handled by
the dredges, and they were removed entirely
before the passage of ships through the canal.

an irregular curved line. The top of the
bank was from 300 to 350 feet above sea-
level, and the extension of the ground east-
ward was relatively flat country. In the
settlement, the upper pinion that broke
away remained practically parallel to its

necessitating work on this side to the detri-
ment of the east side.

A crack was found on the slope of Zion
TTill in June, 1914, but observations made
upon it showed no movement and the solid-
ity of the hill was never doubted. Subse-

CHANNEL NORTH OF GOLD HILL CLEAR OF SLIDES.

Ships were passed through the canal when
a channel of sufficient width and depth was
dredged through Cucaracha slide, and when
there was every reasonable hope of maintain-
ing it. In this respect there was no sub-
sequent disappointment, and the dredges
were completing their work in this locality

original position, and the benches which
formed the upper part of the slide had not
changed their relative positions, though they
were badly broken up, while the lower strata
were squeezed out across the canal. Sub-
sequently, the broken mass moved into the
cut, reducing the depth of water from 45

quent to the break on the east side, a gradual
but general breaking up of the west bank
followed, and the crack on the slope in-
creased in size and new ones developed
farther up the hill, until finally one ex-
tended to elevation 480, the limit of the
present break. The movement into the cut

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from the west bank occurred early in August,
1915, when a section of Zion Hill broke away
and settled down. The edge of the break
on this side is also a curve.

The movements from the two sides are
toward the central portion of the inclosed

withdraw and begin again their approaches
on it. These successive movements are due
in large measure to the rains, which were
above the average through October. The
amount of material blocking the canal at this
locality could be easily removed in 10 days

of obstruction. This sluicing, however, will
not decrease the amount of material to be
handled by the dredges. In the meantime
the dredges not employed on the obstruction
are working to the north of it digging the
channel to full depth and as much wider than.

SECTION OF ZION HILL THAT BROKE AWAY:

WAS ORIGINALLY AT " B."

area, and at this central portion is the but for the recurring movements. 'When a the prism as is necessary to remove those

obstruction to the channel. It first ap- cut is secured through this mass and it can portions of the slide.

peared as an island forced tip from the bot- be held, some idea can be formed of when In moving toward the cut the material on

torn, then as a peninsula projecting from the passage of ships can be resumed, but the east side is forming into a succession of

the east bank, and finally, was pushed until this is accomplished it is impossible waves, which move gradually into the

"HE OBSTRUCTION IN THE CHANNEL TOWARD WHICH THE MOVEMENT IS CONCENTRATING.

entirely across the channel completely clos- to make any predictions. Sluicing the

iUu- it. ' obstruction is producing some results, and

The dredges in attacking the closure have the nozzles are being increased and streams

made little'headway thus far, for any gain with greater pressure are to be put at work

was offset by a movement in the vicinity or to force the material to the dredges and to

prism. The one that occupied part of the
channel in October is being dug away, ex-
cept at the obstruction, another has formed
in its rear, and still another is forming up
the slope of the hill. This material in mm

in the rear of the dredges, forcing them to draw down the material which is the cause ing down has at the same time taken away

January 5, 1916.

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L5

COMPLETE CLOSURE OF CANAL: WAVES THAT ARE MOVING DOWN SHOWN AT '•A.'

DEPRESSION BETWEEN ZION HILL AND CANAL.

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BROKEN-UP CONDITION OF WEST BANK PRECLUDING STEAM-SHOVEL OPERATIONS.

January 5, 1916.

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the. support of the overlying rock on the
north side of Gold Hill, which, being seamed,
becomes overbalanced and breaks away,
producing the same results as occurred on
the south face of Gold Hill during the
removal of Cucaracha slide.

On the west bank the wave effect is also
evident. Here the bank was pushed for-
ward horizontally into the channel, fol-
lowed by a settlement of the mass; the
benches in some portions still maintain
their relative position with respect to each
other, but the ground in their rear settled,
forming sink holes on the side away from
the prism. There is some movement north-
ward along the axis of these depressions into
the prism. The southern portion of this
west bank has come to rest, but projects into
the channel.

As stated previously, the breaks in the
vicinity of Culebra were handled by exca-
vations in the prism and by steam shovels
lightening the Danks above; at Cucaracha
a great deal of material was diverted from
the prism by sluicing. When the break of
October 14, 1914, occurred, an examination
was made to ascertain if relief could be
afforded by either of these methods, but
neither was practicable for the east bank.
The configuration of the ground made it
impossible to sluice any material away from
the prism. Steam shovels and trains could
not operate on -any portion of the broken
mass, which was incapable of giving them
necessary support, and so far as concerned
the etretch of ground between the break and
the limiting crack, it was in such condition
that before preparations could be completed
for beginning work it would be broken up
so that steam shovels could effect nothing.
Subsequent developments have verified
this. No further cracks or indications of a
further extension eastward have occurred,
and judging from past experience the exist-
ing limits are definitely marked, the farthest
section being 1,300 feet from the east water
line of the canal.

Similar investigations were made with
regard to the use of steam shovels and sluic-
ing operations on the west bank. The con-
figuration of the ground is such that all the
material in the present movement will be
taken away long before the area involved

could be reached. Like the east side,
sluicing away from the direction of the prism
is impracticable.

The conclusion reached, therefore, was
that the only method of handling the slides
on the two banks is to remove the material
from the prism by dredges as it comes in.
The breaks on the two banks are clearly de-
fined, and judging from experience with
other slides and breaks the limits of the
movement have been reached.

Mr. MacDonald, the geologist formerly em-
ployed, passed through here on his way to
Costa Rica three weeks ago, and after going
thoroughly over the slides reached the same
conclusions as to the limits to which the
sliding would take place and the methods
employed for handling the material. His
profession, his intimate knowledge of the
formation of the locality, and his experience
with the various slides and breaks make his
opinions on the subject of value. He also
expressed the belief that the troubles due to
slides would end with the removal of the
material from those in progress.

When the break occurred in October, 191 4,
and the subsequent breaking up of the west
bank became evident, it was decided to
augment the dredging fleet by another 15-
yard dipper dredge and three 1,000-cubic-
yard barges, all of which are now in service,
and the dredges are handling at the slide
nearly 1.000,000 cubic yards per month at a
cost less than 30 cents per cubic yard.

As to the amounts involved, it is difficult
to make any reliable estimate. As already
stated, when the break occurred at Cucar-
acha in 1913 it was estimated that 2,000,000
cubic yards were involved, but before the
movement ceased 4,679,238 cubic yards were
taken out by steam shovels and dredges, in
addition to upwards of 1,000.000 cubic yards
of material which would have entered the
prism had it not been removed by sluicing.

The length of the slides, which are directly
opposite each other, is approximately 2,200
feet (the channel through which is navigable
with the exception of 600 feet); the banks
are 300 to 350 feet above sea level on the east
and extend up to 480 feet above sea level on
the west. The area of the territory affected
on the east side covers 81 acres and on the
west side 78.5 acres.

Assuming that all material lying above
planes extending from the outside limits of
the bottom of the prism, reference 40, up to
the limits of the breaks, will move into the
cut, 7,000,000 cubic yards will have to be
removed before the slides are entirely
stopped. Mr. Comber, resident engineer of
the dredging division, assumed a surface
parallel to the surface existing on October 14,
the date of the last complete survey, and 45
feet below it, on which basis 13,000,000 cubic
yards would be the quantity to be handled.
He thinks, however, that a mean between
the two amounts may be more nearly cor-
rect, which was the method of arriving at
the 10,000,000 cubic yard figure which has
appeared in the press. It is at best only a
guess. It must not be inferred from this
that the canal will be closed until this
amount is dredged, for such is not the case;
on the contrary, it is the intention to pass
ships as soon as a channel is secured through
the remaining 600 feet, and there are reason-
able grounds for assuming that a channel
through the obstructed area can be main-
tained.

It is certain that the troubles are due to
the failure of underlying strata, because these
were unable to bear the weight that the
banks brought upon them. Under the cir-
cumstances it is difficult to understand the
impression that has gained credence in some
quarters that a sea-level canal wotdd have
avoided the difficulties encountered, since
the cutting would have been through the
same material, but at least 80 feet deeper.

It is also certain that nothing can stop the
movements now in progress until the angle
of repose is reached for the materials under
the conditions that exist, and that this can
be reached only by removing the excess
amount of material. If experience counts
for aught, then that gained in the handling
of the slides and the breaks that have oc-
curred along the line of the canal leaves no
doubt that the means adopted and now in
use will effect a cure in the slides that now
close the canal; furthermore, that when
cured no further troubles need be antici-
pated from slides in this locality.

November 15, 1915.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Passage of the Last of the Ships Waiting at
Canal Entrances.

The steamship Newton, which was held
at Balboa since October 15, 1915, and at
Pedro Miguel Lock since December 23, made
her way past the slides in the Cut on Thurs-
day, January 6, and completed the transit
of the Canal the following morning, clearing
for Stockholm.

The transit of the Newton clears up the
shipping which had waited at the ends of the
Canal for passage. The four-masted Ameri-
can schooner A. J. West, a vessel 161 feet in
length, with beam of 40 feet and draft of 17
feet, which arrived at Balboa on January 1,
over three months out from Manila, was
towed through the Canal at the time the
Newton was handled past the slides. The West
has been leaking badly, and she was taken
through to Cristobal so that she might dis-
charge cargo and go into dry dock. As the
transit of shipping interferes with the dredg-
ing operations and a stable channel can not be
maintained at present The Panama Canal
will not undertake to handle any other vessels
through the Canal until notice of readiness is
given, and operators are warned not to send
vessels to the Canal for transit at this time.

Excavation in the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides, obstructing traffic through the Canal,
amounted to 210,425 cubic yards during the
week ending at midnight of Monday, Janu-
ary 10. Other excavation in the Cut during
the same period amounted to 21,867 cubic
yards, making a total for the week of 232,292
cubic yards. In addition, 13,319 cubic yards
were rehandled.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascades 15-yard dipper 75,365

Camboa 15-yard dil per 12,590

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 47,215

Corozal Ladder 43,165

CuUbra Seagoing suction 21 ,867

No. 86 Pipeline suction. . ."■ 13,319

Marmot Belgian ladder 13,520

Cardenas 5-yard dipper 18,570

The Gamboa worked only 1J days, as dur-
ing the remainder of the week the dredge was
undergoing general repairs, alongside the
repair wharf at Paraiso. The Cardenas
worked 65 days.

The average aggregate output from the Cut
during the 11 weeks preceding that ending at
midnight of Monday, January 10, not includ-
ing rehandled spoil, was 264,317 cubic yards,
the total amount of primary excavation dur-
ing that period having been 2,907,492 cubic
yards.

Oil for Storage at Balboa.

The oil tank steamship Capt. A. F. Lucas
and the Standard Oil Company's barge No. 93
arrived at Balboa at 3 and 3.30 a. m., re-
spectively, Monday, January 10, with a total
of 64,000 barrels of fuel oil for The Panama
Canal.

Trestle to Connect the Pacific Terminal Oil Cribs
with Shore.

A pile trestle is being constructed to carry
the oil and water pipelines connecting the oil
crib at Balboa with the handling plant on
shore. The placing of the pipes on the trestle
has been found advisable by reason of the
high cost of maintenance which has been ex-
perienced with the pipes under water, on
account of the severe currents set up by the
great range of tide on the Pacific side. The
trestle will carry a line each for crude oil,
Diesel oil, gasoline, and water, and will also
support a footwalk. A gate will be installed
at the shore end of the walk to prevent un-
authorized traffic.

The "Cyclops" Delivers Oil for Atlantic Storage
Plant.

The collier Cyclops of the United States
Navy, which discharged a cargo of coal at
Cristobal last week, delivered also 2,400 bar-
rels of fuel oil to the storage of The Panama
Canal at the Atlantic terminal. Following
the closing of the Canal there has been some
difficulty in keeping the tanks at the Atlantic
entrance supplied, and tenders removed from
retired locomotives have been used as tank
cars for hauling oil from the storage tanks at
Balboa. A reserve of about 5,000 barrels is
kept in storage at the Atlantic end, the stock
being maintained by transfers from Balboa.
Very little oil is sold to ships at the Atlantic
entrance at this time. The principal use is
for the floating equipment of the Dredging
Division and at the roundhouse.

STANDARD TIME FOR SHIPS.

Chronometers in Port Captains' Offices Are Regu-
lated by Radio from Washington.

The chronometers in the offices of the Port
Captains at Cristobal and Balboa are being
calibrated by checking against the time sent
out every day at noon from the chronometer
in the United States Naval Observatory at
Washington. The time is flashed to the radio
station at Darien from that at Key West,
which sends it direct from a telegraph wire
from the observatory in Washington. The
current on the wire from Washington works
through a relay and operates the radio send-
ing key. The Darien station transmits the
signal by telegraph wire to the Port Cap-
tains' offices, as well as to the headquarters
of the troops on the Canal Zone, at Ancon.

The time signal is sent from Key West
in a series of dots, transmitted at precise in-
tervals. Five minutes before the hour of 12
noon the sending operator begins to count off
the seconds by sending a dot at the beginning
of each second. After the twenty-eighth dot
there is a pause, the twenty-ninth dot being
omitted. The count is resumed on the thir-
tieth second, at the exact half minute, and
continued by seconds until the fifty-fourth
has been struck. There is then a pause of
five seconds, the count being resumed on the
sixtieth second. This procedure of counting
is kept up for four minutes and 50 seconds,
or until 10 seconds before noon. By the
time the tenth second preceding 12 o'clock is
reached the receiving operator will have his
chronometer practically synchronized, but a
pause of 10 seconds is made to give clarity
and emphasis to the signal for the exact hour.
At the exact hour the signal is given by one
long dash.

The aerial transmission is recorded at Da-
rien by a current too slight to permit of ordi-
nary electrical relaying. Relay connections
can not, therefore, be made to transmit the
original signals direct to the offices of the Port
Captains. This is handled by having the re-
ceiving operator at Darien transmit through
an ordinary telegraphic key the signals as he
hears them come through his receiver from the
antennae. With practice he can strike the
dots on his sending key in almost perfect syn-
chronism with the dots received, this being
almost mechanical. The principal difficulty is
in sending the dash indicating exact noon, as
after the pause of 10 seconds its takes a slight
interval of time for the operator's brain to reg-
ister the signal and respond in the pressing of
the key. This causes a slight lag, which has
been measured and found to vary between two-
tenths and three-tenchs of a second. It can
hardly be eliminated, because if the operator
tries to anticipate the receipt of the dash he
is likely to strike the key too soon. How-
ever, even with these mechanical defects in
the system, it is possible to give slightly more
accurate time than can be done over a long
cable, in which the capacity causes some re-

174

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 21.

tardation. With allowance at the Port Cap-
tain's offices for the lag of approximately
two-tenths of a second in the sending of the
final dash, it is possible to rectify the chro-
nometers to within one-tenth of a second of
absolute accuracy. The lag is observed each
day at the Darien station and telephoned to
the Port Captains' offices, but it cannot be
measured exactly. Arrangements are being
made for the installation of a transmitting
clock at Darien, which will transmit the
signals exactly as they come from Key West.

The importance of exact time at the Canal
lies principally in its being given to the ships
coming to the Canal ports. In making
observations of heavenly bodies to determine
longitude at sea a variation of a second of
time from accuracy means an error of one-
fourth of a nautical mile in location. Ac-
cordingly, if a ship's chronometer were five
minutes off from the true time an obser-
vation of longitude might result in an error
amounting to 75 miles. The time element
is of less importance in the calculations of
latitude.

The service which is received at the Darien
station is part of that furnished to ships at
sea through the Key We;;t and other radio
stations. It is described in a circular, No.
6, published by the Hydrographic Office.

WEATHER CONDITIONS, CANAL ZONE, DECEMBER, 1915.

The rainfall for the month of December, 1915, was generally deficient, only a few stations
having a rainfall in excess of the station averages. Totals ranged from 2.81 inches at thelndio
station on the upper Chagres, to 10.16 inches at Monte Lirio. The maximum amount of rain-
fall recorded on any one day was 3.72 inches, at Gamboa on December 7. Heavy showers
occurred at a number of stations on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th of the month.

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was 27 per cent below the normal,
and over the Chagres River basin above Alhajuela, 46 per cent below normal, the normal in
each case being for a period of 15 years.

The air temperature at Balboa Heights was approximately normal, while at Colon it
was over one degree Fahrenheit above the average. The atmospheric pressure and temperature
of the sea water were above normal on both coasts, while the relative humidity and daytime
cloudiness were above normal on the Pacific side, and approximately normal on the Atlantic
coast. The wind movement was near the average, and the evaporation exceeded the station
averages on both coasts, but was slightly deficient over the lake surface at Gatun.

No fogs were observed during the month on either coast, but several fogs occurred at
interior stations, 61 per cent of which were dissipated by 6.30 a. m., 94 per cent by 7.30 a. m.,
and all lifted or were dissipated by 8 a. m.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above mean sealevel, were as follows: Mean for the
month, 86.12; maximum, on the 30th, S6. 54; minimum, on the 1st, 85.69; evaporation from
the lake surface, 4.656 inches.

Following is a summary of the climatological conditions at the Atlantic and Pacific
coast stations during December;

Fund for Amusement of Lepers at Palo Seco.

The following is a financial statement, cov-
ering the receipt of contributions to the Palo
Seco amusement fund, and the expenditures
made from the fund to December 31, 1915.
The fund has been made up of voluntary
contributions from persons on the Isth-
mus moved by pity for the lepers isolated in
the colony at Palo Seco. The work was
begun by the superintendent of the asylum.
He is the custodian of the fund, and sub-
mits the following statement:

RECEIPTS.

Lieut. R. Goetz (subscriptions) $231 .00

Ladies of Balboa (subscriptions) 30.00

Post exchange. Empire. C. Z 38 .00

Star and Herald (subscriptions) .... 18 .00

Names withheld 4.00

Mr. E. Cassel S .00

Miss F. B. Bradshaw 2 .00

Mrs. Witmer 1 .00

Total $329 .00

EXPENDITURES.

Motion picture machine and ac-
cessories $139.30

Curtain, complete 8.80

Repairs to machine 1 0 . 00

5.000 needles for Victrolas 5 .00

Sound boxes for Victrolas 10 .00

Ice cream, cigars, and bunting 9 .00

Rewinder for films 4 .00

Film cement .50

Slide ink .25

10 sterepticon slides .50

10 gallons ice cream 6.00

Film repairer 4 .00

Lever for automatic shutter . .50

Intermittent roller bracket 1 .00

Upper film shield for machine .50

Lower film shield for machine 1 .50

Film cement .50

Parts Nos. 604, 619, 704 for machine

and slides 9.00

Friction case core for shutter 2 .00

Link for automatic shutter .50

Counterweight for shutter .15

Four springs for governor .60

5.000 needles for Victrolas 5 .00

Roller bracket 1 .00

Screws for fire shield .10

Part No. 707 for machine .10

Part No. 70S for machine 1 .50

Decorations for Christmas tree 1 .75

Refreshments for New Year's 2 .00

Coach and car fare for exchange of

reels 7 . 15

Total $233.20

Balance on hand. January 1. 1916 $ 95.80

Jos. N. Parroti,

Superintendent.

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Temperature.

Precipitation.

Wind.

Stations.

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Colon

29.860

80.8

87

Dec. 2 1

73

Dec. 3

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9.45

12.04

18

8,382

N.

31

N. E.

Dec. 3 1

•Balboa

Heights . . .

29.849

80.1

90

Dec. 30

70

Dec. 8

91

3.59

4.40

15

5,328

N. YV.

24

N.W.

Dec. 22

•Formerly Ancon.

Rainfall from December 1 to 31, 1915, Inclusive.

December Rainfall for Three Years.

Stations.

a

a

If

o

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ha

Pacific Section —

Ins.
1.67
1.40
2.15
1.10
1.80

1.86
2.05
1.84
3.72
2.09
1.94
1.05
1.57
1.97
2.20

2.74
2 45
3.48
1.26

2
2
2
2
7

7
7
7
7
8
7
7
2
3
1

3
3
2
14

Ins.
4.48

3.59

5.13

3.62

6.14

Central Section —

5.14

4.51

4.67

7.00

7.42

'5.87

£3.44

6 68

8.42

10.16

Atlantic Section —

7.23

8.84

9.45

IBocas delToro

5.92

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight

JStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

Pacific Section-
Balboa. .

Balboa Heights
Miraflores . . .
Pedro Miguel
Rio Grande. . .

Central Section-

Culebra

Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

Juan Mina. . .

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio. ,

Atlantic Section

Gatun

s Brazos Brook,
Colon

1913

Ins.

3

7 2

4

x-

-1

X'.

?.

14

1

59

1

50

1

98

?.

03

1

82

1

6'

V)

1

03

4

7

4

12

"'

19

8

06

1 in

52

6

.55

Ins.
7.41
8.28
7.42
6.26
5.87

4.25

2 90
2 25
5.53
6 94

ai

H

1915

>

£

in

sS

Ins.

Ins.

4.48

5.84

17

3.59

4.40

19

5.13

7.22

8

3.62

6.12

8

6 14

5.55

11

5.14

7.24

76

4.51

5.84

10

4 67

5.11

12

7.0C

6 79

33

7.42

5.20

6

5.87

6.40

17

3.44

5.32

8

6.6S

6.O0

4

8.42

9.2S

8

10.16

9.88

9

7.23

11.54

11

8.8-

12.58| 10

9.45

12.04

4o

*Believed to be correct; exact records not available.

Deceased Employes.

Name,

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Date of
death

22140
26669
21615

Barbados

Panama.

Health Dept

Mechanical Div.
Dredging Div. . .

Jan. 4, 1916.

Jan. 5, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims againt the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

January 12, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

175

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Continued Closure of Canal Increases Fiscal Year
Deficit to SI. 285, 879. 62.
As the Canal continued closed throughout
the month of November, as through October,
there were no collections of tolls on vessels
making use of the waterway and the month
was a dead loss as far as revenues from this
source are concerned. This was the second
month since May, 1914, in which no tolls
were collected. The tolls levied on barge
traffic prior to the opening of the Canal on
August 15. 1914, amounted to 811,610. 69, in
the months of May, June, July, and the first
half of August. Tolls collected from August
IS, 1914, to October 1, 1915, amounted to
$5,754,673.29.

The tolls earned during the present fiscal
year have been, as follows: July, S573.365.67;
August, $496, 792.03; September, $349,498.30,
a total of $1,419,656.00. During the current
fiscal year, to December 1, the expenditures
charged to operation and maintenance a-
mounted to $2,705,535.62, making a deficit
for the fiscal year in this account of $1,285,-
879.62. Up to September the aggregate
revenues from tolls exceeded the cost of
operation and maintenance, though there
was a loss in August, July being the only
month of the current fiscal year to have shown
a profit, which amounted to $117,570.09.
August, September, October, and November
showed steadily increasing losses. Tolls
diminished, and finally vanished, while the
cost of operation and maintenance has risen.

The increasing cost of operation and main-
tenance has been due primarily to the dredg-
ing operations in Gaillard Cut. All of the
work at the bases of the Culebra slides, which
have been obstructing traffic, is charged to
operation and maintenance because there was
once a clear channel there. Such work as has
been done at Cucaracha slide has not been
charged to operation and maintenance, but to
construction, because the channel was not
finished there at the time ships were allowed
to begin using the Canal. The dredging costs
in Gaillard Cut amounted to $334,656.53 in
November, as compared with $273,999.23 in
October, S259, 604.07 in September, and $256,-
593.47 in August. A summary of the costs
during the month follows:

Fiscal Year to Date.

Marine Division:

Admeasurement of vessels

Local inspection

Aids to navigation

Pilotage

Operation of harbor tugs, balance .

Total, Marine Division..

Lock operation and maintenance:
Gatun Locks —

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of machinery and equipment.

Maintenance of structures

Miscellaneous supplies and expenses

Total, Gatun Locks .

Gatun Spillway — -

Operation

Maintenance of machinery and equipment.
Maintenance of structures

Total, Gatun Spillway.

Pedro Miguel Lock —

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of machinery and equipment .

Maintenance of structures

M iscellaneous supplies and expenses

Total. Pedro Miguel Lock.
Pedro Miguel Dam, maintenance. . .

Mirafiores Locks —

Superintendence

Operation

Maintenance of machinery and equipment.

Maintenance of structures

Miscellaneous supplies and expenses

Total, Mirafiores Locks.

Mirafiores Spillway and East Dam —

Operation

Maintenance of machinery and equipment.
Maintenance of structures

Total, Mirafiores Spillway and East Dam.

Mirafiores West Dam, maintenance

Total, lock operation and maintenance

Dredging:

Atlantic entrance.

Gatun Lake

Gaillard Cut

Mirafiores Lake. . .
Pacific entrance . . .

Total, dredging

Gatun Dam. maintenance

Removal of floating obstructions

Gatun-Mindi Levee, maintenance

West Breakwater, Colon, maintenance.
East Breakwater, Colon, maintenance..
Naos Island Breakwater, maintenance.

Damages to vessels in locks

Damages to vessels in Canal

Operation of floating cranes

Maintenance of transportation tracks. .

Total, operation and maintenance.

Proportion of overhead expenses. . .

Total

Revenues, tolls

Tolls earned in excess of expenses.

Expenses in excess of tolls earned .

November

$407.48

537.57

7.440.40

1.302.37
6.074.99
7.796.61
1.413.91
154.84

October.

$853.16
303.28

4.135.86
554.00

3,631.70

9.47S.00

928.23

8.500.25

32.573.72

1,386.22

212.30

16,742.72

43.600.72

170.14
795.22
19.44

1.404.53
2,733.92
6.042.13
1.542.11
174.31

11,897.00

1.320.65
3,345.41
5.16S :i
1.160.77
269.76

11.263.30

1.302.97
3.403.60
6,879.23
1,959.16
176.66

13.721.62

1.104.93

4.665. 48

7.584.93

720.04

222.30

14.297.68

6.97
325.08
184.05

516.10
30.80

624.22
334,656.53

137.15

31.17

547.88
273,999! 23

1.723.05

1,683.91

237.98

17,495.78

November
1914.

$1,169.10

315.71

2.795.11

6,199.37

5.292.16
2,807.36

191 .75

62.67
57.82
184.09

1.210.21
6.003.91
4,876.54
2.435.37
135.49

14.661 .52

1.396.06
9.464.93
2.493.74
2.193.38
214.68

15.762.79

57.61
279.29

4.641 .93
177,410 '. 16

This year.

$4,260.49
1,642.91
23.106.43
20.267.32
16.248.06

65,525.21

5.696.17

43.975.36

100.079.06

4,550.71

1,086.45

155.387.75

565.59

1,190.99

104.52

7.182.63

24,851.32

27,054.45

8.288.13

1,017.43

68.393.96

6,888.03

31.081.69

25,351.91

5,213.86

1,218.20

69,753.69

53.06
602.41
319.33

974.80
269.95

5,404.66
1,306,722.87

10,083.71

8,613.04

237.98

25.273.15

1.741. 376. Ji)

Last year.

$3.S69.47
1.478.54
18.280.97
15,885.70

7,392.18
40,929.93

25.341 .98
9.761 .73
1,334.86

84,760.68

581.82

1.715.71

614.94

5,180.60
37.292.79
14,945.40

4.562 . 10
706 . 10

62.686.99

6.392.97
46,349 .90
18,030.59
6,416.65
1,283.71

78,473.82

634.95

6.940.18

147.90

7,723.03
377.17

39,594.40

454,276.37

7,381.01
5.136.55
22.200.73

1.310.676.24
1,097. 54S. 76

176

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 21.

CRISTOBAL COALING PLANT. INSTRUCTION IN FIRST AID.

Progress of Erection of Coal Handling Machin-
ery.— End Wharf Completed.

Following the preliminary tests on the
first of the four unloader towers of the perman-
ent coaling plant at Cristobal, the contractor
is making the adjustments and alterations
on the three other towers which the operating
tests have showed to be desirable. These
adjustments, though rather extensive, are
such as are to be expected in the assembly of a
machine as large and complicated as the un-
loaders, which are also capable of reloading
coal into vessels from the stock pile. The
principal cause of delay in the completion of
the towers has been trouble with the valves.
As soon as the contractor shall have finished
the unloaders, the final tests will be made.
If these are satisfactory the plant can be
placed in partial, service, prior to the
completion of the regular reloader towers.

The main frames of all four reloader
towers, on the opposite side of the plant from
the unloaders, have been erected and the
erection of the booms and machinery is in
progress.

The erection of the two stocking and re-
claiming bridges, spanning the storage spaces,
is practically completed. One of the bridges,
No. 1, was moved under its own power on
Wednesday, January 5. On account of inter-
ferences it could not be moved very far, but
the operation was generally satisfactory. The
bridge weighs 1,200 tons and is propelled by
electric motors. It has a span of 315 feet
between the parallel tracks on which its trucks
move, and an extreme height of 63.7 feet.

Forty-six of the 88 hopper cars which will
carry the coal on the overhead viaduct have
been practically completed. A preliminary
test on one of the cars was made on Decem-
ber 27. The car was not loaded with coal,
but the action of its propelling motors,
dumping and braking mechanisms, etc.,
was satisfactory for an empty car.

The troubles in sinking the final caissons
for the foundation for the end wharf, at the
north end of the plant, have been overcome
and the last section of floor for the wharf was
poured on Saturday, January 8. The con-
crete was supplied from a mixing plant in-
stalled on a barge and brought alongside the
face of the wharf. The completion of the end
wharf will allow the completion of the viaduct,
and the erection of the wharf bunkers. The
erection of steel in these projects at the end
wharf was begun on Monday, January 10.

The surplus coal in the supply brought to
the Isthmus for the Panama Railroad is being
stored in the dry storage space. The wet
storage is reserved for the United States
Navy.

♦

Temporary Connexions for Oil Delivery at Cris-
tobal Coaling Plant.

Connections have been completed to a
temporary 8-inch oil line on the French canal
side of the new permanent coaling plant at
Cristobal so that ships may be supplied with
oil there as well as with coal. This is in addi-
tion to the pipe line with six outlets along
the face of Dock 13, which has been the point
of transfer of oil up to the present. The per-
manent installation on the coaling plant con-
templates a pipeline running the length of the
unloader, end, and reloader wharves, and
equipped with 14 outlets. The 10-inch main
for supplying this line has been laid across the
French canal. It was sunk in a trench ex-
cavated across the channel by dredges.

Canal Zone Chapter of Red Cross Is Interested
in Formation of Classes.

Preparation for instruction in first aid and
accident prevention in the Canal Zone are
being made by the local chapter of the Amer-
ican Red Cross, and it is expected that the
work will be more extensive this year than
last, which was the first time that the chapter
had conducted classes on the Isthmus. It is
hoped that classes will be formed among the
police and the firemen, the railway and shop
employes, the women in the various com-
munities, the Boy Scouts, and the Camp Fire
girls. The work is wholly voluntary. Classes
will be conducted in the regular manner pre-
scribed by the Red Cross, and a first aid
certificate will be given to all who complete
the course successfully. Details regarding
the formation of classes are given in the
following excerpts from a circular issued by
the first aid department of the Red Cross:

Persons desiring to organize a class should secure
a sufficient number of members — not less than four or
more than 25 — electing one to act as class president.
Upon application a roll will be sent from the first aid
department, Bureau of Medical Service, American
Red Cross, Washington, D. C. All instructors must
be duly qualified medical practitioners and their names
must be submitted to the first aid department,
American Red Cross, for approval, which, when the
credentials of the physicians have been found to be
satisfactory, will be given in the form of an authoriza-
tion card. First aid classes must be examined by a
physician other than the one who gave the instruction
to the class.

In order that there may be no delay, as soon as
practicable the class president should forward the
name of the examiner to the first aid department, for
approval, as in the case of the instructor, when a card
of authorization will be issued.

COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.

No course of instruction will consist of less than 10
meetings of about one and a half hours each. No per-
son will be eligible for examination unless he has at-
tended 80 per cent of the lectures and demonstrations.
As soon as an instructor is appointed he will be sup-
plied with a complimentary copy of the Red Cross
first aid text book. This he will be expected to
follow. It is also urged that each instructor dwell on
the prevention of accidents and, whenever practi
cable, an expert should be secured to demonstrate
prevention of the accidents most apt to occur to the
members of the class under instruction by reason of
their occupation or living conditions in the communi-
ty. At least one period of the course should always
be devoted to this subject.

MATERIALS NEEDED.

The class president, or secretary, acting for the class,
should supply pens, ink, pencils, and paper for the
examination when it takes place, and for use in the in-
struction a good supply of bandages, splints, stretchers,
and charts, etc. Stretchers are not required for women's
classes.

While it is not obligatory, it is recommended that
each member of a class obtain a copy of the Red Cross
first aid text book. There are different editions to meet
the requirements of class members according to oc-
cupation. However, the industrial edition is the most
generally useful book for workmen, and the general
edition for the public at large. In addition, the class
should own a set of anatomical charts (set of five) and a
Red Cross first aid "instruction outfit." These ma-
terials are listed in the catalogue of first aid supplies
kept on hand in this department. Where several classes
are in the same locality or are organized under a Red
Cross chapter, of course the charts, instruction outfits,
etc., may be used in common by the several classes at
different hours. A meeting place for the class must
also be provided.

EXAMINATIONS. CERTIFICATES, AND FEES.

When the class president is informed by the in-
structor that the class is ready for examination, the
first aid department should be notified to that effect
and the examination form with full instructions will be
sent to the physician who has been authorized to examine
the class. The fee for the examination will be 50 cents
per person examined. This sum is used to cover the
cost of certificates, printing of examination form, post-
age, etc. The proper amount must accompany the
application for the examination. Upon completion of
the examination, papers will be forwarded by the
examiner to the first aid department, which will then
grant and forward certificates to all successful candi-
dates without further charge.

No candidate who is unable to pass the practical
part of the examination shall receive a certificate.

No candidate who has failed to pass an examination
shall be eligible for a certificate until he or she has
attended another first aid course.

While any person may undergo the instruction in
first aid, no Red Cross certificate will be issued to any-
one who is under 16 years of age.

The fee of the instructor and the examiner must be
arranged for by the class.

All these regulations regarding organization of classes,
their instruction, examination, etc., apply to women as
well as to men.

If it should suit the convenience of any class, the
Red Cross will supply books, charts, instruction outfits,
and pay the examiner's fee upon receipt of $2 for each
member of the class, provided the number in the class
is not less than 10. Under these circumstances the
money must be enclosed when the class roll is forwarded
to the first aid department by the class president. The
fee of the instructor, however, must be met by the
class in any case.

ADVANCED COURSE AND MEDAL.

Advanced first aid courses may be taken by indi-
viduals who have held American Red Cross first aid
certificates for at least six months. They can not. how-
ever, be conducted in the same calendar year in which
the certificates have been granted. The services of a
doctor should be obtained to give the instruction for the
advanced course, although in exceptional cases "home
instruction" will be accepted. The same text book is
used as in the first course, but the examination is made
more difficult and will be restricted to principal work
only. The expense for the advanced examination will
be $1 per person. It is recommended that the same
instructor and examiner who officiated for the original
course be obtained to conduct the advanced course
and examination. If this is not practicable, both the
instructor and the examiner must be nominated and
authorized, following the method indicated for ordinary
classes. Medals will be awarded successful candidates.
Persons interested in the formation of
classes may take the matter up with the
secretary of the local chapter ot the Red Cross,
Mr. C. M. Lupfer, Balboa Heights.

Milk SKould Be Boiled or Pasteurized.

The Health Department suggests that all
persons who are using milk from the Corozal
Hospital dairy place their bottles on ice im-
mediately after delivery; and that the milk
be boiled or pasteurized at the earliest op-
portunity. The milk is handled at the dairy
with all feasible cleanliness, but as has been
stated in a bulletin of the hygienic laboratory
of the Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service, "Of all foodstuffs, milk is the most
difficult to preserve pure and handle with
success. It requires not only intelligence, but
a high degree of technical training, as well
as incessant vigilance, to produce a clean and
safe milk. * * * We can scarcely con-
ceive of any system of surveillance of the milk
supply that will prevent its occasional con-
tamination."

Pasteurization is to be preferred to boiling,
for the reason that it accomplishes the same
desired end of destroying the pathogenic
micro-organisms without injuriously affecting
the composition of the milk or its quality and
without sensibly hurting its food value, while
boiling gives the milk a cooked taste and
produces pronounced internal changes which
are open to objection. Pasteurization con-
sists essentially of immersing the container of
the milk in water maintained at a tem-
perature of 142° to 145° Fahrenheit for
20 minutes, followed by rapid chilling to
50° F. Detailed instructions for the pasteur-
ization of milk in the home may be obtained
from district physicians or on application,
by mail, to the Chief Health Officer, Balboa
Heights.

The committee from the National Academy
of Sciences, which arrived on the Isthmus on
December 19 to make a study of the Canal
slides, has returned to the United States.

January 12, 1916.

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177

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Operation of Handcars on Panama Railroad
Tracks.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., December 30, 1915.
Circular No. 667-1:

After January 16, 1916. no handcar may be operated
on the Panama Railroad tracks unless in charge of an
authorized white employe with a card permit, as
follows:

HAND CAR PERMIT.No.

Name

Check No Dept

Division

Approved

Head of Dept. or Div.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor. The Panama Canal,
President, the Panama Railroad Company.

Storage of Automobiles and Motorcycles.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z., January 4. 1916.
Circular No. 693-1 (superseding circular No. 693):

Circular No. 693, dated December 10, 1914. is hereby
revoked, and effective this date, the following regula-
tions will govern the storage of automobiles and motor-
cycles:

k 1. Automobiles shall not be housed under buildings
used as quarters, nor shall automobiles or motorcycles
be stored in wooden buildings located within 40 feet of
other wooden buildings.

2. Employes occupying Government quarters and
owning motorcycles, who desire to h">use same under-
neath quarters, may be permitted to do so, provided:

a. That the number of machines so housed shall
not exceed one for each family occupying the build-
ing.

b. That the height of the lower floor above the
ground where machines are stored shall be not less
than five feet.

c. That the underneath part of the floor directly
over the place where the machine is to be housed
shall be sheathed with roofing iron or other suit-
able metal sheathing.

d. That a metal-lined box be provided for each
machine, for the storage of gasoline, lubricating
oil, waste, etc. The amount of gasoline for each
machine stored shall not exceed five gallons.

3. In sheds or garages built of frame material, for
storage of automobiles and motorcycles, and located
within townsites, the maximum quantity of gasoline
authorized for storage therein is limited to 100 gallons;
except that in community garages the maximum amount
is limited to 10 gallons to a stall, irrespective of the
number of machines occupying a stall.

4. Garages and stalls must be kept clean at all times,
and not used for storage of material and supplies other
than accessories for automobiles and motorcycles.
Oily waste must not be permitted to accumulate.

5. Locations of garages, as well as housing facilities
underneath buildings, must be approved by the district
quartermaster and a representative of the Police and
Fire Division.

6. Any garages allowed to be constructed by em-
ployes under the conditions as mentioned above will
be constructed with the understanding that should the
Government require the space on which these garages
are built, or for any other reason require their removal,
the owner will be required to remove same at his own
expense, and such removal will form no basis for claim
against the Government.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Vacations.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 4, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The desirability of making up a schedule of leaves
of absence for the employes in the various units of the
organization is hereby brought to your attention.

Each employe should be permitted to nominate three
dates, as widely separated as he finds convenient, for
entering upon his leave. The schedule should then be
arranged so that the employes in the same class of

work, who will have to relieve each other, shall be
giveD preference according to seniority as far as
possible.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Reports of Transfers of Rolling Stock.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C Z., January 6, 1916.
Circular No. 113:

To all concerned — Effective at once, form PC-923,
"Monthly report of rolling stock." will be discontinued,
and form A-346, "Report of transfers of rolling stock,"
used instead. The Superintendent of the Panama
Railroad and heads of departments of The Panama
Canal will submit to the Auditor a monthly report in
quadruplicate on form A-346, showing rolling stock
added or transferred and such other information as is
required on form.

A supply of form A-346 may be requisitioned through
the storekeeper, stationery storeroom, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Geo. \V. Goethals,
Governor.

Rates for Service of Locomotive Cranes.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 1, 1916.
Circular No. 692-1 :

Effective January 1, 1916, the following rates will
be charged for service of locomotive cranes, including
engineer, firemen, and the cost of coal, oil, waste, and
repairs:

Between departments and divisions of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad, per hour,
$2.00; for individuals and companies, per hour,
$2.50.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 4, 1916.
Circular No. 112:

Effective January 10. 1916, Mr. R. H. Whitehead
is designated an accountable official of The Panama
Canal, vice Mr. F. C. Clark, resigned, and as such will
account for all nonexpendable property in use at
Pacific locks.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Acting Omcials at Pacific Locks.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. January 8, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective January 10, and during the absence of Mr,
F. C. Clark on leave, the duties of superintendent,
Pacific locks, will be performed by Mr. R. 11. Whitehead;
those of assistant superintendent. Pacific locks, by
Mr. W. R. Holloway; an J those of electrical supervisor.
Pacific locks, by Mr. Geo. B. Welch.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Sngim er of Maintetiance.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Scrap Metal in Demand.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 5, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Copper is now selling at around 22 cents per pound
in New York, and all other metals have gone up pro-
portionately. In order to take advantage of these
high prices, it is requested that you have all scrap
metals available shipped to the Obsolete Storekeeper.
Mount Hope, at the earliest opportunity.

Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

Small Lots of Scrap.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., January 5, 1916.
All storekeepers and district quartermasters — All Sup-
ply Department storekeepers and all district quarter-
masters at points where there are no storekeepers
will receive from and receipt to accountable officials.

for small lots of scrap, and when a sufficient amount has
accumulated, will make shipments of same to the
obsolete store.

Care should be exercised in handling items of non-
expendable property turned in as scrap, to see that
same is not taken by unauthorized persons.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Commercial Agent for Panama Railroad and
Panama Railroad Steamship Line.
Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights. C Z., January 7, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date, Mr. E. G.
Booth, Jr., resumes the duties of commerical agent for
the Panama Railroad and Panama Railroad Steamship
Line, with office in the passenger station at Panama.
C. H. Motsett,
^ Superintendent.

Telephone Directory.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 10, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

You are respectfully requested to send to this office
any changes that you desire made in the new edition
of the telephone directory* that will be ready for issue
on or about February 1, 1916. This is necessary owing
to changes in the personnel of the several departments
and divisions of The Panama Canal. By checking the
directory carefully, as concerns your department
directly, omissions and additions can be easily noted.
Any suggestion that you desire to make concerning
the arrangement of the directory would be gladly
welcomed and considered.

Please give the above your immediate attention.
W. H. Rose,
Electrical Engineer.

♦

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Reductions in Prices of Meat, Wholesale.
The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C Z., January 4, 1916.
Bulletin No. 532:

To commissary managers — Effective Thursday, Jan-
uary 6, 1916. the following price changes will be made
in wholesale cold storage list No. 207:

Item 20, Pig carcasses, per lb., 16 to 14 cents.
Item 21, Pork, entire loins. 21 to 16 cents.
Please correct all copies of list now in your possession.
Bent. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

The coupon clerk at the cashier's desk of the
Canal hotel at Paraiso uses a calibrated brass
rule to measure the amount of coupons to be
torn from the new mileage form commissary
books. The scale is marked with parallel
lines made at intervals corresponding with
the width of the coupons, and the quantity
to be taken out is measured by placing the
end of the strip at zero on the scale and laying
the strip alongside the calibration. The
device has been found to be accurate and ex-
peditious.

♦

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective January 13 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the
costs of all cold storage goods. The price list
for groceries at retail which is now in effect
was published in The Canal Record of July
28, 1915, covering four pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, by mail
or from the boarding officers who visit incom-
ing ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective January 13, 1916:

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Vol. IX, No. 21.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef suet, special, per lb $-03 J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03$

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 \

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb OS

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb OS

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up) special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. un), native, per lb 08

Rih roast. 2d cut (3* lbs. up) special, per lb. .... . .16

Rib roast. 2d cut (3$ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 Ids. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per Id 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (U lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (l| lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 § lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lo 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamp, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., pr lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut. per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 Ids., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb §.25

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb. . . . §.20

Veal, chops, per lb 40

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal, cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs., per lb .20
Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calve's heads, ea 86

Kidneys, beef, per lb 12*

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 29

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05 1

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, eas 83

Pigs' heads, fresh. \ head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19

Sausage, frankfurter, per Ih 19

Sausage, heberwurst, per Id 19

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 38

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 1 3t

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31

Bacon, sliced, jar 32*

Bacon, sliced, tin 30*

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strip1-, whole .trip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 24

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 27

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 32

1. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boilea (sliced) 41

Pigs feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Price.

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Brokers, mjlk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 27

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 22

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 23

Geese, per lb 18

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb .2

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 49t

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb. tub, whole tUD, per lb .48f

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 .50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 59*

Cheese, snappy , cake ." 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, young America, per lb 24*

Cream, 30 per cent, \ pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 44

Eggs, fresh, % doz. only 22

Fer-mil-lac. bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) £ gal 50 %

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 11

Halibut, fresh, per lb 09

Herring, smoked, per lb 11

Oysters, fresh, per qt 45

Salmon, fresh, per lb 11

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 24*

VEGETABLES.

Beans, shelled, fresh, per lb 08

Beets, per lb 02$

Brussels sprouts, per qt 21*

CabDage, per lb 01 J

Carrots, per lb 02

CaulifloweF, per lb. . .' 19

Celery, per head 09*

Chocho. each 02

Corn, green, per doz 12f

Cucumbers, per lb 10

Lettuce, per lb 14

Onions, per lb 03 J

Paisnips, per lb 02 J

Peppers, green, per lb 09

Planta;ns, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 3 J*

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 09

Turnips, per lb 02

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 16

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, 5-oz. pkg 05

Figs, dried, 1 1 -oz pkg 21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20f

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 08

Raisins, seeded, pkg 11

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 15

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 06

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas, 6 and 7 hands, cer bunch, 28

Bananas, ea 00 J

Cranberries, per lb 11

Grapes. Malaga and Tokay, per lb 20*

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03 J

Lemons, per doz 20*

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, doz 12

Pineapples, ea 12

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than i ham of i shoulder or fresh pork will
be sold.

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday. January 13, 1916:

FISH.

Corbina, per lb 11

Mackerel, per lb 11

Price.

Pan fish, per lb 11

Red snapper, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 2C0 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 05

Coconuts, water, ea 06

Pineapples, ea 1 2 1

Sugar cane, ea 03

Limes, per 100 75*

Plantain, ea 01

Bread fruit, ea 10

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Chayotes. ea 02

Corn, green, doz 12|

Cucumbers, per lb 10

Egg plant, special, ea 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Lettuce, per lb 14

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra. ea 00$

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Peppers, hot, per doz 05

Peppers, sweet, each 01

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Roses (Hospital Farm), per doz 50

* Indicates advance from last list,
t Indicates reduction from last list*

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire,
Culebra, and Toro Print are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m.. and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Price Changes.

The following changes :n prices of articles in stock
al the commissary' stores became effective January 12:

Price Change.

Bedspreads, ea

Bedspreads, ea

Buttons, pearl, doz

Buttons, pearl, doz

Cases, pillow, pr

Cases, pillow, pr

Cases, pillow, pr

Doilies, ea

Drill, vd

Drill, yd

Flannel, yd

Hammocks, ea

Hammocks, ea

Hats, ladies', ea

Hats, Palm Beach, ea

Hats, Bangkok, ea

Hose, men's, pr

Pique, yd

Presses, racquet, ea

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Sets, table, set

Sets, table, set

Sheets, ea

Skins, chamois, ea

Towels, ea

Towels, ea

Towels, ea

Umbrellas, ea 1.50 1.00

Umbrellas, ea 1 .50 1 .00

Umbrellas, ea 2.40 1.50

Umbrellas, ea 2.80 2.00

Additions to Stock.
Bedspreads, embroidered, cotton, 90"x 100", ea. $2.25
Bedspreads, embroidered, linen. 90" x 108", ea. 4.95
Books, note, morocco, with detachable filler, ea. .21

Extra fillers for above, ea 03

Combs, horn, ea H

Cream, dental, Holynos, tube 20

Ink, indelible, 1-oz. bot 16

Ribbon, No. 3, yd 03

Sheets, hand sewed, linen. 72" x 108", pr 5 .65

Sheets, hand sewed, linen, 90' x 117", pr 6.55

Talcum powder, Quelques Florea, bot 75

Voile, cord seed, 36". yd 27

Waists, misses'. No. 704, ea 47

Waists, misses'. No. 712, ea 73

Women's shoes:

Tan kid oxfords, pr 3.b5

White canvas oxfords, pr 3 .35

Tan vici LIucher oxford, pr 3 .80

Men's shoes:

Gun metal oxford, pr 5 .45

Russia oxford, pr 5 .55

January 12, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

179

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

February Weather Probabilities.

During the month of February, 1916, the
following weather conditions may be ex-
pected at the Canal entrances. Records at
Colon and Balboa Heights (formerly Ancon)
for the past eight and 10 years respectively,
are used in making these predictions:

Winds — Fresh, northerly dry season winds
will prevail throughout the month. There
should be a slight increase in the wind move-
ment as compared with the preceding month.
On the Atlantic coast the hourly velocity
should average about 15 miles an hour, north
and northeast winds prevailing. The maxi-
mum velocity for five minutes is not likely to
exceed 40 miles an hour, or be as high under
normal conditions. However, 39 miles an
hour occurred during the "norther" of last
February. These storms sometimes reach
as far south as the Isthmus during the period
from November to April, inclusive.

Over the Pacific coast and the interior, north
and northwest winds will prevail, the hourly
velocity averaging about 10 miles an hour.
A maximum velocity of more than 30 miles
an hour is not likely to occur.

Rain — No heavy rains may be expected
during the month at either Canal entrance,
except as mentioned above during the presence
of a "norther." Occasional light showers may
be expected, under normal conditions, al-
though February is a dry season month. The
average February rainfall, for the years of
record, is 1.72 inches on the Atlantic coast,
and 0.89 inches on the Pacific.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur during the
month at either Canal entrance, but night
and early morning fogs may be expected to
form occasionally over the interior. Over the
Gaillard Cut section of the Canal, the average
number of nights with fog is five. Most of
these fogs will be light and practically all
that occur may be expected to clear away
before 8:30 a. m.

Temperature — The monthly mean shade
air temperature should be about 80° Fahren-
heit over both coasts. The temperature on
the Pacific coast is not likely to rise higher
than 94° F. or fall lower than 65° F., while on
the Atlantic side the maximum may not be
expected to be above 90° F., or the minimum
below 70° F. The mean daily range in tem-
perature is much greater on the Pacific than
on the Atlantic coast, and greater in the dry
season than in the wet season. The mean
daily ranges for the month on the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts should be about 19° F. and
7° F., respectively.

Barometric pressure — The sealevel air pres-
sure is slightly higher during the dry season
than during the rainy season, and should av-
erage about 29.89 inches. The maximum
reading for the month is not likely to exceed
30.05 inches, or the minimum to be lower than
29.70 inches.

Relative humidity — The average percentage
of moisture in the air (zero for absolute dry-
ness and 100 for complete saturation) should
be about 75 on the Pacific coast and SO on
the Atlantic. Owing to the situation of the
Pacific coast writh respect to the prevailing
winds, the range on the Pacific coast is much
greater, the humidity varying between 50 and
90 per cent. On the Atlantic coast it varies
between 70 and 85 per cent during the month
of February.
k ^Storms — No severe general storms are likely

to occur at either Canal entrance during the
month, although this is the season of the
"northers" and the Isthmus may be affected
by one of these storms at any time when one of
the anticylconic areas, which cross the United
States at this time of the year, teaches far
enough south to disturb the normal air
circulation of the tropics. The winds alone
are of insufficient force seriously to affect
navigation, although they may prove trouble-
some, but the heavy sea or swell that usually
accompanies these storms has at times done
considerable damage. No local thunderstorms
are likely to occur and generally fair weather
may be expected on both coasts. Smooth
to moderate seas are likely to be encountered
at the Pacific entrance.

Tides — Tidal fluctuations need not be con-
sidered at the Atlantic entrance.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of January and the month of
February are given below:

Tide Predictions.
JANUARY.

Date.

Wed., Jan. 12...
Thurs., Jan. 13..

Fri., Jan. 14

Sat., Jan. 15

Sun., Jan. 16....
Mon., Jan, 17.,.
Tues., Jan. 18...
Wed.. Jan. 19...
Thurs., Jan. 20.

Fri., Jan. 21

Sat., Jan. 22

Sun., Jan. 23...
Mon., Jan. 24..
Tues., Jan. 25..
Wefl., Jan. 26..
Thurs., Jan. 27.
Fri., Jan. 28....
Sat.. Jan. 29...
Sun., Jan. 30...
Mon., Jan. 31 . .

3 -.08

2.1
4:04

2.8
5 :00

3.4
6:01

3.7
0:37
12.2
1 :32
12.4
2:20
12.7
3:05
13.1
3:45
13.5
4:26
13.8
5:03
14.0
5:41
14.1
0:16
1.7
0:54

3:14
2.5
4:15

2.7
6:32
2.2

9:14
13.0
10:11
12.2

11 :15
It .6

12 :22
11.4
7:01

3.6
7:57

3.3
8:47

2.7
9:30

10:45
1.2

11 :19
1.0

11 :53
1.0
6:17
14.1
6:54
13.9
7:32
13.6
8:15
13.3
9:06
12.8

10:11
12.3

11 :26
12.5

12 :40
13.0

15:29

2.6

16:24

3.6

17:23

4.2

18:24

4.5

13:23

11.5

14:15

11.9

15:00

12.4

15:41

12.9

16:22

13.4

16:59

13.8

17:34

14.2

18:05

14.4

12:28

1.2

13:04

1.6

13:45

2.0

14:31

2.5

15:27

3.0

16:31

3.3

17:42

-3.4

18:55

3.0

21 :39
13.7

22 :34
12.9

23:37
12.4

19:24

4.4
20:19

4.0
21 :07

3.5
21:49

2.9
22:27

2.4
23:02

2.0
23:40

1.7

18:40

14.6
19:14

14.6
19:51

14.4
20:34

14.1
21:29

13.8
22:36

13.5
23:52

13.6

FEBRUARY.

Date,

Tues., Feb. 1...
Wed., Feb. 2...
Thurs., Feb. 3..

Fri., Feb. 4

Sat., Feb. 5

Sun., Feb. 6. . . .
Mon., Feb. 7...
Tues., Feb. 8...
Wed.. Feb. 9...
Thurs.. Feb. 10
Fri., Feb. 11...
Sat., Feb. 12...
Sun., Feb. 13. .
Mon.. Feb. 14.
Tues., Feb. 15.
Wed., Feb. 16.

1 :15

7:39

1-1 1

1.4

2:06

8:38

14.8

0.4

3:05

9:31

15.5

-0.5

3:58

10:19

16.0

2-1.

4 :5<)

1 1 :03

16.3

-1.4

5:39

11 :47

16.2

-1.1

0:11

6:25

-0.5

15.8

0:55

7:08

0.1

15.0

1:41

7:53

1 .0

14.1

2:28

8:35

2.1

13.0

3:20

9:23

3.1

12.0

4:17

10:24

3.9

11.2

5:21

11 :40

4.3

10.9

0:03

6:27

11.5

4.5

1:06

7:29

11.8

3.9

1:59

8:21

12.3

3.1

13:46

13.9
14:45

14.9
15:40

15.9
16:31
16.5
17:19

16.8
18:05

16.8
12:29

-0.4

13:14

0.6

14 :00

1.7

14:48

3.0

15:42

4.0

16:42

4.8

17 :49

5.1

■ 2:53

11.0
13 :50

11.6
14:36

12.3

21 :02
1.0
21 :54
0.1
22:41
-0.5
23:27
-0.7

Date.

Thurs., Feb. 17..
Fri.. Feb. 18....
Sat., Feb. 19... .
Sun., Feb. 20... .
Mon.. Feb. 21...
Tues.. Feb. 22..
Wed., Feb. 23 . . .
Thurs., Feb. 24..
Fri., Frb. 25 ....

18:47

16.3
19:29

15.5
20:10

14.5
20:54

13.4
21 :44

12.4
22:t9

11.7

2:42
12.9
3:23
13.5
4:02
14.1
4:39
14.5
5:15
14.7
5:52
14:8
0:27

0.7
1 :07

1 .0
1 :53

Sat., Feb. 26 2:47

2.1

Sun.. Feb. 27 3:51

2.7

Mon., Feb. 28 i 5:02

2.8

Tues., Feb. 29 6:15

I 2.5

9:05
2.3

9:44
1.6

11 :27
0.5

12:01
0.7
6:30
14.6
7:09
14.3
7:52
13.8
8:44
13.1
9:50
12.6

11 :11
12.5

15 :16
13.1

15:53
13.8

17 :02
14.9
17:36
15.2
18:10
15.4
12:38

1.0
13:19

1.5
14:07

2.2
15:05

3.0
16:13

3.5

17 :28
3.6

18 .44
3.1

21:27

2.7
22 :04

1.9
22 :40

1 .2
23:15

0.8
23:50

0.6

18:45

15.3
19:24

15.0
20:10

14.4
21 :05

13.7
22:17

13.2
23:40

13.2

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day ; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23* (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is i.47 p. m.

18:55
5.0

19:54
4.4

20:44
3.6

Rainfall from January 1 to 8, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights . .

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel. . . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

*Culebra

♦Caniacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina

Alhajuela

♦Vigia

Frijoles

"Trinidad

* Monte Lirio. . . .
A tlantic Section — ■

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook. . .

Colon

JBocas del Toro.

3.21

8.50

♦Standard

Automatic

nidnight to r

^Standard

ain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.

■ain gage at unstarred stations — values.

lidnight.

ain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 11. 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
packages have been received at the office of the Direct-
or of Posts and may be procured upon request of the
addressees:

tBlackburn. Mrs. Z.
♦Bonds. Allen
Brown, Mrs. Walter
♦Brougher, Mrs. Edward
Buck, Mrs. E. C.
Bun, Miss Myron
Capraun, John
Capraun, Walter B.
Crowe, Sgt. C. S.
Dornan, Edward J.
♦Filkins, Harry
♦Gregory, Mrs. J. B.
Greene. Alf. (Box 103)
Graham, Alexander
♦Hanson, Geo.
t Paper. ♦

Jones. Mrs. Wm. A.
Koscijaucpok. F. (Co. C.)
tMason, Loyd
Miller. Adam
Ragnet, Edw. Cook
Ralston, Lester D.
Roberts. Mrs. S.
Rose. M. L.

♦Schandler. Mrs. Louise
♦Schickling. Rev. R. A.
Shurf. Mrs. A. H.
Simon. Max R.
♦Taylor, Percy
Webber. Byron C.
Woolford, Miss Lena
t Package.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
p jvt.tl service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

180

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 21.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., January 9, 1916.)

THROUGH HIE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

Jan. 4....

Capt. A. J. West...

American

M la Imnort Co

Cr

Cut mahogany. ..

600

570

288

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•Arrivals. *Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 4

Jan. 5

Jan. 6

Jan. 9

n

Levland Line

Liverpool.
New York.
Liverpool.
Gulcport.

Jan. 7

Jan. 8

Jacob Luckenbach.. .

Rosalie Mahony... .

Olson & Mahony

•Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Jan. 10

Jan. 12

S anish Line

Barcelona.
St. Nazaire.

Jan. 12... .
Jan. 16....

St. Nazaire.

New York.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 6

Jan. 8

Jan. 8

Hesperos

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. .

1 Talcahuano.

! Jan. 2

Jan. 4

Jan. 4

Jan. 6

Jan. 9

Jan. 9

1 Tocopilla.

Toyo Risen Kaisha

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Seiyo Maru

Coronel.

San Francisco..

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Jan. 12 Pleiades

Jan. 13 City of Para..

Jan. 18 Colusa

Jan. 11 Huallaga....

Jan. 17 1 Alfred Nobel.

Luckenbach Line San Francisco.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co San Francisco.

N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co San Francisco.

Peruvian Line Peruvian ports.

Dampsselsk. Concordia I Iquique.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United State9.

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, February 7 and
March 6, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNOTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Adtance, mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
and Texas i9 held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following SuDday.

Stages of the Chagres River. Gatun Lr.ke, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, January 8, 1916:

Day and Date.

Sun.. Jan. 2. .
Moil, Jan. 3. .
Tues.,Jan. 4..

Wed., Jan. 5 126.40

Thurs., Jan. 6 126.85

Fri„ Jan. 7 126

Sat., Jan. 8 126.00

Stations.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton cf seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of $3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware,
cordage, and miscellaneous ship chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is 33 cents per 100 pounds at either Cristo-
bal or Balboa.

Repairs to vessels may be made to any extent, ex-
cept turning of the largest crank shafts or longest line
shafts or work requiring dry docking of largest vessels.

Subsistence supplies, including a. large stock ol fresh
meats.vegetables, canned groceries, fruits, bakery prod-
ucts, etc., are available for quick delivery at either
terminal. Prices are generally lower than the retail
prices in the United States, and compare favorably
with prices in any port of the world.

Application for supplies, or for services, should be
made to the Captain of the Port. Cristobal or Balboa.

Calamares.
Carrillo. . . .
Colon

Panama. .
Almirante
Pastores. .

.P. R. R..Feb.

..U.F.C.Feb.

.U. F. C.Feb.

P. R. R..Feb.

10.

Zacapa

Calamares.

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores

Advance

Santa Marta

Metapan

Panama

Almirante

Pastores

AUianca

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

P.R.R.Jan. 13..

U.F. C.Jan. 13..

U. F. C.Jan. 17..

P.R.R.Jan. 20..

U.F. C.Jan. 20 .

U.F. C.Jan. 24 .

.P.R.R.Jan. 27..

.U. F. C.Jan. 27..

.U. F. C.Jan. 31..

.P. R. R..Feb. 3..

.U. F. C.Feb. 3...

.U. F. C.Feb. 7...

P. R. R..Feb. 10..

..U.F. C.Feb. 10..

.U.F. C.Feb. 14..

P. R. R..Feb. 17..

. Feb. 9

. Feb. 13

.Feb. 16

Feb. 16

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

Jan. 24

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Jan. 31

.Feb. 2

. Feb. 3

Feb. 7

. Feb. 10

.Feb. 10

Feb. 15

.Feb. 16

.Feb. 17

.Feb. 21

.Feb. 23

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

126.15 92.50 86.60
126.00 92.46 86.56
126. 20 92.5186.56
92.76 86.59
92.73 86.60
92.56 86.60
92.40 86.6:

Heights of low water
to nearest foot .

86.55|53.5S

56.54 53.52
86.51 53.49
86.53|53.70

86.55 53.68
86. 561.52.77
86.55152.00

125.0 91.0

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Fuel and Supplies.
Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
Bhip's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Vessel.
Zacapa

Alli.inca . . .
Calamares . .
Carril'o ....

Colon

Tenadores. .
Santa Maru
Advance. . . .
Metapan . . .
Almirante. . .

Panama

Pastores. . . .
Zacapa

Line. Sails.

.U F.
.P. R.
.U. F.
.U. F.
.P. R.
.U. F.
.U.F.
. P. R.
. U. F.
.U. F.
. .P. R.

C.Jan.
R.Jan.
C.Jan.
C.Jan.
R.Jan.
C.Jan.
C.Jan.
R.Jan.
C.Jan.
Jan.
R.Jan.

. Jan.
.Jan.
. Jan.
. Jan.
. Jan.
.Jan.
, . Jan.
. Jan.
.Jan.
. . Feb.
...Feb.

Abangarez
Heredia...
Atenas . . .
Parismina .
Turrialba .
Cartago . . ,
Abangarez
Heredia. . .
Atenas ...
Parismina.
Turrialba.
Cartago. .
Abangarez

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW-ORLEANS.

...U.F. C.Jan.
....U.F. C.Jan.
....U.F. C.Jan.
....U.F. C.Jan.
....U.F. C.Jan.
....U.F. C.Jan.
....U. F. C Jan.
....U.F.C.Feb.

U.F.C.Feb.

....U.F.C.Feb.

U.F.C.Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

....U.F. C.Feb.

. . Jan.
. . Jan.
. Jan.
. Jan.
.Jan.
.Jan.
..Feb.
..Feb.
..Feb.
..Feb.
..Feb.
...Feb.
...Feb.

U. F. C.Jan. 29 Feb.

..U.F.C.Feb. 2.... Feb.

Cartago

Abangarez

Parismina

Turrialba

Cartago

Abangarez

Parismina

Turrialba

Cartago

Abangarez

Parismina

Turrialba

U. F. C.Jan.

....U.F. C.Jan.

...U.F. C.Jan. 23

...U.F. C.Jan. 23

. ..U. F. C.Jan. 3C

...U.F. C.Jan. 3(1

....U.F. C.Feb. 6.

...U.F.C.Feb. 6

U.F.C.Feb. 13

....U. F. C.Feb. 13

....U.F.C.Feb. 2(

16 Jan.

16 Jan.

23 Jan.

23.... Jan.
30.... Feb.

30 Feb.

6 Feb.

6.... Feb.
13. ...Feb.

..Feb.

...Feb.

U.F.C.Feb. 20.... Feb. 27

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1916.

No. 22.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

More Barges for Use of Dredging Division.

An order has been placed with the R. G.
Packard Company, Bayonne, N. J., for two
3,000-cubic yard steel barges, to be delivered
early in February. This order is in addition
to that for four barges, noted in The Canal
Record of January 5; those were 6-pocket,
1,000-yard wooden scows, ordered from the
Moran Towing and Transportation Company,
New York. All six of the barges to be added
to the dredging fleet were purchased in the
open market for early delivery, and all have
been in use.

The barges are to be towed to the Isthmus
from Norfolk by the Canal colliers, as were
the three 1,000-yard barges purchased last
year from William Cramp & Sons. The
hawsers and other towing equipment used for
bringing down the Cramp barges have been
returned to the United States for use in the
delivery of the new barges. The barges will
be towed to Norfolk from New York by a
commercial towing company. The first ship-
ment, of two of the 1,000-yard barges, is due
to arrive at Cristobal before the end of this
month.

The two 3,000-yard vessels will be the
largest barges ever used on the Isthmus, as
the largest used up to this time are of 1,000-
yards capacity and the most of the scows and
clapets have capacity of 600, 500, and 275
cubic yards.

Progress of Excavation in the Cut.

The output of the dredges at the Culebra
slides during the past week has been reduced
somewhat by their reaching hard rock, after
digging away quantities of softer material

which had slid into the channel. Excavation
is being pushed into the slides, and on the
east side has advanced as far as 100 feet
beyond the regular channel line. At its
narrowest point the channel is now approxi-
mately 150 feet wide. The depth varies from
day to day, and little attention is paid to it
beyond watching to see . that a channel is
'maintained for the passage of the towboats.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, January 17, amounted to 239,160
cubic yards. Other excavation in the Cut
during the same period amounted to 23,229
cubic yards, making a total for the week of
262,389 cubic yards. In addition, 1,915 cubic
yards were rehandled by pipeline suction
dredge No. 86 and the 5-yard dipper dredge
Cardenas.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascades 15-yard dipper 63,145

Camboa 15-yard dipper 71,115

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 50.595

Corozil Ladder 43,055

Culebra Seagoing suction 23,229

No. 86 Pipeline suction 1.440

Marmot Belgian ladder ! 1,250

Cardenas 5-yard dipper 475

The Cardenas worked only one-third of a
day, being then transferred to the repair
wharf at Paraiso for overhauling. The
Paraiso worked 6.4 days.

The average aggregate output from the
Cut during the 12 weeks preceding that end-
ing at midnight of Monday, January 17, not
including rehandled spoil, was 261,648§ cubic
yards, the total amount of primary excavation
during that period having been 3,139,784
cubic yards.

Passage of the "Carib II" through the Canal.

The schooner Carib II, flying the flag of
Panama, was towed through the Canal on
January 10 and 11. This vessel, whose
home port is Colon, had made a trip through
the Canal on September 4 in ballast to secure
a cargo at Panama, and was prevented by the
slides from returning to the Atlantic. Though
her owners found work for her in the Pacific
coastwise trade of Panama she was regarded
as one of the ships waiting for transit of the
Canal at the time of its closing, and was re-
turned to the Atlantic at the first opportunity.
This does not affect the validity of the state-
ment in The Canal Record of last week that
"The Panama Canal will not undertake to
handle any other vessels through the Canal
until notice of readiness is given."

Vessel Sails from Balboa for Strait of Magellan.

The .steamship Margam Abbey, Williams
and Mordey, operators, arrived at Balboa
from Tacoma on Monday, January 10. The
vessel came seeking transit through the Canal,
on the way to Bordeaux with 5,967 tons of
flour, but as transit could not be made she
took on 600 tons of coal at Balboa in prepara-

tion for the trip by way of the Strait of
Magellan, sailing on Sunday, January 16.
The Margam Abbey has a length of 380 feet,
beam of 50 feet, and draft of 21 feet 11 in-
ches.

The steamships Arna and Erroll arrived at
Balboa during the week from north Pacific
ports, in the hope of making the transit of
the Canal. The Canal authorities can give
them no definite assurances or encourage-
ment to wait for the opening of the Canal,
and their masters have cabled the operators
for instructions.

Progress of Work on Pier 18, Balboa.

The riveting of the steel for the shed of Pier
18, Balboa, has been completed for the two
side bays, and is well advanced on the center
bay. The pouring of concrete for the side
walls of the shed was begun last week, at the
northwest corner of the shed, which is nearest
the Canal. The side walls will consist essen-
tially of a series of steel doors, separated by
sections of concrete, five feet six inches wide.
The concrete sections are now being built to
a height of 23 feet, to a level even with the
tops of the proposed doors. The contractor
for the doors is expected to begin early in
February to erect certain parts of them which
will allow the concrete work to proceed to
completion above the tops of the doors.

The filling of the cente"r of the pier with
coral rock is rapidly approaching completion.
The rock is hauled from the permanent coal-
ing plant at Cristobal, where it is discharged
from the pipeline suction dredges working
in the slips alongside the wharves of the plant .
It is brought across the Isthmus on the return
trips of trains of dump cars which have hauled
core rock from the Sosa Hill quarry to the
East Breakwater.

The erection of the steel for the shed on Pier
7, Cristobal, was begun on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 12. The first steel placed was the
seaward half of the row of columns which
will extend between the north and central
bays of the shed. The work of erection is
being carried on by the Division of Terminal
Construction, the steel being furnished by
Milliken Brothers, Inc., of New Yojk.

The pouring of concrete for the girders and
floor of the superstructure of the pier is over
three-fourths completed, and will probably
be finished shortly after the first of February.
The driving of fender piles along the .faces
of the pier is following closely on the comple-
tion of the floor sections.

Transport for the Twenty-Seventh Infantry.

The Army transport Logan arrived at
Balboa in the morning of Wednesday, Janu-
ary 19, to carry the Twenty-seventh Regi-
ment of Infantry to Manila. The regiment
arrived on the Isthmus on October 6, disem-
barking at Cristobal from the transport
Buford which could not go through the Canal.

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Vol. IX, No. 22.

CANAL WORK IN DECEMBER.

Monthly Report of the Governor to the Secretary
of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 12, 1916.

The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for the
month of December, 1915:
Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance and repair
work at the locks, the work of connecting the
motors of six towing locomotives at Gatun
Locks for concatenated operation was com-
pleted, making a total of eight thus connected
to date; 83 per cent of the material for the
regulating valves has been received on the
Isthmus and the work incident to the in-
stallation of these valves was continued; and
at Miraflores the spillway gate hand-operat-
ing device was completed and put into service.
The usual operation of the emergency dams
at all locks was conducted for drill purposes.
The following commercial lockages were made:

Gatun — Eight lockages, eight vessels; Pedro
Miguel — Eight lockages, 10 vessels. Mira-
flores— Eight lockages, nine vessels.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,345,410 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station (minus), 80,030
kilowatt-hours; total, 3,265,380 kilowatt-
hours. The output of the Balboa air com-
pressor plant was 166,036,151 cubic feet of
free air compressed to 105 pounds. In addi-
tion to the usual operation, maintenance, and
repair work, construction work was carried
on in connection with the electrical installa-
tion on the new coaling plants, dry dock, and
on buildings for The Panama Canal and for
the Army.

Municipal Engineering Division — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operation,
and repair work, the following are the princi-
pal items of construction work in progress:
The municipal work for the Army stables at
Corozal, and for the Coast Artillery posts at
Fort Grant and Fort Randolph; grading
around staff officers' quarters at Balboa
Heights; installation of water mains on
south side of dry dock No. 1, Balboa; the
installation of water lines on pier No. 18,
Balboa; and municipal work in the Balboa
townsite, including the road work and the
grading of playground area and planting of
same in grass.

Meteorology and Hydrography — The rainfall
for the month exceeded the station averages
at five stations and was deficient at 13 sta-
tions. The monthly rainfall ranged from
10.16 inches at Monte Lirio to 2.81 inches at
Indio station on the upper Chagres, the maxi-
mum precipitation recorded on any one day
being 3.72 inches, at Gamboa on December
7. The estimated rainfall over the Gatun
Lake watershed was 27 per cent below the
normal, or 7.00 inches against a 15-year
mean of 9.62 inches. The Chagres River
discharge at Alhajuela was 20 per cent below
the 26-year December normal, and furnished
44 per cent and 40 per cent of the net and
total Gatun Lake yields, respectively. The
elevation of Gatun Lake varied from 86.54
on the 30th to 85.69 on the 1st, averaging
86.12. Miraflores Lake varied in elevation
from 54.47 on the 7th to 53.25 on the 18th,
averaging 53.88. The spillway discharge at

Miraflores was 157.16 million cubic feet, with
spillway gates operated on 10 days, partial
openings, except one full opening on the 4th
for 32 minutes. This was the first full opening
that has ever been made in controlling Mira-
flores Lake. Seven seismic disturbances were
recorded at Balboa Heights during the month,
on December 5, 12, 15, 26, 28, and 30. No
damage was reported as a result of any of the
shocks. The two disturbances recorded on
the 15th were of intensity III on the Rossi-
Forel scale of I to X and were generally felt.
Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Eight hundred
and twenty cubic yards of mass concrete and
2,577 cubic yards of reinforced concrete were
placed in the walls proper, in which 75,639
pounds of reinforcing steel were embedded.
There were also placed 274,914 pounds of
fixed steel. In the dock gates, the end re-
action castings of the miter gate have been
completed on both leaves, with the exception
of the bottom casting at the quoin ends. The
right leaf was stepped on its pintle on De-
cember 14-15. The installation of the rails
in floor of sump for the supporting carriage
has been completed for the left leaf, the car-
riage has been placed in position under leaf,
and, at the close of the month, the babbitting
between the top caisson and the bottom side of
girder was under way. The footwalk support-
ing angles on the left leaf have been brought
to alignment and about 200 holes remain to
be reamed in same for finished bolts and rivets.
The supporting angles for footwalk on the
right leaf have been partly aligned, but very
little reaming or riveting has been done. The
angles for the fenders have been installed on
both leaves, with the exception of the top
angles of the bottom fender on the left leaf,
and the angles for the bottom fender on the
right leaf. The riveting has been completed
on the angles for the left leaf, with the ex-
ception of the bottom fender. The riveting
of the angles for the top fenders of the right
leaf has also been completed. The reinforcing
angles of the "A" frames for the left leaf have
all been installed and the bolts fitted, but not
finally tightened, with the exception of the
panel above the air chamber, these having
been left off for access during the water test.
In the right leaf the angles have been erected
with the same exception, and the finished bolts
have been fitted up to the top of air chamber.
Structural steel was erected in the dock gates
in the amount of 15.96 tons. The erection of
the pumping plant machinery was started
when three of the four 54-inch wall sections
of the main suction pipes were placed in po-
sition; 10 tonsof steel were erected. Installa-
tion of the miter gate moving machines was
carried on throughout the month, and the
machine for the right leaf was 65 per cent
erected at the close of the month. In the
gates 9,369 rivets were driven, making a total
of 97,634 rivets driven to date. Steamshovel
excavation at the entrance pier amounted to
1,827 cubic yards.

Coaling plant — Six additional panels for
the unloader wharf, erected in November,
were riveted up. Excavation in the piers at
the west end was commenced. The number of
rivets driven was 3,912, which brings the total
number of rivets driven to 24,000. Fifteen
panels of the reloader wharf were erected and
aligned, and riveting commenced. Steel
erected amounted to 1,062 tons; 11,010
rivets were driven. Steamshovel was placed

behind the reloader wharf to excavate for the
anchorages, this work being 65 per cent com-
pleted.

In the unloader towers the contractor com-
pleted the corrugated iron work by the en-
closing of the front side of the machinery
house of tower No. 2. All corrugated iron
was given a coat of galvanized iron primer and
the exteriors of the operators' cabs and the
machinery houses were given the first coat of
field paint. The only work remaining on the
unloader towers is the enameling of the in-
teriors of the operators' cabs and the ma-
chinery houses, painting with the second coat
of field paint, placing of cables, installation
of the operating parts for machines; and the
installation of the steam and exhaust piping
in tower No. 2.

Docks — All the caissons in wharf c-d behind
the crane rail extension were in place and
"filled wjth concrete. All of the decking is in
place, with the exception of the runway ex-
tension. Fill was placed behind wharf d-e
and c-d and the anchors were put in place.
Riprap wall behind the headwall was com-
pleted at the head of No. 1 slip. The last 10
panels of the south aisle and all the center
aisle trusses and purlins of pier No. 18 shed
were erected. This completes the erection
of the shed, except for riveting. The steel
erected amounted to 829.52 tons, making the
total steel in the shed 1,930.52 tons; and
2,574 rivets were driven in the assembly of the
center trusses. Dolphins and fender piles
were placed on the north side, and coral fill
was placed in the center of the pier.

Excavation and filling — The total excavation
for the month amounted to 97,327 cubic yards,
of which 93,681 cubic yards were classified as
rock, the greater portion of which was obtain-
ed from Sosa Hill. Various small filling op-
erations continued in the vicinity of the dry
dock, and filling was commenced behind wharf
d-e-f, the south wall of the pumping plant,
and the north wall of the dry dock; also the
ramp leading to dry dock No. 1. There were
sent to the East Breakwater from the Sosa
Hill quarry 77,625 cubic yards, of which
11,014 cubic yards were classified as armor
rock.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — The single track for the ell
was completed, 3,880 linear feet of piling
being driven and 162 linear feet of track trestle
constructed. The dry and wet fill measured-
in place amounted to 129,878 cubic yards.
Armor rock in the amount of 11,228 cubic
yards, and 68,791 cubic yards of core rock,
both from Sosa Hill, were plowed off. Der-
rick barge No. 157 placed 3,135.2 cubic yards
of concrete blocks and plowed off 2,164.5
cubic yards, making a total of 5,299.7 cubic
yards. Dredge No. 4 pumped 20,656 cubic
yards of earth and 30,983 cubic yards of core
rock on the harbor slope of the breakwater,
making a total of 51,639 cubic yards. Two
hundred and seventy linear feet of piling
were driven for dolphins at the Coco Solo dock.

Under the concrete block contract, 513
blocks were cast, involving the placing of
61,310 cubic yards of concrete, the total
number of blocks cast to date being 1,700.
Seven hundred and seventy-six concrete
blocks were shipped to the breakwater, the
total to date being 1,050. The number of
days on which concrete was poured was 11,
giving an average daily output of 47 blocks.
Cement used during the month amounted to
29,976 bags.

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183

In the maintenance work on the West
Breakwater 4,313.3 cubic yards of concrete
blocks were placed by derrick barge No. 157.
Coaling plant — Concrete filling was placed
in the remaining two caissons under the wharf
track, and the concreting of the east bridge
track was completed. All caissons have been
sunk to rock, excavated, and filled with con-
crete. Concrete filler amounted to 173 cubic
yards. All erection and riveting of deck steel
for wharves was completed. Approximately
99 per cent of the dry storage has been graded.
Coral fill under the end wharf was completed
and the riprap top was placed.

Under Washington order No. 40,483, struc-
tural steel for the northwest loop of the via-
duct was completely erected and riveted,
making this item 91 per cent complete.
Wooden floors, tile roofs, and windows were
placed on three scale houses and the stucco
walls on one scale house were finished. About
2,640 linear feet of straight viaduct track were
aligned and spiked, making the total to date
8,200 linear feet, or 89 per cent of the entire
amount. The curved tracks and switches
on the west cut-off loop were completed, thus
completing four of the six loops in the viaduct
track. About 200 linear feet of pipe hand
railing were erected, making a total to date of
3,700 linear feet, or 67 per cent of the total
for this item. Creosoted ties and walkways
were installed on 300 linear feet of viaduct,
making a total to date of 4,550 linear feet
of double-track viaduct, or 90 per cent of the
entire amount for this item. Twenty con-
veyor cars were assembled and riveted, mak-
ing the total to date 46, or 52 per cent of the
total number required. Steel for the four
conveyor booms was 50 per cent erected dur-
ing the month, but none riveted. About
45,000 pounds of reinforcing steel in motor and
machinery supports, etc., were erected on the
four reloader towers and riveted complete.
About 8,200 square feet of corrugated iron
siding was placed in the machinery houses and
operators' cabs, making this item of housing
80 per cent complete. Window sash was
completed in all reloaders, but no glazing
has been done. The wooden walkways on the
towers and approach conveyors were 50 per
cent completed during the month. The main
tower steel on the four reloaders has been
given the second and final coat of paint.
Except for the erection of a few pieces of mis-
cellaneous steel, no work was done on the
bridges or diggers. These units are structur-
ally complete.

Under Washington order No. 40,587, all
unloaders have received the final coat of
paint and are entirely complete, except for a
few minor corrections. The 5-inch and 3-inch
throttle valves were received and installed on
towers Nos. 1 and 2, and preliminary test was
made on unloader tower No. 1.
Marine Division.

Due to the continued closure of the Canal
by slides, only 10 vessels of light draft passed
through the Canal in December, of which seven
were northbound and three southbound. Of
this total, eight were of American and one of
British register. One of the northbound ves-
sels, the steamship Newton did not accom-
plish a complete transit through the Canal
owing to its being unable to pass the slides in
Gaillard Cut, the steamer being anchored at
Pedro Miguel at the close of the month. One
vessel was measured and tonnage certificate
issued thereto. Statements showing vessels
making the transit of the Canal in each di-

rection during the month are appended to
this report.*

Dredging 'Division.

The total dredge excavation for the month,
including earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,391,-
203 cubic yards. Of this total, 67,439 cubic
yards of earth and 3,000 cubic yards of rock
were removed from the Balboa inner harbor;
1,007,831 cubic yards of rock and 148,262
cubic yards of earth from Gaillard Cut;
23,726 cubic yards of earth and 31,082 cubic
yards of rock from the Cristobal coaling
station; 15,541 cubic yards of earth from the
Atlantic terminals entrance channel opposite
dock No. 11; and 20,656 cubic yards of coral
sand and 30,983 cubic yards of coral rock at
Coco Solo.

The slides, especially on the east side, con-
tinued active during the month. A small
opening was made through the slide on the
17th, which closed again on the 18th, and
was opened on the 19th large enough for small
boats. Commercial vessels passed on De-
cember 23. Considerable movement was
noted on the *west Culebra slide near the base
from the 8th to the 11th and from the 17th
to the 19th.

The rock crusher Vulcan was engaged all
month in breaking areas not to grade in the
Pacific entrance, 3,371 holes being broken
over an area of 53,936 square feet, with a total
penetration of 3,937 feet and a breakage of
2,332 cubic yards. The drill barge Teredo No.
2 was engaged from 1st to 13th in Gaillard
Cut, 1 1 holes being drilled with a total penetra-
tion of 204 feet, and 189 cubic yards were
broken; and for the balance of the month at the
Pacific entrance, at which point 399 holes were
drilled with a total penetration of 6,463 linear
feet, and 5.895 cubic yards of rock were
broken. The hydraulic grader was engaged at
Gamboa, standing by the crane Ajax, fur-
nishing air, etc. Dredges No. 1 and No. 82
were engaged in excavating sand and gravel
from the Chagres River, 5,299 cubic yards of
sand, 3,297 cubic yards of No. 1 gravel, 7,545
cubic yards of No. 2 gravel, and 26,542 cubic
yards of run-of-bank gravel being excavated.
The work of exterminating water hyacinths
continued.

Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 1,093, a decrease of 51 as compared
with the month of November; those left over
from the previous month numbered 913, and
those carried forward into January. 943.
The output of the foundry was 25' ~"\
pounds of iron, 131,690 pounds of steel, ana
25,757 pounds of brass, being the heaviest
output since May^, 1914. Hostling was done
on 4,603 pieces of equipment, and shop and
field repairs were made on 8,996. This in-
cludes 896 cars repaired in the shop; and
1,475 light and four heavy repair jobs on
other equipment. The electric motor for
driving one of the dry dock pumps was tested
out thoroughly and functioned satisfactorily.

Fuel oil plan's — Work was started on the
construction of the trestle between the shore
and the oil crib at Balboa for carrying the
pipelines between the plant and the crib.
The erection of the tanks for the Panama
Canal Storage Corporation at Balboa was
approximately 98 per cent completed.

*The information contained in the_e tables has
been published in the weekly reports in The Canal
Record. The statements are therefore not printed.

Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance,
operation, and repair work, the following
Canal structures were in the course of con-
struction at the places named: Ancon-Bal-
boa — The four-family concrete building, con-
structed under contract, was completed and
turned over for occupation; work on the con-
struction of new verandas at the old Adminis-
tration Building, Ancon, was completed with
the exception of the removal of certain forms,
and the alterations on the lower floor, con-
verting same into court room and offices, were
about 75 per cent completed. The work as a
whole was 90 per cent completed at the end of
the month. The installation of furnaces and
machinery in the new Ancon Hospital crema-
tory was completed, tested, and turned over
to the Health Department. The construction
of the new refrigerating plant at Balboa con-
tinued, the walls and roof of the main engine
room were completed, exterior walls for the
cold storage beef rooms were completed to the
second floor. The submerged platform and
pump house on Dock 17 for the installation of
the condenser pumps for the ice plant were
commenced and 75 per cent completed, and
the work as a whole was approximately 45
per cent completed at the end of the month.
The work on the new Ancon Hospital group
continued, and at the end of the month build-
ings B and C were completed to the second
floor, and the forms for building A were 50
per cent completed to the same floor. The
work as a whole is approximately 30 per cent
completed. The construction of the new
terminal office building at the rear of Dock
17 was continued, and at the end of the month
the building was ready for pouring the outer
walls to the second floor. The construction
of the building as a whole was approximately
20 per cent completed. The construction of
the Ancon clubhouse was commenced and is
approximately 35 per cent completed. Three
garage buildings, providing 22 stalls, were
commenced and completed. Corozal — -The
work on the extension of the Miraflores power
house was completed. Catun-Colon — Work
was continued on the construction of the new
Colon Hospital group, and at the end of the
month these buildings were approximately 75
per cent completed.

Supply Department.

The force report for the half month ended
December 23, 1915, showed a total of 21,771
employes of The Panama Canal and the
Panama Railroad Company, of whom 3,528
were white Americans and 18,243 laborers.
Of the latter, approximately 148 were
Europeans and the remainder West Indian
negroes. There was a decrease of 2,463 labor-
ers and a decrease of 125 Americans, making a
net decrease of 2,588.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,660 Americans, of whom 3,607
were men, 1,504 women, and 1,548 children;
and 9,487 West Indians, of whom 5,410 were
men, 1,600 women, and 2,477 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $468,938. It came forward in 27
steamers, and the total weight of cargo, ex-
clusive of piling and lumber, was 14,816
tons. Some of the principal items were
59,283 barrels of fuel oil, 431,504 feet, board
measure, of lumber, and 5,830 bales of hay,
for stock.

The Balboa oil plant handled 130,374.35
barrels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant

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handled 10,193.1 barrels of fuel oil, the ma-
jority of both being for private companies.
Health Department.

General — Two cases of yellow fever were
received at quarantine from Buenaventura,
Colombia, on December 10, 1915. The cases
were admitted to Ancon Hospital; one died
and the other recovered and was discharged.
With these exceptions, no cases of yellow
fever, smallpox, or plague have originated
on or were brought to the Isthmus during the
month. The death rate for disease in the
Canal Zone, based on a population of 31.59S,
\\\>s 13.29 per thousand per year, as compared
with 1 1.14 for the preceding month and 12.37
for the corresponding month of last year.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the preceding month was 33,551.
On this basis the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 859, gave a rate of 307.25 per thous-
and, as compared with 311.01 for the preced-
ing month, and 331.27 for the corresponding
month of last year. The admission rates to
hospitals for all diseases were: Whites, 225.51;
blacks, 105.00; and Americans, 200.39.
The admission rates to hospitals and quarters
for malaria were: Whites, 68.98; blacks,
19.43; and Americans, 58.94. The total
number of deaths from all causes was 17.
Of these 14 died from disease, or 5.01 per
thousand, as compared with 5.96 for the pre-
ceding month, and 3.64 for the corresponding
month of last year. One American died from
disease during the month, giving a rate of
2.95 per thousand.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction
appropriations on December 31, 1915, was
$14,742,564.17, and in the fortifications ap-
propriations, $1,981,110.32. The payrolls
for December, exclusive of Army quarters,
storehouses, fortifications, etc., amounted to
S885.765.16 and the fortification roll amount-
ed to §58,884.18. Payments by the Dis-
bursing Clerk in Washington amounted to
S558.014.66 and by the Paymaster on the
Isthmus to SI, 235, 746. 74. Collections on the
Isthmus amounted to §771,488.13, of which
§512,131.41 was repaid to appropriations,
§234,067.65 was commissary collections and
other trust funds, and §25,289.07 was mis-
cellanous receipts to be covered into the
Treasury. Of the miscellanous receipts
$5,356.50 was collected on account of tolls.
Collections by the Disbursing Clerk at Wash-
ington amounted to §67,157.32. Deposits
in the sum of §12,250 were made with the
Assistant Treasurers to be applied in pay-
ment of tolls and other charges against vessels
using the Canal. Canal revenue collections
and miscellanous funds received amounted
to $194, 107.1 1, and the disbursements under
the same heading amounted to $244,177.62.
Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

Two hundred and thirteen licenses of all
kinds were issued. Twenty-four estates were
received and 18 settled, the total cash re-
ceived during the month amounting to
§625.18, the value of the estates closed being
S636.19. At the port of Balboa 31 vessels
entered and 35 cleared, and at the port of
Cristobal 52 vessels entered and 58 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postage due
collections, and box rent receipts, $10,958.85.
Money orders issued during the month ag-

gregated $301,327.58. Of this total $74,480
represents the value of deposit money
orders issued without fee, in lieu of postal
savings certificates. Deposit money orders
were paid to the value of $100, 1S5, and
postal savings certificates to the value of
$6,954. The balance of postal savings
deposits on hand at the close of the month,
represented by unpaid certificates and de-
posit money orders, aggregated $412,948, as
compared with $445,607 at the close of the pre-
vious month. A new post-office was opened
at Monte Lirio on December 15 to serve the
new settlements on the lake above that point.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Four hundred and twenty-seven arrests
were made. Of this total 403 were males and
24 females. Fifty-five convicts were confined
in the penitentiary at the close of the month.
Seven persons were deported, three of whom
were convicts who had completed their
sentence in the penitentiary and four were
prisoners who had served terms in jail.

Seven fires occurred, and the damage to
The Panama Canal property .resulting there-
from amounted to $152. Panama Railroad
property and the property of the United
States Army suffered no damage. The damage
sustained by private property amounted to
approximately $20,710.75, the bulk of which
resulted from a fire which occurred in the
cargo of the steamship Antonio Lopez of the
Compafiia Trasatlantica de Barcelona, while
tied up at the docks at Cristobal.

COURTS.

In the District Court 64 cases were settled;
13 civil, 24 probate, and 40 criminal cases were
filed, and 136 cases of all kinds were pending
at the close of the month. In the magistrates
court 18 civil and 415 criminal cases were
disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,375 for the
white schools, and 796 for the colored. In
the white schools the net enrollment was
1,240, the average daily attendance 1,0S5.8,
and the average number belonging 1,125.5.
In the colored schools the net enrollment was
570, the average daily attendance 429.3, and
the average number belonging 505.2.
Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo, amount-
ed to approximately 136,644 tons. The
following quantities of coal were handled and
trimmed in bunkers: Colon agency, 2,000
tons; Balboa agency, 6,998 tons; total,
8,998 tons.

The work on pier No. 7, Cristobal, pro-
gressed satisfactorily, 201,994 square feet
of forms for placement of slab and encasement
of girders being set; 5,756.6 cubic yards of
concrete were placed in the floor of the
pier, making this item 70 per cent com-
plete; and 30,568 cubic yards of backfill
were placed for approach to pier No. 7, this
item being 50 per cent complete. There were
manufactured for this pier 5S1.71 squares of
roofing tile, making this item 61 per cent
complete.

Preliminary work continued on pier No. 6,
Cristobal, 471 linear feet of wash drilling
and 71.7 linear feet of diamond drilling being
accomplished during the month, completing
this item of drilling.

Respectfully,

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Announcement of Special Examinations.

The following examinations are specially
announced to be held by the Board of Civil '
Service Examiners at Balboa Heights, proba-
bly on the dates following the respective titles:

Physical laboratorian (male); physical
metallurgist (male); investigator in cooperat-
ive purchasing (male); deputy shipping com-
missioner (male); trained nurse (female); and
surveyor (male), February 6; second-class
(or assistant) steam engineer (male), March
19.

Applications for these examinations should
reach the office of the Board of Examiners
before the close of business on January 22,
1916, except for the last-named, which should
reach the office before the close of business on
February 22, 1916. Copies of the special an-
nouncements, giving full instructions as to
the requirements, the subjects to be given,
and the salaries offered, have been posted at
all clubhouses and post-offices in the Canal
Zone. Any further information desired can
be obtained from the Board of Examiners in
the Administration Building at Balboa
Heights.

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Levelman and Transitman Examination.

An examination for promotion to the posi-
tion of levelman and transitman will be held
in the board room at the Administration
Building on Sunday morning, February 20,
1916, beginning at 9 o'clock.

The examination will be divided into four
sections as follows, with the relative weight
of each section represented by the numbers in
parentheses:

Section 1 — Give your name in full. Give your age.
Give names and addresses of not more than three of
your former employers. (10) State the extent of your
education, with names of preparatory schools and
colleges, also advise dates of graduation. (15) Give
an outline of your experience and length of service
qualifying you for promotion.

Section No. 2 — (50) — Written examination.

Section No. 3 — (20) — Oral examination.

Section No. 4 — (5) — Give sample of your free hand
lettering, any 10 words and 10 figures.

Sections 2 to 4, inclusive, will be given in
the board room between 9 a. m. and 12 m.
on February 20. Section 1 should be sub-
mitted with the application for permission
to take the examination and should be sent
through the head of the division to the
Office Engineer, Balboa Heights, on or before
February 17, 1916.

C. J. Embree, O. E. Malsbury, A. Wilson,
Board of Examiners.

Arrival of the "Cristobal."

The steamship Cristobal of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line arrived at Cristobal
from New York on Sunday, January 16,
carrying 74 passengers, 3,550 tons of merchan-
dise, and 134,020 bags of cement, the latter
consigned to The Panama Canal. The
Cristobal had been away since November 30,
having experienced considerable delays in
discharging her cargo of heavy pieces of
metal scrap in New York. The date of her
departure for New York has not been set,
but will probably be about February 3; she
will make a side trip to Cartagena, Colombia,
for cattle for the Supply Department, before
returning to New York.

♦

A suction dredge, the San Pablo, under con-
struction by the Baltimore Drydocks and
Shipbuilding Company for the use of the
War Department in the San Francisco dis-
trict, is expected to be ready to sail from
Baltimore for San Francisco under her own
steam about the first of March, coming to
Cristobal.

January 19, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

185

WEATHER CONDITIONS, 1915.

Heavy Rainfall during Dry Season Was Striking
Feature. — Comparative Records.

Unusual precipitation occurred at times
during the dry season of the year 1915. Com-
ment on this was made in The Canal
Record on February" 24 and May 19. At
the Pacific stations the dry season rainfall
was approximately double the normal, and
on the Atlantic slope it was about one and
one-half limes the normal. The dry season
precipitation over the Pacific section amount-
ed to 10 per cent of the annual total; and
over the Atlantic section, to 20 per cent.

The rainfall for the entire year was above
the average at 10 stations and below it at
eight stations. The annual totals ranged
from 65.37 inches at Balboa to 152.77 inches
at Colon. The precipitation at Bocas del
Toro was the least for the seven years during
which records have been kept there. The
totals for the year at the several stations are
given herewith, in comparison with the
totals for the years 1913 and 1914, and with
the" station averages; the number of rainy
days (with .01 inch or more of rainfall) at
each station in 1915 is also given:

Pacific section

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Miraflores...

P. Miguel.. .

Rio Grande.
Central section

Culebra

Camacho . . .

Empire

Gamboa. . . .

Juan Mina..

Alhajuela...

Vigia

Frijoles.

Trinidad

Monte Lirio.
Atlantic seciio

Gatun

Brazos Broo!

Colon

p,,.,0 .!,■ T„

.54 64.93 65.37 69.26

.98 64.48 66.71 70.32

.12 65.05 81.09 83.37

.65 75.47 76.96 80.78

.51 70.18 84.75 84.55

.09 68.88! 90. 52 87.68
.79 70.861 88.62 89.01
.7S1 66.93 87.00 79.81
.28 77.35 79.46 J1.74
.13' 93.19 105.53 91.62
.41' 89.52 98.77 101.97
.13 105.77 107.55 105.58
.34 91 .90 122.89 107.21
.27 89.75 106.89 112.36
.58(107.26 138.91 128.08

.81' 92.18 146.37,127.97,
.89 121.75 146.65 137.85
.22 132,70 152.77 129.95

I 4 1 H 7 7 4.1 I ?n 45

17

183

18

187

2(IX

8

206

11

228

25

226

9

188

11

228

n

222

S

229

16

231

7

226

4

*2.S>

X

221

8

177

11

268

9

275

«

253

*tselieved to be correct; exact record not obtained.

March was the month of least rainfall, and
October was, in general, the rainest month.

The maximum 24-hour rainfall recorded
during the year was 8.30 inches, falling at
Gatun on April 3 and 4. This exceeds the
24-hour record for all stations in the central
and Pacific stations, but is less than the 24-
hour records at any of the stations in the
Atlantic section. The highest recorded rain-

fall on the Isthmus during 24 hours is 10.86
inches, at Porto Bello on December 28-29,
1909. The record for five minutes is 2.48
inches, at Porto Bello on November 29,
1911; for one hour, 5.86 inches, at Balboa on
June 2, 1906; for one month, 58.17 inches, at
Porto Bello, December, 1909; and for one
year, 237.28 inches, at Porto Bello in 1909.

The maximum rainfall for 24 hours, 10.86
inches, has been exceeded in localities in the
southern section of the United States, al-
though the annual average at stations on the
Atlantic coast of the Isthmus is higher than
the annual rainfall anywhere in the United
States. Over the Southern States the annual
rainfall averages about 50 inches. The heavi-
est average annual rainfall known occurs
in a small area of Assam, India, and amounts
to about 475 inches in a year, more than 400
inches of which fall during the five months of
the summer monsoon. For 24 hours, the
maximum record is 46 inches, falling at
Baguio, Philippine Islands, on July 14-15,
1911, during the passage of a severe typhoon.
The next highest record is 40.8 inches, falling
at Cherrapunji, Assam, on June 14, 1876.

Among the heaviest rainstorms of record
in the United States have been the 21.3
inches falling in 22 hours at Fort Clark.
Texas, June 14-15, 1889; 21.4 inches in 24
hours at Alexandria, Louisiana, June 15-16,
1886; and 18 inches in 17 hours at St. George,
Georgia, August 28-29, 1911. It is probable
that waterspouts cause a heavier precipita-
tion than those recorded, but no records of
such precipitation, from actual measurements,
are available.

The average air temperature over the
Isthmus during 1915 was nearly normal on
the Pacific coast andapproximately one degree
Fahrenheit above normal on the Atlantic
coast. The relative humidity, daytime
cloudiness, and temperature of the sea water
were slightly above the average, while the
atmospheric pressure and wind movement
were slightly below the average, on both
coasts. The evaporation was above normal
on both coasts but slightly below the average
over the lake surface at Gatun.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above
mean sealevel, were as follows: Mean for the
year, 86.17; maximum, on February 10,
87.20; minimum, on November 9, 84.96.
Evaporation from the lake's surface amounted
to 59.932 inches during the year.

A summary of the climatological conditions
recorded at the first-class stations of Balboa
Heights and Colon, on the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts, respectively, is given in this table:

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

p .

Temperature.

Precipitation. ]|

Wind.

y

t\\ < *£

r}

Stations.

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in inn

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(mile

= 1

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46

Q
N.

Q

Colon

Balboa

Heights . . .

29.83

-•■1.2

91

Sep. 27

7 2

Feb. 10

ss

152.77

129.95

253

87,110

N.

April 4

29. S3

50.«

93

Apr. 11

69

Jan. 31

89

66.71

70.32

187

64,249

N.

47

S. \v.

May 26

New Section of Road between Pedro Miguel and
Paraiso-

The unsatisfactory arrangement of the
highway between Pedro Miguel and Paraiso
at the hill at the south end of Paraiso, where
the road swings around the south and east
sides of the hill in several sharp curves, has
been relieved by the construction of an addi-
tional section of road along the west or

Canal side of the hill. The result is virtual
double-tracking, and all northbound traffic,
going from Pedro Miguel to Paraiso, is to pass
over the new section, while southward
traffic, from Paraiso to Pedro Miguel, is to
go over the original section, following the
rule of the road in Panama that traffic turns
to the left in passing. Signs have been posted
on either side of the hill to caution drivers.

Sale of Water to Vessels at Colon Docks.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 1, 1916.
Circular No. 682-3:

1. Effective January 1. 1916, the Division of Munic-
ipal Engineering will take over the sale of water to
vessels on the Panama Railroad docks in the city of
Colon.

2. In view of the fact that water sold in Colon passes
through Colon water mains, the following rates will
be charged:

Per 1 ,000 gallons (minimum charge S3) $0.50

Minimum charge for quantities less than

1,000 gallons furnished small vessels 50

Additional charge for taking water at night

between 5.30 p. m. and 6.30 a. m 2 .00

Geo. W. Goethals.

Governor.

Storing of Building Material.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 10, 1916.
Circular No. 707;

1. Superintendents and foremen in charge of work
are directed to use special care in piling or storing lum-
ber, scrap, piling, building material, etc., to do the
work in such manner that water will not collect in it or
unaer it. or rats find a nesting place.

2. Sanitary inspectors will keep in touch with such
work.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Regulating the Flying of Kites.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 12. 1916.
To all concerned — Due to the trouble resulting from
the contact of kite strings with the high power trans-
mission line across the Isthmus, the flying of kites
within half a mile of the transmission line is forbidden.
Geo. VV. Goethals,

Governor.

Economy in Sending Work to Shops.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 11, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The expenditures for salaries and wages of the Me-
chanical Division are exceeding the allotment made
for that purpose, and it is desired that an effort be made
by all departments and divisions sending work to the
Mechanical Division to exercise economy in that
direction.

By this it is not intended, however, that work ordi-
narily sent to the shops for fabrication or repair should
be transferred to some other point, as the result thus
obtaine 1 would not reduce the total expense and would
merely spread the general expense of the shops over
a smaller quantity of work, and. in so doing, increase
the proportionate overhead expense.

Please give this matter your personal attention.
Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Leave Regulations— Relief Days for Silver
Employes.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 6, 1916.
Circular No. 6 J2- 17 (superseding circular No. 602-5):

1. A silver employe on a monthly pay basis who
works on Sundays and holidays may be granted one-
half day off with pay for each Sunday or holiday he
works, provided the work on which he is engaged will
not suffer thereby and no increase in force is necessary.
This time off shall not be cumulative, except that in
case where it is not practicable to allow the time off
during the current calendar month, the relief time may
be deferred until the following calendar month, but no
later. The relief time thus deferred shall be in addition
to any relief time earned during the month in which
taken, but in no case shall the total relief time taken
in one calendar month exceed four days.

2. Heads of departments or divisions are authorized
to use their discretion in granting this leave.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Appointment.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 5, 1916.
Circular No. 661-24-

The appointment of Lieut. A. B. Reed. U. S. N., as a
member of the Board of Local Inspectors and a member

186

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Vol. IX, No. 22.

of the Board of Admeasurers on August 1, 1915, is
hereby confirmed.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Baggage Transfer Rates.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 14, 1916.
Circular No. 267:

To all concerned— Effective Sunday, January 16.
" 1916. the Panama Railroad baggage transfer department
will check passengers' baggage frjm Cristobal. Colon,
or Balboa docks direct to the Tivoli Hotel or points
in Panama City and vice versa, without requiring the
passengers to recheck their baggage at the railroad
station. .

Passengers arriving at Colon or Cristobal who desire
to have their baggage taken to the Tivoli Hotel or
some point in Panama City will deliver same to the
baggage transfer agent, who will collect the transfer
charges and check it to destination.

If the transfer charges are not paid in advance and
there is excess to collect for the rail haul, such collection
will be made by delivering agent before the baggage
is released, the forwarding agent using C. O. D. checks
to cover. _

The baggage of passengers arriving at Balboa
docks who desire to go to Colon will be handled in the
same manner; that is, direct to the Washington Hotel
or connecting steamer, or any part of the city. If they
wish to go to the Tivoli Hotel or to Panama City, their
baggage will be handled on the Balboa-Panama tram
at the flat rates now in effect— 15 cents, 25 cents, and
40 cents a piece, and an additional baggage transfer
charge will be made for the wagon haul from the rail-
road station to destination.

It must be understood that this arrangement is only
for the convenience of tourists and others who stop on
the Isthmus, and should not be confused with the
handling of baggage for through passengers whose
tickets provide for the handling of baggage across the
Isthmus to their connecting line.

The present rate of 15 cents for suit cases and hand
baggage. 25 cents for trunks under 150 pounds, and 40
cents for trunks over 150 pounds, for one handling
remains in effect, and for two handlings under the
proposed system the rates will be as follows:

Suit cases and hand pieces, each $-25

Trunks weighing under 150 pounds, each 50

Trunks weighing over 150 pounds, each 75

The checks to be used for this purpose are form B. T.
9 (25 cents), B. T. 7 (50 cents), and B. T. 5 (75 cents).

There is at present a rate of $2.50 per load lor the
benefit of families, theatrical troupes, etc. for the han-
dling of household goods, theatrical baggage, etc. This
rate remains in effect, and if applied under the pro-
posed system of two handlings, one at each end, $5 per
load will be charged, in addition to the charge on the
railroad.

On baggage weighing in excess of the allowance
on railroad tickets, the regular excess rates will be
charged — one cent per pound for 30 miles or less; two
cents per pound over 30 miles.

C. H. Motsett.
Superintendent.

Cabinet Perforators.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. January 11. 1916.

To all concerned — This department has received
various complaints on account of unsatisfactory service
of cabinet perforators. The matter has been taken up
with the Foreman Printer with a view to obtaining a
better make of perforator. He advises that he has a
cabinet perforator that has been in use for more than
seven years and suggests that the trouble with these
perforators is that a number of employes abuse the
limitations of the use of the cabinet by either punching
too many sheets at a time, which dulls the plungers, or
by neglecting to occasionally empty container which
receives the cut-outs, thereby permitting plungers to
contact with a solid mass of paper which, of course,
bends the plunger collar and will render any make of
perforator unserviceable.

It is believed that if these points are kept in mind
better service will be obtained from the use of the
cabinet perforators.

Wh. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermasler.

office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same,
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring cnauffeur's licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeur's
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building. Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday. January 28, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m.
Applicants should bepro vided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By order of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice, Recorder.

Proposals for Purchase of Panama Railroad Sta-
tion at New Gatun.

Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Chief
Quartermaster, The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights,
C. Z., until 10 a. m., January 25, 1916, and then opened
in public, for the purchase of the building formerly used
by the Panama Railroad Company as railroad station
at New Gatun. The successful bidder will be required
to remove building and clear ground of all obstructions
within 60 days after date of acceptance of bid. Certi-
fied check, money order, or currency in amount of 20
per cent of the amount of bid will be required with bid
as a guarantee that building will be removed, and pay-
ment of the balance will be required before any ship-
ment is made. Panama Canal rate will be allowed on
shipment. The Panama Canal reserves the right to
accept any or reject any or all bids. Bids should be
marked "Proposal for purchase of Panama Railroad
station at New Gatun." and addressed to Chief
Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Orders Given to Solicitors.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C Z., January 14, 1916.
Memorandum to Accompany Bulletin No. 491:

The strict enforcement of the rule promulgated in
bulletin No. 491, in which it is instructed that solicitors
on their rounds accept orders for groceries and cold
storage only, is found to work a hardship at times in
connection with the absence from the household of
certain toilet and household articles.

Without the solicitation of orders for such articles,
solicitors should be instructed to accept orders for
supplies enumerated below whenever such orders are
offered to them:

Tooth paste, tooth powder, talcum powder, toilet
soap, shaving soap, wash boilers, wash boards, wash
tubs, clothes pins, clothes lines, buckets, scrub brushes,
brooms, mops, wash basins, dish pans.

Essential household necessities will from time to
time be added to this list, but it will not be extended
to include other articles. Solicitors should have in
their possession memorandum lists showing prices of
the articles enumerated above.

In the larger commissaries, a small stock of these
items may be carried in the regular grocery order room
and orders therefor may be taken on grocery paid
orders, if this is found to be a convenience in store
management-.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Conunissary.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday. January 26, 1916, be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the

Cold Storage Prices.
For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective January 20 and subject to
change each week. This list and the whole-
sale price list for fresh meats indicate the

costs of all cold storage goods. The price list
for groceries at retail which is now in effect
was published in The Canal Record of July
28, 1915, covering four pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, by mail
or from the boarding officers who visit incom-
ing ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective January 20, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef suet, special, per lb $.03$

Beef suet, native, per lb 03j

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02J

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, special . per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, special, per lb 12

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up) special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast. 2d cut (3i lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 Ids. up) , native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb •. .20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lo 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (l£lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (\\ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak ( 1 £ lbs. up) , native, per Id 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, perlD 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb .25

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamp, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., pr lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3£ lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg. 8 to 10 Ids., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote) . per lb § . 25

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb. . . . 5-20

Veal, chops, per lb 40

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal, cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs., per lb .20
Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves*, per lb 07

Calve's heads, ea 86

Kidneys, beef, per lb 10f

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 24f

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, eas 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, i head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19

Sausage, heberwurst, per Id 19

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 38

Spare ribs, pork, per Id 13

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox. per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per Id 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31

January 19, 1916,

THE CANAL RECORD

187

Price.

Bacon, sliced, jar 32

Bacon, sliced, tin 30

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole .trip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 22f

2. Ham. sugar cured (half) per lb 25f

3. Ham. sugar cured (sliced) per lb 30f

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boilea (sliced) 41

Pigs feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork. dear, per lb II

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 27

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed. per lb 30f

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 22

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 23

Geese, per lb m 18

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 46 f

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb. tub, whole tuD. per lb .45f

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese. Edam, ea 1 .50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 59

Cheese, snappy, cake ; 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, young America, per lb 24

Cream, 30 per cent, £ pt 1 7**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 45*

Eggs, fresh. £ doz. only 23*

Fer-mil-Iac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25$

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50t

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Blue6sh, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb .11

Haddock, smoked, per lb ill

Halibut, fresh, per lb *09

Herring, smoked, per lb ,\l

Oysters, fresh, per qt 40t

Salmon, fresh, per lb ill

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 24

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02J

Brussels sprouts, per qt 19|

Caboage. per lb . . . . > io2*

Carrots, per lb *02

Cauliflower, per lb 15+

Celery, per head -. ,09

Chocho, each .02

Corn, green, per doz i !2

Cucumbers, per lo *2lf

Lettuce, per lb ] " 10f

Onions, per lb . . . . . !o3$

Paisnips, per lb 02$

Peppers, green, per lb • .09

Plantains, per doz [\i

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 04*

Potatoes, white, per lb 03f

Squash, per lb ..'...[ .03

Tomatoes, per lb .09

Turnips, per lb .OUt

Yams. Iucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb ..."..* .16

Currants, cleaned, pkg ,.[ 15

Figs, dried, 15-oz box .21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08

Pears, evaporated, per lb ..] [\g

Peel, citron, per lb: .20

Peel, lemon, per lb [[] #" jg

Peel, orange, per lb ' 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb ]08

Raisins, seeded, pkg 11

Raisins, table cluster, per lb ...... .15

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb '.'. .09*

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch !40

Bananas, 6 and 7 hauds, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 004

Cranberries, per lb 11

Grapes, Malaga and Tokay, per lb.... .'..'.'."' *20

Grapefruit, select, ea 0?

Grapefruit, tropical, ea [ '03i

Lemons, per doz 17+

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, doz 12

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, January 20, 1916:

FISH.

Price.

Corbina, per lb 11

Mackerel, per lb II

Pan fish, per lb 11

Red snapper, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 05

Coconuts, water, ea 05f

Pineapples, ea 12

Sugar cane, ea 03

Limes, per 100 75

Plantain, ea 01

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Chayotes, ea 02

Corn, green, doz 12

Cucumbers, per lb 2 1 *

Egg plant, special, ea 04

Ginger, per lb : 05

Lettuce, per lb lot

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra, ea ooi

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Peppers, hot, per doz 05

Peppers, sweet, each 01

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Ropes (Hospital Farm), per doz 50

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

**Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham of $ shoulder or fresh pork will
be sold.

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 19, 1916.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and

packages have been received at the office of the Director

of Posts and may be procured upon request of the

addressees:

Albert, Joseph A. Gray. Mrs. Winifred

*Arden. Oliver *Harden. H. H. D.

Buck. C. C. Herron, C. D.

Campbell, C. P. Hess, B. F.

*Ca"nnon, Sergt. Jas. N. Hetzel, Win.
Cash. Robert *HoIston, Mrs. Sophia

tChapman, Mrs. F. Jenkins, Bishop

Cottman, Mrs. C. Kant, Willi:

*Coughe

Curi

1. John
Eschmann, J.
Eure. Lloyd B.
*Evitt, I? H.Q
Feely. Thos. J.
tFennell, Clyde H.
Garfield, McKinney
fGooden, Jane

*Card. t Package.

, Sergt. A. J. Lipzinski, John

McConnell, James L.
tSchinhammer, Luise
*Snyder, Edward
Snyder, R. A.
*Stewart, Sergt. E. L.
*Strauss, Renato
Valentine, Calvin
Wisler, John J.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the i.ext 1
weeks are given in this table:

JANUARY.

Date.

Wed., Jan. 19.
Thurs., Jan. 20
Fri., Jan. 21...
Sat., Jan. 22 . .
Sun., Jan. 23..
Mon.. Jan. 24.
Tues., Jan. 25.
WeO., Jan. 26. .
Thurs., Jan. 27
Fri., Jan. 28...
Sat., Jan. 29...
Sun., Jan. 30. .
Mon.. Jan. 31.,

Tin

3:05

9:30

15:41

21 .49

13.1

2.1

12.9

2.9

3:45

10:09

16:22

22 :27

13.5

1.6

13.4

2.4

4:26

10:45

16:59

23:02

13.8

1.2

13.8

2.0

5:03

11:19

17 :34

23:40

14.0

1.0

14.2

1.7

5:41

11:53

18:05

14.1

1.0

14.4

0:16

6:17

12:28

18:40

1.7

14.1

1.2

14.6

0:54

6:54

13:04

19:14

1.7

13.9

1.6

14.6

1 :34

7:32

13:45

19:51

1.9

13.6

2.0

14.4

2:21

8:15

14:31

20:34

2.2

13.3

2.5

14.1

3:14

9:06

15:27

21 :29

2.5

12.8

3.0

13.8

4:15

10:11

16:31

22:36

2.7

12.3

3.i

13.5

5:22

11 :26

17:42

23:52

2.7

12.5

3.4

13.6

6:32

12:40

18:55

2.2

13.0

3.0

Date.

Tues., Feb. 1

Wed., Feb. 2....
Thurs., Feb. 3./

Fri., Feb. 4

Sat., Feb. 5

Sun., Feb. 6

Mon., Feb. 7

Tues., Feb. 8...,
Wed., Feb. 9....
Thurs., Feb. 10.

Fri., Feb. 11

Sat., Feb. 12....
Sun., Feb. 13...
Mon., Feb. 14...
Tues., Feb. 15..
Wed.. Feb. 16...
Thurs., Feb. 17.

Fri., Feb. 18

Sat.. Feb. 19

Sun., Feb. 20....
Mon., Feb. 21...
Tues., Feb. 22...
Wed., Feb. 23...
Thurs.. Feb. 24..

Fri.. Frb. 25

Sat.. Feb. 26....
Sun., Feb. 27....
Mon.. Feb. 28...
Tues., Feb. 29...

1 :15
14.1
2:06
14.8
3:05
15.5
3 :58
16.0
4:50
16.3
5:39
16.2

3:20

3.1
4:17

3.9
5:21

4.3
0:03
11.5
1 :06
11.8
1:59
12.3
2:42
12.9
3:23
13.5
4:02
14.1
4:39
14.5
5:15
14.7
5:52
14:8
0:27

0.7
1 :07

1.0
1 :53

1.5
2:47

2.1
3:51

2.7
5 :02

2.8

13:46

13.9
14:45

14.9
15:40

15.9
16:31
16.5
17:19

16.8
18:05

16.8
12:29

-0.4

13:14

0.6

14:00

1.7

Date.

Wed.. March 1 .
Thurs., March 2
Fri., March 3. .
Sat., March 4. . .
Sun., March 5. .
Mon., March 6.
Tues., March 7.
Wed., March 8. .

The tides are placed in the order cf occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
watersprings, which is thedatum of the soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
ofwater.add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbeiei
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23* (11:00 p.m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
poslal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These dispatches are by vessels of the Panama

188

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 22.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., January 16, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

Jan. 10

Panamanian . .

244

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•Arrivals.

•Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 10

Jan. 12

Jan. 15

S ' h L'ne

Barcelona.
St. Nazaire.
Port Limon.

Jan. 14.. . . Rosalie Mahony... .

Frenrh I ine

Elders & Fvffes

St. Nazaire.

'Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

Philadelphia.

New York.

Belila

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Jan. :
Jan. :
Jan. :
Jan. :
Jan. !
Jan. :
Jan.
Jan. :
. Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

Vessel

Capt. A. F. Lucas. .
S. O. Barge No. 93
Margom Abbey. . . .

Peru

Manavi

Aysen

Pleiades

Huallaga

Erroll

City of Para

A cajutla

Williams & Mordey

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. C

Luckenbach Line

Peruvian Line

J. Warrack& Co.

Tacon

Talcahuano.

Guayaquil.

Valparaiso.

San Francisco.

Valparaiso.

Portland.

San Francisco.

Cocas.

Dale

Jan. 10
Jan. 11.
Jan. 12
Jan. 12
Jan. 13
J

Jan. 14.
Jan. 16.

1 I.

Jamaica

Pleiades

Capt. A.F.Lucas.
S. O. Barge No. 93

Guatemala

Mar gam Abbey. . .

For

Pacific Mail S. S. Co...

Peruvian Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Luckenbach Line

Standard Oil Co

Standard Oil Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co.
Williams & Mordey. . . .

San Francisco.
Callao.

Buenaventura.
Calita Buena.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Valparaiso.
Bordeaux.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

.... Pacific | Emery Line

I Coaster C. H. Higgins

Siam East Asiatic Company.

Jan. 18 Alfred Nobel Dampselsk Concordia

Rauma l Andrew Oil —

Jan. 20 1 Rauma i Andrew Olsen •■■■■■

Jan. 21 ' Colusa N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co.

Jan. 22 ' Musician Charente S. S. Co

I Eureka ' Pacific Coast Cck^. ■ 1^.

San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Iquique.

South Pac. ports.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Jan. 17..
Jan. 17..
Jan. 18..
Jan. 20..

Aysen

Peru

Manavi

City of Para. .

South American S. S. Co..
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .
Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Valparaiso.
Peruvian ports.
Tumaco.

San Francisco.

Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that oa the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday. February 7 and
March 6, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m. connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNOTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advance, mail for I.ousiana. Mississippi, Arkansas,
and Texas is held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chatres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, January 15, 1916:

Day and Date.

Stations.

Sun., Jan. 9 125. 95 92.38 86.59

Mon. Jan. 10 126.00 92.4.? <t, 61

Tues.,Jan. 11 126.0(1 92.41 J6.6

Wed.. Jan. 12 125.85 92. 2i, -16.70

Thun., Jan. 13. 125.80 92.19 <6. 71

Jan. 14 125.75 92 . 12 s6 . 70

Sat., Jan. 15 126.20 92.64 86.69

Heights of low water

to nearest foot. 125. (i 01. 0

Coal.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1 .500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship s gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

O

oj Sj

36 .60 51 .97
86.60 51.86
■16.60 51.68
S6.63 51.86

86.63 52.12

86.64 51.95
86.65,51.90

Rainfall from January 1 to 15, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights .

Mirafiorea

Pedro Miguel . . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

♦Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

♦Juan Mina. . . .

Alhajuela

♦Vigia

Frijoles

♦Monte Lirio. . .
Atlantic Section—

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook. .

Colon

JBocas del Toro .

a

a

a a

is

rt

Sfe

Q

Ins.

.31

4

.29

4

.30

9

.70

14

.19

14

.87

14

.63

14

.45

14

1.40

14

.11

15

.02

5& 8

.02

5

1.06

14

.65

15

.07

14

.09

8

.10

S

3.21

5

Panama

Pastores

Calamares
Carrillo. . .
Colon

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamares. ..

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores. .
Advance
Santa Marta
Metapan. ...
Panama. . . .
Almirante. . .
Pastores ....
Allianca ....

P. R. R.Jan.
.U. F. C.Jan.

U. F. C.Feb.

P. R. R..Feb.

U. F. C.Fcb.

U. F. C.Feb.

P. R. R..Feb.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW '

P. R. R.Jan.

U. F. C.Jan.

U. F. C.Jan.

P.R. R.Jan.

U. F. C.Jan.

U. F. C.Jan.

.P. R. R..Feb.

.U. F. C.Feb.

.U. F. C.Feb.

.P. R. R..Feb.
..U. F. C.Feb.

. U. F. C. .Feb.

.P. R. R..Feb.

17.

..Feb. 2

..Feb. 6

. . Feb. 0

..Feb. 9

.Feb. 13

. .Feb. 16

. . Feb. 16

..Jan. 26

..Jan. 27

Jan. 31

.Feb. 2

..Feb. 3

.Feb. 7

.Feb.

.Feb.

.Feb. 15

.Feb. 16

..Feb. 17

.Feb. 21

..Feb. 23

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5
Automatic rain gage at unstarred
□ idnight to midnight.
{Standard rain gage — readings at 8

p. m. daily.

;ta Lions — values.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Arenas U. F. C.Jan. 15....

Parismina U. F. C.Jan. 19

Turrialba U. F. C.Jan. 22....

Coppename U. F. C.Jan. 26

Abangarez U. F. C Jan. 29

Cartago U. F. C.Feb. 2....

Atenas U. F. C.Feb. 5. . .

lleredia U. F. C.Feb. 9.. .

Turrialoa U. F. C. .Feb. 12. . .

...U. X.C.heo. 16....

...U. F. C.Feb. 19....

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Coppename. . .
Abangarez ....

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW-ORLEANS,

Vessel.

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores

Santa Marta. . .

Advance

Metapan

Almirante

Line. Sails.
.U. F. C.Jan. 1
.P.R. R.Jan. 1
.U. F. C.Jan. 1
.U. F. C.Jan.
.P. R.R.Jan. !
.U.F. C.Jan.
.U. F. C.Jan.

Arrives.
.Jan.
.Jan.
.Jan.
. Jan.
.Jan.
. . Jan.
..Feb.

Cartago

Atenas

Parismina

Turrialba

Coppename

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba

...U. F.C.Jan.

...U.F. C.Jan.

...1.'. F.C.Jan.

...U. F. C.Jan.

...U.F. C.Feb.

...U. F. C.Feb.

.. .U. F. C.Feb.

...U.F. C.Feb.
....U.F. C.Feb.
....U.F. C.Feb.

10

Jan. 22

Jan. 24

Jan. 29

Jan. 31

Feb. 5

Feb. 7

Feb. 12

Feb. »4

Feo. 19

Feb. 21

Feb. 26

Jan. 78

Jan. 30

.Feb. 3

.Feb. 6

.Feb. 11

.Feb. 13

.Feb. 18

.Feb. 20

. Feb. 25

.Feb. 27

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1916.

No. 23.

The Canal Record

Offvi^l p •bliation of The Panimi Canal.
. The Can I Re:ori is pthlis'iel everv week. The sub-
scription r te is $1 per ye r in tie Unilel St tes and
its possessions, an I in Can id i, Cubi, Mexi o, n I
P nima (lonesti: pis'.iie), ant $'.57 in it'ter o ntaes
(foreign post i&). The p <pe- is ftrnis ie t (re ■ to U tits I
St Hes Government dep trt nen's. represent lives of forei n
govern -nm'.s. p iblic HSrdris. an I e nph es of "he
Panimi Can U anl tie P.mmi Riilsoil Conpmy
whose n imes ire O'l t'ie iol I roll.

All s tbssriptions expire on DvemSer 31. Doievti-
s-t''S riplions ire chir el as beiinnin; from t':e first of
the qi'rter or tie veir in w'li'H re eive I.

Remitt tnces s'io ill be mile to p ty only to December 31,
on this basis:

Subs ription for the rest of the yeir, to January 1. 1917,
is $(00

For foreign S'l^sriptions the veir is divi lei in'o ''■(" is;
remiltmces for the remiinler of tits yeir sxo 11 be
$1.50.

Remittances for subscriptions tniv be forwriel to
The Panimt Can I. IVisiin.ton. D. C. or to The
Can I Record at the address ^iven below.

Address all Communicaions,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zane.
Isthmui of P.i.-i.im ■

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Concrete Pontoons for Smi'l Boat Landings at
Palbca Cocks.
Four concrete pontoons to support gang-
ways at the head of the slips alongside
Pier 18 at Balboa are being constructed on
the floor of the new dry dock at Balboa. Each
will be 120 feet long by 28 feet wide by eight
feet deep, and as the pontoons are designed to
support heavy weights and withstand severe
knocking in their use as landings for small
boats, the system of reinforcement is elaborate.
The reinforcement is being assembled, and it
is expected that the pouring of concrete will
begin about February 1. The truss bridges
to serve as gangways at the landings were
completed some time ago, and two are now
in use at Dock 17, on the south side of Pier
18, with their lower ends resting on steel
pontoons placed in this service temporarily.

The submarines C-l, C-3, and C-5 of the
flotilla which has been stationed at the At-
lantic entrance to the Canal, were taken
through the Canal on Sunday, January 23,
in tow of the tug Potomac. The Coast
Artillery Corps mineplanter General J. M.
Schofield, which arrived at Ciistobal on
Wednesday, January 19, from Guantanamo.
and the Canal launches Pacific and Barbacoas
were handled through the Canal in company
with the Potomac and the submarines.

Other Ships Leave Balboa for Strait of Magellan.
The steamship Erroll, which arrived at
Balboa from Portland on January 12. on the
possibility of making the transit of the Canal,
cleared for Coronel on Sunday, January 2J,

under instructions from her operators to com-
plete her voyage to the United Kingdom
by way of the Strait of Magellan, after
coaling at Balboa. The steamship Arna,
which had arrived from San Francisco, sailed
on Monday, January' 24, and the Howick Hall
and Musician, which had similarly come
in from north Pacific ports on the chance of
going through the Canal, are preparing to
sail as soon as they have finished taking on
coal and supplies. The Arna is bound for
Avonmouth, the Howick Hall for Baltimore
or New York, and the Musician for
Liverpool.

sary for the prevention of mosquito breeding.
The spoil which the dredge is using for fill is
brought from the slides in barges.

Gove-nmeat Vessels to Pay Wharfage.
A ruling has been made to the effect that
all vessels of departments of the United States
Government other than The Panama Canal
or the Panama Railroad, using terminal docks
at the Canal, shall be charged wharfage at the
same rates as apply to commercial vass lis.
Launches and other small craft of o.her de-
partments, however, may be permitted to tie
up at the docks without charge if the space
is not otherwise required for the operation
or business of The Panama Canal or Panama
Railroad.

The "A J West" Preparing to G) lito Dry Dock.

The schooner yl. /. West, which was handled
through the Canal on January 6 and 7 at the
time the steamship Newton completed the
transit, began the discharge of her cargo last
week at Dock 13. Cristobal, in preparation for
going into dry dock. The A. J. West is 161
feet long and drew 17 feet of water when pass-
ing through the Canal; by discharging cargo
she will reduce her draft to less than 13} feet,
which is the depth of water over the sill at
the 300-foot dry dock at Mount Hope.

This schooner arrived at Balboa on Janu-
ary 1, from Manila, and was accorded the
privilege of going through the Canal so that
she might gj into dry dock, as she was leaking
too badly to put to sea without repairs.
The .4. J. West left Manila on May 30,
called at Honolu'u on August 26, and
reached Balboa on January 1. She was
88 days at sea from Manila to Honolulu,
and 128 days from Honolulu to Balboa, or
over seyen months from Manila to Balboa.

F.ll for Yard in Rear of Repa'r Wharf at Paraiso.

Pipeline suction dredge No. 86, which has
been employed in the Cut south of Gold and
Contractor's Hills, rehandling spoil from
ladder dredges working at the bases of the
slides, directly to the north of the two hills,
was transferred to a point opposite the
repair wharf at Paraiso to pump spoil into
a hollow behind the wharf for the purpose of
making a fill on which a yard can be laid out.
Following the completion of this fill, the
dredge is pumping spoil into a pond east of
the Panama Railroad track, to fill it and do
away with the oiling which has been neces-

The "Mars" Bring; Fxhibit- for Panama National
reposition.

The collier Mars of the United States Navy
arrived at Balboa from San Francisco on
Sunday, January 23, with 1,000 tons of naval
supplies and 300 tons of United States Gov-
ernment exposition exhibits, the latter ship-
ped from the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition at San Francisco to the Panana
National Exposition, which is scheduled to
open next month in the city of Panama.

Progress of Excavatlan at the Cu'.ebra Sllles.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides duiing the week ending at midnight of
Monday, January 24, amounted to 199,015
cubic yards. Other excavation in the Cut
during the same period amounted to 21,732
cubic yards, making a total for the week of
220,747 cubic yards. In addition, 14,002
cubic yards were rehandled by the pipeline
suction dredge No. 86, and the Belgian ladder
dredge Marmit.

The output of the several dredges during the
week was as follows:

Dredge. Ty-ie. Yardac<\

Cascadas 15-yard dippT 58,010

Camloi 15-yard I pp r 77,780

/'■"•■so 15-yar I J ppjr '25

Coros ( Ladder 34.085

tittri Seagoing suction 21.732

A'o. 86 Pipeline suction 12.»12

\l.irmol Belgian ladder 13.320

Ctirienis .... 5-yard dipper 16.685

The Paraiso was out of service throughout
the week, with the exception of one hour,
having been withdrawn for repairs in the
morning of Monday, January 17. The
other dredges named, excepting the Marmot,
Cardenas, and No. 86, worked full time, three
shifts a day.

The average aggregate output from the
Cut during the 13 weeks preceding that end-
ing at midnight of Monday, January 24, was
261,705.6 cubic yards, not including re-
handled spoil, the total amount of primary
excavation during that period having been
3,402,173 cubic yards.

Departure of the Twenty-Seventh Infantry.

The Army transport Logan, which arrived
at Balboa from San Francisco on Wednesday,
January 19, to take the Twenty-seve ith
Infantry from the Canal Zone, where it had
been waiting since October 6, to the Pnilippine
Islands, sailed at 10 a. m., Tuesday, January
25, for Manila, by way of Honolulu.

Money Orders for Casta Ri:a.

Due to the fact that a number of employes
are spending their leave in Costa Rica, at-
tention is called to the fact that Canal Zone
post-offices draw domestic money orders
payable in Costa Rica.

190

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 23.

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Least Number of Inspections in December of Any
Month of Year. — Comparative Figures.

Emigration from the Isthmus to foreign
ports during the month of December, 1915,
exceeded immigration from foreign ports
by 62, the total of persons landing from foreign
ports being 2,60-1 and of those embarking,
2,666, according to the count kept by the
quarantine officials of the ports of Cristobal-
Colon and Balboa-Panama.

This makes the net emigration since July
1, 1913, a period of two years and six months,
amount to 26,957. This is at the rate of 89S.6
per month, or 29.5 per day. During approxi-
mately the same period the Canal force
diminished from 42,262 on June 25, 1913, to
21,915 on December 23, 1915. This was a
decrease of 20,347, or 48 per cent, and was at
the rate of 678 per month, or 22.3 per day.

The total number of persons examined at
the ports, including passengers and crews,
during December was 10,419. Of the 3,208
passengers, 379 were United States soldiers.
The total examinations were less than in any
other month of the year, being 100 less than
the number in November, the month of
previous lowest record. The falling off in the
latter months of the year has been due to the
closing of the Canal. Though there was a
slight traffic in December of vessels which had
been waiting at the entrances, the crews of
these ships had been examined at the time of
their arrival at the Canal.

A comparison of the numbers of passengers
and crews examined in the months of the
year 1915 is afforded by this tabulation:

January. . .
February . .

March

April

May

June

July

August.. . .
September.
October. . ..
November.
December.

3,887
4.300
6.014
3,605
5,391
4.969
4,974
4.900
4.606
3.940
3.289
3,208

Creus

10,232
9,332
12,155

ii. in:

11.772
12.756
14.136
14,814
13,514
10.536
7.230
7,211

Tot 1.

14.119
13.632
IS, 169
14.637
17,163
17,725
19.110
t9.714
18,120
14.476
10.519
10,419

Number of supplementary inspections.

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law

Total 53.083 134,720 187,803

The number of vessels entering the terminal
ports was also less in December than in any
preceding month of the year. The number
was 98, as compared with an aggregate of
vessels, calling at the terminal ports or passing
through the Canal, of 103 in November, 168
in October, 234 in September, 221 in August,
and 246 in July. Traffic through the Canal
in July was the greatest for any month since
its opening.

The total number of persons examined by the
quarantine officers during the calendar year,
to January 1, 1916, was 187,803. This was
at the rate of 15,650.25 per month, or 514.5
per day.

A summary of the quarantine activities on
the Isthmus during December is given in this
consolidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:

Total

Number of vessels fumigated un arrival
Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture

Total

Number of crew examined 7,211

Number of passengers examined (in-
cluding 379 U. S. troops; 3,208

532

Total

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incubation of yellow fever
and plague 245

Number of persons held in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever and
plague 1 .637

Total 1.8

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 1.465

Steerage 1,139

Total 2,604

Number of persons embarked for

foreign ports:

Cabin 1.499

Steerage 1,167

Total

Number of persons arrived from coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1.769

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing
trait 1.671

2,666

for month from coast

Apparent i

towns

Apparent decrease for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin

Steerage

Total (decrease)

Number of immigrants recommended

for deportation

Number of bills of health issued or viseed .

Number of inspections of docks

Number of inspections of vessels at docks.
Number of persons landed. . . . 4,373
Less number for Pacific ports. 185

Total 4,188

Total number of persons sailing. . . . 4,337

Total apparent decrease for month. ... 149

The immigration report for Colon, which

is the port receiving the majority of passengers,

classifies the immigrants during December,

1915, by places of origin, as follows:

Cabin Steerage

Europe 25 10

United States 655 403

Jamaica and West Indies 5S 249

Venezuela 2 0

Colombia 102 157

Cuba 18 - 8

Costa Rica 88 23

Bocas del Toro 24 137

Coast towns 0 215

972 1.202

Grand total 2,174

Of the 2,174, the men, exclusive of troops,

numbered 868; women, 492; children, 220.

The United States troops numbered 379, and

215 were not classified.

ing the spring of 1916 for the position of
stenographer and typewriter in The Panama
Canal service.

This examination will be held about April
2, 1916. The date is to be left blank in ap-
plications.

Civil Seriice Examinations.

Examinations for the following positions
are scheduled to be held probably on March
19 (date to be left blank in applications) :, Aid,
Coast and Geodetic Survey; assistant,
Philippine Sen-ice; assistant inspector of
boilers, local inspector of boilers, local
inspector of hulls, Steamship-Inspection Serv-
ice; computer, Coast and Geodetic Survey;
draftsman, Engineer Department at large;
draftsman, copyist topographic, Department-
al Service; draftsman, marine engine and
boiler, draftsman, ship, Navy Department;
engineer, second-class (or assistant) steam,
Departmental Service; forest assistant, Forest
Service; industrial teacher, Philippine Serv-
ice; junior engineer mechanical, or electri-
cal, Engineer Department at large; laboratory
apprentice, Bureau of Standards; land law
clerk, Departmental Service; physician, all
services, except Philippine; statistical clerk,
Departmental Service; teacher, Philippine
Service; veterinarian, Bureau of Animal In-
dustry and Quartermaster Corps.

The spring edition of the manual of examina-
tions has arrived and is ready foi distribution.

Announcement will be made later of the
examinations to be held in April.

Applications should be secured from and
filed with the office of the Board of Civil
Service Examiners, Balboa Heights, C. Z.
Applications will not be received after Febru-
ary 23; this date may be changed if necessary.
A card of admission will be sent to those
found eligible to be admitted, upon the
receipt of the questions from the Civil Service
Commission.

In answer to the questions as to residence,
applicants must show residence in a State
or Territory of the United States, and county
thereof, up to the time of filing application,
a ruling having been made that employes of
The Panama Canal can claim residence in
the United States while temporarily employed
on the Isthmus.

id Type-
Information has been received from the
Civil Service Commission at Washington,
D. C, that women will be admitted to the
examination to be held on the Isthmus dur-

Otituary.

George N. Nielsen, employed as a ship-
wright at the Cristobal dry dock shops .if i In-
Mechanical Division, died in Ancon Hospital
on January 10. His residence in the United
States was at 533 West 124th Street, New
York City.

The 1,000-yard steel barge No. 102 was
towed from Gaillard Cut to Mount Hope on
January 26, for repairs at the dry dock.

Deceased Employes.

No

3, Jacob | 5721 1

Ml Nab, James C 21865

t, George N 2816

Williams. David 79988

Williams. Joseph I 30631

Jam lica Panama

Honduras Gatun

I". S. A Colon

Jamaica Colon

Jamaica Folks River..

Employed by

Supply Dept....
Dredging Div.
Mechanical Dii

P. R. R

Mechanical Dii

Ian. 19. 1916.

Jan. 8, 1916.

Jan. 10, 1916.

Jan. 10. 1916.

Jan. 7, 1916.

Total 10,419

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once, to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

January 26, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

191

REPAIRING BAFFLE PIERS.

Damajel by Rush of Water at Spillway. — Wast-
ing Water through Lo.k Culverts.

Advantage is being taken of the reduced
runoff over the Gatun Lake watershed during
the dry season to make repairs to the con-
crete baffle piers at the foot of the ogee of the
Gatun Spillway, while the gates can be kept
closed. One of the heavy cast iron plates
with which the upstream faces of the piers
are armored was washed away duruig the past
rainy season, and all of the piers suffered con-
siderable erosion. The face plate will be
restored and all of the piers will be fitted with
cast iron plates on the sides, and with floor
plates at their bases in front, leaving only the
downstream faces unarmored. The side plates
are nine feet two inches in height by five feet
wide and two inches thick. The concrete is
to be chipped to give them close contact with
the angles of the upstream plates, and they
will be held in place by anchor bolts. The
floor plates will be set in the concrete at the
base of the upstream face of the piers. During
the past rainy season the impact of the water,
rushing down from the crest of the ogee, 59
feet above the floor of the discharge channel,
caused considerable scouring at the bases of
the piers.

The piers are irregular hexagons in plan,
with the greatest face upstream, and greatest
diameter about 15 feet. They are built up
from rock at elevation -2 feet, or 12 feet below
the surface of the floor, and rise to a height
of eight feet above the floor. They have been
built in a double line, with the front row of

10 occupying an arc of 150 degrees in a circle
of a radius of 200 feet, and spaced 18 feet apart,
side from side. The second row, containing

11 piers, is 15 feet back of the front, and its
piers are set opposite the intervals of the
front row.

The runoff fron the watershed of the lake
since the beginning of the dry season has
been sufficient to raise the surface slightly,
and water has been wasted through the cul-
verts of Gatun Locks to avoid using the spill-
way while the repairs to the baffle piers are
under way. Both the east and west wall
culverts were used for several hours on Janu-
ary 19 and 20. The hydrographic forces are
endeavoring to keep the level of the lake
around 86.60 feet above sealevel, not allowing
it to pass above 86.70, lest a freshet make
it necessary to open the spillway gates in order
to control the rise of the waters.

The intakes of the culverts were opened
wide, but at a point of control by two rising
stem gate valves, one of the two valves was
opened only five-eighths of the way, giving an
opening of 13-16 of complete opening for each
culvert, or an aggregate opening of 1| culverts.
This gave a discharge of approximately 9,600
cubic feet per second, as compared with a rate
of approximately 12,300 cubic feet per second
for one spillway gate, when the elevation of
the surface is at 86.50.

The equivalent of one culvert with 1 §-valve
opening was run on January 19 tor 10 7-12
hours, with a total discharge of approximately
375 million cubic feet. On January 20 there
was the equivalent of a lf-valvc discharge in
one culvert for 5} hours, or a total of 198
million cubic feet, followed by a discharge from
one culvert of 5.S90 cubic feet per second for
four hours, or 84.8 million cubic feet. During
the two days a quantity of water estimated
at 648.5 million cubic feet was let out through

the lock culverts. The lake was lowered from
86.73 to S6.65, or .03 foot, on January 19,
and from 86.65 to 86.59, or .06 foot, on Janu-
ary 20.

This is the first time that the culverts have
been used for discharging surplus water from
the lake to lower it surface, since the lake has
reached its full capacity, and exact figures on
the rate of discharge are not obtainable.
Preparations are being made to have the flow
measured with more accuracy when the cul-
verts are used next, in order that the losses
of velocity due to culvert friction and the
back watereffect of the sea may be calculated,
and the capacity of the discharges calibrated.

to children was narrowly averted. It is de-
sired to call the attention of all parents and
guardians to this dangerous practice, with
the request that they instruct their children
to discontinue hanging onto vehicles, as it is
not desired to interfere with the play of
children by the enforcement of police authority
unless it becomes necessary.

Applications for Family Quarters.
Applications for married quarters were on
file on December 31, 1915, as follows:

Stations.

Number of
applications.

3

Note — The figures in parentheses show the numbers
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhouse-
keeping family Quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are riled.

The "Bushnell" Expe.ted at Balboa Shortly.

The submarine tender Bushnell, a recent
addition to the United States Navy, built
at Seattle, is due to arrive at Balboa within
a short time.

Children PlayiaS abjut Moving Vehi-les.
A number of complaints have been made
lately to the police about children riding on
the backs of or holding onto the motor busses
and other vehicles at Balboa and Ancon.
Several instances have occurred where injury

Distances Traveled by School Children.

The children who ride on the trains of the
Panama Railroad to and from school travel
an aggregate of 2,400 miles a day, or 48,000
miles in a month of 20 school days, according
to an estimate prepared in the office of the
Superintendent of Schools. At present 124
white and nine colored children are using the
railroad, of the 1,240 and 570, respectively,
attending the Canal Zone schools. That is
one in 10 of the white children, and one in
63 of the colored.

The necessity of carrying the children to
school on the railroad arises from the peculi-
arity of their distribution along the line of the
Canal and railroad, where their parents are
stationed. There are 17 stationson the Pana-
ma Railroad, but only seven of the villages
have populations sufficient to warrant the
establishment of schools. These are Cristobal
(with Colon Beach), Gatun, Pedro Miguel,
Paraiso, Empire, Balboa, and Ancon. The
schools in these villages are used by the pupils
living at stations which have no school; and
high school work is carried on only at Cristobal
and Balboa. Nineteen pupils go from Paraiso
to Pedro Miguel in a brake; and 133 use tie
Panama Railroad, as shown by the appended
tabulation.

The Division of Schools pays the Panama
Railroad S300 per month, which is approxi-
mately $15 per school day, for hauling the
children. At $300 for 48,000 miles the cost
per mile is five-eighths of a cent. The distri-
bution is shown below:

?,

a

3

y.

No. of miles
traveled by
each pupil.

3 r. -H

~~ 3
t- 3 3

o £ ^.

No. of miles
traveled by
all pupil .

£-ii

Routes.

>.
.3

a

c— to
Hn.S

To Balboa white school:

10
8
3
2

2
6

11
13

4
4
2
2

8

24
22
26

160
480
440
520

si .oo

3.00
2.75
3.25

80
192
66

52

1,600
3,840
1.320
1,040

$10.00

24.00

8. 25

6.50

23

18

i

3

2
4
6

10.00

.25
.50
1.50
1.50
2.75
2.50
9.75
11.50

390

36
4
156
36
66
40
312
552

7,800

720

80

3,120

720

1,320

800

6.2+0

11.04C

48.75

To Balboa high school:

1
2
6
6
11
in
39
46

2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2

2
4
12
12
22
20
7S
92

40
80
240
240
440
400
1.560
1.S40

4.50

.50

19.50

4.50

8.25

5.00

39.00

69.00

50

1

14
14

30.25

1.25

0.25
0.50

1,202

10

28
56

24,040

200

560
1.120

150.25

To Pedro Miguel white school:

5

1
2

2

2
2

10

2

4

200

40
80

1.25

To Empire white school:

3.50

7.00

2S

9

7
2
4

.75

0.50
1.75
5.25
7.50

. . 84

36
98
84
249

1,680

720
1,960
1,680
4.800

10.50

To Cristobal white and high school:

2

7
'1
30

2

2
2

4
14
42
60

80

280

840

1,200

4.50

12.25

10.50

30.00

Total

22
4
5

15 .0J

.50
6.00

458
16
240

9,160

320

4,800

57.25

To Empire colored school:

2
24

2
2

4
48

80
960

2.00

To Gatun colored school:

30.00

9

124

256
2,144

5,120
42,880

32.00

268 .00

Total white and colored

133

2,400

48,000

$300.00

1

192

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 23.

RETAIL HARDWARE PRICE LIST.

Of Commissary Branch of Supply Department,
t;e::I.e January 15, 1916.

There is published below the retail hard-
ware price list No. 2, effective January 15,
1916, governing the prices of articles sold in
the hardware departments of the commissary
stores, which are operated by the commis-
sary branch of the Supply Department of
The Panama Canal.

The prices are those at which the items will
be sold to Canal employes and other residents
of the Isthmus who have commissary privi-
leges.

These prices will be increased by 10 per
cent in cases of sales to commercial vessels
and ships of foreign navies, and by 20 per
cent in cases of sales to yachts:

Three Killed at Sosa Hl'l Quarry.
A premature explosion of dynamite in
loaded holes at the Sosa Hill quarry at ap-
proximately 4.23 p. m., on Monday, January
24, caused the immediate death of two West
Indian laborers in the drill and powder
forces, and fatal injuries to a third, who
died in Ancon Hospital. The Police and Fire
Division is making an investigation of the
case.

"Safety Fi-st" ii tie Dre lgi lfi Di iian.

The Dredging Division has had 51 "safety
first" pla:ards printed, to be posted in the
wheel rooms of its floating equipment. The
placards are of white cardboard, 12 by 18
inches, with ths legend printed in red and
black:

SAFETY FIRST

DREDGING DIVISION

TAKE NO CHANCES

The idea was taken from the placards,

similar to the above, which have been posted

in vessels by the Steamship-Inspection Service

of the Department of Commerce.

I n addition, the division has had 5 1 placards

printed with this notice in red and black on

cardboards 16^ by 13 inches:

SAFETY FIRST

DO NOT PASS DREDGES

WITHOUT PERMISSION

During the past week, from January 20 to
26. Limon Bay was visited by heavy seas,
rolling in from the north under a wind blowing
from 20 to 30 miles an hour. The uncom-
pleted breakwater was not damaged seriously.

5. N

27355

27464

28662

27298

27299

25365

27559

35121

35127

35133

28634

25369

25828

25954

28388

28389

25635

27155

27266

28311

23327

28331

28326

27578

27595

27726

27781

27786
28586
27122
28215
28384
23385
25275
25817
27714
27621
25269
2 '979
2 981
2.981
2.164
2 .227
2 .228
2 .246
2 .795
2.796
2 ')826
25827
2)553
27331
2 7341
27342
27482

A rticle.

Arms, towel (see Racks).

Bags, penknife

Bars, clothes and towel {see Racks).

Basins, wash, enamel

Baskets, fruit

Beakers, small, No. 3804. Doulton

Beakers, large, No. 3804, Doulton

Beaters, egg, revolving, small

Beaters, egg, revolving, large

Beds, iron, single

Beds, iron, double

Beds, iron, double

Bells, call

Bells, hand

Biggins, coffee, 1-pt., enameled

Biggins, coffee, 1-qt., enameled

Biggins, coffee, 1-qt., aluminum

Biggins, coffee, 2-qt., aluminum

Blades, safety razor, Gillette

Blades, safety razor, Keen Cutter

Blades, safety razor, Ever Ready

Blades for Auto Strop razor

Boards, ironing, with felt

Boards, pastry, 20" x 26"

Boards, wash

Boats, sauce, with tray, A-4807, Minton

Boats, sauce, with tray, Luria

Boats, sauce, with tray, No. 8721, Minton..
Boats, sauce, with tray and ladle, No. 7881,

Booth

Boats, sauce, with tray, No. 1931, Minton. .
Boats, sauce, without tray. No. 6131, Booth

Boilers, milk, 2-qt, enameled

Boilers, milk, 2-qt, aluminum

Boilers, milk, 1-qt, aluminum

Boilers, milk, 2-qt. aluminum

Boilers, wash, No. 209

Boilers, wash, No. 208

Bottles, bird cage

Bottles, nursing, Cleaneasy

Bottles, oil or vinegar, plain glass

Bottles, vacuum, pint

Bottles, vacuum, quart

Bottles, vinegar, decorated crystal

Bowls, sugar, pressed glass

Bowls, mixing, 4-qt., earthen

Bowls, mixing, 2-qt., earthen

Bowls, berry, pressed glass

Bowls, mixing, 1-qt., earthen

Bowls, mixing, 6-qt., earthen

Bowls, mixing, 3^-qt., agate

Bowls, seamless, 1-qt., enameled

Bowls, seamless, 1-pt., enameled

Bowls, finger, decorated crystal

Bowls, salad, 8", Doulton

Bowls, salad, 7", Doulton

Bowls, custard, j-pt., enamel

Each

Each

Each

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Each

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Each

Each

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Each

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Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each
Each
Each

.23
.47
.23
.35
.05
.1?

2 15

3.15

6.65
.17
.18
.39
.44

2.0")

2.25
.73
.2?
.47
.79
.70
.44
.61

1.80
.51

3.85

2.10

4.35

.21

.58

1.85

1.00

1.30

1.20

1.05

.01

.04

.14

1.15

1.95

2.10

.09

.20

.14

.14

.06

.23

.19

.11

.OS

1.05

.96

1.30

.10

27557

27576

27532

27595

27515

27571

27765

27317

2791?

23155

23155

23157

2 5299

23427

23131

23474

2 357 3

2 35 35

23612

23633

23614

23653

23742

23343

2 3452

25127

23214

27945

25293

25299

25793

27231

23357

23353

23359

23445

25491
25555
25512
27451
27713
26234
23297
25112
25113
25336
23511
23512
23629
23175
27123
23134
23135
23449
23451
23483

B).v!s, sugar, 1 j-pt., Luria

Bo.vls, sugar, No. 6131, Booth

Bowls, sugar, No. 7311, Booth

Bowls, finger, crystal

Bowls, silad, Doulton

Bo.vls. slop, No. 4772, Doaltoa

Bowls, punch, on foot, No. 3811, Diulton..
Bo .vis, punch, no feet, No. 3301, Doulton..

Bowls, sugar, No. 4772, Doulton

Bowls, sugir, Y-2715, Wedgwood

Bowls, sugar, Y-6923, Wedgwood

Bowls, salad, decorated crystal

Bowls, silad, D-3191, Doulton

Bowls, slop, No. 6131, Booth

Bowls, sugar, No. 6252, Minton

Bowls, sugar, No. 3140

Bowls, sugar, No. 3430

Bowls, salad, D-23I2, Doulton

Bowls, slop, b'.ue Wat:eau

Boxes, sugar, jaoanned

Boxes, b.ead, 15", japanned

Broilers, wire

Brooms, floor, hair, with handle

Brooms, corn

Brushes, stove, with handle

Brushes, counter, hair

Brushes, hand, scrub

Brushes, deck scrub, with handle

Brushes, varnish, flat, \\"

Brushes, varnish, flat, 2"

Brushes, varnish, flat, 2\"

Brushes, varnish, flat, 1"

Buckets (see also Pails).

Buckets, 14-qt., galvanized

Buckets, covered, 2-qt., enamel

Buckets and mop wringer

Buckets, covered, 3-qt., enamel

Bulbs, electric light, Tungsten

Burners, lamp, Venus

Burners for percolators, without wick

Cages, bird, No. 1

Cages, bird, No. 2

Cages, bird, No. 3

Cages, bird, No. 4

Cages, bird, No. 5

Canis:ers, glass, for coffee mill

Caaffe, 1-qt., de:orated crystal

Carriages, baby, "Sulkies"

Carriages, baby, collapsible

Carriages, baby, collapsible

Carriages, baby, doll carts

Carriages, baby, coach body

Carriages, baby, go-baskets, No. 6

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

S2.60
1.15
2.25
.21
.18
.53
.86
.11
.23
.45
2.70
2.45
.80
.89
1.03
4.03
1.20
.17
2.75
.52
.56
.32
.10
.32
.43
.39
.87
.34
.10
.26
.03
.23
.48
.64
.85
.29

.25

.22

1.30

.45

.26

.07

.08

1.35

1.15

.95

.60

.45

.27

3.35

1.30

6.60

7.45

1.45

8.75

7.15

January 26, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

193

A rlide.

273S3
27541
27S61

Carriages, baby, go-baskets, No. 6-R

Carriages, baby, sulkies

Carriers, dinner, 3-compartment

Carriers, dinner, 4-compartment

Carts, doll (see Baby carnages).
Cases, penknife (see Bags).

Castors, bed

Cellars, salt, individual

Chains, pot, double

Chains, key, with ring, No. 20

Chains, key, with ring, No. 22

Chambers, agate

Chimneys for Juno table lamps

Chimneys for Imperial Student Lamp

Chimneys for Berlin Student Lamp

Chimneys, lamp, beaded top

Chimneys for Rochester lamp

Choppers (see also Cutters).

Choppers, food, No. 1

Choppers, food, No. 3

Cleaners, pipe (set' Pipe cleaners).

Clocks, alarm, "Startle"

Clocks, alarm, "Prompter"

Clocks, alarm, "Simplex"

Clocks, alarm, "Bingo"

Collanders, 10", agate

Collars for New Perfection stoves (see Stove

parts).
Cookers, fireless (see Stoves).

Coolers, water, 2-gal., japanned

Coolers, water, 4-gal., japanned

Coolers, water, 8-gal., japanned

Coolers, water, 14-gal., japanned

Corkscrews, nickel plated

Corkscrews, self-pulling

Cots, folding

Covers for saucepans, 4", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 5", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 5\", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 7", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 8", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 8§", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 9'", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 5", aluminum

■ pan;. 6\", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 7i", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, Si", aluminum

Covers for saucepans, &'/', aluminum

Covers for saucepans, 10", aluminum

Cribs, baby, white enamel

Cups, drinking, sanitary, paper

Cups, drinking, 1-quart, agate

;. No. 6131, Booth

Cups, egg, No. 7881, Booth

inch, glass

Cups, drinking, 1-pint, enamel

-tard, decorated crystal

Cups, egg. No. 3140

lei

g, blue Watteau

. j C-4772, 1 Multon

Cups and saucers, Y-2715, Wedgwood

Cups and saucers, plain white

Cups and saucers, te,

Cups and saucers, After Dinner, No. 1935,

Minton

Cups and saucers, After Din.:

Minton

Cups an i, G-8721, Minton. . ..

Cups and saucers, After Dinner, No. 6262,

ton

Cups and saucers, After Dinner, A-4807,

Minton

Cups and saucers, tea. No. 3804, Doulton. . .

Cups and saucers, tea, Luria

1 sauceis, bouillon, A-4807, Mintcn

Unit. Price.

Each
Each
Each

Each

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
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E I h
E ich
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Each
Each

Set
Set

Set

.45

Set

.41

Set

.12

Set

.56

.1 Hide.

Unit.

Cups and saucers, tea, A-4807, Minton

Cups and saucers, bouillon, H-1935, Minton
Cups and saucers, bouillon, G-S721. Minton,
Cups and saucers, tea. No. 6131, Booth. . . .

Cups and saucers, tea. No. 7881, Booth

Cups and saucers, tea, C-4772. Doulton. . . .

Cups and saucers, tea, No. 3480

Cups and saucers, tea. No. 3140

Cups and saucers, No. 3178

Cups and saucers, After Dinner, No. 6131,

Booth

Cups and saucers, tea, G— 6262, Minton . . .
Cups and saucers, bouillon. No. 6262, Min-
ton

Cups and saucers, tea, Y-6923, Wedgwood .
Cups and saucers, blue Watteau

irs, agate

Cutters, biscuit, tin

Cutters, ice, Silvers, No. 2

Decanters, 1-qt., decorated crystal

Decanters, 1-pt., decorated crystal

Dippers, 1-pt ., agate

Dishes (see also Platters).

Dishes, olive or pickle, cut glass

1 >ishes, soap, wall, agate

Dishes, fern S", with lining, Wedgewood. . .

Dishes, berry, decorated crystal

Dishes, batter, pressed glass

Dishes, fern, 6", with lining. Wedgwoo 1. . . .

,rn, 4", with lining, Wedgwood. . . .

Dishes, vegetable, 10", Luria

Dishes, oatmeal, 6", Luria

Dishes, bakers, 10", Luria

Dishes, bakers, 7", No. 6131, Booth

Dishes, olive or pickle. No. 6131, Booth. . . .

Dishes, bmter, No. 6131. Booth

Dishes, biker,, 8", G-8721, Minton

Dishes, bakers 10", G-8721, Miaton

Dishes, bakers, 8", A-4807, Minton

Dishes bikers, lb", A-4807, Minton

bakers, 9", \ 1807, Mi iton

bakers, 10", No. 7881, Btoth

Dishes, bikers. 12", No. 7881, Booth

Dish - b it er, X > 7881, I'. 10th

L, Booth

Inker,, 8", No 1935, Minton

, 10", No. 19 i5. Minton

b iki rs, 9", wai'e, M_-.iki.-i

Dishes, sauce, 5',", Luria

! r l, ", pi tin white

bakers, 8", No, 3480

10". No. ,US0

i ble, 9i", No. 3480

Dishes, olive or pickle, No. 3180

Dishes, bakers, 8", No. 3140

Dishes, bakers, 10", No. 3140

", No. 3140

olive or pickle, No. 3140

0.3178

Dishes, baker., 10", No. 5178

i . No. 317S

olive or pickle, No. 3178

Dishes, bakers, 12". H-1935, Minton

Dishes, bakers, 8" No. 6262, Minton

:, Miaton

Dishes, oatmeal, No, 3140

oatmeal, No. 3480

I )ish is, oatmeal, C-4772, Doulton

a

Dishes, sauce, Conquest

Dishes, olive or pickle, Conquest

Dishes, oatmeal, blue Watteau

I >ishes, fmii , on st md, blue Watteau

Domes lamp

Drainers, dish, galvanized wire

lor New Perfection stoves. (See
Stove

Set
Set
Set
Set
Set
Set
Set
Set
Set

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Set

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Price.

$0.41
1.85
1.65
.12
.19
.24
.22
.20
.16

.11
1.80

2 05

.35

.10

.29

.02

2.65

3.85

2.90

.10

1.10

.09

2.60

1.95

.14

1.90

1.35

1.25

.04

.33

.25

.30

.55

2.65

2.95

1.05

1.45

1.25

.75

.76

.82

.65

2.80

3.10

.09

.07

.06

.25

.44

1.20

.30

.23

.41

1.10

.27

.17

.33

.78

?2

3.10

3.15

.11

.12
.20
.14
.03
.09
.08
1.40
.13
.16

194

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 23.

S.N.

25317
27949

27519
28688
28352
28353
26568

25594

25595
27222
28117
2S121
28344
28577
28678
28692
25847
25966
259( 7
26279
26S87
28318
26565
28298
25237
25241
25676
26977
26978
26979
269S7
26988
26596
27328
27372
27555
28236
2S237
28238
28281
28282
28283
28284
28285
28286
282S7
28288
282S9
28291
28292
28455
28462
28486
28488
2S649
28651
28652
28653
28654
28655
28656
28657
28658
28659
28683
28684
28685
28686
25837
28691

25362
25363

Article.

Dusters, feather

Dusters, wall, Howard

Dustpans (see Pans).
Egg beaters (see Beaters).

Extractors, juice, glass

Extractors, juice

Fillers, vacuum bottle, pints

Fillers, vacuum bottle, quarts

Filters, Gate City, No. 8

Flame spreaders for New Perfection stove
(See Stove parts).

Foiks, dinner, Windsor, silver plated

Forks, dinner, Tudor, silver plated

Forks, dessert, Old English, silver plated.

Fotks, dessert, Jacobean, silver plated

Forks, oyster, Jacobean, silver plated

Forks, dessert, Windsor, silver plated

Forks, dinner, Grecian, silver plated

Foiks, table, Windsor

Forks, cook, aluminum handle

Freezers, ice cream, 1-quart

Freezers, ice cream, 3-quart

Freezers, ice cream, 4-quart

Freezers, ice cream, 2-quart

Freezers, ice cream, 8-quart

Freezers, ice cream, 6-qtrart

Funnels, agate, 1-pint

Funnels, agate, 1-quart

Glasses, sherry

Glasses, whiskey, light

Glasses, lemonade, crystal

Glasses, sherry, decorated crystal

Glasses, champagne, decorated crystal

Glasses, claret, decorated crystal

Glasses, water, decorated crystal

Glasses, whiskey, decorated crystal

Glasses, punch, decorated crystal

Glasses, cocktail, decorated crystal

Glasses, water, half crystal

Glasses, liquor, decorated crystal

Glasses, water, half crystal

Glasses, lemonade, crystal

Glasses, water, half crystal

Glasses, water

Glasses, water

Glasses, water, half crystal

Glasses, water, half crystal

Glasses, claret, half crystal

Glasses, claret, half crystal

Glasses, champagne, half crystal

Glasses, cocktail, crystal

Glasses, sherry, half crystal

Glasses, sherbeit, half crystal

Glasses, liquor, half crystal

Glasses, measuring

Glasses, lemonade, decorated crystal

Glasses, liquor, decorated crystal

Glasses, water, decorated crystal

Glasses, claret, No. 853

Glasses, sherry, No. 855

Glasses, cordial, No. 856

Glasses, saucer, champagne, No. 858

Glasses, creme de menthe, No. 860

Glasses, milk punch, No. 440

Glasses, split beer, No. 446

Glasses, large beer, No. 372

Glasses, side water, No. 380

Glasses, claiet, No. S22

Glasses, shen y

cordial

Glasses, cocktail

Glasses, saucer, champagne, No. 829

Globes for Dietz lanterns

( due, fish, 1-oz

Co-baskets (see Baby carriages).

Graters, combination

Graters, nutmeg

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each
Tube

Each
Each

Price.

§1.15
1.60

.06

.16

.73

1.15

4.20

.11

.30

.25

.40

.24

.16

.41

.20

.27

1.45

2.00

2.35

1.65

S. N.

.90
.00
.13
.15
.14
.03
.07
.75
.70
.70
.66
.45
.70
.70
.06
.61
.04
.06
.07
.03
.03
.09
.09

.07
.16
.05

.67
.13
.12
.11
.15
.13
.08
.06
.16
.06
.11
.11
.09
.10
.12
.08
.07

.07
.05

28727
28728
25281
27794
25519
25851
27623
5991
8931
27964
27966
2S39S
28423
28745
27159

25585

25266
28395

28397
25348
25349
25351
25352
25353
25354
26121
26483
26682
28336
28361
25493
27382

25874
26644
26645
26646
26652
26771
27534
27539
27575
27581
27597
27689
27765
27999
28159
28162
28428
28432
28465
2S579
28581
28582
2S613
28623
28637
28643
28664
28665
28734
28735
25431
25447
25859
25861
26158
26557
26558
26559
26561
27445
28216

A Hide.

Griddles, oblong

Griddles, round

Hammers, claw

Hammers, tack

Handles for floor brushes

Handles, mop

Handles, sadiron

Hangers, garment, wood

Hangers, suit, No. 7, wood

Hangers, coat and pant, combination, wire

Hangers, pants, No. 18, wire

Hangers, women's dress, wood

Hangers, coat, wood

Hangers, pants, self adjusting

Hatchets, claw

Heads, mop (see Mops).

Hods, coal

Holders, match (see Stands).

Holders, toothpick, glass

Holders, soap, hanging, for bath tub, nickel

plated

Holders, soap, wall, nickel plated

Hooks, cup, brass, 1"

Hooks, screw, brass, J"

Hooks, cup, brass, \\"

Hooks, cup, brass, 2"

Hooks, screw, brass, §"

Hooks, screw, brass, \"

Hooks, hammock

Hooks, coat and hat, wire

Hooks, towel, porcelain

Hocks, picture, brass

Hooks, gate, brass, 4"

Irons, sad, with handle and stand, 3 irons. .

I ions waffle

Jap-a-lac (see Polish).

Jugs, Don, A-1147, Doulton

Jugs, Scotia, 2-quart, Doulton

Jugs. Scotia, 3-quart, Doulton

Jugs, Scotia, 1-quart, Doulton

Jugs, Don, A-1147, Doulton

Jugs, orange shape, Wedgwood

Jugs, Rocket, No. 3804, Doulton

Jugs, Concord, No. 2694, Doulton

Jugs, cream, A-4807, Minton

Jugs, cream, No. 1935, Minton

Jugs, cream, 1-pint, Luria

Jugs, cream, 1-pint, No. 6131, Booth

Jugs, cream, 1-pint, No. 7881, Booth

Jugs, Premier, No. 2779, Doulton

Jugs, Becket, No. 2567, Doulton

Jugs, Becket, No. 2568, Doulton

Jugs, cream, Y-2715, Wedgwood

Jugs, cream No. 6923, Wedgwood

Jugs, claret, decorated crystal

Jugs, ice, Peary, D-3751

Jugs, Newlyn, D-3751

Jugs, Concord, D-3647

Jugs, cream, No. 6262, Minton

Jugs, cream, G-8721, Minton

Jugs, cream, No. 3140

Jugs, cream, No. 3480

Jugs, cream, C-4772

Jugs, water, D-3471

Jugs, cream, blue Watteau, 30s

Jugs, cream, blue Watteau, 36s

Kettles, Berlin, 10 quart

Kettle-, Berlin, 2-quart

Kettli s. tea, agate, 2-quart

Kettles, tea, enamel, 4-quart

Kelt les, tea, enamel, 3-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 3-quart

Kettles, Berlin, 4-quart

Ken les, Berlin, 6-quart

Kit t les, Berlin, 8-quart

Kettles, tea, enamel, 6-quart

Kettles, tea, aluminum, 2-quart

Unit.

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Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each
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Each

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Each

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Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

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Each
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Each
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Each
Each

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THE CANAL RECORD

195

5. N.

A rlicle.

Kettles, tea, aluminum, 4-quart...
Kettles, tea, aluminum, 6-quart. . .
Kettles, tea, aluminum, 8-quart. . .
Knives, table, Tudor, silver plated

Knivc. , po Ice., horn handle

Knives, pocket, horn handle

Knives, pocket, pearl handle

Knives, butcher, 6" Each

Knives, pocket , ivory handle Each

Knives, poi ket, horn handle Each

Knives, po; ket , pearl handle Each

Knives, pocket, pearl handle Each

I . ivory handle E ich

Knives, rot ket, ivory handle Each

Knives, pocket, ivory handle Each

Knivi s, i <<> ket. pearl handle Each

Knives, tabic, silver plated Each

Knives, pocket, ivory handle Each

Knives, ] ot ket Each

Knives, pocket, ivory handle Each

Knives, dessert, silver plated Each

Knives, pocket, pearl handle Each

Knives, Erench cook, 8" Each

Knives, French cook, 10" Each

Knives, dessert, Jacobean, silver plated Each

Knives, butter, Jacobean | Each

1 Rives, dinner, Jacobean, silver plated.

Knives, butcher, 10"

Knives, butcher, 10"

Knives, carving, ebony handle

I nives, peeling

1 r.i vc s, | ocket , Bey Scout

Knives, dessert, Grecian

Knives, table, Windsor

Knives, dessert, Windsor

I nives, butter, ( Grecian

Knives, table, Grecian

Knives and forks, white bone handle. . . .

Knives and forks, stag handle

Knives and forks, with steel, stag handle. .

Ladles, aluminum, j-pint

Lam] =, table. Juno

Lamps for 009 N percolator

Lanterns, Dietz

Lids for saucepans [see Covers).

Liftei s, stove cover

Lines, clothes

Locks, Yale, 2"

Locks, Vale. 3"

Locks, Yale, 1"

Locks, Yale, 1"

Locks, Yale, 1|"

Locks, Vale, No. 830, \{"

Locks, Vale, No. S50, 2"

Locks, Vale, No. 801-B, \\"

Lo ks, Vale, No. 803-B, 1J"

Marking sets (see Sets).

Mashers, potato, wood

Mats, door, cocoa fiber, 25 x 41

Mats, door, cocoa, fiber, 18 x 28

Matting, Japanese, blue, 36"

Matting, Japanese, green, 36"

Matting, Japanese, brown, 36"

Mattresses, hair, single

Mattresses, fiber, double ■

Mattresses, fiber, single

Mattresses, baby crib

Mattresses, hair, double

Measures, agate, ^-pint

Measures, agate, 1-quart

Measures, agate, ^-gallon

Measures, agate. 1-pint

Measuring glasses (see Glasses).

Mills, coffee, glass canister, 1-pound

Mixers, liquor, nickel plated

Mops, heads only

Mops, heads only

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Set

Set

Set

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Each

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Each
Hank
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Each
Each
Yard

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Each
Each
Each
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Each
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Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each

SI 70

2.55

2.85

.7+

.20

.39

1.00

.10

.so

.24

.80

1.35

.52

.50

.63

.98

.14

.09

.72

.97

.11

.73

.40

.44

.84

.35

.93

.34

.43

1.45

.03

1.00

.67

.25

.24

.34

.25

2.52

1.40

2.65

.09

1.95

1.05

.38

.04
.43
.97

2.05
.71

2.05
.78
.83

1.45
.68
.78

.06

2 50

1.15

.19

.19

.19

7.50

4.60

4.00

4.05

18.20

.14

.19

.29

.15

.50
.80
.11
.05

25S81
28414
25395

25-143
25444
255 'A
25778
25792
25""!
26563
26567
26641
26797
27124
27125
27129
27357
27358
27618
28191
28228
28362

28387
2840;
28409

28669
28671

2S672
2S696

25499
25511
25! 5
27156
35114
35115
25886
2S433
26482
2522C.
26481
26664
26665
26666
27152
272S6
28341
28342
2834;
2855*

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Mops, dust, Howard

dish

Mops, with handles, O'Cedar

Mops wringer and bucket (see Buckets).

Mugs, shaving, gold band

Mugs, Jubilee, Doulton, small

Nails, upholstery

•Nappies, cut glass

1 glass

. glass, decorated crystal

for nursing bottles

Oil, Three-in-One

Oilers, sewing machine

Openers, can, Never Slip

Openers, can

Ovens for New- Perfection stoves (see Stove
parts).

s (see Locks').

ee Carriers).
see aiso Bucki

Pails, chamber

Pails, plant, 11 x 9

Pans, fry, steel lipped, 8J"

Pans, pudding, enamel, 2-quart

Pans, pudding, enamel, 1-quart

lly cake, tin, 8"

Pans, drip, 9 x 14

Pans dish, enamel, 10-quart

Pans, fry, steel lipped, 10"

Pans, dish, enamel. 14-quart

Pans, bread, agate, 9|" x 4j" x 3"

Pans, fry, steel, 12"

Pans, pudding, enamel, 3-quart

Pans, muffin, enamel, 8-CUp

Pans, muffin, 12-cup

Pans, dust, tin, japanned

Pans, jelly cake, enamel, 10"

Pans, jelly cake, enamel, 10"

Pans, ihip, enamel, 9 x 14"

Pans, poached egg, aluminum

pans, omelet, aluminum, 8"

Pans, poached egg, aluminum

Pans, fry, aluminum, 7"

Pans, fry, aluminum, 8J"

I ' ins, dust, tin, japanned

Pans, drip, 12 1" x 17j"

Pans, pudding, aluminum, 8"

Pans, pudding, aluminum, 8j"

Pans, cake, aluminum, 9"

1 iread, aluminum

Pans, sauce (see Saucepans).
Paste, polishing (see Polish).

Percolators, No. 04

Percolators, No. 006

Percolators, No. 009-N

Picks, ice

Pillows, hair

Pillows, feather

Pins, clothes

Pins, rolling, wood

Pipe cleaners

Pipes, cob

Pipes, clay

meerschaum

Pipes, meerschaum

Pipes, meerschaum

Pipes, calabash

Pipes, calabash

Pipes, briar

Pipes, briar

iaiar

Pip is, meerschaum

Pipes, meerschaum

Pipes, briar, amber and silver

P. tchers, plain glass, li-quart

P. tchers, agate, 3-quart

P.tcheis, agate, 4-quart

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Each
Each
Pkg.
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Each
Each
Bot.
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196

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, Nn. 23.

Pitchers, plain glass, 2-quart

Pitchers, glass, decorated crystal

Plates, dinner, white, Meakin, 9"

Plates, soup, white, Meakin, 9"

Plates, bread and butter, Meakin

Plates, breakfast, Coalport's, 8"

Plates, dinner, agate

Plates, dessert, No. 1935, Minton

Plates, breakfast, Minton, 9"

Plates, breakfast, H-1935, Minton, 8"

Plates, breakfast, A-4807, Minton, 9"

Plates, bread and butter, Wedgwood

Plates, dessert, Wedgwood, 7"

Plates, dinner, No. 8721, Minton, 10"

Plates, bread and butter, No. S721, Minton.

Plates, soup, H-1935, Minton, "V"

Plates, dinner, H-1935, Minton, 10"

Plates, bread and butter, H-1935, Minton. .

Plates, dinner, A-4807, Minton, 10"

Plates, dessert, A-4807, Minton, 7"

Plates, bread and butter, A-4807, Minton . .

Plates, soup, A-4807, Minton, 9>"

Plates, pie, tin

Plates, dessert, No. 3804, Doulton

Plates, breakfast, No. 3213, Doulton

Plates, soup, agate

Plates, bread and butter, No. 3804, Doulton

Plates, pie, enamel

Plates, bread and butter, Luria

Plates, dessert, Luria, 8"

Plates, sauce, G-8721, Minton, 6"

Plates, sauce, A-4807, Minton, 6"

Plates, sauce, H-1935, Minton, 6"

Plates, sauce, A-300, Minton, 6"

Plates, bread and butter, G-6262, Minton. .

Plates, dessert, G-6262, Minton, 7"

Plates, breakfast, G-6262, Minton

Plates, dinner, Luria, 9|"

Plates, soup, Luria, 9§"

Plates, cake, Luria, 10"

oiip, Xo. 7SS1, Booth, 9l."

Plates, dinner, No. 7881, Booth, 9"

Plates, dessert, No. 7SS1, Booth. 7"

Plates, bread and butter, No. 7881, Booth, 6"

Plates, soup, No. 6131, Booth

linner, No. 6131, Booth

Plates, dessert, No. 6131, Booth

Plates, bread an i 6131, Booth. .

Plates, cake, No. 613!, Booth

Plates, sauce, No. 6131, Booth

, Bootl

1, Booth. .
Plates, Hors D'Oeuvres, No. 7881, Booth..

Plates, dessert, E-4772, Doulton

Plates, bread and butter, E-4772, Doulton. .

Piates. pic, wooden

Plates, cake, C-4772, Doulton

Plates, cal th

Plates, ii

Plates, br

I *

I 0 ■. . .

0

'Plates, fri

Plates, breakfast, No. 3140

Plates, s

Plates, t er, No. 3140

Plates, fruit, Xo. 3140

Plates. ; UTS

0.3178.

-inner, No. 3178

:>read and butter, No. 317*

Plates, fruit, No. 3178

Plates, coi

Plates, sauce, A-4807, Minton

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Price.

SO. 28
4 . 80
.06
.05
.04
1.20
.12
1.70
1.40
1.55
.53
.20
.35
1.60
.97
1.85
1.85
1.15
.65
.48
.35
.65
.03
.44
.38
.13
.38
.13
.09
.11
.97
.31
1.05
.34
1.15
1.40
1.85
.20
.18
.25
.22
.26
.20
.16
.14
.12
.10
.08
.20
.08
.16
.26
.65
.29
.23
.05
.39
.26
1.10
.14
.17
.16
.08
.07
.13
.16
.15
.08
.07
.10
.13
.12
.06
.05
1.45
.50
.24

28597

28614
28615

28624
28666
28729

28731
28743
28744

25733
27569
27571
27573
27589
27591
27592
27593
27612
27613
27633
27634
27662
276S4
276S5
27721
27722
27723
27758
27775
27776
27777
27778
27938
27939
27953
27958
27959
28313
28314
28316

2 524
28536
28537
28549
28551
2 589
28591

28595

28616
28617

28618

28627
25111

A rlicle.

Unit. Price.

Plates, coupe, H-1935, Minton, 8"

Plates, sauce, H-1935, Minton

Plates, dinner. G-6262, Mintoi , 10"

Plates, soup. G-6262, Minton, 9\"

PI ites, dessert. G-8721. Minton, 7"

Plates, breakfast, C-1772, Doulton

Plates, bread and butter, blue Watteau, 6",

Doulton

Plates, breakfast, blue Watteau, 8", Doulton
PI ites, tea, Y-6923, Dragon, Wedgwood. . .
Plates, bread and butter, Y-6923, Dragon,

Wedgwood

Platters, meat, individual, 6"

Platters, chop, A^807, Minton, 14"

meat, A-4807, Minton, 14"

Platters meat. A-4807, Minton, 16"

Platters, chop, G-6262, Minton. 14"

Platters, meat. G-6262, Minton, 14"

Platters, meat. G-6262, Minton, 16"

Platters, chop, H-1935, Minton, 14"

Platters, meat, Luria, 14"

Platters, meat, Luria, 16"

Platters, meat, No. 7893, Booth, 10"

Platters, meat, No. 7893, Booth, 14"

Platters, meat, No. 6131, Booth, 12"

Platters, meat, No. 6131, Booth, 14"

Platters, chop, No. 61.31, Booth, 14|"

Platters, meat, H-1935, Minton, 14"

Platters, meat, H-1935, Minton, 16"

Platters, meat, G-8721, Mimon, 16"

PI ii ters, meat, No. 0131, Booth, 10"

Platters, meat, Xo. 7881, Booth, 10"

Platters, meat, No. 7SS1, Booth, 14"

Platters, meat, No. 7S81, Booth, 16"

Platters, chop, No. 7881, Booth, 14"

Platters, meat, A-4807, Minton, 10"

Platters, meat, A-4807, Minton, 12"

i, meat, Luria, 12"

Platters, meat, Meakin, 14"

Platters, meat, Luria, 10"

Platti -. meat, No. 4772, Doulton, 10"

5, meat, No. 4772, Doulton, 12"

meat, Xo. 4772, Doulton, 14"

PI o. 3480, 12"

meat, No. 3480. 16"

3, meat, No. 3140, 12"

Platters, meat, No. 3140, 16"

, meat, No. 317S, 12"

meat, No. 5178, 16"

1. Minton, 12"

Platters, meat, G-8721, Minton, 10"

. meat, H-1935, Minton; 10"

Plil !ms, meat, H-1935, Minion, 12"

i2, Minton, 10"

1 1-6262, Minton, 12"

ton, 20"

Platters. !1, Minton, 14"

meat, G -8721, Minton, 14"

10"

Conquest, 14"

Pliers, side cutting, 5"

Polish, metal, Silicon Electro

"-■made

i I

: ii

Polish, floor, (i';

tmel, 3 pint

ts,

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Bot.
Bot.
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Tin
Tin

Hot.

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January 26, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

IV

A rticle.

Pots, coffee, enamel, lj-pint

Pots, coffee, enamel, 3-pint

Pots, tea, enamel, 3-quart

Pots, coffee, No. 6131, Booth

Pots, flower, 4"

Pots, coffee, No. 7881, Booth

Pots, coffee, aluminum, 1-quart

Pots, tea, H-1935, Minton, 1-quart. . .

Pots, bean, 1-pint

Pots, bean, 1-quart

Pots, bean, 2-quart

Pots, coffee, aluminum, 1-quart

Pots, coffee, aluminum, 2-quart

Pots, flower, 5"

Pots, flower, 7"

Pots, flower, 9"

Pots, flower, 12"

Pots, azalea, 6"

Pots, azalea, 9"

Pots, azalea, 12"

Pots, watering, brass spout, 4-quart . .

Pots, tea, Y-2715, Wedgwood

Pots, tea, No. 6923, Wedgwood

Pots, tea. No. 4807, Minton

Pots, watering, 10-quart

Pots, mustard, No. 6131, Booth

Pots, tea, G-8721, Minton

Pots, tea, No. 3140

Pots, tea. No. 3480

Pots, tea, blue Watteau, Doulton

Pots, coffee, blue Watteau, Doulton. . ,

Pouches, tobacco, buckskin

Pouches, tobacco, buckskin

Pounders, steak

Powder, plate (see Polish, metal).

Pulleys, clothes line

Racks, towel bars, nickel plated

Racks, towel, folding

Razors, safety, Gillette

Razors, safety, Auto Strop

Razors, Swedish, ivory handle

Razors, safety, Keen Cutter

Razors, Reppenhagen

Razors, Krop

Razors, safety, Ever Ready

Razors, safety, pocket edition, Gillette

Rollers, towel

Rugs, Crex, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, 6' x 9'

Rugs, Crex, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, green, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, brown, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, red, 27" x 54"

Rugs, Crex, green, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, brown, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, red, 30" x 60"

Rugs, Crex, green, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, brown, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, red, 36" x 72"

Rugs, Crex, green, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, brown, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, red, 8' x 10'

Rugs, Crex, green, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, brown, 9' x 12'

Rugs, Crex, red, 9' x 12'

Rules, folding, 24"

Rules, Zigzag, 72"

Saucers, fiber, for flower pots, 7"

Saucers, fiber, for flower pots, 9"

Saucers, fiber, for flower pots, 12"

Saucepans, enamel, 8-quart

Saucepans, enamel, 2-quart

Saucepans, enamel, 3-quart

Unit.

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
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Each
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Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Price.

$0.27

.34

.33

.53

.03

.82

1.10

4.25

.12

.16

.20

1.15

1.30

.03

.09

.15

.34

.07

.18

.41

2.30

1.45

1.60

1.55

.47

.27

3.80

.70

.75

.52

.65

.54

.50

.14

.04

.42

.76

3.70

3.70

2.00

2.45

1.05

1.05

.72

4.00

.05

.75

1.00

1.30

3.25

5.45

7.15

1.30

.75

.75

.75

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.30

1.30

1.30

5.45

S.N.

26179
26564
27449
28211
28212
28213
28366
28367
2S368
28369
2S371
28378
28379
28381
27517
27942
27943
28337
25699
2384
2385
27261
27262
27263
28422
26489
28693
28694
28695
25221
25789
26613
27497

28555

25514
25516
25925
26437
27822
28417
28647
25535
25293

25545

25344
25316
25638
25639
25641
25642
25643
25644
25645
25646
25647
25649
2"174
27218
27219
28122
28123
28124
28127
28128
28351
2S434
28633
28679
2S681
28682
27956
35169
35215

Article.

Saucepans, enamel, 10-quart

Saucepans, enamel, 4-quart

Saucepans, enamel, 6-quart

Saucepans, aluminum, 7"

Saucepans, aluminum, 8"

Saucepans, aluminum, 85"

Saucepans, aluminum, 1-pint

Saucepans, aluminum, 1-quart

Saucepans, aluminum, 3-pint

Saucepans, aluminum, 2j-quart

Saucepans, aluminum, 3-quart

Saucepans, aluminum, 1-quart

Saucepans, aluminum, 4-quart

Saucepans, aluminum, 6-quart

Saws, carpenter's

Saws, carpenter's

Saws, carpenter's

Saws, carpenter's

Scales, family

Scissors, nail

Scissors, cuticle 1

Scissors, 4j"

Scissors, 6"

Scissors, 8"

Scissors. 7"

Screwdrivers, ratchet

Screwdrivers, Champion, No. 4

Screwdrivers, Champion, No. 6

Screwdrivers, Champion, No. 8

Sets, table, glass, 4 pieces

Sets, water (1 pitcher, 6 glasses)

Sets, tool, with handle

Sets, tea (1 tea pot, 1 sugar bowl, 1 cream

jug), No. 3804, Doulton

Sets, laundry marking

Sets, carving (see Knives and forks).

Shades, electric light

Shades, opal, for Juno lamp

Shades, Berlin Student lamp

Shakers, salt and pepper

Sharpeners, knife

Shears, pruning

Shears, pruning, 6"

Shovels, stove

Sifters, flour

Silicon (see Polish, metal).

Skimmers, agate

Spanners (see Wrenches).

Spoons, mustard, wooden

Spoons, basting, 12"

Spoons, coffee, Tudor, silver plated

Spoons, tea, Tudor, silver plated

Spoons, tea, electro plated

Spoons, tea, silver plated

Spoons, tea, Windsor, silver plated

Spoons, dessert, Tudor, silver plated

Spoons, table, Tudor, silver plated

Spoons, table, electro plated

Spoons dessert, electro plated

Spoons, table, Windsor, silver plated

Spoons, gravy, silver plated

Spoons, tea, electro plater1

Spoons, table silver plated

Spoons, soup, Jacobean

Spoons, table, Jacobean

Spoons, coffee, Jacobean

Spoons, dessert, Jacobean

Spoons, tea, Jacobean

Spoons, wooden ,

Spoons, basting, aluminum"

Spoons, tea, Grecian

Spoons, table, Windsor

Spoons, dessert, Windsor

Spoons, tea, Windsor.

Sprayers, insect powder

Springs for double bed

Springs for single bed

Unit.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Each

Each

Each

Each

Set

Set

Each

Set
Set

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

198

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 23.

35331
2S415

25488
25489
25491
26634
26635
26636
28492

25987
26478
27811
28489
28491

25296
25895
26477
26593
28498
28495
28496

25282
27416
28399
2S457
2 845 8
28459
252S6

26219

27574
2S419
25532
27414

A rticle.

Unit.

Springs for baby crib

Sprinklers, plant, rubber

Sq leezers, lemon (see Extractors, juice).
Sticks, mop (see Handles).

Stoves, lamp, No. 3

Stoves, lamp, No. 2

Stows, lamp, No. 1

Stoves, New Perfection, 1 -burner

Stoves, New Perfection, 2 -burner

Stove., New Perfection, 3-burner

Stovi s, fireless cooker, 3-compartment
Stoves parts:

Ovens for Ntw Perfection stove. No. 2 ,

Ovens for New Perfection stove, No. 1 .

Drums for New Perfection stove

Collars for New Perfection stove

Flame spreader:, for New Perfection

stove

Strainers, tea, wire (=pout)

Strainers, tea, wire '

Strainers, extension '.

Strainers, soup, wire

Strainers, soup, aluminum

Straps, trunk, 6-foot

Straps, trunk, 8-foot

Sulkies (see Carriages, baby).

Tacks, copper

Tacks, carpet, leather head

Tacks, carpet, tinned

Tires, rubber, for baby carriages

Tires, rubber, for baby carriages

Tires, rubber, for baby carriages

Toothpicks, wood

Tool sets (see Sets).

Tops for percolators

Tops for salt and pepper shakers

Traps, mouse

Trays, japanned, oval, 28"

Trays, oval, 14" x llj"

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
E ill
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
.Each
Each
Each
Each

Pkg.
Pkg.
Pkg.
E.ich
E ich
Each
Box.

$1.40
.95

1.60
1.05

.55
4.90
7.20
10.40

14.55

2.35

1.85

.75

.14

.20
.03
.03
.11
.10
.OS
.22
.24

.10
.07
.03
.17
.25
.26
.03

Each

.05

Each

.02

Each

.04

Each

.35

Each

.03

5. TV.

27422

27423

27717

28493

2S738

2S418

8872

' 8873

9374

9376

96 38

9639

11329

2S323

28324

28562

28563

28564

2S565

25485

25487

27522

28346

25371

27713
25536
25537
25538
25539
25541
25542
25544
26594
26725
23355
28354
27997
2S646

A rticle.

Trays, medium, No. 3804, Doulton.
Trays, large, No. 3804, Doulton. . . .

Trays, japanned, 20" x 14"

Trays, decorated crystal, 12"

Trays, sandwich, blue Watteau

Trowels, garden, 6"

Trunks, steamer, 32"

Trunks, steamer, 36"

Trunks, high, 36"

Trunks, steamer, 32"

Trunks, steamer, 32"

Trunks, steamer, 36"

Trunks, steamer, 32"

Trunks, high, 36"

Trunks, high, 36"

Trunks, high, 36"

Trunks, steamer, 36"

Trunks, steamer, 36"

Trunks, high, 36"

Tubs, wash, galvanized , No. 1

Tubs, wash, galvanized, No. 3

Tubs, wash, galvanized, No. 2

Tubs, foot, oval, agate

Turners, cake

Wax, floor (see Polish).

Waxers, flat iron

Wicks, for Rochester lamps

Wicks for Imperial Student lamp. . .

Wicks for Fletcher lamp

Wi:ks for Berlin student lamp

Wicks for Juno lamp

Wi:ks for Dietz lantern

Wi:ks for radiant stoves

Wi:ks for percolators

Wicks for New Perfe:tion stove

Wire, picture, bronze, 25-yard

Wrenches, bicycle

Wringers, clothes

Wringers, clothes, "Daisy"

Unit.

Price.

Each

$0.30

Each

.36

Each

.14

Each

8.80

Each

.90

Each

.23

Each

5.70

Each

7.80

Each

13.50

Each

13.15

Each

7.70

Each

8.95

Each

4.35

Each

7.20

Each

6.15

Each

15.90

Each

13.90

Each

10.50

Each

11.30

Each

.53

Each

.67

Each

.64

Each

.54

Each

.04

Each

.04

Each

.03

Each

.02

Each

.01

Each

.02

Each

.03

Doz.

.03

Each

.03

Each

.03

Exch

.15

Eich

.12

Etch

.09

Each

2.70

Each

2.45

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective January 24:

Girls slices

Men s shoes, pr

Men s shoes, pr. . . .
Men's shoes, pr. . . .

Men s shoes, pr

Men s shoes, pr. . . .
Men s shoes, pr . . . .

Men s shoes, pr

Men s shoes, pr. . . .

Men s shoes, pr

Women s shoes, pr.
Women s shoes, pr.
Women's shoes, pr.
Women s shoes, pr.
Men s shoes, pr . . . .

Price C

HANGE.

Old.

New.

2.50

2.10

5.10

5.35

5.25

5.35

4.95

4.00

4.25

3.70

4.40

4.00

4.25

4.30

4.25

4.00

4.25

3.40

3.15

3.40

2.35

2.15

3 15

2.65

4.00

3.75

3.45

3.25

4.10

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, January 27, 1916;

FISH.

Price.

Corbina, per lb H

Mackerel, per lb ' '

Pan fish, per lb ' '

Red snapper, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 2C0 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 05

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea ■ 12

Sugar cane, ea 03

Plantain, ea 01

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Chayotes, ea 02

Corn, green, doz 12

Cucumhers, per lb 24

Egg plant, special, ea 04

Ginger, per lb °5

Lettuce, per lb 11 +

Price.

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra, ea 00}

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Peppers, hot. per doz 05

Peppers, sweet, each 01

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

:^s (Hospital Farm), per doz

Indicates advance from last list.

50

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

Tne commissary stores at Lis Cascades, Empire,
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from S a. m. to 12 m. ,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12 (0 p. m . an 1 3 p. m. to 6 p.m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Wholesale Prices of Fresh Meats.

The following is the wholesale price list No.
207, effective November 11, 1915, and in
force until further notice. This list will govern,
whether meat is sold from commissaries or
from cold storage. The following prices will be
increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to
commercial ships and foreign naval vessels,
and by 20 per cent in cases of sales to yachts:

Price.

1. Beef hinds, No. 1 pei lb. .SO. 19}

2. Beel hinds. No. 2 per lb.. .15

3 Beef hinds, native per lb.. 09}

I ;.. . Fo . No. 2 per lb. . . 12

5. Beef fores, native per lb. . .08}

6. Beef, whole round or leg, No. 1 per lb.. Ill

7. Beef, whole round or leg. No. 2. . . .per lb. . .11

8. Beef, whole round or leg. native. . .per lb. . .07

Price.

9. Beef ribs. No. 1 per lb. . .24

to. Beel ribs. No 2 per lb.. .16

11. Beel ribs, native pei lb. . .10

12 Beef, short loins. No. I perlb.. .25

13 Beef, short loins. No. 2 perlb.. .20*

11 Rppf shori loins, native perlb 15

15. Beef, rumps, No. I per lb. . .20}

16. Beef, rumps. No. 2 perlb.. .17

17. Beef, rumps, native pei lb.. .12

18. Lamb carcasses perlb.. .18

19. Mutton carcasses perlb.. .14

20 Pig carcasses perlb.. .14t

21. Pork, entire loins per lb . . . 16t

22. Veal carcasses perlb.. .23*

23 Vealleg perlb.. .31*

♦Indicates increase from last list .

tlndicates decrease from last list.

Above prices do not include coit if special trimming
required by United States Army or U.iiteJ Scics
Navy.

The prices quoted in current retail cold storage list
will govern for all other items, not included in above.

Coil.
Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1.500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton. $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is SI more per ton,
either torui of delivery

Misdire.'ted Letters.
Balboa Heights, t'. Z.. Jiiuiry 26. 1016.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
pack iges have bee i received at the offi:e of the Direct-
or of Posts and may be procured upon application of
■ addressees:

Arde.i
Barnett, Harry
Bonds. Allen
Breiinan. Willie O.
Capraiu, John (box
Caprain, Walter B.
*t 1 irk. W. li.
Cripps, Ernest T.
Dunfrey, M. J.
Edwards, S. V.
Frisbie, Mrs. Etel

Gearhart. Otto
Graves, Ned
Hanna. John
Hasting, Edward
*Henery, H. L.
McGuigan, John
Mitchell, Emerson R.
Morrow, B. J.
*Nallan, Walter
*Shackleford, Arthur
Singleton

"Card.

Wood, Edward (Co. F.)

January 26, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

199

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Detached Coupons.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 14, 1916.
Circular No. 66.1-2:

Any order which may have heretofore been issued
by any officer of The Panama Canal or Panama Rail-
road Company authorizing the acceptance at storest
hotels, messes, or commissaries, of coupons which had
been detached from coupon books before being present-
ed in payment of purchases made, is hereby revoked,
and in the future clerks and employes will refuse to
accept detached coupons for any purpose. Storekeepers,
managers of hotels, commissaries, and messes are
authorized to personally waive this requirement upon
a reasonable showing that the coupons were accident-
ally detached and are rightfully in the possession of
the person presenting them.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Subletting Quarters.

The Panama ("anal.
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January IS, 1916.
Circular No. 627-11:

1. No employe, either "gold" or "silver," assigned
to family or bachelor quarters, has authority to rent
his apartment, or any part thereof, to another employe
or to a nonemploye, except where The Panama Canal
charges rent for a family apartment the occupant may
sublet his apartment to a gold employe while the family
of the employe to whom quarters arc assigned is away
on vacation, or he may sublet part of his apartment
wl ile OO upying same with his family.

2. When family quarters are sublet under the above
conditions the party to whom the quarters have been
assigned by The Panama Canal may make an addi-
tional charge, not to exceed 25 per cent of the amount
he pays The Panama Canal, for the rental of dishes,
linens, and any other household furnishings sublet with
the apartment.

3. When apartments are sublet the district quarter-
master must be notified.

Geo. W. Goethals,
• Governor.

Acting Governor.

The Panama Canal.

Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 21. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

With the approval of the Secretary of War, Col.

"Jay J. Morrow, U. S. Army, will act as Governor of The

Panama Canal during the absence of the Governor and

the Engineer of Maintenance, effective January 24,

1916.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Acting Head of Panama Railroad.
Panama Railroad Company,
Panama Railroad Steamship Line,

Office of President.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. January 24. 1916,
To all concerned — During the absence from the Isth-
mus of the President and Second Vice President, Col.
Jay J. Morrow, U. S, Army, will act as Second Vice
President and is authorize 1 to sign such papers as are
customarily signed by the President and Second
Vice President.

Geo. \V. Goethals,

President.

Books and Catalogues In Library.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z-. January 22, 1916.
Heatos of Departments and Divisions:

1. Since the establishment of the library in the
Administration Building, numerous publications have
been acquired which are of interest to the work. It is
impracticable at this time to furnish a copy of the
library catalogue listing these publications, as it is still
in course of preparation; but in order that all who are
interested may keep in touch with the class of publica-
tions being added to the library, a bulletin will be issued
from time to time, setting forth the titles of books re-
ceived.

2. The library is at your service for any available
information or publications which may have a tendency
to facilitate the work. To this end. especial effort is
being made to procure all publications and catalogues
which may be required, and any suggestions offered
will be appreciated.

3. Various departments of the Government, as well
as a great number of manufacturers, are carrying the
library on their mailing lists for literature issued by them.
Aa there are frequently extra copies of such publications

available which may be supplied to otherofnees for their
files, it would be desirable, when otherwise consistent,
to make requests on the library ('phone No. 224) for
any documents and catalogues required. This will
obviate a duplication of correspondence which is carried
on at present, and spare the annoyance that usually
attends the transmission of catalogues by express.
C. A. McIlvaine.
Executive Secretary.

Pilots for Cook Inlet, Alaska.
The Panama Canal.
Office of Captain of the Port, Cristobal,

Cristobal, C. Z„ January 24. 1916.
To trusters of sleir. ships — The following letter has
been received by this department:

Seldovia, Alaska, December 17, 1915.
Ships bound to Anchorage (upper end of Cook In-
let. Alaska) can get a pilot or man with local knowledge,
by calling at Seldovia on the lower part of the Inlet.
Strangers calling for a pilot at Seldovia should anchor a
mile outside the light and blow five whistles, i. e., one
long, three short, and one long, thus:

Our minimum rate for piloting a vessel up the Inlet.
140 miles, s$75 for one of 12 feet draft up to and includ-
ing 17 feet, and $7.50 per foot for each additional foot
draft over 17 feet. There would be no delay if we were
notified ahead by mail, or by telegram to Seward,
thence here by mail. Steamers wishing pilot's services
more than four days, will be charged $5 per day.
Steamers can get fresh water at Port Graham cannery,
17 miles from here, only place on the Inlet.

Yours respectfully.
(Signed) J. D. Nordyke, R. V. Anderson. II. A. Markle.
R:<1 ectfully,

P. P. Passett.
Captain of the Port.

Propos.- Is for Clearir g Pastures Near New Culebra.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Chief Quartermaster. The Panama Canal. Balboa
Heights. C. Z., until 10 a. m., February 3. 1916, and
then opened, for cutting over and clearing of all growth
in accordance with specifications contained in form
of contract the areas shown as "A", "B". and "C" on
blueprint, copy of which blueprint and form of contract
can be obtained upon application to the Chief Quarter-
master at any time after noon, January 24. These
areas cover approximately 4,000 acres. Bids may be
submitted for one, two, or all of the three areas indi-
cated. Bids must be accompanied by cash, rust-office
money orders, or certified check made payable to the
Collector, Panama Canal, in the sum of 10 per cent of
the t. > t .-.I amount bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will,
if required by The Panama Canal, enter into a contract
with satisfactory security in an amount not less than
20 per cent of the price bid as a guarantee that he w ill
faithfully perform the work covered by the contract.
Deposits will be returned t » unsuccessful bidders upon
rejection of their bids. The Panama Railroad Company
reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or
all bids. Bids must be marked "Proposal for clearing
pastures near New Culebra," and addressed to the
Chief Quartermaster. Balboa Heights. C. Z.

R. infall from January 1 to 22, 1916, Inc

u;ive.

Stations.

1 «
^ 5

O

h a

Pacific Section — ■

Ins.

.31
.36

.00
.70
19

.87
.63
.45

1.40
.36
.40
.11

1.06
.65

. 16
.49
1.63

4
18
IS
14
14

14
14

14
14
19

17
IS
14
IS

1;
17
17

Ins.

Central Se lion —

.42

.63

All intic Section—

*Brazos Brook

1.03

IBocas del Tiro

*Standaid rain gage — readings al 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

JStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a, m. daily.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (BalDoa) tide predictions for the next
veeks are given in this table:

JANUARY.

Date.

Wed.. Jan. 26

Thurs., Jan. 27

Fri.. Jan. 28

Sat., Jan. 29

Sun.. Jan. 30

Mon.. Jan. 31

13 :45
J 0

14 :31
2.5

15:27

3 0
16:31

3.3
17:42

3 4
18 :55

3 0

19:51
14.4

20:34
14 1

21 :29
13.8

22 :36
13.5

23 :S2
13.6

FEBRUARY.

Date.

Tues., Feb. 1 . . .
Wed., Feb. 2...
Thurs., Feb. 3..

Fri., Feb. 4

Sat.. Feb. 5....
Sun., Feb. 6. . . .
Mon.. Feb. 7...
Tues., Feb. 8...
Wed.. Feb. 9...
Thurs., Feb. 10
Fri., Feb. 11...
Sat.. Feb. 12...
Sun.. Feb. 13..
Mon., Feb. 14. .
Tues.. Feb. 15.
Wed.. Feb. 16..
Thurs.. Feb. 17
Fri., Feb. 18...
Sat., Feb. 19...
Sun.. Feb. 20...
Mon., Feb. 21..
Tues.. Feb. 22.
Wed., Feb. 23..
Thurs.. Feb. 24
Fri., Frb. 25...
Sat., Feb. 26...
Sun., Feb. 27..
Mon., Feb. 28..
Tues.. Feb. 29.

1 :15
14.1

2 :06
14.8

3:05

15.5
3:58
16.0
4:50
16.3
5:39
16.2
0:11
-0.5

0 :55
0.1

1 :41

3.9
5:2:

4.3
0:03

1 :59

2:42
12.9
3:23
13.5
4 :02
14.1

5:15
14.7
5:52
14:8
0:27

0.7
1 :07

1.0
1 :53

5 :02
2.8

6:15
2.5

7:39
1.4
8:38
0.4
9:31
-0.5

10:19

2-1.

11 :03
-1 .4

11 :47
-1 .1
6:25
15.8
7 :08
15.0
7 iS3
14 1

13.0
9:23
12.0

10:24
11 .2

11 :40
10.9
6:27
4.5
7:29
3.9
8:21

9:05

2.3

9:44

1.6

10:19

1 .0

10:53

0.6

11 :27

0.5

12:0!

0.7

6:30

14.6

7:09

14.3

7:52

13.8

8:44

13.1

9:50

12.6

11 :11

13:46

13.9
14:45

14.9
15 :40

15.9
16:31
16.5
17:19

16.8
18:05

16.8
12 :29

-0.4

13:14

0 6

14 :00
1.7

14:48
3.0

15 :42
4.0

16:42
4.8

17 :49
5.1

12 :53

15 :16

13.1

15 :53

13.8

16:27

14.4

17:02

14.9

17 :36

15.2

18:10

15.4

12:38

1.0

13:19

- 1.5

14:07

2.2

15 :05

3.0

16:13

3.5

17:28

3.6

1S:44

3.1

21 :02
1.0

21 :54
0.1

22 :41
-0.5

23 :27
-0.7

1S:47
16.3

19:29
15.5

20:10
14.5

20 :S4
13.4

21 :44
12.4

22:'9
11 .7

18:55
5.0

19 :54
4.4

20:44
' 6

21 :27
2.7

22 :04
1.9

22 :40
1.2

23:15
0.8

23 :50
0.6

18 :45

15.3
19:24

15.0
20:10

14.4
21 :05

13.7
22:17

13.2
23 :40

13.2

Date.

Wed., March 1. .
Thurs., March 2
Fri., March 3. .
Sat., March 4. . .
Sun., March 5. .
Mon., March 6.
Tues., March 7.
Wed., March 8.

Time and height of high and
low water.

0:56

7:24

13:36

19:51

13.7

1.8

14.0

2.1

1 :59

8:22

14:32

20:48

14.4

0.8

15.0

1.0

2:53

9:13

15 :'2

21:37

15.2

-0.1

15.9

0.0

3:43

9:58

16:09

22:22

15.7

-0.7

16.5

-0.6

4:31

10:41

16:53

23 :04

16.0

-0.9

16.7

-0.9

5:16

11 :21

17:34

23:43

15.9

-0.7

16.5

-0.6

5:5 7

12 :00

18:14

15.6

0.0

16.0

0:23
0.1

1S:54

The tides are placed in theordercfoccurren.ee, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or Io*v water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and

200

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 23.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., January 23, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC *° PACIFIC.

Dale
Entered

Vessel

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Nationality Line

Nature 1 Tons

Gross | Net

Potomac (tug) . . . American

Gen. J. M. Schofidd American

United States Government.. . .
United States Government.. . .
United States Government.. . .

(submarines)

«—»»«—

1

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 20

Jan. 23

Dampskacties Belita

Royal MailS. P. Co

Philadelphia.
Baranquilla.

Jan. 19....
Jan. 21....
Jan. 24....

Jacoh Luckenbach.. .

New York.

Royal Mail S. P. Co

New York & way pts.

Po t Limon.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrtvals.

Departures.

Dale

Vessel Line From

Dave

Vessel Line

For

Jan. 15

Jan. 17....

Jan. 17

Jan. 17....

Jan. 17

Jan 18

Jan. 10

Jan. 19

Jan. 21

Jan. 21

Jan. 22 ... .
Jan. 23 ... .
Jan. 23. . . .
Jan. 23. . . .

Jan. 23

Jan. 23. . . .
Jan. 23....
Jan. 23

Jan. 16

Jan. 17

Jan. 18

Jan. 19

Jan. 19

Jan. 20. . . .
Jan. 20. . . .

Jan. 21

Jan. 21....
Jan. 22

Bordeaux.

0. M.Clark

Quilpue

C. H. Higgins Lumber Co. .

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Valparaiso.

San Francisco.

Iquique.

San Francisco.

Mejillones.

San Francisco.

Guayaquil.

Buenaventura.

San Francisco.

Cristobal.

Cri tobal.

Cristobal.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. Co . . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Y aliaraiso.
Valparaiso.

Alfred Nobel

San Francisco.

Alfred Nobel

Concordia Steamship Co. . .

City of Para

O. w. Clark

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

C. H. Higgins Lumber Co. .

San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Howick Hall

U. S. Steel Products Co ... .
N. Y. & Pacific S. S. <_o.. . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Royal Mail S. P. Co

Callao.

Harry Luckenbach .

San Francisco.

Cauca '

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Taboga.

Coaster

Gen. J . .1/ .Schofield.

Cristobal.
Mollendo.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures. .

Jan. 24. . .
Jan. 23. . .
Jan. 24...
Jan. 24. . .
Jan. 25. . .
Jan. 25. . .
Jan. 30. . .

Musician

Mars (oilier) . .
Thode Fagdund.
Santa Cecilia. . .

Charente Steamship Co ... . San Francisco. | Jan. 24 Erroll

U. S. Navy San Francisco. Jan. 25 Logan. . . .

YV. YVilhelmsen Tuc i ilia. Jan. 25 Quilpue...

Atlantic and Pacific S.S. Co. San Francisco. Jan. 25 San Jose.

South American S. S. Co. . . Valparaiso. Jan. 29 Colusa.

Coast Oil Transport Co. . . .1 San Francisco. ! Jan. 31..

Pacific Mail S. S. Co San Francisco. " Feb. 1 ( Jama

J. YVarrack & Co Coronel.

U. S. Army Manila.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co Valparaiso.

Pacific Mail Steam. Co j San Francisco.

& Pacific S. S. Co.

Limari South American S. S. Co.. . . Valparaiso.

Foval Ma'l S P. Co

♦Other than Uni'.ed Fruit Company's

sis ani venels in regular service to the United States.

which is 8.2 fee: below mean sealevel. To find thedepth
ofwater.add the tubal ir height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before theheight.
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbe:eJ
consecutively from 0/l (midnight) to 2ih (11:00 p. m )•
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miranores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres Rivar, G.t n and
Mir.irljres Lakes for the week ending midnight, Satur-
day, January 22. 1910:

Stations.

Day and Date.

3
Si

i

= « Id

Vigia

E

<

o

OJ 1 SJ

Sun.. Jan. 16

125.80

92 31186.76

S6.67 51.79

Mon.. Tan. 17

125. 8C

92.15 86.75

J6 67 51 80

Tues..Jan. 18

126.01

92.9186 V7

i6.75 51.78

Wed., J ii.. 19

126.05

92. 6086. 77 86. 75 SI ''2

125 S(

92.28IS6.70JS6 65 52.05

Fri., Jan. 21

125 M

92.26'S6.69S6.60 52.04

Sat., Jan. 22

125.80

92. 25 8f .65 86.6U 5 2.1 S3

Heights of low water

to nearest foot. . .

125 C

91 0 1

Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commeice. The mail is delivered
at Neiv York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advmce the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6. leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note— The sailings on Monday. February 7 and
March 6. will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m. connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tN'oTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advinte. mail for I.ousiana, Mississippi. Arkansas,
and Texas is held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Tenadores U. F. C . . Jan.

Advance P. R. R..Feb.

Santa Marta U F. C.Feb.

Mctapan U. F C.Feb.

Panama . . .
Almirante.
Pastores. . .
Allianca...
Zacapa. . . .
Calamares.

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores .
Advance. ..

R. Feb.
. .U. F. C.Feb.

.U. F. C.Feb.
..P. R R.Feb.
. .U. F. C.Feb.
..U.F. C.Feb.
P. R. R..Feb.

.U. F. C.Feb.

.U.F. C.Feb.
. . P. R. R. . Mar.

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Santa Marta U. F. C. Jan. 19. .

Advance P. R. R..Jan. 20.. .

Metapan U. F C.Jan. 22...

Almirante U. F C.Jan. 26..

Panama

Pastores

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
pos'al service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These dispatches are by vessels of the Panama

Allianca

Calamares. . . .

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores ...
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan

Almirante. . . .
Panama

CRISTOBAL-COLO

Colon P. R. R.Jan. 27..

Carrillo U. F. C .Jan. 27. .

P. R. R.Jan. 27..

U F C. Jan. 29..

U F C .Feb. 2 .

P. R. R. . Feb. 3 . .

U. F. C.Feb. 5..

U. F. C.Feb. 9..

P R. R.Feb. 10 .

.U. F. C.Feb. 12..

.U. F. C.Feb. 16..

P. R. R..Feb. 17..

,U. F. C Feb. 19..

.U. F. C.Feb. 23..

.P. R. R..Feb. 24..

NEW YORK.

Arrives.

.Jan. :

Jan. :

Jan.

.Feb.

.Feb.

.Feb.

Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.

Feb.
.Feb.
.Feo.
.Feb.
.Feb.
. Mar.
.Mar.

.Feb.
.Feb.

Turrialba

Coppename.. .
Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Ilered a

Turrialba

Coppename. . .

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Hered'a

Turrialba

Coppename. . .

.U. F. C.Jan.
.U. F C.Jan.
.U. F. C.Jan.
.U. F. C.Feb.
.U. F. C.Feb.
,U. K C.Feb.
.U. F. C. Feb.
,U. F. C.Feb.
.U F. C.Feb.
.U. F. C.Feb.
.U. F. C.Feb.
.U. F C.Mar.
.U. F. C.Mar.
.U.F. C.Mar.

CKISTOBAL-COLON TO 1

Parismina

Turrialba

Coppename.. .
Abangarez. . . .

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba

Coppename. . .

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

. .V F. C.Jan.
. ..U. F. C.Jan.
. ..U. F. C.Feb.
. . .U. F. C.Feb.
. ..U. F. C.Feb.
. . .U. F. C.Feb.
...U. F C.Feb.
. . . U F C Feb
. ..U. F. C.Feb.
. ..U. F. C.Feb.
.. .U. F. C.Mar.
...U.F. C.Mar.

..Feb.
..Feb.

. Feb.
.Feb.
..Feb.
. . Feb.
..Feb.

. Feb.
. . Feb.
. .Feb.
..Mar.
. . Mar.
. . Mar.
..Mar.

Jan.
Jan.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feo.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
. Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.

).. .Feb.

) Feb.

i....Feb.

S Feb.

! Feb.

S Feb.

J Feb.

1. .. I"eh

7 Mar.

7 Mar.

5 Mar.

5 Mar.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1916.

No. 24.

The Canal Record

Offiti I publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United Stiles and
its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba. Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postige), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The p :per is furnished free to United
States Gov rnmenl departments, representatives of
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panima Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All snbscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are charged as beginning from the first of
the quarter of the year in which re eiv '■/.

Remittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
on this basis:

Subscription for the rest of the year, to January 1. 19 IT,
is $1.00.

For foreign subscriptions the year is divided in'o thirds;
remittances for the remainder of this year sho.ld be
$1.50.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington. D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

B-lboa I..ights, Canal Zone,
Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Canal Not to Be Considered in Routing Shipping
at Present.

As in the two weeks preceding, several
vessels arrived at Balboa last week in the hope
of passing through the Canal, and then sailed
for their destinations in the Atlantic by way
of the Strait of Magellan. These included
the steamship Valella, from Tacoma for Ips-
wich with 8,480 tons of barley; and the
Karma, from Victoria for the United King-
dom with 2,677 tons of lumber and explosives.

The Norwegian steamship Thode Fagelnnd,
which arrived from Tocopilla with a cargo
of 6,800 tons of nitrates in the morning of
Thursday, January 27, to take orders at
Balboa, received directions to continue to
San Francisco, since it was impossible to make
the transit of the Canal.

The Danish steamship Chumpon of the
East Asiatic Company arrived at Balboa at
7 p. m., January 29, in the hope of passing
through the Canal on the way to Copenhagen.
She sailed on February 2 for Talara.

As has been previously pointed out, the
Canal authorities can give vessels no en-
couragement to wait at the entrances for
transit. A statement on the subject was issued
by the Governor on January 22, as follows:

"It is not intended to open the Canal until
a safe and practicably permanent channel is
reasonably assured. This can not be assured
at present, although the operations of the
dredges during the past four months have
shown that they are able, when not inter-
rupted in the work by the passage of ships or
cleaning of the channel necessary to provide
ample depth for navigation, to gain on the
slides, and it is desired to have a reasonable

assurance that they can maintain this gain,
even with the delay from the above causes.

"It is hoped that before long better informa-
tion on two main controlling features will be
available. The large mass of rock at the base
of Gold Hill, on the east bank, is being care-
fully observed. If the materials behind it
move northwardly, as is not unlikely, one
danger of interruption to navigation will be
removed. The other feature is the rate of
motion that will result in the west slide when
dredges attack its face, as will shortly be
done. It is believed that the dredges can
keep well ahead of any probable motion of
this mass, provided the east bank is quiescent,
or nearly so.

"As soon as this office feels that sufficient
information on these two points is at hand to
justify it, a prediction will be made. In the
meantime it is recommended that the Canal
be not considered in routing shipping. The
work of restoration of the channel is, however,
proceeding most favorably; the office has in
mind the desire of commerce to resume navi-
gation through the Canal, and as long advance
notice as possible will be given to shipper in
order that preparations for such routing of
vessels may be adequate."

♦

Progress of Excavation at the Culebra Slides.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, January 31, amounted to 230,830
cubic yards. Other excavation in the Cut
during the same period amounted to 29,361
cubic yards, making a total for the week of
260,191 cubicyards. In addition, 22, 834cubic
yards were rehandled by the pipeline suction
dredge No. 86, the Belgian ladder dredge Mar-
wot, and the seagoing suction dredge Culebra.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascades 15-yard dipper 59,835

Camboa 15-yard dipper 63.720

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 59,325

Coronal Ladder 47,950

Culebra Seagoing suction 21,418

No. 86 Pipeline suction 16.232

Cardenas 5-yard dipper 14,545

The Belgian ladder dredge Marmot was
taken out of service at 6 a. m. on January 30.

The average aggregate output from the
Cut during the 14 weeks preceding that end-
ing at midnight of Monday, January 31, was
258,780 cubic yards, not including re-
handled spoil, the total amount of primary
excavation during that period having been
3,622,920 cubic yards.

Arrival of the "Bushneli."

The new submarine tender Bushneli of
the United States Navy arrived at Balboa
from Seattle on Tuesday, February 1. The
Bushneli is on the way to Boston.

The submarines C-l, C-3, and C-5 were
returned from Balboa to Cristobal on Jan-
uary 28 and 29, in tow of the Potomac.

TO EXTEND BREAKWATER.

Length of East Breakwater in Llmon Bay to Be
Increased Approximately 1.300 Feet.

Arrangements are under way to extend the
East Breakwater in Limon Bay 1,300 feet.
The original estimate called for a breakwater
7,200 feet in length, extending from a point
2,000 feet from the outer end of the West
Breakwater to a point 4,125 feet from the
eastern shore of the bay. In July, 1914, it
was decided to reduce the length of the break-
water by 1,800 feet, making its inner end
5,925 feet from shore. This arrangement was
made in the interests of economy, as the cost
of construction was estimated at $475 per
linear foot. The progress of the work has
been such, in spite of a loss of approximately
§360,000 in damages done by northers in
February and April, 1915, that it is expected
that an additional 1,300 feet of breakwater
can be built within the original estimate.
This will be within 500 feet of the length first
proposed. Under the latest plan, the East
Breakwater will be a structure 6,700 feet in
length, extending from a point 2,000 feet from
the outer end of he West Breakwater to a
point 4,625 fee, m shore. A detached
breakwater is feasible on account of the partial
protection afforded by Margarita Point and
the northwesterly point of Manzanillo Island.
This is shown in the accompanying map of the
bay. The landward extension will consider-
ably reduce the gap at the east, and augment
the protection afforded by the points.

This change of plan has enabled the excess
proportion of core rock received from the
Sosa Hill quarry along with the required large
armor rock to be used. In order to pro-
duce the armor rock desired for the 5,400-
foot structure it was necessary to excavate
a great deal of smaller, or core rock; and as
this is in excess of the needs of it on the 5,400-
foot structure it has been decided to use it
for filling for a 1,300-foot extension. It was
at first proposed to dump it along the ap-
proach trestle, as a means of disposing of it
which would be of at least some aid to the
breakwater, and not to armor it; but as it
was found that the positive value of the
structure could be greatly increased by armor-
ing the fill as a part of the original construction
it was decided to make the extension a regular
part of the breakwater, armor and all, as far
as the funds will permit.

The total of armor required has, accordingly,
increased. The production of armor rock
being relatively slow and expensive, resort
will be had to greater use of concrete blocks
for armoring. The original order for 10,000
concrete cubes, seven feet on the side, con-
taining about 12.3 cubic yards each and weigh-
ing approximately 25 tons, to be manufactur-
ed by contractors at Gamboa, has been in-
creased by 20 per cent in accordance with an
optional clause in the original contract, making
the total output from this source 12,000 blocks

202

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 24.

or 147,600 cubic yards. In addition, about
75,000 cubic yards of blocks will be manu-
factured by forces of The Panama Canal.

The blocks to be made by the Canal forces
will be smaller than those turned out by the
contractor at Gamboa. The East Breakwater
forces will make about 4,500 blocks at Coco
Solo, each block to be six feet three inches
on a side with three-inch corners, and weigh-
ing about 18 tons; the aggregate of concrete
to be used will be about 40,000 cubic yards.
The concrete-mixing organization which has
been engaged at the permanent coaling plant
at Cristobal will make 4,600 blocks, five feet
three inches on a side and containing 5.3 cubic
yards, weighing about 10§ tons each, an
aggregate of about 24,000 cubic yards of
concrete. The organization at Pier 7, Cris-
tobal, will make about 4,000 blocks, four
feet three inches on a side, containing 2.8
cubic yards and weighing 5.6 tons each, a
total of approximately 11,200 cubic yards.
The quantity to be produced by Tiach plant
may be varied according to the developments.
The coaling plant forces will work at the south
end of the plant, and the Pier 7 forces will
lay out a yard in the vicinity of the old Mount
Hope borrow pit of the Panama Railroad.

It is expected that the manufacture of
blocks will begin at the coaling plant on
Friday of this week; by the Pier 7 forces,
about February 7; and at Coco Solo, about
February 10 or 12.

The concrete blocks are not as hard as the
rock obtained from Sosa Hill, and weigh about
20 pounds less per cubic foot. As they will
meet rough treatment in withstanding the
rugged seas that blow in from the north they
are liable to considerable deterioration, and
it is proposed to use them mostly for the inner
and subsurface armoring, and to cover them
with armor rock. Blocks are now being
placed on the inner side of the breakwater at
the land end of the 5,400-foot project, and at
the same time other blocks are being placed
at the outer end on the sea side, to form the
base of the armor. They have been plowed
from cars to bring the fill up to approximately
five feet below the surface of the water; and
armor rock is being placed on them to bring
the fill up to about seven feet above the sur-
face. The structure is not being carried to
full height at any point now because it is de-
sired to have the armor along the sea side
spread over as great a length as practicable.

To Remove the Village of Chagres.

Arrangements are being made for the re-
moval of the town of Chagres, situated on the
east bank of the Chagres River at its mouth,
adjacent to the old Spanish fort of San
Lorenzo. This village contains 96 houses at
present. The territory lying between the
east bank of the Chagres, beyond the Canal
Zone, and the present westernboundary be-

tween the Canal Zone and the Republic of
Panama has been taken over by the United
States for military puposes, in accordance with
the provisions of Articles II and III of the
treaty of November 18, 1903.

A party consisting of the Subsecretary of
Foreign Relations of Panama, the governor
of the province of Colon, the Special Attorney
for The Panama Canal, the Land Agent, and
the assistant engineer in charge of land surveys,
made a trip from Cristobal to Chagres in the
tug Porto Bella on Monday, January 31,
and continued westward beyond the mouth
of the Chagres until a satisfactory situation
for the relocation of the village was found.
This is at the mouth of the Lagarto River,
about eight miles beyond the Chagres. On
the west bank the present village of Lagarto
is situated, containing more than 100 houses,
and a population of about 500. The site
selected for the inhabitants of Chagres is
directly across the river, on a table-land
rising to a height of about 40 feet above the
sea. The Panama Canal will clear an
area of about 20 acres here and lay it off as
a townsite, and furnish transportation for
the effects of the inhabitants of Chagres to
the new town, after settling with them their
claims for improvements at Chagres.

The Lagarto is about 70 feet wide at its
mouth, and as deep as 20 feet inside of the
bar. The new townsite is considered well
situated.

CHART SHOWING 1 OCATION OF PAST BREAKWATER AND 1 ,300-FOOt' EXTENSION.

February 2, 1916.

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203

PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION

Appointing a Day for Making Contributions for
Aid of Jews in Countries at War.

f The President issued, under date of Janu-
ary 11, a proclamation designating January
27 as a day for making contributions to assist
the Jews in the various countries now at war.
It is similar in general form to the proclama-
tion on behalf of the people of Poland, publish-
ed in The Canal Record of January 5, 1916.
Copy of the proclamation was received on the
Isthmus too late for publication prior to Janu-
ary 27, but contributions may be made at any
time. Persons on the Isthmus may send them
to the national headquarters of the American
Red Cross, as indicated in the proclamation,
or to the treasurer of the Canal Zone chapter,
Mr. John H. McLean, Balboa Heights. The
proclamation follows:

By the President of the United States of
America. A Proclamation:

Whereas, I have received from the Senate
of the United States a resolution, passed
January 6, 1916, reading as follows:

"Whereas, in the various countries
now engaged in war there are nine mil-
lions of Jews, the great majority of whom
are destitute of food, shelter, and clothing;
and

Whereas, millions of them have been
driven from their homes without warning,
deprived of an opportunity to make pro-
vision for their most elementary wants.
causing starvation, disease, and untold
suffering; and

Whereas, the people of the United
States of America have learned with
sorrow of this terrible plight of millions
of human beings and have most generous-
ly responded to the cry for help whenever
such an appeal has reached them; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That, in view of the misery,
wretchedness, and hardships which these
nine millions of Jews are suffering, the
President of the United States be re-
spectfully asked to designate a day on
which the citizens of this country may
give expression to their sympathy by
contributing to the funds now being
raised for the relief of the Jews in the war
zones."

And whereas, I feel confident that the
people of the United States will be moved to
aid the war-stricken people of a race which
has given to the United States so many
worthy citizens;

Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States, in compliance
with the suggestion of the Senate thereof, do
appoint and proclaim January 27, 1916, as a

day upon which the people of the United
States may make such contributions as they
feel disposed for the aid of the stricken Jewish
people.

Contributions may be addressed to the
American Red Cross, Washington, D. C, which
will care for their proper distribution.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this
eleventh day of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hun-
r 1 dred and sixteen, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States the
one hundred and fortieth.

Woodrow Wilson.
By the President:
Robert Lansing,
Secretary of State.

[No. 1320.]

Moving Schools in Cristobal.

On account of the additional noise in the
neighborhood of the school for white children
at Cristobal resulting from the work of con-
struction of the concrete building for the
American Bible Society, the school has been
transferred to the building previously oc-
cupied by the colored school, on the road to
Mount Hope. The colored school has been
transferred to the lodge hall, across the street
from the school. The moving of the schools
was begun on Monday, January 31. The
noise in the vicintity of the former white
school was such as to cause suspension of
school during several days of last week.

The Cristobal white school has 171 chil-
dren in the eight elementary grades and 23
in the first and second years of high school,
a total of 194. The colored school has 85
children enrolled, in six grades.

A memorandum has been sent to the Super-
intendent of the Panama Railroad in this
connection, stating in part:

"This will probably result in a great many
of the Cristobal children's crossing the rail-
road tracks above the regular crossing at the
commissary, in order to shorten the distance
to school. Will you please, therefore, issue
instructions to your locomotive engineers to
use extreme caution in driving over this
section from 8.30 to 9 and 10.30 to 12.15 in
the morning, and from 12.30 to 1 and 2.30
to 3.15 in the afternoon, during which times
the children will be going to and returning
from school. Arrangements have also been
made with the police department to have an
officer patrol the railroad tracks opposite
the colored school building during these
hours."

Deceased

Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Dale of
death.

110020
95284
47399
89216
22850

Barbados

P. R. R "...

1 P. R. R

. . . Term. Cons. Div.

... P. R. R

. . ,| Dredging Div... .

Jan. 20. 1916.
Jan. 20, 1916.
Jan. 24, 1916.
Jan. 17, 1916.
Jan. 26, 1916"

La Boca ... .

Colon

Panama

Campbell, Thaddeus

Jamaica

St. Vincent.. .

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The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

Pouring Concrete for Pontoons Being Built on
Floor of New Dry Dock.

The pouring of concrete for the first of the
reinforced concrete pontoons being con-
structed on the floor of the dry dock at Balboa
was begun in the morning of Friday, Janu-
ary 28, and all of the exterior shell and interior
bracing and stiffening members were poured
in one operation, to a height of six feet above
the floor, which will be about the water line
when the pontoon is in use. On Sunday morn-
ing the exterior forms were taken down, for
inspection of the concrete, and moved, to be
reused on the second pontoon. The pouring
of the remainder of the walls of the first
pontoon to the final height of eight feet, and
of the decking, will be done in about two
weeks.

The reinforcement for the second pontoon
is complete, and that for the third and fourth
is well under way. Each pontoon is to con-
tain when finished, a total of approximately
45,106 pieces of reinforcing steel, weighing
67,783 pounds and aggregating 107,493 linear
feet. The concrete in a pontoon amounts
to 186 cubic yards.

The completed pontoons will be left in place
on the floor of the dry dock, to be floated out
after the flooding of the dock.

Coal Barges Transferred from Cristobal to Balboa.

In view of the decreased consumption of
coal at Cristobal, following the closing of the
Canal, and the increased demand for coal at
Balboa, principally from vessels which have
come from the Pacific in the hope of passing
through the Canal and then require coaling
in preparation for a longer voyage, the Pana-
ma Railroad Company transferred two 500-
ton coal barges, equipped with coal handling
apparatus, through the Canal from Cristobal
to Balboa on Tuesday, February 1. One of
the barges is fitted with two Demayo coal
conveyors, suspended from booms and electri-
cally operated, capable of delivering coal
through the side ports of vessels; the other
is equipped with a long boom carrying a clam-
shell bucket, operated by a 3-drum, steam-
driven hoisting engine, capable of delivering
coal over all through deck hatches. Both
barges were loaded with coal when towed
through the Canal.

The coal supplied to vessels at Cristobal
and Colon during the month of January
amounted to 1,698 tons, and that supplied
at Balboa amounted to 11,712 tons.

The "Santa Cecilia" Transshipping Cargo by Rail.

The American steamship Santa Cecilia,
operated by W. R. Grace & Company, has
completed the discharge of a cargo of 8,607
tons of nitrates at Balboa, for shipment across
the Isthmus on the Panama Railroad and
reshipment at Cristobal. The Santa Cecilia
arrived in the afternoon of January 24, and
following the return of the steamship Cristobal
of the Panama Railroad Steamship Line from
Cartagena on January 26, her cargo has been
handled direct into the hold of the Cristobal,
without storage on the piers.

Following the discharge of her cargo of
nitrates, the Santa Cecilia is loading a general
cargo for the return voyage to Antofagasta
and way ports, and will probably sail on
February 4.

The Canal Record acknowledges with
thanks the receipt of a pamphlet, "The Ameri-
can Merchant Marine", published by the
Boston Chamber of Commerce.

204

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 24.

PANAMA CANAL LIBRARY.

Aim to Make It of Active Service to the Several
Divisions of Canal Work.

In order to make the Canal library of
greater service to the departments and divi-
sions of The Panama Canal, as well as to
individuals, the library solicits suggestions
as to the publications which would be of
service; and has begun the issue of bulletins,
setting forth the additions to the library as
they are received. A complete catalogue of
the publications at hand, between 7,500 and
10,000 pieces, is in preparation. The divisions
of the classification have been designed to
make easily available the publications which
have especial bearing on the Canal work, and
marine information; and also to segregate
the information on outside topics in which
there may be local interest. It Is expected
that the library will grow with the demands
on it, and that it can be made representative
and helpful if the several divisions will co-
operate with its management.

The following is the first bulletin of recent
additions;

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS. TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS,
ETC.

Barton, John K„ U. S. N.. Internal Combustion Engines.
An elementary treatise on gas, gasoline, and oil
engines for the instruction of midshipmen at the
United States Naval Academy. 1907.
Barton. John K., U. S. N., Mechanical Processes. A
practical treatise on workshop appliances and opera-
tions, for the instruction of midshipmen at the United
States Naval Academy. 1906.
Barton, John K.. U. S. N., Naval Reciprocating En-
gines and Auxiliary Machinery (Naval Engines and
Machinery, revised and enlarged, with plates). 1914.
Danforth, Geo. W., U. S. N., An Elementary Out-
line of Mechanical Processes. Arranged for the in-
struction of midshipmen at the United States Naval
Academy and for students in general. 1912.
Holme9, U. T„ U. S. N., Experimental Engineering.

1911.
Logan, Geo. W., U. S. N., Elements of Hydrograptiic

Surveying. 1911.
Lyon, Frank, U. S. N.. and Hinds, A. W., U. S. N.,
Marine and Naval Boilers. (Revised by W. P.
Beehler, U. S. N., and John S. Barleon, U. S. N.)
1915.
Muir, W. C. P., U. S. N., A Treatise on Navigation and
Nautical Astronomy, including the Theory of Com-
pass Deviations. Prepared for use as a textbook
at the United States Naval Academy. 1911.
Offley, C. N., U. S. N-, Engineering Mechanics. A
revision of "Notes on Machine Design," prepared by
officers of the Department of Marine Engineering
and Naval Construction, United States Naval
Academy, combined with the mathematics and
general principles necessary for the solution of the
problems. 1911.
Department of Agriculture, Willows — Their growth,
use, and importance. Bulletin No. 316. By George
N. Lamb, forest examiner. 1915.
Department of Commerce, Annual Report of the Com-
missioner of Navigation to the Secretary of Com-
merce for.the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915. 1915.
Department of Commerce, Annual Report of the Super-
vising Inspector General. Steamboat-Inspection Serv-
ice, to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1915. 1915.
Department of Labor, The Boot and Shoe Industry
in Massachusetts as a Vocation for Women. Bulletin
No. 180 of the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics. 1915.
Department of Labor, Compensation Legislation of
1914 and 1915. Bulletin No. 185 of the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1915.
Interstate Commerce Commission, Twenty-Ninth
Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission. Two parts. 1915.
Navy Department, Annual Report of the Division of
Naval Militia Affairs for the fiscal year 1915. 1915.
Navy Department, Annual Report of the Chief of the
Bureau of Yards and Docks to the Secretary of the
Navy for the fiscal year 1915. 1915.
Navy Department, Annual Report of the Chief of the
Bureau of Navigation to the Secretary of the Navy.
1915.
President of the United States, Address of the President
of the United States, delivered at a joint session of
the two houses of Congress, December 7, 1915.
(H. R. Doc. No. 1, 64th Cong.. 1st session). 1915.

Henry A. Dreer, Garden book for 1916. (Plants,
flowers, vegetable seeds, etc.)

D. Van Nostrand Co.. Record of scientific literature,
technical, industrial, engineering, leaflets.

Machinery, Machinery's Mechanical Books. How to
avoid accidents, etc., leaflets.

The Draper-Maynard Co., Sporting and athletic goods,
' etc.. catalogue.

McGill Ticket Punch Company, Ticket punches for
all purposes, price list and catalogue.

K-P-F Electric Co., High tension switches, catalogues.

Crouse-Hinds Co., Reflectors, for roundhouse and in-
dustrial plant lighting. Types Rra & RS, bulletin
300. Imperial arc headlights, catalogue 201. Resi-
dence panel boards, bulletin 1-B. Multimeter
panel boards, leaflet. Panels and cabinets, bulle-
tin 1. Panels, types "O" and "P." bulletin 1-A.
Incandescent headlights — types W, Z, ZB. I, and
Syracuse changeable, etc.. bulletin 56. The Ac";
justarod, types "A" and "B," condulets, bulle-
tin No. 1000-C (including bulletins Nos. 1000-A
and B).

Barnard Stamp Co., Arven time stamp, illustrated
catalogue and price list.

The Cincinnati Time Recorder Company, Autograph
Jbulletin, "Stop the time leaks" (with forms.)

Ellis Time Stamp Co., Ellis $5 time stamp, daters, etc.,
leaflets.

Pettes & Randall Co., Automatic intercommunicating
telephones — autophone system, bulletins No. 1 2,
Cleveland magneto watchman's clocks, time de-
tectors, etc., catalogues. Standard employes' time
recorder, leaflets.

Atlas Engineering Co., Atlas mixer, leaflets and prices.

Eureka Machine Co.. Eureka concrete mixer, cata-
logues.

F. G. Gauntt Mfg. Co.. Gauntt batch concrete mixer,
with batch charging hopper, catalogue. Gauntt
portable adjustable concrete mixer, catalogue.
Koehring Machine Co.. Koehring mixer, catalogues;

"More batches per day," leaflet.
Marsh-Capron Mfg. Co., Marsh-Capron grouter, book
No. 32. M-C rail-track mixers for concrete con-
struction of every description, leaflets.
Milwaukee Concrete Mixer Company, "Wisconsin"
low charging mixer, catalogues. The Milwaukee
and Wisconsin, catalogues.
Northwestern Steel and Iron Works, Northwestern

concrete machinery, catalogues No. 9.
Waterloo Cement Machinery Corporation, Wonder
mixers, the Wonder paver.

The following is a list of the periodicals
now received at the library regularly and
filed:

Army List and Directory. Monthly. Washington.

Commerce Reports. Daily. Washington.

Congressional Record. Daily. Washington.

Daily Bulletin of Orders Affecting the Postal Service.
Washington.

Hydrographic Bulletin. Weekly. Washington.

Hydrographic Office Notices to Mariners. Weekly.
Washington.

List of Publications issued by Department of Agri-
culture. Monthly. Washington.

List of Publications issued by Department of Com-
merce. Monthly. Washington.

Monthly Review of the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Washington.

Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory. Monthly-
Washington.

Philippine Government Monthly Journal. Manila.

Philippine Bureau of Public Works. Quarterly Bulle-
tin. Manila.

Pilot Charts — one each for North Atlantic; South
Atlantic; North Pacific; South Pacific; and Indian
Oceans. Weekly. Washington.

Postal Guide Supplement. Monthly. Washington.

Public Health Reports. Monthly. Washington.

Register of the Department of State. Monthly.
Washington.

Register of Diplomatic and Consular Officials of the
United States. Monthly. Washington.

Treasury Decisions. Weekly. Washington.

United States Naval Medical Bulletin. Monthly.
Washington.

Weather Map. Daily. Washington.

The American Contractor. Monthly. Chicago.

Bulletin of the Panamerican Union. Monthly. Wash-
ington.

Compressed Air Magazine. Monthly. Easton, Pa.

Diario de Panama. Daily. Panama.

Electrical World. Monthly. New York.

Engineering and Contracting. Monthly. Chicago.

Engineering Record. Weekly. New York.

Export American Industries. Monthly. New York.

The Florida Grower. Monthly. Tampa, Fla.

Gaceta Oficiat. Daily. Panama.

The Guide (Shipping). Weekly. San Francisco.

Journal of Commerce. Daily. New \rork.

La Prensa, Daily. Panama.

Live Stock and Dairy Journal. Monthly. Sacramento,

Cal.
Lloyd s List. Weekly. London.

Panama Life. Semimonthly. Balboa Heights, C. Z.
Pan-American Magazine. Monthly. New York.
Red Cross Magazine. Monthly. Washington.
Shipping Gazette Weekly Summary. London.
Star and Herald. Daily. Panama.
Concrete (Concrete Age) (Concrete Mill edition).

Monthly. Detroit.
The Excavating Engineer. Monthly. Milwaukee.
General Electric Review. Monthly. Schenectady.
The Highway Magazine. Monthly. Middletown, Ohio.
Locomotive Engineers' Journal. Monthly. Cleveland.
Lubrication. Monthly. Texas Oil Co. New York.
Steam Shovel and Dredge. Monthly. Chicago.
The Valve World. Monthly. Chicago.

New Schedule of Launch Service to Taboga.

Following the placing of the new gasoline
launch Taboga in service, the schedule of
launch sailings between Balboa and Taboga
Island has been revised, effective February 1,
and is now as follows:

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves
for Taboga at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves
for Balboa at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.45 p. m.
The 10.45 a. m. trip from Taboga may be de-
layed at times to 2 p. m., under orders given
by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager of
the Hotel Aspinwall, of the Captain of the
Port of Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays
the launch Aspinwall will be used to supple-
ment the regular daily service, leaving the
dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a. m., and
returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

Exchange of Names between Launches.

The name of the launch Taboga, operated
by the office of the Captain of the Port of
Cristobal, has been changed to Margarita;
and the new launch which arrived on the
Isthmus on the steamship Cristobal on Janu-
ary 18, under the name of Margarita, has
been renamed Taboga. The launches ex-
changed names because the new one is to be
used in the service between Balboa and the
Hotel Aspinwall, on Taboga Island, and it
was considered appropriate to call it the
Taboga. The earlier launch, originally called
the Taboga, was purchased last July for this
service but turned over to the Port Captain
at Cristobal to meet a temporary shortage
in launches; and the later launch was sent
to the Port Captain at Balboa. The launches
are sisters, each capable of carrying 50 pas-
sengers.

Lunch Counter for Silver Employes at La Boca.

Effective February 1, the subsistence
branch of the Supply Department has put a
lunch counter for silver employes in operation
at La Boca. This lunch counter will be
attached to the La Boca silver mess, but
with separate entrance, and will be opera-
ted on lines similar to those adopted for the
lunch counters at the Balboa shops and
the Administration Building. Commissary
coupons will be accepted in payment for
meals. Cash and mess meal tickets will not
be honored.

Obituary.
Orville Boyd, an enlisted man in the Tenth
Infantry, died at Las Cascadas in the night
of January 23 from a fall sustained that day
at the camp. He was 35 years of age, and
born in Ohio.

February 2, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

205

SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

Duty and Difference in Freight Are Collectible
on Machines Sold by Employes toNonemployes.

For the information of owners of automo-
biles or motorcycles, the following ruling of
the Executive Secretary is published:

When application is made for the trans-
fer of a motor vehicle from a Government
employe to a nonemploye, or when an em-
ploye desires to take out a commercial license
on an automobile within three months after
the arrival of the machine on the Isthmus,
the Chief of the Division of Civil Affairs
shall require the owner to submit evidence
of the payment of the customs duty thereon
to the Panama Government, and the pay-
ment to the Panama Railroad Company of
the difference between the employes' freight

rate and the full tariff rate on the shipment.

The payment of customs duty to Panama
shall be insisted upon in the event of the
transfer of the machine to a nonemploye or
the issuance of a commercial license, regard-
less of the time at which this transfer or issu-
ance takes place, but the payment to the
railroad of the regular tariff rate will not be
insisted upon unless the transfer to a non-
employe, or the obtaining of a commercial
license, takes place within three months of
the date of the arrival of the machine on
the Isthmus.

Considerable time may be saved if owners
of motor vehicles who apply for the transfer
or change of a license under the conditions
above outlined, will comply with the ruling
before making application.

RETAIL GROCERY PRICE LIST.

Of Commissary Branch of Supply Department,
Effective February 1, 1916.

There is published below the retail grocery
price list No. 4, effective February 1, 1916.
governing the prices of articles sold in the
grocery departments of the commissary stores,
operated by the commissary branch of the
Supply Department. Cigarettes, cigars, and
tobacco are included in the list.

The prices given are those at which the items
will be sold in the stores to Canal employes and
other residents of the Isthmus who have com-
missar)' privileges.

In cases of sales to commercial vessels at the
Canal ports, or to vessels of foreign navies, the
prices will be increased by a surcharge of 1 0 per
cent. For sales to yachts, the prices will be
increased by 20 per .cent. The list follows:

Article.

Size.

Alcohol, denatured, P. C

One cent refund on return of bottle.

Ammonia, household

Ammonia, P. C

Anchovies in oil

Apples

Apples

Apricots

Asparagus

Asparagus tips

Barley, Pearl

Barley, Robinson's

Beans and tomato sauce, Heinz

Beans and tomato sauce, Heinz

Beans and tomato sauce, Heinz

Beans and tomato sauce, Heinz

Beans, lima

Beans, lima, Cresca

Beans, lima, dried

Beans, navy or pea

Beans, red kidney, Heinz

Beans, red kidney, dried

Beans, string

Beans, string

Beef, chipped

Beef, corned

Beef, corned

Beef, roast

Beef, roast

Beefsteak and onions

Beefsteak and onions

Beets

Beets

Biscuits:

Arcadian, N. B. Co

Baronet, N. B. Co

Bent's Wafers

Cameo, N. B. Co

Cheese Tidbits, N. B. Co

Chocolate, Cadbury's

Chocolate Wafers, N. B. Co. . .

Cream Wafers, N. B. Co

Educator Wafers

Fig Newtons, N. B. Co.

Five o'clock Tea, N. B. Co. . . .

Nabisco Wafers, N. B. Co. . . .

Biscuits, puppy

Royal Lunch, N. B. Co

Saltines

Soda. N. B. Co

Sunshine, assorted

Sunshine, assorted

Vanilla Wafers, N. B. Co

Water Thin, N. B. Co

Wheat, shredded

Zwieback, N. B. Co

Qt.

Pt.
Qt.

*s

3s

Gal.

2js

2^s

Is

2s

Is

Indiv.

Small

Med.

Large

2s

2s

Small

2s
Gal.

zS

is

2s
Is
6s
\s
Is
2s
3s

Is

Is

Is

Is

Is

Is

Is

12-oz.

Is

Is

Is

Is

Mb.

Is

Is

5s

Small

Large

Is

Is

Unit.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Lb.

Lb.

Tin

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Ctn.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Ctn.

Ctn.

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Tin

SO. 25

.13
.14

.45*
.10
.30
.13
,16f
.16f
.12
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.05
.09
.13
.18
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.14
.07
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.09
.11*
.09
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.20
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.21

.27

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.43

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.20

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.21

.23

.07

.19

.22

.54

.04

.08

.21

.21

• lit

.21

A Hide.

Size.

Blackberries

Bloaters, Yarmouth

Blueberries

Blue, laundry

Blue, laundry

Borax, lump

Borax, powdered

Borax, powdered

Bread, brown

Bread, brown

Bread, hard

Bread, pilot

Bread, pumpernickel

Bricks, bath

Butter, apple, Heinz

Butter, apple, Heinz

Butt»r

Butter, peach

Butter, peanut, Heinz

Butter, peanut, Heinz

Butter, peanut, Heinz

Candies:

Almonds, shelled

Almonds, sugared

Chocolate almonds, P. & T

Chocolates, assorted, Cadbury's. .

Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's. . .

Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's. . .

Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's. . .

Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's. . .

Chocolates, assorted, Lowney's . .

Chocolates, assorted, P. & T; . . .

Chocolates, assorted, P. & T

Chocolate bonbons, Lowney's . . .

Chocolate bonbons, Lowney's . . .

Chocolate bonbons, P. & T

Chocolate bonbons, P. & T

Chocolate caramels, P. & T

Chocolate, Frys' Caracas

Chocolate cordial fruits, P. & T. .

Chocolate fondant cherries, P. & T

Chocolate fondant cherries, P. & T

Chocolate fondant cherries, P. & T

Chocolate marshmallows

Chocolate, milk, Kubes

Chocolate, milk, Kubes

Chocolate, milk, Lowney's

Chocolate, milk, P. & T

Chocolate, milk, plain, Peters'. . . .

Chocolate, milk, with toasted al-
monds, Peters'

Chocolate, milk, with toasted al-
monds, Peters'

Chocolate, nougat, P. & T

Chocolate, nut milk, Cadbury's...

Chocolate, nut milk, Cadbury's...

Is

4-oz.

8-oz.

Indiv.

3s

8-oz.

Is

2s

Is

2s

Small

Med.

Large

Small

Large

is

Is

2s

Js

is

?S

Is
is
Is

Is

Small
Med.
Large

jS

Small
Large

Small
Small
Large

Unit.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Ball

Pkg.

Lb.

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

T,n

Ctn.

Lb.

Loaf

Each

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Jar

Jar

Jar

Lb.

Lb.

Box

Tin

Pkg.

Pkg.

Box

Box

Box

Box

Box

Box

Box

Box

Box

Box

Cake

Tin

Box

Box

Box

Pkg.

Ctn.

Ctn.

Bar

Cake

Piece

Piece

Piece

Box

Cake

Stick

206

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 24.

A Hide.

Candies — Continued.

Chocolate, nut milk, Lowney's... .

Chocolate peppermint creams,
P. & T

Chocolate, vanilla, Cadbury's

Chocolate, wafer, milk

Chu chu

Caramels, cream

Caramels, cream

Dates, plain

Dates, stuffed

Dates and figs, stuffed

Figs, plain

Figs, stuffed

Ginger, crystalized, P. & T

Ginger, crystalized, P. & T

Gum, Beechnut

Gum, Spearmint

Marshmallows, P. & T

Mints, cream, P. & T

Mints, lime, P. & T

Nl ts. filberts, salted

Nuts, filberts, Cresca

Nuts, mixed

Nuts, walnuts

Nuts, walnut meat

Peanut bars'

Peanuts, toasted

Peppermint, stick , .

Stick candy

Sweets, Pascall's

Tidbits

Toffee, Mcintosh

Candles

Capers

Caviar

Caviar

Caviar

Cereal cream

Cherries, Maraschino

Cherries, Maraschino

Cherries, Maraschino

Cherries

Chicken, deviled

Chicken, roast

Chile con carne

Chocolate, Caracas, family

Chocolate, Caracas, extra

Chocolate, unsweetened, Baker's

Chow Chow, O. K

Chow Chow, Long Island

Chow Chow, Heinz

Chow Chow

Chow Chow

Chowder, clam

Chowder, clam

Cinnamon, ground

Cinnamon, stii k

Clams, Little Neck

Clams, Little Neck

Cleanser, Old Dutch

Cloves, ground

Cloves, whole

Cocoa, Caracas

Cocoa, Lowney's

Cocoa, Omphale

Cocca, Van Houten's

Cocoa, Van Houten's

Cocoa (all other brands)

Cocoa (all other brands)

Cocoa (all other brands)

Cocoa (all other brands)

Coconut, desiccated

Codfish, shredded

Coffee, commissary, No. 1

Coffee, Tivoli Special, No. 2, ground.
Coffee, Tivoli, roasted, whole

Size.

Small

Large

Is

Is

Is

Is

Is

4-oz.
8-oz.

Is
4-oz.

6-oz.

1^-oz.

3-oz.

6-oz.

28-oz.

Small

Med.

Large

2Js

2s
Is

6-oz.
7-oz.

4S

Pint
Pint

18-oz.

5-gal.
Is
3s
2-oz.

2-oz.
2-oz.
J-kilo

Is

Is

5s

Bulk

Is

Is

Is

Is

Unit.

Bar

Tin

Cake

Ctn.

Pkg.

Ctn.

Ctn.

Jar

Jar

Jar

Jar

Jar

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Jar

Bot.

Lb.

Lb.

Jar

Bar

Jar

Lb.

Jar

Jar

Jar

Tin

Set

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Cake

Cake

Cake

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Qt.

Keg

Tin

Tin

Tin

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

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Ctn.

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Price.

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.31

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.05
.05
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.23
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A rticle.

Coffee, Mocha and Java, No. 3

Coffee and chicory. No. 4

Coffee, Special, No. 5 .

Coffee extract (see Extract).

Corn, pop

Corn, sugar

Corn, sugar

Corn on cob

Corn on cob

Crabs, deviled

Crabs, deviled

Cubes, vegex

Dressing, salad, Durkee's

Dressing salad, Durkee's

Exterminator, ant P. C

Exterminator, bedbug, Peterman's.
Exterminator, bidbug, Peterman's.

Extract beef

Ext ract beef

Extract beef

Extract, almond

Ext ract , almond

Extract, coffee

Extract, lemon

Extract, lemon

Extract, orange.

Extract, orange

Extract, pineapple

Extract, pineapple

Extract, raspberry

Extract, raspberry, P. C

Extract, strawberry

Exi ract, strawberry

Extract, vanilla

Extract, vanilla

Fig preserve (see Preserves).

Fish, tuna

Fish, tuna

Fish, tuna

Flakes, corn

Flavoring, kitchen bouquet

Flour

Flour

Flour

Flour. Buckwheat

Flour, graham

Flour, rye

Food, ant

Food, Mellin's

Food roach

Formaldehyde

Garlic

Gelatine

Gelatine, C. & B

ir, Heinz

Gherkins, spiced

Gherkins, spiced

Gherkins, sweet, Heinz

Ginger, ground

Gold dust

Gold dust

Gooseberries

Grapes

Grape nuts

Haddock, findon

Ham, deviled

Ham, deviled

Hash, corned beef

Hash, corned beef

Herring, boneless

Herring, fresh

Herring, kippered

Herring in tomato sauce

Hominy, granulated

Hominy, hulled corn

Hominy, prepared

Honey

Size.

2s

Gal.

Small

Large

Is

2s

10s

Small

Large

Small

Large

16-oz.

2-oz.

4-ox.

4-oz.

8-oz.

8-oz.

4-oz.

8-oz.

4-oz.

8-oz.

4-oz.

8-oz.

4-oz.

8-oz.

4-oz.

8-oz.

4-oz.

8-oz.

Small
Large

1-oz.
2-oz.

18-oz.

5-gal.
18-oz.

2-oz.

Small

Large

2s

2Js

2s

Is

2s
3s
2s

Qt.

Unit.

Ctn.
Ctn.
Ctn.

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Jar

Jar

Jar

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Ctn.

Bot.

Lb.

Si k

Tin

Ctn,

Lb.

Lb.

Pkg.

Jar

Tin

Bot.

Lb.

Pkg.

Pkg.

Bot.

Qt.
Keg

Bot.

Tin

Pkg.

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Jar

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Ftbruary 2, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

207

Article.

Size.

Hors d'oeuvres

Horseradish

Insecticide

Jams, American

Jams, American

Jam, blackberry

Jam, fruit, P. C

Jams, Morton's

Jams, Morton's

Jams, Morton's

Jams, strawberry

Jelly, Heinz

Jelly (all other brands)

Jelly (all other brands)

Jellycon

Jelly, guava

Jelly, guava

Jelly, guava, Cuban

Juice, grape, Top Notch

Juice, grape, Welch's

Juice, grape, Welch's

Juice, grape, Welch's

Juice, grape, R. S

Juice, lime, cordial

Juice, lime

Ketchup, tomato, Heinz

■ Ketchup, tomato, Cresca

Ketchup, tomato, Heinz

Ketchup, tomato, Blue Label

Ketchup, tomato, Blue Label

Ketchup, tomato. Snider's

Keti hup, tomato (all other brands).

Ketchup, tomato

Kraut and pork

Lard, compound

Lard, pure

Lard, pure

Lard, Crisco

Lard, pure

Lard, pure j

Leav« s, bay

Liver and bacon

Loaf, chicken

Loaf, ham

Loaf, veal

Loaf, veal

Lobster

Lobster

Macaroni

Mace, ground

Mace, whole

Macedoine of vegetables

Mackerel, soused

Mackerel, fancy, No. 1

Mackerel, shore, No. 2

Malto brau (See Waters).

Marmalade, Dundee

Matches

Meal, corn, white

Meal, corn, yellow

Meal, corn, yellow

Meat, potted, ham flavor , . . .

Milk, malted, Borden's * . .

Milk, malted, Borden's

Milk, malted, Borden's

Milk, malted, Horlick's

Milk, malted, Horlick's

Milk, malted, Horlick's

Milk, condensed, Nestle's

Milk, evaporated, St. Charles'

Mincemeat

Mint, powdered

Molasses, Duff's

Mushrooms, Mombadon

Mustard, Coleman's

Mustard, Dusseldorf

Mustard, Heinz, Polygon

8-oz.

i-pt.

Is

Is

2s

1-pt

Is

2s

7s

Is

9-oz.

10-oz.

18-oz.

4S

6-J-oz.

12-oz.

t-lb.

Split

lndiv.

Split

Pint

Pint

Qt.

Pint

8-oz.

8-oz.

Pt.

Pint

Qt-

Pint

Qt.

Gal.

jS

Small
Large
Hosp.
Small
Large
Hosp.

2s
2-oz.

Qt.

Is

JS

8-oz.
Small

Unit.

Price.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Jar

Tin

Tin

Jar

Tin

Jar

Tin

Tin

Jar

Jar

Jar

Pkg.

Jar

Jar

Box

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Jar

Tin

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

T:n

Tin

Tin

Tin

Lb.

Lb.

Jar

I'kg.

Tin

Tin

Lb.

Tin

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Bot.

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Article.

Mustard, prepared

Mutton roast

Nutmeg, whole

Oats, rolled

Oatmeal, coarse

Oil, cotton seed

Oil, kerosene

Oil, olive, No Peer

Oil, olive, Alfonso

Oil, olive, Cresca

Oil, olive, Francesconi

Oil, olive, Surfine

Oil, salad

Oil, salad

Oil, lad, P. C

1 cent refunded on return of bottle.

Okra

Oleomargarine

Maiizanillo, plain

Manzanillo, plain

i ineen

Olives, Queen

( (lives, Queen

Olives, Queen

. Queen

Olives, Queen

ish

Olives, Spanish

Olives, Spanish

rine

Olives, ripe

Olives, stuffed, Manzanillo. .

Onions, Pearl, Heinz

I j"i i , pickled

Onions, pickled

1 , cove

Paper, ant, Magic Hoodoo..

By, Tanglefoot

parafinc, sandwich. . .

Paper, toilet

Paprika

y

ral and roach

I rline . . '.

i

.' ra sifted

Pe a

reen

Peas. Petil Pois

■lit

Peppei . bla k, ground

, ground

Pepper, black, whole

Pepper, white, ground

Pepper, white, ground

Pepper, Cayenne

Pettijohns' breakfast food. . .

Pickles, dill, Heinz

Pickles, dill, Heinz

Pickles, dill, sliced

Pickles, dill, sliced

Pickles, dill, whole

Pickles, dill, whole

Pi kles, mixed, Morton's

Pickles, mixed, spiced

Pkklcs, mixed, spiced

Pickles, pin money

Pickles, sour, mixed, Heinz..
Pickles, sweet mixed, Heinz.

Pimientos, Morrones

Pimientos, Morrones

Pimenton, superior

Size.

Gal.
Is

2s

2s

5s

5s

Pt.

Qt.

Qt.

|-gal.

Pint

4-gal.

Gal.

24-oz.

3s

5s

10-oz.

6-oz.

6-oz.

10-oz.

18-oz.

2S-oz.

5-gal.

2-gal.
12-oz.
26-oz.
10-oz.
18-oz.

4-oz.

2is

Gal.

Is

2 is

Gal.

2s

2s

Gal.

Is

2-oz.
Is

JS

2-oz.

Is

2-oz.

Med.
28-oz.

5-gal.

5-gal.
Pint

5-gal.

18-oz.
18-oz.

Unit.

Tub

Tin

Lb

Tir.

Tir,

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tir,

Bot.

Tin

Bot

Tin

Tin

Bot

Tin

Tin

Bot

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Qt.

Keg.

Qt.

Gal.

Keg

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Qt.

Keg

Tin

Sheet

Sheet

Roll

Pkg.

Bot.

Jar

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Lb.

Tin '

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Ctn.

Tin

Bot.

Qt.

Keg

Qt.

Keg

Bot.

Qt.

Keg

Jar

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Tin

208

THF CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX. No. 24.

Article.

Pineapple

Plum pudding

Plum pudding, Heinz

Plum pudding, Heinz

Plum pudding, Heinz

Plum pudding

Hiding

plums, egg

Plums, greengage

stove

Pork and beans, Van Camp's. .

id beans, Van Camp's. .
Pork and beans, Van Camp's. .

Postum cereal

Postum cereal ,

: instant

instant

Potash or lye

i , sweet

Powder, baking, Reliable

Powder, baking. Reliable

Powder, baking, Reliable

Powder, baking, Royal

Powder, baking, Royal

Powder, Chili

Powder, curry

Powder, egg

Powder, ice cream, jello

Powder, insect, Buhach

Powder, jelly, Lady Baltimore.

Preserve, fig

Preserves, fruit, Lippincott's...

Pudding, fig

Puffed rice

Puffed wheat

Pumpkin

Relish, India

Relish, India, Heinz

Relish, tomato, Heinz

Riee, first grade

ond grade

Roes, cod

Roes, shad

Sage, powdered

Sago

Sal Hepatica

Salmon, fresh, tails

Salmon, steak, flats

Salt, celery

Salt, Cerebos

Salt, freezing

Salt, fruit, Enos

Salt, table

Salt , table

Sani Flush

Sardines, Colomb

Sardines in oil

Sardines in tomato

Sauce, Chili, Heinz

Sauce, Chili, other brands

Sauce, cranberry, P. C

Sauce, cranberry

Sauce, oyster cocktail

Sauce, red snapper

Sauce, Tabasco

Sauce, Worcestershire

Vorcestershire

Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut

iut

Sausage, frankfurter, 4 to tin. .

. Vienna

Sausage, Vienna

ird

S:u imp

Shiimp

Soap Bon Ami

Size.

Indiv.

Indiv.

Med.

Large

Is

2s

2^s

2»s

Is

2s

3s

Small

Large

4-oz.

S-oz.

Is

3s

Is

5s

is

Is

12-oz.

4-oz.

Is
Med.

3s

S-oz.
18-oz.
9-oz.

Is
7-oz.

2s

Is
Is

lj-OZ.

2s

Is
4s
24-oz.

13j-oz.

16-oz.

Pint

2s

16-oz.

6-oz.

Small
Large
3s

5-gal.

Unit.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Cake

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Tin

Pkg.

Tin

Pkg.

Jar

Jar

Tin

Ctn.

Ctn.

Tin

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Lb.

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Tin

Lb.

Bot.

Sack

Jar

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Bot.

Bot.

Jar

Tin

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Tin

Lb.

Keg

Tin

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Cake

Price.

$0.11
.08
.13
.26
.48
.22*
.43*
,14f
.13t
.06
.08
.12
.16
.12
.20*
.24
.39
.06*
.11
.05*
.OS*
.36*
.22
.43
.57
.09*
.14
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.12
.20
.26
.13
.11
.09*
.13
.23
.22
.07*
.04
.19
.21
.07
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.35
.15
.21
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.12*
.01
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.09
.18
.13
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.12*
.26
.21
.32
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.24
.43
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.06
1.30f
.20
.07
.13t
.13
.09
.17
.08

Article.

Soap, family, P. C

Soap, Fairy

Soap. Fels Naptha

Soap, Grandpa's

Soap, Ivory

Soap, laundry

Soap, lava

Soap, Lenox

Soap, Life Buoy

Soap, Life Buoy

Soap, salt water

Soap, Sapolio

Soap, Skat

Soap, white, naptha

Soda, bicarbonate

Soda, washing

Soup, Campbell's, assorted

Soup, cream of celery, Heinz

Soup, tomato, Heinz

Soup, tomato, Heinz

Soup, tomato, Heinz

Soup, Van Camp's, assorted

Spaghetti, Heinz

Spaghetti ■

Spice, pudding

Spinach

Squash

Starch, corn

Starch, laundry

Starch, Tiger

Steak, hamburger

Steak, hamburger

Strawberries

Strawberries, Heinz

Succotash

Sugar, granulated

Sugar, loaf

Sugar, powdered

Sugar, yellow •

Syrup, cane, P. C

Syrup, cane, P. C

10 cents refunded on return of jar.

Syrup, Karo Corn

Syrup, Karo Corn

Syrup, maple

Sryup, Mapleline, P. C

Syrup, Mapleline, P. C

10 cents refunded on return of jar.

Tamales, chicken

Tamales, chicken

Tapioca

Tea, Ceylon

Tea, E. B

Tea, E. B

lea, E. B

Tea, E. B

Tea, I. C. T

Tea, Omphale

Tea, Omphale

Tea, Omphale

Tea, Orange Pekoe

Tea, Orange Pekoe

Tea, Temple Garden

Tea, Temple Garden.

Tea, Temple Garden

Tea, Young Hyson

Tea, Young Hyson

Tea, Young Hyson

All teas may be in either tins or
packages.

Thyme, powdered

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Tongu i, li.i h

Tongue, lamb

Triscuits

Small
Large
3-lb.

Is

Small

Med.

Large

Is

Med.

Lb.

2-oz.

3s

3s

Is

Is

is

2s

Med.

2s

5s

2s

2s

Qt.
s-gal.

2s
10s

Qt.

Pint
i-gal.

Is
3-oz.

2-oz.

Tin

2s

Tin

3s

Tin

Gal.

Tin

Is

Tin

Is

Tin

Is

Tin

Unit.

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Bar

Cake

Tin

Cake

Pkg.

Lb.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Tin

Lb.

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Tin

Jar

Tin

Sack

Ctn.

Tin

Lb.

Bot.

Jar.

Tin

Tin
Tin
Bot.
Jar

Tin
Tin
Tin

February 2, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

209

A rticle.

Truffles, Brosses

Vermicelli

Vinegar, cider

Vinegar, malt, C. & B

Vinegar, malt, Heinz

Vinegar, malt, P. C. (Heinz, mfr.)... .

Vinegar, spiced, salad, Heinz

Vinegar, Tarragon

Waters:

Apenta

Apollinaris

Apollinaris

Champagne Cider, P. C

Club soda, P. C

Cream soda, P. C

Deep Rock

Deep Rock

Deep Rock

Ginger ale, Clicquot Club

Ginger ale, Cochran's

Ginger ale, P. C

Ginger ale, dry, Schweppe's

Ginger ale, dry, Schweppe's

Hunyadi

Kola, Cochran's

Lemon soda, P. C

Limko, P. C

Malto Brau

Perrier

Poland

Poland

Red Raven

Root Beer, P. C

Sarsaparilla, P. C

Schweppe's soda

Schweppe's soda

Strawberry soda, P. C

Vichy

White Rock

1 cent refund allowed on return
of P. C. aerated water bottles.

Water, rose, P. C

Wheat, cream of

Cigarettes:

Arroz, Especiales, Havana

Bouton Rouge, Egyptian

Capstan, mild and medium

Egyptian Luxury

Fatima

Half and half

Home Run

King Bee

Kotton

La Rose Egyptian, Nos. 4 amd 5

Lily, Jamaican

Mecca

Melachrino, No. 4

Mogul, Turkish

Murad

Needle Point

Pall Mall

Pectoral, Especiales, Havana. . . .

Philip Morris

Piedmont

Richmond Straight Cut

Rosebud, Jamaican :

Three Castles

Turkish Trophies

Size.

Unit. Price.

A rticle.

Size.

Unit.

2-oz.

Qt.
Qt.
Pt.

Qt.

Split
Pint

Split
Pt.

Qt.

Split
Pt.

Qt.
Pt.
Pt.

Pt.
Qt.
Qt.

2-qt.
Split
Pt.
Pt.

Split

Pt.

Qt.
Pt.

i-pt.

2s

16s
50s
50s
10s
20s
10s
20s
20s
20s
50s
16s
10s
50s
10s
10s
10s
10s
16s
10s
10s
20s
16s
50s
10s

Tin

Lb.

Gal.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot..

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.
Tin

Pkg.

Tin

Tin

Box

Pkg.

Box

Pkg.

Pkg.

Pkg.

Tin

Box

Box

Tin

Box

Box

Pkg.

Box

Pkg.

Box

Tin

Box

Pkg.

Tin

Box

$0.33
,07f
.16
.15
.22
.13
.22
.21

.19
.09
.11
.04
.04
.04
.05
.08
.12
.09
.09
.04
.07
.10
.29
.09
.04
.04
.09
.14
.16
.30
.09
.04
.04
.07
.10
.04
.18
.10

.13
.19

.05
1.20
.23
.14
.14
. .28*
.05
.05
.04
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.05
.04
1.05
.12
.14
.03
.23
.05
.22*
.04
.15
.03
.32
.10

Cigarette Papers:

Riz la Croix

Zig Zag

Cigars:

After Dinner, Mi Gusto

After Supper, Jamaican

Bouquets, Jamaican

Brevas, Bella Vista

Brevas de Calidad, Havana. . .

Brevas, extra, Balboa

Brevas Regalia, Havana

Brevas, Superfinas, La Corona, H

Cabinet extra, Jamaican

Cabinets, Mi Gusto

Caprichos, Mi Gusto

Cheroots, Jamaican

Conchas, Bella Vista

Conchas, Havana

Conchas, Bouquet, Balboa

Conchas, Especiales, Jamaican . .

Conchas, Finos, Mi Gusto

Corona de la Corona, Havana. . .

Cremos, Mi Gusto

Deleites, Havana

Diputados, Havana

Duquesas, Balboa

Flechas de Oro, Havana

Flor de Colbeck, Jamaican

Flor de Machado, Jamaican ....

Formidables, Havana

Furnas, Bella Vista

Gentlemen, Jamaican

Hermanos, La Carolina, Havana.

Ideates, Jamaican

Imperiales, Jamaican

Lirios, Mi Gusto

Londres, Bella Vista

Londres, Havana

Londres, Imperiales, Balboa

Londres, Jamaican

Medio Brevas, Havana

Panatelas, Havana

Panatelas, Jamaican

Perfectos, La Carolina, Havana .

Puritanos Extra Finos, Havana .

Regalia Sport, Havana

Reina Victoria, Bella Vista

Reina Victoria, Balboa

Reina Victoria, Jamaican

Reinitas, Balboa

Salamones, Havana

Tobacco, Chewing and Smoking:

Bull Durham

Capstan, mild, medium, and full

Climax Plug

Cross Cut

Dill's Best

Drummond Natural Leaf

Drummond Natural Leaf

Encore

Latakia

Lucky Strike

Old English Curve Cut

Pride of Reidsville

Prince Albert

Red Band

Star Plug

Velvet

Wayback Plug

Zona Plug

2-oz.

4-oz.

1-oz.

l|-oz.

4-oz.

5j-oz.

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2-oz.

4-oz.

4-oz.

4-oz.

2-oz.

2-oz.

2-oz.

2-oz.

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Denotes increase from last list

t Denotes reduction from last list.

Cold Storage Price List.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is

published here also the retail cold storage
price list, effective February 3 and subject
to change each week. This list and the
wholesale price list for fresh meats indicate

the costs of all cold storage goods. Copies of
these lists may be obtained on application,
by mail or from the boarding officers who visit
incoming ships, immediately on arrival . These

210

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Vol IX, No. 24.

lists are published in order that the ship-
ping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by the Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies.

The fMlcwing list of retail prices of cold stora&e
provisions will be effective February 3, 1916:

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales t<>
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent fjr sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef suet, special, per lb $.03J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03)

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02$

Soup bone, native, per lb 02)

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up) special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3$ lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3$ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 Ids. up) , native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lo 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1) lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak ( 1 \ lbs. up) , special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 J lbs. up), native, per Id 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., pr lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3) lbs,

per lb : 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 Ids., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 8-25

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb. . . . §.20

Veal, chops, per lb 40

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal, cutlets, per lb 45

Veal . loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs., per lb .20
Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calve's heads, ea 78f

Kidneys, beef, per lb 10

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 24

Pates de foie gras, jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, eaa 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, ) head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 1 6 1

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19

Sausage, heberwurst, per Id 14f

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 38

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 13

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per Id 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31

Bacon, sliced, jar 30f

Bacon, sliced, tin „. 28f

Bacon, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strips, whole trip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 22

2. Ham. sugar cured (half) per lb 25

Price.
3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 30

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boileo, (sliced) 41

Pigs feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb. . . . 20

Pork, clear, per lb It

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Spiced head meat, jar 30

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND CAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed. per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 27

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 30

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 22

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 23

Geese, per lb 18

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 46

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tuo, per lb .45

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 .50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 59

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, young America, per lb 24

Cream, 30 per cent, ) pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 43t

Eggs, fresh, ) doz. only 22f

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 1

Ice cream, (see footnote) ) gal 501

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 11

Halibut, fresh, per lb 09

Herring, smoked, per lb 11

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb 11

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 34*

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 10

Beets, per lb 02)

Beets, new, per lb 07

Brussels sprouts, per qt 20*

Cabbage, per lb 01 )t

Carrots, per lb 03*

Carrots, new, per lb 04

Cauliflower, per lb 15

Celery, per head 10

Chocho, each 02

Corn, green, per doz 12

Cucumbers, per lb 24

Egg plant, per lb 11*

Lettuce, per lb 08f

Onions, per lb * 04

Paisnips, per lb 03*

Peas, green, per lb 08

Planta'ns, per doz 12

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 04

Potatoes, sweet, tropical, pel lh 02$*

Potatoes, white, per lb 04*

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb 01$

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, dried.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, dried, 15-oz box 21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb. 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 08

Raisins, seeded, pkg 11

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 15

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 07f

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

6 and 7 hands, ^er bunch 28

ea 00)

Custard apples, ea 02

Grapes, per lb. 24*

Grapefruit, select, ea 0/

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03 J

Lemons, per doz 15

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, doz 12

Pineapples, ea 12

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than ) ham of ) shoulder or fresh pork \/iU
be sold.

Wholesale Prices of Fresh Meats.

The following is the wholesale price list No.
207, effective November 11, 1915, and in
force until further notice. This list will govern,
whether meat is sold from commissaries or
from cold storage. The following prices will be
increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to
commercial ships and foreign naval vessels,
and by 20 per cent in cases of sales to yachts:

Price-

1. Beef hinds, No. 1 per lb. .$0.19)

2. Beef hinds, No. 2 per lb.. .15

3. Beef hinds, native per lb. . .09)

4. Beef fores. No. 2 per lb.. .12

5. Beef fores, native per lb. . .08)

6. Beef, whole round or leg, No. 1 . . . . per lb . . . 14 )

7. Beef, whole round or leg, No. 2.. . .per lb.. .11

8. Beef, whole round or leg, native. . .per lb. . .07

9. Beef ribs, No. 1 per lb.. .24

10. Beef ribs, No. 2 per lb. . .16

1 1 . Beei ribs, n ati ve pel lb . . .10

12. Beef, short loins. No. 1 per lb.. .25

1 3. Beef, short loins, No. 2 per lb . . .20*

14. Beef, short loins, native per lb. . .IS

15. Beef, rumps. No. 1 per lb. . .20)

16. Beef, rumps, No. 2 per lb.. .17

1 7. Beef, rumps, native pel lb. . .12

18. Lamb carcasses per lb.. .18

19. Mutton carcasses perlb., .14

20. Pigcarcasses perlb.. .14t

21. Pork, entire loins per lb.. . 16f

22. Veal carcasses perlb.. .23*

23. Vealleg perlb.. .31*

♦Indicates increase from last list.

tlndicates decrease from last list.

Above prices do not include cost of special trimming
required by United States Army or United States
Navy.

The prices quoted in current retail cold storage list
will govern for all other items, not included in above.

Additions to Stock.

Biscuits, puppy, 1-lb. tin $0.07

Butter, apple, Heinz, tin 13

Collaps, minced, tin 32

Gherkins, sweet, Heinz, 5-gal keg 6.90

Jelly, guava, Cuban, 1-lb box 19

Kidneys, tin 28

Pickles, sweet mixed, Heinz, 5-gal keg S .25

Pudding, fig, tin 26

Sauce, Worcestershire, quart bot 23

Tails, ox, tin 63

Tea, -10-lb. tin 2.10

Blouses, middy, short sleeves, ea 1.10

Blouses, middy, long sleeves, ea 1.15

Buttons, pearl, small, doz 16

Buttons, pearl, large, doz 21

Caps, engineers*, ea 48

Cloths, tea, H. S., emb., linen, 54", ea 2.75

Cloths, tea. H. S., emb., linen. 36", ea 1.45

Cloths, S. B., H. S.. emb., linen, 20 x 72, ea 1.70

Cloths, tea, H. S., emb., linen, 72", ea 5.10

Cloths, tea. H. S., emb., linen, 18", ea 47

Cloths, tea, H. S., emb., linen, 24", ea 85

Cloths, tea, H. S., emb., linen, 30", ea 1.25

Cloths, tea. H. S., emb., linen. 45", ea 1 .90

Cloths, S. B., H. S., emb.. linen, 20" x 54", ea. 1 .35

Elastic, cotton, white, 14", yd 11

Elastic, plain silk, 1", yd 23

Flannelet, white, yd 09

Hooks, crochet," steel, ea 04

Hose, ladies', black, pr 20

Hose, ladies', white pr 20

Hose, ladies', tan, pr 20

Knickerbockers, blue serge, pr 1 .20

Lace edging, French vat.. No. 1055, )", yd 03

Lace edging, French vat., No. 1058, |", yd 04

Lace edging, French val.. No. 5379, )", yd 04

Lace edging, French val.. No. 7796, \" , yd 05

Lace edging, French vat.. No. 8235, 1". yd 06

Lace edging, French val., No. 7562, )", yd 05

Lace, insertion, yd 05

Lace, allover, black, yd 23

Lace, allover, black, yd 26

Lace, allover, black, yd 35

Netting, mosquito, yd 11

Rackets, tennis, Slocum, ea 3.50

Ties, string, ladies', ea 16

Voile, seed marquinnatte, yd 33

Boards, ironing, ea 28

Bottles, vacuum. Icy Hot, qt., ea *. 2.20

Bowls, sugar, 36s., Blue Watteau, ea 07

Bowls, sugar, 30s., Blue Watteau, ea 09

Cloth, emery, sheet, 02

Crayon, school, white, box 17

Cups, egg. C-4772, ea 13

Eyes, screw, brass, |", ea 01

Eyes, screw, brass, I", ea 03

Glasses, beer, large, ea 06

Hangers, pants, self-adjustable, ea 04

Hasps and staples, hinged, 4J", ea 08

Hasps and staples, hinged, 6", ea 09

Jugs, 12s, D-3550, Concord, ea 74

Jugs. 12s, D-3647, Concord, ea 1 .00

Paper, sand, doz. sheets 06

Plates, tea, Y 6923, 7", ea 38

Plates. B. & B.. Y 6923, 5", ea 21

Polish, Japalac, pint, tin 26

Rugs, congoleum, 36" x 54", ea 64

Rugs, congoleum, 36" x 72", ea 85

Rugs, congoleum, 72" x 72", ea 1.70

Rugs, congoleum, 72" x 108". ea 2 . 55

Screwdrivers, 6", ea 19

Screwdrivers. 10", ea 33

February 2, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

211

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Fishing Below Gatun Spillway.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 22, 1916.
To all concerned — 1. Effective at once, fishing in the
Chagres River below the spillway at Gatun, will be
permitted only with a rod and reel, and the use of hand
lines, spears, nets, seines, dynamitt, or any other means,
is prohibited. Nets and seines may be used, however,
for the purpose of obtaining bait.

2. All others than gold employes in Canal service will
be required to have a pass, unless acompanied by a gold
employe. The superintendent of Gatun Locks is
authorized to issue passes.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

♦

Rates for Service of Locomotive Cranes.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., January 1. 1916.
Circular No. 692-2 (superseding circular No. 692-1
of January 1, 1916):

Effective January 1, 1916, the following rates will be
charged for service of locomotive cranes of less than 75-
tons capacity, including engineer, fireman, and the cost
of coal, oil, waste, and repairs:

Per hour.
Between departments and divisions of
The Panama Canal and the Panama

Railroad $2 .00

For overtime service 2.75

For individuals and companies 2 . 50

For overtime service 3.50

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor*

Time for Occupying Quarters on Original Assign-
ment.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 26, 1916.
Circular No. 627-12:

Paragraph 21 of circular No. 627-9 is hereby amend-
ed so that an employe who has accumulated leave in
excess of 63 days and is granted this leave at the time
he is tendered quarters on original assignment may,
upon application at the time of submitting request for
leave of absence, be allowed time for occupancy of his
quarters equal to the amount of leave granted but in
no case to exceed a total of 90 days from the date of
tender of quarters.

Jay J. Morrow.
Acting Governor.

Surveyed Padlocks.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 28, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective at once, all surveyed pad-
locks %vill be returned to the Mechanical Division
without charge. The Mechanical Division will issue
a shop order covering repairs to these padlocks, and
a manufacturing invoice will be made each month on
the storehouse for the padlocks recovered at the value
of new material. The difference between the cost of
repairs and the amount of the invoice will be charged
or credited on Mechanical Division work report each
month under the heading of "Accounting Department
miscellaneous."

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Annual Reports Received.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z„ January 25, 1916.
To all concerned — The supply of Annual Reports has
been received, and the usual distribution is being made
through the post-offices.

Employes receiving reports through the post-offices
will return the address slip to the postmaster, receipted
on the back.

C. A. McIlvaine.
Executive Secretary.

Lidgerwood Cars for East Breakwater Service.
Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Master of Transportation,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 25, 1916.
Circular No. 276:

To all heads of departments — In view of the fact that
the work at Sosa Hill has again been restored to a 12-
hour basis, it is requested that all departments do every-
thing possible to release Lidgerwood cars marked "E.
B." so they may be returned to the transportation
department for the East Breakwater service. During
the time. the Sosa Hill work was on the 8-hour basie.

which required less cars, a number of EB Lidgerwoods
were given to the various departments with the under-
standing that if they were needed for the East Break-
water work they would be returned as eaily as possible.
Please make every effort to return these cars to the
transportation department, in order that there may
be no delay to the steamshovels working at Sosa Hill.
S. W. Heald,
Master of Transportation.
Approved:

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Accountable Official of Panama Railroad.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. January 27, 1916.
Circular No. 114:

Effective this date, Mr. D. E. Wright is designated
an accountable official of the Panama Railroad Com-
pany and as such will account for such nonexpendable
property as may be required in the service of furnish-
ing water to vessels in Colon.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Jay J. Morrow.
Acting Governor.

Sailing of the "Cristobal."

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., January 29, 1016.
To all concerned — The steamship Cristobal will sail
for New York from Pier No. 9, Cristobal, at 3 p. m.,
Saturday, February 5, 1916.

C. H. Motsett.
Superintendent.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 303. on Wednesday, February 9, 1916. be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the
office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same,
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring cnauffeur's licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeur's
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, February 11, 1916. from 9 a. m. until 11 a.m.
Applicants should be provided with motor boatsor auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By order of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice, Recorder.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. February 2, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
packages have been received at the office of the Direc-

tor of Posts
of the addressees
Dulsky, I. A.
Eveline, Wm. B.
Everetts, Mrs. E
tFreeman, Theo.
Garrido. Stra. Berta

y be procured upon applicatii

Maiers. H. A.
Masson, Mrs. (
McCoy, John
Pustilnick, Luii
Regnier, Mrs. E.

Harris, Mrs. Jemienettie Schimmil, Mrs. Dora
Hernandez, Alfredo Stikeleather. Mrs. Gravs

Hoover, Howard F.
Johnson. Allen C.
Hoover. Mrs. K. M.
*Laurent, Homere
Kellermann, Ferdinand
Lewis, David

♦Card. fPaper. fPhoto.

Thomas.
Torres, Jose V*.
tWells, Mrs. M. t
JWuyback, Oscar
Wilson, Ralph B.
Willett, Mrs. R.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
weeks are given in this table:

FEBRUARY.

Date.

Wed., Feb. 2...
Thurs., Feb. 3.

Fri., Feb. 4

■Sat.. Feb. 5....
Sun., Feb. 6...
Mon., Feb. 7...
Tues., Feb. 8..
Wed.. Feb. 9...
Thurs., Feb. 10
Fri., Feb. 11...
Sat., Feb. 12...
Sun., Feb. 13..
Mon., Feb. 14.
Tues., Feb. 15.
Wed., Feb. 16..
Thurs., Feb. 17
Fri., Feb. 18...
Sat., Feb. 19...
Sun., Feb. 20...
Mon., Feb. 21..
Tues., Feb. 22..
Wed., Feb. 23..
Thurs., Feb. 24.
Fri., Feb. 25...,
Sat., Feb. 26...
Sun.. Feb. 27...
Mon., Feb. 28..
Tues., Feb. 29..

Date.

2:06

14.8

3 :05

15.5

3:58

16.0

4:50

16.3

5:39

16.2

0:11

-0.5

0:55

0.1

1 :41

3.9
5:2!

4.3
0:03

12.3
2:42
12.9
.3:23
13.5
4:02
14.1

5:15
14.7
5:52
14:8
0:27

0.7
1 :07

1.0
1 :53

8:38
0.4
9:31
-0.5

10:19
2-1.
11 :03

15.0
7:53
14.1
8:35
13.0
9:23
12.0

10:24
11.2

11 :40
10.9
6:27
4.5

9:05

2.3

9:44

1.6

10:19

1.0

10:53

0.6

11 :27
0.5

12 :01
0.7

6:30
14.6
7:09
14.3
7:52
13.8
8:44
13.1
9:50
12.6
11 :11
12.5

14:45

14.9

15:40

15.9

16:31

16.5

17:19

16.8

18:05

16.8

12:29

-0.4

13:14

0.6

14:00

1.7

14:48

3.0

15:42

4.0

16:42

4.8

17:49

5.1

12 :53

11.0

13:50

11.6

14:36

12 1

15:16

13.1

15:53

13.8

16:27

14.4

17:02

14.9

17:36

15.2

18:10

15.4

12:38

1.0

13:19

1.5

14:07

2.2

15:05

3.0

16:13

3.5

17:28

3.6

18:44

21 :02
1.0
21 :54
0.1
22:41
-0.5
23:27
-0.7

18:47

16.3
19:29

15.5
20:10

14.5
20:54

13.4
21 :44

12.4
22:49

11.7

18:55

5.0
19:54

4.4
20:44

3 6
21:27

2.7
22:04

1.9
22:40

1 .2
23:15

0.8
23:50

0.6

18:45

15.3
19:24

15.0
20:10

14.4
21 :05

13.7
22:17

13.2
23:40

13.2

Wed., March 1 . .
Thurs., March 2
Fri., March 3 . .
Sat., March 4. . ,
Sun., March 5..
Mon., March 6.
Tues., March 7.
Wed., March 8..
Thurs., March 9
Fri., March 10. .
Sat.. March 11..
Sun., March 12..
Mon., March 13
Tues., March 14.
Wed., March 15.

0:56

7:24

13:36

19:51

13.7

1.8

14.0

2.1

1:59

8:22

14:32

20:48

14.4

0.8

15.0

1.0

2:53

9:13

15:22

21:37

15.2

-0.1

15.9

0.0

3:43

9:58

16:09

22:22

15.7

-0.7

16.5

-0.6

4:31

10:41

16:53

23:04

16.0

-0.9

16.7

-0.9

5:16

11 :21

17:34

23:43

15.9

-0.7

16.5

-0.6

5:57

12:00

18:14

15.6

0.0

16.0

0:23

6:37

12:41

18:54

0.1

14.9

0.9

15.2

1 :03

7:16

13 -.22

19:31

1.0

14.0

2.0

14.2

1:47

7:55

14:07

20:11

2.1

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3.2

13.1

> :36

8:39

15:00

20:57

3.2

11.9

4.3

12.1

3 :33

9:36

16:04

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4.3

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4:40

10:55

17:14

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12 :18

18 23

4.7

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5.2

0:31

6:54

13:19

19 :25

11.3

4.3

11.6

4.5

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or lo>v water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.2 feel below mean sealevel. To find thedepth
ofwater.add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
In which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the

212

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 24.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{.Week ending at 6 p.m., January 30, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC OCEAN TO GATUN LAKE.

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature Tons

Gross

Net

Diana (launch)

Kent, Jr. (launch).

Gatun Lake

3
3

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Tan. 28 I Potomac (tug) American United States Government.

Jan. 28.... C-2.C-3, &C-S American.... United States Government.

(submarines)

Balboa Cristobal Ballast Not measured.

Balboa Cristobal Ballast Not measured.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

*Arrtvals.

*Departures.

Dale '

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 27

Jan. 27

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Le land Lin>

Liverpool.
Liverpool.
Bordeaux.
Port Limon.
New York.

Jan. 28... .
Jan. 29....
Jan. 29. . . .

Galveston.

Elders & Fyffes

Bristol & Jamaica.

Puerto Rico

::::::::::

♦Expected Arrivals.

*

Expected Departures.

ports.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 23

Jan. 24

,\tars (collier)

San Francisco. !| Jan. 25

J. Warrack& Co

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Arna Steamship Co

U. S. Army

Union Steamship Co

U. S. Steel Products Co

C. H. Higgins Co

Coronel.

Charente Steamship Co

N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co....

South American S.S. Co

San Francisco.

South Pacific ports.

Victoria.

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.

Tocopilla.

Jan. 24....
Jan. 25....

Jan. 25

Jan. 25... .
Jan. 25... .
Ian. 26....

Jan. 25

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Logan (transport)..
Houick Hall . . .

Manila.

United Kingdom.

New York.

Tlwde Fagclund

Jan. 27

Charente Steamship Co

United Kingdom.

Florence Luckenbach

New York. Jan. 28....

Antofagasta. ! Jan. 29

San Francisco. 1 Jan. 29.. . .

Thode Fagclund, . . .

Florence Luckenbach
Valetta

W. Wilhelmsen

Jan. 29

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Valparaiso.

Edith

San Francisco.

Jan. 30

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Ipswich.

Jan. 30

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Feb. 1.
Feb. 1.
Feb. 5.

U. S. Navy Seattle.

Inveric S. S. Co., Ltd Seattle.

Long Beach S. S. Co Los Angeles.

*Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oft (midnight) to 23ft (11:00 p.m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Proposals for Purchase of a Lot of Old Series
Metal Checks.
Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Chief
Quartermaster, Balboa Heights. Canal Zone, until 10
a. m., February 10, 1916, and then opened in public, for
the purchase of a miscellaneous lot of approximately
50,000 old series metal checks. These checks may be
inspected on any working day during office hours at the
obsolete store. Mount Hope. Bids will be considered
for all or any part of the lot. The Panama Canal re-
serves the right to accept any or reject any or all bids.
Certified check, post-office money order, or currency
in amount of 20 per cent of amount bid must accom-
pany proposal. Bids must be plainly marked "Proposal
for purchase of old metal checks — to be opened Febru-
ary 10, 1916," and aduressed to the Chief Quarter-
master, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
posial service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These dispatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m.. connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday, February 7 and
March 6, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, le iving
Panama at 7.10 a. m. connects with the despatches
for the two sailings mentioned above.

tNOTE — When the vessel sailing Thursday is the
Advance, mail for Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkansas,
and Texas is held for the direct despatch to New
Orleans on the following Sunday.

Zacapa

Cilamares

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores ....

Advance

Santa Marta . .
Metapan

NEW

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Almirante U. F. C.Jan. 26...

Panama P. R. R.Jan. 27...

Pastores U. F. C.Jan. 29...

Zacaoa U F.C.Feb. 2...

Allianca

Calamares . . .

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. . .
Santa Marta.

Advance

Metapan

Almirante. . . .
Panama

P. R. R..Feb.
.U. F. C.Fcb.
.U. F.C.Feb.
.P. R. R..Feb.
.U. F. C.Feb.
.U. F. C.Feb.
.P. R. R..Feb.
.U. F.C.Feb.
.U. F. C.Feb.
.P. R. R..Feb.

24

ith the

Arrives.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb. 20
Feo. 23
Feb. 24
Feb. 28
Mar. 1
Mar. 1

[6

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORE.

Advance P. R. R..Feb. 3 . . .

Santa Marta U. F. C.Feb. 3...

Metapan U. F. C.Feb. 7. . .

Panama P. R. R..Feb. 10. . .

Almirante U. F. C.Feb. 10. .

Pastores U. F. C.Feb. 14- •

.Feb. 10

Feb. 10

Feb. IS

.Feb. 16

.Feb. 17

.Feb. 21

Abangarez. .
Cartago ....

Atenas

ileredia

Turrialba. . .
Coppename.
Abangarez. .
Cartago. . . .

Atenas

Heredia ....
Turrialba...
Coppename.
Abangarez..
Cartago

CRISTOBAL

Coppename

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba

Coppename

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Coppename

Abangarez

..P. R. R.Feb.
..U. F.C.Feb.
..U. F.C.Feb.
..P. R. R. .Feb.
..U. F.C.Feb.
,.U. F. C.Feb.
..P. R. R. .Mar.
.U. F. C.Mar.
U. F. C.Mar.

ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-

U. F. C.Jan.

U. F. C.Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

U. F.C.Feb.

U. F.C.Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C .Mar.

28

COLON TO NEW ORLEAN

. .U. F. C.Feb. 6..

..U. F.C.Feb. 6..

..U. F.C.Feb. 13..

..U. F.C.Feb. 13..

..U. F.C.Feb. 20..

..U. F C.Feb 20..

..U. F.C.Feb. 27..

..U. F.C.Feb. 27..

..U. F. C.Mar. 5..

..U. F. C.Mar. 5..

..U. F. C.Mar. 12...

...U.F. C.Mar. 12..

.Feb. 23

. Feb. 24

. Feb. 28

. Mar. 1

.Mar. 2

. Mar. 6

. Mar. 9

Mar. ')

.Mar. 14
(.

. Feb. 5

.Feb. 7

.Feb. 12

.Feb. 14

.Feo. 19

.Feb. 21

. Feb. 26
. Feb.

. Mar. 4

. Mar. 6

. Mar. 1 1

.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
.Feb.
. Feb.
Feb.
. Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 191*6.

No. 25.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year' in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(Joreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Cancl and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are charged as beginning from the first of
the quarter of the year in which received.

Remittances should be made to pay only to December 31 ,
on this basis:

Subscription for the rest of the year, to January 1, 1917,
is $1.00.

For foreign subscriptions theyearis divided into thirds:
remittances for the remainder of this year should be
$1.50.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Vessels Calling at Canal Terminals.

The steamships Cape Corso and Inveric ar-
rived at Balboa from north Pacific ports dur-
ing the past week, coming on the chance of
making the transit of the Canal or to take
coal and supplies at Balboa in case the passage
could not be made. The vessels which sail
from the north Pacific ports for Europe or the
Atlantic coast of the United States by way of
the Strait of Magellan find Balboa a cheap
and fairly convenient place for taking coal
and supplies. The direct voyage from San
Francisco to Mejillones, for instance, is in-
creased by approximately 767 miles by a call
at Balboa.

The Cape Corso arrived in the afternoon of
February 2 and sailed on February 5. She
in on the way from San Francisco to Garston,
England, with a cargo of 3,280,091 feet of
lumber, and the Inveric, which arrived in the
morning of February 7 and is still in port, is
carrying 6,900 tons of lumber from Eureka to
Avonmouth.

The steamship Windber arrived at Cristobal
from the United States on February 5, on
the chance of going through the Canal, and
is still waiting in the harbor.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.
Excavation at the bases of the Culebra
slides, north of Gold and Contractor's Hills,
during the week ending at midnight of Mon-
day, February 7, amounted to 232,040 cubic
yards. Other excavation in the Cut during
the same period amounted to 2,460 cubic
yards, making a total of 234,500 cubic yards
of primary excavation. In addition, 19,280

cubic yards were rehandled by the pipeline
suction dredge No. 86, and 12,946 cubic yards
by the seagoing suction dredge Culebra, mak-
ing a total of rehandled spoil of 32,226 cubic
yards.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 61.125

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 65.655

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 53,715

Corozal Ladder ,.. 54,005

Culebra Seagoing suction 1 2 ,946

No. 86 Pipeline suction 19,280

The average aggregate output of the dredges
in the Cut during the 15 weeks preceding that
ending at midnight of February 7 was 257,161
cubic yards, the total amount of primary ex-
cavation during that period having been
3,857,420 cubic yards.

Excavation in the Cut in January.

The material excavated from the bases of
the Culebra slides, which have caused the
suspension of traffic through the Canal,
amounted to 972,800 cubic yards in the month
of January. This is 35,031 cubic yards less
than the 1,007,831 cubic yards excavated
from these slides in the month of December.
The decreased yardage was caused principally
by a greater proportion of hard rock and by
the 15-yard dredges Gamboa and Paraiso
each being out of service a week for repairs
and overhauling. They were absent at
different periods and the 5-yard dredge
Cardenas was used in the place of the absent
dredge, but its excavation was about one-
fourth as fast as the work of the new dredges.

The work of primary excavation by the
several dredges in the Cut was as follows:

Culebra slides —

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 292,675

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 232,855

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 195,515

Cardenas 5-yard dipper 37,545

Corozal Ladder 171,870

Marmot Belgian ladder 42,340

Total, Culecra slides 972,800

Cucaracha slide —

Marmot Belgian ladder 11,965

Miscellaneous, Cut —

Culebra SeagDing suction 88.273

Total removed 1,073,038

In addition, 65,557 cubic yards were re-
handled in disposal, as follows: No. 86,
57,290 cubic yards; Marmot, 3,770 cubic
yards; Culebra, 4,022 cubic yards; Cardenas,
475 cubic yards.

Dismantling Old Steam Electric Station at Gatun.
Work is in progress for the removal of the
remaining equipment from the old steam-
driven electric power plant on the west side
of Gatun Locks. Following the beginning
of operation of the hydroelectric station at
the Gatun Spillway, the steam plant was
closed. In January, 1914, one of its three
generating units had been transferred to the
twin steam plant at Miraflores, and now all

the remaining equipment is to be installed
there. The Miraflores plant is operated in con-
nection with the hydroelectric plant and the
high voltage transmission system, and kept
in readiness for immediate service in case of
breakdown of the hydroelectric plant or inter-
vening transmission line.

The equipment now to be transferred from
the old Gatun steam station includes two
1,500-kilowatt turbogenerators, with the four
400-horsepower boilers supplying them, and
all the auxiliary equipment, consisting of
hot well pumps, condensers, vacuum pumps,
switchboard apparatus, etc.

It has not been determined what disposition
will be made of the building at the Gatun
station. This is a frame and corrugated iron
structure, 150 feet by 77 feet in plan, with a
height of 48 feet from the floor to the peaks
of the gables.

Opening of National Exposition of Panama.

The Panama National Exposition was open-
ed formally on Sunday, February 6. The
President of Panama delivered the principal
address, in the presence of officials of the Re-
public, representatives of exhibiting govern-
ments, Canal officials, and others who were
invited to be present.

Earthquake Shocks.

A heavy seismic disturbance of compara-
tively close origin began at 10:55:39 a. m.,
Tuesday, February 8, and ended at 11:09:05
a. m. The pen on the east-west 100-kilogram
instrument in the observatory at Balboa
Heights was thrown off, leaving the sheet
to the east but recording a movement of 103
millimeters to the west, before it was thrown
off. The damper on the north-south instru-
ment was thrown off and interfered with the
true record, but previous to the interference
a movement of 106 millimeters to the north
was recorded. Good records were obtained
by both the smaller instruments, the north-
south showing 10 millimeters amplitude and
the east-west a movement of 38 millimeters
to the east and 25 millimeters to the west.
The distance of the epicenter of the disturb-
ance was about 130 miles, and the indicated
direction was westerly.

This shock was similar to the heavy shocks
of October, 1913, and May, 1914, and had an
intensity of V on the Rossi-Forel scale. In
order to make true comparisons it would be
necessary to have complete records and the
records of all the heavy quakes are broken,
owing to the pens being thrown off the drums.
Using this fact as a basis for comparison, the
disturbance of February 8 was not quite as
severe as some of the heavier shocks on record,
when the pens were thrown off of all four in-
struments.

A slight after-shock occurred between 12:-
57:50 and 1:03:28 p. m., having a maximum
amplitude of six millimeters. The distance
and direction of the epicenter were the same
as for the heavy shock.

214

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 25.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS.

Smallest Force on the Isthmus in December since
1906. — Comparisons with Previous Years.

The force report for the second half-month
of December, 1915, made out as of December
23, shows the total force employed by The
Panama Canal, the Panama Railroad Com-
pany, and contractors with the Canal or rail-
road, on the Isthmus to have been 21,915.
This is the smallest force which has been en-
gaged on the Canal since 1906; it is the lowest
mark which has been reached in the diminu-
tion of the force since the height of construc-
tion, as shown in the accompanying graph
of maximum forces employed in the years of
American Canal construction.

When the United States assumed the oc-
cupation of the Canal Zone, on May 4,

1904, the Isthmian Canal Commission took
over the employment of "some 600 or 700
men, employed principally in continuing in
a feeble way the work of excavation on the
Culebra or summit divide; but a consider-
able number of men were employed as care-
takers of machines, tools, apparatus, stores,
and supplies of all kinds," according to the
first annual report of the Governor of the
Canal Zone, dated November 1, 1904. By
the end of that year the force had grown to
approximately 5,500; a year later, November,

1905, it was approximately 19,500. In No-
vember of 1906 the men employed on the
Isthmus were reported as "approximately
21,000." In 1907 the number reached 31,967,
in October. Considering these figures, and
those available for the succeeding years, the
high marks of employment in the years of
construction may be summarized as follows:

Year

1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915

November.
November.
November.

October

April

October

March

December. .
November.
March

5.500
19,500
21.000
31.967
33.170
35.405
38.676
37.826
40.159
44.733
33.619
26.905

The decline of the force from its peak, at-
tained in March, 1913, is shown in this tabu-
lation of the forces reported for the second
half-month of each month since that time:

Beginning with April, 1914, the commissary
force is included with that of the Supply De-
partment of The Panama Canal. It was not
reported separately in April and May of that
year. For the years 1904, 1905, and 1906,
November is quoted as the month of highest
employment, because it is the last month for

which figures are given in the reports.

The 21,915 employes on December 23,
1915, and the occupants of Panama Canal
and Panama Railroad quarters on December
31, 1915, numbering 16,493, were distributed
as shown in the accompanying tables. Of the
occupants of quarters, 6,660 were Americans,
346 Europeans, and 9,487 West Indians:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

£

•0
I

0

H

Art

sans.

Laborers.

Department or
Division.

c

1

G

c

3

c

n

p.

Ml

3 a£

c

o

46
426
122
5
588

37
162

a

l

a
O

Operation and Main-

315
431
104

87
286
1.886
142
135

60
5

12
2

2

" i

8

3
63
349
32

59
9

77

23

2(11
495

40
156

4,*
129

10
440
482

84
1S6
131
544

1
74
17
91

151
42

613

8
262
181

4
2

"s

"6

IS
11

1
28

4

418
1,997
1,767

346
1.666
2,260
1,751

135

405
74

137
301
180
177
87
329
807
33
81
2

Terminal Constr'ctn
Building Division. .

79
4

2,898
1,947

14

190

107
50

1,753
2,589
2,558

13

Fortifications

32

54

93

9

1

1
1

90
9

64
56

' 1

2
1

486

25

1,145

1.970

3.451

624

999

112

897

1.506

2'

69

10.819

2,134
13
130
21
83
210
179
426
332
26

12,953

957

421
774

23
395
126
354

25

' i,i

5
2
67

6
3
81

18
5
85

13
12

248

3

251

17

1,518
443

1,896
23
870
128

2,546
118

18.361

1,648

Quartermaster

35

9

145

632

1

7

1,979

....

99
2

187

3

1
40
9

4

152
18

8

267
1

331

11
161

754

24

24

261

28

396

538
35

3,358

11

5

19

14

109

1.049

2,878

6.526

751

1.409

2,354

1,355

148

1.355

3,554

21.915

Changes

6,575
-49

222

-a

744
+ 7

1,471
-62

2,694

-340

2,042
-687

1,798
-1.044

183
-35

1,773
-418

3,259
+99

61
-6

117
-8

20.939] 3,763
-2.578 -209

24,702
-2,787

*The wages are stated in United States currency.

QUARTERS.

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
d-en

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren.

925
967
6
210
306
22
43
207
922

332

441

3

113

79

12

4

175

345

302

355

4

136

90

12

9

224

4-k.

126'

7
5
9
47

1

8

15

l,623i
246
29
347
481
399'
168
492

1,625'

491
15
9
113
115
258
20
366
213

678

3

5

1

14'
7

149

158

329

34

30
64

3

4

684

429

Total

3,608

1.504

1,548

289

17

40

5,410

1.600

2,477

(1) Includes Taboga Island. Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 12 Asiatics. (3) Includes 17 Ameri-
can negroes, 84 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miraflores
and Red Tank. (5) Includes Empire. Las Cascadas, and Bas Obispo. (6) Includes 11 Panamanians. (7) In-
cludes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (8) Includes 23 East Indians. 16 colored American citizens, and
139 Panamanians. *

March 26. 1913

April 30. 1913

May 28, 1913

June 25, 1913

Julv 30. 1913

August 27, 1913

September 24, 1913.

October 29. 1913

November 26. 1913.
December 31. 1913..
January 28, 1914...
February 25. 1914. .

March 25. 1914

April 29. 1914

May 27, 1914

June 24. 1914

Julv 22, 1914

August 26. 1914

September 23, l'' 14.
1 ictober 28, 1914....
November 25, 1914.
December 23. 1914..
January 20, 1915. . .
Februarv 24. 1915. .

March 24. 1915

April 21. 1915

May 26. 1915

June 23, 1915

July 21. 1915

August 25, 1915

September 23, 1915.
October 27, 1915....
November 24, 1915.
December 23. 1915..

I. C. C. or Panama Canal.

Silver.

Gold.

28,080
28.4(,7
27.918
28,931
29,657
30,918
28.480
26.(132
24.592
23,029
23.824
22.9(19
23,542
23,386
22,349
21.499
22.332
20.753
20,421
19.751
19.547
18.176
17,592
17,023
17.110
18.332
17.294
18,465
17,982
17.631
17.342
16.538
15.905
15.697

4.487
4,358
4,337
4,282
4,173
4.087
3,786
3.685
3.695
3.744
3,944
3.908
3,850
4.005
3.901
3.790
4,712
4.009
3.8IK,
3.694
3.566
3,333
3,334
3,088
3,034
3.173
3.271
3.212
3.208
3,172
3.159
3.270
3,303
3.196

Total.

32.567

32.825
32,255
33.213

35,(105
32.266
29,717
28,287
26,953
27.768
26,817

27,391

25.289
27.014
2 4.71.2
24,227
23,4 IS
23,111
21.509
20.926
20.111
20,144
21,505
21,565
21,675
21.190
20.803
20.501
19.808

5,248
5.020
4.S94
3,757
3,894

3.810
3,657
4,151

3.723
4.079
3.412
4.478
4.262
4.771
4,343
5,314

3,914
3.274
3.164
3.662
3,638
2,978
5.270
2.936
4.590
4.845
5,349
4.261
2.921
3,916
5.151
2,878

1,274
1.299
1.319
1.331
1 .382
1.419
1.424
1.-1(14
1,406
1,472
1,423
1.507
1,297

(1.129)

(1,488)
(1,1991
(1.155)
1,195
(1,176)
(1.2771
(1,1901

(1,1931

(1.2181

(1.318)
(1.5551
(1.4(17 i
(1,350)
(1.470)
(1.440)
(1.648)

5.644

5,048

4,565

3.961

3.378

2,923

2,282

1,648

1.123

415

349

265

34

289
356
360
374
179
375
166
360
139
343
345
141

44.733
44.192
43.033
42,262
42,484
42.885
39.782
36.426
34,967
32,563
33,619
31.801
33,201
31,694
31,050
29,673
32,437
28.883
28,199
26.759
29.2 7 7
25.255
24.853
23,445
23.774
24.815
26,434
26.897
26,905
25,424
23.761
24,067
24,702
21.915

Readjusting Range Lights at Gatun Locks.

The lighthouse section of the Marine
Division has completed certain adjustments
of the range lights Nos. 1 and 2, governing
the approach to Gatun Locks from Gatun
Lake, for the purpose of increasing their
intensity when seen from a remote distance.
The correction of the lights has been made
by adjustments of the lenses, and substitu-
tion of helical reflectors for parabolic As
the lights had been before, the pilots com-
plained that they were hardly distinguish-
able from the illuminating lights on the lock
walls, to anyone on a ship in the remote
reaches of the range.

Range light No. 1 is situated on the west
backfill of Gatun Locks, near the north end of
the upper level, and No.~2 is on the upper
approach wall.

*

Work was begun last week on the removal
of the old passenger and freight station of
the Panama Railroad at New Gatun, which
was sold to a contractor.

February 9, 1916.

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215

Graph of Maximum Forces Employed on the Isthmus in the Years of American

Occupation.

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Motor Busses May Be Chartered by Private Parties.
Private parties of Government employes
may charter the motor busses of the Panama
Railroad Company for excursions. The charge
will be S3 for the first hour and $2 for each
additional hour or fraction, with a minimum
charge of S3. Request for the use of a bus
should be made at least 24 hours in advance
of the time at which it is to be used, and should
be directed to the motor car inspector of
the Panama Railroad, Balboa Heights; tele-
phone call, Balboa 322. The busses will take

parties to any of the points that can be
reached by highway from Balboa.

Oils and Greases for Steamship Use.
A full stock of oils and greases suitable for
steamship use is handled at the Canal ports.
The oils are carried in stock at the Supply
Department storehouse at Balboa and at the
dry dock at Cristobal, but orders may be
placed through the offices of the Captains of

the Ports.

-♦

The cable ship Cyrus W. Field returned from
Balboa to Cristobal on Tuesday, February S.

Deceased Employes.

Anderson. David H.

Andrews. Esau

Daley, Thomas

Jordon. Samuel

Parris. Hudson

Watson. David

Windson. Paul

56780
42799
87965

77225

St. Vincent
Jamaica. . .
Barbados . .
Barbados. .

Jamaica I Colon

Guadeloupe I Colon

Paraiso. .
Panama.
Colon. . .
Panama .
Panama.

Employed by

Panama Canal... Jan. 11. 1916.
Building Div.... Jan. 28, 1916.
Colon agency. ... j Feb. 1, 1916.
Term. Cons. Div. Jan. 24. 1916.
Term. Cons. Div. Jan. 24, 1916.

P. R. R I Jan. 27. 1916.

Health Dept I Jan. in. 1916.

Insane Er

nployes.

Name.

Chck
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Dale of
commitment.

102807

Barbados

Electrical Div. . .

Jan. 24. 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased or insane employes of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against
the estates or any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of
property, bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other
moneys due them, should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room
320, Administration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn
to before a notary public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate.
The names will be published but once.

Civil Service Examinations.

Examinations for the following positions
are scheduled to be held, probably on March
5 (date to be left blank in applications) : Gen-
eral mechanic, Departmental Service; guard,
United States Penitentiary Service; press
feeder, Hydrographic Office, men only; tele-
phone operator, Departmental Service.

The spring edition of the manual of exam-
inations has arrived and is ready for distri-
bution.

Announcement will be made later of the
examinations to be held in April.

Applications should be secured from and filed
with the office of the Board of Civil Service
Examiners, Balboa Heights, C. Z. Applica-
tions will not be received after February 16;
this date may be changed if necessary. A
card of admission will be sent to those found
eligible to be admitted, upon the receipt of
the questious from the Civil Service Com-
mission.

In answer to questions as to residence, ap-
plicants must show residence in a State or
Territory of the United States, and county
thereof, up to the time of filing application,
a ruling having been made that employes of
The Panama Canal can claim residence in the
United States while temporarily employed on

the Isthmus.

♦

Levelman and Transitman Examination.

An examination for promotion to the posi-
tion of levelman and transitman will be held
in the board room at the Administration
Building on Sunday morning, February 20,
1916, beginning at 9 o'clock.

The examination will be divided into four
sections as follows, with the relative weight
of each section represented by the numbers in
parentheses:

Section No. 1 — Give your name in full. Give your
age. Give names and addresses of not more than
three of your former employers. (10) State the extent
of your education, with names of preparatory schools
and colleges, also advise dates of graduation.
(15) Give an outline of your experience and length
of service qualifying you for promotion.

Section No. 2 — (50) — Written examination.

Section No. 3 — (20) — Oral examination.

Section No. 4 — (5) — Give sample of your free hand
lettering, any 10 words and 10 figures.

Sections 2 to 4, inclusive, will be given in
the board room between 9 a. m. and 12 m.
on February 20. Section 1 should be sub-
mitted with the application for permission
to take the examination and should be sent
through the head of the division to the
Office Engineer, Balboa Heights, on or before
February 17, 1916.

C.J. Embree, O. E. Malsbury, A. Wilson,
Board of Examiners.

Legibility in Requests for Reduced Freight Rate
and Free Entry.

Employes of the Government submitting
requests for reduced freight rate and free
entry of parcels shipped to them from the
United States are cautioned to submit the
forms filled out legibly, in typewriting if
possible. When the forms are not filled out
clearly it happens at times that shipments are
billed at the regular tariff rates because those
handling the shipments are unable to decipher
the names, and consequently unable to make
the authority for reduced rate cover the ship-
ment for which it was intended.

It is suggested that the heads of depart-
ments or divisions, who endorse such re-
quests to the Executive Secretary for ap-
proval, see that they are made out legibly
before forwarding.

216

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 25.

PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF SUN.

Atmospheric Changes Recorded at Observatories
during Period of Obscuration.

A partial eclipse of the sun by the moon
during the forenoon of Thursday, February
3, which attracted considerable attention
from the people on the Isthmus, affected to
a noticeable extent some of the automatic
recording instruments of the Meteorological
Division.

The eclipse, as observed at the Balboa
Heights observatory, began about 9.10 a. m.,
and ended about 11.55 a. m., with the maxi-
mum obscuration at 10.26 a. m., at which time
the sun was a little more than three-fourths
obscured. During this period, abnormal con-
ditions were recorded by several of the me-
teorological instruments. The thermograph,
which records the variations of temperature
automatically, showed a drop in the tempera-
ture at. a time of day when, under normal
conditions, a steady rise is recorded. The
hygrograph, which records the varying per-
centage of moisture in the air, at the same
time showed a rise in the percentage of mois-
ture, where ordinarily the conditions are just
the reverse. The sunshine recorder, which
indicates the number of minutes the sun is
visible and obscured, also showed a break in
the record of sunshine, although this was due
in part to clouds, which were numerous on
the Pacific | side at the time of the eclipse.

Only a slight effect was noticeable on the
barograph, the maximum atmospheric pres-

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and 1 1 a. m., February 3. Straight line shows time
recorder was affected by eclipse.

THERMOGRAPH RECORD.

Drop in trace shows
drop in temperature
during period of obscu-
ration.

HYGROGRAPH RECORD.

Shewing effect ol eclip3e
on relative humidity.

sure, due to the diurnal change of temperature,
being slightly lower, and the trace being more
on the order of a straight line than in the form
of a curve, as during normal conditions.

All the effects mentioned, above were also
noticeable at the Colon observatory, and the
automatic traces at the Colon station were
similar to those at Balboa Heights.

The effect on the hygrograph and baro-
graph were due indirectly to the abnormal
temperature, as this factor influences the per
cent of moisture and the atmospheric pres-
sure.

Reproductions of the thermograph and
hygrograph sheets during the period of eclipse,
and of the trace made by the sunshine recorder
are presented herewith.

Additions to the Panama Canal Library.

The following is bulletin No. 2 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa
Heights:

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS,
ETC.

Boston Chamber of Commerce, "American Merchant
Marine — -What it has been, what it is, what it
ought to be."

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Annual reports,
1914-15.

Silk Association of America, 42d annual report, 1914.

Silk Association of America. Silk essays.

Bureau of Mines, Approximate melting points of
gome commercial copper alloys. Technical paper
No. 60. By H. W. Gillett and A. B. Horton. 1913.

Bureau of Mines, Deterioration and spontaneous
heating of coal in storage. Preliminary report.
Technical paper No. 16. By H. C. Porter and F.
K. Ovitz. 1912.

Bureau of Mines, Electrolytic method of preventing
corrosion of iron and steel. Technical paper No. 15.
By J. K. Clement and L. V. Walker. 1913.

Bureau of Mines, Escape of gas from coal. Technical
paper No. 2. By H. C. Porter and F. K. Ovitz.
1911.

Bureau of Mines, Flash point of oils. Methods and
apparatus for its determination. Technical paper
No. 49. By I. C. Allen and A. S. Crossfield. 1914.

Bureau of Mines, Fuller's earth. Bulletin No. 71.
By Chas. X. Parsons. 1913.

Bureau of Mines, Hazards in handling gasoline.
Technical paper No. 127. By Geo. A. Burrell. 1915.

Bureau of Mines, Heavy oil as fuel for internal-com-
bustion engines. Technical paper No. 37. By I. C.
Allen. 1913.

Bureau of Mines, Limits of inflammability of mixtures
of methane and air. Technical paper No. 119. By
G. A. Burrell and G. G. Overfell. 1915.

Bureau of Mines, Methods for the determination of
water in petroleum and its products. Technical
paper No. 25. By I. C. Allen and W. A. Jacobs.
1912.

Bureau of Mines, Study of oxidation of coal. Techni-
cal paper No. 65. By P. C. Porter and O. C. Ralston.
1914.

Department of Agriculture, Ashes — Their character-
istics and management. Professional paper bulletin
No. 299. By W. D. Sterrett, forest examiner.
1915.

Department of Agriculture. Duck raising. Farmers'
bulletin No. 697. By Alfred R. Lee. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Trenching machinery used
for the construction of trenches for tile drains.
Farmers' bulletin No. 698. By D. L. Yarnell,
drainage engineer, Division of DrainagS Investiga-
tions.

Government Printing Office, Correct orthography of
geographic names. Revised to January, 1911.

Navy Department, Movements of vessels. 1915.

Smithsonian Institution, Reports of wind tunnel ex-
periments in aerodynamics. Miscellaneous col-
lections No. 2368. By L. C. Hunsaker, E. Bucking-
ham, H. E. Rossell, D. W. Douglas. C. L. Brand,
and E. B. Wilson.

United States Civil Service Commission, Annual report
of the United States Civil Service Commission for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915.

United States Geographic Board, Decisions of the
United States Geographic Board. 1910-14.

MANUFACTURERS' CATALOGUES AND DESCRIPTIVE LITER-
ATURE.

Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co., catalogue and price list
of "Wear-Ever" aluminum hotel ware.

Diamond Expansion Bolt Co., leaflets on telephone and
electrical specialties, catalogue No. 98.

Goheen Mfg. Co., "The Scientist," leaflets of paint
information.

Theo. A. Kochs & Son, catalogue of barbers' supplies.

McCray Refrigerator Co., refrigerators for residences,
catalogue No. 92.

National Affiliated Safety Organizations, leaflet de-
scribing arc welder's helmet.

Wheeler Reflector Company, catalogues of porcelain
enameled reflectors ana lighting specialties.

ARTICLES ABOUT THE CANAL.

Engineering Record, New York — Page 87, January 15,
1916, issue: "Panama Slides."

Pacific Marine Review. San Francisco — Page 45,
January, 1916, issue: Dredge Cascadas; page 62,
"Closing the Canal."

Steam Shovel and Dredge, Chicago — Page 19, January,
1916. issue: "The Slides at Panama."

Bull-tin of the Panamerican Union, Washington-
Page 820, December, 1915, issue; "La Quica-Tupiza.
Rival to Panama Canal."

The Excavating Engineer, Milwaukee — Page 140, Janu-
ary, 1916, issue: "Dredging in the Cut."

DREDGING AT ENTRANCES.

Reduced to Most Important Features While Canal
is Blocked.

During the blocking of the Canal all of the
dredging equipment which can be used to
advantage on the slides has been concentrat-
ed in Gaillard Cut, leaving for the work in the
Atlantic and Pacific entrances only a small
part of the fleet. At the Atlantic terminus
excavation for core fill for the new East
Breakwater is being carried on at Coco Solo
by the 18-inch pipeline suction dredge No. 4,
the spoil being handled along the trestle
through two relay stations to the breakwater
proper; and at the new coaling plant, the
slips alongside the wharves and a widened
turning basin are being excavated by the 20-
inch pipeline suction dredges^Vo. Wand No. 84
and the Belgian ladder dredge Marmot, trans-
ferred to Cristobal from the Cut on January
30. No maintenance work is being done in
the 7-mile sealevel section of the Canal ex-
tending from deep water in Limon Bay, just
within the breakwaters, to Gatun Locks.

At the Pacific entrance the rockbreaker
Vulcan has been engaged in breaking to grade
a few rock ledges remaining in the Canal
prism. Ladder dredge No. 5 was engaged
during the entire month of January in the slip
to the north of pier No. 18, and is removing
a part of the old abandoned Sosa-Corozal
dam. Pipeline suction dredge No. 85 was en-
gaged from January 1 to 19 in deepening
high areas in the inner harbor to -39 feet;
from the 20th to the 23rd in removing silt
from rock shoal near the south end of the old
Panama Railroad pier; and from the 23rd to
the 31st, in excavating silt from the prism,
between stations 2149 and 2160-50 west.

The channel at the Pacific entrance has
been completed to a depth of -45 feet from
deep water to a point 600 feet south of the
old Panama Railroad dock; from this point
to Miraflores Locks, the minimum depth is
about -42 feet, the channel having been com-
pleted except in a few rock patches. However,
there has been some silting in this area.

The inner harbor excavation is at this time
being carried to a depth of -39 feet as a tempor-
ary expedient because of lack of funds, except
around the docks, where it is carried to -45 feet.
There is no difficulty in handling ships to the
wharves which are ready to be used.

In the Atlantic entrance channel, and
channels leading to the terminals, construc-
tion of channel has been completed to a depth
of 42 feet below mean tide, though this mini-
mum depth has been decreased at places
by silting. The tidal variations on the At-
lantic side of the Isthmus are so slight as to
be negligible; on the Pacific side, with a
fluctuation as high as 20 feet, a depth of 45
feet below mean tide means approximately
35 feet at extreme low tide.

Applications for Family Quarters.

Applications for married quarters were on
file on January 31, 1916, as follows:

Stations.

Number of
applications.

163 (21)

154 (37)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the numbers
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhouse-
keeping family quarters at stations other than thogt at
which applications axe hied.

February 9, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

217

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Notice to Mariners. — Derelict Reported.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 5, 1916.
Circular No. 643-18:

The master of the steamship Herakles reports that
on December 24, 1915, he passed a derelict, apparently
three masted ship, partly above water, in latitude
7° 40' North, longitude 79° 34' West. Large amount
of lumber floating nearby.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Schedule of Laboratory and Miscellaneous Hos-
pital Charges for Employes.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 31, 1916.
Circular No. 618-10:

The schedule of laboratory and miscellaneous charges
on page 7 of circular No. 618-5 of May 15, 1915. is
hereby amended, effective February 1, 1916.

EMPLOYES OF THE PANAMA CANAL OR THE PANAMA
RAILROAD COMPANY OR OF CONTRACTORS UNDER THE
PANAMA CANAL.

Coffin:

Adult's

Child's

Cremation

Disinterment

Embalming

Funeral direction ,

Hearse

Interments

Lining and sealing caskets

Adult's

Child's

Preparation of salvarsan-

ized serum

Receptacles for ashes of

cremated,

thly

(a) Monthly (b) M
pay $50 or pay

less. than. $50.

(la) $3.25
(la) 1.25

Free
(la) 5.00
(la) 10.00

Free

(/)
(la) 3.00

(la) 10.00
(la) 5.00

Free

(la) $3.25
(la) 1.25

Free

(la) 5.00

(la) 10.00

Free

(1)

(la) 3.00

(la) 10.00
(la) 5.00

Free

(1) Free for American employes only. For all other
employes, from Ancon Hospital morgue to Corozal
cemetery, $5; from Ancon Hospital morgue to Pana-
ma cemetery, free, (la) Free for American employes
only.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Rates for X-ray Service.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 31, 1916,
Circular No. 618-9:

Circular No. 618-6 of November 13, 1915, fixing rates
and regulations for hospital and medical service, is
hereby amended.

Effective February 1, 1916, the basis of charges to
employes, dependent members of their families, and
others entitled to the same rates, for X-ray examina-
tions (elective), other than for dental work, will be the
same as for elective operative operations, except that
the minimum charge will be 50 cents for employes re-
ceiving $50 or less per month, and $1 for all others who
are charged on a percentage basis.

Jay J. Morrow,
^ Acting Governor.

Use of Coupon, Mileage, and Pass Books.
The i anama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., January 31, 1916.
Circular No. 709:

1. Employes using coupon books, mileage books, or
pass books are required to surrender them to collectors
or cashiers at any time when use is being made of the
book, without question or argument.

2. This rule is necessary to prevent unauthorized use
of books and is for the protection both of employes and
the Government.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Board of Health Ordinance. — Bathing Beaches.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 29, 1916.
Circular No. 708:

The resolution quoted below, adopted by the Board
of Health, is approved, and published for the informa-
tion of all concerned:

Jay J. Morrow.
Acting Governor.

1. The Board of Health of the Canal Zone respectfully
state that it has come to their knowledge that private
bathing places are being maintained in Canal Zone

waters without authority from the Governor; the
Board, therefore, requests that the Police Department
be instructed to advise the persons so maintaining
bathing places, and the public in general, that such
bathing places without authority from the Governor
are prohibited.

2. It is suggested that all persons desiring to establish
bathing houses or bathing places in the waters of the
Canal Zone for profit be required to obtain a permit
from the Governor or from such official as he may desig-
nate, upon condition that the person obtaining the
permit shall make provision for the safety of the bathers
in accordance with the following rules:

(a) In order to secure the safety of bathers two lines
of sound, serviceable, and strong manila hemp rope,
not less than one inch in diameter, anchored at some
point above high water, the same distance apart as the
width of the space occupied by the owner of the bathing
place fronting on such beach, which is deemed suitable
for bathing; and from the two points at which such
life line is so anchored, such line shall be made to ex-
tend as far into the water as bathing therein is ordinarily
safe and free from danger of drowning persons not ex-
pert in swimming, at limit points of safety such lines
shall be anchored and buoyed. From such lines so ex-
tended, anchored, and buoyed, across line shall be ex-
tended enclosing the area regarded as safe for swimmers.

(b) At locations where the variations of the tide are
great, additional lines, enclosing the area regarded as
safe for swimmers at low tide, may be directed by the
Governor, or by the official authorized to issue permits
in his name.

(c) Every keeper, proprietor, or person in charge of
bathing beach, bathing house, or bathing place in the
waters of the Canal Zone, under permit from the Govern-
or, shall cause to be painted and put up in some prom-
inent place upon the shore or beach near such bathing
house or bathing place, the following words: "BATHING
BEYOND THE LIFE LINES IS DANGEROUS."

(d) A copy of these rules shall be posted in a con-
spicuous place at all bathing houses or bathing places
to which they apply.

(e) A failure to comply with any of the foregoing
regulations shall be sufficient cause for the revocatio n
of permit held by the delinquent.

3. The foregoing resolution was adopted at a meeting
of the Board of Health, held at Balboa Heights, C. Z.,
on the 22nd day of January. 1916.

Chas. F. Mason,
Chairman, Board of Health.

Board of Health Ordinance. — Swimming Pools.

The Panama Canal.

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 29, 1916.
Circular No. 708-1 :

The ordinance quoted below, enacted by the Board
of Health, is approved, and published for the informa-
tion of all concerned:

Jay. J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Ordinance No. 6*.

Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the Canal Zone:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
association, or corporation to conduct, manage, or
maintain any natatorium. swimming pool, or tank in
any place in the Canal Zone, or for any person to bathe
in or use any such natatorium, swimming pool, or tank
without complying with all of the rules and regulations
for the protection and safety of the health of the patrons
of such natatorium, pool, or tank.

Sec. 2. All enclosed pools or tanks, with nonporous
bottoms, shall be thoroughly cleaned at least once each
week, with soap or lye and water, and when necessary
an additional cleaning with bichloride of mercury or
carbolic acid solution or other disinfectant, as the
Health Department may direct, and all such pools or
tanks shall be emptied and the water therein completely
changed at least twice each week.

Sec. 3. All pools or tanks, with constantly running
water and porous bottoms, must also have sufficient
outlet pipes to insure adequate change of water, and
at all times to be maintained in a sanitary condition.

Sec. 4. The bottoms and sides of all tanks or pools
where fresh water is used shall be white, so that objects
may be clearly seen, so far as possible, in all portions
of the pool or tank; where salt water is furnished the
bottom and sides need not be white.

Sec. 5. The manager of any natatorium, swimming
pool, or tank shall provide a sufficient number of at-
tendants, instructors, and life-savers, with qualifications
and training sufficient to enable them, in case of neces-
sity, to render aid to those using such pools or tanks, in
order to avoid accidents.

Sec. 6. No intoxicated person, or one afflicted with
tuberculosis, abscess, venereal, or other infectious or
contagious disease, shall use or be permitted to use any

*Previous o dinances of the Board of Health are
published in pamphlet form.

swimming pool or tank and anyone so offending shall
be punished as provided in section 13 hereof.

Sec. 7. All persons, before entering any swimming
pool or tank, shall be required to thoroughly cleanse the
body with soap and water, through the use of shower
bath or other similar device maintained and used for
such purpose.

Sec. 8. All swimming pools shall be provided with
sufficient cuspidors, kept and maintained in all dressing
rooms and at the edge of all pools, and proper and con-
venient toilet accommodations, and drainage shall be
provided around all pools or tanks so as to keep unclean
water or other material from flowing into said pools
or tanks.

Sec. 9. No person, attendant, instructor, or other
person, while bathing or while engaged or working
about or in any pool or tank, shalL smoke or chew
tobacco in any form, and it shall De unlawful for any
person to expectorate in the water of any tank or pool
or to blow the contents of his nose therein; the cuspi-
dors are provided for such purpose. All persons are ex-
pected to use the toilet accommodations, and nuisances
committed in the pool or tank or in jr about the bath
house shall be punishaole as an offense hereunder.

Sec. 10. The water of the pool must be maintained in
a condition suitable for bathing purposes at all times.

Sec. 11. A copy of this ordinance shall be posted and
kept in a conspicuous place near all natatoriums, swim-
ming pools, and tanks, for the guidance and information
of the public and patrons of such places.

Sec. 12. Before the construction of any natatorium,
swimming pool, or tank, the plans and specifications
for such structure shall be submitted to and approved
by the Board of Health before a permit therefor shall
be issued for same.

Sec. 13. Any person failing to comply with any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined
in any sum not more than $100.

The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted at a meet-
ing of the Board of Health of the Canal Zone held at
Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, on the 20th day of
December, 1915.

Chas. F. Mason,
Chairman, Board of Health.

Board of Health Ordinance. — Keeping of Fowls
and Small Animals.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C Z., January 29, 1916.
Circular No. 708-2:

The ordinance quoted below, enacted by the Board
of Health, is approved, and published for the informa-
tion of all concerned:

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Ordinance No. 7.

Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the Canal Zone:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any persons to
keep within the limits of the Canal Zone any live hares,
rabbits, guinea pigs, monkeys, squirrels, chickens, tur-
keys, geese, ducks, or other small animals or fowls,
without a permit therefor issued by the Board of Health,
or otherwise than in accordance with the terms of said
permit and the regulations of said Board.

Sec. 2. The fowls and animals referred to in section 1
shall not be kept in any building which is not rat-proof
in the manner provided for the rat-proofing of buildings,
unless same are kept in a rat-proof coop.

Sec. 3. Within the area embraced in the limits of the
Canal Zone towns, said coops shall be portable and
elevated at least two feet from the ground.

Sec. 4. All food for such fowls and animals shall be
kept in closed metal receptacles so constructed that the
contents shall be inaccessible to rats, and within town
limits no such food shall be thrown or scattered on any
floor, area or open space, but shall be placed only in
coops hereinbefore provided for.

The foregoing >rdinance was duly adopted at a meet-
ing of the Board of Health of the Canal Zone held at
Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, on the 10th day of Da-
cember, 1915.

Chas. F. Mason,
Chairman. Board of Health,

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Numbers on Commissary Books and Coupons.
The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa HeigSts. C. Z.. January 31, 1916.
To all salesmen and cashiers — In detaching coupons
from the new form coupon books, care must be taken
to see that the number on the coupons agrees with the
number on the cover of the book. This is necessary
in order to detect any fraudulent use of detached cou-
pons. In any case where it is found that the number
on the coupons does not agree with the number on the

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Vol IX, No. 25.

book cover, the book and coupons should be imme-
diately taken up and forwarded direct to the Auditor.
H. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

Native Rib Steak.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., February 1, 1916.
Memorandum No. 2:

To commissary managers — Attention is invited to
the item of rib steak, native, at 11 cents per pound,
which appears for the first time on retail cold storage
price lists sent out tonight.

Please bring this to the attention of your trade.
Benj. L. Jacobson.
Depot Commissary.

Proposals for Furnishing Beef Cattle to the Com-
missary Branch.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Depot Commissary, Panama Canal, until 4 p. m.,
April IS, 1916, and then opened, for furnishing the
commissary branch of the Supply Department of The
Panama Canal with beef cattle during the 12 months
beginning July 1, 1916, the estimated requirements
Deing 1,000 steers per month. Specifications ana gen-
era! conditions under which cattle must be furnished are
contained in circular invitation No. 1, dated February
1, 1916, and bids mu3i be submittted in accordance
therewith. Copies of this circular may be obtained
upon application to the Depot Commissary, Cristobal,
C. Z. Bids must be marked "Proposal for furnishing
beef cattle, to be opened April 15, 1916," and addressed
to the Depot Commissary, Cristobal, C. Z. The right
is reserved to reject any qt all bids.

Cold Storage Price List.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage
price list, effective February 10 and subject
to change each week. This list and the
wholesale price list for fresh meats indicate
the costs of all cold storage goods. Copies of
these lists may be obtained on application,
by mail or from the boarding officers who visit
incoming ships, immediately on arrival. These
lists are published in order that the ship-
ping interests may be kept informed of
the facilities afforded by the Panama Canal
for meeting the needs of vessels in the way of
supplies.

The fMlcwing list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective February 10, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for soles to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef suet, special, per lb $.03 J

Beef suet, native, per lb Qi\

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02|

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up) special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut ($] lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 Ids. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast , choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirioin steak, special, per Id 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1} lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 J lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (li lbs. up), native, per Id 17

Price.

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, perlo 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb. 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamp, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., pr lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3j lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 los., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 5-25

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb §.20

Veal, chops, per lb ■ 40

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal, cutlets, "per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs., per lb .20
Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calve's heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 10

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 24

Pates de foie gras. jar 67

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, eas 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, i head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, 'per lb 16

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19

Sausage, heberwurst, per Id 14

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage. Salami, per lb 38

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 13

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per Id 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 2Sf

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 29f

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Baron, squares, whole square, per lb 19

Bacon, strip*', whole trip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned— No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham, shoulders, boneless. 3ugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 22

2. Ham. sugar cured (half) per !!• 25

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 30

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (halt) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boileo (sliced) 41

Pigs feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pnrk, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Spiced head meat, jar 30

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs*, per lb 22

POULTRY AND CAME.

Broilers, corn led. per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 34

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 27

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 30

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 22

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25*

Geese, per lb •. .25*

Grouse, ea 60

Squab?, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 40

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb. tub, whole tun. per lb .45

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 .50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, parmesan, per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 59

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, young America, per lb 26*

Cream. 30 per cent, i pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 45*

Eggs, fresh, $ doz. only 23*

Fer-mibkic, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 1

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 501

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Price.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb iy

Co lash, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 11

Halibut, fresh, per lb 09

Herring, smoked, per lb 11

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb 11

Whitehall, smoked, per lb 34

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 10

Beets, per lb 02i

Beets, new, per 1 b 07

Brussels sprouts, per qt 20

Cabbage, per lb 02*

Carrots, per lb 03

Carrots, new, per lb 04

Cauliflower, per lb 15

Celery, per head 10

Chocho, each -. 02

Corn, green, per doz 12

Cucumbers, per lb 20f

Egg plant, per lb 09f

Lettuce, per lb 12*

Onions, per lb 04

Onions, young, per bunch, 02

Paisnips, per lb 03

Peas, green, per lb 08

Plantatns. per doz 12

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 04

Potatoes, sweet, tropical, pel lp 02 i

Potatoes, white, per lb 04

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb 02*

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED,

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, dried, 15-oz box 21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb ■ .08

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 13*

Raisins, seeded, pkg 11

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 15

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 06f

Bananas. 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas, 6 and 7 hands, cer bunch, 28

Bananas, ea 00}

Custard apples, ea 02

Grapes, per lb. % 24

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 034

Lemons, per doz 17*

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranges, tropical, doz 12

Pineapples, ea Uf

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

•♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

5 Not less than J ham of \ shoulder or fresh pork • /ill
be sold.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective February 7:

Price Change.

Old. | New.

$0.08 1 $0.04

*Cigars, Corona de Golofina, ea

.13 1 .10

*Formerly sold by box of 25 at $3.25, they may now
be sold singly at 10 cents each.

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 9, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
packages have been received at the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the
addressees:

fKrogdahl, A. A.
JLiebers, Jack
McNelly, Alvie
Murphy, Guy
Owen, N. J.
Reeves, Emmit
Ripberger, J. J.
Vannah, L. C.
tWilson, R. B.

Cartier, Henry F.
Catts, G. R.
Chamberlain, John
Chetty, Mrs. John
*Clawson, Fred
Dcvelin, Joseph
♦Donald, John (Box 146)
Durham, J. H.
Hcnsler, Otto
Jones, Frank

♦Package, f Paper.

JCard.

February 9, 1916.

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SHIPPING INFORMATION.

March Weather Probabilities.
During the month of March the following
weather conditions may be expected at the
Canal entrances. These predictions express
average conditions and are based on the rec-
ords at Colon and Balboa Heights (formerly
Ancon) for the past eight and 10 years, re-
spectively.

Winds — There should be a slight increase
in the wind movement as compared with
February conditions, and fresh northerly dry
season winds may be expected throughout
the month. North and northeast winds will
prevail at the Atlantic entrance, with an
average hourly velocity of about 15 miles an
hour. The maximum velocity for the month is
not likely to exceed 35 miles an hour.

Northwest winds will prevail over the in-
terior and the Pacific coast, with an average
hourly velocity of about 11 miles an hour.
Probabilities of a maximum velocity of more
then 30 miles are slight.

Rain — March is almost invariably the
month of least rainfall, and no heavy rains
are likely to occur during the month, although
light showers may be expected occasionally
at both Canal entrances. The average rain-
fall at the Atlantic entrance is 1.71 inches,
while on the Pacific side the average is 0.67
inches. The average numbers of days on
which 0.01 inch or more of rain is recorded are
15 and two, respectively.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur at either
Canal entrance, but night and early morning
fogs may be expected to form occasionally
over the interior. The average number of
nights with fog over the Gaillard Cut section
of the Canal is four. No dense fogs are likely
to occur, and practically all light fogs may be
expected to lift or become dissipated before
8.30 a. m.

Temperature — An average shade air temper-
ature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit can be expected
at the Atlantic entrance, while on the Pacific
side it should be slightly higher, about 82° F.
The temperature is not likely to rise above
88° F. or fall lower than 67° F. on the Atlant-
ic coast, while on the Pacific it may be as
high as 96° F. and as low as 65° F. The mean
daily range in temperature is much greater
on the Pacific coast than on the Atlantic,
especially during the dry season months.
For the month of March it should be about
20° F. and 7° F., respectively.

Barometric pressure — As the Canal Zone
lies without the regions affected by violent
atmospheric disturbances, the barometric
pressure is remarkably constant and uniform,
and except for the well marked diurnal change
caused by the variation in temperature,
changes in pressure are so slight as* to have
little value as indicators of future weather con-
ditions. The average March sealevel pressure
is 29.88 inches. A maximum pressure of over
30.00 inches, or a minimum less than 29.73
inches, is not likely to occur at either Canal
entrance.

Relative humidity — The average percentage
of moisture in the air (zero for absolute dry-
ness and 100 for complete saturation) should
be about 70 per cent on the Pacific coast and
77 per cent on the Atlantic. On the Pacific
coast the humidity will vary between 90 per
cent and 45 per. cent, while on the Atlantic
side the variation will be less, between 85 per
cent and 65 per cent.
Storms — Fair weather may be expected on

both coasts and probabilities of any severe gen-
eral storms are slight. However, a rough sea
and heavy swell may at times be produced
outside the breakwaters at Colon by the fresh
northerly trades, and during this period of the
year the so-called "northers" occasionally
reach as far south as the Isthmus. Smooth to
moderate seas may be expected at the Pacific
entrance to the Canal.

Tides — Owing to the fact that the average
fluctuation at Colon is less than one foot and
the maximum approximately two feet, tidal
fluctuations at the Atlantic entrance need not
be considered in navigation. Panama (Bal-
boa) tide predictions for the remainder of
February and for the month of March are
given below:

Tide Predictions.
FEBRUARY.

Date.

Date.

Wed.. Feb. 9....
Thurs.. Feb. 10..

Fri.. Feb. 11

Sat.. Feb. 12

Sun.. Feb. 13

Mon.. Feb. 14...
Tues.. Feb. 15...
Wed.. Feb. 16...
Thurs., Feb. 17.
Fri., Feb. 18....
Sat., Feb. 19....

Sun., Feb. 20

Mon., Feb. 21...
Tues., Feb. 22..
Wed., Feb. 23...
Thurs., Feb. 24..
Fri., Feb. 25....
Sat., Feb. 26....
Sun.. Feb. 27...
Mon.. Feb. 28..
Tues., Feb. 29..

1 :59
12 3
2:42
12.9
3:23
13.5
4:02
14.1
4:39
14.5
5:15
14.7
5:52
14:8
0:27

0.7
1:07

1.0
1 :53

1.5
2:47

2.1
3:51

2.7
5:02

2.8

7:53
14.1
x :35
13.0
9:23
12.0

10:24
11.2 I

11 :40
10.9
6:27
4.5
7:29
3.9
«:21

14:00

1.7
14:48

3.0
15 :42

4.0
16:42

4.8
17:49

S.l
12:53

20:10

14.5
20:54

13.4
21 :44

12.4
22:49

11.7

9:44

15:53

1.6

13.8

10:19

16:27

1.0

14.4

10:53

17:02

0.6

14.9

11 :27

17:36

0.5

15.2

12 :0I

18:10

0.7

15.4

6:30

12:38

14.6

1.0

7:09

13:19

14.3

1.5

7:52

14:07

13.8

2.2

8:44

15:05

13.1

3.0

9:50

16:13

12.6

3.5

11 Ml

17:28

12.5

3.6

12:30

18 :44

13.0

3.1

18:55

5.0
19:54

4.4
20:44

3 6
21:27

2.7
22:04

1.9
22:40

1.2
23:15

0.8
23:50

0.6

18:45

15.3
19:24

15.0
20:10

14.4
21 :05

13.7
22:17

13.2
23:40

13.2

Date.

Wed.. March 1...
Thurs., March 2..
Fri., March 3. . . .

Sat., March 4

Sun., March 5

Mon., March 6. . .
Tues., March 7 ...
Wed.. March 8...
Thurs., March 9..
Fri., March 10. . .
Sat., March 11.. .
Sun., March 12.. .
Mon., March 13.
Tues., March 14..
Wed., March 15..
Thurs., March 16
Fri., March 17...
Sat., March 18. .
Sun., March 19,.

0:56

7:24

13 :36

13.7

1.8

14.0

1 :59

8:22

14:32

14.4

O.S

15.0

2:53

9:13

15:22

15.2

-0.1

15.9

3 :43

9:58

16:09

15.7

-0.7

16.5

4:31

10:41

16:53

16.0

-0.9

16.7

5:16

11 :21

17:34

15.9

-0.7

16.5

5:57

12 .00

18:14

15.6

0.0

16.0

0:23

6:37

12:41

0.1

14.9

0.9

1 :03

7:16

13 :22

1.0

14.0

2.0

1 :47

7:55

14:07

2.1

13.0

3.2

2:36

8 :39

15 :00

3.2

11.9

4.3

3:33

9 :36

16:04

4.3

11.1

5.1

4:40

10:55

17 :14

4.7

10.7

5.5

5:49

12:18

18:23

4.7

10.9

5.2

0:31

6:54

13:19

11.3

4.3

11.6

1 :30

7:4S

14:04

12.0

3.5

12.4

2 :14

8:34

14:42

12.8

2.6

13.4

2:55

9:13

15:17

13.6

1.7

14.3

3:33

9:49

15:52

14.4

1.6

15.0

Mon., March 20..
Tues.. March 21..
Wed.. March 22..
Thurs., March 23.

Fri.. March 24

Sat.. March 25...
Sun., March 26. .
Mon., March 27.,
Tues.. March 28..
Wed.. March 29..
Thurs., March 30
Fri., March 31...

19:51

2.1

20:48

1.0

21:37

0.0

22:22

-0.6

23:04

-0.9

23:43

-0.6

18:54

15.2
19:31

14.2
20:11

13.1
20:57

12.1
22 :00

19 :25

4.5
20:15

3.5
20:57

2.4
21:36

1.3

4:11

10:25

16:26

22:48

14.9

0.5

15.6

-0.1

4:49

1 1 .00

17:03

23:?4

15.2

0.2

16.0

-0.J

5:28

11 :37

17:41

15.4

0.2

16.0

0:03

6:07

12:16

18:21

-0.2

15.2

0.6

15.8

0:44

6:51

13 :00

19:04

0.3

14.8

1.2

15.2

1 :32

7:37

13:51

19:53

1.0

14.2

2.1

14.4

2:28

8:32

14:52

20:52

1.8

13.4

3.0

13.5

3:35

9:40

16:04

22:07

2.6

12.8

3.5

12.9

4:47

11 :01

17 :21

23:32

2.9

12.7

3.6

12.8

5:59

12:19

18:32

2.7

13.3

3.0

0:48

7 :05

13 :22

19:37

13.2

2.1

14.1

2.0

1:49

8:03

14 MS-

20:31

14.0

1.2

IS. 0

1.0

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether It is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datura of the soundings on the
Coa< and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is S.2 feet, below mean sealeve!. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the c hart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height.
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than. 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from January 1 to

31, 1916, Inclusive.

Stations.

B

is

Q

5

Ha

Pacific Section—

Ins.
.31
.36
.90
.70
.19

.87
.63
.50

1.40
.72
.40
.11

1.06
.94
.65

.16
.49
1.63

3.21

4

18
18
14
14

14
14
31
14
31
17
18
14
18
15

17

17
17
5

Ins.
1.15

1.41

2.19

1.71

.68

Central Section —

1.30

1.42

1.07

2.16

1.46
.66

.22

1 32

2.03

.75

Atlantic Section —

1.05

1.50

2.33

13.04

Rainfall from February 1 to 5, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section-

Ins.
.01

Datt.
1

Ins.
0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Central Section —

.01
.10

1
1

0 01

0 10

0 00

0.00

.18
.02
.05

.02

i

1&3

4
5

0.22

0.04

0.07

0.02

0.00

A tlantic Section —

Gatun

.05

1.12

.08

.34

5
4
3
3

0.08
1.14

0.10
0.49

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
lidnight to midnight.
^Standard rain gage — readir.gs at 8 a. m. daily.

New Schedule of Launch Service to Taboga.

Following the placing of the new gasoline launch

Taboga in service, the schedule of launch sailings be-

220

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Vol. IX, No. 25.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(.Week ending at 6 p. m.. February 6, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL— PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

173
173

Feb. 4

Barge No. 150

American

Balboa

......

173

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Dale

Vessel

Line

For

Pac. American Fisheries. . . .

Baltimore.
St. Nazaire.

Feb. 3

Puerto Rico

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Port Limon.

Feb. 11....
Feb. 12....

Peroa

Coro?iado

Fred'k Luckcnbach. .

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jan. 31

Slade Lumber Company

British Government

Iquique.
Victoria.
Seattle.
Mollendo.
San Francisco.

Jan. 31....

Feb. 2

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

Feb. 2.
Feb. 4, ,
Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 5,
Feb. 6

Slade Lumber Company

N. Y. & PacificS. S. Co....

South American S. S. Co.#. .

British Government

' Pacific Steam Nav. Co

N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co ,
Cape Corso Steamship Co...

Peruvian Line

Cisella

Ucayali

Cape Corso Steamship Co...

Mars

Chile.

Callao.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Leelanaw Steamship Co. . . .

San Francisco.
Guayaquil.
Seattle.
Los Angeles.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.

• •

Leelanaw

*Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service to the United States.

tween Balboa and Taboga Island has been revised,
effective February 1. and is now as follows:

From Balboa — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for
Taboga at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.45 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m.. under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspinwall, or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwall will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a.
m., and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Mlraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the two weeks ending at midnight,
Saturday, February 5, 1916:

Day and Date.

Sun., Jan. 23

Mon., Jan. 24

Tues.. Jan. 25

Wed.. Jan. 26

Thurs.. Jan. 27

Fri., Jan. 28

Sat., Jan. 29

Sun., Jan. 30

Mon.. Jan. 31

Tues.. Feb. 1

Wed., Feb. 2

Thurs.. Feb. 3

Fri.. Feb. 4

Sat., Feb. 5

Heights of low water

to nearest foot.. ■ 125.0 91.0

Stations.

126. SO
126.30
126.70
126. 10
125.75
125.70
125.65
125.60
125.50
125.45
125 40
125.45
125.45
125.35

92 90
92.85
92.95
92.55
92. It.
92.80
92.03
92.01
92.00
91.92
91.87
91.9S
92 00
91.87

C-i

2J

5 86.60 53.10
?86 60,53 00
I 86.65J53.04
.6ySi.T6
7S6 6.! 54. 10
.64J86.64 54*00
.64 53.77
186.60 53.61
I 86.54 53 98
!6. 46' 53. 98
:6.41
6 . 40

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
posial service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These dispatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, March 6 and
April 3, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4, leaving
Panama at 7.10 a.m., connects with the despatches
for the sailings on March 6 and April 3.

When the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on
the following Sunday.

M

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Ling. Sails. Arrives.

ZacaDa

....U. F. C.Feb.

2..

..Feb.

Allianca

P. R. R..Feb.

3..

. .Feb.

Calamares

U. F. C.Feb.

5..

. . Feb.

Carrillo

U. F. C.Feb.

9. .

..Feb.

Colon

.. ..P. R. R..Feb.

10..

..Feb.

Tenadorea

U. F. C.Feb.

12..

..Feb.

Santa Marta

. V..U. F. C.Feb.

16..

..Feo.

Advance

P.R. R..Feb.

17..

..Feb.

.Metapan

.....U.F. C.Feb.

19..

.Feb.

28

rAlmirante

U. F. C.Feb.

23..

.Mar.

1

[Panama

P.R. R.. Feb.

24..

.Mar.

1

' CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Panama

P. R. R..Feb.

10..

.Feb.

16

Almirante

U. F. C.Feb.

10...

.Feb.

17

Pastores

U. F. C.Feb.

14..

.Feb

21

Allianca

P. R. R..Feb.

17..

.Feb.

23

Zacapa

U. F. C.Feb.

17..

.Feb.

24

Calamares

U. F. C.Feb.

21..

.Feo.

28

Colon

P. R. R..Feb.

24..

.Mar.

1

Carrillo

U. F. C.Feb.

24..

.Mar.

2

Tenadores

U. F. C.Feb.

28..

.Mar.

6

Advance

P.R. R.. Mar.

2...

.Mar.

9

Santa Marta . . .

....U.F. C.Mar.

2...

.Mar.

9

Metapan

U.F. C.Mar.

6..

.Mar.

14

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Atenas

U.F. C.Feb.

5..

.Feb.

12

Heredia

U.F. C.Feb.

9..

.teb.

14

Turrialba. .*.....

■ U.F. C.Feb.

12...

.Feo.

19

Coppenaroe

U.F. C.Feb,

16...

.Feb.

21

Abangarez

U.F. C.Feb.

19...

.Feb.

26

Cartago

U.F. C.Feb.

23..

.Feb.

28

Atenas

....U.F. C.Feb.

26...

.Mar.

4

Heredia

....U.F. C.Mar.

1...

.Mar.

6

Turrialba

....U.F. C.Mar.

4...

.Mar.

11

Coppename

....U.F. C.Mar.

8...

.Mar.

13

Abangarez

....U.F. C.Mar.

11...

.Mar.

17

Cartago

U.F. C.Mar.

15...

.Mar.

20

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago

U.F. C.Feb.

13...

.Feb.

IS

Atenas

U.F. C.Feb.

13...

.Feb.

20

Heredia

U.F. C.Feb.

20...

.Feb.

25

Turrialba

U. F. C.Feb.

20...

.Feb.

27

Coppename

U.F. C.Feb.

27...

.Mar.

3

Abangarez

U.F. C.Feb.

27...

.Mar.

5

Cartago

U. F. C.Mar.

5...

.Mar.

10

Atenas

U. F. C.Mar.

5...

.Mar.

12

Coppename.. ...

....U.F. C.Mar.

12...

Mar.

17

Abangarez

U.F. C.Mar.

12...

.Mar.

19

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1916.

No. 26.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(Joreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are charged as beginning from the first of
the quarter of the year in which received.

Remittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
On this basis:

Subscription for the rest of the year, to January 1, 1917,
is $1.00.

For foreign subscriptions the year is divided into thirds;
remittances for the remainder of this year should be
$1.50.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C, or to The
Canal Record at the address given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Unloader Towers at Cristobal Coaling Plant
Ready for Tests.
It is expected that the first tests of the
four unloader towers of the new coaling plant
at Cristobal can be made on the Navy collier
Jason, which arrived at Cristobal on Tuesday,
February 15, with a cargo of coal from Norfolk
for the Panama Railroad Company.

Arrival of Barges for the Dredging Division.

Of the six barges purchased recently from
towing companies operating in New York Bay,
two have arrived from the United States in
tow of Canal colliers coming from Norfolk
and a third arrived at Cristobal on Tuesday,
February 15, in tow of the Navy collier Jason,
which sailed from Norfolk on February 6.
The barges which have arrived are three of
the four purchased from the Moran Towing
and Transportation Company, of New York.
Immediately after arrival the barges were
taken in tow by Canal tugs and added to
the dredging fleet in Gaillard Cut.

Vessels Coaling at Canal Terminals.

The steamship Polyphemus, carrying a gen-
eral cargo amounting to 8,2-10 tons from San
Francisco to London, arrived at Balboa
on February 12, coaled, and cleared for Coro-
net on the next day. The master stated that
it had not been his expectation to pass through
the Canal, his call at Balboa being for coal
and supplies.

Two sailing yachts, equipped with auxiliary
motors, arrived at Balboa during the past
week, and are waiting for. transit through the
Canal. The first to arrive was the Adrea,
coming from Amapala on the way to New

York, and the second was the T. Ellis, bound
from Los Angeles to New York.

The yacht Wisdom arrived at Cristobal
on February' 12. from Limon, seeking transit
through the Canal. The steamship Windber,
which arrived at Cristobal from Baltimore on
February 5, on the way to South Bellingham,.
Wash., is lying in the bay awaiting the opening
of the Canal, though advice has been cabled
to her owners that no assurances can be given
as to the probable time of opening. The
Windber is operated by the Pacific American
Fisheries, and her operators wish to despatch
her to the Bering Sea for the Alaskan canning
season by the end of March

The Windber was one of the vessels which
arrived at Balboa shortly after the closing of
the Canal, and she completed the voyage to
Baltimore by way of the Strait of Magellan,
sailing from Balboa on October 25. The
Edison Light, which had arrived at Balboa
shortly before the Windber and was also on
the way to Baltimore, waited for transit
through the Canal, which she made on Decem-
ber 23, and reached Baltimore one day earlier
than the Windber.

GASOLINE STORED IN BULK.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation at the bases of the Culebra
slides, north of Gold and Contractor's Hills,
during the week, ending at midnight of Mon-
day, February. 14, amounted to 255,130 cubic
yards. In addition, 17 531 cubic yards were
rehandled by the pipeline suction dredge
No. 86; 30,144 cubic yards by the seagoing
suction dredge Culebra; and 2,879 cubic
yards by the Belgian ladder dredge No. 5,
making a total of rehandled spoil of 50,545
cubic yards

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 84,240

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 66,090

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 56,920

Corozai .Ladder 47,840

Culebra Seagoing suction 30, 144

No. 86 Pipeline suction 17,531

No. 5 Belgian ladder 2,870

The average aggregate output of the dredges
in the Cut during the 16 weeks preceding that
ending at midnight of February 14 was 257,-
035 cubic yards, the total amount of primary
excavation during that period (since October
19)- having been 4,112.550 cubic yards. This
has been an average of 36,719 cubic yards for
each of the 112 days. The record excavation
in one day by the fleet in the Cut is 48,622
cubic yards.

French Line to Discontinue Reiuced Rates for
Canal Employes.

Advice has been received from the Colon
office of the Compagnie Generale Transat-
lantique that on and after February 29. 1916,
the company will discontinue the granting of
reduced rates to employes of The Panama
Canal and the Panama Railroad Company.

Two Hundred Thousand Gallons to Be Placed in
Canal Storage Tank at Balboa.

The first shipment of gasoline in bulk
for The Panama Canal, consisting of 2,380
barrels, or approximately 123,700 gallons,
arrived at Balboa in the morning of Wed-
nesday, February 16, on the tank steamship
/. A. Moffett of the Standard Oil Company.

The remainder of the cargo of the Moffett
and of barge No. 93, which arrived with
her, is crude oil.

The gasoline is being discharged into the
the new gasoline storage tank erected by The
Panama Canal on a site adjoining the
tank farm at Balboa. A second shipment is
expected in March, of about 100,000 gallons.
No gasoline will be stored in the recently erect-
ed storage tank at Mount Hope for the present,
as the demands from the Atlantic end will be
met by drafts on the storage at Balboa.

Gasoline has been kept on hand, before
this, in drums. The present stock in drums
is about a five months' supply.

There are now stored at Balboa, available
for sale to steamship lines, gasoline, crude oil,
and Diesel oil. They are handled at present
by The Panama Canal, the Union Oil
Company of California, and the Panama
Agencies Company, the tanks of other lessees
of lots not being ready for service. At the
Atlantic entrance oil is handled by the
Huasteca Oil Company and The Panama
Canal.

The conditions governing the storage of

' fuel oil at the Canal terminals have been set

forth in the following circular letters, which

were sent to various oil companies and

others interested in the situation:

1. The following information is issued for
the guidance of all concerned relative to the
erection of tanks and the storage and handling
of fuel oil by individuals and companies at
the Atlantic and Pacific terminals of The
Panama Canal:

2. The grade of oils brought to the Isthmus
for storage shall be restricted to Diesel engine
oil, and fuel oils of the character generally
known in the oil trade as "topped" oils.
They shall not be heavier than 16 degrees
Baume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and the
flash point, as determined by the Pensky-
Martins closed-cup tester, Bureau of Mines
standard, shall not be lower than 150 degrees
Fahrenheit. The limit fixed on the gravity
of the oil arises from the desire to limit the
minimum rate of flow in the gravity flow oil
lines from storage tanks to handling plant.
At the Pacific terminal it may be possible
to make special arrangements as regards the
design of the pipe lines between tanks and
pumping plant in individual cases to permit
the handling of slightly heavier oils than the
above. At the Atlantic terminal no variation
will be practicable. The safety of the tank
farms will not permit any variation from the
flash point fixed above. Storage of gasoline,

222

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Vol. IX, No. 26.

kerosene, or other distillates in bulk by in-
dividuals and companies will not be permitted.

3. The general location of the fuel oil
berths, handling plants, and tank farms is
shown on the following drawings: Atlantic
terminal, plan No. 41°8; Pacific terminal,
plan No. 4199.

4. Lots for the erection of tanks will be
leased in accordance with a revocable license
issued by The Panama Canal. A blank form
of the revocable license is appended below.
In general, the tank lots at the Atlantic
terminal are 300 feet square and the annual
rental is $300. At the Pacific terminal, on
account of the more restricted area, the tank
lots are 280 feet in diameter, for which the
annual rental is $300. The above lots will
accommodate tanks up to 55,000 barrels
capacity. Before these rules were established,
a few smaller lots were leased at the Pacific
terminal. These smaller lots are 230 feet in
diameter, and will accommodate tanks up to
37,500 barrels capacity. The rental of these
smaller lots is $200 per annum.

5. One tank only can be erected on a lot.
Each tank shall be located in the center of the
lot.

6. All material and labor, or work of any
nature, required in connection with the in-
stallation of tanks, including the grading of
tank sites, preparation of tank foundations,
fire wall construction, installation of water
connections for test purposes, and for drain-
age inside of fire walls, shall be supplied by and
at the expense of the licensee. The water lines
furnished by The Panama Canal are shown
on drawings Nos. 4197 and 4160-B.

7. Tank roofs must form a tight metallic
connection with the sides of the tank, and as
a protection against lightning a metallic con-
nection must be made from tank to ground
outside of tank foundations. Tank roofs must
be equipped with manhole cover plates, and
vents protected with 30-mesh copper screen-
ings. Details of these requirements are shown
on Panama Canal drawing No. 4195.

S. All oil pipe lines and necessary con-
nections between storage tanks and handling
plant shall be installed by and at the expense
of the licensee. The route of the lines and the
diameter of the pipe which the licensee will be
allowed to install will be designated by The
Panama Canal. In the majority of cases the
lines will be 12-inch diameter. Connections
at the plant manifolds shall be made as shown
on Panama Canal drawing No. 4195.

9. Requirements as to fire walls for tanks
of the Pacific terminal tank farm are shown
on drawing No. 4197. Requirements as to
fire walls for tanks of the Atlantic terminal
tank farm are described in Panama Canal
circular, dated March 11, 1915, to licensees
of lots at the Atlantic terminal, a copy of
which is appended.

10. All oils will be handled to and from
6torage through The Panama Canal's pump-
ing plant, for which service a charge, based
upon the actual cost of such service to The
Panama Canal and subject to such change as
may be ordered from time to time, will be
made. The present rate is four cents per
barrel of 42 U. S. gallons, each way, to and
from storage.

11. Authorized representatives of The
Panama Canal shall have access at all times
to any tanks or other equipment pertaining
to the storage and handling of oils.

12. All valves at the plant manifolds, in-
cluding valves connecting private lines to

manifolds, shall be operated exclusively by
The Panama Canal. The Panama Canal as-
sumes no responsibility for the operation of
any valve between the valves connecting
private lines to the plant manifold and the
tanks of licensees.

13. While The Panama Canal does not
assume any responsibility for the safety or
policing of tank farms, the Police and Fire
Division of The Panama Canal will, in case
of fire or other contingency, render such assist-
ance as is practicable.

14. Licensees shall be subject to any and
all rules or regulations that may be issued
at any time by the Governor of The Panama
Canal, relative to oil storage or the operation
and maintenance of equipment pertaining
thereto. This covers any future changes or
improvements which, in the opinion of The
Panama Canal, may be considered necessary.

15. The Panama Canal can not act as
resident agent of any licensee in connection
with the sale of oils.

16. On request, sales of oil from Panama
Canal tanks to licensees to complete their
deliveries, made necessary by shortage in
licensees' stocks, will be made when practi-
cable. The regular prices, without reduction,
shall apply to all such sales.

17. Under the present arrangement be-
tween the United States and the Republic of
Panama, known as the Taft Agreement, fuel
oil intended for sale to seagoing vessels is
admitted free of duty at the Canal terminal
ports. Any of this oil that is sold for delivery
or use in Panaman territory may be liable
for payment of duty to Panama.

18. The following drawings, referred to
above, may be obtained upon application to
this office or to the Washington office of The
Panama Canal:

4199, General plan, Pacific terminal; 4198,
General plan, Atlantic terminal; 4197, De-
tail of tank farm, Pacific terminal; 4160-B,
Detail of tank farm, Atlantic terminal;
4195, Details of pipeline connections at mani-
folds and vents, manholes, and lightning
protectors for tanks.

The following is the form of the revocable
license issued to holders of lots in the terminal
tank farms:

License is hereby granted to

a corporation organized under the laws of the State ■

of represented by

to occupy an area of land at Canal

Zone, said area being described as follows:

Lots and at the site reserved for

oil fuel storage, as shown on Panama Canal blue-
print file dated which lots

measure approximately square feet each.

or a total of square feet for the

lots.

The purpose of this license is to permit the said

company to erect and maintain tanks

for fuel oil storage purposes, and it is granted, on

thecondition that the said company will con-
struct and maintain such tanks in accordance with
the building, sanitary, and police rules and regula-
tions and other laws of the Canal Zone, and that

the said company will pay the sum of

dollars (S ) United States currency,

annually, to the Panama Railroad Company or
The Panama Canal for the use of said area from the

first day of 191 .. , until this license is

terminated.

Nothing in this license shall be construed as
exempting the licensee from the payment of any
taxes lawfully assessed against it or against any
improvements that it may construct upon said
area.

The license may be revoked at any time by
authority of the President of the Panama Rail-
road Company or the Governor of The Panama
Canal, upon written notice to the licensee, and in
that event the licensee agrees to remove all im-
provements from said area within a reasonable
time at its own expense, and upon its failure to do
so, the Panama Railroad Company or The Panama
Canal may remove such improvements at the cost
of the licensee, ti be recovered in a court of com-
petent jurisdiction in the Canal Zone.

Land Agent.
Following is the notice to licensees of lots
at the Mount Hope fuel oil tank farm, At-
lantic terminal, Panama Canal, referred to
above :

In view of the high cost and difficulty of con-
structing adequate fire walls of earth about each
tank of the Atlantic terminal tank farm, as a
measure of protection against fire, and to form a
basin of sufficient capacity to retain, if necessary,
the entire contents of the tank, it will be satisfac-
tory for the licensees to grade off their lots to the
extent necessary for the tank foundation, and to
perform such other work as is described generally
hereinafter:

The minimum elevation of each tank will be fixed_
by The Panama'Canal. Material removed in grad-
ing tank site will be used so far as necessary in throw-
ing up an earth wall around the tank. The height
of the wall will depend upon the location. Where
the slope of the ground is too steep, this wall may
be omitted. Between this wall and the tank a
ditch will be excavated to turn any oil escaping
from the tank into certain valleys or depressions
in the immediate vicinity of the tank. These ditch-
es should be of sufficient cross-section and have
such a slope as will enable them to perform their
functions suitably. It is considered that these
ditches should be not less than four feet deep and
eight feet wide at the top. Their size will depend
upon the condition at each tank.

Where the topography in the valley or depression '
selected as a catch basin to retain the contents of
the tank is such as to result in any oil which might
be spilled flowing onto or through territory which
it is desired to protect, a small earth fill will be re-
quired across the lower end of the valley or depres-
sion in question. The cost of construction of this
fill will be pro rated between the licensees of the tanks
which would drain into this valley or depression.
The Panama Canal will determine the particular
valley or depression to which the oil from any tank
may be drained, and will determine the diameter
and approximate route of all pipelines between
storage tanks and the Panama Canal oil handling
plants. A general plan, No. 4160-B, gives these
data for a number of lots, and licensees may pro-
ceed with grading and preparation of lots for their
tanks in general accordance therewith as soon as
desired.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

Pedro Miguel... .

Panama

Culebra

Colon

Term. Con. Div.

Pacific Locks

Dredging Div. . .

Dredging Div

P. R. R

Feb. 2. 1916.
Feb. 8. 1916
Feb. 7, 1916.
Feb. 5, 1916.
Feb. 5. 1916.

Graves, Preston

Hogan, John

Quinton, Ralph

Wynter. Fred

35935
22471
22092
89923

Barbados

Montserrat

Barbados

Jamaica

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished but once.

February 16, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

223

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

The complete closure of the Canal which
began on September 18 and continued through
October and November was interrupted in
December, when it became possible to handle
through the Canal the smaller vessels which
had been waiting at the entrances for passage.
The tolls collected in December for these ves-
sels, nine in number, amounted to $10,732.40.
As the average of tolls on the 1,519 vessels
passing through the Canal to October 1 was
$3,788.46 per ship, it is seen that the vessels
making the transit in December had dues less
than a third of the normal.

Of the three vessels making the transit from

the Atlantic, only one, the yacht Adrea with
tolls amounting to $93.60, contributed to the
December collections. The Acajutla had paid
her tolls on September 18, the day she went
from the Atlantic entrance to Gatun Lake,
where she lay at anchor while waiting for pas-
sage through the Cut ; and no tolls were levied
on the cable ship Cyrus W. Field, a Gov-
ernment ship engaged in Canal work. The
vessel* from the Pacific, which paid tolls
aggregating $10,732.40, were the Sultana,
Newport, San Diego, Edison Light, Navajo,
Admiralen, and Newton, though the Newton,
which is larger than the others and has a net
Canal tonnage of 3,579, did not pass the
slides until January 6.

The expenses charged to operation and

maintenance during December amounted to
$580,253.71, leaving a net loss in this account
of $569,427.71 for the month. This increased
the deficit for the fiscal year to $1,885,307.33.
The costs of dredging in the Cut amounted
to 53 per cent of the total operation and main-
tenance expenses in December.

Operation and maintenance" is supposed to
cover the cost of operations designed to keep
the Canal open and in order and necessary to
the work of handling ships through; to which
is added a proportion of overhead expenses
(approximately a third of the total overhead
expense of the Canal organization), being
costs of sanitary work, civil government, and
administration. A summary of the charges
in December is given below:

December.

November.

December,
1914.

Fiscal Year to Dale.

1916.

1915.

Marine Division:

$287.45
568.21

4,602.42
243.28

6.012.56

S407.48

537.57

7,440.40

$937.59

308.43

3,657.22

5,881.12

S4.547.94
2.211.12
27,708.85
20,510.60
22,260.62

$4,807.06

1,786.97

21,938.19

21,766.82

3.292.75

11.713.92

11.678.20

10,784.36

77,239.13

50,299.04

Lock operation and maintenance —
Gatun Locks:

1,228.71
4.216.25
5.829.22
1,882.71
46.22

1.302.37
6.074.99
7,796.61
1,413.91
154.84

1.571.87
13.252.74
6,295.32
4,072.18
386.44

6,924.88

48.191.61

105.908.28

6,433.42

1,132.67

8.964.05
54,182.67
31,637.30
13,833.91

1,721.30

13.203.11

16,742.72

25,578.55

168.5^0.86

110,339.23

Gatun Spillway:

131.93
816.59

115.19

229.40

2.90
1,621.80
1.194.23

697.52

2,007.58

104.52

584.72
3,337.51
1.809.14

948.52

344.59

2,818.93

2,809.62

5,731.37

Pedro Miguel Lock:

1,296.12

2,257.40

3,837.21

892.91

194.24

1,404.53
2,733.92
6.042.13
1,542.11
174.31

1,291.02
6.641.86
3.866.04
3,468.16
103.96

8,478.75

27,108.72

30.891 .66

9.181.04

1.211.67

6,471.62
43,934.65
18.811.44

8,030.26
810.06

8.477.88

11,897.00

15.371.04

76,871.84

78,058.03

Pedro Miguel Dam:

42.00

Miraflores Locks:

1.287.80

3,742.08

4,048.78

718.98

189.65

1,320.65

3.345.41

' 5,166.71

1,160.77

269.76

1,806.49
9,245.88
11.106.38
2.848.16
339.05

8.175.83
34.823.77
29.400.69
5.932.84
1.407.85

8,199.46

55,595.78

29,136.97

9.264.81

1.622.76

9.987.29

11.263.30

25,345.96

79,740.98

103,819.78

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

113.44

532.97

9.58

6.97
325.08
184.05

166.50

1,135.38
328.91

634.95

7,106.18
290.02

166.00
142.12

655 .99

516.10

308.12

1,630.79

8.031.15

Miraflores West Dam:

70.26

30.80

. 340.21

377.17

33,343.05
534.73

40.794.51
624.22

69,422.60

19,755.11

329,984.30
5.939.39

306,398.73
59,349.51

Dredging:

Gaillard Cut

307,187.32

334,656.53

188,628.56

1.613,910.19

642,898.93

5.75

9,286.43

4.978.80

307,722.05

335,280.75

208,389.42

1,629,136.01

707,227.24

1.109.32
1,761.06

1.723.05

1,683.91

237.98

17.495.78

3,400.52
992.34
40.77

11.193.03

10,374.10

237.98

41,266.31

10,781.56
6.128.89
22,241.50

15,993.16

Naos Island Breakwater, maintenance. . .

5.66
119.07

58.45
J.328.64

Damages to vessels in locks

125.10

192.23

Operation of floating derricks

12,127.21
1,350.82

4,178.62
1,778.89

16,352.17
9.327.06

7,020.36

15.367.85

385,120.59

414,976.79

300.175.10

2.126.497.18

1,119.098.97

195.133.12

228.968.42

141,734.99

1,159.292.15

633,487.36

Total

580,253.71

643,945.21

441.910.09

3.285,789.33

1.752,586.33

10,826.00

407,914.80

1,430,482.00

Tolls earned in excess of expenses \ . .

Expenses in excess of tolls earned

569.427.71

643.945.21

33,995.29

1.855.307.33

247,122.77

224

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 26.

CANAL TRIPS BY LAUNCH.

The Marine Division has made arrange-
ments to furnish launches for sightseeing or
pleasure trips over various parts of the Canal
and in the bays at Balboa and Cristobal. Pi-
lot launches will be used for parties of 12 per-
sons or less, at the rate of $5 for the first hour
and $2 50 for each succeeding hour or fraction;
and for larger parties, containing as many as
40 people, the launches Margarita and Taboga
are available, at Cristobal and Balboa, re-
spectively, for $7.50 for the first hour and $5
for each succeeding hour or fraction.

The following is a list of some of the trips
which can be taken, with the approximate
time required for each of them, and the ap-
proximate cost for the use of the two types
of launch:

a
o

"S

a

TRIP

v u

o-°

H

to 3

si

•

o~

*

2

J7.50

$12.50

Cristobal to Gatun Locks, and

return, through French and

2

7.5C

12.50

Cristobal to Fort San Lorenzo. . .

4

12.5C

22.50

Cristobal to Porto Bello

4

12.50

22.50

Cristobal to Gatun Spillway, via

7

20. OC

37.50

Through Gatun Lake, from

Gatun Locks to Gamboa

4

12.5C

22.50

Through Gatun Lake and Gail-

lard Cut from Gatun Locks

to Pedro Miguel Lock

7

20. OC

37.50

Tnrough Gaillard Cut, Gamboa

to Pedro Miguel Lock.

3

10. OC

17.50

Side trips up Chagres River in

connection with other trip. . .

2

5.0C

10.00

1

5.0C

7.50

2

7.5C

12.50

2

7.SC

12.50

4

12. 5C

22.50

^Approximate.

Applications for launch service for any of
the trips may be made to the office of the Cap-
tain of the Port, Cristobal or Balboa. The
request for service may be made by telephone,
but should reach the office not later than 5
o'clock in the afternoon of the day preceding
that on which the trip is to be taken. Guests
at the Washington and Tivoli Hotels may ask
the clerk in the hotel office to arrange trips
for them, and have the cost charged on their
account with the hotel. Others will make a
deposit in advance to cover the cost of the
trip. This deposit can be made with the dep-
uty collector or Captain of the Port at Cris-
tobal, the Collector at Balboa Heights, the
Captain of the Port at Balboa, the agent of
the Panama Railroad at Gatun or Gamboa, or
the timekeeping foreman in the office of the
Dredging Division at Paraiso. A memoran-
dum receipt covering the deposit will be issued
pending the completion of the service, and if
a refund is due the depositor it will be made
upon application to the official with whom the
deposit was placed.

The "Santa Clara" Salvaged.
Advice has been received that the Santa
Ciara, belonging to W. R. Grace & Company,
which ran on a reef in Smyth Channel,
Strait of Magellan, early in January, has been
floated after the discharge of 2,000 tons of
cargo and is on her way to New York for the
permanent repairs made necessary by the
accident. The Santa Clara is one of the At-
lantic and Pacific Line ships which were in
regular service through the Canal prior to
its elosing in September.

Civil Service Examinations.

An examination for the position of copyist
marine engine and boiler draftsman (male)
in the Navy Department, to fill vacancies as
they occur at any navy yard or naval estab-
lishment of the United States, will be held
about April 16, 1916 (date to be left blank in
applications).

The entrance salaries range from $2 to
$3.28 per diem.

The opportunity for appointment of quali-
fied eligibles is excellent, as difficulty has been
experienced in securing a sufficient number of
eligibles to meet the needs of the service.

Applicants are referred to announcement
No. 187, posted at all clubhouses and post-
offices on the Isthmus, giving fuller informa-
tion concerning this examination.

Applications will not be received after
March 22, 1916.

An examination for the position of stenog-
rapher and typewriter, The Panama Canal
service, will be held in the board room, Admin-
istration Building, Balboa Heights, about April
2, 1916 (date to be left blank in applications).
The local board has received authority
from the Civil Service Commission to admit
women to this examination.

The spring edition of the manual of exam-
inations has arrived and is ready for distribu-
tion.

Announcement will be made later of other
examinations to be held in April.

Applications should be secured from and
filed with the office of the Board of Civil
Service Examiners, Balboa Heights, C. Z.
Applications will not be received after March
8; this date may be changed if necessary.
A card of admission will be sent to those
found eligible to be admitted, upon the re-
ceipt of the questions from the Civil Service
Commission.

In answer to questions as to residence, ap-
plicants must show residence in a State or
Territory of the United States, and county
thereof, up to the time of filing application,
a ruling having been made that employes of
The Panama Canal can claim residence in the
United States while temporarily employed on
the Isthmus.

American Day at Panama National Exposition.

Washington's Birthday, February 22, will
be celebrated as American Day at the Panama
National Exposition. A committee of Ameri-
cans in Panama and the Canal Zone is co-
operating with the management of the exposi-
tion in the preparation of the program, which,
beginning at 9 in the morning, will include a
military parade, with at least 2,000 of the
United States troops from Canal Zone garri-
sons, a parade of school children, athletics,
trap-shooting, band concerts, addresses, fire-
works, etc. On account of the close relations
between the Republic of Panama and the
United States, and the numbers of Americans
already identified with the business and agri-
cultural life of Panama, the committee in
charge places emphasis on the opportunity
which the American Day will afford Ameri-
cans on the Canal Zone to observe something
of the progress of the country, as well as of
the extent of its undeveloped resources, as
exemplified in the exhibits at the exposition.

»
Congress on Christian Work in Latin America.

A "Congress on Christian Work in Latin
America," representing Protestant churches
of North, Central, and South America and

Europe, began its sessions at the Hotel Tivoli,
Ancon, on Thursday, February 10. Ap-
proximately 420 delegates and visitors, the
latter having semi-official standing in the con-
gress, are in attendance. The congress is
technical in nature, discussing the previously
prepared and printed reports of eight com-
missions, dealing with various features of their
problems in extending missionary work in
Latin America.

Laying of Cornerstone of American Bible So-
ciety's Building.

A cornerstone for the American Bible So-
ciety's building in Cristobal is to be laid on
Sunday, February 20, under the auspices of
members of the Congress on Christian Work
in Latin America, now in session at the Hotel
Tivoli. The walls of the building have ad-
vanced above the height at which corner-
stones are usually laid, but the forms were
so placed as to leave space in the wall at a
corner, in which the stone can be inserted.
The cornerstone has been made of concrete,
poured on February 14, and will contain two
copper boxes, in one of which appropriate
documents in English will be inserted, the
other to contain similar documents in Spanish.
One face of the stone bears the inscription,
"American Bible Society— MCMXVI" and
an adjoining face the inscription, "Sociedad
Biblica Americana — 1916."

Construction of the building is advancing
satisfactorily and it is expected that it will
be practically completed in May. By re-
quest of the authorities of the society, work
on the building on Sundays has been discon-
tinued An extension of time equivalent to
one day for each Sunday occurring in the period
set originally for completion has been granted
to the contractors.

Bound Volumes of The Canal Record.-
Five hundred copies of Volume VIII of
The Canal Record, containing the 52 issues
from August 26, 1914, to August 18, 1915,
inclusive, bound in buckram, have been re-
ceived on the Isthmus from Washington.
After the distribution of official copies has
been made, about 300 copies will be available
for sale, at $2.50 per copy.

The volume is also for sale at the same price
by the Washington office of The Panama
Canal, and persons in the United States or
foreign countries who may be interested in
its records of the first year of commercial
operation of the Canal, and other information
of importance to shipping interests and com-
mercial bodies, may make application to the
Washington office.

Bound volumes I to VIII, covering the
period of Canal work, from September 4, 1907,
are sold for $2.50 per volume, and applica-
tions may be directed to The Panama Canal,
Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, or Washington,
D. C.

Sailing of the "Ancon."

The sailing of the steamship Ancon of the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line for New
York has been set for Saturday, February 19,
at 3 p. m., from Pier 9, Cristobal. She will
carry first-class passengers.

Visit of the "Cleveland."
The third-class cruiser Cleveland of the
United States Navy arrived at Balboa from
Corinto on Sunday, February 13, and will
probably return on Thursday, the 17th.

February 16, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

225

WEATHER CONDITIONS, CANAL ZONE, JANUARY, 1916.

The rainfall for the month was above normal at eight stations, and deficient at 10
stations. Totals ranged from 0.04 inches at the Indio station on the upper Chagres to
2.33 inches at Colon. The maximum amount of precipitation recorded on any one day was
1.63 inches, at Colon on the 17th. Light showers occurred quite generally throughout
the Zone an the 14th, 17th, 18th, and 31st of the month.

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was 64 per cent below the average
and over the Chagres River basin above Alhajuela, 76 per cent below the average.

The air temperature was approximately normal on the Pacific coast and one degree
Fahrenheit above normal on the Atlantic. The relative humidity, the temperature of
the sea water, and the evaporation were above normal on both coasts, while the atmos-
pheric pressure and daytime cloudiness were above normal at Balboa Heights, and below
the average at Colon. The wind movement was deficient at Balboa Heights and above
the average at Colon.

No fogs were observed at either coast station and the few fogs that were observed at
interior stations were dissipated by 6 a. m.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above mean sealevel, were as follows: Mean for the
month, 86.59; maximum, on the 18th and 19th, 86.75; minimum, on the 31st, 86.44; evaporation
from the lake surface, 6.230 inches.

The following is a summary of the climatological conditions recorded at the Atlantic
and Pacific coast stations:

Temperature.

> .

Precipitation.

Wind.

s

aj

-H ^

i £

.? .

Stations.

| H |

e

S

a

i

£

0

|

s

XI

«JJ3

s

c za

al

> -

- -o

>1

c

C

£

s

s a

M

Q

a

H

<fl

Q.2

H 5

0.

*

Q

Q

29.S8U

SI 1

86

Jan. 9

74

Jan. 2v<

86

2.36

3.92

11

11.323

N.E.

13

N.

Jan. 23

•Balboa

Heights . . .

29.868

80.3

90

Jan. 5

68

Jan. 28

b;

1.41

1.04

11

5.488

N.

2S

N.

Jan. 9

•Formerly Ancon.

January Rainfall for Three Years.

Pacific Section-

Balboa. . . .

Balboa Heights

Miraflores ....

Pedro Miguel.

Rio Grande.. .
Central Section-

Culebra

Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

Juan Mina. . .

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

B.azos^Brook.

Colon

Bocas del Toro

Ins.
1.15
1.41

.68

1.30
1.42
1.07
2.16
1.46
.66
.22

3.63

2.46

2.54

1.80 1.05

2.96 1.50

3.41 2.33

2.37 13.04

Ins.
1.11

1.04

3.31

i.22
3.92
10.99

Additions to the Panama Canal Library.

The following is bulletin No. 3 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa
Heights.:

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS,
ETC.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Analysis of the
present foreign trade of the United States. Bulletin
No. 3 of the Directors of the Port of Boston. 1916.

Medical Association of the Isthmian Canal Zone,
Proceedings of the Medical Association of the Isth-
mian Canal Zone for the half-year April, 1914, to Oc-
tober, 1914. Vol. VII. Part 1.

West Coast Lumberman, Standard classification,
grading and dressing rules for Douglas fir, spruce, cedar,
and Western hemlock products, adopted by the West
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association. 1915.

West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association,
Structural properties of Douglas fir and longleaf pine.
June. 1915.

Bureau of Education, Report on the work of the Bu-
reau of Education for the natives of Alaska, 1913-14,
Bulletin No. 48 of the Bureau of Education. 1915.

Bureau of Mines, Manufacture and uses of alloy steels.
Bulletin No. 100. By Henry D. Hibbard. 1915.

Bureau of Mines, Mine ventilation stoppings, with
especial reference to coal mines in Illinois. Bulletin
No. 99. By R. Y. Williams. 1915.

Bureau of Mines, Sampling and analyzing flue gases.
Bulletin No. 97. By Henry Kreisinger and F. K. Ovitz.
1915.

Department of Agriculture, Shortleaf pine — Its eco-
nomic importance and forest management. Bulletin
No. 308. By Wilbur R. Mattoon, forest examiner.
l*M5,

Division of Schools. The Panama Canal, Manual and
course of study. Canal Zone elementary schools. 1915.

United States Public Health Service, Notifiable dis-
eases. Prevalence during 1914 in cities of 10.000 to
100,000. 1915

United States Public Health Service, prevalence of
pellagra. Its possible relation to the rise in the cost of
food. Reprint No. 308 from the Public Health Reports.
By Edgar Sy dens trie ker. 1916.

United States Public Health Service, Strychnine sul-
phate. Its effect on California Valley quail. Reprint
No. 314 from the Public Health Reports. By C. C.
Pierce and M. T. Clegg. 1916.

MANUFACTURERS' CATALOGUES AND DESCRIPTIVE LITER-
ATURE.

Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Com-
pany, Booklet for using Parsons' white brass.

Crane Company, Catalogue No. 40 of steam goods,
etc.

De La Vergne Machine Company, Bulletin No. 152,
on ammonia condensing.

Elwell-Parker Electric Company, Catalogue of elec-
tric storage battery industrial trucks.

Follett Time Recording Company, Follett time
stamps and time-recording stamps.

Goheen Manufacturing Company, Pamphlet de-
scribing "Galvanum," for protecting galvanized iron.

Charles Hess Company, Instalacionessanitarias para
plomeria. Lampareria electrica.

Huttig Sash and Door Company, Catalogue of sash.
doors, mouldings, and general millwork.

Hyde-Murphy Company, Catalogue and price list
of wood mantels and fireplace fixtures. Catalogue of
sash, doors, and blinds, etc. Folder No. 12 on veneered
doors. Folder of Sectionfold partitions. Catalogue No.
310 of Universal art glass.

John Jacques and Son, Shears and paper box ma-
chinery.

Laclede-Christy Clay Products Company, Booklets
and circular showing size of fire brick.

Meinecke & Company, Advanced specialties for hos-
pitals.

Andrew J. Morse & Son, Diving apparatus and other
submarine appliances. The Invincible nozzle. Fire
department supplies.

Phcenix Caster Company, Anti-friction casters cata-
logue.

Shapleigh Hardware Company. General hardware
catalogue Xo. 200.

J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company. Armas de Fuego
"Stevens." Catalogue in Spanish, with export quota-
tions in English.

Stow Flexible Shaft Company, Catalogue of portable
tools and machinery. Leaflet of electric portable tools.
Leaflet of track grinding equipment. Leaflet of Schoof 's
handy drilling, reaming, tapping, and grinding outfit.

H. B. Underwood & Company, Catalogues of port-
able tools for railway repair and machine shops.

Universal Winding Company, General catalogue of
winding machines. Pamphlet of new type coil winder.

West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association,
Comparative strength values for structural timbers.
Leaflet.

Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Supplement to
part catalogue No. 3219-1, November, 1915, on im-
proved triple-valve test rack. Portable brake test truck.

Wickes Brothers, Circulars on angle bending rolls;
medium-duty plate bending rolls, pyramid type; com-
bined bending and straightening roll; heavy-duty plate
bending roll, pyramid type; clamps; gangs; plate-
splitting shears; structural coping and gang punching
machine; radial wall drill.

Gustav Wiedeke & Company, Ideal flue tools, Ideal
tube expanders. Ideal tube cutters.

The following is bulletin No. 4 of recent
additions:

Association of American Portland Cement Manufac-
turers, Facts every one should know about concrete
roads. 1915.

Great Britain, Annual medical and sanitary reports
of the northern and southern provinces of Nigeria for
the year ended December 31, 1914.

National Conference on Concrete Building, Proceed-
ings of National Conference on Concrete Road Build-
ing, held at Chicago on February 12-14, 1914.

Ohio Insurance Department, Ohio insurance report,
for year ended December 31, 1914. Three volumes.
Parts 1-2 — Fire, marine, casualty, fidelity, surety,
liability, credit. Part 3 — Life, assessment, health,
and accident. Part 4 — Fraternal beneficiary associa-
tions.

L. C. Wilson, Corrosion of iron, a summary of causes
and preventive measures.

Bureau of Foreignand Domestic Commerce, Shippers*
e^p^rt declaration and export procedure. Circular of
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 1916.

Bureau of Standards, Investigation of fusible tin
boiler plugs. Technologic paper No. 53. By George
K. Burgess and Paul D. Merica. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Dog as carrier of para-
sites and disease. Bulletin No. 260. By Maurice C.
Hall. 1915.

Department of Agriculture. Excavating machinery
used in land drainage. Bulletin No. 300. By D. L.
Yarnelt. 1915.

Department of Agriculture. Exercises with plants
and animals far Southern rural schools. Bulletin No.
305. By E. A. Miller. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Pecan culture; with
special reference to propagation and varieties. Farmer's
bulletin No. 700. By C. A. Reed. 1916.

Department of Agriculture. Bagworm, an injurious
shade tree insect. Farmers' bulletin No. 701. By L.
O. Howard and F. H. Chittenden. 1916.

Navy Department, American ephemeris and nautical
almanac, for 1918.

Navy Department, Annual report of the Judge Ad-
vocate General to the Secretary of the Navy for the
fiscal year 1915.

Steamboat-Inspection Service, General rules and reg-
ulations prescribed by the Board of Supervising In-
spectors, edition August 11, 1915. Edition Novenber
4. 1915.

United States Public Health Service, Studies upon
leprosy. Bulletin No. 75. 1916.

MANUFACTURERS' CATALOGUES AND DESCRIPTIVE LITER-
ATURE.

Acme Machinery Company, Illustrated catalogue of
bolt, nut, and forging machinery.

John Acton, Catalogue of automatic steam, water,
air, and vacuum valves and specialties.

Asphalt Shingle Publicity Bureau, Booklet of sugges-
tions for using asphalt shingles.

Beaudry & Company, Inc., Catalogue of belt and
motor-driven hammers.

J. G. Blount Company. Catalogue No. 15 of grinding
and polishing machinery and speed lathes.

Carters Tested Seeds, Inc., Catalogue of garden and
lawn seeds, 1916.

Chisholm & Moore Manufacturing Company, Cat-
alogue of chain hoists, cranes, etc.

Geo. P. Clark Company, Catalogues of trucks and
casters.

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Vol. IX f No. 26.

Diamond Machine Company, Catalogue D of grind-
ing and polishing machinery.

F. N. DuBois & Company, Illustrated catalogue E
of sanitary specialties and plumbing fixtures.

Edro Richardson Brass Company, Catalogue A of
brass and bronze goods.

Espen-Lucas Machine Works, Catalogue E of cut-
ting-off machines, boring machines, milling machines,
and automatic saw-sharpening machines.

General Electric Company, Bulletin No. 47750 on
switchboard structural devices and accessories.

Goulds Manufacturing Company. General catalogue
H and price list of pumps and hydraulic machinery.

Haage & Schmidt, Flower, seed, and garden tool
catalogues, in German.

E. Horton & Son Company. Catalogue No. 12-C of
chucks.

R. K. LeBIond Machine Tool Company, Catalogue
of milling machines. Booklet, "A lesson in economics"
(on belt shifters). Illustrated catalogue of lathes.
Handbook. "Milling machines and milling practice."

Long & Allstatter Company. Catalogue No. 21 of
punching and shearing machinery.

McGriff-Kimberly Lawn Mower Company. Instruc-
tion book and price list of lawn mowers.

Newton Manufacturing Company, Folder on toggle
switches.

Niles-Bement-Pond Company. General catalogue of
machine tools, 1913. Pipe machines, standard bolt
cutters, machine tools.

Noble & Noble, Catalogue of school books of all
publishers.

Rutenbcr Electric Company, Catalogue of electric
ranges.

Sullivan Machinery Company, Bulletin 72 on drill
sharpener; bulletin 71-Aonair lift pumping; bulletin
70-A on "Rotator" hammer drills.

Toledo Pipe Threading Machine Company. Pipe
threading hand book.

Trussed Concrete Steel Company. Kahn portable
steel buildings.

Union Manufacturing Company, Catalogue of chucks-

United States Electrical Tool Company, Catalogue
12. 1915, of portable electrical tools.

United States Steel Products Company. Catalogue
of light railway track materials.

F. E. Wells & Son Company. Catalogue No. 11 of
machine department.

Wolverine Brass Works, Illustrated catalogue H of
plumbing specialties.

Worcester Electric Manufacturing Company, Cat-
alogue No. S of knife switches, switchboards, and panel
boards.

ARTICLES CONCERNING THE CANAL.

Commerce Reports, daily, Washington — Page 382,
January 27, 1916: "Canal increases Honolulu ship-
ping."

Engineering Record, New York — Page 149. January
29. 1916: "Greenheart. used in Panama Canal, is a
timber with exceptional qualities."

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Price List.

The f Slewing list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective February 17. 1916.

The prices are increased by 17 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent f^r sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef suet, special, per lb $.03$

Beef suet, native, per lb 03$

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02i

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, special, per lb 11

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up) special, per lb 12

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast. 2d cut (3$ lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3$ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 los. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, special, per lb 13

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per Id 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut. native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Price.

Porterhouse steak (1J lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak ( 1 i lbs. up) , special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 1 lbs. up), native, per Id 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per Id 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 27

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

, FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulde r. per lb 20

LamD, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., pr lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton chops, shoulder, per lb 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 los., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs..

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25 j

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 205

Veal, chops, per lb 40

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 27

Veal, cutlets, per lb 45

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 40

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs., per lb .20
Veal, stewing, per lb 16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calve's heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 10

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 27*

Pates de foie gras, jar 55|

Pigs* feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' head, fresh, whole, eas 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, J head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 17*

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb r 19

Sausage, heberwurst, per Id 17*

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Salami, per lb 38

Sr-^re ribs, pork, per Id 13

Sieak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per Id 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 28

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 29

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Bacon, strips, whole str:p 20

Beef, corned — No. 1 , per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2 , per lb 12

Ham. genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham. shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1 . Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 22

2. Ham, sugar cured (halft per lb 25

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 30

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boilea (sliced) 41

Pigs feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 20

Pork, clear, per lb II

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

Spiced head meat, jar 30

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs', per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 32f

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 28*

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 31*

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 23*

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 25

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 32

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 45 1

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tuo. per lb .44f

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 .50

Cheese, Edam, tin 39

Cheese, gouda, per lb 32

Cheese, parmesan. per lb 39

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 64*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, young America, per lb 26

Cream, 30 percent, i pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 40t

Eggs, fresh, i doz. only 20T

Fer-mil-lac. bottle 25**

Price.

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25t

Ice cream, (see footnote) i gal 501

Milk. Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 11

Halibut, fresh, per lb 09

Herring, smoked, per lb '. 13*

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb 11

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 32f

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 10

Beets, per lb 024

Beets, new. per lb 07

Brussels sprouts, per qt 21*

Cabbage, per lb 02

Carrots, per lb 02 Jf

Carrots, new, per lb 04

Cauliflower, per lb 15

Celery, per head 10

Chocho, each 02

Corn, green, per doz 12

Cucumbers, per lb 20

Egg plant, per lb 09

Lettuce, per lb 08t

Onions, per lb 05*

Onions, young, per bunch 02

Parsley, per bunch 04

Paisnips. per lb 03

Peas, green, per lb 08

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 04

Potatoes, sweet, tropical, pei lb 02 J

Potatoes, white, per lb 04

Radishes, per bunch 04

Squash, per lb 03

Thyme, per bunch 03

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb 02

Yams, lucea, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, dried, 15-oz box 21

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 08

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 13

Raisins, seeded, pkg 08t

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 15

FRUITS, FRESH.

ApDles fresh, per lb 04

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 09*

Bananas, 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Bananas, 6 and 7 hands, per bunch

.00J

Custard apples, ea

Grapes, per lb 24

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical, ea 03J

Lemons, per doz 19*

Oranges, select, ea 04

Oranaes. tropical, doz 12

Palmitos, each 24

Pineapples, ea 11

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

j Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

I Not less than J ham of J shoulder or fresh pork will
be sold.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and

Mi raflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and

Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,

Saturday, February 12, 1916:

Stations.

Day and Date.

3

■3

i

8

Vigia

a

a aJ

(C .

<

o

OJ

Sj

Sun., Feb. 0

125.25

91.82

so. ;-

86.36

53.40

Mon., Feb. 7

125.2C

91.75 86.38

86 35 53 30

Tues., Feb. 8

125.25

91./286.31

86.33,53.44

Wed., Feb. 9

125 3C

91.8186.36

86.30 54.15

Thurs., Feb. 10

125 75

92.24 86.33

86.31154.14

Fri., Feb. 11

125.65

92.24 86.34

86.33|54.02

Sat., Feb. 12

125.35

91.93 86.37

86. 34153. 85

Heights of low water

to nearest foot. . .

125 0

91 0 1

Additions to Stock.

Embroidery flouncing, yd $0.02

Embroidery flouncing, yd 03

Embroidery flouncing, yd 23

Embroidery flouncing, yd 27

Embroidery flouncing, yd 30

Embroidery flouncing, yd 36

Embroidery flouncing, yd 40

Hate, straw, low crown, ea 2 .35

February 16, 1916.

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OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Acting Magistrate, Balboa.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. February 1, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective with the departure on
leave of Judge Samuel E. Blackburn, February S, 1916,
and during his absence on leave. Mr. F. G. Swanson
will act as magistrate for the subdivision of Balboa.
J. J. Morrow.
Acting Governor.

»

Men to Serve as Jurors.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 8, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Please send to the Executive Office, Balboa Heights,
a list, in triplicate, of the employes in your department
or division who are qualified to serve as jurors, and
whose services can be spared for sucli duty without
serious inconvenience to the work.
The qualifications of a juror are:

1. Citizen of the United States,

2. Between the age of 21 and 65.

3. In good standing and in full possession of
ordinary faculties.

4. Resident of the Canal Zone for three months.
(Employes quartered in Panama or Colon should
not be included in this list.)

5. Able to read, write, and understand the Eng-
lish language..

The following persons are exempt from jury duty,
and their names should not be included In the list fur-
nished :

Attorneys at law, physicians, ministers of an es-
tablished religion, members of the military, naval,
and police forces, and officers of The Panama Ca-
nal of the rank and above the rank of resident
engineer.

The list should give the name, age, residence, and oc-
cupation, and place of employment of each employe,
somewhat as follows:

Name. Age. Residence. Occupation. Place employed.

Dick Doe 27 Ancon Machinist Paraiso shops

The following comment of the District Attorney is
called to your attention:

"It would further appear that department heads
should now be able to definitely determine the em-
ployes who can serve as jurors without detriment
to the work. Judging from past experience, those
summoned are not required, as a rule, to be absent
from duty for more than two days. The law re-
quires a panel of 30 men. and when 1 2 have been se-
cured, the remainder are immediately allowed to
return to their work, though they may be required
to return on some other date during the month if
another case is set for trial."
By direction of the Acting Governor.

C. A. McIlvaine,
^ Executive Secretary.

Prices on Scrap.

The Panama Canal.

Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 7, 1916.
To all concerned — -The following prices will govern
on scrap metals, etc., turned into this department until
further notice:

Copper wire screening, per pound $0. 14

Copper, per pound 18

Brass, per pound 12

Lead, per pound 045

Zinc, per pound 12

Rope, per pound 025

Rubber, per pound 01

Hose, rubber, per pound 01

Residue, potash, per pound 045

Wm. R. Grove.
^ Chief Quartermaster.

Notaries Public.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., January 31, 1916. ■
To all concerned — Notaries public in the Canal Zone
are from time to time requested to take acknowledg-
ments to instruments affecting real property situated
in continental United States, and are by the laws of the
Canal Zone empowered so to do. It has been recently
ascertained, however, that instruments so executed will
not be accepted for recording in some of the States.

It is accordingly suggested that all acknowledgments
to instruments affecting real property in the United
States be taken before the clerk of the District Court
of the Canal Zone, whose authority so to do is recognized
by the various States of the Union.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Less-than-Carload Freight Shipments.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 1, 1916.
Circular No. 286:

To all concerned — In view of not sufficient less-than-
carload freight moving to warrant triweekly car from
Colon to Balboa Heights, effective at once instructions
contained in circular No. 62, dated May 4. 1915, are
hereby cancelled.

Less-than-carload shipments for Balboa Heights
may be continued to De marked for Balboa Heights
for the information of the district quartermaster in
trucking and can now be shipped from Colon or line
stations any day of the week, which hereafter will be
loaded to Panama freight house, from which point de-
livery will be made.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Box Cars for Cement.

Fanama Railroad Company.
Office of Superintendent.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. February 9, 1916.
Circular No. 292:

To all concerned — The following wire received from
our receiving and forwarding agent, Colon dated the
8th instant:

"Steamship Ancon due tomorrow at 10 a. m.

with approximately 11,000 tons, including 8.600

tons cement for Panama Canal."

Due to the limited amount of cement on hand the

last few days, heavy requirements, etc., it is absolutely

necessary that delivery be made direct from ship to cars

asfastas it canbe discharged and loaded. At the present

writing not more tham 10 or 12 box cars are available.

It is requested, therefore, that all departments stretch

a point in releasing box cars in order that prompt filling

of cement orders can be accomplished.

C. H. Motset r.
Superintendent.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, February 23, 1916, be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring tne
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the
office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same,
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeur's licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeur's
licenses will be given on Monday, two days before
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, February 25, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m.
Applicants should be provided with motor boats or
automobiles for the demonstration test.

By order of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Adkins, Ward
Allen, Melvin
Barton. Capt. Thos.
Bolton, R. H.
Clemons. Albert E.
Currier. Cvrus
Daykin, Miss Francis
Duer, George
Erreger, Edward
Fournier, Maurice
*Glaze, Albert
Goulding. E. R.
Harper, W. M.
Hines, Miss Daisy
Hudson, Mrs. Marie
*Card.

Misdirected Letters.

John
Masc
Me

n. Mrs. H.J.
E. D.

:r, Patrick J.
McDonald, Peter J.
Nelson, William N.
Perez. Elroy M.. Box 60.
Ramsbottom, E. C.
Reed. John
Short. R. E.
Stewart. Mrs. Lillie W.
Stootz, J. M.
Temple, Miss Laura
VanSteenberg, Alfred
Williams, Mrs. M.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period to
April 1 are given in this table:

FEBRUARY.

Date.

Wed.. Feb. 16

Thurs.. Feb. 17

Fri., Feb. 18

Sat., Feb. 19

Sun., Feb. 20

Mon., Feb. 21

Tues.. Feb. 22

Wed., Feb. 23

Thurs., Feb. 24

Fri., Feb. 25

Sat., Feb. 26

Sun., Feb. 27

Mon., Feb. 28

Tues., Feb. 29

Time and height of high and
low water.

1 :59
12.3
2:42
12.9
3:23
13.5
4:02
14.1
4:39
14.5
S:15
14.7
5:52
14:8
0:27

0.7
1:07

1.0
1:53

1.5
2:47

2.1
3:51

2.7
5:02

2.8
6:15

2.5

9:05

2.3

9:44

1.6

10:19

1.0

10:53

0.6

11 :27

0.5

12:01

0.7

6:30

14.6

7:09

14.3

7:52

13.8

8:44

13.1

9:50

12.6

11 :11

12.5

12:30

13.0

14:36

12 3

15:16

13.1

15:53

13.8

16:27

14.4

17:02

14.9

17:36

15.2

18:10

15.4

12:38

1.0

13:19

1.5

14:07

2.2

15:05

3.0

16:13

3.5

17:28

3.6

18:44

20:44

3 6
21 :27

2.7
22:04

1.9
22:40

1.2
23:15

0.8
23:50

0.6

18:45

15.3
19:24

15.0
20:10

14.4
21 :05

13.7

Date.

Time

and height of high and

low water.

Wed., March 1

0:56

7:24

13:36

19:51

13.7

1.8

14.0

Thurs., March 2

1:59

8:22

14:32

20:48

14.4

0.8

15.0

Fri., March 3

2:53

9:13

15:22

21:37

15.2

-0.1

15.9

Sat., March 4

3:43

9:58

16:09

22:22

15.7

-0.7

16. S

4:31

10:41

16:53

23:04

16.0

-0.9

16.7

5:16

11 :21

17:34

23:43

15.9

-0.7

16.5

Tues., March 7

5:57

12:00

18:14

15.6

0.0

16.0

Wed., March 8

0:23

6:37

12:41

18:54

0.1

14.9

0.9

15.2

Thurs., March 9.. . .

1 :03

7:16

13:22

19:31

1.0

14.0

2.0

Fri., March 10

1:47

7:55

14:07

20:11

2.1

13.0

3.2

Sat., March 11

2:36

8:39

15:00

20:57

3.2

11.9

4.3

Sun., March 12

3 :33

9:36

16:04

22:00

4.3

11.1

5.1

Mon., March 13. . . .

4:40

10:55

17:14

23:20

4.7

10.7

5.5

Tues., March 14. . . .

5:49

12:18

18:23

4.7

10.9

5.2

Wed.. March 15

0:31

6:54

13 :19

19:25

11.3

4.3

11.6

4.5

Thurs., March 16.. .

1:30

7:48

14:04

20:15

12.0

3.5

12.4

3.5

2:14

8:34

14:42

20:57

12.8

2.6

13.4

Sat., March 18

2:55

9:13

15:17

21 :36

13.6

1.7

14.3

1.3

Sun., March 19

3:33

9:49

15:52

22:12

14.4

1 .6

15.0

Mon., March 20

4:11

10:25

16:26

22:48

14.9

0.5

15.6

-0.1

Tues., March 21

4:49

11:00

17 :03

11:11

15.2

0.2

16.0

-0.J

Wed., March 22

5:28

11:37

17:41

15.4

0.2

16.0

Thurs., March 23. . .

0:03

6:07

12:16

18:21

-0.2

15.2

0.6

15.8

Fri.. March 24

0:44

6:51

13:00

19:04

0.3

14.8

1.2

15.2

Sat., March 25

1 :32

7:37

13 :51

19:53

1.0

14.2

14.4

Sun., March 26

2:28

8:32

14:52

20:52

1.8

13.4

3.0

13.5

Mon., March 27... .

3 :35

9:40

16:04

22:07

2.6

12.8

3.5

12.9

Tues., March 28

4:47

11 :01

17 :21

23:32

2.9

12.7

3.6

12.8

Wed., March 29

5:59

12 :19

1S:.?2

2.7

13.3

3.0

Thurs., March 30.. .

0:48

7:05

13 :22

19:37

13.2

2.1

14.1

2.0

Fri., March 31

1 :49

8:03

14:15

20:31

14.0

1.2

15.0

1.0

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is thedatum of the soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth

228

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 26.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(.Week ending at 6 p.m.. February 13, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TON'NAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

Potomac (tug)

Barge No. 21

American

Feb. 9

Feb. 9

173
173

173

THROUGH TEE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

United States Government Balboa Cristobal.

United States Navy Seattle Boston.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

*Arrtvals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Buenos Aires.

New York.
Barcelona.
Port Limon.
Port Limon.

Feb. 10...
Feb. 11...
Feb. 11...
Feb. 12...
Feb. 13. ..

Diana (yacht)

Coronado

Buenos Aires

Wisdom (yacht) . . .

Barcelona.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

1 Jason

United States Navy

Cuban Government

Norfolk.
Havana.
Genoa.

Feb. 16...
Feb. 16. ..

A.J. West

P atria

Pacific American Fisheries. .

Wisdom (yacht) . . .

Patria

FrederV kLuckenbach
Jason

United States Navy

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date.

Vessel

Line

From Date | Vessel

Line

For

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Andrew Weir & Company...

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Panama.

Callao.

Taboga.

Talcahuano.

Amapala.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Los Angeles.

Buenaventura.

Corinto.

Feb. 12....
Feb. 12....
Feb. 13....

Callao.

Peruvian Steamship Line. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co
South American S. S. Co —

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

China Mutual Sm. Nav. Co.

Pacific MailS. S. Co

China Mutual Sra. Nav. Co.

United States Navy

Feb. 13

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Feb. 15..
Feb. 15..
Feb. 15.,
Feb. 15..
Feb. 21..

Pacific

San Francisco

Paraiso

J.A.Moffetl

S. O. barge No. 93.

Leelanlaw

Guatemala

Emery Steamship Co

Johnson Line

Slade Steamship Co

Standard Oil rv»mpany. . .
Standard Oil Company. . .
Leelanlaw Steamship Co..
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .

San Francisco.
S. American ports
Los Angeles.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
San Fransicco.
Chilean ports.

Feb. 14...
Feb. 14...
Feb. 17...
Feb. 19...
Feb. 26...

Cleveland.
San Juan.
Guatemala

South American S. S. Co...

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

United States Navy. ......

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .

Valparaiso.

Tumaco.

Corinto.

San Francisco.

Chilean ports.

of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from O/i (midnight) to 23h (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
posial service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday. *

Every Thursday, temporarily, to New York, for all
States. These dispatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.f

Train, No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connect*
with the above despatches. *

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, March 6 and
April 3, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the sailings on March 6 and April 3.

When the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to N
the following Sunday.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service

with

he

Pastores U. F. C.Mar.

13...

-Mar.

20

United States.

Allianca P. R. R..Mar.

16...

. Mar.

22

Zacapa U. F. C.Mar.

16...

7.1

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Calamares U. F. C.Mar.

20. . .

. Mar.

77

Vessel. Line. Sails

Arrive.

Colon P. R. R..Mar.

23...

29

16

Colon P. R. R..Feb.

10. .

.Feb.

16

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLOI,

.

Tenadores U. F. C.Feb.

12..

.Feb.

20

Turrialba U. F. C.Feb.

12...

.Feb.

19

Santa Marta U. F. C.Feb.

16..

.Feo.

23

Coppename U. F. C.Feb.

16...

.Feb.

21

Advance PR. R. Feb.

17..

.Feb.

24

Abangarez U. F. C.Feb.

19. ..

.Feb.

2ft

Metapan U. F. C.Feb.

19..

.Feb.

28

Cartago U. F. C.Feb.

23..

.Feb.

28

Almirante U. F. C. Feb.

23 .

.Mar.

1

Atenas U. F. C. . Feb.

26...

.Mar.

4

Panama P. R. R. .Feb.

24..

.Mar.

1

Heredia U. F. C.Mar.

1...

Mar.

6

Pastorea U. F. C.Feb.

26..

.Mar.

S

Turrialba U. F. C.Mar.

4...

. Mar.

11

Zacapa U. F. C.Mar.

1..

. Mar.

8

Parismina U. F. C . Mar.

8...

. Mar.

13

Allianca P. R. R. . Mar.

2..

.Mar.

8

Abangarez U. F. C.Mar.

11...

.Mar.

18

Calamares U. F. C.Mar.

4..

.Mar.

12

Cartago U. F. C.Mar.

15. ..

Mar.

20

Carrillo U. F. C.Mar.

8..

.Mar.

15

Atenas U. F. C. . Mar.

IS...

.Mar.

25

■Colon P. R. R..Mar.

9. .

.Mar.

15

Heredia U. F. C.Mar.

22...

. Mar.

27

Tenadores U. F. C.Mar.

11..

.Mar.

19

Turrialba U. F. C.Mar.

25...

. April

1

Santa Marta U. F. C. . Mar.

15..

.Mar.

22

Parismina U. F. C . Mar.

29...

. April

3

Advance P. R. R. . Mar.

16..

.Mar.

23

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Heredia U. F. C.Feb.

20...

.Feb.

7.5

Allianca P. R. R..Feb.

17. .

Feb.

23

Turrialba U. F C.Feb

20. ..

Feb.

28

Zacapa U. F. C.Feb.

17..

.Feb.

24

Coppename U. F. C.Feb.

27...

. Mar.

3

Calamares U. F. C.Feb.

21..

.FeD.

28

Abangarez U. F. C.Feb.

27...

.Mar.

6

Colon P. R. R. .Feb.

24..

..Mar.

1

Cartago U. F. C. . Mar.

5...

.Mar.

1(1

Carrillo U. F. C.Feb.

24..

.Mar.

2

Atenas U. F. C.Mar.

5...

.Mar.

13

Tenadores U. F. C.Feb.

28..

.Mar.

6

Heredia U. F. C.Mar.

12...

.Mar.

17

Advance P. R. R..Mar.

2..

.Mar.

9

Turrialba U. F. C.Mar.

12.. .

. Mar.

20

Santa Marta U. F. C.Mar.

2..

.Mar.

9

Parismina U. F. C.Mar.

19. ..

. Mar.

J4

Metapan U. F. C. .Mar.

6. .

..Mar.

14

Abangarez U. F. C.Mar.

19..

.Mar.

27

Panama P. R. R..Mar.

9..

..Mar.

15

Cartago U. F. C.Mar.

26..

.Mar.

31

Almirante U. F. C.Mar.

9..

. .Mar.

16

Atenas U. F. C.Mar.

26..

. April

3

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916.

No. 27.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Acceptance Tests of Unloader Towers.
The acceptance tests of the unloader tow-
ers of the Cristobal coaling plant, for which
the towers were in readiness last week, will be
made with the Canal collier Ulysses, which
is expected to arrive on Saturday, February
26, instead of with the Navy collier Jason.
It was decided to use the Ulysses because the
absence of coal handling machinery aboard
the vessel gives a better clearance for the
unobstructed operation of the unloading ma-
chinery at the plant.

Collier Has Trouble in Towing Barge.

The Canal collier Ulysses, which sailed
from Norfolk on February 14 with one 1,000-
cubic yard Moran barge in tow, lost the
barge about 400 miles north of Watlings
Island, by the breaking of the towing line in
a heavy sea, and about two days were lost
before the barge could be taken in tow again.
The Ulysses is expected to an ive on Febru-
ary 26.

The Canal collier A chiV.es sailed from Nor-
folk on Sunday, February 20, with one Pack-
ard scow in tow. This is one of two
3,000-cubic yards barges recently purchased
for the Canal. The Achilles is due at Cris-
stobal about March 1.

Storm Interrupts Work on East Breakwater.
The dumping of material on the East
Breakwater in Limon Bay was discontinued
from Thursday morning to Friday afternoon
of last week on account of rough seas in the
bay. Some pieces of shimming were washed
out of the trestle and four bents were twisted,
but no serious damage was done.

The seas were the accompaniment of a
relatively local storm, in which the wind blew
as high as 33 miles an hour on Friday, Febru-
ary IS. Vessels a day out from Colon reported
that no storm was in progress at that distance
from the port. An unusually high barometer,
with a maximum reading of 29.993, was record-
ed at the Colon observatory on February 15,
and the storm which followed was due to the
rush of air from adjacent areas to equalize
the pressure. The maximum barometric
record at Colon is 30.029, and the annual
mean barometric pressure for the eight years
of record is 29.859. Heavy rainfall occurred
generally over the Isthmus on February 18
and 19.

NEW DREDGING RECORDS.

The "Windber** Sails on Voyage via Magellan.

The steamship Windber, which came into
Cristobal from Baltimore on February 4 in the
hope of making passage through the Canal
on her way to Seattle, gave up waiting on
February 18, and cleared for St. Thomas, on
the way around South America. The master
stated that he would probably call at Per-
nambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Tal-
tal. and Balboa on the voyage, in which
case he has approximately 14,500 miles to
travel to reach Seattle. The distance from
Balboa to Seattle is, approximately, 4,100
miles and from Cristobal to Balboa, around
the continent, is 10,500 miles. The Windber
will be over two months in making the trip,
and the Canal authorities have written her
operators their regrets that the vessel could
not make the transit through the Canal.

The "A. J. West" Clears for New York.

The schooner A. J. West, which was handled
through the Canal from Balboa to Cristobal
on January 6 so that she might discharge cargo
and go into the dry dock for repairs to her hull,
cleared from Cristobal for New York on
February IS. Her cargo, consisting of 600
tons of cut mahogany, consigned to New
York from Manila, was discharged on Dock
13 and reloaded after the completion of the
repairs.

Manufacture of Tile Roofing for Piers about
Completed.

The American Cement Tile Manufacturing
Company has completed the manufacture of
roofing for piers No. 7 at Cristobal and No. 18
at Balboa, and will probably complete a sup-
plementary order for spares by the end of this
month. The plant has undertaken the manu-
facture of a special form of flashing, to go under
the louvres of Pier 7. This involves the mak-
ing of 950 pieces, or approximately 2,000
linear feet. The work which has been done
includes 21,000 pieces for Pier 7, 9,026 pieces
for Pier IS, for which most of the roofing had
been manufactured under a previous contract,
and 1,120 pieces for the scale houses and
transformer houses at the new coaling plants
at the terminals.

Dredge "Cascadas" Makes World's Record for
Day's Work in Hard Material.

Three new high records for dredging in the
Cut were established on Friday, February 18,
in the 24-hour period from midnight to mid-
night.

The new 15-yard dipper dredge Cascadas
excavated and loaded into scows on that day
a total of 23,305 cubic yards of rock and earth.
This is believed to be the world's record for a
day's work by any kind of excav ating ma-
chine in hard material.

Taking its weight at 3,000 pounds to the
cubic yard (approximately 110 pounds to the
cubic foot\ the weight of the material dug by
the Cascadas was .^proximately 35,000 tons.
What is claimed I o ' > _• the heaviest train ever
hauled by one locomotive, from Baltimore
to Philadelphia, consisting of 55 cars of
coal, carried 4,102 tons. The output of
the Cascadas on February 18 weighed more
than the contents of eight such trains. The
displacement tonnage, or weight complete, of
each of the latest battleships of the United
States Navy, the Idaho, Mississippi, and
California, now under construction, is to be
about 32,000 tons. The displacement ton-
nages of the Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin,
first line battleships eight years ago, which
passed through the Canal on the midship-
men's practice cruise of 1915, were 13,450,
13,900, and 12,830 tons, respectively, an
aggregate of 40,180 tons.

The actual working time of the Cascadas
having teen 23 hours and 15 minutes during
the record day, the rate of output was slightly
over 1,002 cubic yards an bour. This is
about 1,500 tons an hour or 25 tons a minute.

Including the work of the Cascadas, a new
record for excavation at the bases of the slides
in one day was established on February 18,
with a total of 43,030 cubic yards. And in-
cluding this work, the record for excavation in
the entire Cut by dredges was broken, with
an aggregate output of 55,979 cubic yards,
the previous high record having been 48,622
cubic yards.

Excavation at the bases of the Culebra
slides, north of Gold and Contractor's Hills,
during the week ending at midnight of Mori-
day, February 21, amounted to 267,255 cubic
yards. In addition, 61,399 cubic yards were
rehandled by the pipeline suction dredge
No. 86, the seagoing suction dredge Culebra,
and the Belgian ladder dredge No. 5.

The average aggi egate otltput of the dredges
in the Cut during the 17 weeks preceding that
ending at midnight of February 21 was 256,-
922 cubic yards, the total amount of primary
excavation during that period (since October
19) having been 4,367,630 cubic yards. This
has been an average of 36,703 cubic yards for
each of the 119 days, or approximately 1,031,-
920 cubic yards per month for four months.

230

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Vol. IX, No. 27.

CANAL WORK IN JANUARY.

Monthly Report of the Acting Governor to the
Secretary of War.

Balboa Heights. C. Z., February 14, 1916.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
'Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of January-, 1916:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance and repair
work at the locks, six towing locomotives at
Gatun Locks were connected up for operation
in concatenation, which completes all work of
this character; all material for the regulating
valves, and 63 per cent of the material for the
machines to operate these valves, has been de-
livered on the Isthmus and the work of in-
stallation commenced; all material for the
track turnouts for all locks was received dur-
ing the month; and the lower east chamber at
Miraflores Locks was pumped out, prepara-
tory to applying bitumastic solution and
enamel to the gates and valves. The follow-
ing commercial lockages were made: Gatun —
Seven lockages, seven vessels; Pedro Mi-
guel— Seven lockages, seven vessels; Mira-
flores— Seven lockages, seven vessels.

These lockages consisted principally of
small launches, whaleboats, submarines, etc.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,261,100 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station (minus). 81,220 kilo-
watt hours; total, 3,179,880 kilowatt-hours.
The net output of the Balboa air compressor
plant was 161,436,446 cubic feet of free air
compressed to 105 pounds. In addition to the
usual operation, maintenance, and repair work
construction work was carried on in connection
with the electrical installation of the new
coaling plants, dry dock, and on buildings for
The Panama Canal and for the Army.

Municipal Engineering Division — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operalion,
and repair work, the following are the princi-
pal items of construction work in progress:
Work on water and sewer systems, and grad-
ing and construction of roads and w-alks for
the Army at Fort Randolph, Fort Amador,
Toro Point, and Corozal; grading and con-
struction of walks at staff headquarters,
Quarry Heights; the installation of water
and oil piping for the Division of Terminal
Construction at the Pacific terminals; and
municipal work in the Balboa townsite, in-
cluding the extension of roads in Ancon and
Balboa.

Meteorology and Hydrography — The rainfall
for the month exceeded the station averages
at eight stations and was deficient at 10
stations. The monthly rainfall ranged from
2.33 inches at Colon to 0.04 inch at Indio
station on the upper Chagres, the maximum
precipitation recorded on any one day being
1.63 inches, at Colon on January 17. The
estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake water-
shed was 64 per cent below the normal, or
1.32 inches against a 15-year mean of 3.67
inches. The Chagres River discharge at
Alhajuela was 35 per cent below the 15-year
January normal, and furnished 77 per cent
and 52 per cent of the net and total Gatun
Lake yields, respectively. The elevation of
Gatun Lake varied from 86.75 on January 18
and 19, to 86.44 on the 31st, averaging 86.59.
Miraflores Lake varied in elevation from 54.10

on the 27th to 51.40 on the 12th, averaging
52.65. Five seismic disturbances were record-
ed at Balboa Heights during January, on
the 1st, 13th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. No dam-
age was reported as a result of any of the
shocks.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — One thousand
and thirty-one cubic yards of mass concrete
and 1,871 cubic yards of reinforced concrete
were placed around the entrance valves and in
the opening left at the east end of the dock for
the incline. There were embedded in this
concrete 163,150 pounds of reinforcing steel
and 55,443 pounds of fixed steel. The mason-
ry around the flooding valves was in place at
elevation 8.5. Work was commenced in the
floor on drilling holes and cutting slots for the
keel blocks. Excavation for the storm sewer
on the south side was commenced and various
duct lines were laid. Work progressed on the
installation of the moving machinery, and
both machines were installed as far as the
condition of the masonry over the bullwheels
would permit. The dock gate leaves were both
on their pintles. The roofs of the dock gate
machinery chambers were erected complete
during the month. The erection of structural
steel in the dock gates and machinery chamber
roo! amounted to 13.16 tons. One thousand
three hundred and fifty-nine cubic yards of
concrete were placed in the entrance pier.

Coaling plant — Excavation for the piers
at the west end of the unloader wharf was
continued throughout the month, and is about
80 per cent complete. Work was commenced
on placing the vertical pile fenders along the
face of the wharf. At the end of the month
all of the cylindrical piers of the reloader wharf
had been sunk to rock, with the exception of
one under the wharf bunkers which was on
bowlders and very near to rock. The con-
crete decking was carried on on the south half
of the reloader wharf and six panels were ready
for the erection of the unloading cranes by the
middle of the month. At the end of the
month the south half had been poured, with
the exception of three panels. The excava-
tion for anchorages behind the reloader wharf
was completed as far as steamshovel work
could be performed, and the anchor rods were
placed in the anchor wall, and work was com-
menced on excavating the north end of the
anchor wall. Two thousand seven hundred
and ten rivets were driven, bringing the
total number of rivets in the 15 panels to
13,720.

In the unloader towers the enameling of
the interiors of the operators' cabs and ma-
chinery houses, and the painting of the ex-
teriors with the second coat of field paint were
completed, with the exception of putting the
second coat of field paint on the exterior of the
machinery houses on tower No. 2. Work was
continued on the steam and exhaust piping
of both towers and additional installation of
operating parts for machines. The structural
steel for the east end of the viaduct system was
erected during the latter part of the month,
making the viaduct pratically complete to
the west cut-off. Additional bracing on the
north and south runs was erected and riveted.
The total steel erected in the viaduct during
the month amounted to 29 tons, making the
total erection to date 138 tons; 244 rivets
were driven, making a total to date of 754.
Out of a total of 429 tons of steel required for

the viaduct and transformer house, 424 tons
had been delivered by the end of the month;
144 tons out of a total required of 194 tons
for the reloader towers had been delivered;
and a total of 725 tons out of 853 tons requir-
ed for the contract for reloader towers and
conveyor system had been delivered.

Docks — All of the anchors of quay wall
d-e-f were put in place, and the fill behind the
wharf was suspended until they were in po-
sition. Three girders for crane rail were
erected, connecting the crane rail on the dry
dock. The steel erected amounted to 17.88
tons, making the total erected to date on the
crane rail supports 35.29 tons, and 198 rivets
were driven. The riveting of the shed on pier
No. 18 was completed, the total number of
rivets driven being 19,354. At the end of the
month there remained about 50 per cent of
the roof rods, the straightening and aligning
of all steel, the preparation of the roof for the
cement tile, the painting of the steelwork, and
numerous small items. Reinforcing for pon-
toons Nos. 1 and 2 was completed for the
first pour, and about 50 per cent completed
in pontoons Nos. 3 and 4. The trestle from
the shore to oil crib No. 1 was practically
completed.

Excavation and filling — The total exavation
for the month amounted to 83,280 cubic yards,
of which 66,233 cubic yards were classified as
rock, the greater portion of which was obtain-
ed from Sosa Hill. There were sent to the
East Breakwater from the Sosa Hill quarry
42,586 cubic yards of core rock, and 11,264
cubic yards of armor rock. This is the largest
percentage of armor rock obtained from the
quarry in any one month. Filling operations
continued behind the unloader wharf, re-
loader wharf, and around the shops. A total
of 32,021 cubic yards were placed in fill at
the Pacific terminals.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — Armor rock in the amount
of 11,168 cubic yards, and 43,680 cubic yards
of core rock, both from Sosa Hill, were plowed
off. Derrick barge No. 157 placed 5,606.8
cubic yards of concrete blocks, and 3,270.3
cubic yards were plowed from cars, making a
total of 8,877.1 cubic yards. Dredge No. 4
pumped 10,490 cubic yards of earth and 19,993
cubic yards of rock on the harbor slope of the
breakwater, making a total of 30,483 cubic
yards. Four hundred and five feet of un-
treated piling were driven for dolphins, prepar-
atory to salvaging the trestle. Two thousand
one hundred and forty-five feet of roadway
were surfaced and the track laid. One thous-
and four hundred cubic yards of gravel ballast
were placed in the tracks and tamped.

Under the concrete block contract, 1,108
blocks were cast, involving the placing of
13,628 cubic yards of concrete, the total
number of blocks cast to date being 2,808.
Seven hundred concrete blocks were shipped
to the breakwater, the total to date being
1 ,750. The number of days on which concrete
was poured was 26, giving an average daily
output of 43 blocks.

Coaling plant — The end wharf floor was
completed, a total of 627 cubic yards of con-
crete being placed. Concrete for the remaining
120 linear feet of end wharf floor was placed.
Ninety-nine per cent of the dry storage area
has been graded and 50 per cent of it has been
rolled; and replacing of rip-rap under the
wharves was about 70 per cent completed.

Under Washington order No. 40,483, the

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stocking and reclaiming bridges were struc-
turally complete, except painting the inside
of cabs and houses, and the erection of in-
spection ladders and platforms in the diggers.
About 200 feet of viaduct on the end wharf
were erected and riveted, making this item 96
per cent completed. Creosoted ties were in-
stalled on the northwest loop and 60 feet of
adjacent viaduct, the total to date being
4,670 linear feet of double-track viaduct, or
91 per cent of the entire amount for this item.
Eight conveyor cars were assembled and
riveted, or a total of 54 to date, making this
item 62 per cent completed. The first struc-
tural steel for the wharf bunker was erected on
January 10, and erection of all structural steel
for this item was completed, and 30 per cent
riveted. The corrugated iron roof and siding
around the top of the wharf bunker isabout
30 per cent complete. Work was continued
on the four conveyor booms, the erection and
riveting of two being completed, and the two
remaining being 80 per cent completed. The
placing of corrugated iron sheeting on all
operators' cabs and machinery houses was
completed and all window sash was glazed
and painted. About 8,000 pounds of steel
plates and shapes were erected on the trailing
hoppers, completing the erection of these
units.

All unloaders under Washington order No.
40,587 are structurally complete. A trial
run with unloader No. 1 was made on Janu-
ary 29, and it is expected that same will be
offered formally for official acceptance test in
the near future.

Marine Division.

Due to the continued blocking of the channel
by slides, only 14 vessels of light draft passed
through the Canal, of which six were north-
bound and eight southbound. Of this total,
13 were of American register, including the
tug Potomac and submarines C-l, C-3, and
C-5, of the United States Navy, which made
the transit of the Canal in both directions
Five launches were measured and certificates
issued thereto. A statement showing vessels
making the transit of the Canal in each di-
rection during the month is appended to this
report.*

Dredging Division.

The total dredge excavation for the month,
including earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,356,-
904 cubic yards. Of this total 124,310 cubic
yards of earth and 4,900 cubic yards of rock
were removed from the Balboa inner harbor;
40,456 cubic yards of earth from the Pacific
entrance; 88,273 cubic yards of earth and
984,765 cubic yards of rock from Gaillard
Cut; 14,707 cubic yards of earth and 23,957
cubic yards of coral rock from the Cristobal
coaling station; and 10,490 cubic yards of
coral sand and 19,993 cubic yards of coral
rock at Coco Solo.

The east and west Culebra slides continued
active during the month. The slide at Sta-
tions 1559-1567, Buena Vista, has shown some
activity, and a large crack or break developed
about 300 feet from the prism line. The ma-
terial both above and below this break has
been sluiced down to give an even, regular
slope from the hill top to the Canal.

The rock crusher Vulcan was engaged the
entire month in breaking rock shoals in the
Pacific entrance, 3,651 holes being broken
over an area of 58,416 square feet, with a total

*The information contained in these tables has
been published in the weekly reports in The Canal
Record. The statements are therefore not printed.

penetration of 4,952 feet, and a theoretical
breakage of 2,940 cubic yards. The drill
barge Teredo No. 2 was engaged the entiie
month in Gaillard Cut at Culebra slide. One
hundred and thiny-eight holes were drilled
with a total penetration of 3,842 feet, and
9,100 cubic yards of rock were broken. The
hydraulic grader was engaged at Gamboa,
standing by the floating crane Ajax, furnishing
air, etc., during the first part of the month;
and in grading in Gaillard Cut and sluicing for
drills at Gold Hill, Culebra slide, during the
balance of the month. Dredges No. 1 and
No. 82 were engaged in excavating .sand ami
gravel from the Chagres River, 4.972 cubic
yards of sand, 2,779 cubic yards of No. 1
gravel, 6.87S cubic yards of No. 2 gravel, and
30,424 cubic yards of run-of-bank gravel being
excavated.

Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 1,094, an increase of one as com-
pared with the month of December; those
left over from the previous month numbered
943, and those carried forward into February
973. The output of the foundry was 204.461
pounds of iron, 92,205 pounds of steel, and
37,977 pounds of brass. Host ling was done
on 4,637 pieces of equipment, and shop and
field repairs were made on 8,430. This in-
cludes 812 cars repaired in the shop, and
1,444 light and six heavy repair jobs on other
equipment. The installation ol the electric
motor on the second Cristobal dry dock pump
was completed, with the result that the time
of pumping the dock has been reduced about
30 per cent.

Fuel oil plants — Work on the oil plants con-
sisted of minor cleaning up jobs, in the 'ad-
vancement of these plants toward completion.
Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance, op-
eration, and repair work, the following Canal
structures were in the course of construction at
the places named: Ancon-Balboa — The con-
struction of the new concrete verandas and
modification of the interior of the old admin-
istration building at Ancon was practically
completed. The exterior walls for the cold
■torage beef rooms in the new refrigerating
plant at Balboa were completed to the roof;
the second floor of the beef rooms was com-
pleted, and the placing of cork insulation was
commenced. The forms for the roof over the
ice tank portion of the building were com-
pleted ready for the placing of concrete. The
interior of the main engine room was made
ready for the installation of ammonia com-
pressors; the submerged platform and pump
house on Pier 17, which is being installed for
the condenser pumps, was completed; and
the construction of the plant as a whole was
60 per cent completed at the end of the month.
Construction of the new Ancon Hospital
group was continued; building B was com-
pleted to the roof line and the placing of roof
trusses was commenced. Building C was
completed up to and including the roof and
the block partitions were placed ready for the
plasterers. Building A was completed up to
and including the second floor, and the forms
for the second story walls were 75 per cent
completed. The buildings as a whole were ap-
proximately 55 per cent completed at the end
of the month. The walls of the new terminal
office building at the head of Pier 17 have
been completed up to and including the second
floor and the forms for the second story walls

were 50 per cent completed. The first* floor
partition walls were placed, and the building
as a whole is approximately 35 per cent
completed. The construction of the three-
story concrete bachelor building in Ancon,
started in December, was continued; at the
end of the month the building had been com-
pleted up to and including the second floor and
the installation of the interior partitions was
commenced. This building is approximately
40 per cent completed. The construction of
the Ancon V. M. C. A. building was continued,
the building being under roof and approxi-
mately 65 per cent completed. Work was
commenced on the construction of the new
laundry buildings, foundations were placed
and work was commenced on the erection of
the side wall forms. The construction of a
20-stall garage building in Balboa was com-
menced, and is 60 per cent completed.
Catun-Colon — Work was continued on the
construction of the new Colon Hospital group,
and at the end of the month these buildings
were approximtely 90 per cent completed.
The refining of the baffle piers at the Gatun
Spillway was commenced and practically all
of the concrete cutting has been completed.
The cast iron plates for these piers were re-
ceived the last of the month and the work of
installing them is being pushed as rapidly as
possible.

Supply Department.

The force report for the half month ended
January 26, 1916, showed a total of 23,707 em-
ployes of The Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad Company, of whom 3,595 were white
Americans and 20,112 laborers. Of the latter,
approximately 185 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was
an increase of 1,869 laborers and an increase
of 67 Americans, making a net increase of
1,936.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,740 Americans, of whom 3,683
were men, 1,509 women, and 1,548 children;
and 9,755 West Indians, of whom 5,639 were
men, 1,622 women, and 2,494 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $943,280.23. It came forward in
36 steamers, and the total weight of cargo, ex-
clusive of piling and lumber, was 26,255 tons.
Some of the principal items were 5,191,817
feet, board measure, of lumber, 22,876 linear
feet of creosoted piling, 172,023 bags of
cement, 4,800 cases of dynamite, and 60,929
barrels of fuel oil.

The Balboa oil plant handled 129,378

barrels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant

handled 13,091 barrels, the majority at both

plants being handled for The Panama Canal.

Health Department.

General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. The death rate
for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a popu-
lation of 31,739, was 10.20 per thousand per
year, as compared with 13.29 for the preced-
ing month and 13.72 for the corresponding
month of last year.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the preceding month was 31,223.
On this basis, the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 828, gave a rate of 318.23 per thous-
and, as compared with 307.23 for the preced-
ing month, and 332.87 for the corresponding
month of last year. The admission rates to
hospitals for all diseases were: Whites,

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396.91; blacks, 131.29; and Americans, 206.39.
The admission rates to hospitals and quarters
for malaria were: Whites, 50.27; blacks, 13.53;
and Americans, 42.19. The total number of
deaths from all causes was 17. Of these, 13
died from disease or 4.99 per thousand, as com-
pared with 5.01 per thousand for the preced-
ing month, and 4.38 for the corresponding
month of last year. One American died from
disease, giving a rate of 2.81 per thousand.
Accounting Department.
The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on January 31, 1916, was $13,-
263,062.97, and in the fortifications appropria-
tions, $1,769,832.39. The payrolls for Janu-
ary, exclusive of Army quarters, storehouses,
fortifications, etc., amounted to $895,843.47,
and the fortification roll amounted to $48,-
609.84. Payments by the Disbursing Clerk
in Washington amounted to $889,864.05 and
by the Paymaster on the Isthmus, $1,268,567-
.79. Payment of $268,780.92 was also made
to the Panama Railroad Company for com-
missary books. Collections on the Isthmus
amounted to $764,005.97, of which $461,181-
.75 was repaid to appropriations, $267,578.64
was commissary collections and other trust
funds, and $35,245.58 was miscellaneous re-
ceipts to be covered into the Treasury. Of the
miscellaneous receipts, $4,639.39 was col-
lected on account of tolls. Collections by the
Disbursing Clerk at Washington amounted to
$70,031.53. Deposits in the sum of $34,000
were made with Assistant Treasurers to
be applied in payment of toll and other charges
against vessels using the CanU. Canal revenue
collections and miscellaneous funds received
amounted to $184,324.80, and the disburse-
ments under the same heading amounted to
$188,628.28.

Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

Two hundred and seventy-two licenses of
all kinds were issued. Nineteen estates were
received and 30 settled, the total cash re-
ceived during the month amounting to $923.3 1,
the total value of the estates closed being
$777.40. At the port of Balboa 47 vessels
entered and 39 cleared, and at the port of
Cristobal 58 vessels entered and 50 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postage due
collections, and box rent receipts, $5,500.
Money orders issued during the month ag-
gregated $256,053.25. Of this total $86,615
represents the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee, in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $67,680 and postal savings
certificates to the value of $2,241. The balance
of postal savings deposits on hand at the
close of the month, represented by unpaid
certificates and deposit money orders, aggre-
gated $429,642, as compared with $412,948
at the close of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Four hundred and seven arrests were made.
Of this total 373 were males and 34 females.
Fifty-seven convicts were confined in the
penitentiary at the close of the month. Three
convicts who had served their terms in the
penitentiary were deported.

Eleven fires occurred, the damage to The
Panama Canal property resulting therefrom
amounting to $50, and damage to the Panama
Railroad property amounting to $4,531.

Private property and the property of the
United States Army suffered no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 102 cases were set-
tled; eight civil, 36 probate, and 44 criminal
cases were filed, and 122 cases of all kinds
were pending at the close of the month. In
the magistrates court 16 civil and 392 crimi-
nal cases were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,441 for the white
schools, and 894 for the colored. In the
white schools the net enrollment was 1,279,
the average daily attendance 1.0S7, and the
average number belonging 1,123.1. In the
colored schools the net enrollment was 658,
the average daily attendance 459.1, and the
average number belonging 527.6.
Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo, amounted
to 211,213 tons. In addition, Panama Rail-
road forces stevedored a total of 84,161 tons.
The following quantities of coal were handled
and trimmed in bunkers: Colon agency,
1,700 tons; Balboa agency, 11,713 tons; total,
13,413 tons.

The work on pier No. 7, Cristobal, pro-
gressed satisfactorily, 154,481 square feet of
forms for the placement of slab and encase-
ment of girders being set, or a total to date of
591,070 square feet, completing this item;
4,944.3 cubic yards of concrete were placed
in the floor of the pier, making a total to date
of 16,282 cubic yards, completing this item;
265,422 pounds of reinforcing rods for the
floor slab were placed, the total to date being
947,970 pounds. This item is now complete.
The assembly and erection of structural steel
for the shed was commenced on January 12,
and 66,966 pounds, or one per cent of the total
amount required, was erected; 23,840 cubic
yards of backfill were placed, completing this
item. Six hundred and thirty-nine squares of
roofing tile were manufactured for this pier,
making this item 96 per cent completed.

The drilling of six additional preliminary
borings for Pier 6 was commenced on January
21, in connection with which 242.8 linear
feet of wash drilling and 30.1 linear feet of
diamond drilling were made, making this
item, on account of the additional borings,
94.5 per cent completed.
Respectfully,

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

LICENSES FOR OIL TANKS.

Amateur Theatricals for Benefit of Red Cross.

An amateur performance of the Gilbert and
Sullivan comic opera, "The Pirates of Pen-
zance," is to be given for the benefit of the
Red Cross at the National Theatre, Panama,
on Saturday, February 26, beginning at 8.30
p. m. Train No. 10 of the Panama Railroad,
which ordinarily leaves Panama for Colon at
11.30 p. m. on Saturday night, will be held
till 12 midnight.

The initial performance of the opera will
be given in Colon on Thursday, February
24, at the Broadway Theatre.

The "General Schofield" Returns to Cristobal.

The mineplanter General J. M. Schofield,
which passed through the Canal from Cristobal
to Balboa on January 23, returned to Cristobal
on Saturday, February 19.

The revocable licenses issued to holders of
lots for oil tanks in the Canal terminal tank
farms, published in The Canal Record of
February 16, have been modified by the ad-
ditional provisions that in case of an emer-
gency The Panama Canal may take over what-
ever stock of oil may be in the tanks, com-
pensaticn to be made to the licensee for the
oil at a fair price, to be determined as in other
expropriation proceedings by The Panama
Canal; and that whatever oil may be in the
tanks is subject to purchase by any vessel
using the Canal, all sales to be made at a
reasonable rate.

In explaining the necessity of these pro-
visions to one cf the licensees, the Governor
has written, in part:

"The right of taking over upon the pay-
ment of a reasonable compensation, of all the
oil which your company may ha\ e stored on
the Isthmus at any time, is inherent in The
Panama Canal under the principle of eminent
domain, and this right would exist whether
or not a provision to that effect were inserted
in the license. The insertion of this condition
was prompted by a desire to bring to the at-
tention of licensees all the circumstances
under which licenses issued to them were held,
so that they might have notice of the fact
that, under certain conditions, The Panama
Canal might exercise this right. In time of
threatened or actual hostilities, or any other
extraordinary situation, the United States
would expect, if its needs required it, to take
over for its own use in connection with the
operation of the Panama Canal, or other
necessary purposes, any private stock of oil
on the Canal Zone, making equitable reim-
bursement to the owner. The oil company
must be held to have had knowledge of the
existence of this right in The Panama Canal
at the time it made application for a license.
It is an inalienable right and one not within
the power of any agent of the Government to
waive.

"It is, of course, of paramount importance
to the authorities of The Panama Canal that
the interests of passing ships be properly
taken care of, and it was the desire of serving
their fuel requirements which prompted the
establishment of fuel oil farms on the Isthmus.
To hold otherwise would, in effect, mean the
placing of all fuel oil facilities on the Isthmus
in the hands of a favored group of companies
on whose good wishes the rest of the shipping
world using the Panama route would be de-
pendent. This certainly was not the purpose
it was hoped to accomplish, as the installation
of fuel oil plants was primarily intended to
serve the interests of the Canal, and not those
of individual licensees.

"The licenses granted to fuel oil companies
are necessarily in the nature of a privilege,
to continue during the pleasure of The Pana-
ma Canal, and in consequence, it is necessary
for the companies taking advantage of this
privilege to trust to the good faith of the
Government of the United States not to treat
them unjustly and without due regard to the
interests and equities of all. You will readily
appreciate how difficult it is to define at this
time just what conditions might possibly
arise in the future and what steps prudence
would require to be taken to meet them, and it
would seem essential at the very outset that

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233

licensees rely on the fact that they are deal-
ing with the Government of the United States,
and that no unnecessary or unwarranted hard-
ships will be imposed upon them.

"You are advised that it is not the wish or
intention of The Panama Canal to interfere
in any way with licensees in the fulfillment by
them of their existing contracts, or with the
regular conduct of their business, and that the
sole purpose cf this provision is to give The
Panama Canal control of all supplies on the
Canal Zone that it might prevent any unjust
discrimination, and to be better able to take
care of its needs and those of passing shipping
under any exceptional circumstances. An
unusual emergency of this kind arose when the
slides blocked the Canal and many ships were
tied up here and required fuel to change to
other routing. Difficulty was experienced in
getting oil for such ships at a reasonable price
and to avoid a recurrence of such a condition
of affairs, the modification of' the lease will
prevent extortionate prices if it is known that
the Government will step in and take charge
of the situation if necessary."

The oil handling plants of The Panama
Canal have been in operation approximately
one year. That at Balboa was placed in par-
tial service in January, 1915, and that at
Mount Hope was turned over to the Mechani-
cal Division for operation on February 25,
1915. The operation of the plants was turned
over to the Supply Department on Septem-
ber 1. During the year from February 1,
1915, to February 1, 1916, the two plants
handled an aggregate of 1,87-4,460.23 barrels
of oil. The greater part of the handling was
for The Panama Canal.

The oil handled in each month was as fol-
lows:

Month.

February, 1915.

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January, 1916. .

Balboa.

Total.

Barrels.

99,836 84
1.57,27 1, 69
174.S66.08

77.067.73
166.829.57
107.461.43
146,330.84
160.678. 1 1
190.322.1!

68.055.09

129,377.64

Mt. Hope.

1.655.683.61

10.455.77
27,333.58
8.560.64
7,956.40
11.4S9. 16
61,113.89
45.509.69
15.260.33
18.006.11
13,091.05

'18.776.62

Effective September 20, 1915, the rate for
pumping oil through the Canal plants was
reduced from four cents to three and one-
half cents per barrel.

Washington's Birthday Celebration at the Pana-
ma National Exposition.

The celebration of Washington's Birth-
day as "American Day" at the National Ex-
position of Panama attracted an attendance
estimated by the director of the exposition
as 15,500. Of these 12,000 paid for admis-
sion, 2,500 were soldiers, and 1,000 were
admitted on passes. The Panama Railroad
furnished round-trip transportation at regular
one-way fares. The program of entertain-
ment and memorial celebration, which was
outlined in The Canal Record of last week,
engaged the attention of part of the crowd
during most of the forenoon and afternoon,
but the principal interest was shown in the
exhibits.

The most important exhibits are those of
Panama and the United States. Those from
the United States comprise about one-fourth
of the United States exhibits at the Panama-

Pacific International Exposition, held in San
Francisco; the director of the Panama Ex-
position was allowed to select at San Francisco
the exhibits which he deemed most suitable
for use in Panama. His selections comprise
agricultural exhibits, exhibits of road build-
ing, of mining, of fishing, of oyster and sponge
culture, of school work, art, commercial de-
sign, an exhibit of historical documents and of
Government buildings, and a military and
naval exhibit. The exhibits from Panama in-
clude work of the schools, from the kinder-
gartens to the advanced colleges, comprising
exhibits of technical design and manufacture
in brass and iron, of printing and bookbinding,
applied design, plumbing and masonry, shoe-
making, embroidery, the making of clothes,
and the trimming of hats; and exhibits of the
soils, minerals, woods, fruits, and general
produce, and speciments of the fish and animal

life of the country.

- ♦

Two Parties of Tourists Visiting the Isthmus This
Week.

A tourist party, containing 130 persons,
arrived at Cristobal from New York on the
United Fruit Company's steamship Tenadores
in the morning of Wednesday, February 23.
A special train carried the visitors across the
Isthmus in the forenoon of the same day, and
they will sail on Thursday afternoon. This
is a Raymond and Whitcomb party and the
second which has visited the Isthmus this
season, the first having arrived on the Pastores
on February 7. It contained 95 persons.

A party of 60, touring under the manage-
ment of the passenger department of the
Illinois Central Railroad, is due to arrive at
Cristobal on the A bangarez, from New Orleans,
on Saturday, February 26.

Additions to the Panama Canal Library.
The following is bulletin No. 5 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa
Heights:

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS,
ETC.

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro. Memorias

de Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1915; volume 7, part 1

(in Portuguese).
Porto Rico Coal Company, San Juan, Porto Rico,

coaling station. 1916 yearbook.
Bureau of Education. Free textbooks and State uni-
formity. Bulletin No. 36, 1915. By A. C. Monahan.

1915.
Bureau of Education. Significant school extension

records. How to secure them. Bulletin Xo. 41.

By C.A.Perry. 1915.
Bureau of Mines, Gasoline mine locomotives, in rela-
tion to safety and health, with a chapter on methods

of analyzing exhaust gases. Bulletin No. 74. By

O. P. Hood, R. H. Kudlich. and Geo. A. Burrell.

1915.
Bureau of Mines, Shot firing in coal mines by electricity

controlled from outside. Technical paper No. 108.

By H. H. Clark. N. V. Breth. and C. M. Means. 1915.
Bureau of Mines, Heat transmission through boiler

tubes. Technical paper No. 114. By Henry Kreis-

inger and J. F. Barkley. 1915.
Congress of the United States, Congressional directory,

64th Congress, first session. January, 1916.
District of Columbia. Report of the operations of the

Engineer Department of the District of Columbia,

for the year ended June 30, 1915.
Department of Agriculture, Benefits of improved roads.

Farmers' bulletin No. 505. 1915.
Department of Agriculture. Construction of concrete

fence post. Farmers' bulletin No. 403. 1915.
Department of Agriculture. Corrosion of fence wire.

Farmers' bulletin No. 239. By Allerton S. Cushman.

1915.
Department of Agriculture. Grain farming in the corn

belt, with live stock as a side line. Farmers' bulletin

No. 704. By Carl Vroornan, Assistant Secretary.

1916.
Department of Agriculture, Macadam roads. Farmers'

bulletin No. 338. By A. B. Fletcher. 1909.
Department of Agriculture,- Road drag and how it is

used. Farmers' bulletin No. 597 of 1914.

Department of Agriculture. Sand-clay and burnt-clay
roads. Farmers' bulletin No. 311. By Wm. L
Spoon. 1907.

Department of Agriculture. Suggestions for parcel
post marketing. Farmers' bulletin No. 703. By
Lewis B. Flohr and C. T. More. 1916.

Department of Agriculture, Use of concrete on the farm.
Farmers' bulletin No. 461. 1915.

Department of Agriculture. Water supply, plumbing,
and sewage disposal for country homes. Bulletin
No. 57. By Robert W. Trullinger. 1914.

Department of Agriculture. Road models. Bulletin
No. 220. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Oil-mixed Portland cement
concrete. Bulletin No. 230. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Portland cement concrete
pavements for country roads. Bulletin No. 249.
By Chas. H. Moorefield and Jas. T. Voshell. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Construction and mainte-
nance of roads and bridges, from July 1, 1913, to De-
cember 31, 1914. Bulletin No. 284. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Methods for the examina-
tion of bituminous road materials. Bulletin No. 314.
By Prevost Hubbard and Chas. S. Reeve. 1915.

Department of Agriculture. Physical testing of rock for
road building, including the methods used and the
results obtained. Bulletin No. 44 of the Office of
Public Roads. 1912.

Department of Agriculture. Repair and maintenance of
highways. Bulletin No. 4S of the Office of Public
Roads. 1913.

Department of Agriculture. Progress reports of experi-
ments in dust prevention and road preservation.
Office of Public Roads. 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911, 1912,
1914.

Department of Agriculture. Motor vehicle registrations
and revenues. 1914. Circular No. 49. 1915.

Department of Agriculture. State highway mileage
and expenditures to January' 1. 1915. Circular No.
52. 1915.

Department of Agriculture. State management of
public roads; its development and trend. Reprint
from Yearbook for 1914. By J. E. Pennybacker.
1915.

Department of Agriculture. Special road problems in
the Southern States. Circular No. 95 of the Office of
Public Roads. 1911.

Department of Agriculture. Report of the Director of
the Office of Public Roads for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1914.

Department of Agriculture, Report of the Director of
the Office of Public Roads for fiscal year ended June
30. 1915.

Department of Labor, Vocational education survey of
Richmond. Va. Bulletin No. 162 of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. 1916.

Navy Department. Naval militia cruises. 1915. Reports
by officers of the United States Navy. 1915.

Navy Department. Navy Yearbook. Embracing all
acts authorizing the construction of ships of the
"New Navy" and a resume of annual naval appropri-
ation laws from 1883 to 1916, inclusive, with statistics
of United States and foreign navies. Senate doc-
ument No. 3. 64th Congress, first session. By B. R.
Tillman, Jr., compiler. 1915.

Navy Department, Publications of the United States
Naval Observatory. Second series. Vol. IX, part II.
Nine-inch transit circle observations, 1903-8. 1915.
New York State, Amended rules and regulations
adopted by State Commissioner of Highways, New
York State; for the protection of improved state and
country highways, and governing the operation of
traction engines and heavy vehicles thereon.

New York State Commission of Hig.,ways, Highway
law. New York State, with annotations.

New York State, Report of the State Commissioner of

Highways. 1914.
New York State, Road red book of the bureau of
town highways, Department of Highways. 1910.
Bulletin 1.
Treasury Department. Decisions of the Comptroller of
the Treasury'- Vol. 22. part II. October 1 to De-
cember 31, 1915.

War Department. Course of instruction prescribed for
student officers in the ordnance school of application
(Sandy Hook proving ground) in chemistry of ex-
plosives, oils, and coal. By Capt. B. W. Dunn, U. S.
Army. 1916.
MANUFACTURERS' CATALOGUES AND DESCRIPTIVE LITER-
ATURE.

Almy Water-Tube Company. Catalogue of patent
sectional water-tube boilers, 12th edition. 1914. List
of sizes, Almy's patent sectional water-tube boiler.

American Car and Foundry Company, Catalogue E,
export edition, 1913.

Babcock Printing Press Manufacturing Company,
Catalogue of Babcock Optimus presses.

Bramhall Deane Company, Sterilizing apparatus.
Catalogue No. 21.

Buffalo Wire Works Company, Inc., Catalogue No. 8.
pocket edition.

234

H

CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 27.

Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Stopping store
leaks, booklet, third edition. Cutting wholesale
costs, booklet, second edition. Getting the facts
on which to build a better business, booklet. Cata-
logue of adding, calculating, and bookkeeping ma-
chines. A better day's profits. Burroughs posting
machine for banks. Efficient cost keeping.
Claflin Engineering Company, Catalogue No. 2 and
leaflets on glass glazing, grinding, and polishing ma-
chinery.
Eureka Pneumatic Spray Company, Booklet on spray-
ers, compressors, and air brushes.
General Electric Company, National electric code red
core wire and portables, list B-3376. N. E.
code cords, list B-3375.
Harris Brothers Seed Company. Yearbook and cata-
logue of seeds and garden plants.
Ingersoll-Rand Company. Bulletin 8407 on "Little

David" pneumatic drills.
Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Company. 1913 cata-
logue of valves and tire hydrants.
The Macmillan Company, Spring announcement of

new Macmillan books. 1916.
Mark Manufacturing Company. Plumbing and well-
driving supplies. Catalogue No. 12.
Oliver Machinery' Company. Bulletin No. 47-T on 16-
inch heavy-duty turret lathe.
G. C. Reiter, Booklet of fire bells and signals. Rotary
multiple ringing and single-tap fire bells, booklet.
Street car gongs, booklet. Crane gongs, leaflet.
E. W. Stillwell and Company. Booklet on little bunga-
lows. Booklet on west coast bungalows.
Turner Machine Company, Automatic cock grinders,
moulding machines, key lathes, and found ry equip-
ment. Catalogue.
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Price list of
entomological supplies. Catalogue No. 30. Circu-
lars and price lists of natural history material and
apparatus.

The following is a revised list of periodi-
cals and newspapers received regularly:
Army List and Directory. Monthly. Washington.
Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards. Monthly. Wash-
ington.
Coal Mine Fatalities in the United States. Monthly.

Washington.
Commerce Reports. Daily. Washington.
Congressional Record. Daily. Washington.
Daily Bulletin of Orders Affecting the Postal Service.

Washington.
Experiment Station Record. Monthly. Washington.
Food Inspection Decisions. Weekly. Washington.
Hydrographic Bulletin. Weekly. Washington.
Hydrographic Office Notice to Mariners. Weekly.

Washington.
List of publications issued by Department of Agricul-
ture. Monthly. Washington.
List of publications issued by Department of Com-
merce. Monthly. Washington.
Monthly Review of the United States Bureau of Labor

Statistics. Washington.
Monthly Weather Review. Washington.
Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory. Monthly.

Washington.
Philippine Government Monthly Journal. Manila.
Philippine Bureau of Public Works. Quarterly Bul-
letin. Manila.
Pilot charts — one each for North Atlantic, South At-
lantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian
Oceans. Weekly. Washington.
Postal Guide Supplement. Monthly. Washington.
Public Health Reports. Monthly. Washington.
Register of the Department of State. Monthly.

Washington.
Register of Diplomatic and Consular Officials of the

United States. Monthly. Washington.
Revista de Instrucion Publica. Monthly. Panama.
Treasury Decisions. Weekly. Washington.
United States Naval Medical Bulletin. Monthly.

Washington.
Weather Map. Daily. Washington.
Weekly News Letter. Department of Agriculture.

Washington.
The American Contractor. Monthly. Chicago.
American Lumberman. Weekly. Chicago.
Anales de Ingenicria. Monthly. Bogota.
Army and Navy Journal. Weekly. New York.
Barge Canal Bulletin. Monthly. Albany.
Blast Furnace and Steel Plant. Monthly. Pittsburgh.
Bulletin of the American Library Association. Monthly.

Chicago.
Bulletin of the Pan-American Union. Monthly. Wash-
ington.
Compressed Air Magazine. Monthly. Easton, Pa.
Diario de Panama. Daily. Panama.
Electrical World. Monthly. New York.
Engineering and Contracting. Monthly. Chicago.
Engineering Record. Weekly. New York.
Export American Industries. Monthly. New York.

The Florida Grower. Weekly. Tampa.

Gaceta Oficial. Daily. Panama.

The Guide (Shipping). Weekly. Sa« Francisco

Journal of Comment. Daily. New York.

Journal of Commerce. Daily. Liverpool.

La Prensa. Daily. Panama.

La Tribuna Italiana. Weekly. Chicago.

Live Stock and Dairy Journal. Monthly. Sacramento.

Lloyd's List. Daily. London.

Oregon Voter. Weekly. Portland.

Pacific Marine Review. Monthly. San Francisco.

Pan-American Magazine. Monthly. New York.

Red Cross Magazine. Monthly. Washington.

Scientific American. Weekly. New York.

Shipping Gazette Weekly Summary. London.

Star and Herald. Daily. Panama.

West Coast Leader. Weekly. Lima. Peru.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS

Billiard News. Monthly. Brunswick. Balke. Collen-
derCo., Chicago.

Coast Seamens' Journal. Weekly. San Francisco.

Concrete (Cement Age.) (Cement mill edition). Month-
ly. Detroit.

The Crosby Chipper. Bimonthly. American Hoist and
Derrick Co.. St. Paul.

The Firefly. Monthly. Pyrene Mfg. Co., New York.

The Foot Specialist. Monthly. Scholl Mfg. Co., Chica-
go.

General Electric Review. Monthly. Schenectady.

General Fireproofing. Monthly. General Fireproonug
Co., Youngstown, Ohio.

The Goodrich. Monthly. B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron,
Ohio.

The Highway Magazine. Monthly. Middletown, Ohio.

Ideal Power. Monthly. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.,
Chicago.

Locomotive Engineers' Journal. Monthly. Cleveland.

Lubrication. Monthly. Texas Oil Co., New York.

Mexpet Record. Monthly. Mexican Petroleum Com-
pany, New York.

The Nation's Business. Monthly. Chamber of Com-
merce of the United States. Washington.

Personal Efficiency. Monthly. Chicago.

The Plate Makers' Criterion. Monthly. The Ostrander-
Seymour Co., Chicago.

Railway Carmen's Journal. Monthly. Kansas City.

Reactions (Aluminothermics) . Quarterly. New York.

Standard Oil Bulletin. Monthly. San Francisco.

Steam Shovel and Dredge. Monthly. Chicago.

Steel and Iron. Monthly. Pittsburgh.

Through the Meshes. Monthly. W. S. Tyler Co., Cleve-
land.

Timken Magazine. Monthly. Timken Company, De-
troit.

The Valve World. Monthly. Crane Company. Chicago.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS.

American Library Association.
American Society for Testing Materials.

The library is holding duplicates of many
of the catalogues recently acquired and they
may be issued to any office requiring copies
for official use.

Suggestions are invited as to catalogues
or other publications of interest to the work.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., February 21. 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon request of the addressees:
Adams, Spensor Johnson, Mrs. Ella

*Boyle, Dan Otto, Mrs. Lena

Duprey, Frederick, and McKinney, Mrs. G. L.

Frank StansEy McPherson, J. L.

Herman. F. O. Richards. Walter

Jeffrey, Palmer *Webster, Leigh

•Card.

Stages of the Cnagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday. February 19, 1916:

Day and Date.

Stations.

Sun., Feb. 13 125.25

Mon., Feb. 14 125.25

Tues.. Feb. 15 126.10

Wed., Feb. 16 125.85

Thurs., Feb. 17 127.00

Fri., Feb. 18 126.55

Sat., Feb. 19 125.65

91.72
91.79
92.47
92.40
93.13
92.93
92.56

O

86.34
S6.33
86.36

86.41
86.40
86.48
6.48

oj Sj

86.32 53.63
86.31 53.80
86. 32154.31
86.31i54.36
.39 54.19
.43 54.20
86.44 54.19

Board of Health Ordinance— Milk and Cream
Containers.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. February 12. 1916.
Circular No. 708-3:

The ordinance quoted below, enacted by the Board
of Health, is approved, and published for the informa-
tion of all concerned.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

ordinance no. 8.
Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the Canal
Zone:

1. It shall be the duty of every person having in his
possession bottles, cans, or other receptacles containing
milk or cream, which are used in the transportation or
delivery of milk or cream, to clean or cause them to be
cleaned immediately upon emptying; and no person
shall receive or have in his possession any such re-
ceptacle which has not been washed after holding milk
or cream, or which is unclean in any way.

2. The foregoing ordinance was duly enacted at a
meeting of the Board of Health of the Canal Zone
held at Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, on the 10th day of
February. 1916.

Chas. F. Mason,
Chairman. Board of Health.

Appointments.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C Z.. February 10, 1916.
Circular No. 661-25:

Effective this date, Mr. R. H. Whitehead is appointed
superintendent, and Mr. W. R. Holloway is appointed
assistant superintendent. Pacific locks.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor.

Stock In Obsolete Store which May Be Required
for Use.

The Panama Canal.
Supply Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. Feoruary 15, 1916.
To heads of all departments — We have just recently
disposed of some equipment by sale from our obsolete
store at Mount Hope which is now required for use of
The Panama Canal, and, in order to avoid a repetition
of this, it is requested that you have an inspection made
of our Mount Hope stock by a representative of your
department and advise this department of such items
as it is considered can be used, which items will then
be transferred to our regular stock.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

In Charge of Construction Work at the Pacific
Terminals.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. February 14, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective February 15, and until
the return of Assistant Engineer H. D. Hinman from
leave. Supervisor E. W. Baldwin will be in immediate
charge of construction work. Pacific terminals. Divi-
sion of Terminal Construction.

H. H. Rousseau.
Engineer of Terminal Construction.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,

Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., February 15, 1916.
Circular No. 115:

Effective this date, Mr. A. Bryan is designated an
accountable official of The Panama Canal, vice Mr.
Wm. H. Maxey, and as such will account for all stock
carried in the stationery storehouse in the Administra-
tion Building.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :
Jay. J. Morrow.
Acting Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. February 12, 1916.
To accountable officials — The accountability of Mr.
W. G. Thompson, transferred during his leave to
Mr. R. A. Wilson, was again assumed by Mr. Thomp-
son under date of February* 4, 1916.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor. The Panama Canal.

February 23, 1916.

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COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Wholesale Prices of Fresh Meats.

The following is the wholesale price list No.
207, effective November 11, 1915, and in
force until further notice. This list will govern,
whether meat is sold from commissaries or
from cold storage. The following prices will be
increased by 10 per cent in cases of sales to
commercial ships and foreign naval vessels,
and by 20 per cent in cases of sales to yachts:

Price.

1. Beef hinds. No. 1 per lb. .$0.19*

2. Beef hinds. No. 2 -Cper lb.. .15

3. Beef hinds, native per lb.. .094

4. Beef fores, No. 2 per lb.. .12

5. Beef fores, native per lb. . .08*

6. Beef, whole round or leg. No. 1 . . . .per lb. . . 14 J

7. Beef, whole round or leg. No. 2 . . . . per lb . . .11

8. Beef, whole round or leg. native. . .per lb. . .07

9. Beef ribs. No. 1 per lb . . .24

10. Beef ribs, No. 2 per lb . . .16

11. Beef ribs, native pel lb. . .10

12. Beef, short loins. No. 1 per lb. . .25

13. Beei. short loins. No. 2 per lb . . . 20*

14. Beef, Bhort loins, native per lb.. .15

15. Beef. mmps. No. 1 per lb. . .204

16. Beef, rumps. No. 2 per lb.. .17

17. Beef, rumps, native pel lb.. .12

18. Lamb carcasses per lb. . .18

19. Mutton carcasses per lb. . .14

20. Pig carcasses per lb. . . Ht

21. Pork, entire loins per lb. . . 16t

22. Veal carcasses per lb.. .23*

23. Vealleg per lb.. .31*

♦Indicates increase from last list.

flndicates decrease from last list.

Above prices do not include cost of special trimming
required by United States Army or United States
Navy.

The prices quoted in current retail cold storage list
will govern for all other items, not included in above.

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; pricea
are effective Thursday. February 24. 1916:

FISH.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 05

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea 11

Sugar cane, ea 03

Plantain, ea 01

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Lettuce, per lb 1 1 *

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra. ea 004

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Peppers, hot. per doz 05

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Yampi. per lb 04

MISCELLANEOUS.

Roses (Hospital Farm), per doz 50

Charcoal. 30-lb. sack 30

* Indicates advance from last list.
tlndicates reduction from last list.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas. Empire.
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

The Pedro Miguel store is open from 8 a. m. to
12 m. and from 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All ojher commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Additions to Stock.

Bedspreads, linen, embroidered. 90" by 108", ea . $5.60

Bedspreads, linen, embroidered. 90" by 108". ea . 2 .85

Boxes, soap, celluloid, ea 33

Cloths, tea. H. S. & embroidered, 45", ea 1.10

Cloths, tea. K. S. & embroidered. 54", ea 2.20

Corsets. W. B., No. 3408, ea 3.45

Covers, cushion, embroidered. 5443, 20", ea. . . .25

Covers, cushion, embroidered. 5168, 20", ea . . . .40

Lace insertion, French val, yd .03

Lace insertion, French val, yd , .04

Laze insertion, French val, yd

Lace insertion, French val, yd

Lace insertion. French val, yd

Lace, brettonne net, yd

Lace, brettonne net

Lace, brettonne net, yd

Lace, d'esprit net yd

Lace, d'esprit net, yd

Lace edging, French val, ya

Lace edging, French val, yd

Voile, corded, yd

Voil. corded, P. J., yd

Blouses, middy. Palm Beach, ea

Belts, Palm Beach, without buckle, ea.

Binding rug. yd

Blouses, middy, white, short sleeves, ea
Cricket score books. American edition, e

Lace flouncing, yd

Lace flouncing, yd

Lace flouncing, yd

Lace flouncing, yd

Lace flouncing, yd

Lace flouncing, yd

Pins, hair, plain, shell, doz

Pins, hair, crimp, shell, doz

Pins, hair, plain, amber, doz

Pins, hair, crimp, amber, doz

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of ai
at the commissary stores became effecti'

icles in stock
i February 15:

Boats, sauce, ea

Bowls, mixing, ea

Bowls, mixing, ea

Bowls, mixing, ea

Bowls, salad, ea

Buckets, ea

Cribs, baby, ea

Glue, tube

Holders, soap, ea

Holders, toothpick, ea

Jugs, Doulton, ea

Knives, cook, ea

Locks, Yale, ea

Locks, Yale, ea

Locks, Yale, ea

Mats, ea

Mop heads, ea

Pails, nlant, ea

Percolators, ea

Plates, ea

Plates, ea

Plates, ea

Platters, fish, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Polish, furniture, bot

Pots, watering, ea

Racks, towel, ea

Saucepans, ea

Saws, ea

Scales, ea

Sets, table, set

Springs, bed, ea

Springs, bed. ea

Stoves. N. P.. ea

Traps, mouse, ea

Tubs. wash, ea

Wicks, ea

Tobacco, Pride of Reidsville. bag.
Grape juice, Welch's, split, bot . . .

Beans, string, gal., tin

Milk, Nestles, tin

Price Change.

17.90
6.00
9.00

Schedule of Launch Service to Tabofia.

Following the placing of the new gasoline launch
Taboga in service, the schedule of launch sailings be-
tween Balboa and Taboga Island has been revised,
effective February 1, and is now as follows:

From Balboa — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for
Taboga at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga— Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.45 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m., under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspinwall. or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwall will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a.
m., and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present priceo are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton. S6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $2; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton.
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Ealboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the c orporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately 50 shillings per ton of seven barrets.

Tide Predictions.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next six
weeks are given in this table:

FEBRUARY.

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

Wed.. Feb. 23

Fri., Feb. 2S

Sat.. Feb. 26

Moh.. Feb. 28

Tuea.. Feb. 29

14:8
0:27

0.7
1:07

1.0
1 :53

1.5
2:47

2.1
3:51

2.7
5:02

2.8
6:15

2.5

0.7
6:30
14.6
7:09
14.3
7:52
13.8
8:44
13.1
9:50
12.6

11 :11
12.5

12:30
13.0

15.4
12:38

1.0
13:19

1.5
14:07

2.2
15:05

3.0
16:13

3.5
17:28

3.6
18:44

3.1

18:45

15.3
19:24

15.0
20:10

14.4
21:05

13.7
22:17

13.2
23:40

13.2

Date.

Time

and height of high and

low water.

Wed.. March 1

0:56

7:24

13:36

19:51

13.7

1.8

14.0

2.1

Thurs., March 2

1:59

8:22

14:32

20:48

14.4

0.8

15.0

1.0

Fri., March 3

2:53

9:13

15:22

21:37

15.2

-0.1

15.9

0.0

Sat., March 4

3:43

9:58

16:09

22:22

15.7

-0.7

16.5

-0.6

4:31

10:41

16:53

23:04

16.0

-0.9

16.7

-0.9

Mon., March 6

5:16

11:21

17:34

23:43

15.9

-0.7

16.5

-0.6

Tuea., March 7

5:57

12:00

18:14

15.6

o.o

16.0

Wed., March 8

0:23

6:37

12:41

18:54

0.1

14.9

0.9

15.2

Thurs.. March 9

1 :03

7:16

13:22

19:31

1.0

14.0

2.0

14.2

Fri., March 10

1:47

7:55

14:07

20:11

2.1

13.0

3.2

13.1

Sat., March 11

2:36

8:39

15:00

20:57

3.2

11.9

4.3

12.1

Sun., March 12

3:33

9:36

16:04

22 :00

4.3

11.1

5.1

11.3

Mon., March 13... .

4:40

10:55

17 :14

23:20

4.7

10.7

5.5

11.1

Tuea., March 14. . . .

5:49

12 :18

18 :23

4.7

10.9

5.2

Wed., March 15....

0:31

6:54

13 :19

19:25

11.3

4.3

11.6

4.5

Thurs., March 16...

1 :30

7:48

14:04

20:15

12.0

3.5

12.4

3.5

Fri., March 17

2:14

8:34

14:42

20:57

12.8

2.6

13.4

2.4

Sat., March 18

2:55

9:13

15:17

21:36

13.6

1.7

14.3

1.3

Sun., March 19

3:33

9:49

15 :52

22:12

14.4

1.6

15.0

0.5

Mon., March 20... .

4:11

10:25

16:26

22:48

14.9

0.5

15.6

-0.1

Tues., March 21

4:49

11 :00

17:03

23:24

15.2

0.2

16.0

-0.3

Wed., March 22

5:28

11 :37

17:41

15.4

0.2

16.0

Thurs., March 23.. .

0:03

6:07

12:16

18:21

-0.2

15.2

0.6

15.8

Fri.. March 24

0:44

6:51

13:00

19:04

0.3

14.8

1.2

15.2

Sat., March 25

1 :32

7:37

13:51

19:53

1.0

14.2

2.1

14.4

Sun., March 26

2:28

8:32

14:52

20:52

1.8

13.4

3.0

13.5

Mon.. March 27

3:35

9:40

16:04

22:07

2.6

12.8

3.5

12.9

Tues., March 28

4:47

11:01

17:21

23:32

2.9

12.7

3.6

12.8

Wed., March 29

5:59

12:19

18:32

2.7

13.3

3.0

Thurs.. March 30...

0:48

7:05

13:22

19:37

13.2

2.1

14.1

2.0

1 :49

8:03

14:15

20:31

14.0

1.2

15.0

1.0

Date.

Sat.. April 1..
Sun., April 2.
Mon., April 3
Tues.. Aprii 4
Wed.. April 5

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low

236

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 27.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m.. February 20, 1916.)

THROUGH TEE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross 1 Net

Feb. 19

Cen. J. M. Schofidi

j U. S. Army

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Jason

Norfolk.
Genoa.
New York.
San Bias coast.

Feb. 16. ..
Feb. 18. ..
Feb. 18. ..
Feb. 19. ..
Feb. 19 . . .

Fred'k Luckenback .

La Veloce Line

United States Survey ship . .

Pacific American Fisheries. .

Seattle.

A. J. West

Ancon

Feb. 18

United States Navy

Jo<on

Hampton Roads.

♦Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

Feb. 21....

Feb. 22

Feb. 26

March 3 . . .

'

Cie Genera le Trans'que ....

Havana.

Bordeaux.
Port Ltmon.
Liverpool.

Feb. 25 . . .

Haiti

Inter. Petroleum Company.

Feb. 22...
Feb. 26. ..

Genoa.

Bristol.

Private yacht

Unknown.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date.

Vessel

Line From Date

Vessel

Line

For

Feb. 14

Feb. IS

Feb. 16

Feb. 16

Feb. 16

Feb. 17

Feb. 19

Feb. 19

Feb. 20

Alicia

H. T. Dongall

Panama.

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

North Pacific S. S. Co

San Francisco. ; Feb. 15

San Francisco. i Feb. 15....

T.Ellis

Ceo. W.Elder

J. A. Moffett

S. 0. barge No. 93.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Edith

San Francisco.

Taboga.

Port San Luis.

Guayaquil.

Guayaquil.

Feb. 15....
Feb. 16....
Feb. 17....
Feb. 17....
Feq. 18....
Feb. 18....
Feb. 18....
Feb. 18....
Feb. 20....

South American S. S. Co... .

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

United States Navy

Long Beach Steamship Co..
Standard Oil Company

H. T. Dongall

Mejillones.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Punta Arenas.

J. A. Moffett

S. O. barge No. 93.
T. Ellis

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Ceo. W.Elder

San Francisco.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Feb. 21 San Francisco Johnson Line So. American ports) Feb. 21 Santa Maria.,

Feb. 21 Guatemala Pacific Steam Nav. Co Chilean ports. Feb. 21.... Huallaga

Feb "M Denver United States Naw Nicaragua. II Feb. 26 Guatemala. ...

Santa Mar
Peruvian L
Pacific Ste;

. S. Co Port San Luis.

Callao.

\Tav. Co Chilean ports.

water springs, which is the datum of the soundings on the
Coa*t and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which ifiS.2feet below mean nealevel. To find thedenth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height, .
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the dav are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23/i (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from February 1 to 19, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section— Ins. Ins.

Balboa 78 17 1.36

Balboa Heights 74 18

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande

Central Section —

♦Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

*Monte Lirio

Atlantic Section —

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook

Colon

X Bocas del Tiro

■ *Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. ra. daily.

Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

{Standard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

c

s

'y. "^
S 5

Q

Ins.

.78

17

.74

18

.08

IS & 17

.16

17

.33

17

.42

16

.27

18

.40

11

.66

11

.45

18

.23

16

.36

15

.68

17

.35

.35

10

1.12

4

.36

16

.53

15

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
posial service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These dispatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6. leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, March 6 and
April 3, will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for tiie sailings on March 6 and April 3.

When the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on
the following Sunday.

with the

Santa Marta.
Advance

U. F. C.Mar.

P. R. R. . Mar.

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores

Advance ,

Santa Marta. .. .

Metapan

Panama

Almirante

Pastores

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamares

Colon

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

24...
24...

....P. R. R..Feb.

U. F. C.Feb.

....U.F. C.Feb.

P. R. R. . Mar.

. ...U. F. C.Mar.
U. F. C.Mar.

....P. R. R..Mar.
U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar.

P. R. R. . Mar.

....U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar.

P. R. R..Mar.

.Mar. 1

Mar. 2

.Mar. 6

. Mar. 9

.Mar. 9

.Mar. 14

.Mar. 15

Mar. 16

.Mar. 20

.Ma

22

.Mar. 23
.Mar. 27
.Mar. 29

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Santa Marta U. F. C.Feb. 16..

Advance P. R. R. Feb. 17..

Metapan U. F. C.Feb. 19..

Almirante U. F. C.Feb. 23..

Panama.. P. R. R. .Feb. 24..

Pastores U. F. C.Feb. 26..

Zacapa U. F. C.Mar. 1. .

Allianca P. R. R.Mar. 2..

Calamares U. F. C.Mar. 4. .

Carrillo U. F. C.Mar. 8..

Colon P. R. R. Mar. 9..

Tenadores..., U. F. C.Mar. 11..

Arrives.
.Feu. 2
. Feb. 2
.Feb. 2
.Mar
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar.
.Mar. 1
.Mar. 1
.Mar. 1
.Mar. 1

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba

Parismina

Abangarez

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba

Parismina

.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
U. F. C
.U. F. C
.U. F. C.
.U. F. C
.U. F. C

Feb. 19.
Feb. -23

Feb. 26.

Mar. 1.

Mar. 4.

Mar. S

Mar. 11.

...Feb. 26

...Feb. 28

. . . Mar. 4

. . . Mar. 6

...Mar. 11

. . . Mar. 13

.Ma

18

M.i

15.

Mar. 18.
Mar. 22.
Mar. 25.

. Mar. 20

..Mar. 25

..Mar. 27

..April 1

..April 3

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Coppename U. F. C.Feb. 27 Mar.

Abangarez U. F. C.Feb. 27 Mar.

Cartago U. F. C . Mar. 5 Mar.

Atenas U. F. C. . Mar. 5 Mar.

Heredia... U. F. C.Mar. 12 Mar.

Turrialba U. F. C.Mar. 12 Mar.

Parismina U. F. C.Mar. 19. ... Mar.

Abangarez V. F. C.Mar. 19 Mar.

Cartago U. F. C.Mar. 26 Mar.

Atenas U. F. C.Mar. 26 April

CANAL

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BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1916.

No. 28.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
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its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are cm the gold roll. Bound volumes are for
sule at $2.50 each.

All subscriptions expire on December 31. Domestic
subscriptions are charged as beginning from the first of
the quarter of the year in which received.

Remittances should be made to pay only to December 31,
1916 1 on this basis; and subscription for the rest of the
year, to January 1, 1917, is $1.00.

For foreign suoscriptions the year is divided into thirds;
remittances for the remainder of this year should be $1.50.

Remittances for subscriptions may be forwarded to
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THE CANAL RECORD.

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Dredging In the Cut in February.

In the 29-day month of February the
dredges working at the bases of the Culebra
slides excavated a total of 1,039,950 cubic
yards, and the Cascadas, Gamboa, and Corozal
made new monthly records, with 330,605;
293,230; and 179,880 cubic yards, to their
credit, respectively. The Paraiso excavated
236,235 cubic yards, but had previously
made a higher record for a month.

The dredges rehandling spoil disposed of
223,436 cubic yards. None of the three
dredges engaged in rehandling was in this
service during the entire month.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation at the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, February 28, amounted to 246,375
cubic yards. In addition, 61,850 cubic yards
were rehandled by the pipeline suction dredge
No. 86, the seagoing suction dredge Culebra,
and the Belgian ladder dredge No. 5.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 72.870

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 77,540

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 53.250

Corozal Ladder 37,715

Culebra Seagoing suction 29,2 83

No. 86 Pipeline suction 23.236

No. S Belgian ladder 9,331

The average aggregate output of the
dredges in the Cut during the 18 weeks pre-
ceding that ending at midnight of Monday,
February 28, was 257,778 cubic yards per
week, the total amount of piimary excava-
tion during that period (since October 19)
having been 4,639,996. This has been an
average of 36,825 cubic yards for each of the
126 days.

Arrival of Colliers with Barges.

The Canal collier Ulysses, which, as re-
ported last week, lost her tow of a 1,000-yard
barge about 400 miles north of Watlings Is-
land, by the breaking of the towing line in a
heavy sea, reached Cristobal in the morning
of Monday, February 28, having been delayed
several days in recovering the tow.

The Canal cottier Achilles, which sailed from
Norfolk with a 3,000-yard barge in tow six
days after the departure of the Ulysses, ar-
rived at Cristobal in the morning of Tuesday,
February 29.

The barges were taken in tow at Cristobal
by clapet No. 4 for passage to Gatun Lake,
to be added to the fleet of the Dredging Divi-
sion working in the Cut.

Signal Station on Top of Sosa Hill.
A signal station is to be erected on the
highest point of Sosa Hill, at an elevation of
363 feet, for the control of ships in the channel
between Balboa and Miraflores Locks. Here-
tofore it has been necessary to send out a
boat to intercept a ship in this section of the
Canal if communication was required. The
station will be similar in general arrangement
to the station at La Pila, on the east bank
of the Canal between Gamboa and Gold Hill.
On the top of the hill, it will be visible to
ships all over the harbor of Balboa as well as
in the channel to Miraflores Locks. This
station will be equipped with a time ball
service for the convenience of shipping.

Hydrographlc Office Publications Obtainable at
the Canal.

Some of the duties of branch hydrographic
offices are performed by the offices of the
Captain of the Port at Balboa and Cristobal.
In addition to the maintenance of chronom-
eters for comparisons, the offices keep at
hand reference charts and sailing directions
which ma; be consulted, and observers' blanks
may be obtained at the same time. Masters
of vessels may receive free the Pilot Charts,
Notice to Mariners, and Hydrographic Bulle-
tin, published by the Hydrographic Office of
the Nav> Department, in return for reports
on marine and meteorological data.

Various Hydrographic Office publications
which are not distributed free of charge may
be purchased through the Port Captains.
These include such publications as are most
likely to be required by ships using the
Canal.

Neither Port Captain's office maintains
a regular mailing list for the distribution of
publications; such mailing lists are maintained
at the branch hydrographic offices along the
United States coast, at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah,
New Orleans, and Galveston, on the Atlantic
side, and at San Francisco, Portland, and
Seattle on the Pacific side, as well as at the
main Hydrographic Office in Washington,
for the benefit of ships' officers who contribute
data regularly.

CHARGES AT TERMINALS.

Revised Circular Covering Wharfage, Cranage,
Stevedoring and Transferring, etc.

A revised circular setting forth the condi-
tions and charges covering the handling of
mooring lines, wharfage, shifting, storage,
cranage, ashes, and garbage, towing service,
and lighter service for vessels at the Canal
terminals, has been issued by the Panama
Railroad Company, which has charge, through
its receiving and lorwarding agencies at Bal-
boa and Cristobal, of the management of
ships at the docks. The circular is designated
as No. 500-B, and is effective March 1, 1916.
In accordance with the changes made
effective by circular No. 500-B, the "Sailing
Directions and General Information," pub-
lished by The Paaama Canal, has been
amended by a supplement, No. 1, revising
the prices and charges listed on pages 38 to
42, inclusive.

The following is circular No. 500-B:

Item 1. — Mooring Lines.
For handling mooring lines by boat when
necessary, and on piers:

Vessels not exceeding 100 feet in length over

all $1.00

Vessels over 100 feet, and not exceeding 200

feet in length over all 2.50

Vessels over 200 feet in length over all 5.00

Item 2. — Wharfage.
Sailing vessels:
Not exceeding 100 feet in length over all

(per lin. ft., per day) 05

When clearing from wharf within five (5)
hours after berthing shall pay two-thirds
(I) of the regular daily wharfage rate with

a minimum charge of 1 .00

Over 100 feet in length over all (per lin. ft.,

per day) 10

Steam or power driven vessels:
On "overall" measurements taken from ship's

certificate (per lin. ft., per day) 15

When cargo is handled to or from ships in
lighters, wharfage will be charged on the
lighters at the docks while loading or unload-
ing at the same rates applying to sailing
vessels. A charge will also be made for the
handling of lines, in accordance with item
No. 1 of this circular.

1. All auxiliary vessels will be considered
power driven, and charge for wharfage will
be made in accordance with their length as
specified above.

2. All sailing vessels over 100 feet in length
over all, and all steam or power driven ves-
sels clearing from wharves within five (5) hours
after berthing, shall pay two-thirds (f) of the
regular daily wharfage rate.

3. The full daily rate to be charged for any
part of a day that wharves are occupied after
the first day; except that when a vessel oc-
cupies a berth all or any part of three (3) hours
after the termination of a twenty-four (24)
hour period, one-fourth (}) of the daily rate
will be charged for that time.

4. "Per day" to mean a period of twenty-
four (24) hours from the time of berthing.

5. No charge for wharfage shall be made
against steam or power driven vessels oc-

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Vol. IX, No. 28.

cupying berths solely for the purpose of se-
curing coal or other supplies from the Panama
Railroad Company or any department of
The Panama Canal.

Item 3. — Shifting.
Whenever in the judgment of the Receiv-
ing and Forwarding Agent, or Port Captain,
it is deemed advisable to shift any vessel in
order to accommodate other vessels — or for
any other reason — shifting will be made, and
the towing and other expenses thereby in-
curred will be charged against the vessel so
shifted.

Item 4. — Storage.

1. No charge will be made for the storage
of transfer cargo held in cats or on piers up to
the departure of the first connecting steamer,
provided that such connecting steamer re-
ceives such cargo within a period of not more
than thirty-five (35) days from the date same
is ready for delivery. On cargo held for a
longer period than 35 days, storage will be
charged thereafter at the rate of three cents
per bill-of-lading ton per day up to the arrival
of the first connecting steamer, but not for
a greater period than 30 days, after which
storage charges will be assessed at the rate
of 10 cents per bill-of-lading ton per day.

2. The first steamer for the port (or con-
necting with a carrier for the port) to which
iinrouted cargo is consigned, and the first
steamer of the line or lines by which cargo
is routed, shall be considered the first con-
necting steamer.

3. On all cargo refused by the first con-
necting steamer because its entire capacity
is filled with cargo that has been loaded at the
Panama Railroad Company's wharves, stor-
age will be charged per bill-of-lading ton per
day at the rate of three cents from and in-
cluding the day of departure of such first
connecting steamer up to the time that
delivery is accepted by the second connect-
ing steamer of such final carrier.

4. On all cargo refused by the second con-
necting steamer, storage will be charged per
bill-of-lading ton, per day at the rate of 10
cents instead of three (3) cents (the minimum
charge being for not less than one ton), from
and including the day of departure of the
second connecting steamer up to the time
delivery is accepted by the final carrier.

5. On all cargo refused by the first con-
necting steamer because of space being oc-
cupied by or reserved for other cargo, or for
any reason other than that above indicated,
storage will be charged per bill-of-lading ton,
per day at the rate of 10 cents from and in-
cluding the day of departure of the first con-
necting steamer, up to the time delivery is
accepted by the final carrier.

6. Above charges apply on all cargo, both
routed and unrouted.

7. No storage will be charged on cargo for
local delivery for a period of seventy-two (72)
hours from the time the steamer has com-
pleted cargo, but on any cargo not accepted
by consignees within that time, a storage
charge of three cents per 100 pounds per day,
or $5 per car per day, or fraction thereof, at
the option of the Company, will be made —
the minimum charge to be 15 cents.

Item 5. — Cranage.
Vessels availing themselves of the use of
the railroad company's cranes at the Balboa
piers will be charged 15 cents per bill-of-lading
ton, with a minimum of 15 cents on less than
a ton.

I tern 6. — Stevedoring and Transferring Cargo,
on and between Docks of The Panama
Canal and Panama Railroad at Either Ter-
minal.

A. — RATES.

1. All handling of cargo on the Company's
docks will be done by forces of the railroad
company. Vessels desiring to stevedore
their own cargo will be permitted to do so.

2. For transferring cargo, including mail,
baggage, and specie (with the exception of
explosives and live stock) from the cleared
slings of the delivering carrier, to the slings
of the receiving carrier, $1 per bill-of-lading
ton. When the weights and/or measure-
ments are not shown on ship's papers, the
Receiving and Forwarding Agents will de-
termine the tonnage on which the charges are
to be based.

3. For transfer of explosives (per bill-of-lading

ton) $2 . 00

4. For transfer of:

Horses, mules, and donkeys (per head) 2 . 00

Cattle (per head) 1.50

Calves, goats, dogs, hogs, and sheep (per

head) 1 . 00

Live stock, other than the above indicated.

when crated (per ton) 2 . 00

5. For handling specie, additional charge to

cover its safekeeping, one-eighth of one
percent ($of 1%) of value as shown on
bill-of-lading.

6. For stevedoring general cargo (per bill-
of-lading ton) 30

7. For stevedoring special commodities:

(a) Boilers, locomotive parts, machinery,
railroad cars, etc., scrap machinery and
scrap boilers, etc., and other heavy
weights of over two tons, (per bill-of-
lading ton) SO

(b) Structural iron over 35 feet long, (per
bill-of-lading ton) 50

(c) Loose brick, conduit, sewer pipe, terra
cotta. and tile, (per bill-of-lading ton). . .50

(d) Loose scrap iron of irregular shape,
pieces not over two tons, (per bill-of-
lading ton) 60

(c) Lumber, switch and cross ties, (per

M.ft. B. M.) ST)

(f) Rough timber and logs, (per ton) 40

(s) Piling, (per linear foot) 00 j

(/i) Horses, mules, and donkeys, (per head) . 1.00

(j) Cattle (per head) 75

(ft) Calves, goats, dogs, hogs, and sheep,

(per head) 50

(0 Live stock other than above indicated,

when created (per ton) 1 . 00

(m) Mail, baggage, and specie, (per ton).. . 1.00
(?0 Explosives, (per bill-of-lading ton) 1.00

8. On general cargo landed on the docks
at Colon, Cristobal, or Balboa, for local de-
livery at those docks, the delivering line shall
be charged 40 cents per bill-of-lading ton for
handling across docks, and on explosives and
live stock half the transfer rates quoted in
paragraphs 2 and 3 above. This will be ap-
plied on cargo for the Panama Railroad and
The Panama Canal, and the same rates will
be charged for handling local outbound
cargo across the docks to vessels.

When local cargo is loaded into cars for con-
signee and switched, a charge of 30 cents per
ton for loading and $5 per car for switching
will be made.

9. For handling cargo on docks at Balboa,
including cranage and making local delivery
at Panama, SI .25 per bill-of-lading ton, ex-
cept on explosives, for which the rate will be
S2.95 per bill-of-lading ton, or §2.80 if Pana-
ma Railroad cranes are not used. The same
rates apply on outbound local cargo originat-
ing at Panama.

10. For extra labor used in —

(a) Stevedoring cargo at request of re-
ceiving carrier so as to permit of its discharge
at mote than one port;

(6) Shifting cargo in hold in order to se-

cure proper working room, or from one hatch
to another;

(c) Segregating cargo on dock or in cars for
a vessel that calls for certain cargo and does
not lift the cargo in its entirety, cost of service,
plus 15 per cent.

11. When carriers request the Panama
Railroad to work cargo on Sundays or holi-
days, which entails additional expense to the
Panama Railroad on account of "overtime"
paid its laborers, such additional expense
will be charged to the steamship line making
the request, in addition to the regular rates
per ton. Vessels shall be expected to work at
night at the request of the steamship agent
or of the Receiving and Forwarding Agent,
if conditions at the terminals so necessitate.

12. When a receiving carrier calls for cer-
tain cargo held in storage by the Panama
Railroad Company and then decides not to
take such cargo, or only a part of it, necessitat-
ing part or all of such cargo being returned to
storage, a switching charge of $5 per car will
be made against such receiving carrier for
every car thus moved, in addition to the cost
of segregation provided for in paragraph 10
above.

13. For any additional appliances, ma-
chinery', wrecking cranes, etc., necessary to
to discharge or deliver cargo due to the fact
that cargo can not be handled by ship's gear,
regular rates provided for such service.

14. The minimum charge against any ves-
sel for stevedoring and handling shall be $10.

B. GENERAL REGULATIONS.

15. The Panama Railroad will not accept
delivery of transfer cargo unless payment is
made, or assured, for storage and other charges
that may accrue to the railroad company upon
such cargo.

16. All charges against vessels for wharfage,
cranage, transfer of crago, stevedoring, and
storage on cargo lifted, etc., must be paid be-
fore the vessel's departure. The Receiving
and Forwarding Agents will inform receiving
carriers regarding storage charges that have
accrued on cargo, before it is delivered to them.

17. Steamships must furnish power and
labor for operating winches, as well as suitable
gear and tackle, and if in the judgment of the
railroad company winchmen of steamers do
not give satisfactory results, it will have the
right to substitute competent winchmen at
the expense of the steamer.

18. The local transfer charge (once across
the dock) will be charged on cargo received
by the Panama Railroad Company for de-
livery to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-
pany, and on cargo from the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company for delivery to other
ships at Cristobal or Colon; the same rate
will be charged the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company, also switching charges in either
direction, they to handle the cargo themselves
into and out of cars at their dock.

19. Bills of lading, check books, and other
shipping documents, must be delivered to the
Receiving and Forwarding Agents in time to
permit an examination of such papers before,
vessels begin to discharge cargo.

Papers must plainly show weights and/or
measurements of cargo to be handled.

20. No changes in bills-of-lading will be
recognized or followed unless same are
authorized by shippers and so indicated by
them in writing upon the copies delivered to
the Receiving and Forwarding Agents.

21. Instructions of the delivering carrier
as to the routing of cargo will be followed only

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in connection with shipments covered by
bills-of-lading in which no reference whatever
is made to the name of the final carrier.
Item 7. — Ashes and Garbage.

1. Ashes may be removed either by de-
livering them ashore or into barge by special
arrangement with Receiving and Forwarding
Agents; the minimum charge for such service
to be $5. If labor is furnished it will be billed
at cost plus 15 per cent.

2. Garbage must be placed in covered gar-
bage cans on docks at times specified by the
Panama Railroad Company, for the re-
moval of which a charge of 25 cents per can
will be made.

Item 8. — Towing Service.
Tugboat will be furnished at the request
of steamship lines at the rate of $15 per hour,
or fraction thereof; iraction of an hour to be
charged for on the basis of fifteen (15) minute
periods — the minimum charge to be $15.
Charge to begin when tug leaves permanent
berth and to continue until her return to
same.

Item 9. — Lighter Service.

When no berth is available and call is
made on the Panama Railroad for lighters
and it is possible to furnish same, they will be
furnished free, the usual charge lor labor,
stevedoring, and transferring cargo to apply;
but when the lighters are furnished to a ship
on berth, solely to expedite the discharge and
loading of a ship, or to a ship in quarantine,
or to a ship to discharge explosives in the bay,
with no corresponding benefit to the Panama
Railroad, a rental of 50 cents per hour for
their use will be made, in addition to the usual
charge for handling lines, wharfage, stevedor-
ing, and transferring. All towage to be borne
by the steamship company.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Buoys Established, Atlantic Side.

The following spar buoys were established
in Colon Harbor on February 18, 1916:

One regular spar buoy, shoal buoy, black and red
horizontal stripes, second-class spar in 22 feet of water.
Bearings:

Washington Hotel, right tangent, 169°; true

(SxE 5-16 E Mag).
Toro Point lighthouse, 259°; true (WSW 11-16 W

Mag).
West Breakwater beacon, 304° 45'; true (NWxW
1-4 W Mag).
One spar buoy, shoal buoy black, third-class spar
in 18 feet of water, marking shoal at entrance to Toro
Point Cove. Bearings:

West Breakwater beacon, 52°; true (NE 1-4 E

Mag).
Hotel Washington, right tangent, 102°; true (E

3-4 S Mag).
Beacon No. 2. 160°; true (SSE 1-4 E Mag).
The following anchorage buoys have been
established to mark the anchorage for ves-
sels carrying explosives. The anchorage will
be between the buoys and the East Break-
water :

West spar buoy, white with black letter "A", first-
class spar in 39 feet of water. Bearings:

Washington Hotel, right tangent, 169° 30'; true

(SxE 7-16 E Mag).
Toro Point lighthouse, 257°; true (WSW 7-16 W

Mag).
West Breakwater beacon, 300°; true (NWxW
11-16 W Mag).
East spar buoy, white with black letter "A", first-
class spar in 42 feet of water. Bearings:

Washington Hotel, right tangent, 188°; true (S

5-16 W Mag).
Toro Point lighthouse, 261° 15'; true (WSW 3-4

W Mag).
West Breakwater beacon, 298° 30'; true (NWx
W 15-16 W Mag).

THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS.

Health Department Issues Statement Regarding
Preventive Ordinance.

The ordinance of the Board of Health of
the Canal Zone, recently enacted, approved,
and published in The Canal Record, pro-
hibits the keeping of chickens and other fowls,
as well as various small animals, within the
limits of the Canal Zone without a permit
from the Board of Health. The permits which
are issued by the Board of Health allow the
keeping of fowls for only a few days, for fat-
tening. The net effect of the ordinance is to
prevent individual householders from breed-
ing and keeping poultry. A reasonable time
will be allowed those who have fowls at present
to dispose of them.

This ordinance has aroused opposition from
some to whom it appears to be a needless in-
vasion of the rights of individuals. The
General Inspector of the Health Department,
under whose supervision the ordinance is being
made effective, has made a statement in ex-
planation;

"The reasons for this ordinance are of two
classes — those bearing on the prevention of
disease, especially bubonic plague, and those
affecting the administration of towns.

"Bubonic plague is primarily a disease of
rats, and is conveyed to man by the fleas
which rats harbor. The operation of the
Canal puts us in relatively close touch with
countries in which plague is endemic. In
order to protect the Canal Zone against in-
fection we take extensive quarantine measures
to prevent the landing of plague from ships;
and a corollary of these measures is to make
the field sterile for the spread of the disease
if it should be brought in.
I "This can be accomplished only by doing
away with rats on the Canal Zone. The only
way we can do it is to make food inaccessible
to them and to give them no places to nest. As
in efforts to do away with fliesand cockroaches,
we may not be able to accomplish the end
absolutely; but it is unquestionable that we
can greatly reduce the extent of them, and so
minimize the chances of plague and of per-
manent infection with it.

"The Panama Canal and the Panama Rail-
road have spent large sums in rat-proofing
their wharves and buildings, with the fore-
going considerations in view. It would be
poor policy to do this and at the same lime
to permit the maintenance of conditions on the
Canal Zone which would defeat the purposes
ol the work. The keeping of chickens always
attracts rats.

"Moreover, chickens frequently harbor
vermin and should be kept at a suitable dis-
tance from human habitations. This is not
always practicable in the Canal Zone towns.

And chickens, to be healthy, require earth
runways in which they can scratch. They dig
holes in the runways in which water accumu-
lates, affording breeding places for mosquitoes.

"Administrative reasons for preventing the
keeping of chickens are based on the general
principles that individuals similarly situated
should enjoy like privileges, and that regu-
lations should provide for the well-being of
the majority in the community, even if the
privileges of a minority are thereby limited.
It is manifestly impracticable to allow each
employe to have a chicken coop and runway
in the vicinity of his quarters; coops are often
unsightly and offensive; and the chickens
are often objected to by neighbors.

"In brief, the keeping of chickens is not
worth the trouble it causes. But above all we
should appreciate the danger of plague in-
fection. Plague is endemic at ports no farther
removed from the Canal than a two days voy-
age. While ever} effort is being made to pre-
vent its coming in, the quarantine can not be
perfect always, and the second great factor in
protection is domestic sanitation, which will
limit the spread of the disease and possibly
enable us to eradicate it immediately. The
residents of the Canal Zone should remember
that it is a Canal Zone, and that the traffic
through the Canal — which is the reason for the
existence of a canal — -brings its individual
difficulties and makes incumbent upon us
responsibilities arising from them. As opera-
tors of the Canal we have not only to protect
ourselves but also to protect the shipping
which uses the Canal. As it is the work of our
organization to maintain the Canal and oper-
ate it, il is correspondingly our duly to main-
tain and operate it with every sanitary pre-
caution."

Difficulty in Delivering Steamshovels at Antofa-
gasta.

It is expected that part shipment of two
95-ton steamshovels sold by The Panama Canal
from its obsolete stock to the Chile Explora-
tion Company can be made the latter part of
this month. The steamshovels were sold
last August, delivery by the Canal to be made
at Balboa; and since that time no ship which
has visited the port has been willing to under-
take their delivery at Antofagasta. The
shovels are shipped knocked-down, but as the
car bodies alone weigh approximately 45,000
pounds each there are very few ships in the
west coast trade which can handle them, and
the closing of the Canal has interrupted the
service of the lines between the west coast
and the United States or Europe, the large
vessels of which could carry the shovels with-
out difficulty. The local agencies of the lines
operating between Balboa and South America
have been furnished with lists of the parts.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native 0/

Isthmian
Residence,

Employed by

Date of
death.

Diez Luis

21915
88384
24252
102123

Peru

Barbados

St. Vincent

Barbados

Colon

Colon

Dredging Div

Colon agency.. .
Dredging Div. . .
Colon agency. . .

Feb. 16, 1916.

Feb. 22. 1916.

Feb. 23, 1916.

Feb. 25, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due the estates,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished but once.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Acting Secretary of War.

In accordance with the provisions of section
one hundred and seventy-nine of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by the act making ap-
propriations for the legislative, executive,
and judicial expenses of the Government, ap-
proved August 5, 1882 (22 Stat. 238), Maj.
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, United States Army,
Chief of Staff, is authorized and directed to
perform the duties of Secretary of War until
the existing vacancy in that office is filled by
appointment and confirmation by the Senate,
or until the existing vacancy in the office of
the Assistant Secretary of War is filled in a
similar manner, this designation not to extend
beyond 30 days.

WOODROW WILSON.

The White House,
February 11, 1916.

[No. 2313.]

Civil Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service Com-
mission announces an open competitive
examination for clerk to commercial attache,
for men only, on April 5, 1916 (date to be left
blank in applications.) From the register of
eligibles resulting from this examination certi-
fication will be made to fill vacancies as they
may occur in this position in the offices of
commercial attaches in various foreign coun-
tries and in positions requiring similar qual-
ifications in the Bureau of Domestic Com-
merce, Department of Commerce, Washing-
ton, D. C, unless it is found to be in the in-
terest of the service to fill any vacancy by
reinstatement, transfer, or promotion.

The salary of clerks to commercial attaches
in foreign countries is $1 ,500 per annum, with
expenses for travel and subsistence from
Washington to place of employment and re-
turn. The usual entrance salary for such
positions in the Bureau of Foreign and Do-
mestic Commerce is $900 to $1 ,000 per annum.

Commercial attaches are now located in the
following cities: London, England; Lima,
Peru; Paris, France; Petrograd, Russia; Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Melbourne, Australia; Berlin, Germany;
Pekin, China; and Santiago, Chile. It is
possible that this service will be largely ex-
panded during the coming fiscal year by the
appointment of several more commercial
attaches. Applicants are referred to an-
nouncement No. 315, posted at all club-
houses and post-offices in the Canal Zone, for
further information regarding this examina-
tion.

The following special examinations are
announced to be held, probably on March 26,
1916 (date to be left blank in applications):

Junior chemist, qualified in fuels (male);
junior civil engineer, grade 1 (male); junior
civil engineer, grade 2 (male) — Interstate
Commerce Commission; physical metallur-
gist (male); teacher of domestic art (female);
teacher of freehand drawing— Indian Service.

Applicants are referred to announcements
Nos. 273, 274, 275, 276,288, and 301, posted
at all post-offices and clubhouses in the Canal
Zone, for more complete information.

Attention is invited to announcements Nos.
253 and 217, examinations for marine engine
and boiler draftsmen and for ship draftsmen,
Navy Department.

It is hereby announced that until further

notice and on account of the urgent needs of
the service, applications will be received at
any time and the papers will be rated im-
mediately upon their receipt, in order that
appointments may be made with the least
possible delay.

As the supply of eligibles resulting from
recent examinations for marine engine and
boiler draftsmen and for ship draftsmen has
not been equal to the demand, qualified per-
sons are urged to enter this examination.

Competitors will not be assembled for
examination but will be rated on the follow-
ing subjects, wihch will have the relative
weights indicated:

SUBJECT.

Weight.

1. Physical ability 10

2. Education, training, and experience 90

Total 100

Applicants are referred to announcements
Nos. 297 and 298, posted at all clubhouses and
post-offices in the Canal Zone, giving more
information concerning these examinations.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for income tax deputy collector, in-
spector and agent, for men only, on April 4,
1916 (date to be left blank in applications).
From the register of eligibles resulting from
this examination certification will be made to
fill vacancies as they may occur in these
positions in the Internal Revenue service,
Treasury Department, for duty in the field,
at salaries ranging from $1,400 to $1,600 per
annum, with necessary traveling expenses when
absent from headquarters in discharge of
official duties, unless it is found to be in the
interest of the service to fill any vacancies by
reinstatement, transfer, or promotion. There
is opportunity for promotion to a salary <»f
$5, $6, or $7 per diem, with an allowance in
lieu of subsistence of $3 per diem and actual
traveling expenses. Applicants are referred
to announcement No. 316, posted at all
clubhouses and post-offices in the Canal Zone,
for further information regarding this exami-
nation.

Examinations for the following positions
are scheduled to be held, probably on April
16 (date to be left blank in applications):

Aid, Lighthouse Service; assistant ob-
server, Weather Bureau; bookkeeper, De-
partmental Service; cadet engineer and
cadet officer, Lighthouse Service; civil en-
gineer and draftsman, Departmental Service;
clerk, draftsman, mechanical and draftsman,
topographic, Panama Canal Service; drafts-
man, copyist ship, Navy Department; en-
gineer, Indian Service; junior chemist, De-
partmental Service; junior engineer, civil,
Engineer Department at large; junior en-
gineer, mining, Bureau of Mines; laboratory
assistant, Bureau of Standards; postal clerk,
Panama Canal Service; scientific assistant,
Department of Agriculture; teacher, Indian
Service; trained nurse, Indian and Panama
Canal Services.

Applications should be secured from and
filed with the office of the Board of Civil
Service Examiners, Balboa Heights, C. Z.,
not later than March 20. A card of admission
will be sent to those found eligible to be ad-
mitted, upon the receipt of the questions from
the Civil Service Commission. A photograph
of the applicant should be pasted on this card
and produced at the examination room.
In answer to questions as to residence, ap-

plicants must show residence in a State or
Territory of the United States, and county
thereof, up to the time of filing application.

»

District Court in Old Administration Building
at Ancon.

The headquarters of the United States Dis-
trict Court at Ancon have been moved from
the old courthouse in the rear of the Ancon
police station to the former administration
building at Ancon. The transfer of records
was completed on Monday, February 28.
The court now occupies the ground floor of
the administration building, formerly used
by the Division of Schools, the old Depart-
ment of Sanitation, and a branch paymaster's
office. The courtroom is in the large room at
the front of the building, formerly occupied
by the clerical and record-keeping forces of
the Department of Sanitation, and originally
the ballroom of the Governor's residence,
"Santa Rosa." The two upper floors are
occupied by the law department of the
Canal and the headquarters of the United
States troops on the Canal Zone.

The building has been extensively renovat-
ed. The former wooden porch around the
four sides of the building and within the patio,
including the stairs and porte cochere, has been
replaced by a porch of reinforced concrete.
The heavy piers of brick, wood-trimmed, in
the room now used as a courtroom, were re-
placed by two iron columns of small diameter.
An inscription in bronze letters will be placed
on the concrete frieze of the first-story porch,
"United States District Court."

The old district courthouse has been turned
over to the Christian Science organization.

Arrival of Cavalry on the "KUpatrlck."

The First Squadron of the Twelfth Cavalry
arrived at Cristobal from Galveston in the
morning of Tuesday, February 29, on board
the Armj transport Kilpatrick. This is the
first command of cavalry to have come to the
Isthmus. It will be part of the permanent
garrison and will be stationed at Corozal.
Aboard the Kilpatrick were 15 officers and
294 men, 297 horses and 37 mules, nine wag-
ons, 12 cars of baggage, and 400 tons of cargo.

Upon completing the discharge of the caval-
ry the Kilpatrick will sail for Galveston to
bring the Second Battalion of the Fourth
Field Artillery to the Canal Zone. This will
be the first command of field artillery to
come to the Isthmus.

The "Panama" Two Days Late.

The steamship Panama of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, which sailed from
New York on Thursday, February 24, and is
due at Cristobal on Wednesday, March 1,
was reported 580 miles out of Colon in the
morning of March 1. She is expected to reach
Cristobal in the morning of Friday, March 3.

Runaway Freight Train Strikes Gravel Train Near
Chagres River Bridge.

A wreck in which 10 cars and a caboose were
demolished and a locomotive badly damaged
resulted from a rear-end collision of two
freight trains opposite the Gamboa prison
stockade, south of the Chagres River bridge,
at 2.32 in the morning of Sunday, February
27. In the making up of a train of gravel cars
at the Gamboa gravel plant, for shipment to
Cristobal, a cut of 25 cars was left standing on
the main line track while the engine went into
the yard for more cars. An extra train coming
north, down the grade from the summit ele-
vation north of New Culebra, smashed into

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241

the string of cars, demolishing the caboose
and three gravel cars, and seven cars of the
oncoming train, which were loaded with ivory
nuts, beans, rice, and general merchandise
being transferred across the Isthmus between
ships. The debris was spread along both sides
of the track for a distance of over 200 feet.
The moving train contained 31 loaded cars
and two empties, and weighed 1,450 tons; it
was what is known as a "double train," having
required the help of a pusher engine for the
ascent of the grade from Pedro Miguel to the
summit. Going down the grade with a single
engine the train got beyond control as the
result of the turning of an angle cock on the
third car, which rendered the air brake useless.
When the engineer whistled "I have no air"
the crew ran to the hand brakes, but it was too
late to prevent the collision. The engineer

and fireman jumped just before the locomo-
tive struck. The former was injured about
the head and shoulders. The locomotive
which had been handling the gravel cars was
used to carry the engineer to Colon Hospital.

The engineer of the runaway train had
kept blowing the runaway signal, when he
found the train could not be controlled, and
the conductor of the gravel train, hearing
the runaway coming, threw the switch in
front of the cut of cars on the main line to
prevent their being shunted into the yard
and piled up. The cut went forward
over the bridge, past Gamboa station.

Wrecking outfits were sent to the wreck
from both ends of the line. The track was
blocked for about 10 hours, the passengers and
mail being transferred between trains. By
12 o'clock noon, normal traffic was resumed.

RETAiL DRY GOODS PRICE LIST.

Of Commissary Branch of Supply Department.
Effective March 1. 1916.

There is published below the retail dry
goods price list. No. 2, effective March 1,
1916, governing the prices of articles sold in
the dry goods departments of the commis-
sary stores en the Isthmus, operated by the
commissary branch of the Supply Depart-
ment of The Panama Canal.

The prices given are those at which the
items will be sold to Canal and Panama
Railroad employes and other residents of
the Isthmus who have commissary privileges.

These prices will be increased by 10 per
cent in cases of sales to commercial vessels
and ships of foreign navies, and by 20 per
cent in cases of sales to yachts:

Article.

S N.

Article.

Unit.

Albums (see Stationery).

Alpaca, plain black or navy blue

Alpaca, striped

Alpaca, fancy

Ammonia, violet

Antisepticus, liquid, P. C

Aprons, gingham

Aprons, sanitary, nainsook

Aprons, sanitary, silk

Aprons, coverall

Aprons, tea, white lawn

Aprons, tea, white, cross bar lawn

Aprons, embroidered

Aprons, with bib, 45 x 60

Aprons, with bib, 43 x 48 ?

Aprons (see also Packages Royal Society
embroidery).

Atomizer

Auxiliator (see Tonic, hair).

Bags, cricket (see Cricket supplies).

Bags, shopping

Bags, laundry

Bags, laundry

Bags, ice, rubber

Bags, hot water

Bags, vanity.

Balls, camphor

Balls, cricket (see Cricket supplies).

Balls, tennis

Bandages, gauze, 2"

Bandages, gauze, 2\'

Bandages, gauze, 3"

Bandages, gauze, 3 \"

Bands, arm, Blakely

Bands, hat

Bands, arm, No. 338

Bands, arm

Barrettes

Barrettes

Bars, mosquito, double

Baseballs

Batiste, holly

Batiste, fancy

Bats, cricket (see Cricket supplies).

Bay rum, St. Thomas

Bay rum, P. C

One cent refund allowed for empty bottles

returned.
Beading, lace (see Lace).

Bedspreads, dimity, hemmed

Bedspreads, colored, fringed

Bedspreads, white, hemmed

Bedspreads, white, fringed

Bedspreads, dimity, 80 x 90

Bedspreads, fringed

Bedspreads, dimity, 62 x 90

Bedspreads, white, hemmed

12139

Yard

$0.90

Yard

1.15

12141

Yard

1.65

Bot.

.10

12228

Bot.

.25

12229

Each

.26

12315

Each

.41

i 12316

Each

.68

11524

Each

.42

11525

Each

.21

11683

Each

.21

11684

Each

.35

11685

Each

.40

116S6

Each

.39

5845
8173
8317

Each

.55

8485
8568

Each

.18

8985

Each

.47

9114

Each

.52

9432

Each

.59

9829

Each

.79

Each

.08

11126

Box

.24

11582
12339

Each

.32

12343

Roll

.03

5476

Roll

.04

5772

Roll

.05

11896

Roll

.06

11423

Pair

.06

Each

.40

9632

Pair

.16

9836

Pair

.17

9875

Each

.21

9887

Each

.40

9888

Each

1.40

9889

Each

1.10

11123

Yard

.12

11137

Yard

.16

11557
11855

Bot.

.25

12185

Bot.

.20

12265
12266
12267
12268

Each

1.30

12269

Each

1.00 i

12271

Each

1.30

12272

Each

1.20

12273

Each

1.15

12274

Each

.94

12275

Each

.90

12276

Each

.75

12332

Bedspreads, linen, H. S. and embroidered,

90 x 103

Bedspreads, cotton, H. S. and embroidered,

72x90

Bedspreads, cotton, embroidered, 90 x 103.
Bedspreads, linen, embroidered, 90 x 103. .
Bedspreads, embroidered linen, 90 x 108. .
Bedspreads, embroidered cotton, 90 x 108 .

Belting, dress, white, 2"

Belting, dress, black, lj"

Belting, black. No. 152

Belting, white, No. 152

Belting, black, No. 153

Belting, white, No. 153

Belts, men's, leather, black or tan

Belts, men's, leather, white

Belts, men's, leather, with pearl buckle,

black, tan, or white

Belts, sanitary, ladies

Belts, men's, leather, with covered buckle.
Belts, men's, leather, with brass buckle. . .

Belts, men's, leather, black or tan

Belts, men's, cotton, white

Belts, children's, patent leather, black, red,

or white

Belts, men's, black or tan, covered buckle.

Belts, men's, cotton, without buckle

Belts, Palm Beach, without buckle

Binding, rug

Blankets, gray wool, suede

Blankets, gray cotton, single

Blankets, Jacquard, cotton

Bleach, nail, Ongoline

Blotters (see Stationery).

Blouses, boys

Blouses, middy, plain white

Blouses, middy, short sleeves

Blouses, middy, short sleeves, plain white.
Blouses, middy, long sleeves, plain white. .
Blouses, middy, long sleeves, plain white. .

Blouses, middy, blue collar

Blouses, middy, plain white

Blouses, middy

Blouses, middy. Palm Beach

Blouses, boys', low collar

Blouses, middy, navy blue collar

Blouses, middy, navy blue collar

Blouses, middy, red collar

Blouses, middy, navy blue collar

Blouses, middy, red collar

Blouses, middy, navy blue collar

Blouses, middy, red collar

Blouses, middy, navy blue collar

Blouses, middy, red collar

Blouses, middy, short sleeves, C. & W

Blouses, middy, long sleeves, C. & W. . ,

Blouses, middy, Paka Beach

Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Yard
Each
Each
Each
Jar

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

242

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 28.

Article.

Blouses, middy, white, short sleeves

Blouses (see also Packages Royal Society
embroidery).

Boards, emery

Bodkins (see Needles).

Boning, collar

Books, memo (see Stationery).
Books, score (see Cricket supplies).

Boxes, soap

Boxes, vanity, celluloid

Boxes, powder puff

Boxes, soap, celluloid

Braid, lingerie, No. 7

Braid, lingerie, No. 8

Braid, finishing

Braid, rick rack, No. 13, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 21, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 29, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 37, white, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 45, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 53, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 37, red, 6-yd

Braid, rick rack, No. 37, blue, 6-yd

Brassieves, model

Brilliantine (see Tonic, hair).

Brooms, whisk, No. 47

Brooms, whisk, No. 49

Brushes, nail

Brushes, shaving, Rubberset

Brushes, tooth, Antiseptic

Brushes, hair, Keep Clean

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, nail

Brushes, tooth, Prophylactic, adults'

Brushes, shaving :

Brushes, clothes, Keep Clean

Brushes, bath, long handle

Brushes, hair, wire

Brushes, hair

Brushes, hair

Brushes, nail

Brushes, tooth, in box

Brushes, shaving

Brushes, hair, infants'

Brushes, hair

Brushes, hair

Brushes, bath

Brushes, clothes

Brushes, hair

Brushes, tooth, children's

Buckles for belts

Buffers, nail, chamois

Bunting, red, white, and blue

Burlap, brown, green, and red

Buttons (see also Links).

Buttons, pearl

Buttons, collar

Buttons, bachelor

Buttons, bone, black, No. 27

Buttons, bone, black, No. 30

Buttons, pearl. No. 16

Buttons, pearl, No. 18

Buttons, pearl, No. 20

Buttons, pearl, No. 21

Buttons, pearl, No. 24

Buttons, pearl, with bolts

Buttons, pearl, No. 26

Buttons, pearl, No. 28

Buttons, pearl, No. 30

Buttons, pearl, No. 32

Buttons, pearl, No. 16

Buttons, pearl, No. 18

Buttons, pearl, No. 20

Buttons, pearl, No. 22

Buttons, pearl, No. 24

Buttons, pearl, No. 26

Unit.

Each

Doz.

Yard

Each
Each
Each
Each
Piece
Piece
Yard
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Yard
Yard

Doz.
Each
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Each
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.
Doz.

Price.

$0.93

.21
.04

.49

.25
.25
.33
.06
.06
.03
.03
.04
.05
.08
.09
.10
.08
.08
.44

.15
.17
.10

1.05
.16
.39
.23
.26
.22
.21
.18
.65
.43
.75

1.00
.65
.25
.15
.67
.19

1.15
.41
.87
.75
.75
.18
.09
.40
.06
.21

.09

.07
.02
.02
.07
.08
.09
.11
.11
.04
.16
.18
,19
.32
04
.05
.06
.06
.07
.09

S. N.

9758

9759

11197

11213

11214

11215

11229

11799

11811

12251

12252

12219

8319

8321

8359

9254

9268

11518

11759

11766

9291

9459

11115

11116

11117

11118

11119

11121

5114

5945

6383

6384

6949

9223

11772

11773

12214

12248

8376

8653

9588
11826
11867
11868
11869
11571

9957
9958
11241
11243

9228
9418
9493
11346
11348
11349
11353
11385
11418
11613
11616
11619
11621
11629
11633
11634

Article.

Buttons, pearl, No. 28

Buttons, pearl, No. 30

Button molds

Buttons, jet, black

Buttons, jet. black

Buttons, jet, black

Buttons, cuff

Buttons, pearl, No. 40

Buttons, pearl, No. 45

Buttons, pearl, small

Buttons, pearl, large

Calico, plain, turkey red

Cambric, linen, white, 36"

Cambric, linen, white, 36"

Cambric, linen, 36"

Cambric, diamond hill, white, 36"

Cambric, bleached

Cambric, linen, 36"

Cambric, linen, bleached, 36"

Camphor, gum, 1-oz

Canvas, No. 4, 54"

Capes, rain, children's, red or blue, with hood

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Capes, rain, men's

Caps, bathing, ladies', silk

Caps, men's, khaki

Caps, men's, shepherd check

Caps, men's, engineer's

Caps, men's, tweed

Caps, bathing, ladies'

Caps, bathing, ladies'

Caps, bathing, ladies'

Caps, golf, Palm Beach

Caps, engineer's

Caps (see, also Packages Royal Society
embroidery).

Cards, correspondence (see Stationery).

Cards, playing (see Stationery).

Cases, pillow, linen, embroidered with
scalloped edge, 22" x 36"

Cases, pillow, linen, H. S. and embroidered,
22" x36"

Cases, pillow, cotton

Cases, pillow, linen, H. S. and embroidered

Cases, pillow, linen, plain, H. S

Cases, pillow, linen, plain, H. S

Cases, pillow, plain, H. S

Clips, collar, military

Clips, gem and pencil (see Stationery).

Clips, tie

Clips, tie

Clips, tie, rolled gold

Clips, tie, sterling silver

Cloth (see also Other lines of dress goods,
under headings: "Alpaca," "Batiste,"
"Cambric," "Damask," "Pique," "Pop-
lin," "Voile," etc.).

Cloth, ripplette

Cloth, long, white

Cloth, oil, white

Cloth, tissue

Cloth, waisting

Cloth, Samson Galatea

Cloth, oil, colored

Cloth, Palm Beach

Cloth, lace, 40"

Cloth, foundation, silk

Cloth, waisting, fancy

Cloth, shrunk fancies

Cloth, lace, fancy

Cloth, woven shepherd checks

Cloth, Premier

Cloth, Ramapo

Unit. Price.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Doz.

Pair

Each

Each

Doz.

Doz.

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Cake

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Pair

Pair
Each
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

March I, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

243

S.N.

11635
11637
11641
11644
11647
11651
11655
11659
11669
11821
11842
11945
11953
11954
12348
12349
5664
6938
7567
7654

8384
8669
8671
8672
8761
9598
9599
12135
12136
12138
12238
12239
12241

12242
12244
12245
12246
12247

12319
5923
8131
8852
9118
11563
5796
9249
11879
7148
2443
5174
8127
8128
8928
9317
9318
9319
9321
9322
9358
9359
9697
9698
9838
9839
12149
12234
11661
9451
9452
9953
9954
9955
11554
U555

A Hide.

Unit.

Cloth, Monogram Yard $0.16

Cloth, silk and cotton novelties Yard .19

Cloth, waisting, fancy Yard . 16

Cloth, SplaSh fancies Yard .26

Cloth, flaxon, colored Yard .18

Cloth, Honeycomb Yard . 14

Cloth, tissue Yard .21

Cloth silk, embroidered Yard .28

Cloth, lace Yard .14

Cloth, mercerized, Jacquard Yard .16

Cloth, supreme cords Yard .18

Cloth, shantung Yard .24

Cloth, Marquinette, No. 1912 Yard .12

Cloth, Marquinette, No. 1920 Yard .14

Cloth, Palm Beach, blue Yard 1.03

Cloth, Palm Beach, black Yard 1.00

Cloths, table, P. C. Hotel Each 1.65

Cloths, wash, San-Knit-Ary Each .04

Cloths, tea, linen, 36" Each .63

Cloths, sideboard, H. S. and embroidered,

16" x54" Each .85

Cloths, sideboard, hemstitched.'lS" x 54". . Each .63

Cloths, tea, embroidered, 36" Each 1 . 10

Cloths, tea, embroidered, 45" Each 1 .59

Cloths, tea,, embroidered, 54" Each 2.25

Cloths, sideboard, embroidered, 18" x 72". . Each 1 .27

Cloths, tea, linen, 54" Each 1 .35

Cloths, sideboard, 17" x 63" Each- .65

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 45". .. . Each 2.00

Cloths, tea, scalloped and embroidered, 36".. Each 1.50

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 45". ... Each 1 .50

Cloths, tea, hemstitched, 54" Each 2.75

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 36". . . . Each 1 .45
Cloths, sideboard, H. S. and embroidered,

20"x72" Each 1.70

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 72"... . Each 5.10

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 24". . . . Each .85

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 30". . . . Each 1 .25

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered, 45". . . . Each 1 .90
Cloths, sideboard, H. S. and embroidered,

20"x54" Each 1.35

Cloths, tea, H. S. and embroidered Each 2.20

Coats, rain, men's Each 7.90

Coats, rain, men's Each 9 .40

Coats, rain, ladies' Each 4.75

Coats, rain, men's Each 6.85

Coats, Palm Beach Each 3 .05

Collars, Arrow, boys' and men's Each . 1 1

Collars, soft Each .21

Collars, military Each .15

Cologne, headache, Hudnut's Each .67

Combs, hard rubber Each .30

Combs, white Each . 1 1

Combs, celluloid, No. 3020 Each .19

Combs, celluloid, No. 3033 Each .07

Combs, ladies', black rubber Each .16

Combs, black rubber, 8" Each . 16

Combs, black rubber, 9" Each .21

Combs, black rubber, 7" Each . 1 1

Combs, black rubber Each .07

Combs, fine, black rubber Each .07

Combs, side, shell and amber, No. 3133. .. . Each .20

Combs, side, shell amd amber, No. 2111... . Each .13

Combs, men's, ivory Each . 19

Combs, ladies', ivory Each .18

Combs, ladies', white tuskanoid Each .30

Combs, men's, white tuskanoid Each j .28

Combs, pocket, in case Each 06

Combs, men's, horn, 7 J" Each .11

Comfortables Each 1.40

Corsets, W. B Each .68

Corsets, No. 123 Each 1.55

Corsets, W. B., No. 787, Reduso Each 1 . 90

Corsets, W. B., No. 789, Reduso Each 1 .90

Corsets, Reduso, No. 100 Each 95

Corsets, Bon Ton, low Each 2 .45

Corsets, Ban Ton, medium Eadh ' 2 .45

Price.

S.N.

11824
12112
12113
12114
12115
12198
12287
54S6
9956
11535
115.89
12151
12152
12153
12151
11929
11031
12321
12322

2467
5574
5592
6167
7844
8172
8174
8214
S949
8956
9141
11898
11912
12235
9739
9773
11392
11393
11394
11395
11445
11618
11642
11643
11652
1165S
11771
11783
11784
11938
6152

11925

11924

11926

11923

12341

11922

11921

11919

11927

11829

11848

11849

11827

11834

2439

2441

5451

8647

8817

11133

11363

11632

11638

11681

Article.

Corsets, Royal Worcester

Corsets, batiste, lace front, No. 500

Corsets, maternity, lace trimmed

Corsets, embroidered lace front

Corsets, American Lady

Corsets, batiste, lace front, No. 031 1

Corsets, W. B., No. 3403

Cotton, darning

Cotton, absorbent, 4-oz

Cotton, crochet, white

Cotton, crochet

Cotton, crochet, mercerized, No. 3

Cotton, crochet, mercerized, No. 5

Cotton, crochet, mercerized, white

Cotton, crochet, flosselle, No. 14

Covers, cushion, embroidered, 20"

Covers, cushion, embroidered, 20"

Covers, cushion, embroidered, 20"

Covers, cushion, embroidered, 20"

Covers {see also Packages Royal Society

embroidery).

Cream, dental, Colgate's

Cream, massage, Pompeian

Cream, cold, Hudnut's

Cream, honey and almond

Cream, vanishing, Pond's

Cream, cold, Ricksecker's

Cream, milkweed, small. . .

Cream, face, Sanitol

Cream, shaving, Colgate's

Cream, violet S3C, Hudnut's

Cream, cold, Colgate's

Cream, shaving, William's

Cream, cold, Perfect

Cream, dental, Kolynos

Crepe, Serpentine

Crepe, Yeddo, plain, white, and fancy

Crepe, llford, white

Crepe, Malay, white

Crepe, white, check

Crepe, Yawal, striped

Crepe, white

Crepe, fancy

Crepe, checked

Crepe, checked

Crepe, Raipur

Crepe, Fleuret

Crepe, M. A. F

Crepe, fancy

Crepe, novelty

Crepe de Chine

Creton

Cricket supplies:

Bags, No. 4

Balls, Grand Prix

Bats, record

Books, Score, English edition

Books, score, American edition

Gloves, batting

Gloves, wicket-keeping

Guards, leg

Stumps and bails

Crimpers, hair

Cuffs, men's, Arrow, 3f "

Cuffs, men's, Arrow, 4|"

Curlers, kid

Curlers, kid

Curtain, draperies

Curtain, draperies, Georgian

Curtain, silkaline

Curtain, fi3h net, green, red, and white. . .

Curtain, Swiss

Curtain, etamine

Curtain, scrim, plain white

Curtain, Swiss

Curtain, madras, drawn work

Curtain, etamine, hemstitched

Unit. Price.

Each
Each
Each
Etch
Each
Eich
Each
Spool
Pkg.
Ball
Skein
Bill
Bill
S'cein
Skein
Each
Each
Each
Each

Tube

Jar

Jar

Bot.

Jar

Jar

Bat.

Jar

Tube

Jar

Jar

Tube

Tube

Tube

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Each

Eich

Pair

Pair

Pair

Set

Butch

Pair

Pair

Pkg.

Pkg.

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

244

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 28.

A Hide

Curtain, Galatea

Curtains, cotton, ruffled

Cushions, pin, tomato

Damask, table linen, 72"

Darners, stocking

Dentifrice (see Wash, tooth).

Diaper, cotton, 10-yard

Diaper, cotton. 10-yard

Diapers, Purity, 18" x 36"

Dimity, flaxon check, white

Dimity, checks

Dimity, cords

Dimity, striped

Dimity, fancy

Dioxogen

Doilies, linen, embroidered, 10"

Doilies, damask, H. S., 14" x 14"

Doilies, damask, H. S.f IS" x 15"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 8"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 10"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 12"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 20"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 10"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 12"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 20"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 4 J"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 6"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge. 24"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 36"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 18"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 24"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 18"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 22"

Doilies, round, embroidered, with scalloped

edge, 22"

Drawers, men's, elastic, Scriven's

Drawers, men's, crepe, white

Drawers, men's, elastic seam

Drawers, men's, Porosknit

Drawers, men's, sea island

Drawers, men's, B. V. D

Dress goods (see Cloth, crepe, gingham,

madras, organdie, voile, etc.).
Dresses (see Packages Royal Society em-
broidery).

Drill, white, union

Drill, linen, striped

Drill, cotton, khaki

Drill, cotton, unbleached

Drill, linen, brown

Drill, linen, striped

Drill, linen, bleached

Drill, cotton, khaki

Drill, cotton, drab

Drill, linen, brown

Drill, linen, white

Drill, linen, white

Drill, cotton, navy ulue^

Drill, khaki, olive drab7u. S. A

Duck, linen, white

Duck, linen, brown

Duck, linen, white,

Unit.

Yard
Pair
Each

Yard
Each

Piece
Piece
Each
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Bot.
Each
Each
Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

S.N.

A Hide.

.71
.84
.07
.16
.14
.14
.11
19
.30
.35
.41
.44

.26

36

.42

.91

30

.36

1.00
.15
.20

1 45

2.30
.75

1.25
.88

1.30

1.10

.60
.35
.36
.28
.45
.37

.27
.28
.25
.08
.45
.45
.43
.17
.28
.32
.51
.52
.23
.28
.50
.50
60

7584
9313
9314
11336
12255
12256
11934
11935
11071
11972
11973
11974
11975
11976
11977
1197S
11979
11981
119S2
11983
11984
119S5
11986
11987
11994
11995
12184
12323
12324
12325
12326
12327
12328
12329
11795
11379

5559

11293

11721
11722
5994
5419
5447
8561
11313
12254
8892

9494

11874

5S29

5832

5833

6492

8693

9373

9634

1146S

11912

7843

11436

6869

5424

5438

11156

11411

5839
11366
11437
11466

,

Eau de Cologne (see Perfumes).

Edging, lace (see Embroidery; also Lace).

Elastic, silk, black

Elastic, black or white, |"

Elastic, black or white, 1"

Elastic, black or white, |"

Elastic, cotton, 1 J". . .'.

Elastic, plain silk, 1 "

Embroidery, allover, 45"

Embroidery, allover, 45"

Embroidery, stickered wash edging, 3-yard .

Embroidery, stickered wash veining, 6-yard

Embroidery, stickered wash veining, 6-yard

Embroidery, stickered wash insertion, 6-yard

Embroidery, stickered wash edging, 6-yard.

Embroidery, Barmen, 6-yard

Embroidery, Barmen, 6-yard

Embroidery, Barmen, 6-yard

Embroidery, Barmen

Embroidery, Barmen

Embroidery, stickered wash edging, 6-yard.

Embroidery, stickered wash edging, 6-yard.

Embroidery, Swiss galloon beading, 2"

Embroidery, Swiss galloon beading, 1|"

Embroidery, Swiss galloon beading, 1 J". . . .

Embroidery, Swiss embroidered beading, 2".

Embroidery, baby, French vals. lace edging.
.Embroidery, baby, French vals. lace edging. .

Embroidery, stickered edging, 6-yard

Embroidery, flouncing

Embroidery, flouncing

Embroidery, flouncing

Embroidery, flouncing

Embroidery, flouncing

Embroidery, flouncing

Embroidery, flouncing

Emeries, strawberry

Enamel, nail, Hudnut's

Envelopes, Eradicator, ink erasers (see
Stationery).

Extract, eclat (see Perfumes).

Extract, Pond's

Eyeshadcs (see Stationery).

Fasteners, dress

Fasteners, snap on tape, white

Fasteners, snap on tape, black

Files, nail

Flannel, Canton

Flannel, cream

Flannel, Saxony Welsh

Flannel, Fleecedown

Flannelette, white

Floss, dental

Flouncing, (see Embroidery; also Lace).

Forms, dress, pneumatic

Forms, dress, adjustable

Garters, silk, Brighton

Garters, double grip, Brighton

Garters, single or double grip, Paris

Garters, silk, Boston

Garters, cord style, Boston

Garters, single or double grip, Paris

Garters, double grip, Brighton

Garters and arm bands

Garters, Stein way

Gauntlets, engineer's

Gauntlets, engineer's, cotton

Gauze, hospital

Gingham, apron, Amoskeag

Gingham, Chambray, Imperial

Gingham, Barnaby, Red Seal, or Zephyr. .

Gingham, Renfrew

Gloves, batting (see Cricket supplies).

Gloves, engineer's, leather

Gloves, ladies', cotton, white

Gloves, engineer's, cotton

Gloves, ladies', silk

Unit.

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Piece
Yard
Yard
Piece
Piece
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Piece
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Each
Bot.

Bot.

Doz.

Yard
Yard
Each
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Spool

Each

Each

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Set

Pair

Pair

Pair

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

March 1, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

245

S.N.

2269
5531
9116
12147
2134
5157
5158
5163
6143
9541
9738
11183
11371
11511
11512
11513
11514
11515
11517
11997
12143

2197
5931
5934
6425
8596
8678
9177
9181
9182
9258
9259
9449
9514
9848
9896
9937
11161
11443
11446
11493
11556
11569
11714
11715
11765
11774
11843
11936
12317

11475
11792
11796
12286
5488
12124
12125
12126
11455
11456
2481
8571
8858
9111
9117
9231
9248
9263

9454
9455

Article.

Gowns, night (see Nightgowns).

Hammocks, No. 816

Hammocks, cord, No. 925

Hammocks

Hammocks, white canvas

Handkerchiefs, ladies', black border

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, bandana

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, linen, H. S

Handkerchief's, ladies', linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, children's

Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen embroidered.
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered.
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered.
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered.
Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, embroidered.

Handkerchiefs, ladies', linen, H. S

Handkerchiefs, men's, set of three

Handkerchiefs, ladies', set of three

Hat bands (see Bands).

Hats, men's, felt, crushed

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, ladies', straw

Hats, men's, waterproof

Hats, ladies', straw

Hats, men's, waterproof

Hats, men's, straw, high crown

Hats, men's, straw

Hats, men's, Dakota, Stetson

Hats, men's, Broncho, Stetson

Hats, white, U. S. A. pattern

Hats, men's, cloth

Hats, men's, cloth

Hats, children's, straw

Hats, men's, felt, Stetson

Hats, men's, felt, crusher

Hats, men's, felt, crusher

Hats, children's, white drill

Hats, men's, felt, cloth

Hats, men's, felt, Stetson

Hats, men's, felt, Army

Hats, ladies', felt, white

Hats, children's, straw

Hats, men's, Palm Beach

Hats, men's, twill khaki

Hats, men's, Bangkok

Hats, men's, straw, soft brim

Hats, straw, low crown

Herpicide (see Tonic, hair).

Holders for hand blotters (see Stationery).

Hooks, crochet, steel

Hooks, crochet, bone

Hooks, button, nickel plated

Hooks, crochet, steel

Hooks and eyes, white or black

Hooks and eyes, pants, No. 2

Hooks and eyes, pants, No. 3

Hooks and eyes, Swan Bill

Hoops, embroidery, round

Hoops, embroidery, ova!

Hose, men's, black with white sole

Hose, infants', white with blue or pink tops .

Hose, ladies', silk, Phoenix

Hose, men's, black

Hose, ladies', lisle, black

Hose, ladies', silk, black

Hose, men's, silk, Phoenix

Hose, men's, silk, interwoven, black, tan, or

white

Hose, men's, Phoenix, assorted colors

Hose, ladies', silk, Phoenix, black, white, or

tan

Hose, children's, lisle, black

Unit.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Set

Set

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

$4.50
5.00
4.00
1.35
.20
.14
.10
.10
.04
.22
.19
.14
.03
.10
.16
.29
.35
.41
.13
.22
.22

1.35

2.50

2.20

.23

.3S

.48

.44

2.35

1.70

3.80

4.25

.40

.90

1.40

.25

3.15

1.00

1.00

.30

.72

3.1!

1.35

.39

.50

.53

.45

4.00

2.20

2.35

Each

.02

Each

.02

Each

.Ot

Each

.01

Doz.

.02

Doz.

.06

Doz.

.05

Doz.

.01

Each

.04

Each

.06

Pair

.18

Pair

.11

Pair

.62

Pair

.17

Pair

.30

Pair

.42

Pair

.43

Pair

.43

Pair

.65

Pair

.90

Pair

.12

S.N.

9522
9S24
11295
11296
11297
11298
11311
11432
11592
11593
11594
11595
11597
11679
11694
11695
11696
11844
11845
12277
12278
12279

11797

8318

11261

11453

115S6

12288

2338

2339

2341

2342

2345

2346

9941

9942

9943

11745

11754

11885

12257

12258

12259

12261

12262

12263

12264

12281

122S2

12283

12289

12291

12292

12293

12294

12295

12296

12297

12298

12299

12311

12312

12333

12334

12335

12336

12337

1233S

7187

8934

9711

11142

11831

Article.

Hose, children', black, white, or tan. .
Hose, men's, silk, assorted colors. . . .

Hose, men's, lisle, white

Hose, men's, lisle, tan

Hose, ladies', lisle, white

Hose, ladies', lisle, tan

Hose, children';, tan

Hose, children's, black

Hose, infants', silk, black

Hose, men's, lisle, tan, True Shape . .
Hose, men's, lisle, black, True Shape .

Hose, infants', silk, white

Hose, men's, lisle, white, True Shape

Hose, infants', silk lisle

Hose, ladies', lisle, black

Hose, ladies', lisle, tan

Hose, ladies', lisle, white

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Hose, children's, white, pink tops | Pair

Unit.

Hose, children's, white, blue tops .

Hose, ladies', black

Hose, ladies', white

Hose, ladias', tan

Icy Kol (see Tonic, hair).

Ink (see Stationery).

Inkwells (see Stationery).

insertion (see Embroidery; also Lace).

Irons, curling

Jumpers, engineer's

Kimonas, crepe

Knickerbockers, boys'

Knickerbockers, boys'

Knickerbockers, boys', blue serge ....

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, torchon, linen

Lace, shadow flouncing

Lace, shadow flouncing

Lace beading, Guipure

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace insertion, French Vals

Lace, allover, black

Lace, allover, black. .•.

Lace, allover, black

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace edging, French Vals

Lace insertion, French Vals

Lace insertion, French Vals

Lace insertion, French Vals

Lace insertion, French Vals

Lace insertion, French Vals

Lace, Brettonne net

Lace, Brettonne net >. . .

Lace, Brettonne net

Lace, d'Esprit net

Lace, d'Esprit net

Lace flouncing

Lace flouncing

Lace flouncing

Lace flouncing

Lace flouncing

Lace flouncing

Laces, corset

Laces, corset, 5-yard

Laces, corset

Laces, middy blouse

Laces, corset, 5-yard

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each

Each

Each

Pair

Pair

Pair

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Each

Pair

Each

Each

Each

246

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 28.

Article.

Laces, corset, 10-yard

Laces, middy blouse, silk

Lawn, black, 40"

Lawn, Persian, cotton, white, 36"

Lawn, Persian, cotton, white

Lawn, Persian, cotton.white

Lawn, Persian, cotton

Lawn, Persian, cotton

Lawn, checked, cotton

Lawn, colored, cotton, 27"

Lawn, linen, bleached, 36"

Lawn, linen, bleached

Lawn, checked, cotton, white, 27"

Leg guards (see Cricket supplies).

Linen, brown, 31"

Linen, costume, bleached, 36"

Linen, costume, colored

Linen, pillow, 45"

Links, collar, gold filled

Links, cuff, gold plated

Links, cuff, gold plated

Linon, India, 36"

Linon, India

Linon, India

Linon, sheer fancy, 27"

Linon, clipped dots

Linon, wide novelties, 36"

Linon, wide novelties

Linon, sheer fancy, 27"

Linon, sheer fancy

Linon, finish checks

Linon, clipped fancy

Linon, marquinette

Linon, clipped fancy

Listerine, 3-oz

Listerine, 7-oz

Listerine, 14-oz

Lotions (see Perfumes).

Madras, check, 27"

Mats, Turkish bath

Mats, Turkish bath

Measures, tape

Measures, tape, nickel

Menticol, P. C

Mirrors, stand

Mirrors, stand

Mitts, Turkish bath

Molds, button (see Buttons).

Mousseline, fancy, 27"

Mum, toilet preparation

Muslin, fruit of the loom, 36"

Muslin, unbleached

Muslin, Indian head

Muslin, twilled

Muslin, dotted, 27"

Muslin, embroidered

Nainsook, plain, 36"

Nainsook, check, 27"

Nainsook, cotton, 36"

Nainsook, cotton

Nainsook

Nainsook

Napkins, paper, plain

Napkins, damask, 24"

Napkins, sanitary, § doz

Napkins, damask, 22"

Napkins, linen, scalloped, 15"

Napkins, paper, assorted

Napkins, linen, scalloped and embroidered,

15"

Napkins, linen, scalloped and embroidered

15"

Needles, bodkins

Needles, darning

Needles, Mittrailleuse

Needles, embroidery

Unit.

Price.

Each

$0.07

Each

.03

Yard

.16

Yard

.19

Yard

.12

Yard

.12

Yard

.13

Yard

.17

Yard

.10

Yard

.13

Yard

.32

Yard

.46

Yard

.12

Yard

.20

Yard

.22

Yard

.29

Yard

.57

Each

.25

Pair

.64

Pair

1.20

Yard

.12

Yard

.14

Yard

.17

Yard

.18

Yard

.19

Yard

.35

Yard

.24

Yard

.14

Yard

.16

Yard

.11

Yard

.15

Yard

.18

Yard

.19

Bot.

.17

Bot.

.34

Bot.

.66

Yard

.18

Each

.76

Each

.51

Each

.03

Each

.13

Bot.

.25

Each

.95

Each

.61

Pair

.26

Yard

.12

Jar

.19

Yard

.10

Yard

.09

Yard

.14

Yard

.13

Yaid

.16

Yard

.19

Yard

.11

Yard

.10

Yard

.16

Yard

.20

Yard

.15

Yard

.17

Doz.

.01

Each

.25

Box

.17

Each

.17

Each

.60

Doz.

.02

Each

.20

Each

.16

Doz.

.07

Doz.

.03

Case

.09

Pkg.

.02

S.N.

7425
11833
12285
9377
9378
9379
9381

9119

5575
5584
5992
8355

11444
11682
11777
5889
6738
11458
11631
11937
11814
11815

12177
12162
12163
12165
12166
12174
12176
12168
12171
12172
12155
12156
12157
12159
12164
12167
12158
12173
12175
12161
12169
11124

5755
9412
9413
9481

11428
5769
5785
8566
8736
8944
9785

11999

11491

2466
8212

7129

9255

5597
5599
6754
8885
8886

Article.

Unit.

Nets, hair, Tidywear

Nets, hair, motor

Netting, mosquito, white

Night gowns, ladies'

Night gowns, ladies'

Night gowns, ladies'

Night gowns, ladies'

Night gowns (see also Packages Royal So-
ciety embroidery).

Night shirts, men's

Oil, Omega, small

Ointment, carbolic, Calvert's

Ointment, Cuticura

Ointment, Mentholatum

Ongoline (see Bleach, nail).

Organdy, Chantilly, white, 40"

Organdy, colored, 27".

Organdy, fancy ,

Overalls, plain, pin check ,

Overalls, with apron, Cone's Boss ,

Overalls, boys', blue denim

Overalls, with bib

Overalls, white ,

Pacifiers, baby, No. 26

Pacifiers, baby, No. 75

Packages, Royal Society embroidery:

Aprons, lawn, linen finish

Blouses, lawn, linen finish

Blouses, batiste, silk finish

Caps, boudoir, repp, No. 453 ,

Caps, boudoir, batiste, No. 454

Caps, boudoir, lawn, No. 458

Caps boudoir, batiste, No. 460

Covers, baby pillow

Covers, corset, No. 436

Covers, corset, No. 439 ,

Dresses, children's, lawn. No. 424

Dresses, children's, batiste, No 426

Dresses, children's, lawn, No. 430

Dresses, children's, repp, No. 431

Night gowns, Nos. 434, 437

Robes, baby carriage

Rompers, repp, white

Sacques, dressing, lawn

Sacques, dressing, batiste

Suits, combination, chemise and petticoat

Suits, combination, tripeloupe

Padding, table, quilted, 54"

Pads, desk and scratch (see Stationery).
Pads, dress (see Shields).

Pajamas, Aldine

Pajamas, Morris

Pajamas, Morris, cotton

Pajamas, Morris

Pajamas, boys'

Pants, khaki

Pants, duck, white

Pants, running, Spalding

Pants, working, with belt

Pants, riding, khaki

Pants, Palm Beach

Pants, boy scout

Paper, writing, (see Stationery).

Parasols, white

Paste, library (see Stationery).

Paste, tooth, "Pebeco"

Paste, tooth, "Sanitol"

Pens and pencils (see Stationery) .

Percale

Percale, assorted patterns

Perfumes:

Extract, quadruple, Hudnut's

Colgate's, 2-oz

Colgate's, 1-oz

Triple extract

Lotions, assorted, Piver's ...

Each
Each
Yard
Each
Each
Each
Each

Each

Bot.

Jar

Jar

Jar

Yard
Yard
Yard
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Yard

Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each

Tube
Tube

Yard
Yard

Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.

Price.

March 1, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

247

8879
9139
9159
9161
11854

2429

'5487
6168
7732
8692

8991

11318

11319

11476

11479

12344

12345

12346

12347

9849

11237

11288

11645

7154

11941

5582

5619

5626

5634

5638

5639

5C47

6287

7156

8213

9347

11448

11668

11873

12224

11878

7731

11338

11339

11599

11611

12249

11816

5857

8744

8745

8746

8747

8748

8749

8751

8752

8891

8942

9618

9857

9858

9859

9913

11186

11187

1118S

11189

11191

11192

11193

11194

Perfumes — Continued.

Assorted, Piver's Bot.

Extract, Eclat, No. 25, Colgate's Bot.

Eau de Cologne Bot.

Eau de Cologne Bot.

Extract, Eclat No. 15 Bot.

Pillow cases (see Cases).

Pins, hair, celluloid, 1 doz Box

Pins, hair, wire Cab.

Pins, common Book

Pins, Princess Book

Pins, safety, Ascot Each

Pins, safety, Duplex No. 2£ Doz.

Pins, safety, Duplex No. 3 Doz.

Pins, safety, bright, No. 1 Card

Pins, safety, bright, No. 2 Card

Pins, mourning Box

Pins, hat Each

Pins, hair, plain, shell color Doz.

Pins, hair, crimp, shell color Doz.

Pins, hair, plain, amber color Doz.

Pins, hair, ci imp, ambt r color Doz.

Pique, white, 27" Yard

Pique, vesting Yard

Pique, white , 27" Yard

Pique, warp welts Yard

Polish, nail, Hudnut's Bot.

Poplin, Peerless, 27" Yard

Powder, talcum, Colgate's : Tin

Powder, talcum, Hudnut's Tin

Powder, face, La Blanche Box

Powder, tooth, Euthymol Tin

Powder, talcum, Mennen's Tin

Powder, tooth, carbolic, small Tin

Powder, tooth, Lyon's Tin

Powder, tooth, Colgate's Tin

Powder, face, Hudnut's Pkg.

Powder, tooth, Sanitol Tin

Powder, talcum, P. C Tin

Powder, face, rice, Piver's Pkg.

Powder, sachet , Piver's Bot.

Powder, tooth, carbolic, medium Tin

Powder, talcum, Quelque Floies Bot.

Presses, racquet Each

Puffs, powdei Each

Puffs, powder Each

Puffs, powder Each

Quilts (see Bedspreads).

Rackets tennis, Geneva Each

Rackets, tennis, All Comei s Each

Rackets, tennis, Slocum Each

Rattles, celluloid Each

Razorine Pkg.

Ribbon, satin, Seal, No. 2 Yaid

Ribbon, satin, Seal, No. 3 Yard

Ribbon, satin, Jupiter, No. 5 Yard

Ribbon, satin, Jupiter, No. 7 Yard

Ribbon, satin, Jupiter, No. 9 Yard

Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No 22.
Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. 40.
Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. 60.
Ribbon, satin, Exposition, No. 80.

Ribbon, taffela, No. 16

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 80

Ribbon, taffeta, No 5

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 7

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 9

Ribbon Seal, No. 1J

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 3

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 5

Ribbon, velvet, black, No 7

Ribbon, velvet, black, No 9. .... ...

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 12. . . . .

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 16

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 20

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 22

Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yaid
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard

$0.76
.70
.23
.14
.47

.15
.04
.06
.05
.07
.05
.06
.03
.04
.01
.38
.30
.30
.30
.30
.16
1.96
.25
.27
.22
.17
.13
.22
.44
.16
.13
09
.19
.13
.43
.17
.12
.56
.31
.18
.75
.74
.29
.22
.23

1.10
6.60
3.50
.10
.11
.03
.04
.07
.09
.10
.11
.12
.15
.18
.10
.25
.05
.06
.08
.02
.03
.05
.07
...08
.10
.12
.12
.17

11195
11263
11274
11275
11459
11478
11625
11626
11697
11698
11699
11711
11712
11713
11716
11717
11871
11872
11888
11889
11891
11892
11893
11949
11951
12134
12146
12225
11532
11562

9369

9656

11955

12351
11836

8819
8177
9562
9557
9571
9721
9922
9923
9926
9969
9999
11232
11234
11489
11573
11347

11461

11462

11463

9651
12213
5442
7139
9916
9917
9918
11758
5478
5479
5481

Article.

Ribbon, velvet, black, No. 30

Ribbon, satin, white, No. 22

Ribbon, satin, red, No. 1

Ribbon, satin, red, No. 1 J

Ribbon, satin, No. 8

Ribbon, moire, No. 80

Ribbon, vehet, Aberdeen, 1|"

Ribbon, velvet, Aberdeen, 1|"

Ribbon, taffeta, assorted, No. 60

Ribbon, taffeta, assorted. No. 80

Ribbon, satin, flowered, No. 60

Ribbon, satin, flowered, No. 80

Ribbon, satin, taffeta, No. 60

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 80

Ribbon, taffeta. No. 60

Ribbon, taffeta, No. 80

Ribbon, taffeta, tango and copper

Ribbon, taffeta, tango and copper

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, fancy

Ribbon, black velvet, No. 8

Ribbon, black velvet, No. 9

Ribbon, fancy '.

Ribbon, velvet, No. 3

Ribbon, satin, No. 3

Robes, bath, men's, Turkish

Robes, bath, men's, Terry cloth

Robes (see also Packages Royal Society em-
broidery).

Rompers, children's

Rompers, children's

Rompers, boys', Alheneed's

Rompers, (see also Packages Royal Society
embroidery) .

Rouge, lip

Rugs, steamer, wool

Sacques (see Packages Royal Society era-
broidery).

Salts, smelling

Salve, witch hazel

Sateen, No. 90

Serge, indigo blue

Serge, blue, white stripe

Serge, cream

Serge, black

Serge, black

Serge, cream

Serge, indigo blue

Serge, blue

Serge, black

Serge, gray

Serge, striped, herringbone

Serge, gray

Sets, table linen, 1 cloth 45" and 6 napkins

15"

Sets, table linen, 1 cloth 72" and 12 nap-
kins 22"

Sets, table linen, 1 cloth 72" x 90" and 12

napkins 22"

Sets, table lineri, 1 cloth 72" x 105" and 12

napkins 26"

Shades, eye (see Stationery).

Shampoo, liquid, Sanitol

Shampoo, Canthrox

Sheeting, linen

Sheeting, linen, 80" ,

Sheeting, rubber, white, 4/4

Sheeting, rubber, white, 5/4

Sheeting, rubber, white, 6/4. . •

Sheeting, linen, bleached, 90"

Sheets, cotton, 90" x 90" !1.......

Sheets, cotton, 54" x 90"

Sheets, cotton, 72" x 90"

Unit.

Yard

Yard
Piece
Piece
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Each
Each

Each
Each
Suit

Jar
Each

Bot.

Jar

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Set

Set

Set

Set

Bot.
Bot.
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Each
Each
Each

248

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 28.

Article.

Sheets, H. S., linen, 72" x 108"

Sheets, H. S., linen, 90" x 117"

Sheets, H. S.f linen, 72" x 108"

Sheets, H. S., linen, 90" x 117"

Shields, garment

Shields, dress, No. 2

Shields, dress, No. 3

Shields, dress, No. 2

Shields, dress, No. 3

Shields, dress, No. 4

Shirting, Madras, 32"

Shirts, men's, Royal Blue

Shirts, men's, full dress.-

Shirts, men's, Windsor

Shirts, men's, white, plaited

Shirts, men's, Manhattan

Shirts, men's, soft, with detached collar. . .

Shirts, men's, khaki

Shirts, men's, khaki, wool

Shirts, men's, Arab, white

Shirts, men's, wool

Shirts, men's, negligee, Manhattan

Shirts, men's, blue, chambray

Shirts, men's, wool, U. S. A

Shirts, men's, white dress, thousand plaited
Shirts, men's white dress, thousand plaited

Shirts, men's, black sateen

Shirts, men's, blue chambray

Shirts, men's, negligee, no collar

Shirts, men's, white, no collar

Shirts, men's, negligee, with collar

Shirts, boy scout

Shirts, sport, short sleeves

Skins, chamois, 15" x 20"

Skins, chamois, face

Soap, Turkish bath

Soap, tar, Packer's

Soap, glycerine, Pears

Soap, sulphur, Pears

Soap, Attar of Rose, Pears

Soap, Bay Rum

Soap, Prickly Heat

Soap, Cuticura

Soap, Cashmere Bouquet, small

Soap, unscented, Pears

Soap, Pu mex

Soap, Golf Queen

Soap, shaving, Colgate's

Soap, shaving, Colgate's

Soap, shaving, Williams'

Soap, Violet Sec

Soap, Cashmere Bouquet, large

Soap, liquid green, Hudnut's

Soap, Maxine Elliott

Soap, Bouquet, No. 11

Soap, Milkweed Cream

Soap, castile

Soap, castile

Soap, hotel, P. R. R

Soap, Facial, Woodbury's

Soap, Verbena

Soap, Palmolive ./.....

Sponges, rubber, feather edge

Sponges, rubber, No. 5

Sponges, rubber, J. I. C

Sponges, rubber ,

Spreads, bed (see Bedspreads).
Stationery:

Albums, postcard

Blotters, desk, large

Blotters, hand, 25s

Books, memo, indexed

Books, note, Morocco, with detachable
filler

Extra fillers for above

Cards, correspondence

Unit.

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Each

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Stick

Cake

Stick

Cake

Cake

Bot.

Cake

Cake

Cake

Lb.

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Cake

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each
Each
Pkg.
Each

Each
Each
Box

Price.

$8.90

9.15

5.65

6.55

.20

.14

.15

.20

.22

.24

.24

.85

1.30

.75

1.60

1.70

.70

.88

2.60

.70

2.15

1.40

.45

3.70

1.70

2.85

.43

.80

1.30

1.55

1.30

1.05

1.25

.27

.09

.04

.18

.16

.08

.45

.07

.07

.23

.10

oo

.05

.18

.16

.04

.16

.22

.19

.44

.08

.08

.19

.10

.18

.03

.20

.08

.10

.39

.50

.36

.43

1.65
.03
.04
.17

S.N.

5691

9113

9S13

35321

12199

9173

9176

11352

35298

35311

35299

35325

6432

7773

12231

35294

35295

35296

35313

35327

35314

9172

9174

5651

5937

5938

9385

6448

35328

35324

35317

35316

35315

12211

12212

35312

11367

11368

7234

7235

7236

7237

7238

7239

11917

35318

35319

35322

7152

11362

11875

5622

7264

7774

11846

11534

9153
9536
9554
9658
9967
9971
11167
11219
11231
11294
11575
11576
11598
12222
7161
7162
7489
9199

Article.

Unit.

Stationery — Continued.

Cards, playing, Panama.

Cards, playing, Bicycle

Cards, playing, Pinochle

Clips, Gem

Clips, pen and pencil

Envelopes, linen, Highland

Envelopes, linen, Belmar

Envelopes, size 10

Eradicator, ink

Erasers, ink and pencil

Erasers, rubber, red

Holders, hand blotter

Ink, Carter's, 2-oz

Ink, fountain pen

Ink, indelible, 1-oz

Inkwells, glass, single

Inkwells, glass, double

Pads, desk

Pads, scratch, 3" x 5"

Pads, scratch, 5" x 8"

Pads, ruled, 8" x 10"

Paper, note, linen, Highland

Paper, note, linen, Belmar

Paper, writing, with envelopes

Paper, writing, with envelopes

Paper, writing i.

Papeteries, with envelopes

Paste, library, 2-oz

Pencils, Kohinoor, H. H. H. H

Pencils, copying

Pencils, Dixon's

Pencils, No. 2

Pencils, Kohinoor, H. B

Pencils, Dixon's, No. 2, Hex

Pencils, Dixon's, No. 1, Round

Penholders, cork tip

Pen points, stub

Pen points, Falcon

Pens, fountain, No. 1

Pens, fountain, No. 3

Pens, fountain, No. 6

Pens, fountain, No. 9

Pens, fountain, No. 20

Pens, fountain No 21

Pens, fountain, No 20, self-filling. . . .

Shades, eye

Tacks, thumb

Wax, sealing

Sticks, manicure

Straps, jockey, The Bike

Straps, jockey, Nuform

Strops, razor, Torrey's

Strops, razor, Army and Navy

Strops, razor, Nevahone

Strops, safety razor, Nevahone

Studs, shirt, gold plated

Stumps and bails [see Cricket supplies)

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, flannel, fancy

Suiting, tweed

Suiting, tweed, fancy

Suiting, silk

Suiting, union

Suiting, blue, herringbone

Suiting, silk

Suiting, flannel

Suiting, flannel

Suiting, Osnaburg flour sacks

Suiting, Union

Suits, bathing, men's

Suits, bathing, men's

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Pkg.

Pkg.

Pkg.

Box

Each

Box

Box

Pkg.

Set

Each

Each

Each

Bot.

Bot.

Bot.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Box

Box

Box

Box

Pkg.

Box

Bot.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Doz.

Doz.

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Doz.

Stick

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Set

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Yard

Each

Yard

Suit

Suit

Suit

Suit

Price.

March 1, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

249

S.N.

A Hide.

9227
9798
9952
9997
11112
11315
11324
11521
11522
11786
11791
11853
12186

8217

11719

8734

9815

11412

5822

7165

11127

11128

11789

9812

7268

9825

9826

5168

5169

9115

11483

11484

11485

11486

11487

11488

11494

11495

11496

11497

11498

11499

11723

12127

12128

12129

12131

12132

12133

6794

11793

5489

5788

5789

7429

8146

9245

9949

11943

5474

5699

5711

8233

9427

9428

9434

9655

9677

9817

9976

9977

9979

9984

9986

Suits, union, men's, B.V.D

Suits, bathing, boys'

Suits, Palm Beach, silk

Suits, white duck

Suits, union, ladies', lisle

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Suits, union, ladies'

Suits, union, men's, Porosknit

Suits, bathing, ladies'

Suits, union, ladies'

Suits, sleeping

Suits, bathing, children's

Suits, (see also Packages Royal Society
embroidery).

Supports, collar

Supports, collar

Supporters, hose, children's

Supporters, hose, ladies', bathing

Supporters, hose, ladies'

Suspenders, men's, President

Suspenders, men's, Pioneer

Suspenders, men's, No. 49

Suspenders, men's

Suspenders, men's, Guyot

Swiss, dotted, Torquay,

Syringes, fountain, combination

Syringes, ear

Syringes, nasal

Tacks, thumb (see Stationery).

Tape, twilled, English, f and f

Tape, twilled, English, J, §, and §

Tape, twilled, English, 1"

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 3, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 4, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 5, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 6, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 7, 12-yard

Tape, bias, lawn, No. 8, 12-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 3, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 4, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 5, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 6, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 7, 6-yard

Tape, bias, linen, No. 8, 6-yard

Tape, lingerie, assorted colors

Tape, black, \" 10-yard

Tape, black, §", 10-yard

Tape, black, \" ', 10-yard

Tape, black, §", 10-yard

Tape, black, J", 10-yard

Tape, black, 1", 10-yard

Thimbles, aluminum

Thimbles, sterling silver

Thread, silk

Thread, Clark's, Anchor

Thread, khaki

Thread, sansilk, assorted colors

Thread, embroidery, silk

Thread, buttonhole, silk

Thread, linen, white

Thread, linen, Barbour's

Ticking, bed

Ties, silk, four-in-hand

Ties, batwing

Ties, bow, white, dress

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, batwing, silk

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, four-in-hand

Ties, club, pointed end

Ties, black teck

Ties, black teck

Ties, black teck

Ties, Scotch plaid

Ties, Windsor, black

Unit.

Price.

Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit
Suit

Set

Set

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Pair

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Piece

Each

Each

Spool

Spool

Spool

Spool

Skein

Spool

Spool

Spool

Yard

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

Each

$0.77

.87

10.30

6.00

1.10

2.25

3.95

.42

.68

3.65

.38

.90

1.05

.06

.04
.16
.22
.46
.38
.44
.27
.48
.44
.20
1.35
.10
.13

.06

.05

.09

.08

.09

.10

.11

.12

.13

.08

.09

.10

.12

.13

.14

.08

.04

.05

.06

.07

.08

.09

.01

.30

.04

.07

.07

.04

.03

.02

.14

.10

.19

.39

.35

.24

.45

.39

.34

.43

.38

.21

.41

.45

.25

.24

.20

S.N.

Article.

9988

11381

11382

11429

11718

11724

11847

11882

12284

1916

1932

1933

2196

6166

7147
7195
8764
11996

2262
5463
5464
7696
8699
2267
6155
8649
8652
8788
8789
9187
9595
9596
9769
9899
11264
11425
11551
11863
11864

11865

11 866

12178

12179

12181

12182

12183

8512

8514

8515

8876

9193

9194

9689

9744

11387

11519

11523

t 5819

6459

<6461

7727

{,7981

8567

8987

12144

9425

5615

5616

9253

11911

2399

6667

11386

11763

Unit.

Ties, Windsor, polka dot Each

Ties, four-in-hand Each

Ties, batwing Each

Ties, batwing Each

Ties, middy blouse Each

Ties, wash, four-in-hand Each

Ties, batwing Each

Ties, silk, four-in-hand, with ring Each

Ties, ladies', string Each

Tonic, hair, Herpicide, large Bot.

Tonic, hair, Auxiliator, large Bot

Tonic, hair, Auxiliator, small Bot

Tonic, hair, Icy Kol Bot

Tonic, hair, Cardinal, Eau de quinine

Hudnut's, 4^-oz

Tonic, hair, brilliantine

Tonic, hair, Eaude Quinine, Pinaud's, 8-oz

Tonic, hair, Herpicide, small

Tonic, hair, Bald Pate

Tooth wash (see Wash).

Towelling, huckaback, 22"

Towelling, crash, 17"

Towelling, glass, 17" I Yard

Towelling, huckaback, 25" Yard

Towelling, huckaback, 15"

Towels, barber's

Towels, Turkish, bleached

Towels, diaper, H. S., embroidered, 15" x 24"
Towels, huckaback, embroidered, 15" x 24"

Towels, glass

Towels, huck, linen, 17" x 34"

Towels, huck, linen, 24" x 42"

Towels, embroidered, 15" x 24"

Towels, huck, H. S., 20" x 40"

Towels, T. B., white, 30" x 60"

Towels, T. B., 20" x 42"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 42"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 45"

Towels, T. B., 24" x 44"

Towels, huck, H. S., embroidered, 15" x 24"

Towels, diaper, scalloped edge and em-
broidered, 15" x 24"

Towels, huck, H. S. and embroidered

Towels, huck, H. S. and embroidered

Towels, linen, H. S. and embroidered

Towels, linen, H. S. and embroidered

Towels, linen, scalloped and embroidered... .

Towels, linen, embroidered . .

Towels, linen, embroidered . .

Umbrellas, 28"

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, cotton

Umbrellas, men's, 26 j"

Umbrellas, children's, taffeta

Umbrellas, ladies, 26"

Umbrellas, men's

Umbrellas, men's, 30"

Umbrellas, ladies', 26"

Umbrellas, ladies', 28"

Undershirts, short sleeves

Undershirts, Porosknit

Undershirts, Sea Island ....

Undershirts, gauze

Undershirts, Sea Island

Undershirts, Athletic

Undershirts, B. V. D

Undershirts, Athletic

Underwaists, boys' and girls'

Vaseline, white, perfumed. ...

Vaseline, white

Vaseline, white, perfumed. . .

Vaseline, carbolated

Vests, ladies', gauze

Vests, ladies', gauze

Vests, ladies', Comfy Cut...

Vests, ladies'

Price.

Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.
Bot.

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Yard

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Each
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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 28.

S.N.

11764
11451
11547
11559
11561
11568
11579
11624
11648
11649
11653
11688
11689
11767
11785
11819
11837
11838
11839
11897
11914
11915
11916
11946
11947
11948
11952

A Hide.

Vests, ladies'

Voile

Voile, embroidered

Voile, Hedsor

Voile, dashed

Voile, dashed, colored .

Voile, seed, white

Voile, fancy

Voile, Harston

Voile, shadow stripe. .
Voile, chiffon check. . .

Voile, splashed

Voile, splashed

Voile, ratine, bordered

Voile, novelty

Voile, mercerized

Voile, embroidered. . . .

Voile, mercerized

Voile, embroidered

Voile, reception

Voile, corded

Voile, Kabul

Voile, Gaberdine

Voile, lace, striped. . . .
Voile, satin, striped. . .

Voile, embroidered

Voile, striped

Each
Yard
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$0.28

.17
.59
.21
.18
.21
.19
.27
.37
.21
.20
..18
.16
.24
.19
.23
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.27
.23
.20
.24
.15
.21
.25
.25
.26
.13

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Article.

Voile, corded

Voile, chain check

Voile, triple dashed

Voile, cord, satin striped

Voile, cord, seed

Voile, seed marquinette

Voile, corded, No. 465-466....

Voile, corded, P. J

Waists, misses', No. 704

Waists, misses', No. 712

Wash, tooth, Rubifoam

Wash, tooth, Glyco Thymoline

Wash, tooth, Sozodont

Wash, tooth, Dentrifice, Odol.
Wash, tooth, antiseptic, P. C

Water, Florida

Water, toilet, Hudnut's

Water, toilet, Pinaud's

Water, toilet, Piver's

Water, toilet, Williams'

Water, toilet, Colgate's, 3-oz...
Water, toilet, Colgate's, 5-oz..

Wavers, hair

Wax, sealing (see Stationery.)

Witch Hazel, P. C

Wrappers, infants' t. . .

Yardsticks

Price.

Yard

$0.20

Yard

.24

Yard

.25

Yard

.29

Yard

.27

Yard

.33

Yard

.16

Yard

.25

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.73

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.19

Bot.

.23

Bot.

.17

Bot.

.30

Bot.

.12

Bot.

.30

Bot.

.68

Bot.

1.75

Bot.

.67

Bot.

.43

Bot.

.38

Bot.

.49

Box

.04

Bot.

.20

Each

.21

Each

.12

Additions to Panama Canal Library.

The following is bulletin No. 6 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa
Heights:

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS,
ETC.

Committee on Military Affairs, Military training in
our land grant colleges. Abstract of address before
the Committee on Military Affairs. House of Repre-
sentatives, 1916. By Edmund J. James.

Temple University, Case against state-managed in-
surance under workmen's compensation laws. Ad-
dress delivered at Temple University. By F. Robert-
son Jones. 1916.

Massachuetts Highway Commission, Twenty-first an-
nual report of the Massachusetts Highway Com-
mission, for the fiscal year ending November 30,
1913.

Ohio State Committee on Rural Credits and Coopera-
tion, How to finance the farmer— .private enterprise
— not state aid. By Myron T. Herrick and R. Ingalls.
1915.

Railway Equipment and Publication Company. Pocket
list of railroad officials. First quarter, 1916.

Bureau of Navigation, List of merchant vessels of the
United States. 1915.

Builders Iron Foundry, Type D register for Venturi
meter, leaflet. Bulletin No. 84, cold water. Cata-
logue of the Venturi meter.

Elliott-F.sher Company, Accounting control for banks,
booklet. Elliott-Fisher visible writing book-record-
ing machine, booklet. Elliott-Fisher products, cata-
logue. Elliott-Fisher standard writing-adding- sub-
tracting machine (model T. visible), booklet.

Hendee Manufacturing Company, 1916 catalogue of
Indian motorcycles.

International Nickel Company, Monel metal. Booklet
and price list.

Ivanhoe-Regent Works of General Electric Company,
Catalogue No. 108 and price lists of Regent semi-in-
direct bowls for decorative and commercial lighting.
Catalogue No. 303 and price list of Ivanhoe metal
reflectors and fittings for multiple Mazda lamps.
Catalogue No. 800 of Holophane reflectors and fit-
tings. Catalogue No. 712 of Regent opal reflectors
and fittings for commercial lighting.

Henry Maurer & Sons, Fire brick, booklet. Herculean
arch and Phoenix wall block, booklet.

National Scale Company, Bulletin No. 100, counting
machines. Bulletin No. 200, trucks, elevating.

A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell gardens, handbook of
trees, shrubs, roses, plants for garden and greenhouse,
1916.

Schwerdtle Stamp Company, Inc., Catalogue No. 26
of rubber stamps, seals, stencils, etc.

Service Motor Truck Company, Catalogue and manual

of motor trucks. Specifications of Service motor
trucks, leaflet.

Standard Motor Construction Company, Catalogue
and price list of engines for yachts, launches, and
working boats. Results of a prospective purchaser's
inquiry about the Standard motors, booklet.

Sullivan Machinery Company, Bulletin No. 70-A,
rotator hammer drills.

Underwood Typewriter Company, Undenvood auto-
matic typewriter operator, booklet.

United Brass Manufacturing Company, Catalogue C.
of brass goods for water, gas, and steam.

United States Infantry Association, Catalogue of mili-
tary books, 1916. Price list of periodicals, 1916.

Wilson-Jones Loose Leaf Company, General catalogue
No. 36 of deluxe loose leaf binders and systems.
Deluxe style B tray binder, folder.

ARTICLES CONCERNING THE CANAL.

The Excavating Engineer, monthly, Milwaukee: "Ex-
cavation from the slides on the Panama Canal",
page 178. February, 1916, issue.

Shipbuilding and Shipping Record, weekly, London:
"Ship-repairing facilities at the Panama Canal",
page 77, January 27, 1916, issue.

aggregating 29,271, according to the figures
of the police enumeration, the sales per capita
were 1.57. After deducting the local expenses
and the 10 per cent of net proceeds sent to
the central organization, the income from
this source available for tuberculosis work on
the Isthmus amounts to $400.61.

The February number of the Red Cross
Magazine contains an estimate of 80,000,000
as the total number of seals sold by the
national organization during the season of
1915, against 55,000,000 in 1914.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Report of Sales of Christmas Seals.
During the season of 1915 the number of
Red Cross Christmas seals sold through the
Canal Zone chapter was 45,981. The sales
were distributed among the Cana! Zone towns
as follows:

Ancon 12 ,846

Balboa 12,266

Cristobal 9,892

Pedro Miguel 3,751

Gatun 3,436

Paraiso 1,589

Empire 1,740

Camp Gaillard 236

Camp Otis 225

Total 45,981

The several organizations making sales at-
tained results as follows:

Schools 26,931

Canal clubhouses 10,434

Hotels, commissaries, and quartermasters 3,525

Ancon and Colon Hospital nurses 1,640

Post exchanges 1,061

Others 2,390

Total 45,981

The largest individual sales were as follows:

Ancon schools, 8,380; Cristobal schools, 7,105;

Balboa clubhouse, 6,977; Balboa schools,

4,355; Pedro Miguel schools, 2,600; Gatun

schools, 2,306.

Based on a population in the towns named

Ice Cream Schedule.

The following list shows the flavors of No.
1 ice cream which will be on sale at the com-
missary stores on the respective days. The
schedule is subject to change without notice:
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
march 6 to april 2, 1916 (inclusive).

Monday March 6 Chocolate

Tuesday March 7 Pineapple.

Wednesday. . . . March 8 Bisque.

Thursday March 9 Peach.

Friday March 10 Coffee.

Saturday March 11 Caramel

Sunday March 12 Strawberry.

Monday. ...... March 13 Peach.

Tuesday March 14 Coffee.

Wednesday .... March 15 Strawberry.

Thursday March 16 Caramel.

Friday March 17 Banana.

Saturday March 18 Pineapple.

Sunday March 19 Chocolate.

Monday March 20 Bisque.

Tuesday March 21 Caramel.

Wednesday .... March 22 Pineapple.

Thursday March 23 Chocolate.

Friday March 24 Strawberry.

Saturday March 25 Banana.

Sunday March 26 Peach.

Monday March 27 Chocolate.

Tuesday March 28 Strawberry.

Wednesday .... March 29 Bisque

Thursday March 30 Peach

Friday March 31 Coffee.

Saturday April 1 Caramel.

Sunday April 2 Pineapple.

In addition to the above schedule, vanilla ice cream
may be ordered daily.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:
The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire,

March 1, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

251

Culebra, and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. rn. to 12 m.
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

The Pedro Miguel store is open from 8 a. m. to
12 ra. and from 3 to 6.30 p. m.

AU other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days
of Panama Railroad vessels.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores become effective March 1 :

Prick Change,

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

1 M)

1.40

1.70

2.20

1 25

1.30

1 .25

1.30

1.00

1.05

Aprons, gingham, ea

Barrettes, ea

Batiste, yd

Belts, men's, ea

Belts, sanitary, ea

Belts, children's, ea ,

Belts, men's, ea

Blankets, ea

Blankets, ea

Blouses, middy, ea

Blouses, middy, ea

Brushes, shaving, ea

Brushes, shaving, ea

Brushes, shaving, ea

Burlap, yd

Buttons, ea

Cambric, yd

Cambric, yd

Caps, bathing, ea

Cloths, sideboard, ea

Cases, pillow, pr

Combs, ea

Combs, ea

Comfortables, ea

Cotton, absorbent, pkg

Crepe, yd

Crimpers, hair, bunch

Curtain, Swiss, yd..

Damask, yd

Dimity, yd

Dioxogen, bot

Drill, yd

Drill, yd

Drill, yd

Drill, yd

Duck, yd

Emeries, ea

Fasteners, snap, on tape, yd

Flannel, yd

Handkerchiefs, ea

Hats, ea

Hats, ea

Hats, ea

Hats, ea

Hose, pr

Hose, pr

Hose, pr

Muslin, yd

Fasteners, snap, on tape, yd. . . .

Muslin, yd

Napkins, ea

Nightshirts, ea

Overalls, pr

Pajamas, suit

Pajamas, suit

Powder, face, box

Rugs, steamer, ea

Serge, cream, yd

Sheets, pr

Sheets, pr

Shirts, ea

Shirts, ea

Suits, bathing, suit

Suits, bathing, suit

Thimbles, ea

Thread, spool

Ties, ea

Ties, ea

Towels, ea

Bedspreads, ea

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 29, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and

1.12

1 10

1.05

.91

.05

.85

.90

1.00

.41

.44

4.50

4.80

1.40

1.711

6.90

9.15

7.10

8.90

1.60

1.30

.41

.43

2.20

2.40

1.05

.87

papers have
of Posts and
dressees:
Balun. Joseph
Bolenan. Lee
Border, Joseph H.
Briscoe. Dr. C. D.
Capraim. W. B.
*DuvaI, Dr. D. F.
*Garrido, Berta
tGoodrich. Mrs. Paul M
Greaves, J. B.
Guinn, J. Kinard
Halliman, James
*Hawkins, L. M.
Lawton. J. E.
McFadden, George
•Card, t Paper.

received at the office of the Director
be procured upon request of the ad-

Marvitz. Joe
Mitchell, Guy C.
Ochea, Ramon
Pitcock, Robert L.
Queinan, LeRoy
Reich, Mrs. L.
Schickling. Rev. R. A.
Schofield. B. F.
Steffen, Oscar F.
Stone, Hugh
Teegarden, George
Templeton, T, H.
Waters, Frank

Acting Paymaster.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 23, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective February 24. 1916. Mr. R. W. Glaw is
appointed Paymaster, Panama Canal, to act as such
until Mr. J. H. McLean, Paymaster, returns from leave
and resumes the duties of the office.

Jay J. Morrow,
Acting Governor,

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Rates for Service of Wrecking Cranes.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 9, 1916.
Circular No. 692-3:

1. Effective at once, the following rates will be
charged for the sen-ice of 75-ton cranes:

Per
hour.
Between department? and divisions of The

Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad S3 00

For overtime service 4 . 50

To individuals and companies 4.50

For overtime service 6.00

The expense of special engine and crew sent out with
thesecraneswilltebilled.inadditiontothe above rates,
at the regular tariff for such service.

2. The rates for the 100-ton wrecking crane will be:

Per
hour.
Between departments and divisions of The

Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad . $20 . 00

For overtime service 22.50

Jay. J. Morrow,
.1' ting ' I

Leave Regulations.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Df.partment.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. February 28, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Referring to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Circular 602,
heads of departments and divisions may, effective at
once, grant employes leave of absence for 10 days or
less, instead of a maximum of five days, without prior
approval of this office. This absence will not be shown
on the daily leave order, but must be covered in all
cases by form PC-484 upon the employe's return to
duty, and submitted to the Chief Tinekeeper.

Jay J. Morrow.

( iovcrnor.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, March S, 1916, be-
ginning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring tne
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license must procure from the
office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application
and information respecting the filling out of the same.
not later than the day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeur's licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeur's
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day before
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, Upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Garaboa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, March 10, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m.
Applicants should be provided with motor boats or
automobiles for the demonstration test.

By order of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Date.

Time and height of hig}
low water.

and

Wed.. March 1

0:56
13.7

7:24
1.8

13:36
14.0

19:51
2.1

Thurs., March 2

1:59
14.4

8:22
0.8

14:32
15.0

20:48
1.0

Fri.. March 3

2:53

15.2

9:13
-0.1

15:22
15.9

21:37
0.0

3:43
15.7

9:58
-0.7

16:09
16.5

22:22
-0.6

4:31
16.0

10:41
-0.9

16:53
16.7

23:04
-0.9

5:16
15.9

11 :21
-0.7

17:34
16.5

23:43
-0.6

5:57
15.6

12:00
0.0

18:14
16.0

Wed., March 8

0:23
0.1

6:37
14.9

12:41

0.9

18:54
15.2

Thurs., March 9

1 :03
1.0

7:16
14.0

13 :22
2.0

19:31

14.2

Fri., March 10

1 :47

2.1

7:55
13.0

14:07
3.2

20:11
13.1

Sat.. March 11

2:36
3.2

8:39
11.9

15:00
4.3

20:57
12.1

3:33
4.3

9:36
11.1

16:04
5.1

22:00
11.3

Mon., March 13.. . .

4:40
4.7

10 .55
10.7

17:14
5.5

23:20
11.1

Tues.. March 14. . . .

5:49
4.7

12:18
10.9

18:23
5.2

Wed., March 15

0:31
11.3

6:54
4.3

13:19
11.6

19:25
4.5

Thurs., March 16...

1 :30
12.0

7:48
3.5

14:04
12.4

20:15
3.5

2:14
12.8

8:34

2.6

14:42
13.4

20:57

2.4

2:55
13.6

9:13
1.7

15:17
14.3

21 :36
1.3

3:33
14.4

9:49
1.6

15:52
15.0

22:12
0.5

Mon., March 20

4:11
14.9

10:25
0.5

16:26
15.6

22:48
-0.1

Tues., March 21

4:49

15.2

11 :00
0.2

17:03
16.0

23:24
-0.3

Wed.. March 22....

5:28

15.4

11:37
0.2

17:41
16.0

Thurs., March 23.. .

0:03
-0.2

6:07
15.2

12 :16
0.6

18:21
15.8

Fri., March 24

0:44
0.3

6:51
14.8

13:00
1.2

19:04
15.2

Sat.. March 25

1 :32
1.0

7:37
14.2

13:51
2.1

19 :53
14.4

2:28
1.8

8:32
13.4

14:52
3.0

20:52
13.5

Mon.. March 27

3 :35
2.6

9:40
12.8

16:04
3.5

22:07
12.9

Tues., March 28

4:47
2.9

11:01

12.7

17:21
3.6

23:32
12.8

Wed.. March 29

S:59
2.7

12:19
13.3

18:32
3.0

Thurs., March 30.. .

0:48
13.2

7:05
2.1

13:22

14.1

19:37
2.0

1 :49
14.0

8:03
1.2

14 :15
15.0

20:31
1.0

Sun.. April 2..
Mon., April 3.

8:52
0.5

15:01
15.7

9:36
0.0

15:43
16.1

10:17
-0.1

16:24
16.2

10:36
0.1

17:03
15.9

The tidea are placed in the order of occurrence, with

252

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 28.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., February 27, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Cross 1 Net

Feb. 21

Potomac (tug)

American

|

1

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Feb. 22

Feb. 22

Feb. 23

Feb. 26

,,

French Line

Bordeaux.
Liverpool.
Gulfport.
Port Limon.

Feb. 23 . . .
Feb. 26. ..
Feb. 26...
Feb. 27 . . .

Europa

Genoa.

Robert Wilcox & Co

Elders & Fyffes

Ethel Clarke (bark).

Haiti

Brunswick, Ga.
Bordeaux.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Feb. 28...
Feb. 29 . . .
March 18.

Patria

Kilpatrick.
Albanian. .

Cuban Government —
U. S. Army transport.
Ley land Line

Havana.

Galveston.

Liverpool.

Li ma lite

! Patria

Albanian

Wisdom (yacht).
Ethel Clarke

International Petroleum Co.

Cuban Government

Ley land Line

Private

Robert Wilcox & Co

Unknown.
Unknown.
Unknown.
Unknown.
Gulfport.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Date.

Feb. 21. .
Feb. 22 . .
Feb. 22. .
Feb. 23 . .
Feb. 24. .
Feb. 24. .
Feb. 26. .

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Clapet No. 2.
La Primer a . . .

Eurana

Aysen

Denver

Urubamba. . . .
Mayfair

Pinel Brothers.

Standard Oil Co

Walker, Armstrong & Co..
South American S. S. Co..

United States Navy

Peruvian Line

South Sea Navigation Co .

Panama.

San Francisco.

Tacoma.

Valparaiso.

Nicaragua.

Callao.

San Francisco.

Feb. 21.

Feb. 21.
Feb. 21.
.Feb. 21.
Feb. 23 .
Feb. 24 .
Feb. 25.

Huallaga

Santa Maria. .

Jamaica

Clapet No. 2.
La Primera . . .

Eurana

Salvador

Peruvian Line

Santa Maria S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pinel Brothers

Standard Oil Co

Walker, Armstrong & Co.
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .

Callao.

Port San Luis.

Buenaventura.

Panama.

San Francisco.

Bordeaux.

Salina Cruz.

Expected Arrivals. Expected Departures.

Feb. 27....
Feb. 27 ... .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

W. Scoresby Routledge

South American S. S. Co.
South American S. S. Co . . .

Guayaquil.
Chilean ports.
South American pts
Tocopilla.
San Francisco.
Co rone 1.
Valparaiso.
Guayaquil.
Valparaiso.

Feb. 28. . .
Feb. 28 . . .
Feb. 28. ..
Feb. 29...
March 1 . .

Callao.

South American S. S. Co. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Valparaiso.

Tumaco.

Nicaragua.

Mana (yacht)

Peruvian ports.

Feb. 28 ... .
Feb. 29 ... .

March 2 . . .
March 7 . . .
March 9. . .

their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights, in feet and tenths, are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings on the
Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this region, and
which ia 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given
on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign is before the height,
in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23/* (11:00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and

Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and

Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,

Saturday, February 26, 1916:

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
posiai service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday. ♦

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches. ♦

Stations.

Day and Date.

Vigia

•3
<

.3
S

6

63

h

Sun.. Feb. 20

Mon.. Feb. 21

Tues., Feb. 22

Wed.. Feb. 23

Fri.. Feb. 25

Sat., Feb. 26

125.75
125.60
126 60
125.51
126 21
126.10
127.35

92 00
91.90
9i.88
91.82
92 .14
92.19
93.33

86.46
86.45
86. 4.*
86.41
86. 4(
86.51
86.57

86.43

X6 43
86.41
86.41
86 43
86.44
86.44

54 02
53 94
53.74

53 82
54.05
54.10
54.17

Heights of low water
to nearest foot . .

125 0

91 0

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

*NOTE — The sailings
April 3, will not land
Tuesday of the following
Panama at 7.10 a. 1

Monday, March 6 and
1 in New York until
k. Train No. 4. leaving
.h the despatches
for the sailings on March 6 and April 3.

When the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
ia held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on
the following Sunday.

Vessel.
Alntiranle. . .

Panama

Paslores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamarcs....

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores . . . .
.Santa Maria.
Advance. . . . .

Metapan

Almirante. . . .

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares

Line. Sails

....U. F. C.Feb. 23.

P. R. R. .Feb. 24.

U. F. C.Feb. 26.

U. F. C.Mar. 1.

P. R. R.Mar. 2.

. . .U. F. C.Mar. 4.

U. F. C.Mar. 8.

P. R. R..Mar. 9.

U. F. C.Mar. 11.

U. F. C.Mar. 15.

P. R. R..Mar. 16.

U. F. C.Mar. 18.

U. F. C.Mar. 22.

P. R. R..Mar. 23.

...U.F. C.Mar. 25.

. ...U. F. C.Mar. 29.

P. R. R..Mar. 30.

....U.F.C.. April 1.

.Mar. 12
.Mar. 15

Ma

.April
.April
.April
.April

Advance. . . .
Santa Maria
Metapan. . . .
Panama. . . .
Almirante . . .
Pastores. . . .
Allianca....

Zapaca

Calamares. ..

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores. . .

Advance

Santa Maria

Metapan

Panama. . . .

Alenas

Heredia...
Turrialba..
Parismina.
Abangarez.
Cartago. . . .

Atenas

Heredia. . .
Turrialba . .
Parismina.
Abangarez. .
Cartago. . . .

Atenas

Heredia...

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia. . . .
Turrialba. . .
Parismina. .
Abangarez. .

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia
Turrialba . . .
Parismina..
Abangarez..

CRISTOBAL -COLON TO NEW YORK.

P. R. R. . Mar. 2

...U. F. C.Mar. 2

...U. F. C.Mar. 6...

...P. R. R..Mar. 9

...U.F. C.Mar. 9....

...U.F. C.Mar. 13...

. ..P. R. R..Mar. 16...

...U. F. C.Mar. 16...

...U.F. C.Mar. 20....

...P.R.R..Mar. 23....

...U. F. C.Mar. 23...

...U.F. C.Mar. 27...

...P.R. R.Mar. 30...

...U.F. C.Mar. 30....

U.F.C. April 3...

P.R.R.. April 6...

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

U.F. C.Feb. 26...

U.F. C.Mar. 1...

...U.F. C.Mar. 4...

...U. F. C.Mar. 8...

...U. F. C.Mar. 11...

...U.F. C.Mar. 15...

...U.F. C.Mar. 18...

...U. E. C.Mar. 22....

...U.F. C.Mar. 25....

...U.F. C.Mar. 29....

...U.F.C. .April. I...

U.F.C. April 5...

U.F.C. April 8....

U.F.C. April 12....

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

U.F. C.Mar. 5....

U.F. C.Mar. 5....

U.F.C. Mar. 12....

U.F. C.Mar. 12

. ...U. F. C.Mar. 19...

U.F. C.Mar. 19...

U. F. C.Mar. 26...

U.F. C.Mar. 26....

....U.F. C.April 2....

....U.F.C. April 2....

....U.F. C.April

....U.F.C. April

Mar. 9

Mar. 9

Mar. 14

Mar. 15

Mar. 16

Mar. 20

Mar. 22

Mar. 23

Mar. 27

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

April 3

April 6

April 6

April 11

April 12

Mar. 4

Mar. 6

Mar. 11

Mar. 13

Mar. 18

Mar. 20

Mar. 25

Mar. 27

April 1

April 3

April 8

April 10

April 15

April 17

Mar. 10

Mar. 13

Mar. 17

M.i

20

9...

Mar. 24

Mar. 27

Mar. 31

April 3

April 7

April 10

April 14

April 17

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916.

No. 29.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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scription rate is $J per year in the United States and
its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and
Panama (domestic postage), and $1.50 in other countries
(foreign postage). The paper is furnished free to United
States Government departments, representatives of foreign
governments, public libraries, and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
whose names are on the gold roll. Bound volumes are for
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the quarter of the year in which received.

Remittances should be made to pay only to December 31.
1916, on this basis; and subscription for the rest of the
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Address ail Communications,

TH^ CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Tests of Unloader Towers at Cristobal Coaling
Plant.

The acceptance tests of the unloader towers
at the new coaling plant at the Atlantic
terminus, which were begun on February 28,
are still under way. The various features of
operation are being observed, preparatory to
measurements and reports.

The Canal collier Ulysses was brought
under the towers with a full cargo of coal, ap-
proximately 12,000 tons, and unloaded from
all four holds until the depth was reached at
which the delay necessitated by trimming was
such as to detract from the value of the op-
erations, in which speed is of great importance.
The Ulysses was then transferred to the Brown
hoist at the old coaling plant, for the removal
of the remainder of the cargo, and the Achilles,
which had two full holds at the time, was sub-
stituted in the tests of the unloaders. The
discharge of the cargo of the Achilles will
probably be completed in the afternoon of
Wednesday, March S, after which the collier
will sail for Norfolk.

Increasing Output of Gravel Plant.

The hours of operation of the gravel han-
dling plant at Gamboa have been increased
from eight to 12 hours per day, effective
March 1. The principal reason for increasing
the hours of operation is to maintain an
ample supply of gravel for use in the manu-
facture of concrete blocks for the East Break-
water.

could be effected. These were, in order of
arrival, the Creystoke Castle, from Portland
for St. Vincent, with lumber; the California,
from Taltal with nitrates, to take orders at
Balboa, depending on conditions; the Was-
cana, from Portland to Great Britain, with
wheat; and the Herakles, from Tocopilla
with nitrates, to take orders at Balboa.

Excavation from Cut During the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, March 6, amounted to 246,01 1 cubic
yards. In addition an aggregate of 75,976
cubic yards of spoil was rehandled by the
pipe line suction dredge No. So, the seagoing
suction dredge Culebra, and the Belgian ladder
dredge No. 5.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 72,705

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 67.546

Paraiso 1 5-yard dipper 68,825

Corozal Ladder 36,435

Culebra Seagoing suction 32.556

No. 86 Pipeline suction 32,340

No. 5 Belgian ladder 11,080

No. S3 Pipeline suction 500

The pipeline suction dredge No. 83 was
transferred last week from excavation for the
approaches to the new coaling station at
Cristobal to Gaillard Cut, to assist in the
work of removing slide material

The average aggregate output of the dredges
during the 19 weeks preceding that ending
at midnight of Monday, March 6, was 257,177
cubic yards, the total amount of piimary ex-
cavation during that period (since October 19)
having been 4,886,371 cubic yards. This has
been an average of 36,739.6 cubic yards for
each of the 133 da vs.

Storage for Dredge Spares at Paraiso.
A shed for the storage of spare parts for the
dredges and other pieces of floating equipment
of the Dredging Division is being erected in
the rear of the repair wharf at Paraiso on
the fill recently made by dredge No. 86. The
building was recovered from the abandoned
shops at Empire and is in fair condition. It is
212 feet long by 50 feet wide, with a height of
2S feet to the eaves of the roof.

Vessels Arriving at Balboa for Coal and Supplies.

Four phips have come info Balboa during
the current week to take on coal and supplies.
and coincidently to see if transit of the Canal

Derrick Barge Handles Boilers Across the Canal.

The four boilers from the steam electric
plant on the west side of the locks at Gatun
were transferred across the Canal on Satur-
day, March 4, on Sfieir way to the Miraflores
plant, where all of the old Gatun plant equip-
ment is to be installed. The boilers were
handled across the Canal at the upper end of
the locks by derrick barge No. 157 . which has
been engaged in placing armor on the break-
waters in Limon Bay.

The moving of the condensers, generators,
steam turbines, and other heavy parts of the
machinery is now in progress.

BAGGAGE AT QUARANTINE.

Arrangement to Expedite Handling of Baggage of
Passengers Destined to Quarantine at Colon.

The handling o( the baggage of the passen-
gers disembarking from some of the ships
which come into Colon or Cristobal is com-
plicated by the necessity of detaining part
of the passengers 'i n quarantine while others
off the same ship will be admitted without
detention. The baggage of the quarantinable
passengers must be segregated and stored,
pending the release of its owners, while the
baggage of the passengers who ate not liable
to quarantine must be turned over to them
immediately, as many of them wish to make
close connections with trains crossing the
Isthmus or ships sailing from the ports.

The entry on the same ship of quarantinable
passengers and passengers not liable to de-
tention may happen in the case of a ship which
has made a call at a yellow lever port on the
way to Colon. If the vessel anchored well
offshore at such a port, and none ol the ship's
company was allowed to go ashore, the origi-
nal passengers would not be liable to in-
fection.

New passengers coming aboard might be in-
fected, but the absence of mosquitoes from the
ship would insure against the transmission
of the lever to the original ship's company
by contact with infected persons. When the
ship arrives at Colon the part of her company
which came from the clean port is in the status
of having made a direct voyage, as far as
yellow fever infection is concerned, and will
enter the port wjthout detention. The part
from the yellow fever pcrrl will not he allowed
to pass the quarantine until the period of in-
cubation, six days, has been completed.

This situation has resulted in considerable
confusion in the handling of baggage, and
tiresome detention of passengers at the docks,
not infrequently lor a period of four hours or
longer. To remedy this the Chief Quarantine
Officer has arranged with the Panama Rail-
road to store the baggage of passengers des-
tined to quarantine, pending their release,
and for the customs service to make prompt
inspection of their baggage when they are
released from quarantine, so that they may
go about their business.

The Chief Quarantine Officer has also ad-
dressed a circular letter to steamship com-
panies, masters of vessels, and others con-
cerned, explaining the arrangement and re-
questing cooperation. He requests that ar-
rangements be made immediately to handle
the baggage of all incoming passengers who
are subject to quarantine, in this manner:

A manifest of the baggage belonging to
such persons is to be prepared. Checks for
the separate pieces are to be issued to the
owners. The check number fot each piece
will be entered on the manifest. The baggage
is to be segregated and turned over to the
Panama Railroad on arrival at dock. The

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Vol. IX, No. 29.

railroad will assume responsibility for the
baggage and store it, for release upon pres-
entation of the checks.

The pursers of the incoming vessels who
arrange, for the handling of baggage should
explain to the passengers destined to quaran-
tine that their baggage, including trunks and
other bulky packages, will not be taken to the
quarantine station. Hand baggage, consist-
ing of suit cases, satchels, etc., containing
necessary personal effects of passengers for
use while they are detained, may ba taken by
the passengers to the quaiantine station.

At Balboa a system similar to this is al-
ready in effect.

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Immigration to the Isthmus from foreign
ports in January exceeded emigration to
foreign ports from the Isthmus by 24S, ac-
cording to the count kept by the officials of
the quarantine service at the ports of Cristo-
bal-Colon and Ealboa-Panama.

This makes the net emigration since July
1, 1913, a period of two years and seven
months, amount to 26,709. During approxi-
mately the same period the Canal force di-
minished from 42,262 on June 25, 1913, to
23,918 on Januaiy 26, a decrease of 18,344.

The total number of passengers and crews
examined at the ports during January was
11,641, in addition to which there were 15
stowaways, making a total of 11,656 persons
examined, of whom 3,536 were at Balboa-
Panama and 8,120 at Cristobal-Colon. A
comparison of the numbers of passengers and
crews examined during the months of the
preceding year and during the month of
January, 1916, is afforded by the following
table:

Month.

January. 1915.

February

March

April

May

June

July

Augun

September

October

November

December

January. 1916.

Total ' 56.225

sengers.

Crnvs.

Total.

3.887

10.232

14,119

4.300

9.332

13.632

6,014

12.155

18,169

3,605

11.032

14.637

5,391

11,772

17.163

4.969

12.756

17.725

4.074

14.136

19.110

4,900

14.814

19.714

4,606

13,514

18,120

3.940

10.536

14,476

3.289

7,230

10,519

3.208

7,211

10.419

3.142

8,499

11,641

56.225

143,219

199,444

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 11
Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture 0

Total 11

Number of crew examined 8,499

Number of passengers examined 3.142

Total 11.641

Number of supplementary inspections 1,539

Number of stowaways 15

Number of persons \faccinated at porta
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law 410

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law 451

Total 861

Number of persons held in quarantine

at the detention houses to complete

period of incubation of yellow fever

and plague 451

Number of persons held in quarantine •

on board vessels to complete period

of incubation of yellow fever and

plague 1.478

Total 1.929

Total number of persons landed from
foreign ports:

Cabin 1.609

Steerage 921

Total 2.530

Total number of persons embarked for
foreign ports:

Cabin 1.131

Steerage 1.151

Total 2.282

Total number of persons arriving from
coast towns on small launches and
sailing craft 1,792

Total number of persons sailing for
coast towns on small launches and
sailing craft 1 .574

Apparent increase for month from aw

coast towns 218

Apparent increase for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin (increase) 478

Steerage (decrease) 230

Net increase for month' 248

Number of persons rejected and deported. ... 13

Number of bills of health issued or viseed 108

Number of inspections of docks 26

Number of inspections of vessels at docks 187

Number of persons landed. . . . 4,322
Less number for Pacific ports. 210

Total 4,112

Total number of persons sailing. . . . 3.856

Total apparent increase for month. . . . 256

WEATHER COND.TIONS.

The falling off in numbers during the past
four months has been due to the closing of
the Canal, though the number of vessels enter-
ing the ports in January (112) was greater than
the 98 in December, and the 103 in Novem-
ber. The vessels entering in October num-
bered 168, those in September 234. The Ca-
nal was closed on September 18, but with the
passage of small waiting vessels through the
Canal in December, hopes were aroused of
the resumption of traffic and vessels have
been coming into the ports on the chance on
making the transit. The number of vessels
calling at the ports, independently of Canal
traffic, is approximately 100 a month.

A summary of the quarantine activities
on the Isthmus during January is given in this
consolidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:
Number of vessels inspected and passed. . 128
Number of vessels held i

Classes for Instruction in First Aid.

Three classes for instruction in first aid
have been formed among women in the Canal
Zone, and three men have made application
for instruction. As only four persons are
required for a class, it is anticipated that a
class for men will be formed shortly. The
classes which have been formed among the
women contain 10 or more persons each.
The first was formed at Camp Otis, the second
at Ancon, and the third at Fort Grant. All
are under the instruction of officers of the
Medical Corps of the United States Army.

Details regarding the procedure in the
formation of classes were published in The
Canal Record of January 12.

The submarine C-4 of the flotilla stationed
in Canal waters is undergoing a general over-
hauling in the dry dock of the Cristobal
shops.

In the Canal Zone during the Month of Febru-
ary, 1916.

The rainfall for the month was in excess of
the normal at 11 stations and deficient at
seven; totals ranged from .59 inch at Mira-
flores to 5.54 inches at Quipo, on the Siri River.
The maximum amount of rainfall recorded on
any one day was 1.12 inches, at Brazos Brook
on the 4th. Light showers occurred very
generally throughout the Canal Zone during
the month. The February rainfall for three
years has been as follows:

^

s»

g

8

m

Stations.

1914

1915

1916

W

£

E

>

-i
>>

a

Pacific Section-

Ins.

Ins.

Ins.

Ins.

Balboa

.00

2.73

1.46

.69

17

7

Balboa Heights

.02

2.96

1.4S

.92

IS

8

Miraflores - . .

.00

1.17

.51

1.36

11

Pedro Miguel

.07

1.69

.86

.9o

0

13

Rio Grande. .

.25

2.81

1.12

.83

12

11

Central Section-

.20

3.63

1.61

.71

26

H

.33

3.45

1.36

1.05

10

14

.27

3.53

1 49

.90

11

1.1

.23

2.75

1.52

.90

3]

11

Juan Mina...

.38

3.43

2.56

1.60

6

17

Alhajuela ....

.22

2 53

1.31

.86

17

17

.51

2.34

1 33

2.02

X

14

1 33

5.66

3.48

3.30

5

IK

Trinidad

1.16

8.8?

2 81

3.21

9

7.2

Monte Lirio . .

1.55

6.57

2.60

3.89

9

14

Atlantic Section-

Gatun .

in;

13.17

2 13

3.21

P

1Q

B azos Brook

.9.1

14..<_>

3.62

3.69

10

:t>

Colon

1.32

12.37

1 96

1.72

46

"

Bocas del Toro

5.97

9.90

4.55

9.53

8 25

1

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake
watershed was 30 per cent above the normal
while over the Chagres River above Alhajuela
it was nine per cent below the normal, the
normal in each case being for a period of 15
years.

The air temperature at Balboa Heights
was 1.5° Fahrenheit below normal, and at
Colon it was approximately normal. The
relative humidity, daytime cloudiness, and
atmospheric pressure were above normal on
both coasts, while the sea water temperature
was below normal at Balboa and Colon. The
wind movement and the evaporation ex-
ceeded the station averages on both coasts,
but was slightly deficient over the lake surface
at Gatun.

No fogs were observed at either coast, and
only a few fogs occurred at interior stations.
All of the fogs were dissipated by 6 a. m.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above
mean sealevel, were as follows: Mean for the
month, 86.37; maximum, on the 29th, 86.50;
minimum, on the 9th, 86.26. Evaporation
from the lake surface amounted to 5.985
inches.

The following is a summary of the climato-
logical conditions recorded at the Atlantic
and Pacific coast stations:

Total

Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with antiplague
and mosquito.breeding regulations. .

•a

Temperature.

Precipitation.

Wind.

Stations.

1 = 3

s

B
B

S

Q

£

£
'5

Q

"- £

s

to

" £

is

£ 3

c-2

s"

5

Q

Colon

29.908

70 ,x

RS

Feb. 29

73

Feb. 18

M

1.96

1.72

22

11.532

N.

33

N.

Feb. 17

♦Balboa

Heights . . .

29.S90

70.0

90

Feb. 6

68

Feb. 5

S-l

1.48

.92

8

7.934

N.W.

.10

N.

Feb. 4

•Formerly.Ancon.

March 8, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

255

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Small Levy of Tolls In January. — Deficit for Fiscal
Year Exceeds $2,450,000.

The slighl Canal traffic in January yielded
tolls amounting to $654.39. On account of the
closing of the Canal and the policy adopted
of not attempting to handle any traffic, other
than vessels which had waited since October
at the entrances to pass through, the transits
in January consisted only of the schooner
Carib II, which had been waiting; the schoon-
er A. J. West, which was handled through in
order that she might be repaired at the dry
dock to make her seaworthy; several locally
owned small launches, which could pass
through the dredging fleet without occasion-
ing any interference; and vessels engaged in

the service of the Government on the Isthmus.

Two launches made the transit from the
Atlantic entrance, and the tolls levied on them
amounted to $18. The two schooners went
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and the tolls
from them aggregated $636.39. The total of
tolls collected in January, $654.39, is less than
one-eighth of one per cent of the S573.365.67
of tolls collected in July, 1915, the month
of greatest revenue since the Canal was
placed in operation. It will be noted that
ths cost of operation and maintenance in
January, $595,713.27, was in excess of the tolls
collected in the month of greatest revenue.

During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915,
the excess of tolls over the expenses of opera-
tion and maintenance amounted to $276,656-

.38. During the current fiscal year, out of
the seven months to February 1 there have
been practically two and one-half months of
Canal operation, and the expenses have been
very high on account of the cost of dredging
work which is charged to maintenance The
cost of dredging in Gaillard Cut charged to
operation and maintenance in January was
$307,451.62, over half the total of operation
and maintenance. In the month of Janiary,
1915, it was $187,922.63, or $119,528.99 less
than in the corresponding month of the cur-
rent year.

A summary of the costs charged to opera-
tion and maintenance, in omparisoi with
the figures for December, and the fiscal year
to February 1, this year and last, follows:

ITEMS

January, 1916.

December,
1915.

January, 1915.

Fiscal Year la Dale.

T..is Ycar.

$4,759 88
2.455. II
33. 6S0 80
20.832 34
24.940 07

Last Year.

Marine Division:

$211 94

243 99

5.971.95

321 74

2,679.45

$287.45

568 . 2 1

4.602.42

243.28

6,012 56

$843 69

299 73

4.343 23

6.405 . 48

$5,650.75

9.429 07

11.713 92

11.892. 13

86.668.20

Lock operation and maintenance —

GuLun Lucks:

1,137.38

3,803.51

6.107.80

741 3'>

110.98

1.228.71
4,216.25
5,829.22
1,882.71
46.22

1.697.92
6.066 66
10.461 . 10
4,455 57
171.18

8.062.26

51.995.12

112.016.08

7.174.81

1.243 65

10.661.97

11.901.06

13,203 11

22.852.43

180.491.92

Gatun Spillway:

32.29

1.440 98

662.18

131.93
816.59

86.21

729 81

3.448 56
766 70

2.J92 60

4.001.74

2,135.45

948 52

2.278. SI

4.945.07

Pedro Miguel Lock:

1,132.34

2.493 01

4,375.74

671 49

90.72

1,296 12

2,257.40

3.837.21

892.91

194 24

1.728.90
6.175.53
6,545 99
3.965 56

148 2 J

9.611.09
29,601 73
35.267.40

9.852.53

1.302.39

8,200.52
50,110. 18

11,995.82

8.763 30

8.477 88

18.564.21

85,635. 14

Pedro Miguel Dam:

Miraflores Locks:

951.88

4,219.74

3,781.30

630 06

151.56

1.287.80

3.742.08

4.048 . 78

718.98

189 65

1.970.79
7.438.32
14.696.52
2,716.19
311.25

9,127.71

39.043.51

33,181.99

6.562.90

1,559.41

9,734.54

9,987.29

27.133.07

89.475.52

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

Operation

13.31

442.85
58.12

113.44

532.97

9.5j

16. 5S

570.80
30.45

179.81

1.578.23
387.03

514.28

655.99

671 80

2,145.07

Miraflores West Dam:

7.51

70 26

347.72

377.17

33.056.14

33.343.05

71,446 52

363.040 44

Dredging:

399.98

534.73

20,993 . 1 7

6,339.37

307,451.62

307,187.32

187.922.63

1.921,361.81

6,082.58

15.369.01

313.934. 18

307,722.05

208,915.80

1.943.070.19

1,447 5 .

1,628.98

666 52

62.01

1,109.32
1,761.06

1,472.43
1.154 .07

12,640.61

12.U03.0S

904.50

41,328.32

15,993. 15

58.45
1,422.82

461.93

94.18

201.04

13,061.47
4,322.07

12.127.21
1,350.82

29,413.64
13,659.13

3.696.83

19.0.14.68

377,702.20

385.120.59

298,778.62

2,504,209.38

1,417,877.59

218.011.07

195.133.12

136.247. 12

1.337.303.22

769.734 48

595,713.27

580,253.71

435,025.74

3,881.512.60

2,187,612.07

654 39

10,826.00

398,601.12

1.431.136.39

1.90<.064.63

|

Expenses in ev**"»= ^f r-.tio Mn^rt

595.058. KX

569.427.71

36.424.62

2.450.376.21

2X3.547 39

256

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 29.

FORCE AND QUARTERS.

Summary of Labor Force and Quarters at End of
Month of January.

The total force employed on the Isthmus
by The Panama Canal, the Panama Railroad,
and contractors on January 26 amounted to
23,918. This was an increase of 2,003 over
the 21,915 employed on December 23, 1915,
which was the least number that had been
employed since 1906. The number employed
at the end of January this year was, however,
935 less than those employed at the end of
January, 1915, and 9,701 less than the 33,619
employed on January 28, 1914.

The increases since December 23, 1915, were

principally 1,404 in the force employed by
the Panama Railroad; 281 in the force of
the commissary branch of the Supply De-
partment; 148 in the Mechanical Division;
78 in the Division of Municipal Engineering;
and 67 in the force employed by contractors.
The divisions in which there were the prin-
cipal decreases included Terminal Construc-
tion, 207; the quartermaster branch of the
Supply Department, 192; the Fortification
Division, 139; and the Building Division, 86.
A summary of the force report for the half-
month ending January 26, and of the occu-
pation of Panama Canal and Panama Railroad
quarters on the Isthmus on January 31 is given
herewith:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

i
>

(2

•a

a

3

o

Art

sans.

Laborers.

i

2

c
o

Department oe

Division.

1

ID

£

c

00

1

c

2
a

o

3

3

Operation and Main-
t'n'ce; locks & office
Terminal Constr*ctn

307
416
94
81
310
1,883
143
138
SO
5

3,427

" i

2
....

8

3
76
333

29
50
11
79

27

25
225
450

43
143

48
124

44

7
560
450
87
214
179
601

77

86
32
74

147
71

658

9

1

73
3

8
296
169

43
631
145
5
622

40
182

45
24

1,737

4
3

10

' '8

26
18

16

1

31
4
7

1
69

4

403
2,384
1,689

320
1,749
2,350
1,875

138

286
81

136
307
172
186
82
339
831
36
61
2

539
2,691

17

1

204
113
51

41

47

1,831
2,689
2.706

14

1
1

General Construct'n

2
1,070

12

608

1,102

2,175

26

94

929

11.275

' V.744
460
1,708
23
836
121
3,945
163

20,275

'8.361
+ 1,914

2.152

11

185

22

79

207

185

417

337

48

3,643

3.554
+89

13,427

Supply ; main office . .

1,000
433
757

23
406
119
358

31

"32

4
2
58

5
3
66

18
7
65

15
15

317

2

367

551

33

140

482
1,787

....

94

2

141

3

1

46

8

3

' 192

20

11

385
10

7

23

354

9

20

1,021

995

963

58

344
34

1,470

1.355
+ 115

493
58

3,560

3.358
+ 202

5

58

5S

+3

12

105

109

-4

4,282

6,554

730

1,391

2.671

2,095

1.315

185

23.918

6,526
+ 28

187

-46

751
-21

1,409
-18

2,35,

+31;

1.355
+ 740

754
+561

148

+37

21,"lc
+ 2.0(3

NEW CONCRETE WATER TANK.

Structure of Unusual Architectural Design at
RailroaJ Yards at Balboa.

As a part of the policy of the Canal to give
its essentially utilitarian structures a pleasing
appearance in the landscape, the concrete
water tank which is being elected at the head
of the railroad yards at Balboa, in the vicinity
of the roundhouse, will have an exterior
design in a castellated style. An architectural
sketch of its front elevation is reproduced
herewith. The structure is to be completely
utilitarian, a simple cylindrical water tank,
with the exception of the machicolations
around the top. The parapet has been
modeled on bulky lines, to dominate the
structure and give the impression of some-

*The wages are stated in United States currency.

QUARTERS.

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren.

935
958
23
222
309
23
35
206
972

331

440

7

116

79

15

4

173

344

305

358

6

136

91

12

9

220

411

140-
8

10

22

1.636'
275
28
386
522
409-
153
537

1,693'

5.639

483
15
7
120
117
254
21
389
216

1.622

678

3

52

5
1

15

7

316

29
72

2

3

1,509

1,548

302

18

47

2.4C4

(t) Includes Taboga Island, Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 12 Asiatics. (3) Includes 16 Ameri-
can negroes, 80 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miratiores
ani Red Tjnk. (5) Includes Empire, Las Cascadas, aad Bas Obispo. (6) Includes 11 Panamanians. (<') In-
cludes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (8) Includes 23 East Indians, 18 colored American citizens, and
145 Panamanians.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

56634
30105
48723

Jamaica

Colon

Mechanical Div. .

P. R. R

Term. Cons. Div.

Adam Parks

75369

Jamaica

Panama

Health Dept

Feb. 25, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due the estates,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished but once.

thing more interesting than a plain standpipe
which would otherwise resemble a silo.

The tank proper will occupy the upper part
of the structure, from approximately the top
of the aperture over the door. It will have a
dome bottom, a segment of a sphere drawn
on a radius of 14 feet 10 inches. The tank
itself will have a diameter, inside, of 22 feet,
and will be 19 feet six inches in height, from
the top of the dome to the roof. The extreme
height of the structure will be 43 feet eight
inches above the ground line. The outlet of
the discharge pipe will be placed near the bot-
tom of the tank, giving a head of 40 feet
above the top of the track rails.

The circumferential steel is stressed to stand
a pressure of 10,000 pounds to the square inch,
or 62 per cent of the usual allowable stress
in the steel as used in concrete structures on
the Isthmus.

The mixture of the concrete has been de-
signed to make the walls waterproof, em-
ploying proportions of \\ parts of cement,
1J of sand, and 4 of rock. The aper-
tures left by the removal of the bolts for
holding the forms together will be filled by
driving a wooden plug, about an inch long,
half way through the hole and grouting on
both sides of the plug with a rich cement
mixture.

The foundation for the tank is 24 10-inch
pipe piles, driven to refusal and filled with
concrete. Some of the piles are as much as
50 feet in length. The site of the tank is land

March 8, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

257

reclaimed by filling a swamp, and hard ma-
terial lies deep below the surface.

The capacity of the tank will be 59,500
gallons, and its essential purpose is to serve
as a surge tank, to relieve the water mains of
the extra load thrown on them when water is
drawn direct from them into the tanks of
locomotives. In order to fill the locomotive
tank within a reasonable time it is necessary
to have a large discharge, and when this
comes direct from the mains it overloads
the motors in the pump station when they
endeavor to maintain the pressure for which
their impellers are adjusted. The tank will
be fed through a 4-inch supply pipe, off the
regular 10-inch low service main, discharging
near the top of the tank under the control
of a float valve. The outlet, for filling the
locomotive tanks, will be through a 10-inch
pipe, but at no time will there be a greater
draft on the mains than that through the
4-inch supply pipe.

The lower part of the tankhouse will house
the valves on the mains. It is proposed also to
move the Venturi meter for the 10-inch main
from its present situation in a concrete cabin
on the flat, about midway between Balboa
shops and the Administration Building, to
the room within the tankhouse.

Beginning Construction of Permanent Laundry
Building at Ancon.

Work has been in progress since the first
of last month on a permanent building of
reinforced concrete to house the Canal laundry
at Ancon. The foundations have been com-
pleted, the forms placed for the floor, and
the pouring of concrete for the floor is under
way.

The building is to be situated in the rear
of the Ancon market for silver employes (the
old model house), close to the main line of
the Panama Railroad and to the branch track
leading to the Ancon commissary.

The new laundry is to be considerably
larger than the present one in Ancon, which
was designed to meet the needs of Ancon
Hospital and was later taken over by the
Supply Department. It will be the purpose
of the permanent laundry adequately to care
for all the hospital, hotel, and individual
employes' work, and the needs of shipping
at the Pacific end of the Canal. The Cris-
tobal laundry will be maintained at the
Atlantic end.

The new laundry building is to be 300 feet
long by 100 feet wide, and one story in
height. Longitudinally, it will be divided in
two parts, the roof consisting of two parallel
bays, supported on 50-foot steel trusses. The
height of the building will be 18 feet to the
top of the columns supporting the trusses, or
30£ feet to the peaks of the gables. The
building has been designed to be especially
airy and light, and about 75 per cent of the
walls will be windows. A modern loft and
office building in New York, which is ad-
vertised as a building of "glass and sunlight,"
has windows occupying 78 per cent of its
walls.

PaclBc Mail Service to Be Continued.

Following the purchase of a controlling
interest in the Pacific Mai! Steamship Com-
pany from the Southern Pacific Company by
W. R. Grace & Company and the American
International Corporation, the Pacific Mail
service between San Francisco and Balboa,
consisting of direct sailings and sailings with

calls at intermediate ports in Central Ameri-
ca, will be continued, and the ships will con-
tinue under the American flag for the present.

It is the aim of the new owners, according to
the statement of the representative of W. R.
Grace & Company in Panama, to make the
Central American service more regular than
it has been heretofore, and eventually to equip
it with improved steamships. By removing
the steamship line from the ownership of a
railroad company operating a rail line in the
United States, arrangements can be made to
operate its vessels through the Canal, and some
of the vessels will make Cristobal their ter-
minus, as has been done by the Salvador Rail-
way Company's vessels, the vessels of the
Peruvian and Chilean lines, and of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company. Announce-
ment has been made of the recent purchase
of three ships from the Royal Dutch West
India Mail for use in th'.s service.

The corporate entity of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company is to be preserved,
and the agency at Balboa will be maintained
separately from the agency of W. R. Grace
& Company in Panama, as well as from the
International Banking Corporation, a sub-
sidiary of the American International Cor-
poration.

The Pacific Mail service between Balboa
and San Francisco employs seven vessels,
averaging approximately 6,000 tons gross,
with length of about 300 feet, carrying passen-
gers and cargo. They are the Aztec, City of
Para, Newport, Pennsylvania, Peru, San Jose,
and San Juan.

The steamship China, the last of the
company's ships employed in its abandoned
Oriental service, has been sold to the China
Mail Steamship Company.

The "Panama" Delay el by Fog and Storm.

The steamship Panama, which arrived at
Cristobal early in the morning of Friday,
March 3, from New York, two days late, had
been delayed in New York harbor for that
period. Within the inner harbor the ship
ran into dense fog, and as the barometer
indicated a gale blowing outside, the master
lay to until the weather cleared.

Additions to the Panama Canal Library.
The following is bulletin No. 7 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa
Heights:

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS,
ETC.

American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Member-
ship list, corrected to February I, 1916.

Boston, Massachusetts, Report of the Public Works
Department. Boston. 1914.

Bureau of Railway Economics, Summary of railway
returns for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915. Con-
secutive series No. 88.

Marroquin y Rivera. Memoria descriptiva de las obras
de provision de aguas potables para la ciudad de
Mexico. (Descriptive report of the Mexico City
water works system, in Spanish). By Manuel
Marroquin y Rivera, Technical Director. 1914.

Herbert Quick, Shall we give up the ship ? Reprint
of an article in Saturday Evening Post. Senate
document No. 320, 64th Congress, first session. By
Herbert Quick. 1916.

United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Fifth Circuit.
Brief and argument on behalf of Panama Railroad
Company, in case No. 2881 vs. James Beckford.
Error to, and appeal from, the District Court of the
Canal Zone.

State of Virginia, Handbook of Virginia. Compiled
by Geo. W. Koiner, Commissioner of Agriculture
and Immigration. 1915.

R. H. Whitehead. Hydraulicsof the locksof the Panama
Canal. Paper presented at International Engineer-
ing Congress. San Francisco. 1915.

Bureau of Mines, Some engineering problems of the
Panama Canal in their relation to geology and

topography. Bulletin No. 86. By Donald F. Mac-
Donald. 1915.

Department of Agriculture, Commercial grading, pack-
ing, and shipping of cantaloupes. Farmers' bulletin
No. 707. By C. T. More and G. V. Branch. 1916.

Department of Commerce. Annual report of the Secre-
tary of Commerce. 1915.

Department of Commerce. Annual report of the Chief
of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the
Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1915.

Department of Commerce, Annual report of the Chief,
Division of Publication, t) the Secretary of Com-
merce for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915.

Department of Commerce. Foreign tariff notes. No. 18.
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 1915.

Department of Labor, Regularity of employment in the
women's ready-to-wear garment industries. Bulle-
tin No. 183 of Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1916.

War Department. Manual for the Medical Department,
U. S. Army. 1911, with correction sheets to 1915.

MANUFACTURERS' CATALOGUES AND DESCRIPTIVE LITER-
ATURE.

American Type Founders Company, Specimen book

of type styles and catalogue of printing machinery

and materials. 1912.
Automatic Valve Grinding Machine Company. Cata-
logue of automatic valve grinding machines. 1908.
Brooklyn Shield & Rubber Company. Leaflets and rub-
berized sheeting and sheets, rubber gowns, infants'

goods, etc.
Chambers Motor Company, Catalogue of 6-40 motor

cars.
Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd., Proposed sailings

America-Europe, rates, etc., February-April, 1916;

leaflet.
Dieges & Clust, Catalogue of medals.
Empire Machinery & Supply Corporation, General

catalogue of machinery and supplies.
Grand Rapids Hand Screw Company, Domestic

science furnishings, booklet; school furnishings,

folder; laboratory furnishings, leaflet.
Peter Henderson & Company, Farmers' manual, 1916.
Hoskins Manufacturing Company, Bulletin No. 12 of

electric furnaces, pyrometers, an j hot plates.
Hubbard and Company, Catalogue of pole line

hardware and construction specialties. 1916.
Jefferson Glass Company, Catalogue of Chippendale

Krys-Tol glassware. Price list No. 40.
James McMillan St Company. Folder of smokeless

furnaces.
Northwestern Steel and Iron Works, Bulletin No. 11

of Miracle tile forms; special bulletin No. 16 of

Northwestern concrete mixers.
Page Boiler Company. Catalogue of Page Burton water

tube boilers.
Patliescope Company, Pathescope projector and motion

picture cameras, (older; list of non-inflammable

Pathescope il;ns, booklet.
Russell Grader Manufacturing Company, Catalogue

of road building and earth handling machinery,

culverts, bridges, etc.
P. A. Salisbury-Schulz Company, Catalogue of stamp8,

badges, etc.
Charles C. Smith, Leaflets of adjustable index tabs

and guides.
Star Head Light and Lantern Company. Catalogue No.

3, 1915.
Thompson Brown and Company. Descriptive catalogue

of elementary and high school text books.
Trussed Concrete Steel Company, Catalogue of United

steel sash, 7th edition, 1915.
Union Fibre Company, Insulation for cold tempera-
tures, booklet. 1911; Linofelt, booklet and price

list. 1914.
United States Electrical Tool Company, Catalogue No .

15 of 19l6ui portable electrical touls, with price list.
James Vick's Sons, Aster boojc for florists.
A. W. Wheaton Brass Works, Catalogue of brass

specialties; sanitary bubbling drinking fountains,

leaflet.
Wilson- Jones Loose Leaf Company, Booklet containing

sample forms of ledger and statement forms for

mechanical bookkeeping systems.
Winkler Boring Machine Company, Leaflet and price

list of Winkler boring machines.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 7. 1916.

The following insufn-ieutly addressed letters and
papers have been received at the oftije of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the
addressees:

Barrow. George S. Lee, Elis

Blood. W. W. Mercer, Guy C.

Corsica, J. F. Mills, Lenart

Downing. Mrs. J. Richard. Miss Elisibeth

Freedom-Promoting Co.t Smith. Pnillip M.
Graham. George Wilson, C. C.

Kenzerski. Peter Wilson, Robert C.

Ledford. Andrew M. I.

t Paper.

258

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 29.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Changes In Electrical Wiring.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z . March 2. 1916.
To all concerned — The recent semiannual inventory
of electric lights in quarters of employes of The Panama
Canal and Panama Railroad has disclosed the fact that
there is frequent disregird of the provisions of circular
No. 676-6. forbidding the occupants of buildings be-
longing to The Panama Canal and Panama Railroad
making any addition orchangewhatsoecerin the cle tri-
cal appliances of any kind whatsoever, without first
obtaining the necessary authority of the Electrical
Engineer.

Future disregard of this regulation will not be toler-
ated. The Electrical Engineer will make the necessary
inventories and inspections to insure compliance, and
will, after investigation, report any violations direct
to this office for the necessary disciplinary action.
Chester Harding.

Acting Governor.

Levels and Transits.

The 1'anama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. February 28. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

It is requested that statement be furnished to 'he
Surveying Oilier with as little delay as practicable,
showing the following information with reference to
transits and levels:

Number onhand (kind make, and serial number);
present condition of instrument* on hand; number
actually required for present use; surplus instru-
ments on hand, if any; will additional instru-
ments be required at a later date and if so. when
and what class; when is it expected that instru-
ments now in use can be released.

Jay J. Morrow.
Actinx Governor. The Panama Canal.
Acting Second Vice-President. Panama Railroad.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal.
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., March 1. 1916.
Circular No. 117:

Effective this date. Mr. J. M. King is designated an
accountable official of The Panam . Canal, and as such
w 11 aeon ntfo a 1. stock charged to tne quartermaster's
store at Paruso a.,., to. an no..expend..ble property
carried on the pro ert records of the district qcar-
tci i. .aster at I'araiso.

Mr. H. F. Sedwick will cease to be an accountable
official of The Panama Canal upon effecting a transfer
of his accountability to Mr. King.

H. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Chester Harping,
Acting Governor.

Bills for Farm Products from Corozal Hospital.
The Panama Canal.
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., February 4, 1916.
To all concerned — Existing circulars provide that
bills for sale of farm products, milk, etc.. from the
Corozal Hospital shall be paid on or before the 15th of
the month following that in which the charges accrue.
By direction of the Governor, if such bills are not paid
on or before the 15th of the month, a penalty of 50
cents will be added, and in case of employes of The
Panama Canal or Panama Railroad Company, a de-
duction for the amount of such bill, including penalty,
will be made on the payroll. Repeated failure to pay
the bills within the time prescribed will be considered
ground for denial of further credit privileges.

H. a. a. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION

Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Eiuardo Castillo, rule of
dismissal No. 229. docket No. 1023. November 15.
1915— The claim of Eduardo Castillo, docket No. 1023,
for certain improvements said to have been located at
La Seiba, Canal Zone, which came on for hearing this
date, is hereby dismissed, as the evidence presented to
the Commission is that the claimant made a direct set-
tlement with the agents of the United Slates for his
property, and that payment therefor was made by the
United States on August 14. 1915.

RlCARDO J. ALFARO. FEOERICO BOVD, NICHOLAS

Cornet. Levi M. Kagy, Commissioners.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Coll Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective March 9, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03$

Beef suet, native, per lb Otj

Soup beef, special, per lb. 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02i

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 \

Stew beef, native, per lb OS

Plate beef, native, per lb OS

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast. 2d cut (31 1" s. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), naiive, per lb II

Pot roast, special, rer lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top. special, per lb 15

Round steak, top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb. . . % 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb .12

Porterhouse steak ( I J I bs. up) . choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1 s lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (11 lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak. short, choice, per lb 28

Porterho use steak, si. ort. special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Te.de loin. siea.<. na.ice. per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 2/t

Rib steak, native, per lb. 11

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, cho 'S. shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb. legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3! lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton, chops, short cut. per lb 23

Mutton, chops, shoulder, per 1' 17

Mutton, leg. 8 o 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not les6 than 5 lbs..

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote) . per lb 2 s §

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20 §

Veal, chops, per lb 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Veal, cutlets, per lb , 41

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under, 4 lbs.,

per lb ' 18

Veal, stewing, per lb 15

MISCELLANEOUS.

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys.beef. per lb . 10

Liers, beef, per lb. . Oi

Li .ers. calves', per lb 27

Pate- de foie sras, jar 55

Pigs' feet, fresh, per. lb 05

I 'ig<*' head", fresh, whole, ea 83

Pljs' heads, fresh J head, half 42

Sausage. ..o.ug..a, per lb 17

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 19

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 17

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage, Sa an. i, per lo 38

Spare ribs. pork, per lb 13

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox. per lb 0')

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 28

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 29

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon. slLcd, tin 2S

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, corned — No. 1, per lb 15

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuiae Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar ured (whole) per lb 22

2. Ham. sugar cured (half) per lb 25

3. Ham. sugar cured ( -lLed) per lb 30

1. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

Price.

3. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 41

Hani. V..r. nerlb 40

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 11

Pork, standard mess, per lb 11

S iced hea 1 mea\ jar 31

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs' , per lb 22

POUL1 RY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed. per lb 31

Broilers, milk fed. per lb 32

Capons, per lb ... 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 28

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 31

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fo vis, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Gees -, per lb 27

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 37

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 46

Butter, creamery. 61-62 lb. tub. whole tub perlb .45

Butter. Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 . 50

Cheese, gouda, per lb 36

Cheese, parmesan. per lb 33

Cheese. Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese. Roquefort, per lb 64

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese. Swiss, per lb 43

Cheese, Young America, per lb 26

Cream. 30 per cent. J pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream. 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 38t

Eggs, fresh, i doz. only '9t

Fer-mil lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 1

Ice cream, (see footnote) i gal 50t

Milk Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish. perlb 19

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb II

Halibut, fresh, per lb 1 1

Herri g, smoke 1. "er lb 13

Ovsters. fresh, per nt 44

S ilmon, fresh, per lb 12

Whitensh. smoked, per lb 32

VEGETABLES.

Beets, per lb 02J*

new. perlb "7

Cabbage, perlb 02

Carrots, per lb <:3*

Carrots, new. per lb 04

Cauliflower, perlb 20

Celery, per head 10

Cl.oci.o. each 02

( or t, green, per doz 12

Egg plant, per lb 09

L«uiice. per lb It

Onions, per lb 05

Parel y, per b nch 04

Pars. lips, per lb 021

Peas, green, perlb 08

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white per lb 03$

RaJ shes. p -r bunch 04

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 03

Turnips, per lb 02

Yams, per lb 03

FRUITS, CRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 12

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg .12*

F.tfs. z-lh. cox 38

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 03

Pears. evai>orated. per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 23

Pt-. 1 lemon, per lb 16

Pev 1, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 08

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 15

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh per lb 04

A pi s, fresh, sele.r, per lb 07

Bananas, .s han .s an ; over, per bunch 40

Bananas, o a ic 7 hands, per ounch 28

Bananas, ea 005

Cranber, les, per lb 14

( ustar.l a pes. ea 02

Grapes, i er lb 32*

i .r.i f ir t, s 1 t. ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical ea 03i

Lemons, per doz 15f

Oranges, select ea 04

Oranges, tropical, doz 12

Paliijt s. ea 24

Pineapples, ea 11*

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

J Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham or J shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

March 8, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

259

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

April Weather Probabilities.

The following weather conditions may be
expected to prevail at the Canal entrances
during the month of April, 1916. Predictions
are based on the records at Colon and Ancon
for the pasl eight and 10 years, respectively:

Winds — Fresh northerly dry season winds
will continue during the month, with a prob-
able decrease in the wind movement due to
the approach of the rainy season and as com-
pared with the Match conditions. Northerly
winds will prevail at (he Atlantic entrance
to the Canal, with an average hourly velocity
of about 13 miles an hour. A maximum velo-
city of more than ii miles an hour is not likely
to occur, although a maximum velocity of 46
miles an hour from the north, was recorded on
the 4th of April, 1915, during the most severe
and intense storm recorded since the Ameri-
can occupation. Over the interior and on
the Pacific side the prevailing winds will blow
from the northwest, with an average hourly
velocity of about nine miles an hour. The
maximum velocity is not likely to exceed 26
miles an hour.

Rain — Occasional showers may be expected
at both the Atlantic and Pacific entrances and
as much as one inch of rain may fall in one
day unless a repetition of last April's storm
should occur, causing this amount to be ex-
ceeded. The average aggregate April rain-
fall on the Atlantic side has been 4.19 inches;
that on the Pacific side, 2.87 inches. The
average numbers of days on which 0.01 inch of
rain fell have been 16 and eight, respectively.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur at the
Pacific entrance to the Canal, and the average
number of fogs at the Atlantic entrance during
the month of April has been only one. Night
and early morning fogs may be expected over
the Gaillard Cut section of I he Canal. The
average number of nights with fog at Culebra
has been 11, although most of them have been
light and practically all were dissipated by
8.30 a. m.

Temperature — An average shade tempera-
ture of 81° Fahrenheit will probably occur at
the Atlantic entrance, and an average tem-
perature of 82° F. may be expected at the
Pacific entrance. On the Atlantic side the
temperature is not likely to rise above 90° F.,
or fall below 72° F., but a maximum of 97° F.
and a minimum of 64° F. may occur at the
Pacific entrance. The mean daily range in
temperature during the month ol April is much
greater at the Pacific than at the Atlantic
entrance to the Canal, the ranges being 18° F.
and 7° F., respectively, for the years of
record.

Barometric pressure — Changes in barometric
pressure on the Isthmus are very slight, except
for the well marked diurnal change which is
a characteristic of tropical regions, and of
little value in forecasting weather conditions.
The average April sealevel pressure is 29.86
inches. A maximum air pressure of more than
29.99 inches oi a minimum of less than 29.73
inches is not likely to occur at either entrance
of the Canal.

Storms — Severe general storms of wide ex-
tent are not likely to occur at either entrance
of the Canal, although a rough sea and heavy
swell may be produced outside of the break-
waters at Colon by the fresh northerly trade
winds, or by the so-called "northers" that
occasionally reach as far south as the Atlantic
entrance to the Canal. Occasional thunder-

storms may be expected at both Canal en-
trances. General fair weather with smooth
to moderate seas may be expected at the
Pacific entrance.

Tides — The average tidal range at Colon
is less than one foot, and the maximum range
is approximately two feet. Owing to this
fact, tidal fluctuations need not be considered
in navigating the Atlantic entrance to the
Canal. At the Pacific entrance the average
tidal range is about 13 feet, while a maximum
range of 20 feet may occur.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of March and for April are given
below:

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Date.

Date.

Time

and height of high and
low water.

Wed., March 8

0:23
0.1

6:37
14.9

12:41
0.9

18:54
IS. 2

Thurs., March 9.. . .

1:03
1.0

7:16
14.0

13:22
2.0

19:31
14.2

Fri., March 10

•1:47
2.1

7:55
13.0

14:07
3.2

20:11
13.1

Sat.. March 11

2:36
3.2

8:39
11.9

15:00
4.3

20:57
12.1

Sun., March 12

3:33
4.3

9:36
11.1

16:04
5.1

22:00
11.3

Mon., March 13... .

4:40
4.7

10:55
10.7

17:14
5.5

23:20
11.1

Tuea., March 14. . . .

5 49
4.7

12:18
10.9

18 23
5.2

Wed., March IS....

0:31
11.3

6:54
4.3

13:19
11.6

19 :25
4.5

Thurs., March 16..

1 :30
12.0

7:48
3.5

14:04
12.4

20:15
3.5

2:14
12.8

8:34
2.6

14:42
13.4

20:57
2.4

2:55
13.6

9:13
1.7

15:17
14.3

21 :36
1.3

3:33
14 4

9:49
1.6

15:52
15.0

22:12
0.5

Mon., March 20....

4:11
14.9

10:25
0.5

16:26
15.6

22:48
-0.1

Tuea., March 21

4:49

15.2

11 :00
0.2

17:03
16.0

23:24
-0.3

Wed., March 22....

5:28
15.4

11 :37
0.2

17:41
16.0

Thurs., March 23...

0:03
-0.2

6:07
15.2

12:16
0.6

18:21
15.8

Fri., March 24

0:44
0.3

6:51
14.8

13:00
1.2

19:04
15.2

Sat., March 25

1:32
1.0

7:37
14.2

13:51
2.1

19:53
14.4

2:28,
1.8

8:32
13.4

14:52
3.0

20:52
13.5

Mon., March 27... .

3 :35
2.6

9:40
12.8

16:04
3.5

22:07
12.9

Tuea.. March 28

4:47
2.9

11 :01

12.7

17:21
3.6

23:32
12.8

Wed.. March 29

5:59
2.7

12:19
13.3

18:32
3.0

Thurs., March 30...

0:48
13.2

7:05
2.1

13:22
14.1

19:37
2.0

1 :49
14.0

8:03
1.2

14:15
15.0

20:31
1 0

Date.

Sat., April 1

Sun., April 2

Mon., April 3. . . .
Tuea., April 4

2:40
14.7

8:52
0.5

15 .01
15.7

3 :26

15.2

9:36
0.0

15:43
16.1

4:09
15. S

10:17
-0.1

16:24
16.2

4:50
IS. 4

10:36
0.1

17:03
IS. 9

Wed.. April 5

Thurs., April 6.. . .

Fri., April 7

Sat., April 8

Sun., April 9

Mon.. April 10

Tues., April 11

Wed., April 12

Thurs.. April 13...

Fri., April 14

Sat., April 15

Sun.. April 16

Mon.. April 17

Tues.. April 18

Wed.. April 19

Thurs.. April 20. . .

Fri.. April 21

Sat., April 22

Sun., April 23

Mon., April 24. . . .

Tues., April 25

Wed., April 26

Thurs., April 27...

Fri., April 28

Sat.. April 29

Sun., April 30

0:30
1.1

1:11

3:01
14.4

11:33
0.6

17:42
15.4

12:10
1.4

18:18
14.7

6:39
13.8

12:50

2.4

7:22
12.9

13:32
3.5

8:04
12.1

14:22
4.4

8:55
11.3

15:24
5.2

10:04
10.9

16:35
5.5

11 :27
11.0

17:45
5.2

12 :31
11.6

18:46
4.4

7:06
3.8

13:20
12.6

7:54
2.9

13:59
13.6

8:37
2.0

14:38
14.6

9:18
1.1

15 :15
15.5

9:57
0.5

15:54
16 1

10:36
0.0

16:35

16.4

11 :!7
0.0

17:18
16.4

12:00
0.3

18:04
16.1

6:38
15.2

12:36
1.0

7:29
14.6

13:40
1.8

8:25
13.9

14 :43

2.7

9:31
13.4

15:55
3.2

10:47
13.2

17:07
3.2

12:00
13.6

18:16
2.8

6:41
2.4

13:01
14.1

7:38
2.0

13:52
14.7

8:29
1.5

14:36

15.1

20:24
2.2

21 :0S

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which Is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
legion, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian '/5° W. The hours ol the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to lih (1 1.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal Zone
postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States.
Due at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that

260

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 20.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., March 5, 1916.)

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

Date

Feb. 29 . .

March 2.
March 2.
March 4.
March 4.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures

Vessel

Line

From

Date

March 3. .
March 3. ..

Vessel

Line

For

Kilpatrick

Galveston, Tex.
Port Limon.
U- S. ports.
New Orleans.
Cartagena.

Kilpatrick

United States Navy

E. K. Turner Lumber Co. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. ...

Quillota

•Expected Arrivals.

•Expected Departures.

March 7 . .
March 9 . .
March 11 . .
March 17. .

Venezuela

Saint Nazaire.
Barcelona.
Port Limon.
Liverpool.

March 7 . .
March 7 . .
March 1 1 .
March 12.
March 12.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Robert Wilcox & Co

Ethel Clarke

Barcelona.

International Petroleum Co.

United States Navy

E. K. Wood Lumber Co. . . .

Unknown.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date.

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Feb. 27 ... .

Feb. 27

Feb. 28 ... .
March 1 . . .
March 1 . . .
March 1 . . .
March 2. . .
March 3. . .

A a'utla

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. ...
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. Co. . .

Guayaquil.

Valparaiso.

Coronel.

Lata.

Callao.

Gotenburg.

Camp Sabbath.

Tumaco.

Guayaquil.

San Francisco.

Guayaquil.

Portland.

Hongkong.

Feb. 28. ..
Feb. 29 . . .
Feb. 29. ..
Feb. 29 . . .
Feb. 29...

South American S. S. Co.. . .

Callao.

South Sea Navigation Co ..

Panama Transport Co. ... .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

March 4. . .
March 5. . .
March 5. . .
March 5. . .
March 5 . . .
March 5 . . .

P ' -

Greystoke Castle S. S. Co. .

Greystoke Castle. . . .
Kiyo Maru

California

Aktieselskabet Asker

Taltal.
Portland.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

March 6. .
March 7 . .
March 9 . .
March IS.
March 12.

Crown of Seville. ..

Annie Johnson.

Hermes

Hesperos

Mana (yacht) . .

Crown Line

South American S. S. Co.

Johnson Line

Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk.
Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk.
W. Scoresby Routledge...

March 13. L/i

A cajutla . . .
Guatemala.
Palena
Mantaro. . .
Manavi. . . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .
South American S. S. Co.

Peruvian Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .
South American S..S. Co.

Tumaco.
Peruvian ports.
Valparaiso.
Guayaquil.

the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches. ♦

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, April 3 and
May 1 will not land mail in New York until
Tuesday of the following week. Train No. 4. leaving
Panama at 7.10 a. m., connects with the despatches
for the sailings on March 6 and April 3.

When the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on
the following Sunday.

Coal.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 and 1.500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton. $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $2; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Stages of the Cbafiree River, Gatun Like, and
Mirafiores Lake.

Maximum heights o: the Lhagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week enuing at midnight,
Saturday, March 4, 1916:

Stations

Day and Date.

Vigia

<

i

£
O

3 V

S2

SJS

Sun.. Feb. 27

Mon.. Feb. 28

Tuea.. Feb. 29

Wed., Mar. 1

Thurs . Mar. 2

126.65
125. 85
125.80
125.60
125.4(1
12S.35
126 ."20

02.97
92.19
92.19
92.02
91 .84
91.79
92.66

86.52
86.5.1
86.54
86.55
86. 5t
86.57
S6.50

86.46

86.40
86.50
8I..5I
86.51
S6.51

54.10
54.19
54.15
54. IS
54.21
54.27

Sat.. Mar. 4

86.47 54.34

Heights of lowwate
to nearest loot. .

| 125.0

91.0

1

Rainfall from February 1 to

29, 1916,

Inclusive.

Pastores

U. F. C.Mar. 25..

U. F. C.Mar. 29..

.April 2
.April S

■2

Allianca

P. R. R.Mar. 30..

.April S

B

u

Calamares

U.F.C. April I..

April 9

Stations.

PS

*~-ri

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

•B-3

g

■So
o'c'
Ho.

Ins.

Panama

P. R. R.Mar. 9..

. Mar. IS

S§

Q

Almirante

U.F.C. Mar. 9...

Mar. 16

Pastores

Allianca

U.F.C. Mar. 13..

P.R.R..Mar. 16..

.Mar. 20

Pacific Sf tion — ■

Ins.

.Mar. 22

.78

17

1.46

U.F.C. Mar. 16..

.Mar. 23

.74

18

1.48

U.F.C. Mar. 20-..

.Mar. 27

.10
.16
.33

25
17
17

.59

.86

1.12

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores

P.R.R..Mar. 23...

U. F. C.Mar. 23..

U.F.C. Mar. 27...

. Mar. 29

.April 3

.42
.27

16
18

1.61
♦ 1 36

Advance

P. R. R..Mar. 30..

U.F.C. .Mar. 30...

.April 6

.April .6

.40

17

1.49

Melapan

U.F.C. April 3...

.April 11

Gamboa

45

18

2 56

Panama

P. R. R.. April 6..

.April 12

.28
36
.68

.44

25
15
17
17

1.34
1.33
3.48
2.81

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON

Turrialba U. F. C.Mar. 4...

Parismina U. F. C.Mar. 8. ..

.Mar. 11

.35

I7&27

2.60

Abangarez

Cartago

U. F. C.Mar. 11..

U.F.C. .Mar. 15...

.Mar. 18

Atlantic Section — ■

Mar. 20

41

10

2 13

Atenas

U.F.C. Mar. 18...

.Mar. 25

1 12
.36

.73

4
16
20

3.62
1 96

4.55

Heredia

U.F.C. Mar. 22...

. Mar. 27

tBocas del T\ ro

Turrialba

U.F.C. Mar. 25...

.April 1
-April 3
.April 8

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p.

n. daily.

U.F.C. April. 1..

Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values.

Cartago

U.F.C. April 5...

April 10

(Standard rain gage — readir.B

s at 8 a. m. daily.

ar Sen Ice with the

Atenas U. F. C. April 8. ..

Heredia U. F. C. April 12...

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

.April IS
.April 17

Sailings of Vessels In Regu

United States.

U.F.C. Mar. 12...

.Mar. 17

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

U.F.C. Mar. 12...

.Mar. 20

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Arrives.

U. F. C.Mar. 19. ..

.Mar. 24

Zacapa U. F. C.Mar. 1

Alltanca P. R. R..Mar. 2

...Mar. 8
...Mar. 12

Abangarez

Cartago

U. F. C.Mar. 19. . .

U. F. C.Mar. 26. . .

Mar. 27
.Mar. 31

Carrillo U. F. C.Mar. 8

...Mar. 15

Atenas

U. F. C.Mar. 26. . .

.April 3

Colon P. R. R. . Mar. 9

...Mar. 15

Heredia

U.F.C. April 2...

April 7

Tenadores U. F. C.Mar. 11

...Mar. 19

U.F.C. April 2...

April 10

Saniu M arta U. F. C.Mar. 15

...Mar. 22

Parismina

U.F.C. April 9

April 14

Advance P. R. R. Mar. 16

MHafan U. F. C.Mar. 18

Almirante U. F C.Mar. 22

...Mar. 27
...Mar. 29

Ab.tngarez

Cartago

11 K C. April 9..
U.F.C. April 16...

.Aprit 17
.April 21

Panama P. R. R..

Mar. 2

3

...11

Lar. 29

Atenas

U.F.C. April 16...

.April 24

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916.

No. 30.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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scription rate is $1 per year in the United States and
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THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

To Increase the Yards at Cristobal Terminals.

Filling was begun last week for the rec-
lamation of part of the cove in front of the
office buildings of the United Fruit Company
and the Hamburg-American Line at Cristobal,
for the purpose of furnishing a direct con-
nection between the dock yards of the new
piers at Cristobal and the main line of the
Panama Railroad, and eliminating the present
undesirable grade crossings in Cristobal.

A spur track has been extended from the
railroad tracks in the rear of the passenger
station at Colon, running along the water front
back of the Cristobal fire station and ending
at the mole. The fill will be extended into the
water by fanning out from this track.

The reclamation will b,e of sufficient size to
afford room for a yard of tracks, accommodat-
ing 154 cars. In connection with this work,
the mole is to be widened to provide space for
four tracks in addition to the six at present
for a length of 1,200 feet, which will accom-
modate 220 cars.

The filling which is under way is part of an
extensive project for increasing the capacity
of the terminals and expediting the handling
of business.

Large Naval Vessels Seeking Passage through
Canal.

The collier Mars, the repair ship Prometheus,
and the new fuel ship Maumee of the United
States Navy entered the Canal at Balboa the
early part of this week, for transit to the At-
lantic. They are waiting at the upper end of
Pedro Miguel Lock, and will probably pass
through the Cut in the afternoon of Wednes-
day, March IS.

These are the largest ships which the operat-
ing forces have undertaken to handle through

the Canal since navigation was closed on ac-
count of the slides, in September. The Pro-
metheus is 450 feet long by 60 feet beam, and
is drawing about 22 feet of water. The
Maumee is 455 feet in length by 56 beam, and
the Mars is 3S5 feet in length by 53 feet beam.
The Mars is on the way from Antofagasta
to Hampton Roads with nitrates for the
Government. The Prometheus is bound from
San Francisco for New York and is towing
the Maumee. The latter has not been equip-
ped with engines, and is to have them in-
stalled at the New York navy yard.

The engines for the Maumee were assembled
at the New York navy yard and it was deemed
more expedient to bring the ship, which was
built at the Mare Island navy yard, to New
York than to transport the engines to San
Francisco. The engines are of the Diesel type
and when they are installed the Maumee will
be the largest ship in the world driven by
internal combustion engines. Diesel engines
■ have been ordered for a larger vessel, a mer-
chant ship, which was under construction at
Hamburg when the European war broke out,
but has not yet gone to sea.

Additional Tug for the Work in the Cut.

Supplementing the addition of new barges
to the dredging fleet, an additional tug is due
to arrive from the United States next week
for service in the excavation work at the slides.
This is the Engineer, transferred to the Canal
from the work of the Engineer Department in
New York harbor, at a valuation of $40,000.

The Engineer is a vessel of 200 tons dis-
placement, 101 feet long, 21 feet six inches in
the beam, with a molded depth of 10 feet
seven inches, built in Camden, N. J., in 1911.
The compound engine, having cylinders of
16 and 32 inches in diameter, with a stroke of
24 inches, develops 490 horsepower, capable
of driving the tug. when light, at a speed o'
13 statute miles an hour. The single pro-
pellar has a diameter of seven feet six inches.

The Engineer sailed from New York for
Norfolk, on the way to Cristobal, at 3 p. m.,
March 4, and is expected to arrive at Cristobal
about Sunday, March 19. The anticipated
itinerary included stops at Norfolk, Cape Fear,
and Fernandina, in a voyage skirting the
Atlantic coast of the United States; then to
Nassau, in the Bahamas; Banes, Cuba;
and Kingston, Jamaica, before the final lap
to Cristobal. The route was made up for
short runs because the tug is not provided with
bunker space for coal for a long voyage.

The regular tugs now in service in the Cut,
in addition to the reconstructed DeLesseps
and the tenders Chame and Sanidad, which are
handy for light work, are nine in number.
They are the Buluo, Catun, Gorgona, Empire,
La Boca, Manner, Miraflores, Reliance, and
Tavernilla.

WORK ON PACIFIC TERMINALS.

The walls of the new 3-story Pacific termi-
nal office building have been completed and
the roof is being laid.

Flooding of Dry Dock Entrance In April. — Coaling
. Plant and Pier Construction.

The construction work at the Pacific termi-
nals, which includes the construction of the
1,000-foot dry dock, the coaling plant, and
new wharves and piers, as well as the opera-
tion of the Sosa Hill quarry for the East
Breakwater, has been pushed forward during
the dry season as much as possible. Consider-
able delay has been experienced on account of
the nondelivery of material ordered from the
United States. In order to hasten the work
the force has been greatly increased and in
many instances, two and three shifts have
been worked.

It is the intention to have the dry dock
and the entrance basin in such shape that it
will be possible to break the cofferdam and
allow water to come against the dock gate
about the first of April. In order to allow
this, work is being advanced rapidly on the
reinforced concrete pontoons on the floor of
the dry dock, the installation of the green-
heart on the dock gate, the placing of the
flooding and sluice valves, and all other work
below water level. Progress on the installa-
tion of the dry dock pumping plant has been
very satisfactory and the condition of the
valves and bulkheads, as well as the dock gate,
will be such that work can be continued in
the pump well and machinery rooms even after
the flooding behind the cofferdam.

The wotk on the unloader and roloader
wharves for the coaling plant at Balboa has
been pushed, employing three shifts on nearly
all items of the work. A great deal of diffi-
culty has been experienced in placing the
foundations of these wharves in the vicinity
of and through the cofferdam, and it has been
necessary to use care in blasting and excavat-
ing the rock in this vicinity. The pouring of
concrete in the superstructure of the two
wharves is going on, as well as excavation for
the wharf anchorages. The unloader towers
of the coal handling plant are already erected
and during the past month the erection of the
reloader towers and the transformer Iiolsj has
been under way.

The masonry work for the foundations for
the extension of the entrance pier on the north
side of the entrance basin, which was author-
ized early in the year, has been completed
and the erection of the superstructure has been
begun. Fender piles are being driven in place.

The work on wharves and piers consists of
completing Docks 13 and 14 and Pier 18.
The placing of anchors behind Docks 13 and
14, and the placing of fill has engaged a large
force. Upon the receipt of the steel frameuoik
for the shed on Pier 18, all items of work have
advanced, and it is estimated that on April 1
the south half of the pier, facing No. 1 slip,
will be ready for use. The work has consisted
of erection of the steel work, the building of
the concrete walls of the shed and offices.

262

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 30.

the installation of piping and conduits, paint-
ing the exposed steel work, placing the tile
roofing, and placing anchors through the pier,
preparatory to paving the middle portion of,
the pier floor.

The work around the shops has consisted
principally of placing fill, grading off the yards,
and the installing of the permanent roads and
tracks.

Sosa Hill quarry, which has been operated
for the past six months on account of the East
Breakwater in Limon Bay, has produced
430,000 cubic yards of rock. Six shovels have
worked on the two levels for eight hours per
day until the last two months, when the num-
ber of shovels was reduced to four, which are
worked on a split shift of 12 hours.

Approximately 3,000 men are employed on
the several Pacific terminal featuresat present.

*

Pipeline Suction Dredge Excavating at Bases of
Culebra Slides.

The pipeline suction dredge No. 83, which
was transferred on March 3 from work at the
new coaling station at Cristobal to the Cut,
was taken to the repair wharf at Paraiso for
ladder repairs after it had been used to
excavate 500 cubic yards of material. The
repairs were completed and the dredge re-
turned to work on Thursday, March 9.

Unlike pipeline suction dredge No. 86,
which has been used for months past in re-
handling spoil originally excavated by other
dredges, No. 83 is being used for primary
excavation at the bases of the slides. It
excavates soft material and discharges it
into barges, which are towed away and dumped
in the same manner as the barges taking spoil
from the hard-material dredges. Hydraulic
graders are being used to sluice the soft
material down into the channel, where the
suction dredge can handle it.

♦

Excavation from Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, March 13, amounted to 267,343
cubic yards. In addition an aggregate of
62,719 cubic yards was rehandled by the pipe-
line suction dredge No. 86, the seagoing suc-
tion dredge Culebra, and the Belgian ladder
dredge No. 5.

The output of the several dredges during the
week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 78,515

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 63,496

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 75,885

Coroial Ladder 37,970

Cuiebra Seagoing suction 29,216

No. i'6 Pipeline suction 28,480

No. 5 Belgian ladder 9,280

No. 13 Pipeline suction 7.22(1

The average aggregate output of the
dredges during the 20 weeks preceding that
ending at midnight of Monday, March 13,
was 256,619 cubic yards, the total amount of
primary excavation during that period (since
October 19) having been 5,132,382 cubic
yards. Tljis has been an average of 36,659.8
cubic yards for each of the 140 days.

FORCE AND QUARTERS.

Advance Notice Must be Given to Secure Sus-
pension of Electrical Charges.

In making charges for the use of electrical
appliances, such as fans, percolators, irons,
etc., in employes' quarters, the Electrical
Division can not undertake to suspend charges
during the absence of an employe on leave
unless definite written notice is given to the
Electrical Engineer in advance of the period
of absence. The notice should specify the
dates between which the appliance or appli-
ances will not be used.

Summary of Labor Force and of Quarters Occu-
pied on the Isthmus at End of February.

The total force employed on the Isthmus by
The Panama Canal, the Panama Railroad
Company, and contractors on February 23
amounted to 24,366. This is an increase of
448 over the 23,918 employed on January 26.
It is an increase of 2,451 over the 21,915 em-
ployed on December 23, 1915, which was the
least number that had been employed since
1906.

The number employed at the end of Febru-
ary this year exceeded by 921 the 23,445 em-
ployed at the end of February, 1915. It was
7,435 less than the 31,801 employed at the

end of February, 1914, and 13,933 less
than the force at the end of February of 1913.

The increases in the force employed on
February 23, 1916, over that employed on
January 26 were principally 690 in the Di-
vision of Terminal Construction; 274 in the
commissary branch of the Supply Depart-
ment; 151 in the Electrical Division; and
60 in the Dredging Division. The principal
decreases were 499 in the force of the Panama
Railroad; 80 in the Mechanical Division; and
68 in the forces of contractors.

A summary of the force report for the half-
month ending on February 23, and of the
occupation of Panama Canal and Panama
Railroad quarters on the Isthmus on Febru-
ary 29, is given herewith:

SILVER EMPLOYES*

>

1

•a

a

o

Artisans.

Laborers.

Division.

■a

1

a

I

c

2
S

i

en

2

2

a

©

a

d

8

a

■a

2
O

Operation and Main-
t'n'ce; locks & office
Terminal Constr'ctn

323
410
95
85
3»2
1.873
142
142
49
5

....

6

'"i

8

5
88
339
33
49
13
77

27
236
430

44
147

50
128

43
836
382
132
187
197
594

196
34

187

129
88

643

30

0

74
1

1

14
344
14S

209
151
59

17
876

4

18
9
2

35
4

459

3,083

1,569

488

1,728

2,414

1,846

142

284

72

139
298
169
169
87
335
780
36
60
2

598
3.381

5 ..
651 9

657
1,815
2,749
2,626

16

164

8

25

41

73

8
2

1,287

39

1
1

46
8

39

54

1,965

"i

2
1

344

t(

629

1,103

3.426

1,013
489
764

23
401
120
351

26

6,613

6,554
+59

2,444

94

979

25

78

12,085

2.075
13
180
20
70
200
181
407
330
38

14.160

"u

8
2
61

5
3
66

20
64

14
2

902

1

46

13

1

2,023
496

1,735
23
810
122

3,453
105

2.203

2

10

137

593

4

1,805

122

3

1

34

4

4

10

8

21

335

9

4

19

12

2

991

148
20

268
6

542

977

42

444
28

509
18

3.783

Grand total

174

742

1,349

2,812

1,845

1,928

147

1,609

3,466

51

116

20,852

3,514

24,366

141
+-33

730

+ 12

1,391
-42

2,671
+ 141

2,095
-250

1.315
+613

185
-38

1,470
+ 139

3,560
-94

58 10S
-7, + 11

20.275
+577

3.643
-129

23.918
+448

The wages are stated in United States currency.

QUARTERS.

Place.

Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

934
960
23
242
316
23
40
216
938

331

439

7

122

79

15

5

175

347

307

361

6

142

89

12

10

225

408

130'
8

10

22

1.639J
250
25
385
541
407«
153
566

1,767-

486
16
6
122
116
254
31
423
208

S

40
1

5

1

15
7

27

77

2
6

3
3

3,692

1.520

1,560

291

24

50

5,733 i 1,662

2.4C6

j(l) Includes Taboga Island, Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 13 Asiatics. (3) Includes 15 Ameri-
can negroes, 74 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miraflorea
and Red Tank. (5) Includes Empire, Las Cascadas, and Bas Obispo. (6) Includes 11 Panamanians. (7) In-
cludes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (S) Includes 35 East Indians, 18 colored American citizens, and
111 Panamanians.

Deceased

Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native

of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

Alex. Rochester Chance

59412
86033
36136
2744

754(10

Grenada .

Panama

Building Div. . ..
K. .vF.A-.P.R.R
Pacific terminals.
Mechanical Div.
Health Dept

March 2, 1916.

Panama

Patrick Skafcill

Thomas Whiteside

March 2, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due the estates,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished but once.

March 15, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

263

THE TUG "DE LESSEPS."

Old French Tug Converted into Modern Small
Towboat for Work among the Dredges.

On March 10 the towboat DeLesseps was
placed in commission after a thorough over-
hauling and reconstruction, which resulted
in converting it from a tender and supply
boat into a modern towboat. The DeLesseps
will henceforth be used asan "inside towboat"
for handling dump barges, fuel lighters, and
dredges in Gaillard Cut, where a boat of small
dimensions can be worked to great advantage,
owing to the restricted area of operations.

The work of overhauling and reconstruction
was completed in only 23 working days. The

from equipment on which it was no longer
required.

The DeLesseps is of the following dimen-
sions: Length over all, 72 feet; molded beam,
15 feet; molded depth, nine feet. The boat
is equipped with a compound condensing
engine, having a 12-inch high pressure cyl-
inder, and low pressure cylinder of 22 inches
in diameter, with an 18-inch stroke.

The De Lesseps is one of the largest pieces
of floating equipment of its class used
by the French companies. It was built for
the first French company by Lobnitz &
Company in Renfrew, Scotland, in 1883,
and made the voyage across the Atlantic

Applications for Family Quarters.
Applications for married quarters were on
file on February 29, 1916, as follows:

Stations.

Number of
appli ations.

399 (84)

159 (14)

161 (3)

847 (159)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the number
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhouse-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

Oil Barge Built at Paralso Shops.

A new steel barge to carry oil for supplying
the floating equipment of the Dredging Di-
vision is being finished at the shops at Paraiso
and will probably be launched on Thursday
of this week. The barge is 72 feet long by 24
feel wide by eight feet deep, and will have a
carrying capacity of approximately 2,400
barrels of oil. It has been built at the south
end of the shops, on cribbing over a rail-
road track, high enough to clear flat cars.
Cars will be run under the barge, which will
be lowered onto them. The cars will be
hauled to the repair wharf, where the floating
crane Hercules will lift the barge and deposit
it in the water.

This is one of the largest pieces of new con-
struction which the Dredging Division has
done in its work of maintaining floating equip-
ment, but much larger hulls have been taken
to pieces, transported, and reassembled. It
was more expedient to build the barge than to
order it from the United States, in the present
congested condition of constructing shipyards.

THE "DELESSEPS" AS SHE CAME FROM RENFREW UNDER SAIL, IN 1883.

DeLesseps was brought alongside the dock
at Paraiso shops, where she was lifted
out of the water and placed on the stocks by
the floating crane Hercules. Her hull was
carefully gone over. The fenders and the
necessary hull plates, and also the frames
throughout the boiler room were renewed.
The old French boiler was removed and
replaced by a boiler formerly used on the
rock and sand barges. A fuel oil burning
system was installed for the boiler, with the
necessary fuel oil and water tanks.

A new wood deck was laid, together with sol-
id wooden bulwarks, and a deckhouse and
wheelhouse of the modern standard towboat
type were erected. A dynamo and lighting
system, steam steering gear, and a towing
machine were installed.

The boat being out of commission for
the short period of 23 working days is due to
the woed work having been rushed in the
Paraiso shops, while the steel and engine
work were advancing in the 'yards. The
wheelhouse was erected and finished in the
shops complete and then placed on board the
boat.

The change in boilers has resulted in raising
the steam pressure from 75 to 120 pounds,
thereby allowing the engines to swing a larger
propeller, and increasing the power of the
boat as well as the towing efficiency. The
installation of the up-to-date oil burning sys-
tem will increase the amount of steam gener-
ated, thereby increasing the general efficiency
of the power plant. All the machinery neces-
sary for the auxiliaries has been transferred

under sail, using the engine as an auxiliary,
the boat being unable to carry sufficient coal
on board for the entire voyage. The
accompanying sketches show the boat as she
left the builders' yard to start on her voyage,
and as she is now reconstructed. Following

Worn Out Clapet and Barges Scrapped.
Clapet No. 6, worn out in service, is being
scrapped on the tidal flat in the rear of the
Panama Railroad and steamship offices at the
land end of the old steel pier at Balboa.
Following the removal of the machinery, fire
was started aboard the hulk to burn off the
wjodwork, last week, and the hull is now being
taken apart by cutting the rivets.

THE "DELESSEPS AS SHE WAS PLACED [N COMMISSION ON MARCH 10. 1516.

the failure of the second French company the
boat was laid up in the French can^l above
the dry dock at Cristobal. It was reclaimed
and overhauled and placed in service by the
Atlantic Division in 1909, and was trans-
ferred to the Cut in 1914. Of the original
boat, the hull and the engine are about all that
remain.

Barges No. 61 and No. 81, formerly em-
ployed as lighters in the terminal service ot the
Panama Railroad, had previously been scrap-
ed at the same place, the work on them being
practically completed by this time. Lighter
No. 78, removed from service at the same time
as No. 61 and No. 81, was ordered to the
obsolete store for sale.

264

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 30.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

The

*nama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. March 9. 1016.
To all concerned— Effective this date Mr. C. H. Cal-
houn is designated Acting Director of Posts.

Mr. J. E. McGrath is designated Acting Shipping
Commissioner and Acting Administrator of Estates,
and will supervise the customs inspection force.

The vacancy in the office of Chief of Division of Civil
Affairs resulting from Mr. Baxter's resignation will not
immediately be filled.

C. A. MClLVAINE,

Approved: Executive Secretary.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

In Charge of Section of Surveys.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., March 9. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective March 13. 1916. and until
the return of Assistant Engineer O. E. Malsbury from
leave. Junior Engineer F. R. Fitch will be in immediate
charge of the Section of Surveys.

Jay J. Morrow,
Assistant lo the Engineer of Maintenance.

Turning Seats in Passenger Coaches.
Panama Railroad Company.
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. March 10, 1916.
Notice to the traveling public— The Panama Railroad
Company is receiving complaints from the traveling
public regarding damage to wearing apparel while
traveling on our passenger trains. The reason for such
oomplaints is due to the fact that the traveling public
has been in the habit of turning over seats in first-class
coaches and using the forward seat as a foot rest, with
the result that when the seats are occupied by other
passengers their clothing becomes soiled from dirt which
had accumulated on the seats. Our conductors and
collectors have been instructed to enforce the rule re-
garding turning of seats in our coaches and hereafter
this practice can not be allowed.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Surplus Push Cars.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. March 6, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The General Storekeeper advises that his stock of
push cars is getting low. and it is requested that any
departments or divisions having surplus cars turn them
in for reissue, or in case you have on hand surplus push
cars in bad order it is requested that same be turned in
to the Mechanical Division to be repaired and returned
to stock for reissue.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. March 11. 1916.
To accountable officials — Effective March 13, 1916,
and during such time as Mr. John M. King may be
absent on leave. Mr. C C. Singleton will assume ac-
countability for nonexpendable property now in the
custody of Mr. King, and is authorized to sign all prop-
erty papers for and in the name of Mr. King.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor. The Panama Canal.

Examination by Bo.ir.i of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday. March 22, 1916, begin-
ning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the
following classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates,
marine engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor
boats. All applicants for license nvtist procure from
the office of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of ap-
plication and information respecting the filling out of
the same, not later than a day previous to the
examination. In addition, all persons desiring chauf-
feurs' licenses must provide themselves with automo-
bil ls with which to demonstrate their ability properly
to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
li-e ises will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m.. at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants.

at 2 p. m.. at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such bolts, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arnnge-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be heli
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, March 24. 1916, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder , Board of Local Inspectors.

Additions to the Panama Canal Library.
The following is bulletin No. 8 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa
Heights:
general publications, text and reference books,

ETC.

Carnegie Steel Company. Pocket companion.

State of Connecticut, Scheme of state examinations,

Connecticut school document No. 1. 1916.
Lincoln Hutchinson, Panama Canal and international

trade competition. 1915.
State of Illinois, First annual report of the State Public
Utilities Commission of the State of Illinois for the
year ending November 30, 1914. Volume 1. ordersand
decisions; Volume 2, transportation statistics. 1915.
Montclair. New Jersey. Report of Board of Education,
Montclair, N. J., for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1915.
Thomas Publishing Company, Thomas' register of
American manufacturers; seventh edition, October,
1915.
Bureau of Education, Placement of children in the
elementary grades. A study of the schools of Rich-
mond, Va. Bulletin, 1916, No. 3, of the Bureau of
Education. By K. J. Hoke. 1916.
Bureau of Education, Kindergarten training schools.

Bureau of Education Bulletin, 1916, No. 5.
Bureau of Labor. Retail prices, 1907 to June, 1915-
Bulletin 184 of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1916.
Bureau of Standards, Earth resistance and its relation
to electrolysis of underground structures. Techno-
logic paper No. 26 of the Bureau of Standards. By
Burton McCollum and K. H. Logan. 1915.
Bureau of Standards, Electrolysis and its mitigation.
Technologic paper No. 52. By E. B. Rosa and Burt-
on McCollum. 1915.
Tieisury Department. Annual report of the Secretary
of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the fis-
cal year ended June 30, 1915, with appendices. 1916.
manufacturers' catalogues and descriptive liter-
ature.
Bogert & Hopper, Catalogue of turned wood boxes.
Camegie Steel Company. Carnegie-Schoen steel wheels,
8th edition; axles and forgings. 6th edition; stand-
ard specifications, 5th edition; gear blanks and mis-
cellaneous circular sections, 2nd edition; steel sheet
piling, 10th edition; bulb sections, 2nd edition.
Chicago Railway Signal and Supply Company, Cata-
logue and price list of railroad supplies, 1914.
Consolidated Expanded Metal Companies. Handbook

and catalogue of Steelcrete expanded metal.
J. H. Curtiss Company, Inc., Catalogue of marine

plumbing supplies.
Duplicator Manufacturing Company, Catalogue of

commercial duplicators.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Export price

lists. No. 6.
General Electric Company, Bulletin No. 43800. in-
candescent headlights for street railway service.
W. S. Hall Company, Catalogue of marine steering

controls.
Hart Manufacturing Company, Catalogue E of Dia-
mond H switches.
Hartford Machine Screw Company. Current price lists
used by the screw manufacturers of the United
States, and catalogue of specialties.
Hill-Standard Manufacturing Company. Catalogue of

Fun-Ful playground equipment.
Hudson Motor Car Company, Catalogue of Hudson
motor cars; reference book, Hudson Super-Six, 1st
edition; Hudson Super-Six, booklet; Hudson Super-
SLx, six little cylinders, booklet.

Mathis Yacht Building Company, Catalogue and de-
scription of trip from New York to Florida by house-
boat.
W. N. Matthews 8c Bro. Inc.. Catalogue and handbook
No. 9 of telegraph and telephone specialties, with
price lists.
Chas. P. McCIellan, Catalogue of motor boat coverings.
L. R. Reich. Catalogue of druggists' sundries and notions.
S-R Manufacturing Company. Inc., Catalogue of

Mohawk marine motors.
Standard Motor Construction Company. Instructions
for the care and operation of heavy-duty Standard
engines; magneto instructions for Standard spark
generator; price list of repair parts for 16-horsepower
2 -cylinder engine.
Weeber & Don. Catalogue. 1916. of plants, seeds, gar-
den tools, etc.

*

American National Rei Cross.
The following is a financial statement for
the Canal Zone chapter of the American
National Red Cross for the period from No-
vember 12, 1915, to January 31, 1916:

RECEIPTS.

Received from former treasurer,

November 12, 1915 $5,187.03

Tivoli ball 1,750.32

Memberships other than Tivoli

tickets 8.00

Contributions for war sufferers:

St. Luke's Church. Ancon 20.50

Christian Science Church, Ancon 1 7 . 55

Union Church. Cristobal 22 .81

Union Church. Gatun 3.75

Union Church. Pedro Miguel... 5.00

Seawall Church .95

A. S. Grossberg, Louis Cantor,
and M. Barab, $5 each for re-
lief of Jews 15.00

Total $7,030 .91

disbursements.

Expenses, Tivoli ball $372 .84

Membership fees remitted 192 .00

Individuals assisted 274.81

Tuberculosis society .97

Dr. I learne. for emergency cases. . . 25 .00
United Fruit Company, for trans-
portation to New Orleans 40.00

United Fruit Company, for trans-
portation to New Orleans 6 .00

United Fruit Company, for trans-
portation to Bocas del Toro 4 . 00

Printing 6.81

Appropriated for war sufferers 500.00

Collections for war sufferers re-
mitted 85.56

Ladies' guild, Ancon, reimburse-
ment for expenses Tivoli ball.. . . 294.50

Postage and revenue stamps 5.70

Balance on hand 5,222.72

Total $7,030 .91

J. H. McLean,
Approved: Treasurer.

Chas. F. Mason,
Chairman.

♦

Late Train for Las Cascadas on March 17.

On Friday, March 17, train No. 42 on the
Las Cascadas branch of the Panama Rail-
road, which ordinarily leaves Panama at
10.40 p. m., will be held two hours, leaving
Panama at 12.40 a. m., as train No. 52, to ac-
commodate persons attending a charity ball
to be given at the Tivoli Hotel by the united
Irish societies.

Civil Service Examination.

Attention is invited to the fact that for
persons employed by The Panama Canal or
Panama Railroad, the maximum age limit for
stenographer and typewriter, Panama Canal
Service, for the examination to be held on the
Isthmus in April, 1916, has been raised from
45 to 50 years.

Bachelors May Deposit Coupon Books to Cover
Laundry Charges.

In order to facilitate the delivery of laundry
to bachelors and relieve them from the an-
noyances in connection with it to which they
have heretofore been subjected, it has been
decided to grant them the privilege of deposi-
ting commissary coupons with commissary
managersor laundry superintendents to cover
laundry charges.

Coupon books so deposited will be receipted

March 15, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

265

for on form A-128 and will be kept by super-
intendents, managers, or cashiers in ruled
envelopes, on the outside of which will be
posted debits and credits when laundry is
delivered or coupons are deposited. \\ hen
finished laundry consigned to a depositor is
received at a commissary or is ready in a
laundry, delivery will be made without further
trouble to the depositor.

Coupon books so deposited will be used to
pay laundry charges only, and no other sup-
plies may be purchased to be charged against
them.

Empty Bottles May Be Given to Commissary
Wagon Drivers.
The commissary branch of the Supply De-
partment will issue refund notes, at the rate

of one cent each, for empty Panama Canal
soda water bottles, salad oil bottles, bay rum
bottles, and bottles similar in shape to those
in which these commodities are sold in com-
missaries, provided they have no foreign name
blown in them.

Empty bottles may be turned over to the
commissary wagon drivers, who will issue
receipts therefor, which will be covered later
by refund notes. Bottles will be removed
from bachelor quarters on request if arrange-
ments have been made for the janitor to
turn them over to a wagon driver.

Empty milk bottles and ice cream containers
which have been washed in accordance with
existing sanitary regulations will also be ac-
cepted by commissary wagon drivers and re-
ceipted for as above.

BOOT AND SHOE PRICE LIST.

Of Commissary Branch of Supply Department.
Effective March IS, 1916.

There is published below the retail boot
and shoe price list, No. 2, effective March 15,
1916, governing the prices of articles sold in
the leather goods departments of the commis-
sary stores on the Isthmus, operated by the
commissar}' branch of the Supply Department
of The Panama Canal.

The prices given are those at which the
items will be sold to Canal and Panama Rail-
road employes and other residents of the
Isthmus who have commissary privileges.

These prices will be increased by 10 per
cent in cases of sales to commercial vessels
and ships of foreign navies, and by 20 per
cent in cases of sales to yachts:

S.N.

Article.

Unit.

Price.

5. N.

Article.

Unit.

Price.

23161

Sandals.

Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

SI. 50
1.20
1.65

3.10
3.10
1.10
1.05
2.60
2.40
1.40
2.70
2.20
2.20
2.40
2.40
2.70
2.65
2.70
2.70
2.65
2.40
2.40
1.25

1.90
1.60
1.10
1.10
2.00
2.35
1.30
2.05
.90
1.20
1.45
1.20
1.20
1.80
1.80
1.20
1.45

2.50
2.20
2.65 '
2.35
2.20

23268
23273
23282
23283
23291

24112
24114
2412S
24134
24144
24164
24189
24214
2422S
24241
24244
24251
24271
24273
24279
24286
24287
24288
24291
24311
24312
24313
24314
24315
24316
24323
24324
2432 7
24329
24331
24335
24336
24337
24339
24341
24345
24348
24349
24351
24353
24354
24355
24356
24357
24358
24359

Shoes, Girls' — Continued.

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

$2.20

23171

23172

2 20

Shoes, Boys' and Youths'.

2 10

1 60

23242

Shoes, Men's.

23243

23252

4 65

23253

3 90

23258

2 30

23259

Youth's Scout

2 35

23261

Black kid Bals

4 25

23266

Chocolate tan Blucher

4 00

23276

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

1 25

23277

Tan Blucher Oxford

4 00

23278

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

4 55

23279

4 70

23286

5 20

23292

Dull calf Oxford

3 60

23293

Dull calf Blucher

3 70

23294

Tan grain Blucher Oxford

Dull calf Blucher

4.00

23295

4 55

23296

5.55

23297

White buck Blucher Oxford

4 95

23298

3 15

Shoes, Children's.
Pumps, pat., ankle strap

5.65

1.40

4.15

23217

4 30

23222

Pumps, pat., ankle strap

4 15

23225

Pumps, pat., ankle strap

4 65

23241

Button

5 35

23245

4 30

23246

Dongola Blucher

4 30

23262

White buck, button

4 00

23263

White, Nubuck, button

3 70

23269

White canvas pumps

4 00

23271

White canvas pumps

5 25

23272

White canvas pumps

6 16

23274

Black kid, button

5 80

23275

Tan kid, button

3 90

23281

Tan vici, Blucher, Oxford

5.25

23287

Black vici, Blucher, Oxford

3.95

23288

Tan play, Oxford

1.65

23289

Tan play, Oxford

White canvas Oxford, red rubber sole

1 50

Shoes, Girls'.
Black vici, Blucher, Oxford ....

3.15

3.30

Black Blucher

3.30

22245

Black Blucher

3.40

23215

Pumps, patent, ankle strap

2.35

23247

Dongola Blucher

4 10

23264

White Nubuck, button

5.15

23267

5.35

266

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 30.

Article.

Unit.

Shoes, Men's— Continued.

Tan vici Oxford

Chocolate vici Blucher

Gun metal lace Oxford

Russia calf, lace, Oxford

Gun metal, lace, Oxford

Russia, lace, Oxford

Engineers'

Shoes, Women's.

Vici kid Blucher Oxford

Ties, white canvas

Vici Blucher Oxford

Vici Blucher

Tan Russia Oxford

Tan Russia Blucher

Vici Blucher Oxferd

Pumps, satin, black

Pumps, dull calf

Pumps, patent colt

Tan Russia Blucher, rubber sole

Blucher Oxford

White Nubuck Blucher Oxford, rubber sole
White canvas Blucher Oxford, rubber sole.

Pumps, opera satin, black and white

Pumps, gun metal, Col. welt

Pumps, patent colt, Col

Pumps, white Nubuck opera

White Nubuck Blucher Oxford

Patent pumps

Dull calf pumps, Col

Patent colt pumps, Col

Patent pumps

Gun metal pumps

White canvas pumps

Gun metal Blucher Oxford

White Nubuck pumps

Pumps, 2-inch heel

Pumps, Dongola Saxon

Pumps, white canvas, Saxon

Pumps, dancing, white satin

Pumps, dancing, black satin

White canvas, Blucher, Oxford

Pumps, white canvas

Pumps, white canvas

Dull calf, button

Tan vici, Blucher, Oxford

Tan kid, Oxford

White canvas, Oxford

Slippers.

Alpargatos

Women's black kid Oxford

Women's bath

Men's kid (in case)

Men's black vici

Men's tan vici

Men's bath

Shoe Findings and Leatlier Goods.
Bags.

Bags, hand, walrus, 18"

Bags, kit, hide, 18"

Bags, hand, walrus, 16"

Bags, hand, walrus, 18"

Bags, hand, cowhide, 18"

Bags, hand, cowhide, 16"

Bags, hand, cowhide, 18"

Bags, women's, fitted, 16"

Bags, women's, unfitted, 16"

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair
Pa;r
Pair
Pair

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Price.

$3.85
3.15
4.10
4.10
5.45
5.55
6.20

3.45
2.00
2.85
3.05
3.25
3.35
3.10
2.90
3.45
45
75
75
00
45
60
75
75

3

3

3

4

3

2

3

3

2.90

3.75

2.40

3.75

3.75

2.65

2.65

2.15

2.65

3.75

3.45

3.80

3.30

3.80

3.80

3.15

2.25

2.00

2.70

3.80

3.65

3.35

.16
1.50

.50
2.50
1.85
1.85

.50

9.65
15.75

7.25

6.95
10.70

6.50
10.00
15.00

5.75

Article.

Unit.

9487

21158
21215
21216

21219

21166
21172

11235
21214

9485
21189

11227
11228

5895
8939
9477
9642
9652
9657

21142
21191
21192
21193

11796

9484

21112
21117
21144
21156

21168
21198

Boxes.

Boxes, collar, leather

Brushes.

Brushes and daubers, Shinola

Brushes, shoe

Daubers, metal top

Brickies.

Buckles for women's shoes, patent and dull
leather

Buttons, Shse.

Buttons, shoe, black or tan.
Buttons, shoe, white

Calks.

Calks, wing, screw

Cases, Brush.

Cases, brush, fitted

Cases, Cigarette.

Cases, Cigarette, Morocco, telescope.
Cases, Cigarette, gun metal

Cases, Dressing.

Cases, dressing, leather.
Cases, dressing, men's..

Cases, letter, pigskin. .
Cases, letter, Morocco.

Cases, Suit.

Cases, suit, leather, 24"..
Cases, suit, leather, 24". .
Cases, suit, nut hide, 24".

Cases, suit, fiber, 24"

Cases, suit, leather, 24" . .
Cases, suit, hide, 24"

Heels, Rubber.

Heels, rubber, men's, black

Heels, rubber, men's, tan

Heels, rubber, women's, black, Cuban.
Heels, rubber, women's, tan, Cuban...

Hooks.

Hooks, button.

Labels, Leatlier.

Labels, luggage.

Laces, Shoe.

Laces, mercerized, black, tan, and white. . .

Laces, tubular, white

Laces, Nufashund, black or tan

Laces, silk, Nufashund, black, tan, and

white, 30"

Laces, silk, 30", black, tan, and white

Laces for low shoes, black, 27"

Each

Set

Each

Each

Pair

Doz.
Doz.

Box

Each

Each
Each

Each
Each

Each
Each

Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Each

Each

Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair

March 15, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

267

S.N.

21199
21211
21212
21213

5791

8811

9366

21218

21118

9478
9577

21121
21124

A rticle.

Laces, Shoes — Continued

Laces for low shoes, tan, 27"

Laces for low shoes, white, 27". . .
Laces for high shoes, black, 40". .
Laces for high shoes, tan, 40". . . .

Leggins.

Leggins, khaki, canvas

Leggins, leather, motor

Puttees, dark olive drab

Leggins, Boy Scout

Lifts, Shoe.

Lifts, cow horn

Mirrors.

Mirrors, traveling

Mirrors, traveling

Polishes.

Polish, Blanco

Viscol shoe and leather dressing. .

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Pair
Pair
Pair
Pair

Article.

Each
Each

Tin
Tin

$0.02
.02
.03
.03

.71
4.05
1.00

.50

2.00
1.25

21147
21154
21164
21194
21195
23265
21217

2272
8452
8453
9483

21173

11178

Polislies — Continued.

Sterling dressing, black or tan. . .

Dressing, white canvas

Polish, 2 in 1, black or tan

Polish, liquid, black

Polish, liquid, tan

Polish, white, Albo

Powder for white shoes

Purses.

Purses, pigskin

Purses, velvet, calf.
Purses, velvet, calf.
Purses, leather

Soles, Leather.
Half soles, Hemlock

Straps.

Straps, rug.

.07

.19 21143

Trees, Shoe.

Trees, shoe, men's and women's Pair

Unit. Price

Bot.
Bot.
Tin
Bot.
Bot.
Tin

$0.12
.06
.06
.07
.07
.06
.05

Each -.22

Each : .39

Each .46

Each .30

Pair

Each

.86

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for me period l
lay 1 are given in this table:
MARCH.

Date.

Date.

Time

and height of high and
tow water.

Wed.. March 15....

0:31
11.3

6:54
4.3

13:19
11.6

19:25
4.5

Thurs.. March 16.. .

1:30
' 12.0

7:48
3.5

14:04
12.4

20:15
3.5

Fri.. March 17

2:14
12.8

8:34
2.6

14:42
13.4

20:57
2.4

Sat.. March 18

2:55
13.6

9:13
1.7

15:17
14.3

21 :36
1.3

3:33
14.4

9:49
1.6

15:52
15.0

22:12
0.5

Mon., March 20

4:11
14.9

10:25
0.5

16:26
15.6

22:48
-0.1

Tue8.. March 21...

4:49
15.2

11:00
0.2

17:03
16.0

23:24
-0.3

Wed., March 22....

5:28
15.4

11 :37
0.2

17:41
16.0

Thura., March 23...

0:03
-0.2

6:07
15.2

12:16
0.6

18:21
15.8

Fri.. March 24

0:44
0.3

6:51

14.8

13:00
1.2

19:04
15.2

Sat., March 25

1:32
1.0

7:37
14.2

13:51
2.1

19:53
14.4

2:28
1.8

8:32
13.4

14:52
3.0

20:52
13.5

Mon., March 27... .

3:35
2.6

9:40
12.8

16:04
3.5

22:07
12.9

Tues., March 28

4:47
2.9

11 :01
12.7

17:21
3.6

23:32
12.8

Wed., March 29

5:59
2.7

12:19
13.3

18:32
3.0

Thurs., March 30...

0:48
13.2

7:05
2.1

13 :22
14.1

19:37
2.0

Fri., March 31

1 :49
14.0

8:03
1.2

14:15
15.0

20:31
1.0

Sun., April 2..
Mon.. April 3.

Tues., April 4 4:50

15 4

Wed., April 5 1 5:29

15.1

Thurs., April 6.

Fri.. April 7

Sat.. April 8

Sun., April 9. ..

0:30
1.1

1 :11

Mon.. April 10 2 :51

4.0

Tues.. April 11. .
Wed., April 12. .
Thurs., April 13.
Fri., April 14....
Sat., April 15. . .
Sun.. April 16. . .
Mon.. Aprii 17. .
Tues.. April 18. .
Wed.. April 19..
Thurs.. April 20.

22:00
-0.4

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

Mon., April 24

2:15
1.3

8:25
13.9

14:43
2.7

20 :45
13.6

Tues., April 25

3:21
2.2

9:31

13.4

15:55
3.2

21:57
12.8

Wed., April 26

4:29

2.6

10 :47
13.2

17:07
3.2

23:29
12.6

Thurs., April 27

5:37
2.6

12:00
13.6

18:16
2.8

Fri.. April 28

0:33
12.9

6:41
2.4

13:01
14.1

19:17

2.1

Sat.. April 29

1:32
13.5

7:38
2.0

13:52
14.7

20:10
1.3

Sun., April 30

2:22

14 II

8:29

1.5

14:36
15.1

20:56
0.6

Fri.. April 21 5:51

15.6

Sat.. April 22 0:28

-0.4

Sun., April 23 1 :18

0.4

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
rind the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (1 1.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday, April 3 and May 1 .
will not land mail in New York until Tuesday of the
following week. Train No. 4. leaving Panama at 7.10

268

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 30.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., March 12, 1916)

POET OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Mar. 6.. . .
Mar. 7....
Mar. 10....
Mar. 10....

7 nt

Elders & Fyffes

Compagnie Gen. Trans

Cia. Trans, de Barcelona . . .

New York.
Sr. Nazaire.
Barcelona.
Chagres River.
Port Limon.

1 Mar. 7....
: Mar. 7....
! Mar. 10...
Mar. 11...
! Mar. 12...
1 Mar. 12...

Qitillola

a

Elders & Fvffes

Venezuela

Camito

Cia. Trans, de Barcelona-. ..
Compagnie Gen. Trans

St. Nazaire.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Wisdom

Jos. Cuneo.

Limalite

Albanian. .,

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

M 6

Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk —
Prentice. Service. Henderson

Tocopilla.

Seattle.

Mollendo.

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.

San Francisco.

Iquique.

Mar. 1....
Mar. 4....
Mar. 5....
Mar. 5....
Mar. 6....
Mar. 8....
Mar. 8....
Mar. 9....
Mar. 9....
Mar. 11...
Mar. 12...
Mar. 12...

Hongkong.

Mar. 7

Mar. S . . , .

Crown of Seville. . . .

Alicia

South American S. S. Co... .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk —

Florence Luckenbach
Grey stoke Castle. . . .

Greystoke Castle S. S. Co . .

Aktieselskabet Asker

Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk

Long Beach S. S. Co

Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk

Coronel.

Mar. 9

Mar. 11....

Lebu.

"

Coronel.

Callao.

Hesperos

San Francisco.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

Hermes

Coya

Guernsey

0. M. Clarke.

Bruusgaard Kios Dmpsk.

W. R. Grace & Co

Wilhelm Wilhelmsen

C. H. Higgins

South ports.
Mejillones.
San Francisco.

Manavi. ■
Ucayali.

Peru

Jamaica.

South American S. S. Co
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. .

Peruvian Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co..
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. .

Valparaiso.
Tumaco.
Guayaquil.
Guayaquil.
Colombian ports.

a. m.. connects with the despatches for the sailings on
April 3 and May 1.

tWhen the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on the
following Sunday.

Schedule of Launch Service to Taboga.

Following the placing of the new gasoline launch
Tabosa in service, the schedule of launch sailings be-
tween Balboa and Taboga Island was revised,
effective February 1. and is now as follows:

From Balboa— Daily, launch Taboga leaves for
Taboga at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.43 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m., under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspinwall, or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwatl will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a.
m., and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

Panama

Pastor es

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares

U. F. C.Mar.
.U. F. C. Mar.
. P R. R Mar.

.Mar. 27
.Mar. 29
.Mar. 29

Mirafiores Lakes for the
Saturday, March 11, 1916:

veek ending at midnight,

. .U. F. C.Mar. 25...

. .U. F. C.Mar. 29...

. .P. R. R.Mar. 30...

. .U.F. C. April I...

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

P.R.R.Mar. 16...

U. F. C.Mar. 16...

...U. F. C.Mar. 20...

...P. R. R..Mar. 23...

...U. F. C.Mar. 23...

...U. F. C.Mar. 27...

...P. R. R..Mar. 30...

...U.F. C.Mar. 30...

...U.F.C.. April 3...

...P. R. R.. April 6...

..U.F.C.. April 6...

Allianca. . . .

Zacapa

Calamares. . .

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores. . .

Advance

Santa Maria
Melapan. . . .
Panama. . . .
Almirante...
Pastores U. F. C. April 10

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

April 2

April 5

April 5

April 9

Mar. 22

Mar. 23

Ma

n

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. March 14, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters have
been received at the office of the Director of Posts and
may be procured upon request of the addressees:

Anderson, Miss A. E.
Antonio. Don L.
Bergman, Carl
Bordt. Charles B.
Boyes, Fity Mrs.
Brebuer. Olney
Buchanan. Gilbert R.
Burnett, Azariah
Crabtree. II. J.
Farmer. Mrs. C.
Gross. Mr. S: Mrs. Win.
Harrier, Miss Edith
Harrington. Eenjamin

Lafarge, Leslie
Lawrence. George
Moore, Albert S.
Offley. Miss Judith C.
Oliver, Mack
Plummer, Ernest
Rowe. V. R.
Silas. Miss Pearly
Snyder, Edward R.
Supplee. H. Clay M.
Verity, Arthur
Walter. Alfred

Abangarez...

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba . . .
Parismina. .
Abangarez. . .

Cartago

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba. . .

. ..U. F. C.Mar. It...
...U.F. C.Mar. 15...
...U.F. C.Mar. 18...

. ..U. F. C.Mar. 22...
...U.F. C.Mar. 25...
...U.F. C.Mar. 29...
...U.F.C. April. 1...
...U.F.C. April 5...
...U.F.C. .April 8...
...U.F.C. April 12...
.U.F.C. April 15

Parismina U. F. C. April 19. . .

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Line. Sails.

U. F. C.Mar.

P. R. R.Mar.

U.F. C.Mar. 1

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores. .

Santa Maria U. F. C.Mar.

Advance P. R. R..Mar.

Arrives.

...Mar. IS
...Mar. 15
...Mar. 19
...Mar. 22
...Mar. 23

Parismina

Abangarez

Cartago...

Atenas

Heredia

Turrialba

Parismina

Abangarez

Cartago

A Unas

Heredia

Turrialba

19..

. ...U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar.

U. F. C.Mar. 26..

U.F. C.Mar. 26..

U.F.C. April 2..

U.F.C. April 2..

....U.F.C. April 9..

.. . U. F C. April 9..

....U.F.C. April 16..

U. F. C. April 16..

....U.F.C. April 23..
U.F. C.April 23..

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

April 3

April 6

April 6

April 1 1

April 12

April 13

April 17

Mar. 18

Mar. 20

Mar. 25

Mar. 27

April 1

April 3

.April 8

April 10

April 15

April 17

April 22

April 24

.Mar. 24

.Mar. 27

.Mar. 31

.April 3

.April 7

.April 10

.April 14

.April 17

.April 21

.April 24

.April 28

.May 1

Stations.

Day and Date.

■3

o

s

Vigia

■j

e.

<c .

<

o

OJ

Sj

Sun., Mar. 5

t26.05

92.67J86.49

86.46

54.30

12S.SC

91. 9S 86. 51

86. 4S 5J.27

Tues.. Mar. 7

125.35

91. 78 86. 5C

S6.43 54.30

Wed., Mar. 8

125.25

91.7(1X6.58

86.43 54.35

Thurs. Mar. 9

I25.2C

91 .69S6.5X

86.42 54.31

Fri., Mar. 10

125. 2C

91 .62186.52

86.43 54.29

Sat., Mar. 11

125.10

91.60 86.47

86.42

54.26

Heights of low water

to nearest loot .

i5 01

91 .0 |

Rainfall from March 1 to 11, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights.

Mirafiores

Pedro Miguel.. .

Rio Grande

Central Section—

♦Culebra

*Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

•Juan Mina

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

*Monte Lirio. . . ,
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

*Brazos Brook..

Colon

JBocas del Tcro.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and

Mirafiores Lake.

Maximum heights oi the Chagres River, Gatun and

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at uustarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

{Standard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

CANAL

RECORD

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1916.

Volume IX.

No. 31.

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Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Canal Will Probably Be Opened on April 15.

The conditions in Gaillard Cut are such as
to justify a prediction that the Canal can be
reopened to traffic on April 15 for ships draw-
ing up to 30 feet. It is the expectation of the
engineers that temporary delays will probably
occur from time to time after April 15, during
which the dredges will have to have unin-
terrupted possession of the right-of-way in
maintaining the channel and completing it to
full width and depth.

In order that the work may proceed to best
advantage, unhindered, the Canal will decline
to pass vessels through the Canal before April
15.

Excavation from Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, March 20, amounted to 265,461
cubic yards. In addition an aggregate of
51,334 cubic yards was rehandled by the pipe-
line suction dredge No. 86, the seagoing suc-
tion dredge Culebra, and the Belgian ladder
dredge No. 5.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas lS-yard dipper 77.265

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 69,150

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 66^545

Corozal Ladder 30,8.0

A'°- S3 Pipeline suction 11,975

Culebra Seagoing suction 28,320

No. 86 Pipeline suction 23,900

Ao. 5 Belgian ladder 8.770

About one-third (9,656 cubic yards) of the
work of the Culebra was primary excavation
from the slides.

The average aggregate output of the
dredges during the 21 weeks preceding that

ending at midnight of Monday, March 20,
was 257,125 cubic yards, the total amount of
primary excavation during that period (since
October 19) having been 5,399,725 cubic
yards. This has been an average of 36,733
cubic yards for each of the 147 days.

The "Engineer" Meets with Delay.
Word has been received that the tug
Engineer, which was due to arrive at Cristobal
about March 19, has met with delays, and
left Southport, N. C, at 7 a. m., Thursday,
March 16. The next stop was to be at Jack-
sonville.

The "Caribbean" to Be Used for Transporting
Cattle.

In order to secure transportation of cattle
to the Isthmus from Colombia and Central
America without the relatively heavy expenses
incurred by diverting ships of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line to side runs for this
purpose, the Supply Department has ar-
ranged to use the seagoing suction dredge
Caribbean. The Caribbean has a length of
288 feet and beam of 47 feet six inches, and
can make a speed of about 11 knots. It is
expected that she can carry about 450 cattle
at a load.

The Caribbean has been used for the past
five months for supplying air to drills working
on the hard rock known as "Gibraltar,"
moving toward the channel in the slide on the
east bank of the Cut, directly north of Gold
Hill. The air compressors are to be trans-
ferred to a barge, after which there will be
other interior renovation to fit the ship for
the cattle service.

Concrete Pontoons Approaching Completion.

Three of the four reinforced concrete pon-
toons for small boat landings which are being
constructed on the floor of the new dry dock
at Balboa have been poured complete, and
the deck of the fourth is to be poured before
the end of this week. The first of the pon-
toons is now practically complete, the fenders,
bumpers, aprons, and mooring bitts, etc., hav-
ing all been attached.

Oil Barge Launched by Means of Floating Crane.
The new 24 by 72-foot steel oil lighter,
built at Paraiso shops for service among the
dredges in the Cut, was launched without
difficulty on Thursday, March 16. The float-
ing crane Hercules lifted it in a sling off of the
two flat cars on which it had been carried to
the side of the Canal, swung it across the
pontoon of the crane, and lowered it into the
water. The oil barge weighs approximately
65 tons, and has a capacity of 2,400 barrels
of oil.

The United States Army transport Kil-
Patrick arrived from Galveston on March 17
with a detachment of field artillery to be
stationed on the Isthmus, and sailed for New
York in the afternoon of March 21.

CONGESTION AT TERMINALS.

Disordered Steamship Services Throw Burden on
Facilities for Transshipment.

The prevalent congestion of cargo at ports
of North and South America on account of
scarcity of bottoms, with thousands of cars
of freight tied up at terminals and some rail-
roads declaring embargoes in order to relieve
the pressure, is reflected in miniature on the
Isthmus. Since the closing of the Canal, on
September 18, with the consequent disruption
of through services which were already em-
barrassed by the withdrawal of ships for
government uses, a heavy burden has been
thrown on the Panama Railroad. In addition
to its normal work it has been pressed to
handle quantities of cargo which would other-
wise have gone through the Canal on ships.

The railroad, which had ceased to be a co-
carrier on November 17, 1914, on account of
the opening of the Canal, is now the connect-
ing link between services of the United Fruit
Company, Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-
pany, the French, Italian, Spanish, Elders and
Fyffes, and Harrison and Leyland lines, and
the Panama Railroad Steamship Line, call-
ing at Colon and Cristobal, on the Atlantic
side, and the lines on the Pacific side, which
are the Pacific Steam Navigation Company,
the Chilean and Peruvian lines, the Toyo
Kisen Kaisha, the South Sea Navigation
Company, and the Pacific Mail. In addition,
the Luckenbach Line is endeavoring to main-
tain its coastwise service by transferring
across the Isthmus, and occasional ships of
W. R. Grace and Company are routed to
Isthmian ports to transship their cargo, when
conditions .seem favorable.

The rush began at the end of the first week
in October, when it was seen definitely that
the Canal would not oe opened for some time.
Lines with ships on opposite sides of the Isth-
mus arranged exchanges of bottoms, and there
was a rush to discharge cargo for transship-
ment. The heavy demands taxed the facilities
to the utmost and created a congestion which
subsequent traffic has tended to augment.
This movement, however, was soon cleared
up without much trouble. That which has
since placed a heavy burden on the facilities
on the Isthmus has been the irregular sched-
ules and the arrival of steamers in bunches.

The berths are filled with vessels and the
wharves are piled high with goods. Lines
surfeited with freight began to take only the
better-paying cargo, leaving quantities of
low-revenue goods begging. This resulted
in cars being tied up under load, the rolling
stock thus being pressed into service for
storage. The tying-up of so many cars to
meet this need crippled the transportation
system, and efforts to unload the cars on the
already crowded wharves have added to the
pressure there.

The congestion has been worse at the Pacific
terminus than at the Atlantic, for the reason

270

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 31.

that the latter is equipped with considerably
more extensive wharves and piers. Ships can
be handled there with less crowding. The
sheds at both terminals, however, are filled
with goods, as far as they can be without
blocking the alleyways and obstructing the
movements of trucks. The burden of the
terminals has been divided somewhat by
keeping cargo bound for Pacific ports on the
wharves at Cristobal until it is called for,
when it is shipped across the Isthmus by train
and unloaded direct from the cars to the hold
of the final carrier. Practically all of the
goods piled up on the wharves at Balboa is
consigned to Atlantic ports, and as fast as
cars are made empty, direct to ship, they are
reloaded with cargo from the wharf for move-
ment across the line to Cristobal. Although
the Panama Railroad Steamship Line is the
only line lifting cargo for New York at Cris-
tobal, the Panama Railroad ships have rela-
tively large capacity and can handle most of
what is given them, without extraordinary
delay.

Despite the sudden heavy transshipment of
cargo in October, with its consequent con-
gestion, the railroad has been handling goods
across the Isthmus in greater quantity than
in the old days when it was a cocarrier under
normal conditions. The Colon agency, for
instance, during the months from September
to December, inclusive, of 1911, handled an
average of 94,704 tons of cargo a month, in-
cluding rehandling. For the same months in
1912 the average was 98,524 tons. For the
same months in 1915 the average was 110,634
tons per month. The handling by the two
agencies in the six months ending March 1,
1916, was as follows:

September.

October

November.
December..
January. . .
February. .

Colon. Balboa. Total

Tons
84.160
126.757
150.545
81,075
140.903
101.392

Tons
18,434
60.043
94,000

55.569
70,310
69.500

102.594
186.800
244.545
136.644
211,213
170.S92

The agencies have also to care for the de-
livery of bunker coal to vessels. In normal
times the coal is supplied principally at Cris-
tobal, where it is $1 a ton cheaper, but the
closing of the Canal has created an unusual
demand for it at Balboa, and added to the
handling difficulties of the terminal. The coal
delivered during the six months was as follows:

Month.

September.

October

November.
DecemDer..
January. . .
February. .

Colon.

Balboa.

Tons

Tons

24,387

11,533

1S.350

37,000

3,200

16,180

2.000

6,998

1.700

11.713

1.500

6.019

Total.

Tons
35,920
52.350
19.380

8,998
13.413

8,419

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Lights on Pacific Side.
Fixed oil lights heretofore placed on spar
buoys in the entrance to the Canal at Balboa
have been discontinued.

(The above was published as circular No.
643-20, dated March 18, 1916.)

The collier Mars, the repair ship Pro-
melheus, and the fuel ship Maumee of the
United States Navy completed transit of the
Cut in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 15.
The Mars sailed for Hampton Roads on
March 1 7 ; the others are due to sail in the after-
noon of Wednesday, March 22, for New York.

CANAL WORK IN FEBRUARY.

Monthly Report of the Acting Governor to the
Secretary of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 15, 1916.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,

Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of February, 1916:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance and repair work
at the locks, the work of assembling the ma-
terial for the regulating valves at the Pacific
locks was undertaken, and at the end of the
month 80 per cent of this work at Pedro
Miguel and five per cent at Miraflores had
been accomplished. On February 15 the lock
forces and the forces of the contractor for
painting the steel work at the locks began pre-
paring the surfaces of the miter gate leaves at
Miraflores for the application of bitumastic
solution and enamel, 60 per qent of this pre-
liminary work having been accomplished in
the upper east chamber, and the first coat
of red lead had been applied to about 20 per
cent of the gate surfaces in that chamber.
Backfilling and grading at the lower level of
Miraflores Locks was undertaken. The fol-
lowing commercial lockages were made:

Gatun — Six lockages, seven vessels; Pedro
Miguel — Five lockages, five vessels; Mira-
flores— Five lockages, five vessels.

These lockages consisted principally of
boats of the Army and Navy and barges of
the Panama Railroad Company.

Electrical Divison — The net output of the
power plants was as follows: Gatun hydro-
electric station, 3,211,690 kilowatt-hours;
Miraflores steam station, 27,000 kilowatt-
hours; total, 3,238,690 kilowatt-hours.

The net output of the Balboa air com-
pressor plant was 217,634 cubic feet of free
air compressed to 105 pounds. The usual
electrical operation, maintenance, and repair
work was carried on, and construction work
was continued for the Canal and the Army.

Municipal Engineering Division — -In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work, the following are the principal
items of construction work in progress: The
work of the Army in the southern district was
completed, including the grading and con-
struction of walks at staff officers' quarters
and the construction of walks at Fort Amador;
work is still in progress on the municipal work
at Fort Randolph, and on the installation of
pumping plant and other municipal work at
Fort Sherman. Work was also in progress on
the piping installation at dry dock No. 1 and
Pier 18, Balboa, and also on the construction
of shops district roads at the Pacific terminals,
and on roads and walks in the Balboa town-
site.

Meteorology and Hydrography — The rainfall
for the month exceeded the station averages
at 11 stations and was deficient at seven. The
rainfall for the month ranged from .59 inch
at Miraflores to 5.54 inches at Quipo on the
Siri River, the maximum precipitation re-
corded on any one day being 1.12 inches, at
Brazos Brook on February 4. The estimated
rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was
30 per cent above the average, or 2.78 inches
against a 15-year mean of 2.13 inches. The
Chagres River discharge at Alhajuela was 27
per cent below the 15-year February normal,

and furnished 78 per cent and 46 per cent, re-
spectively, of the net and total Gatun Lake
yields. The elevation of Gatun Lake varied
from 86.50 on the 29th to 86.26 on the 9th,
averaging 86.37. Miraflores Lake varied in
elevation from 54.36 on the 16th to 53.00 on
the 8th, averaging 53.82. Eight seismic tre-
mors were recorded at Balboa Heights during
the month, on the 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 27th. No
damage was reported as a result of any of these.
The heaviest shock, of comparatively close
origin — about 130 miles — was on February
8, and had an intensity of V on the Rossi-Forel
scale of I to X, and was generally felt.
Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Seven hundred
and three cubic yards of mass and 834 cubic
yards of reinforced concrete were placed, in
which 18,157 pounds of steel for reinforcing
and anchoring were embedded. The concrete
. work on the south side around the flooding
valves and discharge valves has been com-
pleted to elevation plus 16.5. The remainder
of the floor, which was left out on account of
the incline trestle, was placed. Work on
setting fixed steel for the valves, gate moving
machinery, and bollards was continued, over
12 tons of fixed steel being placed. The work
of drilling holes in the floor and cutting slots
for the bilge blocks, keel blocks, and holding
down slots, was continued, this work being
about 80 per cent completed, with the ex-
ception of the area covered by the reinforced
concrete pontoons Surface drains and duct
lines were practically completed on the north
side of the dock, and excavation for same on
the south side is jbout 90 per cent completed,
and the concrete 50 per cent completed. The
ejector pit at the end of the shops tunnel
between buildings Nos. 1 and 2 has been
completed up to the roof. The erection of
steel in the dock gates amounted to 1.42 tons,
making a total of 1 ,046.94 tons erected to date,
practically completing the steel erection.
The cleaning of the exterior surfaces of the
gates for painting is about 50 per cent com-
pleted. Eight hundred and twenty-six rivets
were driven in the ;Tates, making the total to
date 100,660. The concrete and coke filling
has been satisfactorily comp'eted in the bot-
toms of both leaves, the weight of this filling
approximating 22.83 tons. Grcenheart tim-
ber erected during the month amounted to
5.68 tons, making the total to date 19.84 tons.
The granite sills have been completed. The
contractor commenced coating the interiors
of the gates on February 15. at the close of the
month the interior of the south leaf being 90
per cent coated and that of the north leaf 40
percent.

The erection of the structural work of the
pumping plant was started during the month;
120.10 tons of structural steel were erected;
1,094 rivets were driven; 210.97 tons of ma-
chinery were erected, making a total of 286.5
tons erected to date.

Most of the work on the entrance pier was
performed on the extension at the west end
and at the head wall for future dry dock No.
2. There were placed 3,592 cubic yards of
mass and 1,074 cubic yards of reinforced
concrete, the greater part of which was for the
piers and diaphragms on the extension. Work
was commenced on the placing of the fender
piles. Steel erected amounted to 49.04 tons,
making the total steel erected in the entrance
pier 414.08 tons. This completes the erection

March 22, 1916.

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271

of the pier without the extension. Work in
the entrance basin consisted of leveling down
the high spots to -45, and this work is practi-
cally completed.

Coaling plant — Four hundred and sixteen
cubic yards of earth were excavated at the
end of the shallow coal pocket. In preparing
foundations for the buttresses of the unloader
wharf 265 cubic yards of earth and rock were
excavated; 1,330 cubic yards of backfill were
placed; and 1,0 11 cubic yards of concrete
were placed in the buttresses and aprons, a
total of 101,347 pounds of steel being used for
reinforcing and anchoring to rock. In the
cylinder substructure at the west end of the
unloader wharf 24 cubic yards of reinforcing
concrete were placed, in which 1,740 pounds of
steel were embedded. The total steel erected
to date in the unloader wharf deck amounts
to 664.31 tons, and the number of rivets driven
to 24,000. Erection of the unloader wharf is
87.5 per cent completed. The second coat of
field paint on the machinery house of tower
No. 2 was completed, completing all painting
and enameling of the towers. Work was con-
tinued in the towers in connection with ad-
ditional work on the steam and exhaust piping
of both towers, which item is now 95 per cent
completed; additional installation of operat-
ing parts for engines on both towers, which
item is now 90 per cent completed; and the
installation of the electric light systems in each
tower was commenced, and at the end of the
month was 10 per cent complete for each
tower.

The three remaining cylinders on the re-
loader wharf were filled with concrete during
the month, a total of 224 cubic yards being
placed. The structural steel deck was com-
pleted to the angle, 325.05 tons of steel being
erected, making the total erected 1,387.38
tons, or 98 per cent of completion; and four
panels of the reinforced concrete deck were
laid, amounting to 824 cubic yards. Excava-
tion for anchors amounted to 3.0S2 cubic yards.
Four thousand seven hundred and forty-two
rivets were driven, bringing the total number
of rivets in the 15 panels to 18,462. The
assembling on the ground and riveting of
certain sections of the reloader towers was
commenced on February 1, and at the end of
the month the erection of the two towers was
practically complete, and approximately
4,000 rivets had been driven in material
assembled on the ground. The work of erect-
ing the reloader towers was commenced on
February 16 and 141.60 tons of structural steel
were erected. That part of the viaduct erected
was given the second field coat of paint.

Docks — Two girders for supporting the west
crane rail track of quay wall c-d were erected.
Steel erected amounted to 11.80 tons, making
the total erected to date on the crane rail sup-
ports, 47.09 tons. One hundred and thirty-two
livets were driven, making the total to date
528. This item of construction is 50 per cent
completed. The work of filling the center sec-
tion of pier No. 18 was continued, 939 cubic
yards of coral fill being placed; 346 cubic
yards of concrete were placed in the walls and
columns; the remaining roof rods on the shed
were erected; steel work was straightened
and aligned and the interior white paint was
approximately 50 per cent completed; and
the cement tile roof was laid on the south side
and on the south half of the center aisle. On
February 21 the contractor started the erec-
tion of the housings in the latticed struts, and
on February 29 housings were erected for 21

openings. The remaining three pontoons were
poured and the deck of one was completed,
398 cubic yards of concrete and 67.7S3 pounds
of reinforcing steel being placed. One hundred
and thirteen piles were driven for supporting
the well drills, for drilling the cofferdam, and
15,328 feet of holes were drilled.

Excavation and filling — The total excavation
for the month amounted to 93,411 cubic
yards, of which 63,797 cubic yards were classi-
fied as rock, the greater portion of which was
obtained from the Sosa Hill quarry. There
were sent to the East Breakwater from the
Sosa Hill quarry 61,127 cubic yards of rock.
The total fill for the terminals, including
gravel and coral, amounted to 46,105 cubic
yards, which was placed behind the unloader
wharf, reloader wharf, and on the cofferdam.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — Armor rock in the amount
of 12,640 cubic yards, and 45,407 cubic yards
of core rock, both from Sosa Hill, were dumped
in the fill. The core section of the ell and the
breakwater proper is completed, except the
harbor slope which is being filled with dredged
material; 9,122.4 cubic yards of concrete
blocks were plowed from cars. Dredge No. 4
excavated 12,353 cubic yards of earth and
18,529 cubic yards of coral rock; the dredge
Marmot excavated 16,360 cubic yards of blue
rock and 10,907 cubic yards of coral rock for
the fill.

Under the concrete block contract, 1,482
blocks were cast, involving the placing of
18,229 cubic yards of concrete, the total
number of blocks cast to date being 4,290.
Seven hundred and forty-one blocks were
shipped to the breakwater, the total to date
being 2,491. The number of days on which
concrete was poured was 25, giving an average
daily output of 59 blocks.

The manufacture of concrete blocks for the
East Breakwater by the Division of Terminal
Construction at the coaling plant was com-
menced on February 4, a total of 529 blocks
being cast, involving tht placing of 2,805
cubic yards of concrete.

Coaling plant — All fender piles for end wharf
were driven, framed, and chocks placed. The
rock breakwater on top of coral fill under
wharves was completed ; the permanent water
system has been installed on unloader wharf,
and installation is proceeding on the reloader
wharf. All snubbing posts have been set and
painted. The dredging across the front of end
wharf to a depth of 41 feet was completed.

Under Washington order No. 40,483, the
erection of steel for the viaduct, scale house,
etc., amounted to 58 tons; structural steel
for the reinforcement of the overhead trolley
system was erected on the southwest and
northwest loops of the viaduct; the scale house
on the end wharf was completed; 8,700 pounds
of rail were placed for viaduct track, which
makes this item 90 per cent complete; ap-
proximtely 5,000 feet of creosoted lumber
for ties and walkways were placed on end
wharf viaduct and northwest loop, making
this item 95 per cent completed. Work was
continued on wharl bunker, which is complete-
ly erected and 99 per cent riveted. Structural
steel for conveyor or office tower was complete-
ly erected and approximately 90 per cent
riveted. Galvanized iron sheeting and roofing
was completed on wharf bunker and 85 per
cent erected on conveyor tower. All steel
sash for windows of office tower was placed.
Painting was completed in the upper part

of wharf bunker and the first coat applied to
upper part of office tower. Thirty-three con-
veyor cars were assembled and riveted, which
makes a total of 87 to date, and leaves one car
to be assembled. The four conveyor boom3
were delivered and painted; one of the split
booms was erected. Galvanized iron sheeting
was placed in the conveyor booms and shelters
for motors, which completes the erection of
this unit. Approximately 5,000 feet of wooden
walkway was laid during the month, making
this item 90 per cent complete; 880 feet of
pipe railing was erected, which is 40 per cent
of the total for the four reloaders. Feeder
chutes for the conveyor booms were entirely
erected and riveted.

Some breaking-in of unloader towers under
Washington order No. 40,587 was accomplish-
ed, by using barge loads of coal; on February
28, test "B," an eight-hour continuous run,
was made.

Marine Division.

Due to the continued blocking of the chan-
nel by slides, only 11 vessels and barges of
light draft passed through the Canal, of which
seven were southbound and four northbound.
All vessels were of American register. The
United States net equivalent tonnage was
computed on four barges of the Panama
Railroad Company. A statement showing
vessels making the transit of the Canal in
each direction during the month is appended
to this report.*

Dredging Division.

The total dredge excavation for the month,
including earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,279,-
974 cubic yards. Of this total 32,344 cubic
yards of earth were removed from the Pacific
entrance; 37,446 cubic yards of earth and
1,391 cubic yards of rock from the Balboa
inner harbor; 1,039,950 cubic yards of rock
from Gaillard Cut; 51.807 cubic yards of rock
and 21,895 cubic yards of earth from the
Cristobal coaling station; 8,794 cubic yards of
rock and 2,332 cubic yards of earth from the
Atlantic terminals entrance channel opposite
dock No. 11; and 12,353 cubic yards of coral
sand and 18,529 cubic yards of coral rock at
Coco Solo.

The east and west Culebra slides continued
active during the month.

The rock breaker Vulcan was engaged from
the 1st to the 15th of the month in breaking
rock in the Balboa inner harbor, 2,278 holes
being broken over an area of 36,448 square
feet, with a total penetration of 5,039 feet,
and a theoretical breakage of 2,990 cubic
yards. The remainder of the month she was
engaged in breaking a hard rock shoal inside
the Canal prism at the Pacific entrance and
part outside, along the edge of the Panama
Railroad steel dock, 525 holes being broken
over an area of 8,400 square feet with a total
penetration of 1,835 feet, and a theoretical
breakage of 1,039 cubic yards. The drill barge
Teredo No. 2 was engaged in drilling and
blasting in the Culebra slides and standing.by ;
131 holes were drilled with a total penetra-
tion of 3,180 linear feet, and 6,616 cubic yards
broken. The hydraulic grader was engaged
in sluicing Canal banks at Culebra slide, and
elsewhere, during the fore part of the month;
and in digging drainage ditch at Station 1825
west during the balance of the month.
Dredges No. 1 and No. 82 were engaged in

*The information contained in these tables hat
been published in the weekly reports in The Canal
Recoro. The statements are therefore not printed.

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excavating sand and gravel rom the Chagres
River, 50,133 cubic yards being excavated.
Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 940, a decrease of 154 as compared
with the month of January; those left over
from the previous month numbered 810, and
those carried forward into March, 784. The
output of the foundry' was 148,637 pounds of
i-on, 20S.253 pounds of steel, and 23,314
pounds of brass. Hostling was done on 4,285
pieces of equipment, and shop and field re-
pairs were made on 8,809. This includes 921
cars repaired in the shop.

Fuel oil plants — At the Balboa fuel oil
handling plant the trestle leading to the crib
was completed and the 10-inch oil line and 4-
inch gasoline line were installed. The first
delivery ot gasoline in bulk was made through
the 4-inch line.

Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance, op-
eration and repair work, the following Canal
structures were in the course of construction
at the places named: Ancon-Balboa — The
construction of the new concrete verandas and
modification of the interior of the old adminis-
tration building at Ancon was completed. All
concrete work in connection with the new
refrigerating plant at Balboa was pract'cally
completed, with the exception of the cornice
and the floors in the beef rooms; placing of the
cork insulation was continued and is 80 per
cent completed; installation of the machinery
and piping was commenced; at the end of the
month the ammonia compressors and pump
out, together with the motors, were in place
ready for miscellaneous piping; the ammonia
condensers were installed and tested; and the
construction of the plant as a whole is 80 per
cent completed. Construction of the new
Ancon Hospital group was continued; all
three buildings of the group are under roof and
the tile on same is 90 per cent completed; all
concrete work was finished and the plastering
of block walls, including the roof cornice, was
90 per cent completed; the laying of floor tile
and installation of mill work was commenced;
and the construction of the group as a whole is
70 per cent completed. Construction of the
new terminal office building in the rear of
Dock 17 was continued, and at the end of the
month the building was ready for the placing
of the roof; plastering of block walls was
commenced; and the building as a whole is
approximately 60 per cent completed. The
construction of the Ancon Y. M. C. A. build-
ing was continued, and is practically com-
pleted. Seventy-five per cent of the basement
walls for the new laundry at Ancon had been
placed at the end of the month and the forms
for the main floor and platforms were ready
for concrete; the building is 20 per cent com-
pleted. The construction of the 3-story con-
crete bachelor building in Ancon was con-
tinued; at the end of the month the building
had been completed up to the roof line; the
block partitions in the first floor were com-
pleted and plastering was commenced; and
the building is approximately 55 per cent com-
pleted. The construction of the 20-stall
garage in Balboa was completed, and the con-
struction of a 10-stall garage in the vicinity
of the Balboa railroad station was commenc-
ed, and is 10 per cent completed. The con-
struction of a swimming pool and bath house
in the rear of the Balboa Y. M. C. A building
was commenced, and the excavation for the
pool is practically completed. Gatun-Colon —

Work was continued on the construction of
the new Colon Hospital group, these buildings
being practically completed, the installation
of the elevators, painting, installation of light-
ing fixtures, and exterior walks remaining to
be completed. The relining of the baffle piers
at the Gatun Spillway was continued, and is
practically completed.

Supply Department.

The force report for the period ended Febru-
ary 23, 1916, showed a total of 24.223 em-
ployes of The Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad Company, of whom 3,476 were white
Americans and 20,747 laborers. Of the latter,
approximately 147 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was
an increase of 635 laborers and a decrease of
119 Americans, making a net increase of 516.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,772 Americans, of whom 3,692
were men, 1,520 women, and 1,560 children;
and 9,891 West Indians, of whom 5,733 were
men, 1,662 women, and 2,496 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $7S5,555.90. It came forward in
25 steamers, and the total weight of cargo,
exclusive of lumber and spud timbers, was
31.929 tons Some of the principal items were
1,246,431 feet, board measure, of lumber;
231,120 bags of cement; 756,000 pounds of
pig iron; 100,000 gallons of gasoline in bulk;
and 186,676 barrels of fuel oil in bulk.

The Balboa oil plant handled 187,292 bar-
rels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant
handled 25,189 barrels. The major part of
the oil was handled for The Panama Canal.
Health Department.

General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. The death rate
for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 32 026, was 8.24 per thousand
per year, as compared with 10.20 for the pre-
ceding month, and 5.63 for the corresponding
month of last year.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the preceding month was 30,497.
On this basis, the admission to hospitals and
quarters, 744, gave a rate of 292.75 per thous-
and, as compared with 318.23 for the preced-
ing month, and 294.17 for the corresponding
month of last year. The admission rates to
hospitals for all diseases were: Whites, 367.46;
blacks, 132.34; and Americans, 247.72. The
admission rates to hospitals and quarters for
malaria were: Whites, 48.28; blacks, 12.45;
and Americans, 35.39. The total number of
deaths from all causes was 16. Of these 11
died from disease, or 3.97 per thousand, as
compared with 4.99 per thousand for the pre-
ceding month, and 3.15 for the corresponding
month of last year.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on February 29, 1916, was $11,-
805,356.23, and in the fortifications appropri-
ations, $1,560,400.06. The payrolls for Febru-
ary, exclusive of Army quarters, storehouses,
fortifications, etc., amounted to $934,609.76,
and the fortification roll amounted to $41,-
923.52. Payments by the Disbursing Clerk
in Washington amounted to $794,322.41 and
by the Paymaster on the Isthmus to $1,309,-
709.04. Payment of $223,705.10 was also
made to the Panama Railroad Company for
commissary books. Collections on the Isth-
mus amounted to $688,897.74, of which $433,-

109.84 was repaid to appropriations, $236,-
638.29 was commissary collections and other
trust funds, and $19,149.61 was miscellaneous
receipts to be covered into the Treasury. Of
the miscellaneous receipts, $1,116.63 was col-
lected on account of tolls. Collections by the
Disbursing Clerk at Washington amounted to
$36,105.02. Deposits in the sum of $22,500
were made with Assistant Treasurers to be
applied in payment of tolls and other charges
against vessels using the Canal. Canal
revenue collections and miscellaneous funds
received amounted to $192,441.19, and the
disbursements under the same heading
amounted to $207,182.67.

Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

One hundred and fifty licenses of all kinds
were issued. Nineteen estates were received
and 1 1 settled, the total cash received during the
month amounting to $327.36, the total value
of the estates closed being $493.79. At the
port of Balboa 32 vessels entered and 40
cleared, and at the port of Cristobal 50 vessels
entered and 50 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postage due
collections, and box rent receipts, $7,274.73.
Money orders issued during the month aggre-
gated $274,252.50. Of this total $89,950
represents the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee, in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $77,350, and postal savings
certificates to the value of $3,260. The bal-
ance of postal savings deposits on hand at the
close of the month, represented by unpaid
certificates and deposit money orders, ag-
gregated $438,952, as compared with $429,-
642 at the close of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Two hundred and ninety-six arrests were
made. Of this total 269 were males and 27
females. Fifty-two convicts were confined
in the penitentiary at the close of the month.
Ten persons were deported, six of whom were
convicts who had completed their sentences
in the penitentiary and four of whom were
prisoners who had served terms in jail.

Eleven fires occurred, the damage to the
Panama Railroad property resulting there-
from amounting to $15. Private property and
the property of The Panama Canal and of the
United States Army suffered no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 57 cases were settled;
five civil, 18 probate, and 27 criminal cases
were filed, and 115 cases of all kinds were
pending at the close of the month. In the
magistrates court 29 civil and 289 criminal
cases were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,488 for the
white schools and 940 for the colored. In the
white schools the net enrollment was 1,299,
the average daily attendance 1,092.5, and
the average number belonging 1,123.7. In
the colored schools the net enrollment was
702, average daily attendance 481.6, and the
average number belonging 544.9.
Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo, amount-
ed to 170,693 tons. In addition, Panama
Railroad forces stevedored a total of 12,180
tons. The following quantities of coal were

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bunkered in steamers: Colon agency, 1,500
tons; Balboa agency, 6,919 tons; total, 8, -119
tons.

Fifty-four fender piles were placed, making
a total of 428 in place; 1,354 linear feet of
fender system were completed, which is 53
per cent of the total required; 63.96 squares
of roofing tile were manufactured for pier No.
7, making a total to date of 1,700 squares, or
99 per cent of the total required; 136,500
paving bricks were received, making a total of
386,500 bricks received to date, or 25.8 per
cent of the amount required.

The preliminary borings for pier No. 6 were
completed, two holes being driven during the
month, making a total of 36 to date; 135.7
feet of wash drilling and 26.7 linear feet of
diamond drilling were made.

Work was commenced on the boring of 53
holes for the extension of the mole on Febru-
ary 9, and five holes were drilled, with a total
of 245.5 linear feet of wash drilling and 42.7
linear feet of diamond drilling.

The manufacture of concrete blocks for the
East Breakwater by the Panama Railroad
forces was commenced on February 7, and 937
blocks, or 2,623.6 cubic yards, were poured,
being 23.4 per cent of the total amount to be
manufactured by the railroad company.
Respectfully,

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

The "Barbacoas" Returned to Service after
Explosion.

The police \a.unchBarbacoas II was returned
to its station in Gatun Lake the second week
in February, after the completion at Balboa
shops of repairs made necessary by an ex-
plosion which occurred on January 6, when
the launch was on a trip up the Cafio Que-
brado, and near the junction with the
Piscado River. The explosion occurred in the
forward compartment, and was found to
have been due to the escape of vapor from
the gasoline tank. The tank is made of copper,
with interior bracing, and the vapor is sup-
posed to have escaped where screws, passing
through the copper into the bracing, had be-
come loosened by the vibration of the engine
and the jars received when the launch struck
submerged obstacles.

The Barbacoas II had been in service since
March 5, 1915, and to the first of this year
had travelled 6,184| miles, approximately 618
miles a month, in the police inspections of the
lake and adjoining villages. The launch had
used a total of 2.442J gallons of gasoline in

the period, which is at the rate of approxi-
mately two-fifths of a gallon per mile.

A great deal of travel is over and through
inundated woods, and much of the time the
launch has to be handled carefully among the
trees, while some collisions with submerged
stumps and floating timber are inevitable. The
explosion on January 6, which is attributed
to fault in construction, is the only serious
accident which has befallen theBarbacoas II in
its unusually severe service. While the launch
was on the cradle for the repairs made neces-
sary by the explosion its hull was armored with
rows of brass strips, running from the bow to
slightly aft of amidships, between the keel
and the water line, for protection in colli-
sions with stumps and floating timbers.

•

Radio Operators.

The Radio Officer, Canal Zone, desires
to communicate with all American citizens
in this vicinity who are amateur or profes-
sional radio operators and who might be ex-
pected to volunteer their services to the United
States Government in the event of war. Ad-
dress: Lieutenant E. C. Raguet, U. S. X.,
Naval Radio Station, Darien, C. Z.

Removal of Quarters from Monte Lirlo.

The 15 inspected and condemned box cars
which have been used as quarters and mess
for gold employes at Monte Lirio, along the
railroad directly to the north of the station,
have been spld and are to be demolished and
removed from the Canal Zone. They were
bought for $50 by Wing Lee, a merchant in
Limon, a village just outside the Canal Zone,
about three miles east of Monte Lirio.

Clubhouse at Aneon Approaching Completion.

It is expected that the new Canal clubhouse
at Ancon will be ready for occupancy by the
end of this month. Carpenters and painters
are now engaged in erecting and finishing
bookshelves and kitchen accessories, in com-
pleting the stage in the assembly hall, and
in laying the second pair of bowling alleys,
which arrived from the United States on
March 15. A description of the clubhouse
was published in The Canal Record of De-
cember 15, 1915.

College Entrance Examinations.
Examinations to determine elegibility to
enter colleges in the United States will be
held in the week beginning on Monday, June
19, under the supervision of the Division of
Schools of the Canal Zone. These are the
regular examinations given at the same time
at various centers by the College Entrance

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check

No.

Native of

Isthmian

residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

87232
3912
99605
36961
65S23
90546
31005
5709
81078

U.S. A

Barbados

P. R. R

Supply Dept. . . .

Supply Dept

Supply Dept. - . .
Term. Con. Div..

P. R. R

Mechanical Div.
Building Div... .
P. R. R

Cristobal

Claudius Thompson

La Boca

Mar. 8. 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished but once.

Examination Board, which has its head-
quarters in New York City and represents
the principal Eastern colleges and universities,
such as Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns
Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology, Yale, etc. The examinations will be
held in the beard room of the Administration
Building at Balboa Heights. Details may be
had from the office of the Superintendent of
Schools.

An addition is being erected at the north
end of the silver market, at the north toe of
the hill on which the Hotel Tivoli is situated,
to afford room for departments of dry goods,
men's furnishings, shoes, and hardware, which
will make this a complete commissary store
for silver employes living in Ancon and vi-
cinity. The present Ancon commissary is for
gold employes only, and the silver employes
of Ancon have heretofore been without some
of the privileges given to those living in sta-
tions along the line and in Colon. The nearest
points at which they could purchase supplies
other than groceries and cold storage goods
were Balboa and Corozal.

Obituary.

Patrick Skahill, employed as a steam en-
gineer at the Cristobal shops of the Mechani-
cal Division, died in Colon on March 5.
His residence in the United States was in
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Frederic W. Carlyle, custodian of the Ad-
ministration Building at Balboa Heights, died
in Ancon Hospital on March 16. His residence
in the United States was in Washington, D. C.

Lag in Time Signals Received on the Isthmus.

The United States Naval Observatory has
determined the lag ol the Arlington time
signal to be about two-hundredths (.02) of
a second, and that of the Key West radio
signal to be about twenty-seven hundredths
(.27) of a second, the latter being due to the
various relays in the commercial telegraph
lines over which the signal passes from the
Naval Observatory. The error of the time
signal sent out from the radio stations is
generally less than one-tenth (0.1) of a
iecond.

The radio station at Darien receives the
time signal from the Key West station, and
transmits it by wire telegraph to the offices of
the Port Captains. In this there is a lag of
about two-tenihs of a second, but by calcu-
lating on this it is possible to give the Port
Captains time within one-tenth of a second
of synchronism with the signals from Key
West. Assuming a maximum variation in the
Key West signal of one-tenth of a second
from the standard determined in the Naval
Observatory, the cumulative error at the
Port Captains' offices will hardly exceed two-
tenths of a second. Assuming that this error
is constant from day to day, the rate of a
chronometer can be obtained with a very high
degree of accuracy.

An expedition to replace the gas tanks in the
eight outermost buoys which line the Atlantic
entrance channel through Limon Bay, is to
start from Gatun at 4 a. m., Thursday, March
23. The work is to be begun early in the
morning on account of the calmer seas then
prevailing. The tanks which are to be re-
placed with fresh tanks have served the lights
with gas for 143 days.

274

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 31.

Additions to the Panama Canal Library.

The following is bulletin No. 9 of recent
additions to the Canal library at Balboa

Heights:

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, TEXT AND REFERENCE BOOKS.
ETC.

Atlanta. Georgia. Building code of the city of Atlanta,

Georgia. Revised to January 1, 1911.
A. Carini, Un cas de blastomycose peritoneale a cocci-

dioides immitis. Extract from bulletin of Exotic

Pathologic Society, Paris. 1915.
A. Carini, Estatistica do servico anti-rabico, du-
rante o anno de 1914. (Statistics of the anti-rabies

service of Sao Paulo, Brazil).
A. Carini, Onyxis ulcereux phagedenique. Extract from

bulletin of Exotic Pathologic Society. Paris. 1915.
A. Carini. Corps de Graham Smith dans les hematies

du mus decumanus. Extract from bulletin of Exotic

Pathologic Society. Paris. 1915.
A. Carini and J. Maciel. Sur une heraogrogarine et

un trypanosome d"un muride (akodon fuliginosus).

Extract from bulletin of Exotic Pathologic Society,

Paris. 1915.
Richard H. Edmonds, National insuredness through

national preparedness. 1916.
Great Britian. Yellow Fever Commission (West Africa).

Third report. 1915.
John F. Hayford. Earth from the geophysical stand-
point. Reprinted from proceedings of the American

Philosophical Society.
Chas- C. James, Main drainage of Cairo. 1916.
H. W. Mowery. Some hazards and safety suggestions.

in connection with construction, inspection, and

maintenance of public utilities. 1915.
New York State. Second annual report and year book

of the board of -ovemors of the New York State

Nautical School. October 1, 1915.
State of Ohio. Industrial Commission of Ohio. Reports

of industrial accidents in Ohio. Nos. 4 to 13. in-
clusive. 1914.
State of Ohio. Physical examination of wage earners

in Ohio, in 1914. Report by Industrial Commission

of Ohio. 1915.
Bureau of Education, Digest of state laws relating to

public education, in force January 1, 1915. Bulletin

No. 47. 1915. By Wrn. R. Hood, Stephen B. Weeks,

and A. S. Ford.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Summary of the report on

condition of women and child wage earners in the

United States. Bulletin No. 172. 1915.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment among

women in department and other retail stores of
Boston. Bulletin No. 1S2. 1916.
Bureau of Standards, Protection of life and property

against lightning. Technologic paper No. 56. By
O. S. Peters. 1915.

MANUFACTURERS' CATALOGUES AND DESCRIPTIVE LITER-
ATURE.

Able Engine Company, Inc., Catalogue of Able marine
engines; the Able eight, $250, lea.iet; the Able
eight. $160, leaflet.

American Abrasive Metals Company. Suggestions for
fireproot and slipproof stair construction.

American Machinery Company, Inc., American milk
and cream dispensers, booklet.

American Mason Safety Tread Company, Mason safety
floor tread.

American Pressed Steel Company, Neverslip rolled steel
floor plates, booklet.

American Seedtape Company, Catalogue of Seedtape
flowers and vegetables.

Apple Electric Company, Apelco electric lighting sys-
tems for motor boats, catalogue 51. 1914; Splitdorf-
Apelco electric starting and lighting system for auto-
mobiles, leaflet; Splitdorf Dixie magneto, model
S-8, booklet; Splitdorf Dixie magneto, models 40
and 42, booklet.

Automatic Machine Company. Catalogue of enclosed
marine engines; threading lathe, catalogue.

Barrett Adding Machine Company, Your business and

Baldwin Locomotive Works, Catalogue No. 74, 1914,
of gasoline locomotives.

Carlyle Johnson Machine Company, Catalogue of the
Bud-E marine motor, 1915; the Johnson friction
clutch as applied in machine building, booklet; cata-
logue E of friction clutches; the Johnson alloy steel
marine reverse gear, leaflet.

Central Electric Company, Catalogue of electrical
supplies.

Cleveland Twist Drill Company. Catalogue No. 38.
1914.

Columbian Brass Foundry, Catalogue of Columbian
motor boat accessories. Propellers in a nutshell,
booklet.

Concrete Steel Company. The latest development in
safety treads. "Sanitread," booklet; Sanitread
safety floor tread, leaflet.
Defoe Boat and Motor Works, Catalogue No. 13 of

motor boats, etc.
G. Drouve Company. "Anti-Pluvhis" puttyless sky-
lights, folder.
Electnc Storage Battery Company, Bulletin of batter-
ies for industrial trucks and tractors. No. 151;
bulletin 152 of "Exide" batteries for electric pleasure
and commercial vehicles; bulletin No. 155. the latest
development in the "Ironclad-Exide" battery.
Excelsior Slate Company, Slate black-boards, a hand-
book oi information for architect, school board, and
contractor.
Fairview Slate Company, Hand-rubbed natural slate

blackboards, booklet.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Catalogue of
Firestone truck tires; way to more mileage, 24
booklets; lire accessories and repair materials,
booklet; tire repair shop methods; mileage talks;
Firestone motorcycle tires; Firestone signs; Fire-
stone movie slides; wheelwright's instructions for
applying Firestone demountable rims; instructions
for applying Firestone reraovabl : motor truck tires;
Firestone tires for electrics; Firestone carriage tires;
miscellaneous collection of 20 advertising leaflets.
Frisbie Motor Company, Inc.. Catalogue 15 of Frisbie

valve-in-head motor.
Granville Hahn, Handbook of information on slate

blackboards.
William H. Hand. Jr.. Catalogue of Hand V-bottom

motor boat designs.
E. Howard Clue*, company, Howard time recorders,
leaflet; catalogue of tower clo-ks. street clocks,
watchman clocks, marine clocks; catalogue of tower
clocks.
Keenan Structural Slate Company. Inc., Natural slate

blackboards, booklet.
Chas. P. McClellan. Catalogue of motor boat acces-
sories.
Motor Boat and Auto Supply Manufacturing Com-
pany. Catalogue of "Gene" V-boats.
Murray & Tregurtha Company. Gasoline yachts and
engines; steam and ga oline yachts and engines;
gasoline engines, yachts, and launches.
A. O. Norton. Inc.. Self-lowering jacks, /older.
Paragon Gear Works. Tuttle tapping machines, folder;

Paragon reverse gears for motor boats, folder.
Peerless Marine Motor Company, Catalogue of Peer-
less marine engines.
Pennsylvania Blackboard Company, Slate blackboards,
a handbook of information for architect, school
board, and contractor.
Reflectolyte Company, Catalogue No. 2 of Reflecto-

lyte reflectors.
Red Wing Motor Company, Catalogue No. 16 of Red

Wing Thorobred motors.
Riverside Machine Company. Catalogue of pipe-bend-
ing machine.
Scully Steel & Iron Company, January and February.
1916. stock list, booklet; wrought steel floor plates,
booklet.
Swedish Crucible Steel Company, Catalogue and price
list of "Olson" steel truck wheels; the "Olson" unit
for converting the Ford chassis into a oae-ton truck,
leaflet.
Toppan Boat Manufacturing Company. Catalogue of

motor boats and launches.
Universal Safety Tread Company, Universal safety

floor tread.
Waterman Motor Company, Uni-Lectric petrol electric
unit lighting system, folder; Uni-Lectric lighting
system, folder; Uni-Lectric lighting-cooking power
plant, catalogue; Waterman Porto detachable motor,
catalogue.
Wicker-Kraft Company, Catalogue of yacht chairs.
Winton Engine Works, Catalogue of Winton marine

engines.
Wisconsin Machinery & Manufacturing Company,
Catalogue of marine motors; catalogue of detachable
rowboat motors; detachable canoe motors, folder.

ARTICLES CONCERNING THE CANAL.

West Coast Leader. Weekly. Lima. Peru. Account of
visit of committee ot National Academy of Sciences.
Page 4, January 27, 1916, issue.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Stealing. Destroying, or Damaging Fruits, Fruit
Trees, or Growing Crops in Canal Zone.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. March 11. 1916.
Circular No. 710:

t. In accordance with Executive Order of December
5. 1912, all land in the Canal Zone has been taken over
by the Government of the United States in connection
with sanitation, construction, maintenance, operation,
and protection of the Panama Canal, and all fruits,
vegetables, and growing crnps on the plantations, or in
the jungles, ot the Canal Zone are, therefore, the prop-
erty of the United States, with the exception ot a lew
cases in which former owners have been given permis-
sion to remain on their plantations and remove the
crops therefrom.

2. Anyone stealing, wilfully destroying, damaging
fruits, fruit trees, and growing crops, or any nher prop-
erty on any of these plantations, or in the jungle, will
be apprehended and punished in accordance with the

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Water Rents.

Water rents for quarter ending March 31. 1916, will
be due and payable April 1 to 16. 1916, at the water
service office. Avenue "B," Panama, and at the water
service office, 8th and Cash streets. Colon. Discount
period ends April 16, 1916. All bills must be paid on or
before May 16 to avoid forced collection and the shut-
ting off of water. In Colon the notices will not be de-
livered on the premises but they may be obtained by
the property owners at the office where water rents are
payable.

D. E. Wright, Municipal Engineer.

Photographs and Blue Prints.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 15, 1916.
Circular No. 6 7-1 (superseding circular No. 617):

Circular No. 617. dated April 1. 1914, concerning
photographs and blue prints, is amended to read as
follows:

1. All photographs for official purposes will be issued
by the Executive Office, and certain authorized photo-
graphs, not to exceed a selection of more than 50, will
be sold to employes and others to whom sale has been
approved, at 20 cents each. A charge of 50 cents per
linear foot will be made for panoramic views.

2. All requests for photographs will be made in
writing to the Executive Office.

3. Copies of tracings in blue or white prints will be
sold at five cents per square foot, and brown prints
(vandyke negatives) at 10 cents per square foot, re-
gardless of the size of the drawing. When the tracing
is furnished by the person desiring prints, the rate will
be two cents per square foot for blue or white pr.nts
and four cents per square foot for brown prints.

Che^tlr I'aroing,

Acting Governor.

Act of Congress — Urgent Deficiency Appropria-
tion, 1916.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C. Z . March 10, 1916.
Circular No 6^0-21:

The extracts from an Act of Congress quoted below
are published for the information of all concerned.
Chester Hard:ng,
Acting Governor.

AN ACT making appropriations to supply further

urgent deficiencies in approbations for the fisral

year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and

sixteen, and prior years, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate an i House of Representatives

of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to

supply further urgent deficiencies in appropriations for

the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred

and sixteen, and prior years, and for other purposes,

namely:

* ******

department of stats — foreign intercourse.

Exposition in the city of Panama: For additional
amount for the suitable participation by the United
States in an exposition to be held in the city ot Panama,
including the same objects specified under this head in
the Di-domatic and Consular appropriation Act for
the fiscal year nineteen hundred and sixteen, and also
such compensation to the Commissioner of the United
States appointed by the President as the Secretary of
State shall determine. $7,500.

Payment to Panama: To enable the Secretary of
State to pay to the Government of Panama the fourth
annual payment, due on February twenty-sixth, nine-
teen hundred and sixteen, from the Government of the
United States to the Government of Panama under
article fourteen of the treaty of November eighteen,
nineteen hundred and three, $250,000.

*******

Approved. February 28. 1916.

March 22, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

275

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective March 1 1:

Beds, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Cages, bird, ea

Chains, key, ea

Chains, key. ea

Colanders, ea

Coolers, water, ea

Covers, saucepan, ea

Cups and saucers, set

Cups and saucers, set

Cups and saucers, set

Cups and saucers, set

Dishes, ea

Dishes, ea

Drainers, dish

Jugs, cream, ea

Jugs, ice. ea

Knives, table, ea

Knives, pocket, ea

Mops, dish, ea

Pillows, feather, ea

Plates, breakfast, ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Plates. B. & B., ea

Plates, B. & B„ ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Plates, cake, ea

Plates, coupe, ea

Plates, sauce, ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Polish, Radua. tin

Pots, tea , ea

Pots; tea , ea

Saucepans, ea

Shades, lamp, ea

Trowels, garden, ea

*Go-baskets, ea

Locks, Yale, ea

EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 1916.

Bags, hand, ea

Bags, unfitted, ea

Cases, suit, ea

Sandals, barefoot, pr

Price Change.

Cases, suit, ea.
Purses, leather, ea.

EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 1Q16.

Almonds, sugared .lb

P°ef extract, 16-oz. jar

Chocolate. Fry's, i cake

Honey, quart tin

Ketchup, tomato, gallon jar

Peas, petit pois, tin

Pickles. Morton's, pint bot

Salt, table, jar

Sauce, Worcester. A.O. B., quart bot.

Vinegar, C. & B., quart bot

Waters:

Ginger ale, Cochran's, bot

Kola. Cochran's, bot

EFFECTIVE MARCH 18. 1916.

Barrettes. ea

Bedspreads, ea

Belts, ea

Burlap, yd

Coats, rain, ea

Doilies, ea

Duck, linen, yd

Duck, linen, yd

Overalls, pr

Pencils, copying, ea ,

Poplin, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Serge, black, yd

Soap, sulphur, cake

Ties, string, aa

Towels. Turkish bath. ea.
Towels, ea

1.80
2.85
3.20

8.20
3.70
2.65
5.50

*This item reduced to close out stock; when
hausted will not be reordered.

Additions to Stock.

Boxes, sugar. Japanned, ea $0.17

Cups and saucers, set \ ,' i g

Dishes, vegetable, 10", ea 9^40

Dishes, fruit, ea ' '75

Dishes, bakers. 10", ea \\\ \ AS

Dishes, bakers, S", ea ,\\ [70

Hinges, butt, brass, 1 \" x 2", pr . , .25

Jugs, Wescott, ea * 1 25

Line, clothes, galvanized, 100-ft. length !20

Percolators, enameled, ea 1 .00

Plates, dessert, ea 36

Saucers, fruit, ea 21

Tureen, soup, with stand and ladle, ea 28! 75

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period until
May i are given in this table:
MARCH.

Oats.

Time

and height of high and
low water.

Wed., March 22....

3:28
15.4

11:37
0.2

17:41
16.0

Thura., March 23...

0:03
-0.2

6:07
15.2

12:16
0.6

18:21
15.8

Fit. March 24

0:44
0.3

6:51
14.8

13:00
1.2

19:04
15.2

Sat.. March 25

1:32
1.0

7:37
14.2

13:51
2.1

19:53
14.4

2:28
1.8

8:32
13.4

14:52
3.0

20:52
13.5

Mon., March 27

3:35
2.6

9:40
12.8

16:04
3.5

22:07
12.9

Tues., March 28

4:47
2.9

11:01
12.7

17:21
3.6

23:32
12.8

Wed., March 29....

5:59
2.7

12:19
13.3

18:32
3.0

Thura., March 30...

0:48
13.2

7:05
2.1

13:22
14.1

19:37
2.0

Fri., March 31

1:49

14.0

8:03
1.2

14:15
15.0

20:31
1.0

Date.

Sat., April I....
Sun., April 2...
Mon., April 3. .
Tues.. April 4..
Wed., Aprils..
Thura., April 6.
Fri., April 7....
Sat., April 8....
Sun., April 9...
Mon., April 10.
Tues., April 11.
Wed., April 12.
Thura., April 13
Fri., April 14...
Sat., April 15..
Sun.. April 16. .
Mon., April 17.
Tues., April 18.
Wed., April 19.
Thura., April 20
Fri., April 21...
Sat., April 22..
Sun., April 23..,
Mon., April 24.

15:01
15.7

21:18
0.1

15 :43
16.1

22:00
-0.4

16:24
16.2

22:39
-0.6

17:03
15.9

23:16
-0.3

17:42
15.4

23:53
0.3

18:18
14.7

12:50
2.4

18:55
13.9

13:32
3.5

19:33
12.9

14:22
4.4

20:17
12.0

15:24
5.2

21:12
11.3

16:35

5.5

22:28
10.9

17:45

S.2

23:49
11.1

18:46
4.4

13:20
12.6

19:39
3.3

13:59
13.6

20:24
2.2

14:38
14.6

21:05
1.0

15:15
15.5

21:44
0.0

15:54
16.1

22:23
-0.7

16:3S
16.4

23:02
-1.0

17:18
16.4

23:43
-0.9

18:04
16.1

12:36
1.0

18:52
15.4

13:40
1.8

19:45
14.5

14:43
2.7

20:45
13.6

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

3:21
2.2

9:31
13.4

15:55
3.2

21 :57
12.8

Wed.. April 26

4:29
2.6

10:47
13.2

17:07
3.2

23:29
12.6

Thurs.. April 27

5:37
2.6

12:00
13.6

18:16
2.8

Fri., April 28

0:33
12.9

6:41
2.4

13:01

14.1

19:17
2.1

Sat., April 29

1:32
13.5

7:38
2.0

13:52
14.7

20:10
1.3

Sun., April 30

2:22
14.0

8:29
1.5

14:36
15.1

20 S6
0 6

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 5 5° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning:
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Proposals for Furnishing the Commissary Branch
with Green Coffee.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Depot Commissary, The Panama Canal. Cristobal, C.
Z., until 4 p.m.. June 1, 1916, and then opened, for fur-
nishing the commissary branch of the Supply Depart-
ment with 50.000 pounds of green coffee, to be furnished
and delivered in accordance with circular No. 2, dated
March 15. 1916. copies of which circular may be obtain-
ed upon application to the Depot Commissary. Bids
must be accompanied by security in the form specified
in circular No. 2, guaranteeing that the bidder will de-
liver the coffee in accordance with his proposal. The
Panama Railroad reserves the right to reject any or all
bids or to accept any bid. Proposals should be marked
"Proposal for furnishing the commissary branch with
green coffee." and addressed to the Depot Commissary,
Cristobal, C. Z.

♦

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 21, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received at the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
d ressees :

King, Murry

Kinsman, Frank

Lord, Geo. E.

Manes. C. D.

Mays. Henry L.

Miller, Capt. Wm.

Milttmore, Sarah

Persons. E. W.

Peoples Ice & Cold Storage
Co.

Quinn, Patrick

Smith. Dr. E. H.

Steptoe. Edward

Taylor, Lynn

*Ucros, Miss Marina

Westra, Peter

Wood, Mrs. W. M.

Arden, Oliver
Arrowood, J. F.
Berkey, Frank
Black, Nathan
Bolin. Henry D.
♦Boyden. Mrs. Lewis L.
*Byrne. Louis T.
Callender, Prof. T.
Caulk. Elmer
Dowden. I .
♦Fensmark, L. C.
*Frost, A. D.
Ganon. Arthur
Gordy, John
Graham. Miss Edith
Herman, Mrs. T.
Hildebrand, Fred
*Paper.

Stages of the Chagres River. Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday, March 18. 1916:

Stations.

Day and Date.

■S

«

s

Vigia

'«

I

a: .

A

<

O

UJ

s2

Sun.. Mar. 12

125.0?

91.57

86.50

86.42

54.21

US. (10

91.53

86.46

86.4"

54.10

Tues., Mar. 14

125. nil

91.50

86.43

86.39

53.94

Wed.. Mar. IS

12 5. (Hi

91.44

S6.43

86.35

53.91

Thurs., Mar. 16

125.00

91.41

86. it

86.32 53.00

125.45

91.95

86.42

86.31 53.88

Sat., Mar. 18

125.00

91.67

86.42

86.31154.00

Heights of low water

to nearest foot. . .

25.01

91.0

276

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 31.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., March 19, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CANAL
CARGO | TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons Gross

Net

March 17. .
M arch 17..

Peruvian

Panamanian . .

International Petroleum Co

General cargo

1 1 339
1 6

170

6

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

March 13.
March 14.
March 14.
March 17.
March 17.

Mars

Prometheus.
Maumee....

Adrea

Mana

American
American
American
American
British. . .

United States Navy Antofagasts

United States Navy San Francisco.

United States Navy San Francisco.

L. H. Shoemaker Amapala

W. Scoresby Routledge I San Francisco.

Hampton Roads,

New York

New York

Cristobal

Cristobal

Nitrates .
Exhibits.
None . . .
None . . .
None . . .

5.804
6.864
8,069

3,197
3,748
6,927

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•Arrivals.

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

March 13. .
March 15. .

Vessel

Line

For

March 14. .
March 15. .
March 16. .

Lewis Luckenbach . .

T k h h L'

New York.
Philadelphia.
Newport News.
Galveston.
Liverpool.
New York.

Wisdom (yacht) . . .

San Bias coast.

Actieselskbt. Ocean Co

Actieselskbt. Ocean Co

N. Y. & Mandinga.

March 19. .
Man h 19

Jacob Luckenbach . .

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

March 20. .

Liverpool.

March 22 . .
March 22 . .

New York.
Galveston.

Ley land Line

Bank Line. Ltd

Unknown.

Jacob Luckenbach . .
Lewis Luckenbach . .

Los Angeles.
Unknown.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States,

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Date

March 13.
March 13.
March 15.
March 16.
March 16.
March 17.
March 17.
March 17 .
March 18.
March 18.

Vessel

Hermes

Acajutla

Guernsey

Huallaga

Harry Luckenbach .

Peru

Jamaica

Cauca

City of Para

Quilpue

Line

Bruusgaard Kios. Drapsk
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. .

Wilhelm Wilhelmsen

Peruvian Line

Luckenbach Line

Pacific Mail Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. .

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

From

Seattle.

Tumaco.

Mejillones.

Callao.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Taboga.

Guayaquil.

San Francisco.

Valparaiso.

Date

March 13.
March 14.
March 14.
March 15 .
March 17.
March 17.

Hermes. .
Guernsey.
Alicia. . . .

Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .

Peruvian Line

South American S. S. Co.
Bruusgaard Kios. Dmpsk.

Wilhelm Wilhelmsen

Panama Transport Co. . .

For

Guavaquil.

Callao.

Valparaiso.

Lebu.

San Francisco..

Camp Sabbath.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

March 19.
March 21 .
March 24.
March 25 .

W. R. Grace & Co

South American S. S. Co .

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Standard Oil Co

South ports.
Valparaiso.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.

March 20.
March 20.
March 22.
March 23.
March 24.

Peru Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Jamaica Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Peru Pacific Mail S. S. Co...

Acajutla Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

City of Para Pacific Mail S. S. Co . . .

Guayaquil.
Colombian ports.
San Francisco.
Cen. Amer. ports.
San Francisco.

Ralnfal! from March 1 to 18, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights.

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel. . .

Rio Grande.
Central Section —

♦Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

♦Juan Mina

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

♦Monte Lirio. . . .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook. . .

Colon

tBocas del Toro.

o

a

i*

n

2

a fe

Q

Ins.

.17

4

.31

8

.10

4

.14

10

.32

16

.20

16

.36

8

.43

8

.39

8

.36

8

.11

IS

.09

8

.60

18

.40

2

.69

10

.30

17

.55

10

.70

8

tween Balboa and Taboga Island wa9 revised,
effective February 1, and is now as follows:

From Balboa— Daily, launch Taboga leaves for
Taboga at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.45 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m., under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspinwall, or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwall will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a.
m., and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

Colon

Carrillo

Tenadores

Advance

Santa Alarta

Al ft a pan

Panama

Almirante

Pastor es

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamares

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

.. .P. R. R..Mar. 23...

...U. F. C.Mar. 23...

...U. F. C.Mar. 27...

...P. R. R.Mar. 30...

...U.F. C.Mar. 30...

...U. F. C. April 3...

...P. R. R.. April 6...

...U. F. C. April 6...

...U. F. C. April 10...

. . . P. R. R. . April 13...

...U. F. C. April 13...

...U.F.C.. April 17...

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

ith the

2 14
1.45
1.48
2.15

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

{Standard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

♦

Schedule of Launcb Service to Taboga.
Following the placing of the new gasoline launch
Taboga in service, the schedule of launch sailings be-

NEW

Vessel.

Santa Maria

A dvanre

Metapan

Almirante

Panama

Pastores

Zacapa

Allianca

Calamares

Carrillo

Colon

Tenadores

Santa Maria . . .

Advance

Metapan

YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Line. Sails.

U.F.C.Mar. 15..

P. R. R.Mar. 16..

U.F.C.Mar. 18..

U.F.C.Mar. 22..

P. R. R.Mar. 23..

U.F.C.Mar. 25..

U.F.C.Mar. 29..

P. R. R..Mar. 30..

U.F.C. April 1..

U. F. C. April 5..

P. R. R.. April 6..

U.F.C. April 8..

U.F.C. .April 12

P. R. R.. April 13..

U.F.C. April 15..

Arrives.

.Mar. 22

.Mar. 23

.Mar. 27

. Mar. 29

.Mar. 29

.April 2

. April 5

.April 5

.April 9

.April 12

.April 12

.April 16

..April 19

April 20

April 24

Heredia.. ..
Turrialba . .
Parismina .
Abangarez..

Atenas

Cartago. . . .

Heredia

Parismina.
Abangarez. .
Atenas

U.F.C.Mar. 18.

U.F.C.Mar. 22.

U.F.C.Mar. 2S.

U.F.C.Mar. 29.

, ...U.F. C. April. 1.

U.F.C. April 5.

U.F.C. April 8.

U.F.C. April 12.

....U. F.C. April 15.

....U.F.C. April 19.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago

Heredia

Turrialba
Parismina . . .
Abangares. . .

Atenas

Cartago

Heredia

Parismina. . .
Abangaret. . .

..U.F.C.Mar. 26.
..U.F.C.Mar. 26.
. ,U. F. C. April 2.
. .U. F. C. April 2.
..U. F. C. April 9.
..U.F.C April 9.
..U. F. CApril 16.
. .U. F. CApril 16.
..U.F. C.April 23.
..U.F. CApril 23.

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

April 3

April 6

April 6

April 11

April 12

April 13

April 17

April 19

April 20

April 24

.Mar. 25

.Mar. 27

.April 1

.April 3

.April 8

.April 10

.April 15

.April 17

.April 22

.April 24

.Mar. 31

.April 3

.April 7

.April 10

.April 14

.April 17

.April 21

.April 24

.April 28

.May 1

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALEOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MAbCH 29, 1916.

No. 32.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Lock Operating Forces Assembling for Duty.

In anticipation of the resumption of traffic
through the Canal, cable messages have been
sent to the members of the lock operating
forces who are on furlough in the United
States, directing them to report for service.
As most of the operating force, outside of the
clerical help, are either skilled mechanics or
first-class electricians it has been possible
to use a greal many of them in work about
the locks or in the shops of the Mechanical
Division during the time that traffic has been
suspended.

Vessels Waiting for Transit through Canal.

Follow ing the statement that traffic through
the Canal can probably be resumed on April
15 for vessels drawing up to 30 feet of waier,
ships have been arriving at the terminals to
wait for passage.

On the Atlantic side those waiting at the
close of business on Tuesday, March 28, were
the Lewis Luckenbach and the Jacob Luckcn-
bach, bound from New York for Los Angeles
and San Francisco in the coastwise service of
the Luckenbach Steamship Company; and
the Oykric of the Bank Line, bound from
Newport News for San Francisco.

On the Pacific side the vessels waiting for
transit include the Crown oj Seville of the
Crown Line, from Seattle for London; the
Harry Luckenbach of the Luckenbach Line,
from San Francisco for New York; the
Sommerstad, operated by A. F. Klavencss
and Company, from San Francisco for Europe;

and the Saint Veronica, of the British and
Foreign Steamship Company, from Astoria
for Plymouth, England. The Alf ed Nobel of
the Dampselsk Concordia, operating under
charter to the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours
Company, arrived from Tocopilla and is
waiting for orders, either to proceed to San
Francisco or to watt for the opening of the
Canal in order to make an Atlantic port of
the United States.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight
of Monday, March 27, amounted to 263,691
cubic yards. In addition an aggregate of
51,644 cubic yards was rehandled by the pipe-
line suction dredge No. 86, the seagoing suc-
tion dredge Culebra, and the Belgian ladder
dredge No. 5.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yan dipper 70.8 0

Camboa 15 yard dipper 67185

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 58,063

Corosal La lder 40370

No. S3 Pipel ne suction 11,340

Culebra S^akoins su : ion 28.475

No. 86 Pipeline suc.ion 30. 00

No. 5 Belgian lajder 7,245

The average aggregate output of the dredges
during the 22 weeks preceding that ending at
midnight of Monday, March 27, was 257,508
cubic yards, the total amount of primary ex-
cavation during that period (since October 19)
having been 5,665,186 cubic yards. This
has been an average of 36,787 cubic yards
for each of the 154 days. This period, from
October 19 to March 20, inclusive, is ap-
proximately five months and the average
excavation per month has amounted to
1,133,037 cubic yards.

Record of th.- "Cascadas."
The 15-yard dipp;r dredge Cascadas. was
placed in commission on October 31, 1915,
and was in the Cut continuously until March
20, when she was brought to i he repair dock
at Paraiso for renewing the starboard spud.
During that time, slighlly over four and one-
half months, the Cascalas excavaied 1.417.-
946.37 cubic yards and wa^ delayed by break-
downs 77 hours and 35 minutes. Her average
excavation was 466.44 cubic yards per hour,
over a working period of 3,104 hours and 25
minutes.

The dredge was engaged throughout in
excavating rock. The loss of time from
breakdowns was only 2.44 per cent of the
total working time.

Oil ' and Gasoline on Hand at Terminals.

The tank steamship J. A. Mojjell and barge
No. 93 of the Standard Oil Company ar-
rived at Balboa on Saturday, March 25,
from San Francisco with a total of 86,000
barrels of crude oil and 2,000 barrels of gaso-
line for the Canal storage tanks.

Including the supplies of the several oil
companies operating tanks at the terminal
plants, the fuel oil on hand at Balboa amounts
to 88.000 barrels at present, the gasoline lo
4,000 barrels, and the Diesel oil to 2.000
barrels. At Cristobal the supplies are 13,000
barrels of fuel oil.

Chilean Line to Increase its Servi.e through the
Canal

The South American S.eamship Company
is preparing to increase its service between
the Canal and Chile. To the line's fleet con-
sisting of the Hitasco, Litnari, and Palena,
the Aysen will be returned and the I m peri, I
added. With the five ships the line can give
a weekly service; there will be sailings eveiy
week for five consecutive weeks, then a week
will be skipped, to be followed by five more
consecutive weekly sailings. Upon the open-
ing of l he Canal the line will make Crist obd
its Isthmian terminus, as before; and if the
traffic demands it, the steamship Maptcho
will probably be added to the service, which
will then have a sailing every week.

The Imperial arrived at Balboa from Val-
paraiso in the morning of March 29. This is
her first call at Balboa for over 13 years, her
last clearance from Balboa having been on
December 30, 1903, since which time she has
been ona run between Valparaisoand Guaya-
quil. The Imperial is a famous ship on ihe
wcsi coast. She was built in Birkenhead in
1889, and when she first came out could
make as high as 17 knots. Her relatively
greal speed for that period caused her to be
used as a blockide runner by President
Balmaceda during the revolution of 1S91, and
in later commercial service she was distin-
guished for her speed and appointments.
The ship was practically rebuilt in 1915, at
Valparaiso.

Sailing of the "An.on."

The steamship Ancon of the Panama Rail-
road Steamship Line will sail from Cristobal
for New York on Sunday, April 2, carrying
cargo and first class passengers only.

*

South Hal, oi i'ier 18 in Use.

The south bay of the new reinforced con-
crete pier at Balboa, No. 18, was turned over
to the forces of the receiving and forwarding
agency of the Panama Railroad for use on
Sunday, March 26. This bay is 1,0 jJ feet
long by 51 feet in width, and will afford a con-
venient place for the storage of goads shipped
from the Atlantic terminus by rail for trans-
fer to Pacific carriers, or the reverse.

The construction of the pier, which was
designed primarily for the transfer of cargo
from and to ships and has no depressed tracks,
is such that it will not be used for the unloa Jing
of ships when their cargo is to be loaded on cars.
The present wharf, called the French si.ee!
pier, is provided with depressed tracks, set
al such a level as to bring the floors of cars
even with the floor of the pier, which allows the

278

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 32.

easy delivery of goods from the pier to the
cars by trucks. Where there are no depressed
tracks the extra lift of between three and four
feet to the floor of the cars adds to the cost
and time of handling cargo onto cars. Fier
18 was designed for a condition in which trans-
fer by cars would be reduced to a minimum,
as will be the case when the Canal is in regu-
lar operation and transfers of cargo will be
from the ship or to the ship, the pier being
used as a place of temporary storage.

It was originally intended to have two de-
pressed tracks down the center of the pier
but following the decision to make a transfer
pier of it the center has been filled with coral
rock, and is now being paved at the level of
the floor on either side. The side bays were
paved with vitrified brick directly on the con-
crete deck. The center bay is being paved
with wood blocks for about one-fourth of its
length, beginning at the sea end, and the re-
mainder will be paved with brick. The wood
blocks which are being used were left ever
from the paving in Balboa shops. Founda-
tions for two 10-ton railway depot scales
have been built in (he center bay. and the
paving is being laid around them.

The roof over the entire pier has been fin-
ished, with the exception of the glass which is
to be laid over apertures in special skylight
tiles. In the roof there are 3.C00 skylights
(each approximately 12 by 18 inches) which
will be completed by setting the glass in
elastic cement. The roof has been reads' for
the placing of the glass for some time, but the
shipments from the United States have been
late in arriving. Some glass in stock in
the Balboa store was found available for this
use, and the work of installing the skylights
was begun on March 25, from the land end
of the south bay. Upon arrival of the ship-
ments from the United States a proportionate
part of the new glass will be used to replace
the stock of the store.

In the installation of the doors along the
south face of the pier, the connections above
the doors for the operating devices have all
been placed, and this has enabled the concrete
forces to advance with the pouring of the
walls over the floors, and of the parapet. The
wall is finished, and the parapet is about 75
per cent completed, on the south side. The
guard plates are being bolted to the door posts,
and this work is about half finished.

The concrete gutters have been poured, but
the roofing with which they are to be lined
has not arrived on the Isthmus.

Water has been turned into the fire pro-
tection system, the connections for which were
completed over a month ago. Six-inch water
pipes extend along all four walls of the pier
shed, and are connected by 4-inch drops to
five hydrants on each side. Each hydrant has
two connections for 25-inch hose.

Conduits for the electric light and power
transmission are practically completed. The
switchboard for the central control of the
circuits of the entire pier has been installed
on an elevated platform, suspended from the
roof trusses near the center of the pier. The
two transformers ordered from the United
States for the power and lighting circuits have
not arrived, and temporary connections will
be substituted.

The concrete telephone booths are being
constructed, and^the work on other con-
veniences on the pier is advancing rapidly
toward completion.

COLD WATER IN PANAMA BAY.

During February and March Temperature of Bay
is Distinctly Lower.

During the months of February and March
the temperature of the water in the Bay of
Panama drops from the normal of about 80°
Fahrenheit, for the year around, to about 74°
F.; a minimum of 60° F. occurred in February,
1910. On the Atlantic side of the Isthmus the
minimum which has been recorded is 75° F.,
occurring on several dates; the maximum is
87° F., and the annual mean is 81.9° F. .

The temperature of the water in the Bay of
Panama in February and March is about the
same as the mean temperature ot the ocean
at New York Bay in early October; and to
people accustomed to the warmth of the
tropics it seems very chilly. Most swimmers
find it uncomfortable, and the pearl fishing at
the Pearl Islands, about midway of the Gulf of
Panama, is interruped. During the time of
the cold water the divers either stop work
or transfer their operations to the coast west
of Cape Mala. The water in the lee of the
cape is not affected by the causes which pro-
duce the drop in temperature in the Gulf, and
stays at approximately the same temperature
the year around, barring slight diurnal ranges.

The cause of the drop of temperature lies
in the joint action of the Peruvian current
(which is known also as the Chilean or Hum-
boldt current) and local convective currents
set up under the influence of the trade winds
which blow across the Isthmus during the
dry season.

The Peruvian current is an ocean stream
proceeding from the Antarctic Ocean to the
areas of higher temperature (and consequently
less density) in the equatorial regions. The
eddy divides at Cape Horn and one branch,
advancing up the west coast of South Amer-
ica, is the Peruvian current.

The current is caused by the difference
in temperature in the antarctic regions and
the equatorial regions; this difference not
only initiates the basic eddy but also, in
establishing the southeast trade winds, assists
the movement by imparting motion to the
surface of the water, a motion gradually
transferred to the underlying particles of water
until a great section is in motion as a current.

Ordinarily the Peruvian current sweeps
across the mouth of the Gulf of Panama and
then to the westward, as shown in the
accompanying reproduction of a part of the
Pilot Chart of the Central American waters,
issued by the Hydrographic Office. It makes
its way eventually back to the Antarctic, as
a counter current. As it does not penetrate
far up into the Gulf of Panama the waters
of the upper Gulf and Bay of Panama are
not affected by it except as the result of
secondary effects of the California or Mexican
current and local convective currents which
occur in the dry season.

During the months which are summer for
the southern hemisphere and winter for the
northern the equatorial isotherm lies well to
the south, and the northeast trade winds blow
steadily across the Isthmus. The steady
northerly winds at Panama set up a small
southward current in the Gulf of Panama.
The surface water is blown from shore toward
the sea, and the water in the lower levels
comes up from the mouth of the Gulf, in a
subsurface counter current, to take the place
of the water which has been moved away from
the shore. The result is that the water of

the Gulf is mixed with the water of the Peru-
vian current and the whole Gulf is chilled.

With reference to the currents affecting
the Gulf of Panama, the Pilot Chart for
March, 1916, states in part:

"In the Pacific there is a well defined cir-
culation but it moves through the ocean with-
out any extraordinary influences, like the con-
tours of the Gulf of Mexico for instance, to
give it an abnormal direction. Along the
coast of California and Mexico there is a
southward movement of the water which turns
off to the westward in great volume near
Acapulco, forming the North Equatorial.
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Equatorial. But there is such a surplus™of
volume and force that part of it runs north-
ward past the Central American coast and with
the Counter Equatorial gives new strength
and volume to the North Equatorial. The
California Current running south and the
Peru Current running north along the
coast meet at the entrance to Panama Bay
and cause rips and surface disturbance. The
Bay of Panama, being a reentering angle with
its vertex toward the north, is in a tidal move-
ment which has a range of about 16 feet. At
other points along the coasts of Central
America and Mexico, the tides have a range of
about eight feet and the inshore currents north
of Panama are strongest with the ebb tide
and those south of Panama are strongest with
the flood tide.

"The atmosphere is in a more unstable con-
dition in the northern oceans than in the

March 29, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

279

southern oceans and in the temperate zone
than in the tropic. For this reason more than
any other it will be found that the seasonal
changes are fewer in the Caribbean and near
Panama than in the Gulf of Mexico and on the
west coast.

"In the Gulf of Panama the current from
the south makes a circular sweep and
especially in the season of the northers it runs
quite strong from Cape Mala southward. At
other seasons the Mexican current sets more
into the Gulf and the current makes almost a
circular sweep around Malpelo and Cocos
Islands and joins the Counter Equatorial.
During the southern winter the Peru Current
runs strong from the coast along the southern
side of the Galapagos; I he current on the
northern side is very variable, sometimes
very strong when it is joined by the Mexican
Current running out of the Gulf of Panama.
These currents after passing the Galapagos,
form the South Equatorial.

"From Acapulco southward the Mexican
Current predominates, but outlying shoals
very often cause whirling currents running in
the opposite direction in the bays and gulfs
along the coast. These are often tidal in their
nature or complicated uy the tides, for they
generally stop when the tide runs to the south-
ward and eastward with the current."

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

E&anilnations at Ports Show Slight Increase dur-
ing Feoruary.

Immigration to the Isthmus from foreign
ports exceeded emigration to foreign ports
from the Isthmus by 133 in the month of
February, 1916, according to the count kept
by the quarantine officials at the ports of
Cristobal-Colon and Balboa-Panama.

This makes the net emigration since July,
1913, a period of two years and eight months,
amount to 26,576. During approximately the
same period the Canal force diminished from
42,262 on June 25, 1913, to 24,366 on Febru-
ary 23, 1916, a decrease of 17,896.

The total number of passengers and crews
examined in February was 12,063, in addition
to which there were two stowaways, not al-
lowed to land, making a total of 12,065 per-
sons examined, of whom 9,124 were at Cristo-
bal-Colon and 2,941 at Balboa-Panama. A
comparison of the numbers of passengers and
crews examined during each month since Jan-
uary 1, 1915, and during February of 1916 is
afforded by the following tabulation:

Month.

January, 1915.

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September.. . .

October

November

December

January, 1916.
February

Total.

Pas-

sengers.

Crews.

Total.

3.887

10.232

14,119

4,300

9.332

13,632

6.014

12,155

18,169

3,605

11,032

14,637

5,391

11,772

17,163

4,969

12,756

17.725

4,974

14,136

19.110

4.900

14,814

19,714

4,606

13,514

18,120

3,940

10,536

14,476

3,289

7,230

10,519

3,208

7.211

10,419

3,142

8.499

11.641

4,285

7,778

12.063

60.510

150,997

211,507

A summary of the quarantine activities on
the Isthmus during February is given in this
consolidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:
Number of vessels inspected and passed 90
Number of vessels held in quarantine. . 13

Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with antiplague
and mosquito breeding regulations. 69

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 10

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture 1

Total 11

Number of crew examined 7,778

Number of passengers examined 4,285

Total 12.063

Number ol supplementary inspections. 1,428

Number of stowaways 2

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory

vaccination law 360

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law 372

Total 732

Number of persons held in quarantine

at the detention houses to complete

periol of incubation of yellow fever

and plague 390

Number of persons held in quarantine

on board vessels to complete period

of incubation of yellow fever and

plague 1.G52

Total 2,042

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 1.839

Steerage 1.121

Total 2,960

Number of persons embarked for foreign
ports:

Cabin 1.808

Steerage 1.019

Total 2,827

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1,846

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 2,101

Apparent decrease for month from

coast towns 255

Apparent increase for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin 31

Steerage 102

Net increase for month 133

Number of persons rejected and de-
ported 8

Number of bills of health issued or

viseed 103

Number of inspections of docks 24

Number of inspections of vessels at

docks 93

Number of persons landed 4.806

Less number for Pacific ports 169

Total 4.637

Total number of persons sailing. . 4.928

Total apparent decrease for month 291

Civil Service Examinations.

The following special examinations are an-
nounced to be held on April 23, 1916 (date
to be left blank in applications):

Junior telegraph and telephone engineer
(male), grades I and II, Interstate Commerce
Commission; junior electrical engineer (male),
grades I and II, Interstate Commerce Com-
mission; junior mechanical engineer (male),
grades I and II, Interstate Commerce Com-
mission; junior signal engineer (male), grades
I and II, Interstate Commerce Commission;
junior structural engineer (male), grades I
and II, Interstate Commerce Commission;
assistant in dry land arboriculture (male).
Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of
Agriculture.

Yearly salaries for these positions are as
follows: Junior telegraph and telephone en-
gineer, $720 to SI, 680; junior electrical en-
gineer, $720 to $1,680; junior mechanical en-
gineer, 3720 to 81,680; junior signal engineer
$720 to $1,6S0; junior structural engineer,
$720 to $1,680; assistant in dry land arbori-
culture, $900 to $1,500.

Applicants are referred to announcements
Nos. 433 to 438, inclusive, posted at all post-
offices and clubhouses in the Canal Zone,
for more complete information.

MURRINA ON THE ISTHMUS.

Precautions Taken to Protect Horses and Mules
against Trypanosomal Disease.

The disease of horses and mules known as
"murrina," which is endemic in the Republic
of Panama but has not been noticed within
the Canal Zone since the eradication of an
epidemic of it in 1909, has appeared on the
Espinosa estate, near the Pacora River, well
beyond Old Panama, and precautions are
being taken to prevent its introduction among
the Canal horses and mules.

The Chief Quartermaster has issued a
circular letter to all district quartermasters,
advising them of the imminence of the disease,
and directing that they take every precaution
to protect the animals in the corrals against
infection. Horses and mules are not to be
watered away from the corrals, and native
animals are not to be watered at the corrals.
Especial care is to be given to animals
afflicted with sores or cuts.

A study of the disease was made by Dr.
Samuel T. Darling, then Chief of Laboratory,
Ancon Hospital, when it appeared in the
Canal Zone in 1909. Up to that time it had
been known in Panama variously as "murrina"
and "derrengadera," in the belief that there
were two separate diseases. Doctor Darling
determined the two to be the same, isolated
the pathogenic agent, studied the diagnosis
and pathological anatomy of the disease, its
mode of transmission, and the prophylactic
procedure in case of epidemic. His findings
were embodied in a paper, "Murrina, a tryp-
anosomal disease of equines in Panama,"
presented before the Canal Zone Medical
Association, which incorporated the paper in
its proceedings and also published it in pamph-
let form. Copies of this pamphlet have been
distributed among the district quartermasters.

Like the famous "sleeping sickness" or
"negro lethargy" of tropical West Africa,
murrina is caused by the entrance of tryp-
anosomes into the blood, and there are other
important resemblances, such as the develop-
ment of anemia and of edema, followed by
general sluggishmess, febrile paroxysms, and
emaciation. In murrina, however, the victims
do not appear to be sleepy. Their sluggishness
appears rather to be caused by feverish weak-
ness, in conjunction with a partial paralysis
of the hind legs. Even in cases where the
animals went down in the last stages and lay
for several days unable to rise, they appeared
quiescent in weakness rather than comatose.
The disease is fatal to horses and mules, but
cattle are insusceptible.

Murrina is believed to be transmitted from
one animal to another by flies, mechanically,
as the result of their feeding in the galls and
cuts of infected animals and then visiting
open sores on noninlected animals. Experi-
ments made at the laboratory warrant the
belief that a horse or mule is safe as long as
he has a whole skin. The liability, however,
of a work horse or mule's having at least one
small cut or chafed place or a sore mouth, and
the attractiveness of such spots to flies, make
the possibility of transmission very great if
once the disease is brought into the com-
munity.

♦

The American yacht Cyprus arrived at Bal-
boa shortly after noon of Sunday, March 26,
from Salina Cruz. This is the largest pleasure
vessel which has called at the Canal ports. She
is 277 feet in length by 28 feet beam and
draws 13j feet, and carries acrew of 50.

280

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 32.

WEST COAST EMBARGO.

The Panama Railroad Company has placed
an embargo, effective March 20, on all cargo
from the United States and Europe destined
to ports on the west coast south of Callao.
The need of an embargo against transshipping
cargo across the Isthmus for the points below
Callao has arisen from the accumulation at
the terminals and in the yards of goods beyond
the capacity of the far-south services to lift.

During the time that the Canal was open a
large proportion of its traffic was in vessels
plying between the west coast of South Ameri-
ca and the United States and Europe. In
August, 1915, the last month in which the
Canal was in use throughout the month, the
cargo bound from Atlantic to Pacific over this
route amounted to 41.159 tons. That bound
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, from South
America, amounted to 179,859 tons. The
aggregate, north and south, was 221,018 tons,
which was over 38 per cent of the total cargo
which passed through the Canal.

Of the cargo shipped from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, that consigned to South American
ports direct was approximately one-sixth of
the total. And it was approximately three
times the quantity of the cargo which was
transferred at Cristobal to vessels bound for
the west coast.

The closing of the Canal disrupted the
through services. Correspondingly it caused
the lines whose services terminated at the
Isthmus to fall heir to large increases of
routed cargo. This, of course, threw an ad-
ditional load on the Panama Railroad in mak-
ing transfers between bottoms and caused
congestion, as described in The Canal
Record of last week.

The European war has interfered with many
of the lines. Their services have been on ir-
regular schedules, which has had the effect
of making light runs of cargo through some
periods, followed by an overflow when several
steamships would come in at the same time.
In most cases the steamships of the Atlantic
lines are of considerably greater capacity
than those in the service of the west coast
lines. The result has been more cargo at
Cristobal than the sailings from Balboa could
clean up. And as there are only two lines
from Balboa serving the territory south of
Callao, and sailings have been irregular, cargo
for the far south has piled up on the Isthmus.

In shipping goods to the Isthmus for trans-
fer, the custom has grown up of shipping on
unrouted papers, which permit delivery at
Balboa to the first connecting steamship to
the port of destination. This has been pref-
erable to specific routing because in the latter
method the shipper ran the risk of his goods
arriving on the Isthmus just after a sailing of
the specified line, which would mean that his
goods would have to lie over until the next
sailing of that line. Under the prevailing
conditions of an excess of cargo for the south
Pacific lines, their taking routed cargo in pref-
erence to unrouted has resulted in the un-
routed cargo being subjected to unprecedented
delay.

The effect of this has been that the wharves
and piers at Cristobal and Balboa are badly
congested with old date cargo; and so much
rolling stock is tied up under load that the
transporting ability of the railroad is seriously
affected, to the point of threatening a complete

blockade. In order to relieve the situation
the Panama Railroad has been forced to de-
clare the embargo on goods destined to ports
south of Callao, after making every effort
to avoid the placing of embargoes during the
time the Canal is closed.

As both the lines serving the territory south
of Callao have promised to increase their serv-
ices and make every effort to remove the
overflow and badly delayed cargo which is on
the Isthmus for them, it is anticipated that
the embargo will not last longer than 30 days.
It may be less. It all depends on the rapidity
with which the cargo is removed, and the
probable resumption of traffic through the
Canal on April 15 is expected to prevent any
further congestion.

Simplifying Track System la Approach to Steel
Pier at Balboa.

Following the reduction of operations in the
Sosa Hill quarry and the advance of the heavy
construction work on the dry dock and coal-
ing plant toward completion, the Panama
Railroad is removing the steamshovel and
construction tracks and laying permanent
tracks to the old steel pier. The line will
follow within 100 feet of the toe of the hill,
lying on the grade of the rock cut. This is
about 150 feet south of the present running
tracks, which have been a temporary con-
struction, and the permanent line will have ad-
vantages of directness and level grade, made
possible by the clearing up of the area. The
original line to the pier ran over the site of the
dry dock and coaling plant.

The permanent line will connect at the
foundry of Balboa shops with the previously
built line through the terminal yards of the
Panama Railroad, and will run through the
quarry bed to the steel pier, passing in rear
of the new coaling plant. Connections are
being provided for all permanent tracks in
the vicinity of the coaling plant and dry dock
in the rear of the coal storage area, and there
will be double-track connection for the line to
Fort Amador and Naos Island, passing in rear
of the La Boca silver commissary. In the rear
of the coaling plant there will be two extra
tracks to provide a switching yard for the
steel pier. When completed this arrangement
of tracks will provide for double-track opera-
tion between Balboa yards and the steel pier,
and between Balboa yards and Fort Grant,
as far as the wye at the oil pumping station.

Easter HoliJays in Canal Zone Schools.

The Canal Zone schools will be closed from
Saturday, April 15, to Sunday, April 23, in-
clusive, or throughout the week immediately
preceding Easter.

PASTURES IN CANAL ZONE.

Project to Develop about 40.000 Acres to Main-
tain Cattle lor Commissary Branch.

In connection with the use of cattle for
supplying beef through the commissary stores
to employes of the Government on the Isth-
mus and to shipping which makes use of the
Canal and its terminal ports, the Supply De-
partment has under way the development of
pastures in the Canal Zone for fattening these
cattle and maintaining a reserve sufficient to
afford a reliable supply. It is not proposed to
raise cattle, but to buy young cattle and de-
velop and fatten them in the local pastures.

The use of native beef has developed in the
past year from a tentative experiment to a
monthly consumption of about 800 head.
In July of last year the commissary branch
acquired a pasturage of about 500 acres
northeast of the Mount Hope-Gatun road,
and began the work of maintaining the im-
ported cattle in good order on pasture. The
pasture was not large enough, however, to
support properly a month's supply; and as
the policy of buying only a month's supply at
a time has made it necessary frequently to
purchase at the highest price for immediate
slaughter, and has made no provision for a
reserve supply, it has been decided to extend
the pastures.

Future needs on the Canal Zone can only
be estimated approximately, but the Supply
Department is proceeding on the basis of a
consumption of at least 15,000 beeves, or
6,000,000 pounds of dressed beef, annually.
The present program is to develop pasture
sufficient for 20,000 head, which will mean
about 40,000 acres.

Three separate tracts are being prepared.
The first is an extension of the original pas-
turage at Mount Hope. It will lie on the
east side of the Canal, on both sides of the
Panama Railroad between Mount Hope and
New Gatun, and will extend eastward almost
to the Canal Zone boundary line, at Escon-
dido, avoiding the watersheds of the Brazos
Brook and Agua Clara reservoirs. About one-
fourth of this area is already in grass; eventu-
ally it will contain about 10,000 acres of
pasture. Its present westward limit is the
east bank of the American Canal.

The second tract is on the east side of the
Panama Railroad near New Culebra, in the
valleys of the Obispo and Masambi Rivers.
Beginning at milepost No. 36-6, and reach-
ing to milepost No. 37—10, and extending ap-
proximately two miles to the east, this pas-
ture will contain about 5,000 acres. The

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check

Ao.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Em^hytd by

Date of

death.

John Lewellyn Balfour

James Buruthome

95803
57070
53628

182993
56616

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96212
47463

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Pueblo Nuevo. . .
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Building biv....

Fortirications

Health Dept

Dredging Div. .
Dredging Div. .
Transp'rt n. Div
Term. Cons Di -

March 23, 1916
March 9, 1916

William Watts

Mirch 19. 1916

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of the Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished bnt once.

March 29, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

281

clearing of sections of this area, amounting to
about 4,000 acres, is in progress.

The third tract extends from the Rio Cami-
tillo to the Rio Corundu, on the east side of
the Canal, southward from Pedro Miguel and
about a mile back from the line of the Panama
Railroad. A part of this area has already
been cleared by the land defense forces, and
forces of the Supply Department are at work
making additional clearings and fencing the
tract.

All of the areas are to be enclosed in barbed
wire fences.

Cattle have been purchased in the open
market in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Honduras, and Colombia. One Nicaraguan
and one Costa Rican contract had to be can-
celled because the contractors were unable
to make delivery, on account of lack of water
transportation.

A fourth area which will probably be used
lies on the west side of the Canal, on the
watershed of the Rio Grande. This is not
to be developed at present, but will be included
in the aggregate of about 40,000 acres which
it is expected to have in pasture by July 1,
1918.

The preparation of the pasture land in-
volves clearing off the jungle, with the
exception of a proportion of desirable shade
trees, and then burning over the area. At
the beginning of the rainy season guinea
grass seed will be sown in sections which
have not already a satisfactory stand of
grass.

Extensive Fill by Pipeline Dredge at Paraiso.

The fill being made by pipeline suction
dredge in the hollow at Paraiso, between the
railroad station and the main line of the
Panama Railroad above Pedro Miguel, is to be
increased in elevation over the original re-
quirement for drainage, since it has been found
to afford a satisfactory means of disposing
of dredge spoil, avoiding the long haul to the
regular dumping grounds in Gatun Lake.
The top elevation under the new plans is. to be
118.5 feet above sealevel, which is about two
feet below the top of the rails on the track at
the Paraiso station. A palisade will be built
along a small part of the west side of the
area to prevent overflowing on the highway.

As the fill will be about 35 feet deep at the
deepest point, is as wide as 300 feet at one
point, and extends up the hollow for about
1,000 feet, it will afford disposal for a con-
siderable quantity of spoil. A new discharge
line has been laid, to enter the area ftom its
west side, and extend from the Canal on the
north side of the swing bridge. This will
allow the dredge to work on the side of the
bridge toward the slides, and shorten and
simplify the haul of spoil from the dredges
doing the primary excavation.

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Passports of American Citizens.

The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to direct customs officers at ports
of entry into the United States to take up
passports of American citizens returning to
this country. Passports which are not to be
used again may be canceled and returned to
the owners. Passports which are to b- u ed
again should be sent to the Department of
State, and the owners informed that they
should notify the Department of State, at
least five days before they expect to leave this
country again, as to the port, name of vessel,
and date of sailing. If such a person expects to
go abroad for an object not mentioned in his
passport, or to visit a country not named
therein, he should make application in the
usual way for a new passport.

YYOODROW WILSON.

The White House, .
March 13, 1916.

[No. 2341.]

Library Bulletins.
Inasmuch as the bulletins of the Canal
library are issued from a mimeograph and
distributed to the principal offices on the
Isthmus it has been decided to omit the
complete bulletins from The Canal Record.
The nine bulletins which have been published
have given the employes an idea of the scope
of the service of the library, and those inter-
ested in specific subjects may make inquiries
of the library as to data available on these sub-
jects. Inquiries may be made by telephone,
calling Balboa 224.

Copies of the Supplement Containing Article on
Slides.

The Washington office of The Panama
Canal has on hand approximately 1,250
copies of the article on "Slides at Panama,"
written by the Governor under date of No-
vember 15, 1915, and published in Wash-
ington as a supplement to The Canal
Record of January 5, 1916. Applications
for copies may be addressed to the Chief
of Office, The Panama Canal, Washington,
D. C. This supplement was distributed at the
time of publication to the subscribers who
receive their papers from the Washington
office, and will be included in the bound
volumes for the current year.

The article covers 16} pages, amply illus-
trated by photographs, and was designed to
embody a brief but comprehensive treatment
of the nature and development of the slides in
the Cut, and of the means of coping with them,
with particular comment on the slides at
Culebra which have caused the suspension
of traffic through the Canal.

Seismic Disturbance.

An earthquake which began at 5.09 a. in.
and ended at 5:10:20 a. m. on Wednesday,
March 29, and was generally felt over the
Isthmus had its epicenter of disturbance ap-
proximately 64 miles southwest of the observ-
atory at Balboa Heights, according to the
records of the seismographs. The maximum
amplitude ol oscillation was 21.7 millimeters.
The intensity was III on the scale of I to X.

On account of its relative nearness and
sharpness the shock was felt more generally
than most of the disturbances on the Isthmus.

The houseboat Gen. Elwell S. Otis, which
is to be used in a topographic survey of areas
adjacent to Gatun Lake, was transferred from
the French canal near Mount Hope to the
concrete wharf at Gatun on Saturday, March
25. The boat was constructed of new material
at the Cristobal dry dock shops several months
ago.

•

The steamship Coya of the New York and
Pacific Steamship Company, which arrived
at Balboa docks in the morning of March 20,
from Iquique and Tocopilla, completed the
discharge of 4,29c! tons of nitrates and general
cargo for transshipment over the Panama
Railroad and cleared light on March 27.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Retention of Quarters.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 18, 1916.
Circular No. 627-13:

Family quarters may be held during the absence of
the employe to whom assigned, or his family, or both
simultaneously, for two distinct periods in any service
year, not to exceed a total of 120 days for both periods
or90daysforoneperiod. Employes in arranging leaves
of absence for themselves, or vacations for their fami-
lies, must be governed accordingly. The two periods
can not be taken advantage of continuously or allowed
to lap each other, either during the absence of both em-
ploye and fami ly at the same time or of either separately.
The two periods must be regarded as entirely separate
and distinct, and the quarters must be reoccupied both
by the employe and his family after the first period of
absence before they can be vacated, without forfeiture,
for the second period of absence.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Charges for Crushed Stone and Screenings.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. March 23. 1916.
Circular No. 711:

1. Effective April I. 1916, the following rates will be
charged for crushed stone and screenings:

To individuals and companies. S3 per cubic yard;
To employes, branches of the United States

Government, and others entitled to cost prices,

$2.5t) per cubic yard.

2. These rates include delivery at the nearest railroad
station.

Chester Harding.
Acting Governor.

Minimum Charge for Metered Electric Curren t.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 15, 1916.
Circular No. 676-7:

Effective at once, the minimum charge for metered
electric current will be 50 cents per month.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Appointment.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z., March 17, 1916.
Circular No. 661-26:

Maj. Earl I. Brown, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army,
was designated as General Purchasing Officer, Pur-
chasing Department, and Chief of Office, Washington
Office of The Panama Canal, on March 10, 1916,
succeeding Maj. F. C. Boggs, Corps of Engineers, U. S.
Army, relieved from duty with The Panama Canal.
Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

In Charge of Work on East Breakwater.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 23, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective March 27 and until
Superintendent C. C. Snedeker returns from leave,
General Foreman Annan Smith will be in local charge
of all outside work, and Mr. M. J. Driscoll will be in
charge of all office work at Coco Solo, connected with
the East Breakwater.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., March 23. 1916.
Circular No. I IS:

Mr. C. A. Mcllvaine is hereby designated an ac-
countable official of the Panama Railroad Company,
and as such will account for the property of that com-
pany in the Administration Building.

H. A. A. Smith.
Approved: Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting General Storekeeper.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. March 20, 1916.
To all concerned— Effective March li, 1916, and dur-
ing the absence of Mr. K. K. Morris, General Store-
keeper,on bis vacation, Mr. M. D. Smith will perform

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Vol IX, No. 32.

the duties of the General Storekeeper of the Supply
Department of The Panama Canal.

Wm. R. Grove,
Approved : Chief Quartermaster.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

First Aid Supplies.

The Panama Canal,
Health Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 23. 1916.
To all concerned — In order to standardize issues of
first aid supplies, the following list, suitable for 10 men
for 10 days, will govern in issuing these supplies to
shops, field parties, etc:

FOR SHOPS.

30 c. c. tr. iodine.
5 first aid packets.
500 c. c. carron oil.

2 meters gauze, absorbent.
100 gm. cotton, absorbent.
10 bandages, gauze, roller.

1 dozen pins, safety. No. 3.
60 c. c. ammonia, aromatic spirits.

FOR FIELD.

Same as for shops, and also:
250 gms. magnesium sulphate.
20 compound cathartic pills.
200 capsules quinine (.325 gm. each).
60 gms. dhobie itch < intment.
60 gms. boracic acid ointment.
1 spool, plaster, adhesive, 2" wide.
The above unit may be multiplied or divided, as the
number of men or days is increased or decreased.

Men needing other supplies should be sent to the
nearest line dispensary or hospital.

On the return ot field parties, their unused supplies
should be immediately turned i
house.

i to the medical store-

Chas. F. Mason,
Chief Health Offrct

The "Ancon" to Carry First Class Passengers.
Panama Railroad Company.
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. March 24. '916.
Circular No. 328:

To all concerned — The steamship A neon will carry first
class passengers only on this voyage to New York. The
exact date of sailing will be determined later.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Cars with Leaky Roofs.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Master of Transportation,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 14, 1916.
Circular No. 317:

To all concerned — The following box cars have been
stenciled "Leaky roof" and should not be loaded with
any material liable to damage by water: 6222; 6072;
and 8347.

S. W. Heald,
Approved: Master of Transportation.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Tagging Cars of Rubbish Sent to Dump.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 23, 1916.
Circular No. 327:

To heads of Departments — Some time ago circular was
issued from this office requesting all departments send-
ing rubbish to the dumps to properly tag cars in order
that the cost of unloading could be billed against the
division for whom the work was performed.

Various cars are now being sent to Dump 6 without
tags and it is therefore impossible to make proper dis-
tribution of charges for our unloading gang.

Will you kindly get in touch with your foremen and
direct them to tag all cars sent to the dump, showing
division forwarding in order that bills may be rendered
at the close of each month for the expense incurred?
C. H. Motsett,

Superintendent.

Radio Operators.

The Radio Officer. Canal Zone, desires to commu-
nicate with all American citizens in this vicinity who
are amateur or pro.essional radio operators and who
might be expected to volunteer their services to the
United States Gover.:meit in the event of war. Ad-
dress: Lieutenant E. C. Raguet, U. S. Navy. Naval
Radio Station, Darien. C. Z.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Oil Stoves.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z.. Maich 23, 1916.
Bulletin No. 606:

To commissary managers — We are carrying in stock a
limited number of the New Perfection oil stove. No. 7,
which retails at $32.40.

This stove will not be displayed at stores other than
Balboa and in the office of the Depot Commissary,
Cristobal. Please advise your patrons that an inspec-
tion may be made at either of the above places, and if a
purchase is made the stove will be shipped to the cus-
tomer's place of residence.

Efforts are being made to obtain a cut of this stove
and will be sent to you as soon as received in order that
you can properly advertise the stove.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
as of the local patrons of the commissary
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective March 30 and subject to change
each week. This list and the wholesale price
list for fresh meats indicate the costs of all
cold storage goods. The price list for gro-
ceries at retail which is now in effect was
published in The Canal Record of February
2, 1916, covering five pages. Copies of this
list may be obtained on application, from
the boarding officers who visit incoming
ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective March 30, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $ . 03£

Beef suet, native, per lb 03$

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02§

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 J lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 1 lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib rha«t. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Pnrtert<m]«e roa-t. special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuc^ steatc, naiive, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1 J lbs. up), choice, per lb 34*

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), speciil, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 1 lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterho use steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin, steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 30

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

fresh meats.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton, chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton, chops, shoulder, per 1 17

Mutton, leg, 8 ro 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb ■ 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 99

Price.

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25 $

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb ?0§

Veal, chops, per lb 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Veal, cutlets, per lb 41

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under, 4 lbs.,

per lb * 18

Veal, stewing, per lb 15

miscellaneous.

Beef heart, fresh, per lb. .4 12

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

ICidneys.becf, per lb. 10

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 27

Pates de foie gras. jar 55

Pigs' feet, fresh, per. lb 05

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, $ head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19*

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 18

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 19*

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage. Salami, per lb 36

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 15

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 28

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 29

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 28

Bacon, strips, whole strip 20

Beef, salt, per lb 09

Beef, corned — No. 2, per lb 12

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 25*

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 28*

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 33*

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

2. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 41

Ham, special, per lb 40

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 12

Pork, standard mess, per lb 13

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs' , per lb 22

POULTRY and game.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 32

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 35

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed. per lb 29

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fowls, light, per lb 23

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 27

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 37

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 50*

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb. tub. whole tub per lb .49*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 . 50

Cheese, Edam, tin 43

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 36

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 43

Cheese. Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 67

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 48*

Cheese, Young America, per lb 26

Cream, 30 per cent. $ pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 33f

Eggs, fresh, $ doz. only 17+

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50J

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh; per lb 27

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 09

Halibut, fresh, per lb 12

Herring, smoked, per lb 13

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb 14*

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 32

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 10

Beets, per lb 02$

Beets, new, per lb 07

Cabbage, per 1 b 02

Carrots, per lb C3

Celery, per head 09f

Chocho. each 02

March 29, 1916.

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Price.

Com, green, per doz 12

Egg plant, per lb 08*

Lettuce, per lb 12t

Onions, per lb 04J*

Parsley, per bunch 04

Parsnips, per lb 03$*

Peas, green, per lb 08

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, new, per lb 04

Potatoes, white, per lb 03

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb OS

Radishes, per bunch 04

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 07 1

Turnips, per lb 02£*

Yams, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 10f

Apricots, evaporated, per lb IS

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg 12

Figs, 2-lb. box 35f

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 09

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel , orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 17

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh per lb 05

Apples, fresh, select, per lb 07

Bananas, 8 hanos and over, per bunch 40

Bananas. 6 anc 7 hands, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 00 J

Cranberries, per lb 15

Grapes, per lb 32

Grapefruit, select, ea 07

Grapefruit, tropical ea 03$

Lemons, per doz 11

Oranges, select ea 04

Oranges, tropical, doz 10f

Palmitos, ea 24

Pineapples, ea 11

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

**Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

t Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham or \ i shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Additions to Stock.

Biscuits, graham wafers, Sunshine, 10-oz. tin... $0

Bran, Kellogg's, 1 } lb., pkg

Cigars, Londres, Lady Crescent, ea

Cigars, Reina Victoria, Lady Crescent, ea

Cigarettes, Mecca, 20s. pkg

Cigarettes. Camel. 20s. pkg

Honey. P. C. 18-oz.. bot

Olives, queen, 10-gal., keg 8

Paper, toilet, roll

Pepper, black, whole, 2-oz., tin

Sardines in mustard, tin

Suet, tin.

Shoes, boys', tennis bals, pr 1

Shoes, men's, engineers', pr 6

Biscuits, dog. carton

Flour, self-raising, 1 J-lb. tin

Mushrooms, French, tin

Baskets, fruit, small, ea

Baskets, fruit, large, ea

Bowls, mixing, enamel, ea

Cups, drinking, sanitary (5 in box), box

Cups and saucers, after dinner, set

Hinges, butt, brass, 2xl|, pr

Hinges, butt, brass. 2\ x 2\, pr

Openers, bottle, nickel plated, ea

Plates, pie, aluminum, ea

Rods, curtain, with brackets. 16'', ea \

Rods, curtain with brackets, 4', ea

Spoons, coffee, Grecian, ea

Stoves. New Perfection, No. 7. ea 32

Bats, cricket, London Club, ea 5

Cloth, Palm Beach, blue, yd \

Cloth. Palm Beach, black, yd 1 '

Collars, Arrow, soft, ea

Girdles, corset, ea \

Holders, hair ribbon, ea

Ribbon, exposition. No. 1. 10-yard, piece

Rouge, lip, jar

Suiting, check, yd .'..'.'. 2.

Undershirts, i-sleeve, ea

Schedule of Launch Service to Taboga.

Following the placing of the new gasoline launch
Taboga in service, the schedule of launch sailings be-
tween Balboa and Taboga Island is as follows:

From Balboa — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for
Taboga at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. ra. and at 6.45 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m., under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspiawall, or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwoll will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at S
a. m., and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next six
veeks are given in this table:

MARCH.

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

Wed.. March 29

5:59
2.7

12:19
13.3

18:32
3.0

Thure.. March 30.. .

0:48
13.2

7:05
2.1

13:22
14.1

19:37
2.0

Fri., March 31

1 :49 1 8 :03
14.0 1 1.2

14:15
15.0

20:31
1.0

Date.

Sat.. April 1

Sun., April 2

Mod., April 3. . . .

Tues.. April 4.. . .

Wed.. April 5

Thure.. April 6

Fri.. April 7

Sat., April 8

Sun., April 9

Mon., April 10...,

Tues., April 11

Wed., April 12

Thure., April 13.. .

Fri., April 14

Sat., April 15

Sun., April 16

Mon., April 17

Tuea., April 18

Wed.. April 19

Thure., April 20...

Fri., April 21

Sat., April 22

Sun., April 23

Mon., April 24 . . .

Tues., April 25

Wed., April 26

Thurs.. April 27...

Fri., April 28

Sat., April 29

Sun., April 30

2:40
14 7

8:52
0.5

15:01
15.7

21:18
0.1

3:26
15.2

9:36
0.0

15:43
16.1

22:00
-0.4

4:09
15.5

10:17
-0.1

16:24
16.2

22:39
-0 6

4:50
15 4

10:36
0 1

17:03
15 9

23:16

0 3

5:29

15.1

11:33
0.6

17:42
15.4

23:53
0.3

6:07
14.5

12:10
1.4

18:18
14.7

0:30
1.1

6:39
13.8

12:50
2.4

18:55
13.9

1:11
2.1

7:22
12.9

13:32
3.5

19:33
12.9

1:57
3.2

8:04
12.1

14:22
4.4

20:17
12.0

2:51

4.0

8:55
11.3

1S:24

5.2

21 :12
11.3

3:56
4.6

10:04
10.9

16:35
5.5

22:28
10.9

5:04
4.8

11 :27
11.0

17:45
5.2

23:49
11.1

6:09
4.4

12:31
11.6

18:46
4.4

0:50
11.7

7:06
3.8

13:20
12.6

19:39
3.3

1:39
12.6

7:54
2.9

13:59
13.6

20:24
2.2

2:21
13.5

8:37
2.0

14:38
14.6

21 :05
1.0

3:01
14.4

9:18

1.1

15:15
15.5

21:44
0.0

3:41
15.0

9:57
0.5

15:54
16.1

22:23
-0.7

4:23
15.5

10:36
0.0

16:35
16.4

23:02
-1.0

5:06
15.7

11:17
0.0

17:18
16.4

23:43
-0.9

5:51
15.6

12:00
0.3

18:04
16.1

0:28
-0.4

6:38
15.2

12:36
1.0

18:52
15.4

1:18
0.4

7:29
14.6

13:40
1.8

19:45
14.5

2:15
1.3

8:25
13 9

14:43
2.7

20:45
13.6

3:21
2.2

9:31
13.4

15:55
3.2

21:57
12.8

4:29
2.6

10:47
13.2

17:07
3.2

23:29
12.6

5:37
2.6

12:00
13.6

18:16
2.8

0:33
12.9

6:41
2.4

13:01
14.1

19:17

2.1

1:32
13.5

7:38
2.0

13:52
14.7

20:10
1.3

2:22.
14.0

8:29
1.5

14:36
15.1

20:56
0.6

Mon., May 1 . . . .

3:06
14.4

9:14
1.1

15:17
15.3

21:38
0.2

Tues.. May 2

3:46
14.6

9:54
0.9

15:56

15.3

22:15
0.0

Wed., Mav 3

4:26
14.6

10 :33
1.0

16:34

15.2

22:53
0.2

Thurs.. May 4

5:05
14.4

11 :10
1.3

17:12
14.8

23:28
0.6

Fri., May 5

5:42
14.0

11 :46
1.9

17:49
14.3

Sat., May 6

0:05
1.2

6:19
13.6

12:24
2.6

18:27
13.7

Sun., May 7

0:43
2.0

6:57
13.0

13:04
3.4

19:05
13.0

Mon., May 8

1:26
2.8

7:37
12.4

13 :51
4.2

19:46
12.2

Tues.. Mav 9

2:14
3.6

8:22
11.9

14:48

4.8

20:34
11.6

Wed., May 10

3:10
4.2

9:16
11.5

15:51
5.0

21:34
11.1

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. Te
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, April 5. 1916. begin-
ning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application and
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than a day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.
The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m.. at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m.; and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour stated above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, April 7, 1916, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Coal.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 ana 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton.
either farm of delivery.

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Vol. IX, No. 32.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., March 26, 1916.)

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

* Departures.

Date

Vessel Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Liverpool.
Port Limon.
San Bias coast.

March 2 1 .
March 12.
March 25 .

New York.

March 25. .
March 25 . .

Wisdom (yacht)... .

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

March 30. .

French Line

Bordeaux.

s

Wisdom (yacht) . . .

Unknown.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

March 19. .
March 20. .
March 2t . .
March 22. .
March 22. .
March 23. .
March 24. .
March 25 . .
March 25. .
March 25. .
March 25. .
March 26. .

Cava

N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co....

Paita & way ports.

Panama.

San Francisco.

Pisco.

Talcahuano.

Corinto.

Camp Sabbath.

Tocopilla.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Salina Cruz.

March 20
March 20
March 20.
March 22.
March 23.
March 23
March 23 .
March 24.
March 25.

Piuel Brothers

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

International Petroleum Co.

No. 2 (c'lapet)

Jamaica

No. 2 (clapet) ....

South American S. S. Co. . .

Paita.

Denver

Alicia (motorboat).
Alfred Nobel

Panama Transport Co

Denver

Panama Transport Co

J. A. Moffett

No. 93 (barge) . .
Cyprus (yacht)

Standard Oil Company

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Ijepartlres.

March 27..
March 27. .
March 27 . .

Salvador

British iS; Foreign S. S. Co ,

Guayaquil.

March 27 .
March 27.
March 27,
March 28 .
March 28
March 28.
March 28.
March 30.

South American S. S. Co. . .
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific MailS. S. Co

Standard Oil Company

St. Veronica

Qutlpue

South American S. S. Co. . .

Valparaiso.
Port San Luis.

City of Para

J A. Moffett

No. 9.i ( large) ....

March 30. .

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Misdirected Letters.
Balbua Heights. C. Z.. March 28. 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
rai ers have Leen received at the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees:

*Baird. Graham
Boyer. H. E.
Breckenridge. E. L. D.
Brown. F. A.
Colquet. Lieut.
Daly. Dave
Flnley, Norman D.
Fritz. William
Hill. Roy A.
Humiston, Stephen
Kopke. Mrs. R.
Lewis. Bob

*Card. fPaper.

Linton. N. K.

Morgan. Chas.

Mavisty, Joe

•Marvitz, Joe

McKeuna. Thos.

tNollan. W. C.

Parkis. Mrs. J. A.

Smith. Dr. E. II.

Steimer, Harry A.

JThomason, Chas. W.

Wardroup. R. E.

Yarbrough, Robert
Lewis, Elmer
JPhuto.

Rainfall from March I to 25, 1916, Inclusive.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of Ihe despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New Vork the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels oi the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New Vork six days alter the day of sailing, except
that on tl.e Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 1 1 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*Note — The sailings on Monday, April 3 anri May I,
will not land mail in New Vork until Tuesday ol the
follnwini! week. Train No 4. leaving Panama at 7.10
a. m.. connects with the despatches lor the sailings on
April 3 and May I.

tWheu the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleaus-on the
following Sunday.

Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service with the
Un.ted States.

NEW YORK TO CRiSTOIlAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sail*

Almiranle U. F. C.Mar.

22 .

Panama P. R. R. Mar.

23 .

Pastures U. F. C. Mar.

25 .

Zacapa U. F. C. Mar.

29 .

Allianca P. R. R. Mar.

30 .

Calamares U. F. C. April

1 .

Carrillo U. F. C. April

5..

Colon P. R. R. April

6 .

Tenadores U. F. C. A ril

8 .

Santa Maria U. F. C. A- ri

12. .

Advance P. R. R. Apri

13..

Mctapan U. F. C. April

IS

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW

VORK.

Tenadores U. F. C.Mar.

27 .

Advance P. R. R. Mar.

30 .

Santa Maria U. F. C. Mar.

30 .

Pacific Section

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Miraflo

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande
Central Section

•Culebra

•Camac

Empire

Gamboa

♦Juan Miua

Alfiajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

*Monte Lirio
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday. March 25. 1016.

I Stations.

Colon
Carrillo.

U. F. C. A;. ril 3 .

P. R. R. April 6 .

U. F. C. April 6 .

U. F. C. April 10 .

P. R. R. April 13 .

U. F. C. April 13 .

U. F. C. April 1 7 .

P. K. K. April 20 .

U. F. C. April 20 .

' ORLEANS TO CR1STOJAL-COLON.

Arrives.

Mar. 29

.Mar. 29

.Ai ril 2

A; ril 5

A; ril 5

April 9

Ap il 12

.Apiil 12

.April 16

.April 19

.April 20

April 24

.April 3

.April 6

A: ril 6

A ril 11

I 12

.A

April 13

April 17

A, .ril 19

.April 20

.April 24

April 26

Aprd 27

U. F. C. Mar.

U. F. C. Mar.

Atenas U. F. C. April

Parismin
Abanga

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

tStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

Day and Date.

Vigia

«

E

53

<E .

<

O

OJ

Sj

Sun.. Mar. 19

126.00

92.74J86.34

86.32

54.00

Mon.. Mar. 20

125.65

92.55 86.35

80.30 53.07

Tues.. Mar. 21

125.15

91.90 86.41

80.31 53.09

Wed . Mar. 22

1 -'5.05

6.41

86.33 54.03

Thiers . Mar. 23

125.41.

Q2.22lKo..iSS<,.a> 54.111

Fri., Mar. 24

125.05

91 . i 186 .3! 86.29 53.98

Sat.. Mar. 25

125.15

92.3l|86.3:

86.25 54.05

Heights of low water

1

to nearest loot. . .

125.0

91.0 J

Carlago ... .
Hcredia ..
Porismina.
Abangurez. .

Atenas

Cttrtago

Heredia

April 1

April 2

..April 8

.Apiil 10

..April 15

.April 17

.U. F. C. April 15 A; .ril 22

U. F. C. April 19. . .April 24

.U. F. C. April 22 April 29

,U. F.C.. April 26 May 1

. U. F. C. A. r.l
U. F. C. A: ril
.U.F.C.. April 12.

CRISTOUAL-COLON TO NEW OKLEANS.

Tufrialba

U.F.C.. April

2. .

. .April

7

Porismina

U. F. C. April

2..

..April

10

Abangarez

U. F. C. April

9..

. Apiil

14

Alcnas

U. F. C. April

9

April

17

Carlago

U. F. C. April

16

April

21

Heredia

U. F. C. April

16

April

20

Porismina

U. F. C April

23 .

. April

28

Abangarez

U. F.C.April

23..

. .May

1

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1916.

No. 33.

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THE CANAL RECORD

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OK PROGRESS.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, April 3 amounted to 269,865 cubic
yards. In addition an aggregate of 33,706
cubic yards was rehandled by the seagoing
suction dredge Culebra, and the Belgian lad-
der dredge No. 5.

The output of the several dredges during the
week was as follows:

Dredge. . Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 46,790

Camboa 15-yard dipper 71,430

Par also 15-yard dipper f 1,975

Corotal Ladder 35,610

No. S3 Pipeline auction 11,(1.10

Culebra Seagoing suction 27,731

No. 86 Pipeline suction 33,0:0

No. 5 Belgian ladder 5.975

The average aggregate outpul of t he dredges
during the 23 weeks preceding that ending
midnight of Monday, April 3 was 257,777
cubic yards, the total amount of primary
excavation during that period (since October
19) having been 5.92S.S77 cubic yards.
• This has been an average of 36,825 cubic
yards for each of the 161 days.

Progress of Work on Coaling Plants.

Tests have been in progress for the past
month on the four unloaders at the Cristobal
coaling plant furnished by the Hunt Con-
struction Company. All of the coal handling
and other tests have been completed, with the
exception of the demonstration of the track
travel at the contract speed.

The contractor still has to make certain ad-

justments and modifications in detail, which
work will be proceeded with simultaneously
with the breaking in of the operating force.

The remainder of the coal handling machin-
ery at the Cristobal coaling plant, being fur-
nished by Augustus Smith, is ncaring com-
pletion, and it is expected that the official
acceptance tests may begin about May 1.
This part of the work includes the large stock-
ing and reclaiming bridges, bridge diggers,
reloaders. and the conveying system, which
latter consists of 10-ton coal cars running on a
viaduct 29 feet 6 inches above the wharf level.

At the Balboa coaling plant, the contractor
has offered the two un loaders for the official
acceptance tests. These however, cannot be
undertaken until the entrance basin has been
flooded and sufficient of the cofferdam re-
moved to enable colliers or barges to be placed
alongside the unloading wharf, and the date
on which removal of the cofferdam will be
commenced is dependent on the ability of
the Dredging Division to furnish a dredge and
accessory equipment for this purpose.

The work on the contract at the Balboa
coaling plant, including the conveying sys-
tem and reloaders, is progressing more rapidly
since the substructures and wharves have been
brought more nearly to a state of completion
by The Panama Canal. The foundations at
the intersection of the unloadcr and rcloader
wharves were built under especially trying
conditions, but the greater difficulties have
now been overcome. While it is not yet practi-
cable to fix a definite date, it is probable
that the acceptance tests of the coal hand-
ling machinery under this contract cannot
hi commenced before July 1.

Tie Up Stations near the Slides.
Tie up stations have been established at
Paraiso and at Empire, on cither side of the
slide area, at which ships may tie up to wait
for passage past the slides during the period
when the canal will be open only at certain
hours during the day. Concrete bollards
have been erected on the bank at these stations
for ships' lines, and mooring floats along the
banks will protect ships' sides from bumping.

Pier No. 18. Pacific Terminals, in Service.
Pier No. 18 of the Pacific Terminals was
placed in service on April 1, and at noon the
ship Manlaro went into the dock and began
to work its cargo with ship's tackle. On April
3, the Manavt also docked at the pier. Tne use
of this pier and dock will facilitate the moving
of cargo at the Pacific terminals, by making
possible a quick transfer of cargo from cars
to the pier, thus releasing cars that otherwise
would be held lor unloading, and by permitting
more ships to load and unload. About seventy
thousand tons of cargo have been handled
over the steel pier at Balboa each month since
the congestion began. It is expected that
the opening of the new dock will increase the

handling capacity by from thirty thousand
to sixty thousand tons a month.

Awaiting Transit.

The following vessels are at the Pacific
entrance awaiting transit through the Ca-
nal: Crown of Seville, Crown Steamship Co.,
from Seattle to London; Harry Luckenbach,
Luckenbach Steamship Co., from San Fran-
cisco to New York; Sommerstad, Klaveness
Dampskibs Akties, from San Francisco to
Norfolk; Alfred Nobel, Concordia Steamship
Co., from Tocapilla to Colon; St. Veronica.
British & Foreign Steamship Co., from Astoria
to Pl> m >uth; Celriana, \V. Eadie, from San
Francisco to Colon; Edith, Luckenbach
Steamship Company, from San Francisco to
Colon; Copenhagen, Glasgow Shipowners' Co.,
from Iquique to Colon; Florence Luckenbach,
Luckenbach Steamship Company, from Iqui-
que to Colon.

At the Atlantic entrance, the Louis Lucken-
bach, Jacob Luckenbach, Windber, and Olcric
await transit.

Record Day on SHJe Excavation.
A new record on excavation from the slides
at Culebra was made on March 29, when
45,325 cubic yards of material were removed in
the 21 hours ending at midnight. The per-
formance of the dredges was as follows:

Cu. yds.

Cascadas 9.250

Camboa 13 200

Paraiso 1 1 .045

Corozal 5,3)5

No St 1.075

No. 86 5.420

Total 45.325

»

March Report — Dredging Division.

GAtLLARo CCT

Cu. yds. Cu. yds.

Cascadas 309,125

Camboa 304.01 6

Paraiso 299.155

Corozal 1 SX.6X0

No. SJ 36.6'S

REHANDLED

Culebra 125.550 7.316

No 86 58.6X9 27.927

No. 5 39.145

Total 223.38. 1. 142,834

1'ACIFIC SECTION

No. 85. inner harbor 127,587

COLON SECTION

No. -7. Co:o Solo 65,131

No. 8-1. \\ est side coaling station. 1-..2.0

Marmot, approach channel 7.0x5

Marmot, coaling station 27.414

Total Colon section 113.850

SAND SERVICE

No. I. Chagres River 55.5.15

No. 82. Chagres River X.4D0

Total Chagres River 0 l.'J.(5

Grail total Hess rehandled) 1.379.271

Rehauiled 223.384

Total 1 ,602.655

Sand and Gravel 63.935

Grand. total 1,066,590

286

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 33.

TERMINAL OFFICE BUILDING.

To House Port Captain's, Panama Railroad, and
Steamship Line Offices at Balboa.

The new Pacific terminal office building
under construction at the head of the slip
between the quay wall and pier No. 18 at
Balboa will house offices for the force of the
Captain of the Port and for the receiving and
forwarding agent of the Panama Railroad,
and 15 office rooms, available for rent to
steamship lines or other maritime interests.

The building, as shown in the accompanying
drawing of the front elevation, will be three
stories in height. The front will lie toward
Balboa Heights, and the rear toward the Canal.
There will be porches at all three floors along
the front of the building and at the ends, but

adjacent private offices. The right half will
contain, on one side of the corridor, four
offices; on the other, three office rooms and a
toilet. The offices of the receiving and for-
warding agent are now in a frame building
at the land end of the old steel pier. This
building and the adjacent frame structures
used for steamship offices are to be removed
after the offices shall have been transferred
to the new building.

The second floor of the new building will
contain the 15 office rooms, flanking the single
lengthwise corridor, to be rented to steamship
companies or other maritime interests.
Twelve of these rooms will be 16 feet in length
by 13 feet nine inches in width; one, having
the same width, will be IS feet six inches in

Port Captain will have a private office, 16
feet in length; and an adjoining office, 23 feet
in length, will be used by the assistant port
captain and the dispatching clerk. These will
be on the left half; on the right half will be
the offices for hydrographers and the deputy
inspector, a 16-foot room for the admeasurers,
and a room 10 feet six inches by 13 feet nine
inches for stenographers; and across the corri-
dor, accommodations for pilots. The pilots
will have a lounging room, 32 feet long, and
two dormitory rooms, 16 feet and 10 feet
six inches in length, respectively, by 13 feet
nine inches in width, and a bath room.

The building will have a height of 40 feet
eight inches to the eaves, or 54 feet to the top
of the ridge of the roof. It will be finished in

FRONT (LAND) ELEVATION OF PACIFIC TERMINAL OFFICE BUILDING.

at the rear the doors and windows will give
directly onto the fill behind the wharf at the
head of the slip, with no porch intervening.

Communication between floors will be by
means of stairs on the end porches. Each
floor will have a lengthwise corridor, four
feet eight inches wide, and the ground floor
will have, in addition, a transverse hall, eight
feet in width, leading directly through the
building. The length of the building will
be 147 feet eight inches, and its width, 42
feet eight inches. The construction will be
of reinforced concrete.

The first floor will he used for the offices of
the receiving and forwarding agent of the
Panama Railroad. The entire left half will
be occupied by one large office room, and two

length; and two will have plan measurements
of 10 feet six inches by 13 feet nine inches.
Access to all of these office rooms will be
had by means of the lengthwise corridor, and
all of them will have windows opening onto
the porches or the open air.

The third floor will be used for the offices
of the Captain of the Port, hydrographers,
and the deputy inspector of customs. The
deputy inspector will have one room, 16 feet
in length by 13 feet nine inches wide, and a
similar room will be devoted to the uses of
hydrographers. The remainder of the floor
will be used for offices for the Port Captain,
and accommodations for pilots. A general
office and file room will occupy space 66 feet
long by 13 feet nine inches in width; the

a style to harmonize with the pier head. Like
the office building of Balboa shops, adjoining
the location of the terminal building, it will
have porches with arches on the first story,
and columns on the two upper stories. It
will have tiled corridors and a red tile roof.
A cold water system carrying drinking water
to the three corridors will be one of the fea-
tures. Between the arch piers on the ground
level will be suspended a f-inch steel chain,
painted green, to take the place of a rail;
this touch is appropriate to the maritime
uses of the building.

A terminal office building for Cristobal es-
sentially the same as this, but with verandas
on all sides, has been authorized for construc-
tion near the entrance to the new piers.

PLAN OF THIRD FLOOR (PORT CAPTAIN'S FLOOR) OF PACIFIC TBKMINAl OFFICE BUILDING.

April 5, 1916.

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287

INSPECTION OF FOOD ANIMALS.

Circular Letter to All Concerned in the Importa-
tion of Cattle into the Canal Zone.

In step with the increased importation
of cattle into the Canal Zone, for stocking
the reserve pastures which are being provid-
ed by the commissary branch of the Supply
Department and for slaughter in the abattoir
of the The Panama Canal at Cristobal, the
Chief Quarantine Officer, with the approval
of the Chief Health Officer, has issued the fol-
lowing circular letter to shippers, transporta-
tion companies, and others concerned, calling
attention to the provisions for inspection of
food animals and giving directions for the
easist compliance with the requirements.

Practically all the cattle coming into the
Canal Zone at present are those shipped from
Central America and Colombia to Cristobal
for the Supply Department. The discovery
of anthrax in some of these_led to the issuance
of circular No. 700, referred to below, proclaim-
ing the regulations provided by the. laws of
the Canal Zone. The provisions for quarantine
inspection will apply, however, to blooded
cattle shipped from the United States or Eu-
rope, ciossing the Isthmus on the way to west
coast countries, or food animals entering the
Canal Zone in any other traffic. The restric-
tions on animals in transit are in keeping with
the general efforts of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to prevent the spread
of anthrax, rinderpest, and foot-and-mouth
disease.

Deceased Employes.

The circular letter of the Chief Quarantine
Officer follows:

The Panama Canal,
Health Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., March 8. 1916.

To shippers, transportation companies, and others con-
cerned— 1. Circular No. 700 ("Inspection of Cattle and
other Food Animals**) issued by the Acting Governor
on June 1. 1915, requires the inspection by a veterinary
inspector of the Health Department of all cattle, calves,
hogs, sheep, goats, and other fooi". animals imported
into, or offered for sale as food in the Canal Zone, and
any such animal found in a manner dangerous to other
animals, or any carcass held or offered for food, found
to be unfit, shall be condemned and destroyed, and the
owner of such diseased animal or unht food shall not
be compensated therefor.

2. This circular was issued in accordance with Sec-
tions 276 and 277 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone,
which provides that every person who brings into the
Canal Zone any of the above described animals after
the Governor has made proclamation holding in
quarantine for the purpose of inspection for contagious

.or infectious diseases such animals, and allows the
same or any of them to leave the place of their first
arrival in the Canal Zone until they have been properly
examined and a certificate obtained that such animals
are free from disease, or permits any such animals to
run at large or to be removed or to escape before such
certificate has been received, is punishable by a fine not
exceeding S500. Section 277 provides also that "Every
person who, after publication of such proclamation,
knowingly receives or transports within the limits of
the Canal Zone any animal mentioned in the preceding
section before the certificate mentioned therein has been
given, is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000."

3. The veterinary inspection above required will be
charged for at the following rates:

Beef cattle, ante and post mortem inspection.. . $0.50

Beef cattle, quarantine inspection 25

Pigs, calves, goats, and sheep (any inspection) . .25
These rates are for animals inspected in lots of 10 or
more. The rates for single animals, or for lots of less
than 10, are twice as great.

4. In order to avoid delays, applications for veter-
inary inspections should be made a sufficient length
of time in advance, and should be addressed to the
Veterinary Inspector, Health Department, Quarantine
Office, Cristobal, C. Z., or by phone to the above office
or to the Health Department veterinarian at the Cristo-
bal slaughter house.

5. The local Panama Railroad agents at Panama or
Colon will also be able to make arrangements through
their offices for the handling of shipments tendered.

M. C. Guthrie, Chief Quarantine OMcer.

Name.

Check Native of
No. |

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

612 ' U S. A

March 30, 1916

Mechanical Div

M-reh 2 7. 1916

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary public,
or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be pub-
lished but once.

No Malaria Cases Last Week.
No admissions of employes on the Canal
Zone to sick report on account of malaria
were recorded last week, the first week in the
history of the American occupation that this
condition has attained. The cities of Panama
and Colon are not included in this report.
Comparative statistics showing the rate per
thousand employes reported ill with malaria
from 1906 to 1915, by years are as follows:

Per
thousand

1906 821

1907 424

1908 282

1909 215

1910 187

1911 184

1912 110

1913 76

!9'4 65

1915 45.18

Reunion of The Incas.

The Incas will hold their annual dinner
on Saturday, May 6, at the University Club,
Panama. Since the organization of this so-
ciety, which is composed exclusively of em-
ployes and exemployes whose service on the
Panama Canal or Panama Railroad began
during the year 1904, or previous thereto, it
has been customary to hold an annual dinner
in commemoration of the date on which the
French canal company made formal transfer
of its properties to the United States Gov-
ernment, May 4, 1904. It is quite probable
that the Secretary's list does not contain the
addresses of all the members, and in the event
that any member does not receive an in-
vitation, he should immediately communicate
with J. J. Moran, Secretary, Ancon.

Neutrality — Germany and Portugal.

A proclamation made by the President of
the United States on March 13, 1916, en-
joins neutrality in the war between Germany
and Portugal.

Marble Tops for Cold Storage Counters.
Marble tops are to be placed on the cold
storage counters in the commissary stores at
Ancon, Corozal, Pedro Miguel, Culebra,
Empire, Gatun, and Cristobal, similar to the
slabs which are already installed at the Balboa
store. Experiments were made in the use of
oil cloth on these counters, but it has not been
found satisfactory. Slabs of Vermont marble,
If inches thick, will be used. The cold storage
counters average about 20 feet in length by
two feet 10 inches in width, and the marble
costs approximately $1 per square foot, de-
livered on the Isthmus.

Restriction of Passenger Accommodations on
Panama Railroad Ships.

Since the passage of the "Seaman's Bill,"
so called, ships carrying less than 1,600 pas-
sengers are not allowed to use life rafts, but
must provide life boats for all passengers.

Heretofore the Panama Railroad ships have
been provided with boats and rafts, and it
now becomes necessary to restrict the number
of passengers carried to the number of life
boats that can be provided. New boats have
been ordered, but it is not expected that they
can be installed before July or August.
Consequently, just at the time when vaca-
tions are being taken by large numbers of
employes, the number of passengers that can
be accomodated must b; cut down. Employ-
es who anticipate spending their vacation in
the States should bear this in mind, and should
arrange return transportation as soon as
possible after their arrival in the States. It
is possible that it may be necessary to deny
requests for reduced rates for others than de-
pendent members of employes' families re-
siding with them on the Isthmus; but this
will be decided later.

Advance in Steamship Freight Rates.
On March 1, the United Fruit Company
issued a new tariff effective March 15, in-
creasing freight rates between New York and
Colon twenty-five per C3nt, and on Marcli
8 issued a notice applying this advance to
Panama. The Panama Railroad Steamship
Line issued F .eight Classification and Tariff
No. 17 on March 20, effective April 20, pro-
viding for an increase of 20 per cent in rates
between New York and Colon.

Dry season work on the Panama Railroad
right of way has been confined to maintenance
and repair. A force of about four hundred
men his been kept busy. Ballasting has re-
quired about 25,000 cubic yards of gravel.
Five thousand creosoted and 5,000 Cuban
hardwood ties have been laid.

Quick Discharge of Oil Cargo.

A quick discharge of a cargo of crude oil
^was made at the Pacific entrance by the ship
Lyman Stewart, from Port San Luis, on March
30 and 31. The ship tied up at the oil
station at 4 a. m. on March 30, and cast away
at 7.30 p. m. on the 31st, having discharged
65,000 barrels of oil.

Joint Land Commission.

Mr. Clement Lincoln Bouve, a Washing-
ton, D. C. lawyer, has b2en appointed a
member of the Joint Land Commission, and
is expected to arrive on the Isthmus on the
Allianca, on April 5.

The Ambassador of Spain at Washington,
has notified the State Dspartment that the
umpire of the Joint Land Commission was
expected to sail from Spain direct to Colon
on March 15.

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Vol. IX, No. 33.

THE GRAVEYARD WATCH.

Night Work of the Ure ges on the S;iJes at
Cult bra.

The Graveyard Watch, as the men of the
dredging fleet call it, begins at midnight and
ends at 8 o'clock in the morning.

Shortly before midnight the watch boat
Chame leaves the landing at Paraiso, with
sleepy men lying about the decks, and makes
for the Cut at Culebra, where the dredges
are digging away the slides. It is very dark,
although the stars are bright with dry-season
brilliancy; and it is so chilly that one questions
the 72 degrees Fahrenheit shown by the ther-
mometer. The men crowd around the funnel
or crouch behind the cabin house to hide
from the draft. As the ship makes the turn
between Parasio and Culebra, the thousand
lights of the dredging fleet come into sight,
brilliant in the shadows of the enclosing hills,
giving the appearance of a city street when
e'ectric signs are lighted. No time is lost in
changing the watch. The Chame steams
down to the dumping ground in Gatun
Lake, relieves a tug crew wherever it finds a
tug, and delivers its cargo of tired men at
Paraiso about two o'clock in the morning.

The break in continuity of work is scarcely
perceptible. Hardly has the watch boat cast
off before the new crew on the dipper dredge
has begun to lift great dipperfuls of rock and
earth from the bottom of the channel 40 feet
below the surface. On the ladder dredges,
the groaning of the buckets crunching over
the tumbler shaft does not stop at all, while
the new crew steps into the places of the old.
So on all the vessels — the suction dredge
operator speaks a few words to the man he
relieves, and all his crew falls into place while
the old crew scrambles over the coamings of
the watch boat; the drill barge ceases ham-
mering for a minute only; and the tow boat
masters leap from the watch boat to the tugs,
and apparently automatically begin where the
other captains left off.

Eighty-four vessels are engaged in the
dr.dging work — Two ladder dredges, 3 dipper
dredges, 2 pipeline suction dredges, one sea-
going suction dredge, 13 tugs, 2 clapets, 2
steam launches, 10 gasoline launches, 5 oil
barges, 30 dump scows, one coal hoist, 4 coal
barges, ore drill barge, 3 graders, one self-
propelling crane boat, 2 large crane boats,
one wrecking barge, and one drill barge.

Most of these are working along the west
bank in a space about 2,000 feet long, for this
is the part of the slide on which action has
been centered for the present. Mud, soft
rock, and hard rock are dug according as the
dredges work on the surface, or lower down.
Up against the bank all classes of digging are
encountered.

The Cascadas brought up one dipper ol
clay, another of mixed clay and rock, and a
tiiird on the third it staggered. The en-
gineer dropped the dipper again and brought
the stick up several feet almost vertically,
then the craneman forced the dipper forward;
the whole vessel shook, the engines ran slow;
the spuds gave from the vertical; but the stick
rose steadily on its track. When the dipper
emerged from the water it held in its teeth
a rock that would have blocked a highway;
the boom swung it <tround above the barge,
and the engineer and craneman working
together tilled it off. The supervisor said:

"Probably weigh!) 25 tons and they brought
it up from 40 feet below the surface."

The veteran of the fleet, an old French
ladder dredge that began service 30 years ago
is working on the east side of Cucuracha.
The sea-going suction dredge Culebra is
picking up spoil dumped into the channel
when all efforts were bent upon making a
small enough break in the slide to allow
passage of the tugs and scows. This material
is dumped at a point below Paraiso where
a suction dredge picks it up and forces it
inland to make some fills for sanitary purposes.

The big ladder dredge Co'jzil is working
on theeast bank opposite Culebra, eating away
at the slide. Of less capacity than the large
dipper dredges, not able to handle large rock,
it is, nevertheless, the most relentless type
of digging machine in the Cut. Its endless
chain of lj-yard buckets travels over the
immense tumblers hour after hour, scraping
the bottom of the canal forced into the earth
and rock by the weight of the vessel. From
the bridge fifty feet above the water the master
watches the buckets as they come up loaded
with whatever the bottom yields, and thus
judges the placing of the dredge that it may
work to best advantage.

In and out among these diggers, all night
long, goes the supervisor, directing the work.
At Paraiso the Resident Engineer and the
superintendent of Dredging are asleep with
a telephone besid2 their beds. At field offices
on the bank at either end of the slide section
a log is kept of the work. When anything
demanding their presence occurs, the chiefs
at Paraiso are called and in a few minutes a
launch delivers them alongside.

An instance of this occurred on March
24 about 2 o'clock in the morning, when
the tug Bolivar lost one of her propellers,
filled with water that rushed in through the
shaft opening, and sank in 30 feet of water.
Within an hour after the accident, the super-
intendent and resident engineer were at the
scene, and the work of raising the ship had
begun. At noon that day the Board of Local
Inspectors had met for investigation, and by
5 o'clock that afternoon the report had been
signed by the Acting Governor and the men
responsible had been disciplined. At 10
p. m. on the 25th, the crane Ajax had raised
the tug, and it was immediately taken to the
shops at Paraiso. There double shifts were
set at work, while the crane Hercules held
the hull out of the water. The propeller and
shaft were replaced, plates forward renewed,
and the whole superstructure rebuilt and paint-
ed, and the tug was back in service on March
31. In short, the same close plan that charac-
terized the digging in the Cut by steamshovels
is in effect today.

The large tugs, which draw from 15 to 20
feet of water are not allowed to bring their
tows into the area where the dredges are
operating, beacuse there is so little room, and
also because of the danger of grounding.
Small tugs take the loaded barges from along-
side the dredges to a point half a mile below
the slide section, and there the large tugs pick
them up and tow them to the dumps in Gatun
Lake about 11 miles distant. It is difficult to
handle this part of the work in the dark.

From the bridge of the Corozal could be
seen an 1,800-ton barge loaded to the coam-
ings with rock and earth, moving silently away
from one of the dipper dredges without ap-
I arent cause fjr motion. It swung slowly
into the stream and pointed lakewards. As
it passed the Corozal, the tug became visible —
the DeLesseps, a boat only 70 feet long and 15

feet wide, one third the length and width of
the barge; yet it handled this load of about
4,000 tons as easily as the dipper dredges pick
up a 20-ton rock.

At the barge station the little tugs drop
their tows and picking up empty barges push
them up to the dredges. Two small tugs
handle the fleet of 30 barges in the dredging
area.

Along a berm on the west side immediately
north of the slide section, is the barge station,
comprising a field office, steam power house
for siphoning barges, and steam winches at
several points for use in warping the barges to
the bank, storehouses, storage space for dipper
doors and other large repair parts, and a
blacksmith shop. All the tools and supplies
needed for field repairs to barges are handy
here. At the office a boy hails each tug, finds
out its name and the numbers of its barges,
and enters them upon his log. When a tug
returns from its voyage to the dumps, it
reports again. If it has lost time an explana-
tion is in order. Two ends are thus obtained —
the men are put on their mettle, and they
are protected, because the record shows
whether they have done their work.

Each barge brought back from the dumps
is warped alongside the bank at the station,
and there is inspected carefully to see that
the doors of the hoppers are closed, the hinges
and "U" bolts are not broken, and that the
heavy load just dumped has not broken the
sheathing or otherwise injured the hull. The
doors of the big barges are below the water
line and the inspection is therefore made by
"head divers", so called, although they seldom
need to put their heads below the surface of
the muddy water. They climb down into the
hoppers and feel around the hinges and door
jambs with their toes. Frequently a rock
catches between the door and the jamb, mak-
ing it impossible to close the doors tight.
In such case a line from shore is attached to
the door and a pull by one of the winches
opens it enough to let the rock fall out. Actual
repairs are not frequent, although they also
come often enough to make necessary the
maintenance of the repair shop. Recently a
gang of naked divers remained in the water
eight hours making repairs to a hinge.

One of the larger tugs, the Tavernilla brought
two empty barges alongside at the station;
the supervisor, megaphone at lips, directed—
"Big one and a Moran." The Tavernilla
sheered off from its empty tow at 4.15 a. m.;
turned its nose towards the lake, and with a
few turns of its screw dropped alongside the
"big one," a l,0JJ-ton barge loaded until the
rock stood ten feet above tlie bulkheads. On
the bridge turning the wheel, playing the
searchlignt, signalling the engine room, snout-
ing orders to the bargemen, stood the cap-
tain— his own navigator, mate, and labor
foreman. The bargemen are West Indians,
willing, and obedient, but "not too bright."
They grabbed a line and ran with it to the
wrong stanchion, whereat the captain spoke
in the language of a seaman, and they hauled
it to the proper post. Then they grabbed
another line and gave it three times around a
"nigger head," leaving one part slack. Again
the captain spoke from the bridge, but the men
misunderstood. Then the captain became a
third mate. He ran down from the bridge,
jumped upon the barge, and becoming a sea-
man showed the bargemen how to make fast,
evpostulating meanwhile in deep-sea manner.
Incredibly quick he was back again upon the

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289

bridge. The second barge was made fast in
like manner, and eight minutes after she had
cast off from her empty tow, the Tavernilla
was steaming down the canal towards the
dumps. Under any circumstances the cap-
tain's is a man's job. To do it well and quick-
ly, without violating the rule forbidding pro-
fanity in discourse with subordinates, is
especially difficult.

A smell of codfish from the galley was fol-
lowed by the aroma of coffee. The captain
and the engineer met in the cabin and there
sat down to as good a meal of soup, fish,
steak, chops, potatoes, peas, tinned peaches,
cake and coffee as hardworking men could
ask for on a chilly night in the middle of
Gatun Lake. Aft, the crew also was at its
supper.

Shortly after this the lights marking the
dumps at Darien were picked up. Presently
the calling of orders from the bridge was re-
sumed, the men leaped upon the barges, and
the rattle of chains followed, as the doors were
unlatched and the load of earth and rock was
allowed to drop through the bottom to the
bed of the lake.

Four hours after the Tavernilla left with
her tow she was back again at the barge sta-
tion, leaving the empty barges and picking
up two loaded ones.

Twenty-four hours a day this routine con-
tinues; seven days in the week, only stopping
for Christmas and July 4; from 8 in the
morning until 4 in the afternoon, from 4 until
midnight, and from midnight until 8 a. m.
This last trick of duty is not liked by the men;
therefore they call it the "Graveyard Watch."

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Ice Cream Schedule.
No. 1.

APRIL 7 TO APRIL 30, 1916 (INCLUSIVE).

Friday April 7 Pineapple.

Saturday April 8 Bisque.

Sunday April 9 Chocolate.

Monday April 10 Caramel.

Tuesday April 11 Strawberry.

Wednesday. . . .April 12 Coffee.

Thursday April 13 Peach.

Friday April 14 Bisque.

Saturday April 15 Chocolate.

Sunday April 16 Pineapple.

Monday April 17 Coffee.

Tuesday April 18 Peach.

Wednesday. . . .April 19 Banana.

Thursday April 20 Chocolate.

Friday April 21.. Pineapple.

Saturday April 22 Strawberry.

Sunday April 23 Bisque.

Monday April 24 Chocolate.

Tuesday April 25 Strawberry.

Wednesday. . . .April 26 Caramel.

Thursday April 27 Pineapple.

Friday April 28 Bisque.

Saturday April 29 Peach.

Sunday April 30 Coffee.

In addition to the above schedule, vanilla ice cream
may be ordered daily.

No. 2.

APRIL 7 TO 30, iViU (INCLUSIVE.)

Friday April 7 Pineapple.

Saturday April 8 Coffee.

Su.iday April 9 Chocolate.

Monday April 10 Pineapple.

Tuesday April 11 Coffee.

Wednesday .... April 12 Chocolate.

Tnursday April 13 Orange.

Friday April 14 Strawberry.

Saturday April 15 Bisque.

Su.iday April 16 Vanilla.

Monday April 17 Chocolate.

Tuesday April 18 Strawberry.

Wednesday April 19 Bisque.

Thursday April 20 Coffee.

Friday April 21 Vanilla.

Saturday April 22 Pineapple.

Sunday April 23 Orange.

Monday April 24 Strawberry.

Tuesday April 25 Bisque.

Wednesday April 26 Vanilla.

Thursday April 27 Chocolate.

Friday April 28 Coffee.

Saturday April 29 Orange.

Sunday April 30 Pineapple.

Benj. L. Jacobson,

Depot Commissary

Property Accounting.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. March 27, 1916.
Circular No. 65 5-10:

Effective April 1, 1916. the following changes in
regulations relating to the responsibility for and the
accounting for property are hereby prescribed:

1. The present system of accounting financially for
property will be discontinued, and property accounts
will be handled on a physical basis.

2. The classification of property as "equipment" and
"tools" will be abolished, and all property will be car-
ried in one alphabetical list.

3. The keeping of records of individual items by
accountable officials for their own account will be dis-
continued. Physical record will be kept with respon-
sible offi :ial= only and by responsible officials for their
own account.

4. Tuese property records shall be kept on form
P. C. 935, which shall be checked and audited by the
Auditor who shall also make test inventories or com-
plete inventories of property, and check same against
the property records.

5. The series of voucher numbers will be kept as
at present, except that there will be only one series for
each accountable official.

6. So much of circulars 656-1 and 656-2 as conflicts
herewith is repealed.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor. The Panama Canal.
Second Vice President Th» Panama Railroad Co.

Panama Railroad Section of Correspondence
Bureau.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. March 28, 1916.
To ail concerned — -The Panama Railroad section of
the Correspondence Bureau (referred to in "Executive
Office Routine" as subdivision (c) Railroad matters),
is hereby abolished and the clerks in that seel. on
transferred to general correspondence section and made
available for general assignment.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Prospective Needs of Steji Plates, Shapes, Bars,
Etc.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., March 29, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Because of the rapidly increasing price of steel plates,
shapes, bars. etc.. and the long time required for de-
liveries, it is desired to ascertain the prospective needs
of the various departments along these lines for the
next six months. Tnis orh:e h.is been advised that the
large steel manufacturers in the States are now ac-
cepting orders for deliveries in the first and second
quarters of 1917, and that the congestion is increasing.
Please look into this matter thoroughly and advise
your department's requirements for the rest of the
calendar year.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Consignors of Empty Oil Drums.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. March 29, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The general storekeeper advises that there are fre-
quently received at the Balboa storehouse several con-
signments of empty oil drums by "local" in the same
car. without tags or identification marks showing to
whom credit should be given. In order to insure the
department returning these drums receiving credit
therefor, each empty drum returned to the storehouse
should be tagged showing name of consignor.
Wm. K. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Need of Typewriters.

The Panama Canal.
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z.. March 27, 1916.
In order to fill back orders for Underwood type-
writers now on file in the Balboa storehouse, it is re-
quested that all machines that can be spared be sent to
the instrument repair shop for overhauling and return
to stock. Heads of departments and divisions are re-
spectfully requested to give this matter their attention,
as machines are urgently needed.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Anonas.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department.
Cristobal. C. Z., March .8, 1916.
Memorandum N'o. 54:

To Commissary managers — Advice has been received
from the Purchasing Agent in Costa Rica that the sea-
son for Anonas is about over, an:l that there will be
no more until about the 1st of October.

Please bring this to the attention of your trade.
Benj. L. Jacobson.
Depot Commissary.

Proposals for Purchase of Panama Railroad
Yard Office at Colon.

Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Chief
Quartermaster. The Panama Canal. Balboa Heights.
C. Z.. until 10 a. m.. April 12. 1916. and then opened
in public, for the purchase of the building lormerly
used by the Panama Railroad Company as Yard-
master's office, opposite pier No. 4. Colon The success-
ful bidder will be required to remove building and clear
ground of all obstructions within 60 days alter date 01
acceptance of bid. Certified check, money order, or
currency, in amount of 20 per cent or t.ie amount 1 id
will be required with bid as a guarantee that building
will be removed, and payment of the balance will be
required before any shipment is made. Panama Canal
rate will be allowed on shipment. The Panama Canal
reserves the right to accept any or reject any or all bids.
Bids should be marked: "Proposal for Purchase of
Panama Railroad Yard Office at Colon," and addressed
to Chief Quartermaster. Balboa Heights. C. Z. ,

Proposed Housing of Silver Employes.

Balbo\ Heights, C. Z„ March 31, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

In order to make the necessary arrangements for the
housing of silver force to be permanently employed in
the various districts, it is requested that you will fill
out the attached blank, giving the estimated number of
silver employes to be permanently employed in the
various districts under your organiza ion, and forward
the same to this office as soon as possible.

Wm, R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

(Place)
April—, 1916.
Sir: The following is the estimated number of silver
employes for whom quaters will be required at stations
shown below, on a permanent basis:

District. No. of Employes.

Ancon- Balboa

Corozal

Pedro Miguel

Paraiso

Empire

Las Cascadas

Culebra

Gamboa

Gambua Stocka ie

Frijoles

Monte Lirio

Gatun

Mount Hope

Cristobal-Colon

Head of Division.

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday. April o, 1916:

FISH.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry. ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea 12*

Sugar cane, ea 03

Plantain, ea U!

VEGEIABLES.

Celery, soup, I er bunch 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Lettuce, per lb 09f

Mint, per bunch 04

Oi.ra.ea 00}

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch i»4

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Yampi, per lb 04

miscellaneous.

Roses (Hospital Farmj, per d )z 50

Charcoal. 30-lb. sack 30

* Indicates advance from last list,
tlndicates reduction from last list.

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Vol. IX, No. 33.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective March 30, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sates to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03J

Beef suet, native, per lb Otj

Soup beef, special, per lb. .. 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 J

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 §

Stew beef, native, per lb Ox

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (.* lbs. up), native, per lb OS

Rib roast. 2d cut [3 \ lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast. 2d cut (3 | lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast. 1st cut {3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib mast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb .20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb \3

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1 J lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (I \ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin, steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 30

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs. 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 33 lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton, chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton, chops, shoulder, per 1' 17

Mutton, leg, 8 10 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

perlb 12

Mutton, stewing. pr>r lb OO

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote) , per lb 25 §

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb ?o§

Veal, chops, per lb 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Veal, cutlets, per lb 41

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs.,

per lb * 18

Veal, stewing, per lb 15

MISCELLANEOUS.

Beef heart, fresh, per lb 12

Brains, calves', per lb 07

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb. ..-. 13*

Livers, beef, per lb 08

Livers, calves', per lb 27

Pates de foie gras, jar 55

Pigs' feet, fresh, per. lb 0.S

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, 4 head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 19*

Sausage, frankfurter, iter lb. 18

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 19*

Sausage, pork, per lb 23

Sausage, pork, homemade, per lb 24

Sausage. Salami, per It) J6

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 15

Steak, hamburger, pkg 17

Steak, hamburger. 20-pound container, per lb. . . 14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox. per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Yeast, per lb : 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 30*

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31*

Bacon, sliced, jar 30

Bacon, sliced, tin 2»

Bacon, strips, whole strip 23*

Beef, salt, per lb 09

Beef, corned — No. 2. per lb 12

Ham. genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 21

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 17

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 25*

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 33*

1. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 33

Price.

2. TTqm. sugar cured, boiled (half) 36

3. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 41

Ham, spei ial, pei lb 40

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08*

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 12

Pork, standard mess, per lb 13

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs' , per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 32

Broilers, milk fed. per lb 35

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 29

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 32

Ducklings, per lb 26

Fouls, light, per lb . . 23

Fowl . western, dry picked, per lb 25

Geese, per lb 27

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 37

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb. 50*

Butter, creamery. 00-62 lb. tub. whole tub perlb .49*

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1.50

Cheese, Edam, tin 43

Cheese, Gouda. per lb 36

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 43

Cheese. Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 70*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 48

Cheese, Young America, per lb 26

Cream, 30 per cent, j pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 33f

rcsh, J doz.Tmly I7t

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) £ gal 501

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Blueftsh, fresh, per lb 27

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 09

Halibut, fresh, per lb 12

Herring, smoked, per lb 13

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb 14

Whitensh, smoked, per lb 32

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 10

Beets, per lb 02 J

Beets, new, per lb 07

Cabbage, per lb 02 \*

Carrots, per lb 03J*

Celery, per head 07t

Chocho. each 02

Corn, green, per doz 12

Egg plant, per lb 07f

Lettuce, per lb 09t

Onions, per lb 04 1

Parsley, per bunch* 04

Parsnips, per lb 02 jf

Peas green, perlb 08

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, new, per lb 04

Potatoes, white, per lb 03

Potatoes, sweet, American, per lb 05

Rad ishes, per bunch 04

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 07f

Turnips, per lb 02|

Yams, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 10f

Apricots, evaporated, per lb • . 15

Currants, cleaned, pkg 15

Figs, dried, 12-oz pkg 12

Figs, 2-lb, pox 35f

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 0*J

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 11

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 17

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, fresh per lb 05

Appl is, fresh, sel ■■ t, per lb 07

Bananas, 8 bancs and over, per bunch to

Bananas, <> ant. 7 hands, per bunch 28

Bananas, ea 0OJ

■ r lb 15

Grapes, per lb >_j

Grapefruit, select, ea 09*

Grapefruit, tropical ea 03 J

Lemons, per doz : 1 1

Oranges, select ea 01

Oranges, tropical, doz 10f

Palmitos, ea 24

Pineapples, ea 11

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates rive cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

j Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

§ Not less than J ham or J shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

Fill along Rear of Miraflores Spillway.

Once every day a clapet and two scows in
tow, all loaded with spoil from the excavation
in the Cut, are handled through Pedro
Miguel Lock to Miraflores Lake and the spoil
dumped directly in front of the Miraflores
Spillway. The clapet can make the trip from
Gold Hill to"the spillway and back in almost
two hours less time than is required for the
trip to the dumping grounds in Gatun Lake.

The spoil is making a fill which was originally
intended to be. made with dry spoil. In the
filling with dry spoil, a considerable quantity
was dumped in the space between the north-
east flare wall of Miraflores Locks and the
spillway and in front of the west end of the
spillway eastward along the length of the
dam. It is expected that the fill will over-
come the slight seepage of water through the
masonry into the counterweight pits.

Avocados.

An analysis of avocados made by the Uni-
versity of California experimental station
established the following average for 28
varieties: Water, less than 70 per cent;
protein, 2 per cent; carbohydrates, 7 per
cent; mineral ingredients, 1.2 per cent; fat,
20 to 30 per cent.

March Rainfall for Three Years.

Pacific Section-

Ealljoa

Balboa! leiguts

Miraflores* . . .

Pedro Miguel .

Rio Grande. . .
Central Section-

C'ulebra

Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

Juan Mina. . .

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Brazos Brook.

Colon

Bocas del Toio

1914

1915

Ins.

Ins.

.0(1

.00

T

T

.00

.07

.02

.22

T

.19

.01

.09

.00

.88

T

.24

.02

.02

.02

.20

.05

.04

.14

.06

.40

.69

.71

1.15

1.19

.76

.96

.90

1.21

.96

.91

1.71

5.58

8.21

R

rt

fl

to

>

Ins.

67

17

.68

18

.4S

X

:«

9

.33

12

.62

26

.50

10

.39

11

.76

31

.29

6

5 +

17

51

X

,70

5

2.40

9

2.6/

9

2 45

1 >.

2.50

10

1.66

46

5.60

8

Rainfall from March 1 to 31, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section—

Balboa

Balboa Heights ,

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel. , .

Rio Grande.
Central Section — -

*Culebra

*Camacho

Empire

nboa

♦Juan Mina
Alhajuela . . .

*Vigia

Frijoles . . .

*Monte 1 inn. ,.
Atlantic Section —

< ifatun

*Bra os Brook .

a

B

f is

£ <u

a

sa

Q

Ins.

.17

4

.31

8

.10

4

.14

16

.32

16

.20

16

.36

8

.43

8

.39

8

.36

8

.12

18

.16

19

.60

18

.55

3

.77

19

.69

10

.50

22

.55

10

.70

S & 20

2.01
2.77
266

3.25

2.75
2.68
3.57

J Bocas del Toro

*Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — -values,
midnight to midnight.

{Standard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

April 5, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

291

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

May Weather Probabilities.
During the month of May, 1916, the follow-
ing weather conditions may be expected to pre-
vail at the Canal entrances. Predictions are
based on the records at Colon and Ancon,
for the past eight and ten years, respectively:
Winds — There will be a marked decrease
in the wind movement over the Isthmus, with
the commencing of the rainy season. At the
Atlantic entrance to the Canal, northerly
winds will prevail, although variable winds
may be expected with the change of the sea-
son. An average hourly velocity of about
eight miles an hour may be expected and a
maximum velocity of 36 miles may occur
during a thunder squall.

The prevailing direction of the wind will be
from the northwest, over the Pacific coast
and the interior, the average hourly move-
ment being about six miles an hour. A maxi-
mum wind velocity of 47 miles an hour was
recorded on the Pacific.side on May 26, 1915,
breaking all previous records. This, however,
expresses extreme conditions and so high a
velocity is not likely to occur during normal
May weather.

Rain — The month of May marks the tran-
sition from dry season weather to rainy season
conditions. Heavy showers can be expected
on both coasts and over the interior. The
station averages at the Pacific and Atlantic
entrances, are 8.67 inches and 12.66 inches,
respectively, while the average number of
rainy days (one on which 0.01 or more inches
of rain is measured) is 20 and 22. The average
number of days on which the rainfall equaled
or exceeded one inch (1.00) has been 2 at the
Pacific entrance and 5 at the Atlantic.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur on the
Pacific coast and few fogs, if any, may be
expected at the Atlantic entrance. Night
and early morning fogs may be expected quite
frequently over the interior. The average
number of nights with fog over the Gaillard
Cut section of the Canal is 22, 65 per cent of
which have been light. Practically all of the
fogs may be expected to lift or become dis-
sipated by 8.30 a. m.

Temperature — An average shade air tem-
perature of Sl° F. may be expected at both
Atlantic and Pacific entrances. On the At-
lantic coast the temperature is not likely to
rise above 91° F, or fall below 71° F., while
on the Pacific coast the maximum air tem-
perature is not likely to exceed 96° F, or the
minimum fall lower than 69° F. The mean
daily range in temperature will probably be
about 9° F., at the Atlantic entrance and
about 15° F. at the Pacific entrance.

Barometric pressure — The barometric pres-
sure on the Isthmus has little value as an
indicator of future weather conditions, for,
except for the well marked diurnal change,
changes in atmospheric pressure are very
slight. The average May sea level pressure is
29.85 inches. A maximum pressure of more
than 29.97 inches, or a minimum pressure of
less than 29.71 inches, is not likely to occur
at either Canal entrance.

Relative humidity — There will be an in-
crease in the percentage of moisture in the
air, with the beginning of the rainy season.
The average percentage of moisture in the
air (0 for absolute dryness and 100 for com-
plete saturation) should be about 85 per cent
over both coasts, although the range will be

greater on the Pacific coast. At the Atlantic
entrance the humidity will vary between °2
per cent in the night time and 78 per cent in
the midday, while on the Pacific side it will
vary between 96 per cent and 6S per cent.

Storms — Thunder squalls may be expected
during the month at both Canal entrances.
During these storms, comparatively high wind
velocities may be attained, but the storms are
of too short duration to cause a rough sea.
The average number of days with thunder-
storms on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts are
13 and 16 respectively. Generally cloudy
weather may be expected during the month
over both coasts.

Tides — Tidal fluctuations need not be con-
sidered on the Atlantic coast, owing to the
fact that the average range is less than one
foot and the maximum range approximately
two feet.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions are give
belov. :

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Date.

Wed., April 5

Thurs., April 6

Fri., April 7

Sat.. April 8

Sun., April 9

Mon., April 10

Tues., April U

Wed.. April 12

Thurs., April 13...

Fri., April 14

Sat.. April IS

Sun., April 16

Mon., April 17

Tues., April 18

Wed., April 10. ...
Thurs.. April 20. . .

Fri., April 21

Sat., April 22

Sun., April 23

Mon., April 24. . . .

Tues.. April 25

Wed., April 26....
Thurs., April 27...

Fri.. April 28

Sat., April 29

Sun., April 30

: and height of high ,
low water.

5:29
15.1

11:33
0 6

17 :42
IS 4

6:07
14.5

12:10
1.4

18:18
14.7

0:30
1.1

6:39

13.8

12:50
2.4

1 :11
2.1

7:22
12 9

13:32
3.5

1:57

3.2

8:04
12.1

14:22

4.4

2:51
4.0

8:55
11.3

15:24

5.2

3:56
4.6

10:04
10.9

16:35
5.5

5:04

4.8

11:27
11.0

17:45
5.2

6:09

4.4

12:31
11.6

18:46
4.4

0:50
11.7

7:06
3.S

13:20
12.6

1 :39
12.6

7:54
2.9

13:59
13.6

2:21
13.5

8:37
2.0

14:38
14.6

3:01

14.4

9:18
1.1

15:15
15.5

3:41
1S.0

9:57
0.5

15:54
16.1

4:23
15.5

10:36
0.0

16:35
16.4

5:06
15.7

11:17
0.0

17:18
16.4

5:51
15.6

12:00
0.3

18:04
16.1

0:28
-0.4

6:38

15.2

12:36
1.0

1:18
0.4

7:29
14.6

13:40
1.8

2:15
1.3

8:25
13 9

14:43
2.7

3:21
2.2

9:31
13.4

15:55
3.2

4:29
2.6

10:47

13.2

17:07
3.2

5:37
2.6

12:00
13.6

18:16
2.8

0:33
12.9

6:41
2.4

13:01
14.1

1:32
13.5

7:38
2.0

13:52
14.7

2:22
14.0

8:29
1.5

14:36
15.1

Date.

Time

and height of high and
low water.

Mon., May 1

3:06
14.4

9:14
1.1

15:17
15.3

21 :38
0.2

3:46
14.6

9:S4
0.9

15 :S6
15.3

22:15
0.0

4:26
14.6

10:33
1.0

16:34

15.2

22 :S3

0.2

Thurs., May 4

5:05

14.4

11 :10
1.3

17:12
14.8

23:28
0.6

Fri., May 5

5:42
14.0

11 :46
1.9

17:49
14.3

0:05
1.2

6:19
13.6

12:24
2.6

18:27
13.7

0:43
2.0

6:57
13.0

13:04
3.4

19:05
13.0

1 :26
2.8

7:37
12.4

13 :S1
4.2

19:46

12.2

Tues., May 9

2:14
3 6

8:22
11.9

14:48
4.8

20 :34

11 6

Wed., May 10

3 :10
4.2

9:16
11.5

15 :51
5.0

21 :34

11.1

Thurs., May 11

4:11
4.4

10:22
11.5

17 :07
4.9

22 :49
11.1

Fri., May 12

5:12

4.4

11 :29
11.9

18:09
4.2

23 :59

Sat.. May 13

6:12
4.0

12 :27
12.7

18 :54
3.1

0:55
12.3

7 :07
3.3

13:15
13.6

19 :45
2.2

Mon., May 15

1 :44
13.2

7:59

2.4

13:59
14.6

20 :33
1.0

Tues., May 16

2 :29
14.2

8 :46

1.5

14:43

15.5

21 :!7
0.0

Wed.. May 17

3:15

15.(1

9:31
0.6

15:27
16.2

22 :00

-ii 6

Thurs., May IS

4:01
15.6

10:16
0.1

16:14
16.5

22:44
-1.3

Fri.. .May 19

4:49
15.9

11 :01
-0.1

17:02
16.6

23:28
-1.3

Sat., May 20

5:39
16.0

11 :46
0.0

17:52
16.3

Sim.. May 21

0:15
-0.9

6:30
15. S

12:36
0.5

18:44
15.7

Mon., May 22

1 :0S
-0.3

7:21
15.4

13:30
1.3

19:37
14.9

2:00
0.6

S:16
14.8

14:31
2.0

20 :3S
13.9

Wal.. May 24

3:00

1.5

9:15

14.2

15:38
2.6

21:40
13.1

Thurs.. May 25

4:04

10:21
13.8

16:45
2.8

22:54
12.6

Fri., May 26

5:08
2.7

11 :28
13.7

17:49

2.8

Sat.. May 27

0:07
12.5

6:11
2.9

12:32

13.7

18:50
2.5

Sun., May 28

1 :10
12:8

7:1(1
2 :9

13:25
14:0

19:45

2 l

Mon., May 29

2:01
13.1

8:03
2.6

14:12

14.2

20:33
1.5

Thurs.. May 30

2:46
13.5

8:51
2.3

14:54
14.4

21:16
1.1

Wed.. May 31

3:27
13.7

9:33
2.0

15:33
14.4

21 :56
0.9

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the r.rst line and heights on the second
line of each day; a compariftm of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is S.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
Jf instance. 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

292

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 33.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending a! 6 p. m., April 2, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

For

Nature

Tons

Cross

Net

March 30. .

Wisdom (yacht)*. .

San Bias

48

33

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Date 1 Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

TVT h 77 W d

San Bias.
Havana.
Bordeaux.

March 28.
April 1

Port Liraon.

F 1 * ■

♦Expected Arrivals.

^Expected Departures.

April 7 I Siskiyoi

April 8. . . . Carina.

E. K. Wood Lumber Co.
Elders & Fyffes

Niagra French Line

Cavina I Elders & Fyffes

Siskiyou I E. K. Wood Lumber Co.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Date

March27..
March 27 .
March 28.
March 29.
March 29.
March 29.
March 29.
March 29.
March 29.
March 30.
March 30.
March 31.
April I....
April 2... .
April 2....

Salvador ....
O. M. Clark .
Imperial . . .
Guardian . . .

*Cetriana

Lyman Stewart..
Clapet No J..

Mantaro

Line

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
British & Foreign S. S. Co.

Panama Transport Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .
Higgins Lumber Company.
South American S. S. Co.
Cen. & So. Am. Tel. Co...
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .

W. Eadie

Union Oil Company

National Navigation Co. . . .

Peruvian Steamsnip Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. ... .
Luckenbach S. S. Company
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

From

Date

San Francisco.

Astoria.

Camp Sabbath.

Salina Cruz.

San Francisco.

Talcahuano.

Callao.

Tumaco.

San Francisco.

Port San Luis.

Panama.

Callao.

Guayaquil.

San Francisco.

Valparaiso.

Ma h 27
March 27 .
March 28 .
March 28.
March 28 .
March 28 .
March 28
March 30.
March 30
March 30
March 31
March 31
March 31
April 1.. .
April 2...
April 2...
April 2 . .

Vessel

Coya

Huasco

J. A Moffat.

Barge No. 3.

Cauca

QMpue

City of Para .

Urubamba. . .

:,dia

Clapet No. 2. .
Cyprus (yacht).

Alicia.

Lyman Stewart . .

Salvador

Solano

San Jose

O. M. Clark. . .

For

N. Y. & PacificS. S. Co..
South American S. S. Co.
Standard Oil Company...
Sta idard Oil Compa ly . .

. Nav. Co.

Pacific Ste

Pacific Steam Nav. Co.
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Peruvian Steamship Co . . .
Cen. & So. Amer. Tel. Co. .
National Navigation Co. . .

D C. Jackling

Panama Transport Co. . . .

Union Oil Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .

Solano Steampship Co

Pacific MailS. S Co

Higgins Lumber Co

Tocapilla.

Chilean ports.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Guayaquil.

Valparaiso.

San Francisco.

Guayaquil.

Callao.

Panama.

Callao.

Camp Sabbath.

San Francisco.

Taboga.

Guayaquil.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

April :
April i
April ;
April .
April -
April !
April I
April ;
April !

Kim

Florence Luck'bach.
Aysen

Newport

La Primera

Capac

Peru

Glasgow Shipowner's Co..
Panama Transport Co. . .

P. Johannessen

Luckenbach Line

South American S. S. Co.
Pacific MailS. S. Co....
Standard Oil Company...
N Y. & Pacific S. S. Co..
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .

Iquique.
Camp Sabbath.
Iqui iue.

Valparaiso.
S n Franc;sco.
San Francisco.

April 3. . .
April 10..
April 10..
April 9. .
April 13.
April 4. .

Imperial.
Jamaica. .
Manavi. .

Chile

Newport.
Manlaro.

South American S. S. Co. . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .
Pacific Mail Steamship Co..
Peruvian Steamship Co. . . .

Guayaquil.
Peruvian ports.
San Francisco.
Guayaquil-Peru pts.

NOTE: *ii

ites the vessel will await passage through the canal.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service :

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New Yore, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that "ii the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. <k leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦N'oie — The sailings on Monday. April 3 and May 1,
will not land mail in New York until Tuesday of the
following week. Train N» 4. leaving Panama at 7.10
a. m., connects with the despatches for the sailing on
May I.

fWhen the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance.
mail for Louisiana. Mississippi. Ar-.ansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on the
following Sunday.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Mlranores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Mirafiores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday, April 1, 1916.

Stations

Day and Date.

■S

i

£

Vigia

E

33

'av

<

O

tW

S.3

Sun., Mar. 26

125.15

91.73

86.32 86.24

54.02

Mon.. Mar. 27

125.05

91.57

6.32^6.23 53.89

Tues., Mar. 28

124.95

91 .49

6. 228'.. 2153. <6

We 1 , Mar 29

125.05

91 .53

6.28 86.20 53.92

Thurs . Mar. 30

125.0

91 .48

86.28 86.1854.(13

Fri„ Mar. 31

125. K

91 .38

86.20: 6.1354.00

124.95

91.31

86.2086.1053.91

Heights of low water

to nearest loot . .

125.0

91 .0

Coal.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa, at the rate of between 600 ana 1 .50(1 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharl. handled by
ship's gear, per ton. S6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1 ; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service

with the

United States.

NEW YORK TO CR1STOHAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Arrives

Calamares U. F. C. April 1 . .

.April

9

Carrillo U. F. C. April 5..

.April

12

Colon P. R. R. April 6..

.April

12

Tenadores U. F. C April 8 .

. April

16

SoiKa Marta U. F. C. April 12..

..April

19

Advance P. R. R. April 13..

. .April

m

Metapan U. F. C. April IS..

..April

24

Panama P. R. R.. April 20...

Allianca P. R R. April 27...

Colon P.R.R.May 4..

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Metapan U. F. C. April 3...

Panama P. R. R. .April 6...

Almiranle U. F. C. April 6...

Pastores U. F. C. April 10...

Allianca P. R. R. April 13 . . .

Zacapa U. F. C. April 13...

Calamares U. F. C. April 17...

Colon P.R.R.. April 20...

Carrillo U.F.C.. April 20 ..

Advance P. R. R. April 27...

Panama P. R. R. May 4..

Allianca P. R. R. . May 11...

Colon P. R R. May 18 . .

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Atenas U. F. C. April 1

Car/ago U. F. C. April S

Heredia U. F. C. April 8

Parismina U. F. C. April 12

Abangarn U. F. C. April 15

Atenas U. F.C.. April 19

Carlago U. F. C. April 22

Heredia U. F. C. April 2(

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

Parismina U. F. C. .April 2 . . .

Abangarez U. F. C. April 9 .

Atenas U. F. C. April 9 .

Ca.lajo U. F.C.April 16 .

Heredia U. F. C. April 16..

Parismina U. F. C. April 23. .

Abangaret U. F. C April 23..

. .Ai ril

26

. .May

3

. .May

11

.April

11

. April

12

.April

13

.April

17

.April

19

.April

20

.April

24

.April

26

.April

27

.May

4

May

HI

.May

17

.May

24

.April

8

.April

10

. April

15

.April

17

.April

U

.April

24

..April

29

. .May

1

.April

10

.April

14

April

17

.April

21

. . April

20

. April

28

..May

1

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS. CAXAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1916.

No. 34.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Pattama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $1 per year for delivery in the United
States and its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico,
and Panama (to which mail can be forwarded under
domestic postal rates).

For delivery in other countries, to which the paper must
be forwarded under foreign postal rates, a charge of 50
cents is added for postage, making the subscription $1,50
Per year. *

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at the beginning of the corresponding quarter of the follow-
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ginning of a quarter Che back numbers which have been
issued during that quarter will be furnished when avail-
able.

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departments, representatives of foreign governments, pub-
lic libraries, and employes of The Panama Canal and the
Panama Railroad Company whose names are on the gold
roll.

Bound volumes of The Canal Record, I to VIII, in-
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Remittances for subscriptions or for bound volumes
may be forwarded to The Panama Canal, Washington,
D. C, U. S. A., or to The Canal Record at the address
given below.

Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights. Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Waiting.

Navigation through the canal will be re-
sumed April 15. The following ships are
waiting to make the transit:

ATLANTIC BOUND.

The following vessels are at the Pacific
entrance awaiting transit through the Canal:
Crown of Seiille, Crown Steamship Company,
from Seattle; Harry Luckenbach, Luckenbach
Steamship Company; from Seattle; Som-
merslad, Klavenness Dampskibs Akties, from
San Francisco; Alfred Noble, Concordia
Steamship Company; from Tocapilla; St.
Veronica, British and Foreign S. S. Co., from
Astoria; Celriana, W, Eadie, from San Fran-
cisco; Edith, Luckenbach Steamship Com-
pany, from San Francisco; Copenhagen, Glas-
gow Shipowner's Company, from Iquique;
Florence Luckenbach, Luckenbach Steamship
Company, from Iquique; Kim, P. Johannes-
sen, from Iquique; American, American-
Hawaiian Steamship Company, from Mejil-
lones; Thode Fagelund, Wilhelmsens Dmpsk.
Akites, from Tocapilla; Capac, N. Y. and
Pacific Steamship Company, from Callao.

PACIFIC BOUND.

Lewis Luckenbach, Luckenbach Steamship
Line, New York to San Fra ncisco ; , 0} Uric,
Bank Line, Newport News to San Francisco;
Jacob Luckenbach, Luckenbach Steamship Line
New York to Los Angeles; Windber, Pacific
American Fisheries. St. Thomas to Balboa;
Buford, U. S. Army transport, New York to

Manila; Harima Maru. Goshi Kaisha Ki-
shimoto Shokai, New York to Otaru, Japan.

Eicavation in the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the basis of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, April 10, amounted to 249,487 cubic
yards.

The output of the several dredges during
the week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 52,910

Camboa 15-yard dipper 63,145

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 58,760

Corozal Ladder 20.905

No. S6 Pipeline suction 15.508

No. 83 Pipeline suction 8.0S5

Cttlebra Seatoinc suction 26,884

No 5 Belgian ladder 3,290

The average aggregate output of the dred-
ges during the 24 weeks preceeding that end-
ing midnight Monday, April 10 was 25S.2S1
cubic yards, the total amount of primary
excavation during that period, having been
6,198,742 cubic yards.

This has been an average of 36,897 cubic
yards for each of the 16S days.

Changes at Gatun Hydro-Electric Station.

Extensive changes have been authorized
for increasing the capacity of the hydro-
electric plant at Gatun. New turbine wheels
have been ordered for the three turbo-gener-
ator sets, each of 4,400 horsepower, instead
of 3,100 horsepower as at present. No change
will be made in the generators, as the very
liberal design of these units makes it possible
to operate them with an output of 3,650 Kva,
at 80 per cent power factor and 55 degrees
centigrade temperature rise.

In order to take care of the increased output
of these generators, four new 400,000 circular
mil cables have been ordered for installation
between the hydroelectric station and the
Gatun substation. The present cables be-
tween these two points are ten in number and
are of No. 0000 size, which corresponds to an
area of 212,003 circular mils. The necessary
switches, instruments, etc., for these cables
have been ordered both for the hydroelectric
and the Gatun substation.

In addition, two 4,000 kva power trans-
formers have been ordered for the Gatun sub-
station. These are the largest transformers
that can be installed in the existing compart-
ments. There is now one vacant compart-
ment for one of these transformers, and the
other compartment will be procured by mov-
ing one of the present 2,667 kva to the Cris-
tobal substation, where it will be needed to
take care of the increased load at that point,
due to the operation of the new coaling plant,
and the new terminal piers, and to the pro-
jected submarine base at Cristobal.

Arrival of the Tug Engineer.

The 200-ton, 490-horsepower tug Engineer,
purchased from the Engineer Department,
U. S. A., for §40,000, for use as a low boat on

the canal, arrived at Cristobal at 3 p. m.,
April 8. The ship left New York at 3 p. m.,
March 4, was delayed by bad weather, and
was next reported leaving Southport, S. C,
on March 16. She left Jacksonville for Key
West at 1.30 p. m., on the 19th, arrived at
Key West at 3 p. m., on the 21st; arrived at
Kingston on March 31st where repairs were
made; departed from Kingston April 5,
arrived at Cristobal April 8.

Repairs to Submarines.

Submarine C—i was undocked on Friday,
April 7, from the dry dock at Cristobal, after
having remained in dock for about three
months to permit removal of the batteries
for examination of battery tanks, and making
such repairs as might be necessary to them.
At the same time her machinery and batteries
are receiving a general overhauling. Her
batteries still remain to be reinstalled before
she can go into service. After the completion
of work on C-4 the other four vessels of the
flotilla will receive similar attention, as a pre-
cautionary measure against the possibility
that leaks from the batteries may have affected
the structure of the vessels.

Sale of Obsolete Equipmsnt.

Two 95-ton Bucyrus steamshovels have
been sold to the Birmingham (Alabama)
Slag Company at $2,500 each, and cable
inquiry has been received concerning the
sale of two more. This company has also
bought a twenty-ton locomotive crane for
$1,800, and eight Star well drills at a price
that covers actual cost, on the condition
however that, if these prove of value in the
quarries of the company, a large number of
others will be purchased at the list price.
The pieces of equipment purchased will go
forward on the Cristobal, April 19.

No shipments of scrap have been made
since December because of the shortage of
ships, although 50,000 tons already sold are
held for shipment.

The main storehouse at Mount Hope will
be cleared by July 1.

Passenger Service. West Side of the Canal.

During the period when dredging operations
in the Cut make it desirable to have the Canal
open to navigation only between t lie hours
of noon and 6 p. in., the pontoon bridge- at
Paraiso will not be used between thos2 lours.
• Trains will run as scheduled from points west
of the Canal to Pedro Mijual Locks, where
transfer will be made on foot across the lo:ks
to the main line at Ped.-o Miguel. A shuttle
train service between Panama and Pedro
Miguel will tike care of the passengers on
trains 35 and 36. See time table elsewhere
in this issue.

294

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 34.

CARGO CONGESTION.

Amount of Cargo Awaiting Movement in Various
Directions.

Prior to the European troubles, all coast-
wise lines terminating at Cristobal and Balboa
operated on regular schedules with well laid
out itineraries arranged so that prompt con-
nections were usually effected. These sched-
ules were usually on a fortnightly, semimonth-
ly and monthly basis, and each line figured
on arriving at either terminus so as to effect
a connection with a lay-over of not more than
ten days.

Since the war broke out one of the European
lines has withdrawn its service entirely, while
two others make Cristobal a port of call only
once in every two or three months, and at
present no line calls more often that once
every 30 days. The war similarly affected
lines on the Pacific coast, particularly, those
whose ships were sailing under belligerent
flags.

The result is, that cargo now put off on the
Isthmus is meeting with a very sluggish move-
ment in both directions. In addition to this,
since the Canal became inoperative during the
middle of September, South Pacific coastwise
lines have been offered a large increase in
freight, due to the withdrawal of steamers
that formerly carried cargo through the Canal
in one bottom.

Steamers that put cargo off on the Atlantic
side are of a larger tonnage capacity than
steamers operating on the Pacific side, and
this has caused cargo to accumulate in greater
quantities than some of the South Pacific
carriers (particularly those destined to Chilean
ports), can take it away; notwithstanding
their increased sailings, and operation on a
basis of every seven eays.

With the Pacific steamers operating now on
a 7-day schedule and bringing forward un-
precedented cargoes, due to the withdrawal
of through steamers caused by the Canal
being closed, along with the irregular sailings
of connecting ships on the Atlantic side, an
accumulation of cargo has resulted on the
Atlantic piers. This accumulation of cargo
on both sides (which is in excess of pier ca-
pacity), has in turn caused approximately
75 per cent of the railroad equipment to be
tied up under load with steamship freight
awaiting bottoms to take it forward.

Aside from this, there is a large amount of
cargo now offering for and via New York.
At present, the Panama Railroad Steamship
Line is the only line which is accepting cargo
for New York, and it is operating six steamers
between Cristobal and New York, which have
a monthly carrying capacity of approximately
20,000 tons.

During the past six weeks, cargo for New
York received on the Isthmus has been almost
twice this amount, and it is anticipated that
unless the Panama railroad can secure ad-
ditional bottoms, or the United Fruit Com-
pany will participate again in lifting New York
cargo from the Isthmus, restrictions may have
to be made limiting the amount of cargo that
may be brought forward by each line.

During the past three months overflow
cargo awaiting movement has been as follows:

West coast— -Central America, Mexico,
San Francisco.fi 200 to} 3,000 tons. Inter-
mediate, Balboajto Buenaventura and Guaya-
quil, 200 to 1,300 tons. Guayaquil proper,
100 to 700 tons. Peruvian ports, 200 to 2,500

tons. Chilean ports, 4,500 to 10,000 tons.

Atlantic connections — Spanish Line, 300 to
1,500 tons. Italian Line, 400 to 3,200 tons.
French Line, 200 to 2,600 tons. Leyland
and Harrison (English), 200 to 2,300 tons.
United Fruit Company, 2,200 tons. Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, 1,000 to 23,000 tons.

Embargo on Cargo for "La Veloce."

The following notice has been sent to all
steamship agents and steamship agencies on
the Isthmus:

"The La Veloce Steamship line advise
that they cannot accept any more cargo
until further notice. The Panama
Railroad Company will refuse to accept
all cargo for that line enroute after April
6."

Repairs to Panama Railroad Ships.
The New York office of the Panama Rail-
road Company has notified the Isthmian office
that the Colon will be taken off the schedule
for a period of 40 days following its arrival in
New York from its present voyage, in order
that important repairs to engine foundations
and tank may be made. When these are
completed the Colon will be returned to the
service, and the Panama will be laid up for the
same purpose. The Cristobal will take the
place of these ships in the regular schedule.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

Fresh Chicken for Canal Trade.

During the recent eclipse of the sun on the
Isthmus, the chickens went to roost.

The method approved by the Department of
Agriculture for fattening chickens is based
upon their instinct of going to sleep whenever
it becomes dark. A chicken house has been
erected at Cristobal near the abattoir in which
chickens will be fattened for the canal trade,
with the object eventually of doing away with
the use of cold storage chickens. Fifty-six
coops, each capable of holding from five to
eight chickens, have been installed in the
house, and as the trade grows the capacity
will be increased. The chickens to be fattened
will be purchased in the local market, and
placed in the coops. They will have no chance
to exercise, and therefore the muscles will
become soft. Curtains will be hung around
the house to darken the interior, and three
times a day these will be raised. Then the
chickens will awaken and be fed. This regi-
men will be continued from seven to ten days,
when the chickens will be taken to the abattoir
and killed and dressed. After a few days in
cold storage they will be placed upon the
market. The diet to be tried first consists of
skimmed milk, flour, and tallow.

The object is to improve the quality of
chicken meat offered for sale, not to reduce
the price.

At present about 300 cold storage chickens
are sold daily by the commissaries.

Fire Protection in Balboa Railroad Yard.
As additional precaution against fire, a
water main 3,700 feet in length will be in-
stalled in Balboa yard with hydrants at three
hundred foot intervals. The present main
will be extended along the west side of the
repair track north to the end of that track,
cross from the east to the west side of the main
line freight track, north to Diablo cabin.

Market Station Assistant. Oil Gauger. Assistant
Alloy Chemist. Laboratorian. Associate Engin-
eer— Physicist. Valuation Analyst. Head Nurse.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for market station assistant, for both men
and women, on May 17, 1916. From
the register of eligibles resulting from this
examination certification will be made to fill
vacancies in this position in the Office of
Markets and Rural Organization, Department
of Agriculture, for duty in Washington, D. C.
and in the field, at salaries ranging from 81,000
to $1,400 per annum, and vacancies as they
may occur in positions requiring similar
qualifications, unless it is found to be in the
interest of the service to fill any vacancy by
reinstatement, transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the follow-
ing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Practical questions 40

2. Thesis or discussion (to bedelivered to the

Examiner on the day of the examina-
tion) 20

3. Education, training and experience 40

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Sec-
retary of the Civil Service Board of Examin-
ers, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

Applicants for this examination are referred
to announcement No. 502, posted at all club
houses and postoffices.

The concrete floor on Pier No. 7 at Cristo-
bal is completed, and practically all of the
paving outside the shed has been done.
Erection is in progress on the steel shed.

OIL GAUGER (MALE.) $1,200.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for oil gauger, for men only, on May 17,
1916.

From the register of eligibles resulting from
this examination certification will be made
to fill vacancies in this position in the office
of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior,
for service in Oklahoma, at a salary of
$1,200 a year, and vacancies as they may
occur in positions requiring similar qualifica-
tions, unless it is found to be to the interest
of the service to fill any vacancy by rein-
statement, transfer or promotion.

The duties of this position will be those or-
dinarily performed by gaugers, in the oil field,
including measuring witfi rod, oil guage, water
detector, etc., the amount of oil, etc., in the
oil tanks under his charge. He must be
familiar with the methods of stropping oil
tanks and applying formulae for computing
their capacity. He must be able to determine
the amount of water, sediment, etc., in crude
oils, and to compute changes in volume due to
variation in temperature.

Competitors will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Spelling (twenty words of more than av-

erage difficulty) 10

2. Arithmetic (fundamental rules, fractions,

weights, and measures, percentage, in-
terest, discount, commission, custom
house business, stocks and bonds, part-
nership, analysis, and statement of
simple account) to

3. Penmanship (the legibility, rapidity, neat-

ness, and general appearance of the
competitor's handwriting in the subject
of report writing) 10

4. Report writing (an orderly, concise, and

grammatical statement, not more than
200 words in length, of the essential

April 12, 1916.

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295

facts included in a g:ven statement of

400 to 500 words 10

5. Copying and correcting manuscript (test

in miking a smo ith corrected cony of a
draft of manuscript which includes eras-
ures, misspelled words, errors in syntax,
etc.) 10

6. Experience 50

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Sec-
retary of the Board of Civil Service Examin-
ers, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

Applicants are referred to announcement
No. 508, posted at all clubhouses and post
offices in the Canal Zone for further informa-
tion.

ASSISTANT ALLOY CHEMIST (MALE.)

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for assistant alloy chemist, for men only,
on May 17-18, 1916. From the register
of eligibles resulting from this examination
certification will be made to fill a vacancy in
this position at a salary of SI, 620 per annum
in the Bureau of Mines, Department of the
Interior, for duty at Ithaca, New York, and
vacancies as they may occur in positions re-
quiring similar qualifications, unless it is found
to be in the interest of the service to fill any
vacancy by reinstatement, transfer or pro-
motion.

The duties of this position will consist of
assisting in an investigation covering the
methods of preparing nonferrous alloys, the
furnaces and other appliances used in their
manufacture, and the prevention of waste in
their production.

Applicants should have a knowledge of
physical chemistry, with special reference to
the phase rule and its application to commer-
cial and scientific problems; and a reading
knowledge of French and German.

Competitors will be examined in the follow
ing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Physical and electro chemistry 35

2. French and German 10

3. Michrochemistry and metallography. ... 25

4. Thesis (to be delivered to the examiner

on the day of the cxaminat:oa) 10

5. Education, training, and experience 20

Total 100

Persons who meet fhe requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Sec-
retary of the Board of Civil Service Examiners,
Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

Applicants are referred to announcement
No. 507, posted at all clubhouses and posr
offices in the Canal Zone for further informa-
tions.

LABORATORIAN.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for laboratorian, for men only, on May 3,
1916. From the register of eligibles re-
sulting from this examination certification will
be made to fill a vacancy in the position of
laboratorian at S4 per diem in the machinery-
division of the Navy Yard. Mare Island, Cal.,
and vacancies as they may occur in positions
requiring similar qualifications at any navy
yard or other naval establishment of the United
States, or in the Department at Washington,
D. C, unless it is found to be in the interest

of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstate-
ment, transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the follow-
ing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Theoretical and practical questions in

electrical science 60

2. Education and training 40

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for Form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Sec-
retary of the Civil Service Board of Examin-
ers, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

Applicants for this examination are refer-ed
to announcement No. 451, posted at all club-
houses and postoffices.

ASSOCIATE ENGINEER-PHYSICIST.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces open competitive examinations
for Associate Engineer-Physicist and for
Grazing Assistant, to be held on the Canal
Zone about May 7, 1916 (date to be left
blank in application).

The former position is in the Bureau of
Standards, Department of Commerce, Wash-
ington, D. C, or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
at salaries ranging from S2.000 to $3,000 a
year, and vacancies as they may occur in
positions requiring similar qualifications.

The latter position is in the Forest Service
at a salary of §1,200 a year.

Competitors are advised to consult an-
nouncements Nos. 463, and 464 posted at all
clubhouses and Post Offices in the Canal
Zone.

Applicants who desire to take these exam-
inations should apply at once for form 2118
for the former examination, and 1312 for the
latter, to the Secretary of the Civil Service
Board, Administration Building, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone.

VALUATION ANALYST.

The United States Civil Service Commission
announces an open competitive examination
for valuation analyst, for men only. From
the register of eligibles resulting from this
examination certification will be made to fill
several vacancies now existing and other
vacancies as they may occur in this position
in the Division of Valuation, Interstate Com-
merce Commission, and vacancies as they
may occur in positions requiring similar quali-
fications, unless it is found to be in the in-
terest of the service to fill any vacancy by
reinstatement, transfer, or promotion.

As a result of this eximination two grades
of eligibles will be established, the salaries
in the first grade ranging from §3,600 to
$5,000 per annum; and in the second grade
from SI, 800 to $3,300 per annum. Entrance
salaries are usually fixed at the minimum
amount provided for each grade, but in cases
of exceptional qualifications the entrance
salary may be above the minimum provided
for that grade.

Appointment to these positions will be
principally for duty in Washington, D. C,
but some appointments may be made for duty
in the field. Appointees will receive a reason-
able allowance for expenses when absent from
headquarters in the discharge of official duties.

Competitors will not be assembled for
examination, but will be rated on the follow-

ing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Education 30

2. Experience ... 30

3. Reports and writings submitted 40

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and de-
sire this examination should at once apply for
form 2039 and special form, stating the title
of the examination for which the forms are
desired, to the Secretary of the Local Board of
Civil Service Examiners, Administration
Building, Balboa Heighis, C. Z.

HEAD NURSE (OPERATING) FEMALE.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for head nurse (operating), for women
only, on May 17, 1916. From th2 register
of eligibles resulting from this examination
certification will be nude to fill a vacancy
in this position in Freedmen's Hospital,
Washington, D. C, at $480 a year, together
with board, quarters, and laundry, and va-
cancies as they may occur in positions re-
quiring similar qualifications, unless it is
found to be in the interest of the service to fill
any vacancy by reinstatement, transfer or
promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the follow-
ing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

1. Anatomy and physiology 5

2. Hygiene of the sick room 20

3. General nursing 20

4. Surgical nursing 20

5. Obstetrical nursing 20

6. Experience in nursing 15

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the ex-
amination for which the form is desired, to
the Secretary of the Board of Civil Service
Examiners, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.

Applicants are referred to announcement
No. 506, posted at all clubhouses and post-
offices in the Canal Zone for further informa-
tion.

Demolition of Am2rlcan anJ English Wharves la
Panama.

In compliance with the order of the Health
Department to make its, so-called, "Ameri-
can" and "English" piers in the city of Pana-
ma rat proof or demolish them, the Panama
Railroad Company has served notice on the
lessees that these piers will be demolished.
They have long been used largely for storage
purposes by merchants in Panama, and are
no longer needed as the new Pier 18 at Balboa
and the recently constructed pier of the Pana-
ma Government in Panama will serve every
necessity of the old piers.

The "American" wharf or pier is leased in
sections to various merchants, who pay five
dollars a month for space, and the rental
never amounts to more than sixty dollars a
month. Notice has been served upon the
lessees that 30 days after April 8 the demoli-
tion of the wharf will be begun.

The "English" wharf is leased to Pinel
Brothers of Panama at an annual rental of
$250, under a lease entered into on July I|
1910 for a period of 15 years, with a stipula-
tion that the lessor may terminate the lease
at any time upon 90 days notice. This notice
has been served, and demolition of the wharf
will begin about July 7.

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Vol. IX, No. 34.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Work Completed, Under Way, and About to Begin.

The new buildings for Colon Hospital were
turned over to the Health Department on
April 10. On June 1, ihe first of the new hos-
pital buildings at Ancon will be ready for
occupancy, and work on the second of these
buildings may be begun this month.

Abcut May 15. the new ice making and cold
storage plant at Balboa will be ready for use.
| Eachclor quarters at Ancon, the large con-
crete structure; the cffice building at the
Pacific terminus of the Canal; the office build-
ing at Cristobal coaling plant, and the new
laundry building at Ancon will be finished
abcut the middle of June.

appropriations for new quarters on the Isth-
mus.

Balboa Ice and Cold Storage Plant.

The ice making and cold storage plant at
Balboa will probably be ready for occupancy
aboutMay 15. It has a capacity of two hund-
red tons of refrigeration each 24 hours. The
building which houses this plant is situated
behind the Balboa commissary, and is 237 feet
6 inches long, 73 feet 4 inches wide, and one
story high. In the middle of the building is
the compressor room occupying the full width
and 40 feet four inches long. The front and
rear elevations of this section are treated
architecturally, but the remainder of the
building is plain wall.

reciprocating floor pump driven by a two
horsepower motor, and electric cranes and
hoists for use in lifting cakes of ice from the
tanks. Each freezing tank contains 606 cans
for making ice, and each can has a capacity
of 300 pounds of ice. It will require 50 hours
for freezing a cake.

An ice storage room full width of the build-
ing and 35 feet 2 inches long, divided into ten
compartments, each insulated from the others;
and a cold storage room 75 feet long and full
width of the building, divided into 26 com-
partments, occupy the balance of the building.
It is possible that a small section of the build-
ing will be set off as a retail salesroom, but
this has not been determined.

A loading platform 12 feet 2 inches wide

LAYOUT. FORT RANT.OLPH, MARGARITA 1SLAND-

■(O.HEADOUARTERS. (2) BARRACKS. (31 NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
(6) CAPTAINS. (7) LIEUTENANTS. (8) BACHELOR LIEUTENANTS.

(4) COMMANDING OFFICER. (5) FIELD OFFICER.

The post buildings at Fort Randolph,
Margarita Island, are occupied and work will
be completed this month.

A dairy building for Cristobal cold storage
plant has been begun.

Building construction at Fort Sherman,
Toro Toint. will be finished this month.

A requisition has been sent to the States for
8,O7O,0CO feet B. M. of miscellaneous lumber
for building purposes. Another requisition
for 13,799,640 feet of miscellaneous lumber
has gone forward, but letting of a contract is
dependent upon action by the Congress on

Two ammonia compressors of the De La
Vergne horizontal double acting type, with
accessories, constitute the mechanical part of
the equipment. Each compressor is driven
by a two hundred horsepower motor running
on a 2,200 volt alternating current. A pump
out machine is belt driven by a 15 horsepower
motor.

Two freezing tanks made of steel occupy the
tank room, which is 68 by 73 feet 4 inches.
In this room are four agitators in pairs driven
by 15 horsepower motors, three air blowers
belt driven by 7 5 horsepower motors, one

runs the length of the building, facing upon a
railroad track; and a platform 7 feet 4 inches
in width runs along the south end, and a wagon
road leads alongside this.

Coaling Plant Office and Store.

Nearing completion at Cristobal coaling
plant is the office and store building, which
will probably be ready for occupancy about
June 15. This is a one-story reinforced con-
crete building 109 feet 10 inches long, 38 feet
6 inches wide, roof of imperial Spanish red
tile. The office space will occupy 38 feet 6

April 12. 1016.

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297

inches by 34 feet; the store room 41 feet by
38 feet 6 inches; the compressor room 26 feet
by 16 feet 6 inches; oil and paint room 26
feet by 14 feet 4 inches.

Dairy Building at Cristobal.

A model building for handling ice cream,
butter, and milk is under construction at the
northeast end of the cold storage plant in
Cristobal. It is a two-story structure of re-
inforced concrete, 91 feet long and 45 feet
in greatest width. The cold rooms will be
insulated with lith, and the finish throughout
will be such as to insure thfi highest degree
of cleanliness. On the ground floor a room
will be set aside for each of the following op-
erations or uses: Ice cream brick cutting,
tub storage, ice cream hardening, bottling
and freezing, bottle washing, office. Second-
floor — Milk cooling, milk tempering, ice
crushing, kitchen, butter storage, butter
printing. The ice cream brick cutting,
bottling and freezing, kitchen, and butter
printing rooms will have white tile floor and
wainscot.

Colon Hospital Buildings Completed.

The group of concrete buildings comprising
the new Colon Hospital were completed on
April 10th and turned over to the Health
Department.

The buildings are four in number, arrange 1
on the pavilion plan, with an administration
building in the middle, flanked by an east
wing for wards, a west wing for a dispensary
and private rooms, and a service building in
the rear. The operating rooms are on the sec-
ond floor of the administration building. The
buildings are all faced on the sea and take
advantage of the prevailing breeze. The
hospital will have accommodations for 65
patients, and includes eight private rooms.
The transfer of patients from the old build-
ings to the new Hospital will take place about
May 1.

•

Ancon Hospital Buildings.

All the outside work on the new building
at Ancon Hospital has been completed, and
the workmen are busy on the interior finish —
placing of tile, painting, etc. It is expected
that the building will be ready for occupancy
by June 1. The razing of wards No. 1 and 2,
and the small building that joins them to one
another, will probably begin this week. Upon
the site of these will be erected a two-story
concrete building to accommodate wards
1, 2, 3, and 4. This building will be in three
parts, one 138 feet long and 42 feet wide,
and the other 122 feet long and 42 feet wide,
joined by a building 94 feet long and 32 feet
wide. Ward No. 1 will be used for female
medical cases and will contain 28 beds; No.
2 for male surgical cases, 21 beds; No. 3
obstetrical cases, 24 beds; No. 4 female sur-
gical cases 21 beds. The interior will be di-
vided into rooms of various sizes and there
will be a small ward in each building.

New Clubhouse at Ancon.

The new clubhouse at Ancon was opened to
the public on Saturday night, April 8. It
will be conducted by a Secretary of the Y. M.
C. A., on the plan of all the other clubhouses.

The building is two stories high, 109 feet
4 inches across the front and 95 feet 2 inches
deep. It is built of wood, and part of it in-
cludes the building formerly used by the dis-
trict quartermaster. The entrance looks

towards the little park in front of the Com-
missary.

On the ground floor, in order through the
center of the building, are a lobby, women's
room, restaurant and kitchen. On the right
of these are a library, secretary's office, six
table billiard room, boys' room, and barber
shop. On the left are four bowling alleys.

On the second floor a room full depth of the
building and 40 feet wide is arranged as
auditorium, dance hall, and gymnasium. A
stage at the far end is 18 by 23 feet in dimen-
sion, and at the front end is a stand for a
moving picture machine. Alongside of the
auditorium is a reading room. The old lodge
hall will remain in use by various lodges.

Ft. Randolph, Margarita Island.

The work at Margarita Island, Fort Ran-
dolph, is of more interest from the standpoint
of landscape effect than from that of archi-
tectural treatment of the buildings. The
sketch published herewith indicates the lay-
out. The trees bordering walks, and between
the various buildings, are almost entirely
fruit bearing or nut bearing, the intention
being to keep them as part of the food re-
source in time of need. These include coco-
nut, orange, almonds, limes, avocados, grape
fruit, and mangoes. The shrubs and flower-
ing plants chiefly used are hibiscus, crepe
myrtle, jasmine, panax victoria, privet,
acalypha, croton, graptophylleum, and bou-
gainvilla.

The prado leading from headquarters to
the flag staff will be bordered with Cuban
royal palms spaced 30 feet apart, and in a
parallel line with these, staggered as to po-
sition, will be umbrella almonds.

All of the quarters are of wood, and follow
a type prescribed for the Army. The dimen-
sions are as follows:

Headquarters — One hundred fifty-four feet
10 inches by 58 feet. Field Queers— Fifty-
eight and one-half feet by 42 1 feet. Captains —
Forty-seven feet by 31 feet Lieutenant* — ■
Forty-three feet by S3 feet 10 inches. Non-
commissioned Officers — Seventy-six feet by
30 feet. Barracks — One hundred twenty-
three and one-half feot by 64 feet.

Native Beef and Bologna Sausage.
Fifty-five head of beef were killed at the
Commissary abattoir one day last week, the
largest kill made in one day. The use of native
beef from the Commissary abattoir began
about a year ago when five head were killed.
The plant has a capacity of one hundred fifty
head a day. While the native beef is rapidly
taking the place of that imported from the
United States, the Canal population has not
yet learned the value and economy of the use
of the forequarters. On this account, the
supply of forequarters is greater than the
demand. It is proposed, and machinery has
been purchased, to make the quarters not
sold into bologna sausage, in which form it is
believed the meat will be eagerly sought.

A new cap which fits over the head of milk
bottles, instead of within the neck, has been
adopted by the Commissary for its work of bot-
tling fresh milk brought from the States. The
cap is held in place by a metal ring crimped
upon the neck of the bottle, and is removed by
pushing this ring downwards, releasing the
ends of the cap.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Umpire of Joint Land Commission.

Vice Admiral of the Navy of Spain, Don
Victor Maria Concas Palau, who has been
designated to act as Umpire for the Joint
Land Commission, arrived at Colon on the
Montserrat from Spain on April 10.

Appointment of Member of Joint Land Commis-
sion.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 8, 1916.
Circular No. 601-49:

The Executive Order quoted below is published for
the information of all concerned.

Geo. W. Goethals.

Governor.

By direction of the President it is ordered:
That Clement L. Bouve. who has been appointed a
member of the Joint Commission for the appraisement
and settlement of damages to property in the Canal
Zone, in accordance with the provisions of Articles Six
and Fifteen of the Convention between the United
States and Panama, concluded November 18. 1903,
be allowed Twenty-five ($25) dollars per day for his
services, including all expenses, from the time of his
sailing from New York until his return thither; pro-
vided that he shall be granted free transportation on the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line from New York to
the Isthmus and return, free transportation over the
Panama Railroad, and such other transportation as
may be necessary when traveling on official business
on the Isthmus; he shall also be allowed the ordinary
privileges of Government employes on the Isthmus,
including employes' rates at the hotels of The Panama
Canal or the Panama Railroad Company on the Isth-
mus.

Newton D. Baker.
Secretary of War.
War Department,
Washington, D. C,
March ZS. 1916.

Calendar.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
as indi ate I for the wee : end m April 22:

Monday. .l/> d 17 — Doc.et No. 524, Pablo Jurado
E., reargument:.

Tuesday. April IS: Docket No. 1024, Francisco Cas-
tillo, reargument, Docket No. 1164. Antonio tnsenat,
re-argument.

Wednesday, April 19 — Docket Nos. 90 and 90-A, Ora
Miller, argument on motion of counsel lor I', s to
grant rehearing an ' on moti n of counsel for claimant
to dismiss moti »n to rehear.

Thursday. Ap il II — t'oc':et Nos. 9'6 and 174o.
Bonifacio Segur >, argument on mot on of counsel for
the United States to grant a rehearing.

William Taylor, Secretary

Recommend ations for Promotion.

The Washington Office of The Panama
Canal has circulated the following for the
information and guidance of employes:
Paragraph 3 of Civil Service Rule XI —
"3. No recommendation for the pro-
motion of a classified employe shall be
considered by any officer concerned in
making promotions, unless it be made by
the person under whose supervision such
employe has served, and such recom-
mendation by any other person, if made
with the knowledge and consent of the
employe, shall be sufficient cause for
debarring him from the promotions pro-
posed, and a repetition of the offense shall
be sufficient cause for removing him from
the service."

Alien Soldiers Exempted from Head Tax.

The Department of Labor has issued general
instructions to its immigration officers that
no alien tax shall be assessed or collected on
account of soldiers or discharged soldiers of the
Army returning to the United States.

Plans are being made for illumination of the
berm cranes at the Balboa coaling plant to the
end that they may be worked at night.

298

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 34.

ADVANCE IN PRICES.

Commissary Supplies Begin to Feel Direct Force
of the War.

Whereas an abnormal increase in prices of
imported articles has been apparent since the
beginning of the European War, this did not
affect the home market to any considerable
extent until about the first of this year.

Owing to the scarcity of raw material,
United States as well as European manu-
facturers are experiencing the utmost difficulty
in production, especially in the case of arti-
cles using chemicals, cotton or metal.

The market is continually changing, not
fluctuating. There is a steady upward ad-
vance. Not only is this true of the lines men-
tioned but also of ink, twine, wrapping paper,
etc. Inks that cost 20 cents per pound before
the beginning of the war are now costing $1.50
per pound. Wrapping paper has increased
100 per cent, as has also twine.

Cooking utensils, and aluminum ware in
particular, because of the unprecedented
shortage of raw material, are gradually ad-
vancing.

Dress goods, men's furnishings, leather
goods, for the same reason are costing more
with every purchase.

As regards supplies from Europe, no im-
ports are obtainable from Gernany, and very
few from France. Manufacturers in Great
Britain are able to make occasional shipments
of such goods as china waie, groceries, linens,
but owing to the scarcity of labor, it is neces-
sary to place orders from six to nine months
in advance, whereas before the war orders
could be completed in from one to three
months after receipt.

Not only has the high cost of raw material
increased prices, but, owing to the taking over
of steamers by the British Government for
transporting troops and supplies, freight
rates have advanced. The risk of shipping
from the "war zone" has also increased the
cost of insurance, adding from 10 to 25 per
cent to actual cost, according to the com-
modity.

While the advance in price of many im-
ported articles is hardly noticeable to the con-
sumer, the fact remains that the cost of all
manufactured articles is increasing. Com-
parison of retail selling prices of a few items,
for example, is shown below:

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Blankets

Bowls, salad

Bowls, sugar

Cups and saucers. . . .

Dishes, bakers

Condensed milk

Leather collar boxes.
Leather suit cases. . . .

Leather leggins

Plates, dinner

Plates, breakfast

Plates, soup, plain. . .

Tea, lb

Raincoats, ea

Cloths, sideboard. . . .

Serge, black, yd

Linen table sets, set .

^ year

ago.

Now

il.70

$2.20

1. 10

1.35

2.25

2.50

1.65

1 .80

2.95

3.20

.10

.13

1.15

1.35

16.65

2C.50

3.65

4.05

1.60

1.80

1.40

1.60

.05

.06

.36

.40

7.90

8.30

.65

.72

2.70

3.20

4.15

4.85

Yellow Fever Work at Buenaventura.

At the request of the Government of Col-
ombia a physician of The Panama Canal,
Dr. E. P. Beverley, and a Sanitary Inspector,
Mr. Joseph A. Corrigan, have been allowed
leave of absence in order that they may spend
three months at Buenaventura, inaugurating
sanitation work against yellow fever. The
steamship Jamaica, which sailed last week,
carried $4,000 worth of material to be used
in this work, including sulphur, pyrethrum,
canvas, paper, and garbage cans.

Coupon Books for Silver Roll Employes.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 4, 1916.
To all concerned— Effective this date the forwarding
of coupon books to silver employes for delivery to other
employes will be discontinued, and such books hereto-
fore sent to silver employes will be forwarded for de-
livery to such gold employes as may be designated by
the heads of the various divisions.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Requests for Free Entry.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z-, April 3, 1916.
Bulletin No. 614:

To commissary managers — The following circular
issued by the Chief Quartermaster under date of March
31 is republished for the necessary attention on your
part:

'To all concerned — -All employes of the Supply
Department who desire the free entry of mer-
chandise coming to the Isthmus either by mail or
freight, will submit the necessary farms through the
head of their division. No forms will be O. K'ed
by this office and forwarded to the Executive Secre-
tary for approval, unless they bear the initials
of the head of the division in which the employe
making the request is employed."
These forms should be submitted through this
office.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

♦

Royal uouicoa Ware.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., April 7, 1916.
Bulletin No. 618:

To commissary managers — We have been unable to
procure Royal Doulton coaching and hunting ware in
sufficient quantities. Whenever the small quantities
received on the Isthmus are distributed to retail
stores, dissatisfaction results.

Effective at once no Royal Doulton coaching and
hunting ware will be shipped to stores so long as "De-
posits" are on file in this office for this ware.

Please advertise this fact, and accept deposits for
these items, with the understanding that the goods will
be delivered upon receipt at Cristobal, and with the
further understanding that additional collections will be
made, or refund notes will be issued when the actual
prices of the items are ascertained.

Deposits should be accepted at the latest advertised
retail price and transmitted to this office, where all
orders will be held and filled in order of their receipt.
Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Cheese and Cauliflower.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., April 7, 1916.
Memorandum No. 64:

To commissary managers — As there was no Edam
cheese obtainable in the New York market for ship-
ment on the steamship Allianca, arriving yesterday,
we will continue to be out ot this item.

The New York office also advises that our order for
cauliflower was cancelled on account of the price
being too high.

Please bring the above to the attention of your trade.
Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, April 19, 1916, beginning
promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the fol.owing
classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine en-
gineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application and
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than a day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boat

will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour stated above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal o n
Friday, April 21, 1916, beginning at 9 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

George J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently aldressed letters and
papers have been received at the offi:e of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the
addressees:

Pana-American Ice Co.

Rowe, Venson R.

Simons, J. E.

South American Supply Co.

Perez. Miss Carmen Felicia

Reynolds, C. L.

Richards, Mrs. L. S.

Rose, John

Sampson, Miss Florence M.

Stevens, Win. P.

Thomas, M.

Verthman, A. B.

Vansteenberg, Chas. F.

Wiggins, Roy W.

Bradley. Chas. W.*
Carter. Maj. J. M. S.
David, R. H.
Hatley, Ben

Anderson. Spt. W. D. A.
Becker, Mrs. Anna
Coffman, Lester
Downing, J. S.
English, P. X.
Gray, Lieut. M. W.
Hunt. James E.
Lawton, Thos.
Marten, Erwin
Murtha. Richard

♦Paper.

Nixon, Mrs. C. C.

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday, April 8, 1916.

Stations

Day and Date.

Vigia

■c

i

33

Sun., April 2

Tues., April 4

We. 1., April S

Thurs., Airil 6

Fri.. April 7

124.95
124.90
125.05
125.20
125.05
124.95
124.95

91 .29
91.25
91.22
91 .54
91 .38
91 .23
91.16

86.16J86.1053.88
6.I()|.S6. 0 53.85
6. 108"). 0653. 80
6.08 86.06 53.97
86.05'86.00 53.94
<6.02>6.005l.84

Heights of low water
to nearest foot . . .

125.0

91.0

|

Rainfall from April 1 to 8

1916,

inclusive.

Stations,

g

H

S §

D

J'5

H a

Pacific Section —

Ins.
.12
.05
.04
.04

8
8

2
3

Ins.
.12

.06

.07

.04

.00

Central Section —

.35
.23
.12
.25

4
4
8
4

.42

.25

.15

.32

.04
.05
.08
.17

.04
.08
.07

4
4
8
5

4 &S
5
8

.04

.05

.10

.26

Atlantic Section-

.10

.13

Colon

.17

.00

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

JStandard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

April 12, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

299

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., April 9, 1916.)

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Arrivals.

•Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Buford

Engineer (tug)...

Saint Nazaire.
New York.
Port Limon.
New Orleans.
New York.

April 4.. ..

April 8...

j April 8

1 ^aint Nazaire

Elders & FvfTes

The Panama Canal. . .

Engineer (tug)

E. K Wood Lumber Co....
.i The Panama Canal

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Barcelona-
New York.

New York.

April 10...
April 10...

April 10...

April 10...
April 12...
Anril 13...

Levis Luckenbach . .

A^ril 10....
April 10....

Goshi Kaisha Kishoimto
Shokai.

Pacific-American Fisheries. .

Jacob Luckenbach . .
Puerto Rico

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Dale

Vessel Line

From \ Dale

Vessel

Ltne

For

April 3. ,
April 4. . . .
April 4

Camp Sabbath. ' April 4.. . .

Imperial

South American S. S. Co. . .
Peruvian Steamship Co ... .

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.

Callao.

San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Camp Sabbath.

April 7... .
April 7....
Aprils....

April 6 . . . .
April 6. . . .

April 8

.\\~^pori j Pacific Mai! Steamship Co. .

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

April 10....
April 11....
April 11....
April 13....

East Asiatic S. S. Co

North Pacific S. S. Co

Okazaki Kisen Kabushiki
Kaisha.

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.
San Francisco.
Antofogasta.

Chile.

April 10. . .
April 10...
April 11..
April 13...

South American S. S. Co. . .
Peruvian Steamship Co. . . .
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. .

Guayaquil.

Ceo. W. Elder ,

Valparaiso.

April IS....
April 15. ...

Santa Clara Atlantic & Pacific S. S. Co..

1

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices o' articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective April 7:

Bedspreads, ea

Blankets, ea

Boning, collar, yd

Cards, playing, pack. . .
Cloths, sideboard, ea. . .
Coats. Palm Beach, ea.

Combs, ea

Crepe de Chine, yd. . . .

Curtain, yd

Gauntlets, pr

Hats, ea

Hose, men's, pr

Pajamas, suit

Racquets, tennis, ea

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Sheets, 90" x 90 ", ea.

Skins, chamois, ea

Suits, bathing, suit

Suits, bathing, suit

Thimbles, ea

Ties, middy, ea

Umbrellas, ea

Umbrellas, ea

Price Change.

Additions to Stock.

Serge, blue, yd $2 . 80

Serge, blue, yd 2.S5

Serge, cream, yd 2.55

Serge, gray, yd 2.90

Voile, s; lash cord, yd 18

Voile, mercerized, embroidered, yd 43

Noodles, lb., pkg 07

Relish, tomato, 8-oz., bot 09

Sardines, boneless, is, tin 19

Tobacco, Lucky Strike, 2-oz., tin 10

Flour, whole wheat, H-lb., tin 19

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday. April 13, 1916:
fish.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

fruits.

Coconuts, dry, ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea 12

Sugar cane, ea 03

Plantain, ea 01

vegetables.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra, ea 00*

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Yampi, per lb 04

* Indicates advance from last list.
tlndicates reduction from last list.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
witli the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, April 3 and May 1,
will not land mail in New York until Tuesday of the
following week. Train No. 4, leaving Panama at 7.10

a. m., connects with the despatches for the sailing on
May 1.

t\Vhen the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on the
following Sunday.

Sailings of Vessels in Regul ar Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL -COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Carrillo U. F. CApril 5.

Colon P. R. R.. April 6.

Tenadores U. F. CAnril 8.

Santa Maria U. F. CApril 12.

Advance P. R. R.. April 13 April

M'tnfian U. F CApril 15 April 24

Panama P. R. R.. April 20 April 26

Alliance P.R.R.. April 27 May 3

Colon P. R. R..May 4 May 11

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Panama P. R. R.. April 6 April 12

Almiranle U. F. CApril 6 April 13

Arrives.
..April 12
..April 12
..April 16
...April 19

Paslores U. F. CApril

10...

.April

17

Allianca P. R. R. . April

13...

.April

i«

Zacapa U. F. CApril

13...

.April

20

Calamares U. F. CApril

ir...

.April

24

Colon P. R.R. . April

20..

.April

26

Carrillo U. F. CApril

20..

.April

27

Advance P. R. R.. April

27...

4

Panama P. R. R..May

4..

May

11)

Allianca P. R. R..May

11..

.May

17

Colon P. R. R.May

18...

.May

24

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLOh

.

Heredia U. F. CApril

8..

.April

IS

Parismina U. F. CApril

12...

.April

17

Abangarez U. F. CApril

IS...

• April

22

Alenas U. F. CApril

19...

.April

24

Carlago U. F. CApril

22..

.April

:i

Heredia U. F. CApril

26..

. May

l

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS

Abangarez U. F. CApril

9...

.April

14

Alenas U. F. C. April

9 ..

April

17

Carlago U. F. CApril

16...

-April

21

Heredia U. F. CApril

16...

.April

26

Parismina U. F. CApril 23 April 28

Abongaret U. F. C April 23.... May 1

300

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 34.

PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.

(PASSENGER TRAIN TIME TABLE NO. 23— IN EFFECT APRIL 15, 1916.)

SOUTHWARD.

STATIONS.

Miles
from
Colon

DAILY.

Doily

except
Sunday

Satur-
day
only

Daily
except
Sat-
ti rday

SUNDAY ONLY.

31

3

33

5

35

37

39

7

41

9

43

51

53

11

Leave.

0

1.57
6.79

14.48
20.92
25.27

30.26

35.19

A.M.

A M.
7.15
S7.20
S7.30

37.45
s7 56
38.03

S8.14
f8.30

A.M.

A. M.
11 05
sll. 10
si 1.20

si 1 . 35

P. M.

P. M.

P. M.

P. M.
5. 10
S5 . 1 5
S5.25

S5.40
bS 51
35.58

S6.09

16.20

P. M.

P. M.
11.35
sll .40
sll. 50

A. M.

si 2 or,

S12.17
S12.24

12.46

P. M.

A. M.

P. M.

P. M.
9.30

sll 46
sll .53
P.M.
S12.04
f 12. IS

slO.18

slO.29
10.40

47.93
45.64
44.65

7.00
37.05
S7.10

10.40
slO.45
slO 50

1 . 10
s1 .15
si 20

4.50
S4.55
S5.00

6 05
S6.10
S6.15

7.20
S7.25
37.30

1 1 . 33
sll 40
si 1.45

1.30
si. 35
si. 40

9.15
S9.20
S9.25

Arrive

1.35

Arrive

5.15

40.95

S7.25

sll.05

S6.28

S7.45

A. M.
sl2.0O

si . 55

S9.40

40.24

97.28

S8.44

sll.08

312.29

Leave

1.45

6 30

s6 34

s".48

S12.58

si 2. 03

si .58

S9.43

slO.53

42.35
44.24
46 52
47.61

S7.34
S7.39
S7.45
7.50
A. M.

38.50
S8.54
s9.00
9.05
A.M.

sll .14
si 1 . 19

sll .25
1 1 . 30

A. M.

312.35
si 2 39
si 2. 45
12.50
P. M.

si 50
si 55
S2.00
2.05
P. M.

s6 4(1
S6.44
S6.5II
6.55
P. M.

S7.54
S7.59
S8.05
8.10
P. M.

s1 .04
Si. 09
31.15
1.21,
A. M.

SI2.00

<12 14
312.20
12.25
A. M.

S2.04
s2 0)
S2.15
2.20

A. M.

s9 . 49
S9.54

slO.OO
10.05

P. M.

si 0.59
si 1.04

P.' M.' '

"p.m."

11.15
P. M.

31

3

33

5

35

37

39

7

41

9

43

51

53

11

DAILY.

Daily
.-x. ept
Su,,d.i>

Sun-
day
only.

Daily
except
Sund'y

SUNDAY ONLY.

NORTHWARD.

STATIONS.

Miles
from
Colon

Mixed
Daily

DAILY.

Satur.
day
only

Daily
except
Saturday

SUNDAY ONLY.

30

4

32

6

34

36

38

8

40

10

42

52

12

Leave.

47.61
46.52
44.24
42.35

A. M
4 50
34.55
s5.02
S5.07

A.M.
7 10
37.15
37.21
S7.26

A.M.
8.30
S8.35
s8 41
s8 46

A. M.
11.00
si 1. 05
sll 12
sll. 16

P. M.
12.10

si 2. 15
Sl2 21
312.26

P. M.
3.05
S3. 10
33.16
S3.21

P. M.

P. M.
5.05
S5.10
S5.16
S5.21

P. M.

P. M.
11.30
Sll. 35
sll. 41
sll. 46

P. M.

10.40
SlO.45
810.51
S10.56

A. M.
12.40
si 2. 45
si 2 50
S12.55

P. M.
9.25
S9.30
89 . 36
89.41

40 24

35 10

s7 33

s8 . 53

si 1.23

S12 33

Arrive
S3 28

S5.28

6.45

sll. 53

sll 03

si. 01

S9.48

Leave

3.40

Leave

5.3S

A. M.

si 1.06
sll 18
si 1.23
11.28

40 95
44 65
45.64
47.93

s5 22
s5.55
s6 28
6.35

S8.56
s9 10
S9.15
9.20

Si 2. 36

si 2 50

si 2 55

1 00

s6 . 48
87.02

S7.07
7.12

Culebra

S3.55
S4.00
4.05

s5.S3
35.58
6.03

si. 16
si. 21
1.25

35.19
30.26
25.27

20 92
14.48
6.79

1.57
0

A. M.

f7.45
37.55
S8.07

S8.14
S8.25
S8.40
S8.50

8.55
A.M.

A.M

si 1.45

sll 57
P. M.
si 2 04
si 2 15
si 2 30
si 2 40
12,45
P. M.

15.40
S5.50
S6.02

S6.09
S6.20
S6.35
S6.45
6.50
P. M.

P. M.

12.06
S12.16
S12.28

si 2. 3 1
S12.45
si. 00
Si. 10

1.15

A. M.

10.01
slO.U
S10.22

S10.29
S10.40
S10.5S
sll.05
11.10
P. M.

Monte Lirio

P. M.

P. M.

P. M.

P. M.

A. M.

30

4

32

6

31

36

38

8

40

10

42

52

12

Mixed
Daily

DAILY.

Sun-
day
only

Daily
except
Sal urd iy

SUNDAY ONLY.

■ Stop, f Flag stop.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
resilience.

Employed by

Date of
death.

73155
28213

125445

861 /(I

Trinidad

Paraiso

Pacific Terminal.

Sergio Cozal alias C. Casal. . . .
Albert M. Prince alias Joseph

Prince.
Elijah Samuels

Mar. 18, 1916.
Mar. 28. 1916.

Mar. 30. 1916

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank

deposits, postal savings or postal money or-
der deposits, or any other moneys due to
them, should be presented at once to the Ad-
ministrator of Estates, Room 320, Adminis-
tration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All
claims should be itemized, sworn to before a
notary public, or other public officer having
a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The
names, will be published but once.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1916.

No. 35.

The Canal Record

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Isthmus of Panama,

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Traffic through the Canal.

After being closed to traffic for seven months
the Canal was reopened on April 15th, 15
ships making the transit on that date. Fol-
lowing are the names of the ships in the order
of passage:

Saturday, April 15.

Northbound: St. Veronica, Cetriana, Edith,
Crown of Seville, Harry Luckenbach, Sommer-
stad and Alfred Nobel.

Southbound: Cyrus W. Field, Oyleric, Lewis
Luckenbach, Buford, Jacob Luckenbach, Wind-
ber, Gilgai, and Eureka.

Sunday, April 16.

Northbound: Florence Luckenbach, Copen-
hagen, Kim, American, and Thode Fagelund.

Southbound: Tenryrus Maru, Harima
Maru, Chimu, LuzBlanca, and Falslria.
Monday, April 17.

Northbound: Capac, Selandria, Cwladys,
Consols, Solano, and San Juan.

This was the maiden trip of the San Juan
through the Canal and the first Pacific Mail
ship to use the Canal.

Southbound: Arabian and Foreric.

The deepest draft ship making the transit
during these three days was the Arabian,
drawing 28.3 feet.

No unusual incidents marked the reopening
of the Canal.

have been protected from the sea during con-
struction by a cofferdam consisting of earth
fill dumped upon the underlying mud and
rock. This cofferdam extends from the west
end of the unloader wharf across the entrance
basin to the west end of the entrance pier and
around it to the north side of the dry dock.
It is now being removed.

Approximately 75,000 linear feet of holes
were drilled in the cofferdam by means of well
drills. On account of the proximity of the
cofferdam to the masonry structures, it is
considered necessary to blast in several sepa-
rate operations, rather than shoot it all out
in one operation, and with one blast. The
method followed thus far, and to be followed
still further, is to blast off the outer, or water
edge, until the cofferdam section is narrowed
down as far as is considered safe to do so and
prevent the water from flooding the dry dock
from any accidental break in the dam.

The first shot was set off on March 10,
and consisted of 45 holes. The second blast
took place on April 15, about 3,500 pounds of
dynamite being used. On April 7, the third
shot was set off, and preparations were begun
for a shot to be made on Wednesday, April 19.
The first shot which will blast the rock from
the outer edge of the cofferdam through to the
inner edge will be the largest, but it will be
held down to as small an amount of dynamite
as is possible. This shot will be made next
week, and will be the final shot. Before this
blast is set off dredge No. 85 will pump water
over the cofferdam and entrance basin into the
dry dock until the water has reached an eleva-
tion a little below low tide. The gate leaves
will be left open, and the reinforced concrete
pontoons will be securely moored in the
center of the dry dock. After the final shot is
made, the dry dock leaves will be closed
and the water will be pumped out by the use
of temporary pumps.

Blasting Cofferdam at Pacific Terminals, Balboa.

The areas occupied by the unloader wharf,
entrance pier and basin, and dry dock No. 1,

Submarine Power Line to Toro Point.

The question of a permanent power supply
for Fort Sherman was taken up during the fall
of 1914. Several methods were possible, and
it was a question as to which was preferable;
a local engine driven generating set, an over-
head line to Toro Point from the Gatun hydro-
electric station, or a submarine power line
from this station.

In a letter to the Governor, dated Decem-
ber 13, 1914, the Electrical Engineer set forth
in detail the advantages and disadvantages of
the various possible methods, and advised the
installation of a three-phase, 6,600 volt sub-
marine cable between the hydroelectric
station at Gatun, and Toro Point, using trans-
formers which were already on the Isthmus,
for stepping up the voltage at Gatun from
2,200 volts to 6,600 volts for transmission
through a distance of about seven miles, and
stepping it down to 2,200 volts for distribu-
tion at Toro Point. The estimated cost of this
installation was $50,000, including the value

of the transformers, which were already on
hand.

This recommendation was approved by the
Secretary of War and on May 27, 1915,
requisition was placed in the States for 7,200
feet of three-conductor, No. 6 B. & S. gauge,
10,000-volt, lead-covered cable, and 40,900
feet of three-conductor, No. 6, B. & S. gauge
10,000-volt submarine cable, the total cost of
which was $37,643.47.

The plain lead-covered cable was used in
the duct line from the hydroelectric station to
Gatun locks; thence through ducts to the
north end of the locks. At this point the
armored submarine cable was spliced on and
laid in a trench 24 inches deep, about 300
feet from, and nearly parallel with, the west
bank of the canal to a point on Limon Bay,
where it begins its submarine journey across
the bay to a landing hut at Toro Point. The
portion of the cable in ducts is 7,003 feet long,
the subterranean portion is about 2\ miles
long and the submarine ssction is approxi-
mately 5J miles in length. The submarine
section was laid by the cable boat Cyrus W.
Field, and by Panama Railroad barges in the
shallow sections where the larger boat could
not approach. The splices in the submarine
cable were made by forces of the Electrical
Division, who spliced and taped the copper
conductors, and by the cable boat forces, who
made the armor joints.

Due to a long delay in the delivery of the
cable from the manufacturers, the work pro-
gressed slowly. In was finally completed and
the line placed in service on April 1, 1916.

This line furnishes 25-cycle, three-phase
current for the batteries and quarters at Toro
Point. It will drive motor-generator sets for
generating direct current for the searchlights
and other apparatus requiring direct current,
The total cost of the line, including labor and
material was $44,316.31. This line will
furnish power at less than one cent per kilo-
watt hour and the upkeep will be very small.

Repairs to Spuds at Paraiso Shops.

Repairs and reinforcement of a spud for a
15-yard dipper dredge, just completed at
Paraiso shops, were accomplished in nine work-
ing days of 16 hours each, a total of 144 work-
ing hours. The cost was $2,141.53. This
is the first spud repair work done at Paraiso,
where the conditions are not considered good,
because the shops are not well equipped for
such heavy work, and the men must work out-
side in the rain and sun. The laying-out work
was done in the cool of the day, because the
heat of noon time expanded the plates one
inch and a quarter beyond normal. Not-
withstanding these handicaps, the work was
done more quickly and at less cost than pre-
vious repairs of this nature, which required
400 hours and cost $4,026.90.

These spuds are steel structures, 76 feet
long, 48 inches square in cross section, and
weigh 89,620 pounds or about 45 tons un-

302

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 35.

equipped. Equipped, they weigh nearly 55
tons each. They were built in the United
States at a cost of $5,600 each, but on account
of war prices they would at present cost from
33 per cent to 50 per cent more. Each dredge
is equipped with two heavy forward and a
lighter stern spud. By means of these spuds,
the forward end of the dredge is lifted up
bodily in the water some four feet, leveled to
an even keel. This constitutes the working
condition. The spuds have to support a
weight of 200 tons, 45 feet above the bottom
of the canal, which gives them footing or
support. In this condition they also have to
care for the digging reactions; for the bail
pull alone on the dipper is about 235,000
pounds. They are designed for maximum
compression of 800,000 pounds each.

The repairs consisted of cutting a drift for
45 feet on three sides, and then straightening
the structure, with one side still in place;
renewing parts of the interior structure and
introducing an interior girder as reinforce-
ment for a distance of 30 feet where the strains
are the greatest. Completed, the spud was
exceptionally straight and smooth, two quali-
ties which contribute to a long life and easy
operation.

A new design has been prepared by the
Dredging Division to replace the design of the
dredge builders from whom the present supply
of spuds was obtained, and as none of the re-
paired, reinforced spuds have failed since in-
stallation, it is believed that no more trouble
will be experienced.

Mansonia Titillans.

The breeding place of a type of mosquito
with peculiar habits and life history has re-
cently been found on the Canal Zone. This
species of mosquito known as Mansonia
titillans differs from other mosquitoes by
passing its entire larval and pupal stage be-
neath the surface of the water attached to the
water lettuce (Pistia), which is so abundant
along the banks of the Chagres River and in
the Canal near Gamboa, and in Gatun Lake.

Ordinarily, mosquito larvae live free in the
water and secure their air supply at the sur-
face of the water, but Mansonia titillans has
breathing tubes in both the larval and pupal
forms so modified as to enable it to pierce the
rootlets of the Pistia and obtain its supply of
oxygen directly from the plants, at some dis-
tance from the surface of the water. Their
manner of living during the immature stages
has been known for sometime, and it has
also been known for several years that the
adult mosquitoes of this species were abundant
in the Canal Zone, but the larval and pupal
forms had never been found.

While thay are found attached to the roots
of the water lettuce and other water plants,
thousands of these plants may be examined
without revealing any larvae, as certain other
conditions are also necessary for a favorable
breeding place, such as shade, shallow stag-
nant water, and protection from winds and
currents. They have also been found at-
tached to nine other varieties of water plants
and grasses.

The breeding, places so far discovered by
L. H. Dunn, of the Board of Health Labora-
tory, are near Gamboa and in the Mandingo
River, and^along^the shores of Gatun Lake in
that vicinity.

Join Now — The Red Cross.

The Canal Zone Chapter of the American
Red Cross is following the lead of the Na-
tional organization by starting a campaign
for an increased membership. The present
Canal Zone Chapter membership is 384. It
is expected that this will be increased to at
least 1,000.

For the convenience of prospective mem-
bers, pay-roll deductions have been authorized
by the Governor. Lists will be circulated in
the near future giving all employes the privi-
leg of joining this organization. Membership
costs SI per year and includes a year's sub-
scription to The Red Cross Magazine. This is
a "monthly" devoted to Red Cross work all
over the world and is especially interesting
at this time, as it gives vivid accounts of the
European war.

Fifty per cent of all membership dues are
retained on the Isthmus for local use in cases
of disaster, such as the Colon fire of last year.
During the current year the local Chapter has
forwarded al most $600 to aid in Red Cross
work in Europe, and has aided many desti-
tute people.

Two recent cases may be noted. One, the
furnishing of money to purchase clothing for a
destitute family of seven upon their arrival in
New York. Another, the sending of a child,
who was stranded and under the control of
questionable people to her relatives in the
States.

A few facts about the Red Cross follow:

The American Red Cross (present organiza-
tion) was chartered by Congress in 1905.

Its President is the President of the United
States.

It is the one volunteer relief organization
recognized by the United States Government.

It has expended in ten years for the people
of the LTnited States in humanitarian work
over thirteen millions of dollars in money and
supplies.

It is non-sectarian and non-political.

It was organized to furnish aid to sick and
wounded of armies in time of war, and to de-
vise and carry on measures of relief for those
suffering from pestilence, famine, fire, floods,
and other great calamities. And this it is
trying to do.

If this country should ever become engaged
in war the Red Cross would be the only official
channel through which friends or relatives
would be able to locate and communicate with
sick, wounded, or imprisoned soldiers.

It expends its relief funds in accordance
with the designation of donors.

Its accounts are audited by the United
States War Department.

IMMIGRATION IN MARCH.

Buford En Route to Manila.
The Army transport Buford arrived at Cris-
tobal on April 8, en route from New York to
Manila via Honolulu. Her through passengers
number 18 cabin, 9 second class, and 1
steerage, and she also brought 3 second class
and 48 steerage passengers to the Isthmus.
She passed through the canal on April 15.

Dredge No. 83 is to be used at the bases of
the Culebra slides, and, unlike pipeline suction
dredge No. 86, which has been used for re-
handling spoil to expedite disposal, will per-
form primary excavation. The spoil of No. 83
will be discharged into barges and towed to the
dumping grounds in the manner in which the
spoil of hard-material dredges is ordinarily
handled.

Consolidated Report of Quarantine Transactions
at the Ports of Balboa-Panama and Colon-
Cristobal for the Month of March, 1916.

Number of vessels inspected and passed 1 32
Number of vessels held in quarantine. . 19

Total 151

.Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with antiplague
and mosquito breeding regulations . . 90

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 16

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture 0

Total 16

Number of crew examined 9,547

Number of passengers examined 4,066

Total 13.613

Number of supplementary inspections. 2,688

Number of stowaways inspected 5

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law 311

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of

compulsory vaccination law 1,388

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incubation of yellow fever

and plague 537

Number of persons held in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever and
plague 1.814

Total 2,351

Number of persons landed from foreign

ports:

Cabin 1.756

Steerage 1,151

Total 2,907

Number of persons embarked for

foreign ports:

Cabin 1,910

Steerage 1,378

Total 3,288

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns on small launches and sailing

craft 1.666

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing

craft 1.764

Apparent decrease for 'month from

coast towns - 9S

Apparent decrease for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin 154

Steerage 227

Net decrease for month 381

Number of persons rejected and de-
ported 15

Number of bills of health issued or

viseed 121

Number of inspections of docks 24

Number of inspections of vessels at

docks 116

Number of persons landed 4,573

Less number for Pacific ports. . 199

Total 4,374

Number of persons sailing 5,052

Total apparent decrease for month 678

Quarantine Transactions at the Ports of Balboa
and Panama for the month of March, 1916.

Number of vessels inspected and passed 46

Number of vessels inspected and held

in quarantine 17

Total 63

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 14

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture 0

Number of crew examined 3.390

Number of passengers from foreign
ports examined and landed:

Cabin 324

Steerage 467

Total.. 791

Number of stowaways 5

Number of persons examined 4,186

Number of supplementary examina-
tions 2,688

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of arrival because of compulsory

vaccination law 1

Number of persons vaccinated at ports
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law 1,103

Total 1,104

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention house to complete
period of incubation for fever or
plague 298

April 19, 1916.

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303

Number of persons held in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever or
plague 1,190

Total

Number of persons embarked for foreign
pjrts:

Cabin

Steerage

Total

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns in small launches and sailing
craft

Number of persons sailing for coast
towns in small launches and sailing
craft

Number of bills of health issued

Number of inspections of docks

Number of inspections of vessels at
docks

Number of persons landed

Total number of pjrsons sailing

Apparent decrease for the month

Colon and Cristobal, March, 1916.

Number of vessels inspected and passed 86
Number detained in quarantine 2

Total

Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with anti-plague
and mosquito breeding regulations. .

Number of vessels fumigated on ar-
rival

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture

Number of crew inspected and passed . .

Number of passengers inspected and

6.157
3,275

Total :

Number of persons vaccinated in port

of arrival

Number of persons vaccinated in port

of departure or en route

Number of persons detained in quaran-
tine to complete period of incubation
of yellow fever and bubonic plague . .
Number of persons detained on board

vessels

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 1,432

Steerage 68+

310

285

239
624

Total 2.116

Number of persons embarked for

foreign ports 1,551

Steerage 723

Total 2,274

Number of persons in transit 1,016

Number of persons from coast towns

(inspected) 143

Number of persons from coast towns

(not inspected) 198

Number of persons leaving Colon for

coast towns 180

Number of persons landed during the
month:

For Isthmian immigration report. . . 2,258

For Pacific ports 199

Total 2,457

Number of Bills of Health issued 20

Number of Bills of Health viseed 52

Number of persons rejected and

deported 15

Number of persons sailing 2,454

Apparent decrease for month 196

The immigration report for Colon, which
is the port receiving the majority of passengers,
classifies the immigrants during March, 1916,
by places of origin, as follows:

Cabin. Steerage.

Europe 8 2

United States

Jamaica and West Indies.

Venezuela

Colombia

Cuba

Costa Rica

Bocas del Toro

Coast towns

568

343

Of the 2,258, the men, exclusive of troops,
numbered 917; women, 622; children, 211.
The United States troops numbered 310, and
198 were not classified.

Quarantine, Bocas del Toro.

Vessels inspected and passed 17

Crew inspected and passed 1,116

Passengers inspected and passed 229

Passengers in transit, inspected and passed . . . 412

Quarantine Transactions at Colon and Cristobal
during 1915.

Number of vessels inspected and passed 1,333
Number of vessels held in quarantine . 17

Total

U. S. Navy vessels passed on Medical

Officer certificate 3

Number of crew passed on certificate of

Medical Officer 1,828

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 12
departure 18

Number of special inspections made
to enforce compliance with anti-
plague and mosquito breeding regu-
lations 543

Number of crew inspected 90,770

Number of passengers inspected (In-
cluding 3,690 U. S. troops) 41,211

Number of passengers and crew in-
spected— supplementary 586

1.350

Total 132,567

Number of persons vaccinated in port

on arrival 6,509

Number of persons vaccinated at port

of departure or enroute 6,343

Number of persons detained in quaran-
tine to complete period of incubation
of yellow fever and bubonic plague 2,775

Number of persons detained on board
vessels 4,005

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin U.037

Steerage 8,985

Total 26.022

Number of persons embarked for
foreign ports:

Cabin 16,204

Steerage 11,667

Total 27,871

Number of persons in transit 7,123

Number of persons in transit through

canal west bound 3,984

Number of persons from coast towns

(inspected) 4,082

Number of persons from coast towns

(not inspected) 2,549

Persons leaving Colon for coast towns 2,452
Number of persons landed during the
year:

For Isthmian immigration report. 30,002
For Pacific ports 2,651

Total 32,653

Number of bills of health viseed 1,152

Number of bills of health issued 135

Number of immigrants rejected and
deported 226

Immigration Report for Colon and Cristobal
during 1915.

From Cabin. Steer-

age.

European ports 353 190

United States 9.854 2,228

Jamaica and West Indies 1,498 4,070

Venezuela 87 43

Colombia 959 1,487

Cuba 490 223

Guatemala 4 66

Costa Rica 1,327 492

Bocas del Toro 667 415

Coast towns 2.549

Total 15,239 14,763

Men 13.883

Women 6.811

Children 3.069

United States troops 3.690

Unclassified 2.549

Total 30.002

South American Sugar.

On the morning of April 10, four barges,
Nos. 2, 21, 149 and ISO, which were to be re-
turned to Cristobal, were loaded with ap-
proximately 1,325 tons of Peruvian sugar and
sent through the Canal for shipment to New
York per the Cristobal. This barge shipment
relieved the congestion on the dock to some
extent, but barges will not be used for this
purpose after the opening of the Canal.

The European War has given a decided
impetus to the importation of South American
sugar in the United States, and it is expected
that numerous shipments of this product will
be sent through the Canal for marketing in
the large cities of the United States.

Dredging at P. R. R. Pier, Balboa.

For the past three months the rockbreaker
Vulcan has been working at the south end of
the old Panama Railroad pier at Balboa on a
shoal of rock which impedes the docking of
vessels of deep draft. A dredge will soon be
sent there to remove the broken rock, after
which the Vulcan will resume operations.
Owing to the proximity of this shoal to the
dock, blasting has not been attempted, but
the drill barge Teredo may be placed on this
work after the congestion on the dock has
been relieved by the opening of the Canal.

WEATHER CONDITIONS.

In the Canal Zone during the Month of March,
1916.

The rainfall for the month was above nor-
mal at 12 stations and deficient at six stations.
Over the Zone, considered by sections, the
rainfall was above normal, the excess being
greatest over the Atlantic Section and least
over the Pacific. At Juan Mina and Frijoles
the rainfall was the highest on record for the
month of March, while at Bocas del Toro it
was lower than any previously recorded.
Totals ranged from 4.88 inches at the Cucher-
bo station on the Trinidad River to .20 inches
at Miraflores. The maximum amount of
precipitation recorded on any one day was
.83 inches at Monte Lirio on the 19th.

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake
watershed was 104 per cent above normal
and over the Chagres River basin above Alha-
juela 26 per cent below normal, the normals be-
ing .99 inches and .92 inches, respectively.

The air temperature over the Pacific coast
was approximately 1 degree below normal
and normal on the Atlantic. The atmos-
pheric pressure, and daytime cloudiness were
slightly above normal on the Pacific coast and
slightly below on the Atlantic. The relative

humidity was above the average and the
wind movement and evaporation below nor-
mal on both coasts.

No fogs were observed at either coast sta-
tion, and only a few fogs were observed at
interior stations, all of which were dissipated
by 6 a. m.

Elevations of Gatun Lake in feet above

mean sea level, were as follows: Maximum,
on March 3, 86.52; minimum on March 31,
86.09; mean, 86.33; evaporation from Lake
surface, 6.424 inches.

The following is a summary of the climato-
logical conditions recorded at the Atlantic
and Pacific coast stations:

Temperature.

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Precipitation.

Wind.

Stations.

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si

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Ph

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P

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Q

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t-« 1 35

a 5

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a

3

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Colon

29.895

80 5

86

Mar.27

7+

Mar. 10

83

2.68

1.66

19

10.929

N.

u

N.

Mar. 19

♦Balboa

Heights . . .

29.878

80.4

91

Mar.13

69

Mar. 6

81

0.89

0.68

6

7,478

N.W.

32

N.

Mar. 17

♦Formerly Aucou,

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Vol. IX, No. 35.

ATLANTIC TERMINAL DOCKS

On February 28, 1916, work was commenced
by the Municipal Engineering Division on the
relocation of sewer pipes along the Cristobal
and Colon water fronts preparatory to be-
ginning the first of a series of improvements
in the way of additional track facilities, build-
ings, and roads intended to relieve the con-
gestion and inconvenience felt not only by
those engaged in doing business on the Cris-
tobal docks, but by the general public as well.

Considerable study has been made during
the last year in the office of the Engineer of
Docks with the view in end of developing a
plan which would remedy present defects
and at the same time be consistent with plans
for future construction work.

Two general schemes for relieving the con-
gestion in the track yards for the docks and
the interruptions to traffic were considere d.

At first it was planned to build a viaduct
crossing the tracks on Roosevelt Avenue.
Besides ensuring continuous traffic, this plan
would permit a considerable extension of the
present yard tracks and the mole, and might
be followed by practically indefinite yard
extensions between Cristobal and Mount
Hope.

This plan might have necessitated the aban-
donment in the near future of Cristobal as
a residential section. Furthermore, it would
have taken a considerable length of time to
perform the construction work. In view of
these reasons and the fact that the earliest
possible relief was required, this plan was
not approved.

The approved plan is that shown on Pana-
ma Railroad drawing No. 3604-2, which is
reproduced with this article.

The first actual construction work was
started on March 15, 1916, when the first
train load of soft rock fill was dumped over the
sea wall opposite Eleventh Street, in the con-
struction of a fill to extend out behind the
Cristobal fire station and the offices of the
United Fruit Company and Hamburg Am-
erican Company and meeting the present
mole. Upon this fill will be built a track yard
with sufficient capacity to accommodate 135
cars. This yard will connect with the main
line at about Ninth Street. Likewise the tracks
from all track yards on the mole will meet the
main line here.

This plan will permit the removal of those
tracks now crossing Roosevelt Avenue, which
have been a constant annoyance to the public
by holding up traffic repeatedly for periods of
from 20 minutes to half an hour. Additional
fire protection for the docks will result from
the removal of these tracks, since in case of
fire, it would be necessary under present con-
ditions for the fire apparatus to use Roosevelt
Avenue at a time when the most serious in-

terruptions to traffic would occur due to the
necessarily rapid removal of cargo fr,om the
docks. In the development of the new plan,
the probability of interruptions has been made
as small as practicable without the use of any
overhead crossings.

A track yard has been authorized to ac-
comodate switching in connection with Pier
7 and Pier 6 provided the latter pier should
be built. The same general scheme as used
for this yard may be used for Pier 5 and Pier 4
if these should ever be constructed.

The construction of the office building
shown on the plan has already been started by
the Building Division. This building when
completed will provide office space for the Re-
ceiving and Forwarding Agent, the Captain
of the Port, the Customs Inspectors, Health
Officer, and others.

It was originally intended to put the office
building on the mole between Piers 8 and 9,
but this idea was abandoned, and it was de-
cided to build it on Roosevelt Avenue.

A local freight and baggage house will be
built on Roosevelt Avenue as a sort of annex
to the shed of Dock 9, and will provide storage
space for baggage, valuable cargo, and specie.
It is planned to provide several movable
bridges across the depressed tracks of Dock 9
for the purpose of transferring cargo from the
piers to the storehouse.

The location of the local freight and baggage
house outside of the piers will keep a great
deal of traffic off the docks. By locating this
building and the office building outside of the
customs line, approximately 50,000 persons
will be diverted from the docks each month.
At present anybody going to the docks for
baggage or cargo is obliged to hunt for his
property over the entire dock area, not only

at considerable inconvenience to himself, but
also to those conducting the other business
of the docks such as stevedoring, checking,
etc. Naturally considerable loss occurs re-
sulting in claims against the Panama Railroad.
This will be eliminated and considerable con-
venience in handling all local freight and bag-
gage will result after the completion of the
freight and baggage house.

In addition to the office building and local
freight and baggage house, the construction
of an electric charging station and launch
house has been authorized. These will be
located on the mole and boat landing be-
tween Pier 8 and Dock 9.

The electric charging station will contain
space for a repair shop, sail loft, etc., and will
provide storage for ship's gearing, and other
dock equipment which at present occupy
valuable space on the piers.

The launch house will be used by the motor
boats of the Port Captain, which are now
kept in a temporary boat house near the Pana-
ma Railroad office building in Colon.

Consideration has been given to the build-
ing of a special roadway for the use of the
electric motor trucks. If built, this road will
probably be covered, affording protection
against rain to cargo being transferred from
one dock to another. It has not been definite-
ly decided to build this road yet, however.

In addition to this road, a new road will be
provided for entrance to the piers. The exact
layout of this road has not been determined,
but the intention is so to locate it that there
will be but one entrance to the piers, whereas
at present it is necessary to have police guard
both at the entrance at the present road and
at the track crossing at Roosevelt Avenue.

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Vol. IX, No. 35.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Acting Executive Secretary.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 12, 1916.
To Heads of Departments and Divisions:

During the absence of Mr. C. A. Mcllvaine on leave,
effective April 13. 1916, Mr. W. P. Copeland is desig-
nated Acting Executive Secretary.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

In Local Charge, Fortification Work.
The Panama Canal,

Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 12. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective April 19, and during the
absence of A. F. Morris, Supervisor, on leave, R. C.
Jones, Junior Engineer, is placed in local charge of all
work at the Atlantic fortifications, and G. V. Barril,
transitman, in local charge of all work at the Pacific
fortifications. They will continue as heretofore to report
to F. E. Holleran, Assistant Engineer, who. in addition
to his present duties, will exercise such general super-
vision over the work as may be directed from time to
time by Lieut. C. Garlington.

Jay J. Morrow,
Assistant to Engineer of Maintenance.

Despatch of Mails.

The Panama Canal,
DrvisioN of Posts,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 14, 1916.
To all postmasters — On account of the change in the
time table of the Panama Railroad, effective the 15th
instant, you are advised that Section 13 of the Canal
Zone Official Postal Guide, is amended to read as fol-
lows:

Mail will be dispatched daily on all trains of the main
line and by the following trains of the Las Cascadas
shuttle line: Nos. 32, 33, 34, 37, and 38.

On Sundays and holidays mail will be dispatched on
trains Nos. 32, 33, and 34, of the Las Cascadas shuttle
1 ine, and on Nos. 5 and 6 of the main line.

Train No. 5 on Sundays will bring the United States
mail arriving by the ship of the United Fruit Company.
Your attention is called to the fact that the service
on trains Nos. 35 and 36 is discontinued.

C. H. Calhoun,
Acting Director of Posts.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of the Superintendent,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 14. 1916.
Circular No. 345:

To all concerne J— Effective with time table No. 23.
Saturday, April 15. 1916, trains ^os. 35, 36. 37. and 38'
Las Cascadas branch will not handle baggage or express.
This is. necessary on account of transfer movement
across locks at Pedro Miguel.

C. H. Motsett,

Superintendent.

Increased Price of Roses.

The Panama Canal,
Health Department.
Balboa Heights, C Z., April 15. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective May 1, 1916, the price of
cut roses from the Corozal Hospital farm will be 75
cents per dozen net at the farm.

As many customers have preferred to order their
roses through the various commissaries, paying in ad-
vance in coupons, the Chief Quartermaster has ap-
proved the sale of these roses through the commis-
saries, provided, however, that such sales through the
commissaries shall be charged for at the rate of 85 cents
per dozen net at the commissary.

Chas. F. Mason.
Chief Health Officer.

Surcharge on Cement Bags.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 13, 1916.

All storekeepers — It has been the practice, in some
cases, for various storehouses in making sales of
cement, to allow a deposit to be put up to cover the
return of the empty bags, this resulting in the party
purchasing the cement paying no surcharge on the
bags.

Effective at once, this practice shall be discontinued,
and the bags shall be invoiced along with the cement
and the same surcharge shall be applied to the bags as
to the cement. For such bags as are returned in good
condition to the storehouse, invoice shall be prepared
by the storehouse taking debit against itself and credit-
ing the party returning the bags. This office, upon re-
ceipt of such invoices, wdl either allow credit on the
next bill or render an accounts payable voucher in
favor of the party returning the bagi. The foregoing

applies to sales to outsiders; the billing of which is
done by this office. On sales to other departments of
the Government, the value of the bags shall be included
in the price charged for the cement in billing.

Where cash sales slips are rendered by the storehouses,
credit may be allowed thereon for the net value of the
bags returned. If the party to whom sale is made does
not intend purchasing future supplies, on which this
credit may be allowed, this office shall be advised as
to the number of good bags returned, and accounts
payable voucher will be rendered.

One hundred bags shall be the minimum number re-
turned at any time.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

(Signed) Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.
Approved :

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor

Extra Charge for Employes' Dinner Parties.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 13, 1916.
Hotel managers — Employes arranging for dinner
parties at which six or more persons will be seated at
one table, shall hereafter be charged at the rate of $1
per plate, instead of 75 cents per plate, the regular in-
dividual charge, because of the extra service made
necessary by such seating arrangement. In such in-
stances you will arrange to sell nonemployes' SI tickets
for each meal service.

F. H. Smith,
Assistant Chief Quartermaster.

Acting Health Officer.

April 17, 1916.
Effective April 18, 1916, and until further notice,
Major E. E. Persons will be designated as Acting Chief
Health Officer.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor,

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

The following rule, recently adopted by
the Joint Commission, is published for the
information of all concerned:

RULE OF THE JOINT COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE CON-
TINUANCE OR DISMISSAL OF CASES.

It is ordered that when a case is set for hearing, and
the claimant is not ready for trial when his case is called
and the claimant or his attorneys desire that the cause
be continued or reset, he shall file an affidavit in writing,
stating the reasons why such party is not ready for
trial, and. if the affidavit is found sufficient by the Com-
mission the case shall be put on the Call Docket to be
called at the pleasure of the Commission, or placed at
the foot of the docket to be called after all other cases
have been disposed of.

If the affidavit is not considered sufficient by a
majority of the Commission to entitle the claimant to
a continuance, or in case no affidavit for a continuance
is filed, a rule of default shall be entered against the
claimant.

Upon the entry of such rule of default (at the end of
each month) notice thereof shall be given by four suc-
cessive publications, one each week, in the English and
Spanish languages, in newspapers of general circulation
in the Republic of Panama, notifying such claimants to
appear in person or by attorney, within sixty (60) days
from the first of said publications and show good and
sufficient cause why such default snould be set aside,
and take active steps to prosecute their claims, and
failing to so appear within sixty days from said first
publication their claims will be considered as having
been either eettled or abandoned and the same will be
dismissed and forever barred.

By order of the Commission.

(Sgd.) William Taylor,

Secretary.

April 13, 1916.

Rules of Dismissal.

Rule of Dismissal No. 236, docket numbers as noted,
April 14, 1916, In the matter of sundry claims—With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before the
Commission is that settlement therefor has been made
by the United States:

Claimant. Dkt. No. Tax No. Rai€ °*t

891

-14

Noverto Munos f'Munoz) . . 1289 9- -IS

Castor Gondola (Gundala). 1307 7- -14

Jose Leon (Torres) 1372 5-16-11

Jose Maria Salvatierra. .. . 1732 5-16-11

Coraelio Philipotts 265S 778 11- -15

11- -IS

Graviel Banque 5156

Alejandro Villafora 2777

Anselmo Carrabello (Cara- 2935

ballo)

Gabriel Roseaulin 2987 693 4- -15

Leon Davidas (Davedas) . . 2988 1036 4- -15

Juan Cariazo (Carriazo) . . , 2996 4- -15

John Samuels 3068 419 11- -15

Victor Chaves 3254 7-19-11

In view of the above settlements no further action is
necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

Rule of dismissal No. 237, docket numbers as noted,
April 14, 1916, in the matter of sundry claims — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

D'k't. ,-;„.-„,„„, Date of

No. Claimant payment.

1219 Francisco Cevello (Ceballo) 6- 7-11

1226 Casimiro Ris (Tis) (Ortiz) 7-19-11

1227 Victoriano Chavis (Chavez) 7-19-11

1234 Pascual Romero 5-16-11

1254 Aniceto Batista (Bautista) 6- 7-11

1390 Stephen Diasey 11- -15

1881 Anibal C. Garcia 4- -15

2995 Acachaux (Cayaco) Andre 3- -15

In view of the above settlements no further action is
necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims
are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Eouve, R. J. Alfaro, Con.

__ln_the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
238, docket numbers as noted April 17, 1916 — Under
date of March 10, 1916, Dr. Daniel Ballen, as attorney
for the claimants in the claims set out hereinbelow,
filed with the Commission his written requests that
said claims be dismissed on account of settlement
having been made direct in each case with the repre-
sentatives of the United States:
Docket No. Claimant.

3549 Gabriel Yuil

3553 Ernestina Galle

3554 Leona Delgado

In view of these requests of the attorney for the
claimants, the claims above noted are accordingly
hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of W. A . Burke, for property
located near Empire, rule No. 239, docket No. 960. April
17, 1916— Under Rule of Dismissal No. 196, of Septem-
ber 4, 1915, the claim of \V. A. Burke, docket No. 960,
covering cultivations on Las Cascadas plantation, was
dismissed on account of payment of $125 made to
claimant under date of April 24, 1915, for house
located on lot 9, block 3, in New Culebra, and all other
improvements within the Canal Zone.

On January 19, 1916, claimant's attorneys presented
a motion to reinstate claim docket No. 960, alleging
that the payment was for other property than that
covered by said claim and that the property covered by
said claim was not included in the settlement under
which the payment was made in April, 1915.

Under all the circumstances of the case, the Cora-
mission is of the opinion that the motion should be
granted, and claim docket No. 960 is therefore hereby
reinstated on the docket of claims pending and is
ordered set down for hearing upon its merits.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Comn

Notice to Employes.

Employes of both The Panama Canal and
the Panama Railroad Company, if they so
desire, will be paid by checks on the Commer-
cial National Bank.

Requests for checks should be made in the
same manner as requests are now made for
treasury checks, that is, by notifying the
timekeeper.

Obituary.

Benjamin W. Stanley, employed as a car-
penter in the Building Division, died in Ancon
Hospital on March 15. His residence in the
United States was in Philadelphia.

The body of Edward Bryson, who was em-
ployed as foreman at Gatun Locks, was found
in Gatun Lake at 1.30 p. m., April 7, 1916,
death being due to accidental drowning. Mr.
Bryson's i evidence in the States was at 96
James St., New York City.

April 19, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

307

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions until June 1. 1916,
are given in this table:

Date.

Wed., April 19. .
Thure.. April 20.
Fri., April 21....
Sat., April 22. ..
Sun., April 23...
Mon., April 24..
Tues.. April 25..
Wed., April 26..
Thure., April 27.

Fri., April 28

Sat.. April 29....
Sun., April 30...

4:23
IS. 5

10:36

0.0

16:35 |
16.4

5:06
15.7

11:17
0.0

17:18
16.4 |

5:51
15.6

12:00
0.3

18:04
16.1

0:28
-0.4

6:38

15.2

12:36
1.0

1:18
0.4

7:29
14.6

13:40
1.8

2:15
1.3

8:25
13.9

14:43
2.7

3:21
2.2

9:31
13.4

15:55
3.2

4:29
2.6

10:47
13.2

17:07

3.2

5:37
2 6

12:00
13.6

18:16
2.8,

0:33
12.9

6:41
2.4

13:01
14.1

1:32
13.5

7:38
2.0

13:52
14.7

2:22
14 0

8:29
1.5

14:36
IS 1

Date.

Time

and height of high and
low water.

3:06

14.4

9:14
1.1

15:17
15.3

21 :38
0.2

Tues., May 2

3:46
14.6

9:54
0.9

15:56
15.3

22:15
0.0

Wed., May 3

4:26
14.6

10:33
1.0

16:34

15.2

22:53
0.2

5:05
14.4

11 :10
1.3

17:12

14.8

23:28
0 6

5:42
14.0

11 :46

1.9

17:49
14.3

Sat., May 6

0:05

1.2

6:19
13.6

12:24
2.6

18:27

13.7

0:43
2.0

6:57
13.0

13:04
3.4

19:05
13.0

1:26
2.8

7:37
12.4

13:51
4.2

19:46
12.2

Tues., May 9

2 :14
3.6

8:22
11.9

14:48
4.8

20:34
11.6

Wed.. May 10

3:10
4.2

9:16
11.5

15:51
5.0

21:34
11.1

Thurs., Mav 11

4:11
4.4

10:22

11.5

17:07
4.9

22:49

Fri., May 12

5:12
4.4

11 :29

11.9

18:09
4.2

23:59
11.5

Sat., May 13

6:12
4.0

12:27
12.7

18:54
3.3

0 :55
12.3

7 :07
3.3

13:15
13.6

19:45
2.2

Mon., May 15

1:44
13.2

7:59
2.4

13:59
14.6

20:33
1.0

2:29
14.2

8:46

1.5

14 :43
15.5

21 :17
0.0

Wed.. May 17

3:15
15.0

9:31
0.6

15:27
16.2

22:00
-0.8

4:01
15.6

10:16
0.1

16:14
16.5

22:44
-1.3

Fri.. May 19

4:49
15.9

11 :01
-0.1

17:02
16.6

23:28
-1.3

Sat., May 20

5:39
16.0

11 :46
0.0

17 :52
16.3

0:15
-0.9

6:30
15.8

12:36
0.5

18:44
15.7

1:05
-0.3

7:21
15.4

13:30
1.3

19:37
14.9

Date.

Tues., May 23..
Wed., May 24..
Thurs., May 25.
Fri.. May 26...
Sat.. May 27...
Sun., May 28...
Mon., May 29..
Thurs.. May 30.
Wed.. May 31..

2:00
0.6

8:16
14.8

3:00
1.5

9:15
14.2

4:04
2.2

10:21

13.8

5:08
2.7

11 :28
13.7

0:07

12.5

6:11
2.9

1 :10
12 :8

7 :I0
2:9

2:01

13.1

8:03
2.6

2:46

13.5

8:51
2.3

3:27
13.7

9:33
2.0

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 2ih (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Measurement of Coal.

The Panama Railroad Company requested
the Bureau of Mines to determine the actual
measurement of a ton of Pocahontas coal,
and the first report, dated February 9, 1916,
is as follows:

"The Bureau of Mines has made numerous measure-
ments to determine whether the weight per cubic foot
of coal as measured would vary with the amount of
moisture in the coal and in such a way as to be an in-
dicator of that moisture. Fr.»m the results of the
investigations that have been made, it would a] pear
that with nut coal, the variation in weight with increase
in moisture is inappreciable; that with slack coal, in-
creasing the moisture increases the volume and decreases
the weight per cubic foot, but by amounts that are not
proportional to the moisture and by amounts that are
relatively small. A much greater variation in weight
per cubic foot is produced by the accident of handling
and shaking than is produced by a variation in moisture.
It appears, therefore, from the results that have been
obtained, that it is hardly feasible and practicable to
determine by volumetric measurements the amount of
moisture absorbed by your coal in transit or while it
is in piles."

The second report, dated April 1, 1916, was
as follows:

"The results of the bureau's investigations made at
Pittsburgh were reported to you under date of Febiuary
9, in which it was stated that the results obtained showed
that it is hardly feasible and practicable to determine
by volumetric measurements the amount of moisture
absorbed by coal in transit, or while it is in piles. The
investigations were transferred to Norfolk, where testa
were made for the purpose of determining the number
of cubic feet in a ton of the coal being furnished you.
The engineer at Norfolk made a number of tests, and
it has been determined that coal similar to the 'Houston*
and 'Hood' classifications, containing about 30 per cent
lump and 35 per cent each of nut and slack, will run, in
round numoers, about 410 cubic feet per ton of 2. .MO
pounds, and about 35.7 cubic feet per ton of 2,000
pounds. These results substantiate the value of 40
cubic feet per ton of 2,240 pounds in use by your
officials on the Isthmus."

Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 17, 1916.
The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C.
Sir: The Engineer of Terminal Construc-
tion has advised this office under date of April
17 that^during the month of February, 1916,

2,339 cubic yards of mass concrete were
placed in the entrance pier, instead of 3,592
cubic yards. The figure in question occurs
in the second paragraph on page 4 of the Act-
ing Governor's report for the month of Febru-
ary, 1916.

It is accordingly requested that you arrange
to have made a corresponding change in the
Acting Governor's report, both on your copy
and the original forwarded to the Secretary
of War.

Respectfully,

Geo. VV. Goethals,

Governor.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received at the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees:

rd L.

Ballance, J.
Benson. How
Caffery- C. S
Cagle. Arthur
Carter, E. F.
Chappell. Mrs. Sidney
Cofrinbcr;:, Philip
Boleman . Lee
Corr, E. B.
Dewey, Nat.
Downes. Mrs. M.
Drake. Arthur
Dunn. Everett
Felaifel, Elias
Card. Wesley
Gaskin. Harcourt
Grump, Miss Man- A.
Ham, Mrs. Magdelena d
Harewood. James S.
Isaacs, Jackson
Keovzky. John
King, Sam
Knight, Rev. A. W.
Knight. H. B.

*Paper. i Special Delivery

J.

Krogdahl. A. A.
Lowallen, W. R.

McClear. Arthur
McCormick, Dr. Join
McPherson, J. L.
Miles, James
Moritz. O. L.
Mushaxn, Harry A.*
Panama Elec. Supply Co.
Pierce, Dr.t
Reid, Harry
RostatT, B. B.
Schrader. Wm.
Simpson, George
Sinclair. J. McDonald
Smith. G.

Smith. Mrs. Talbot
Steffen. Oscar
Trent. T. J.
Vaughan, J. H.
Walker. D. R.
Williams, Martin R.
Willitt. Henry

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday. April 20, 1916:

FISH.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb SO. 11

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRL'ITS..

Coconuts, dry, ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea 1 1 1

Sugar cane, ea 03

Plantain, ea * 01

Mangoes, ea 01 to .02*

Alligator pears, ea 02 to .06

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Ginger, per lh 05

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra, ea .00*

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley , per bunch 1 14

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 0?,

Vampi, per lb 04

t Indicates reduction from last list.

Additions to Stock.

Atomizers. De Vilbiss, ea SO. 93

Yardsticks, brass end. ea 25

Cloths, tea. H. S. and Embroidered. 45", ea 2.20

Thread, silk. 100 yds., spool 08

Ties, four-in-hand, black, silk, ea 41

Voile, white, striped, yd 22

Cretonne, yd 16

Cutex, (cuticle remover), bot 20

Lawn. Persian, yd 14

Covers, corset, ea 39

Covers, corset, ea *2

Covers, corset, ea -it

Needles, Mitrailleuse, large, case 24

Mall Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week.

308

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 35.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., April 16, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

April 10.. .
April 10...
April 10.. .
April 10.. .
April 10. . .
April 14.. .
April 14.. .
April 14.. .
April IS...
April IS.. .
April 16.
April 1<).. .
April 16...
April 16...

OyUric

Jacob Luckenbach . .

Windber

Lewis Luckenbach

Parsoniia (launch)

Eureka

Buford (transport).

Tenryu Marti

CjrtiC II Fields

Harima Maru

Ckimu

Ln Blanco

Falsiria

British. . .
American
American
American
American
British. .
American
American
Japanese .
American
Japanese .
British. . .
American
Danish. . .

Bank Line. Ltd

Luckenbach Line

Pacific-American Fisheries

Luckenbach Line

Private

Australian Government

Alaska Steamship Company. . .

United States Army

Hakayo Risen Kaisha

United States Army

Goshi Kaisha Kishiimito Shnkai
New York & Pacific S. S. Co.. .
London & Pacific Petroleum Co
East Asiatic S. S. Co

Newport News

New York

St. Thomas. . . .

New York

Cristobal

New York

Norfolk

New York

New York

Cristobal

New York

New York

Tuzpan

New York

San Francisco. .

Los Angeles

Seattle

Los Angeles. . . .

Gatun Lake

Adelaide

Arica

Manila

Vladivostok. . ..

Balboa

Otaru, China...

Valparaiso

Pisayua. Chile..
Amos'. Foochow

Nature

Ballast

General

Coal

General

Loaded

General

Coal

General

General. ......

Mine-planter..
Oil.

General. .
Crude oil
Petroleun

4,200
6.000
5.990
S.410

2.819
3,011
4,599
1
6,143
2,421
4,834
2,638
376
5,074
4,925
5.147
4,799

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Date

^Vessel

Line

For

United States Navy

Barcelona.
Coast ports.

April 12.. .
April 13.. .
April 13.. .

E. K. Wood Lumber Co. . . .

April 12.. ..

Puerto Rico

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Elders & Fyffes S. S. Lii

Italian Line ,

U. S. Navy

Bristol. & way pts.
Genoa.
Coast ports.

arrivals and EXPECTED

A.RRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

. ri] 16

Arabian

Philadelphia.
New York.
New York.

April 29. .
May 1 . . . .
May 3 . . . .
May 3 . . . .

Whakalane

Norton Lilly & Company. . .
Norton Lilly & Company. . .
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co..
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co..

St. John.

April 17

City o Sparta , .
City of Vienna...

.. Norton Lilly & Company. . .
J Norton Lilly & Company. . ,

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular i

ith United States.

and will be on Thursdays throughout the time that
the Canal is closed to commerce. The mail is delivered
at New York six days after the day of sailing, except
that on the Advance the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday. April 3 and May 1.
will not land mail in New York until Tuesday of the
following week- Train No. 4. leaving Panama at 7.10
a. m., connects with the despatches for the sailing on
May 1.

tWhen the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on the
following Sunday.

Rainfall from April 1 to 15, 1916, Inclusive.

Stations.

.H
S

1*

D

Pacific Section —

Ins.
.: 9
.82
.90
.85

1.41

1.41
1 .00
.90
.98
1.25
1.97
2.40
1 .85
1.41
2.79

2.45
1 .84
.76

11
1 1
11
11
11

11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

11
11
11

Ins.
1.26

1 .59

1.09

1 .00

1 . 49

Central Section —

1.89

1.53

1.08

1.40

1.35

2.01

'.45

2.48

1 .74

3.78

Atlantic Section —

2.84

1.12

Schedule of Launch Service to Tabofin.

Following the placing of the new gasoline launch
Taboga in service, the schedule of launch sailings be-
tween Balboa and Taboga Island has been revised,
effective February 1, and is now as follows:

From Balboa~~Da\\y, launch Taboga leaves for Taboga
at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.45 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m., under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspinwal!, or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwall will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a-
m., and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas. Empire,
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m..
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

The Pedro Miguel store is open from 8 a. m. to
12 m. and from 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days of
Panama Railroad vessels.

Fuel and Supplies.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bulkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
cither form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is $1.25 per
barrel. Prices from the corporations may be obtained
on application to them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at

approximately 50 shillings per ton of seven barrels.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1,000 gallons, de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of $3. Ves-
sels may take up from the fresh water section of the Ca-
nal, without charge, all the boiler water they require.
This water is, however, scarcely fit for drinking.

All standard lubricants, light and heavy hardware,
cordage, and miscellaneous shi;> chandlery supplies are
sold from the storehouses at Cristobal and Balboa.

Ice may be obtained in any reasonable quantity.
The price is 33 cents per 100 pounds at either Cristobal
or Balboa.

Application for supplies, or for services, should be
made to the Captain of the Port, Cristobal or Balboa.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service

with

the

United States.

NEW YORE TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sail

Arrives.

Santa Maria U. F. C. April

12...

.April

19

Advance P. R. R.. April

13..

.April

20

Metapan U. F. C. April

IS ..

-April

24

Panama P. R. R..April

20..

.April

26

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11

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW

YORK.

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.April

19

Zacapa U. F. C. April

13...

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20

Calamares U. F. C. April

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24

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20...

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Carrillo U. F. C. April

20...

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NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON

Abangarez U. F. C April

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CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago U. F. C. April 16 April 21

Heredia U.F.C.. April 16 April 26

Parismina U. F. C. April 23 April 28

Abangarez U. F. C. .April 23 May 1

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1916.

No. 36.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Flooding of Dry rock Entrance Basin.

The final shot for breaking a gap through
the cofferdam across the entrance to dry dock
No. 1 and the unloader wharf of the coaling
plant at Balboa was exploded at 12.30 p. m.,
Sunday, April 23. The blast went off with
precision and was regarded by the engineers
as thoroughly satisfactory. The shot was
fired at nearly low tide, and water did not
come through the gap until the tide rose.
Prior to the blasting, dredge No. 85 had
pumped water into the entrance basin, over
the cofferdam, to elevation -15, and the four
concrete pontoons for small boat landings
which had been built on the floor of the dry
dock were floated and moored to the dock
walls.

Following the discharge of the blast, the
concrete pontoons were towed out of the dry
dock and moored alongside the unloader
wharf, and the dock gates were closed. This
was to prevent an inrush of water and
debris into the dry dock when the water at
high tide should rush through the gap in the
cofferdam, and also in order to reduce the
amount of water to be handled in pumping
out the dock.

At 5.05 p. m. the water began to trickle
over the top of the gap, coming in in two
rivulets. With the rising tide the rivulets
gained volume, w-hich increased as they cut
away the earth of the dam. For the first 40
minutes the flow was increasing, but not
exciting. At 5.45, the streams carried away
the section of earth which had been between

them. A stream 100 feet wide then poured
through, with considerable velocity, there
being a difference of 14 feet in water levels.
This made a strong current diagonally across
the entrance basin in the direction of the
unloader wharf, and at 5.50 the strength of
the current was sufficient to part the moorings
of the two pontoons nearest the entrance.
They were recovered promptly and made
fast before any damage was done. Just as
this was accomplished, at two minutes before
six, the basin filled to the level of the sea
and the currents ceased. The pontoons were
towed out of the basin and placed in the
slip between Pier 18 and the quay wall in the
morning of Tuesday, April 25.

The blast which opened the cofferdam used
14,500 pounds of saltpeter dynamite of 60
per cent nitroglycerin. That by which the
President opened the dike at Gambca on
October 10, 1913, contained between 32,300
and 32,500 pounds; and the blast thai blew
up the dike across the Pacific entrance chan-
nel south of Mirall ires Locks on May 18. 1913,
used 33.000 pounds of CO per cent dynamite.

DRY DOCK NEARLY READY.

Pacific Mail Service through the Canal.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has
started a service through the Canal, terminat-
ing at Cristobal, where its vessels exchange
cargo with Atlantic carriers. The line will
continue essentially the service of the past,
running some vessels. direct between the Isth-
mus and San Francisco, and some on a coast-
ing route, calling at Central American ar.d
Mexican ports on the way. For the present
there will be a sailing from the Isthmus
about every 10 days.

It is expected that the service will be in-
creased within a relatively short time by the
addition of the steamships Colombia. Ecuador,
and Venezuela, purchased from the Royal
Dutch West India Mail. These three shipsarc
now plying between England and New York
and Baltimore. The Colombia is to be sent
to the Isthmus upon the completion of her
present trip, but is now undergoing repairs
in Great Britain of damage resulting from
striking a mine. With the addition of the
three ships the Pacific Mail will have 10 ply-
ing between San Francisco and the Isthmus.

The first ship of the Pacific Mail to go
through the Canal was the San Juan, which
cleared from Balboa for Cristobal on Sunday,
April 16, and returned from Cristobal on
Saturday, April 22. A former Pacific Mail
ship, the Algoa, had made an earlier transit
through the Canal, but this was after she had
been sold to Sudden and Christenson.

The Pacific Mail was formerly prohibited
from using the Canal, on account of being
owned by a railroad, under conditions con-
trary to the provisions of Section 11 of the
Panama Canal Act, and evidence of the ter-
mination of this condition was furnished to
the Canal authorities before the San Juan en-
tered the Canal.

Available for Emergency Use When Channel is
Cleared.— Abolishing Terminal Subdivision.

The construction of the terminal facilities
authorized for Balboa having been practically
completed, the Pacific terminals subdivision
of the Division of Terminal Construction will
be abolished at the close of this month. Such
items of construction work as remain un-
completed then will be transferred to other
divisions, effective May 1, for completion on
work requests.

Dry dock No. 1 is to be turned over to the
Mechanical Division for operation and main-
tenance on May 1. It is expected that the con-
crete work connected with the dock will have
been completed on that date, with the ex-
ception of a few' yards here and there, which
can not be placed at this time, due to the
nonarrival of certain fixed steel from the
United States.

The principal items of construction work
not yet completed at the dry dock are the in-
stallation of capstans; installation of metal
and wooden keel blocks; installations of cer-
tain metal railings; completing sidewalk and
hand rails on gate leaves; and completion of
installation of valves and main pumps. The
mechanical installation of the pumping plant-
will be practically complete at the end of this
month, and there remains the electrical in-
stallation, which will be done by the Electrical
Division.

A sufficient amount of both metal and wood-
en keel blocks will be on hand at the first of
the month to make it possible, if necessary,
by a temporary installation, to dock any vessel
thai can be accommodated by the dry dock,
w-hich is 1,044 feet long, by 110 feet wide at
the entrance, and has a depth of over keel
blocks < f 35 feet at mean ride. The metal
fastenings for the blocks have not yet arrived,
but are expected next month.

The i ermanent pumping plant is not entire-
ly completed, but th? two 5,000-galIon elec-
trically driven centrifugal pumps, borrowed
from the locks division, and installed tem-
porarily, are able to unwater the dock in
a little over 24 hours. The capstans have
not yet been received, but arrangements
have been made to install a LiJgerwood un-
loader at the head of the dock temporarily for
pulling a vessel in, if necessary. With these
expedients, the dry dock can be used at any
time, following the opening of a passage
through the cofferdam which was thrown
across the entrance to protect the construc-
tion work. A channel 100 feet wide has been
sluiced through the cofferdam at the gap made
by the blast on April 23, with a depth of 12
feet at mean high tide, which can be increased
to 15 or 20 feet without much difficulty by
dredging. The complete excavation of the
cofferdam will be carried out as rapidly as is
feasible, in view of the need of dredging equip-
ment in Gaillard Cut. It is expected that

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Vol. IX, No. 36.

ladder dredge No. 5 from Gaillard Cut will
begin dredging the cofferdam next month.

The pump and compressor house, building
No. 29, will be completed by the Building
Division.

The erection of the machinery for the coaling
plant is in the hands of contractors. An in-
spection force attached to the main office of
the Division of Terminal Construction will
look after this work.

Other work about the terminals yet to be
done includes the finishing of the riprap wall
behind the reloader wharf and behind dock
No. 19, and final grading behind these two
structures; filling and paving in the center
of pier No. IS, at four bents where anchors
are being placed; and miscellaneous work of
clearing up. This work will be performed by
the Division of Municipal Engineering, some
of the force previously on the work being
transferred to that division for two or three
weeks for its completion.

The work in the quarry at SosaHill has been
discontinued, though the two steamshovels
which were used during the last six weeks
have been left in the quarry for further service,
if required. The last train of rock for the
East Breakwater, consisting of 14 Lidgerwood
flat cars, was hauled across the Isthmus on
Thursday, April 20.

In the middle of March the men employed
by the Pacific terminals subdivision numbered
approximately 3,000. These men were em-
ployed in two and three shifts. With the
breakup of this subdivision, following a period
of rush work in order to complete the work
well before the end of the fiscal year, there
will be one of the sharpest reductions of the
Canal force which have occurred recently.
It is estimated that after all transfers to other
divisions, the net reduction will be approxi-
mately 80 gold and 1,300 silver employes.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, April 24, amounted to 211,190 cubic
yards. In addition, 22,465 cubic yards of
miscellaneous maintenance spoil were removed
from the Cut. The resumption of traffic
through the Canal has reduced the working
hours of the dredges.

The output of the several dredges during the
past week was as follows:

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 70,243

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 63,335

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 51,395

Corozal Ladder

No. S3 Pipeline suction 8.016

Culebra Seagoing suction 26.607

No. 86 Pipeline suction 16.634

No. 5 Belgian ladder 7,425

The average aggregate output of the
dredges during the 26 weeks preceding that
ending at midnight of Monday, April 24, was
256,987 cubic yards, the total amount of
primary excavation during that period
having been 6,681,663 cubic yards.

This has been an average of 36,712 cubic
yards for each of the 182 working days.

Advances in Price of Oils.

The open market price of Diesel engine oil,
sold at Balboa by the Union Oil Company of
California, has been advanced to $2.50 per
barrel. The price at which the company had
recently been selling the oil in the open
market was $1.98 per barrel of 42 gallons.

Effective May 1, the price of crude oil sold
by The Panama Canal will be advanced from
$1.25 per barrel at either terminal to $1.40
at Balboa and $1.65 at Cristobal.

CANAL WORK IN MARCH.

Monthly Report of the Acting Governor to the
Secretary of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 13, 1916.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for the
month of March, 1916:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In ad-
dition !o the usuaj maintenance, operation,
and repair work at the locks, the following was
the status of work done at the places named:
Pedro Miguel — Installing regulating valves,
completed; installing track turnouts, 75
per cent completed. Miraflores — Installing
regulating valves, 40 per cent completed;
application of bitumastic solution and enamel
to lock gate surfaces in east chamber, 65 per
cent completed; backfilling and grading work
at lower end of locks, completed. Gatun — ■
Installing track turnouts, 78 per cent com-
pleted.

Seven commercial lockages were made at
each of the three lock flights, and 25 noncom-
mercial lockages were made at Gatun, 44 at
Pedro Miguel, and 18 at Miraflores.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants during the month was: Gatun
hydroelectric station, 4,001,200 kilowatt-
hours; Miraflores steam station, 53,470 kilo-
watt-hours; total, 4,054,670 kilowatt-hours.
The net output of the Balboa air compressor
station was 267.303.S22 cubic feet of free air
compressed to 105 pounds. The usual opera-
tion, maintenance, and repair work was car-
ried on, and construction work was continued
for the Army and the Canal.

Municipal Engineering Division — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operation,
and repair work, the following are the principal
items of construction work in progress: Work
in connection with the water and sewer sys-
tems, grading, and construction of roads and
streets, for the military at Margarita and Toro
Point; construction of fence and fire wall
around gasoline tanks at Cristobal and Balboa;
concrete spillway at Rio Grande; new storm
sewer in Panama City; and work was started
on sewer and water systems and on roads in
the new addition to the Balboa townsite.

Division of Meteorology and Hydrography —
The rainfall for the month was above nor-
mal at 12 stations and deficient at six stations,
and ranged from 4.88 inches for the month
at Cucherbo station on the Trinidad River, to
.20 inch at Miraflores. The maximum precipi-
tation recorded on one day was .83 inch, at
Monte Lirio on the 19th instant. The estimat-
ed rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was
104 per cent above normal, or 2.02 inches
against a 6-year mean of .99 inch, while over
the Chagres River basin above Alhajuela it
was 26 per cent below normal, or .92 inch
against a 15-year mean of 1.24 inches. The
Chagres River discharge at Alhajuela was two
per cent below the 15-year March normal, and
furnished 111 per cent and 48 per cent of the
net and total Gatun Lake yields, respectively.
Gatun Lake varied from elevation 86.52 on
the 3rd to elevation 86.09 on the 31st, aver-
aging Hb.M, and Miraflores Lake varied from
elevation 5 I .35 i in the Sth to 53.55 on the 25th,
averaging 53.99. Four seismic disturbances
were recorded at Balboa Heights during the
month, on the 1st, 21st, 27th, and 29th,

respectively. The last two were generally felt
on the Isthmus, but no damage was reported
from any of them.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Work onset-
ting fixed steel for the valves, bollrrds, and
crane tracks was continued, a total of over 13
tons being placed. The drilling of holes in
the floor and cutting slots for the blocking
system were completed, with the exception
of the area covered by the concrete pontoons,
and six bollards were set in the dry dock cop-
ing. For the storm sewer and duct line 425
cubic yards of reinforced concrete were placed,
and the duct line on the south side of the dry
dock was practically completed. The in-
stallation of the greenheart bearing and fender
timbers was completed, the greenheart in-
stalled on the gates totalling 25.99 tons;
and the painting of the interior and exterior
surfaces with bitumastic solution and enamel
was also completed. All exposed surfaces on
the greenheart were painted with red lead and
one coat of liquid tar paint.

The installation of the mechanical and
structural parts of the pumping plant pro-
gressed satisfactorily, practically all of the
structural steel having been erected. The
four 54-inch and two 20-inch pumps have
been installed, with the exception of the motors,
shafting, and couplings, and, the aligning of
same was under way. The 3-inch bilge pump
was erected and placed in operation, and about
50 per cent of the pressure piping for operating
the valves has been installed. The installation
of the hand railings was about 75 per cent
completed; the two flooding valves on the
south side were in place, and the seal at the
bottom was being fitted. The six screens for
the entrances of the flooding and discharge
culverts were assembled and two were in
place in the discharge culverts, the others
being ready for installation. The painting
of all the housings and screens, and the
bodies of the flooding valves was nearly
completed by the contractor. One hun-
dred and twenty-six sets of cast-iron keel
blocks were received and inspected. The
erection of the compressor plant and pump
house (Building 29) was started on March 6,
and on March 27 the riveting was commenced.
At the end of the month erection was complete
and the riveting 50 per cent completed, the
total steel erected amounting to 295.48 tons.

On the entrance pier, work was continued
on the extension at the west end and at the
headwall for future dry dock No. 2, a total
of 1,021 cubic yards of concrete being placed,
of which 438 cubic yards were in the deck slab.
For the entrance pier extension 50 tons of
structural steel were erected. The work of
drilling the cofferdam was conti nued and was in
readiness for an opening shot on April 1,
4,951 lineal feet of piling being driven for
supporting well drills. The drilling amounted
to 41,970 lineal feet, of which 3S.S66 lineal
feet were by star drills.

Coaling plant — Four hundred and forty-nine
cubic yards of material were excavated in pre-
paring foundations for the buttresses at the
west end of the unloader wharf, and 500 cubic
yards of concrete were placed at this point.
The remaining five panels of the structural steel
deck, amounting to 94 tons, were completed,
3,200 rivets being driven, making a total of
27,200 to date. In the deck slab 430 cubic
yards of reinforced concrete were placed, and

April 26. 1916.

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311

50 creosoted piles, amounting to 3,000 lineal
feet, were used in the fenders. In the re-
loader wharf 21.2S tons of structural steel
were creeled, completing the deck with the
exception of the driveway at the south end
and a small extension at the north end of the
wharf near the coal pocket. The main deck
slab was completed, with the exception of one
panel at the north end, 1,041 cubic yards of
reinforced concrete being placed. The work
of backfilling behind the wharf continued,
2,971 cubic yards of material being placed and
339 cubic yards of riprap being laid behind
the center portion. There were excavated
1,397 cubic yards of earth for anchors at the
north and south ends of the wharf and 671
cubic yards of reinforced concrete were
placed in the deadmen. The bracing be-
tween cylinders under the wharf was nearly
completed, about two-thirds of the anchor
rods having been placed, and the total fixed
steel set in connection with the anchorage
amounted to over 50 tons. The one remain-
ing panel of the reloader wharf was erected
and riveted, making the erection of the steel
decking complete. Practically all the operat-
ing parts for both the unloader towers have
been installed and the electric light system
of the towers was about SO percent completed.
The riveting of the two reloader towers was
completed and the sheet metal work was start -
ed. The erection of the transformer house was
commenced on the 13th of March, 42^ tons
of structural steel being erected. There were
also ei us of structural steel for

the viaduct along the reloader wharf, and all
the steel erected received two coats of paint.
The assembling and erection of the wharf
bunker structural steel began on March 17,
and 94.50 tons of steel were erected, but not
riveted. At the east end of the coal pocket
932 cubic yards of earth were excavated by
steam shovel, and 22S cubic yards of rubble
and 38 cubic yards of mass concrete were
placed in the coal pocl el walls. The masonry
for the deep coal pocket is now completed.

Decks — The last cylinder for the quay wall
c-d was completed and 62 cubic yards of
concrete were f laced in cylinder fillers. There
were placed eight girders for the crane tracks,
amounting to 47.34 tons, and 151 cubic yards
of concrete were used in encasing the girders.
On quay wall d-e-f 721 square yards of
brick paving were laid. On pier No. 18 there
were laid 3,846 square yards of brick paving,
and 1,084 square yards of wood block paving
in the center section of the pier. The tile
roof was completed, except for glass inserts
in the center and north aisles, and the inte-
rior and exterior painting, not including
doors, door headers and door iambs, is
95 per cent completed. There were used
535 cubic yards of reinforced concrete
in the pier shed walls and around columns.
The erection of the housing for the
Ogden doors was completed on March 8,
and the drilling for and the erection of the
weather plates on the door jambs were prac-
tically completed. There were placed 90.81
tons of structural steel in the special anchor-
ages, and 130 creosoted piles were driven.
The south side of the pier was turned over
for the use of the Panama Railroad on March
26, and the middle section on April 1, with the
exception of the small area where the special
anchorages are being installed.

One hundred and ninety-five cubic yards of
concrete were poured in completing the rein-

forced concrete pontoons under construction
in dry dock Xo. 1, and the pontoons are now
ready for launching.

Excavation and fitting — The total excavation
forthe month amounted to30,018 cubic yards,
of which 20,354 cubic yards were classified as
rock, the greater portion of which was ob-
tained from Sosa Hill. There were placed in
fill, including the 15,278 cubic yards which
were sent to the East Breakwater, 34,783
cubic yards of material.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East' Breakwater — The core rock fill was
completed on March 4th, 3,120 cubic yards
of armor rock and 16,212.5 cubic yards of core
rock having been dumped in the fill; and
1,956 concrete blocks (14,814.3 cubic yards)
were plowed off cars. The Coco Solo ; lant
poured 593 concrete blocks, and there re-
main to be poured, as per estimate of Decem-
ber 17, 1915, 3,744 blocks or 33,696 cubic yards
of concrete. At present only the harbor track
is being salvaged, the log sawmill having
sawed 115.163 feet 're, from the

salvaged trestle material.

Under the block contract 1.909 blocks were
poured during the month, containing 23,481
cubic yards of concrete. There remain
poured 5,801 blocks, the contractor ha
poured 6,199 blocks to date, and shipped 740
blocks to the breakwater during the month.
The number of days on which concrete was
poured was 27, making an average daily out-
put of 70.1 blocks.

Coaling plant — The 19-pile dolphin at the
northwest corner of the reloader wharl
driven and partly framed, and the timbering
and framing of checks for end, wharf fi
system were completed. The west half of the
reinforced concrete floor slab for wharf bunker
was poured, and the installation of reinforce-
ment for entire bunker was nearly completed.

Under Washington order Xo. 40483,
doors were placed in the transformer house,
the controller coops, and bridge diggers, and
the bridges are now strui plete.

One conveyor car was riveted, which com|
the erection of this unit, and about 70 of the
cars have received the final coat of paint. Five
thousand pounds of structural steel for the
overhead trolley system, at iundsof

rails for the tracks and switches, were placed on
the viaduct, which complete these two units.
The doors for the transformer house and the
four scale houses were all put in place, and
4C0 lineal feet of the concrete walkway and
apron were placed on the reloader viaduct.
The creosoted timber for ties and walkway is
in place in the viaduct an ' i| gal-

vanized pipe hand railing were inst

The structural steel for the wharf bunker
and conveyor tower is all erected and riveted,
and the galvanized steel covering with gutter
and leaders was completed. Ten thousand
pounds of steel were placed in the six
and fixed chutes on the face of the wharf
bunker, and the three bottom chutes were
completed and put in place. Of the 10-ton
conveyor cars for Balboa which are being con-
structed at Cristobal, 17 were erected an 1 11
riveted, making tl i r cent com-

pleted. Fifty-two thousand pounds of steel
were placed in the split booms, which .
completed and painted. The machinery
house walks were completed in towers Xos.
1 and 2, and 4,500 pounds of steel were placed
in one of the movable hoppers.

Under Washington order Xo. 40587 (un-

loader towers\ the official tests were run.
The committee supervising the tests had not
made its report at the end of the month.
Marine Division.

Due to the continued blocking of the chan-
nel by slides, only 12 vessels of light draft
passed through the Canal, of which six were
southbound and six northbound, eight of
which were of American and one of British
register. One vessel was inspected to ascer-
tain whether its certificate conformed to the
rules; and the United States net equivalent
tonnage was computed on another. A state-
ment showing vessels making the transit of the
Canal in each direction during the month is
appended to this report.*

Dredging Division.

The total excavation for the month, in-
cluding earth, rock and gravel, was 1,443,206
cubic yards. Of this total 122.5S7 cubic yards
of earth were removed from Balboa inner
harbor, 58,096 cubic yardsof earth and 1,034,-
ubic yards of rock from the Canal prism
in Gaillard Cut, 1,595 cubic yards of earth
and 37,539 cubic yards of rock from the
Cristobal coaling statiin, 1,769 cubic yards
of earth and 5,316 cubic yards of rock from
the channel opposite dock No. 11, Cristobal,
and 50,362 cubic yards of earth and 14,769
cubic yards of rock at Coco Solo. In addi-
tion to this, 223,384 cubic yards of material
were rehandled and not credited as excavation.

The Culebra slides continued active during
the month.

The rock breaker Vulcan was engaged the
entire month in breaking the rock shoal at
station 2265 east, near the old Panama Rail-
road steel dock at Balboa, 1,134 holes being
broken over an area of 18,144 square feet,
with a total penetration of 5,172 feet and a
theoretical breakage of 3,070 cubic yards.
The drill barge Teredo No. 2 was engaged from
the 10th to the 26th of the month drilling and
blasting along the east bank of the Canal
between stations 2098 and 2100 plus 40, and
for the remainder of the month between sta-
tions 1786 and 1788, 495 holes being drilled,
over an area of 15,565 square feet, with a total
penetration of S.6S2 lineal feet, with a break-
age of 10,076 cubic yards.

The hydraulic grader No. 1 was engaged
in digging drainage ditches on Cucaracha
slide and working in the Rio Grande diver-
sion near station 1825 east; and hydraulic
graders Nos. 2 and 3 were engaged in sluicing
and grading on East Culebra slide. Dredges
Nos. 1 and 82 were engaged in excavating
sand and gravel from the Chagres River,
3,660 cubic yards of sand, 1,347 cubic yards
of Xo. 1 gravel, 3,393 cubic yards of No. 2
gravel, and 55,535 cubic yards of run-of-bank
gravel being excavated. The work of de-
stroying water hyacinths continued during
the month.

Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 1,039, an increase of 99 as compared
with the month of February; those left over
from the preceding month numbered 784,
and those carried forward into April, 797.
The output of the foundry was 102,037 pounds
of iron, 1S9.4S3 pounds of steel, and 20,397
pounds of brass. Hostling was done on 4,507
pieces of equipment, and shop and field re-

*The information contained il there tables has
been published in the weekly reports in The Canal
Record. Tne statements are therefore not printed.

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pairs were made on 8,853 pieces, including
930 cars repaired in the shop.

The work of fencing the oil reservations
continued, the foundations and fire walls for
the two new 55,000-barrel fuel oil tanks pro-
gressed satisfactorily, and work was started
on the erection of a small 500-!iarrel tank at
Balboa for the purpose of furnishing oil to
tank cars of the Panama Tramways Company.
The salvaging of the old oil lines from the
Balboa pumping plant, under water, to the
oil crib, was undertaken.

Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance,
operation, and repair work, the following is
the approximate status of the Canal structures
in course of construction at the places named:

Ancon-Balboa — Balboa refrigerating plant,
90 per cent completed; unit of Ancon Hospital
group, 90 per cent completed; terminal office
building, 80 per cent completed; Ancon
Y. M. C. A. clubhouse, 100 per cent completed;
Ancon laundry, 40 per cent completed; con-
crete bachelor quarters, Ancon, 80 per cent
completed; swimming pool, rear of Balboa
Y. M. C. A., 60 per cent completed; concrete
tower water tank at Balboa, 85 per cent
completed; building No. 25, Balboa shops
(permanent latrine building for dry dock),
75 per cent completed; signal station on top
of Sosa Hill, commenced; Balboa yacht club,
90 per cent completed.

Paraiso — Storage shed, 100 per cent com-
pleted.

Galun-Colon — Colon Hospital group, 100
per cent completed; relining baffle piers,
Gatun Spillway, 100 per cent completed;
office building for coaling station, Cristobal,
commenced; Masonic Temple building, Cris-
tobal, repairing damage done by fire, 100 per
cent completed.

Supply Department.

The force report for the period ended
March 22, 1916, showed a total of 24,957
employes of The Panama Canal and the
Panama Railroad Company, of whom 3,371
were white Americans and 21,586 laborers.
Of the latter, approximately 176 were
Europeans and the remainder West Indian
negroes. There was an increase of 839
laborers and a decrease of 105 Americans,
making a net increase of 734.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,854 Americans, of whom 3,788
■were men, 1,517 women, and 1,549 children;
and 9,947 West Indians, of whom 5,818 were
men, 1,632 women, and 2,497 children.

The value of material received during the
month was §877,753.20. It came forward in
31 steamers, and the total weight of cargo,
exclusive of lumber and spud timbers, was
38,383 tons. Some of the principal items were
1,989,915 feet, b. m., of lumber, 373,547 bags
of cement, and 176,062 pounds of dynamite.

The Balboa oil plant handled 243,044.96
barrels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant
handled 8,376.60 barrels, the greater part of
which in each instance was handled for The
Panama Canal.

Health Department.

General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. The death rate
for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 32,336, was 9.28 per thousand
per year, as compared with 8.24 for the pre-
ceding month and 8.23 for the corresponding

month of last year. Twenty-nine deaths
occurred in the Canal Zone.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the month was 33,084. On this
basis the admission to hospitals and quarters,
801, gave a rate of 290.53 per thousand, as
compared with 292.75 for the preceding
month, and 312.82 for the corresponding
month of last year. The admission rates to
hospitals for all diseases were: Whites, 254.80;
blacks, 81.90; and Americans, 204.89. The
admission rates to hospitals and quarters for
malaria were: Whites, 26.58; blacks, 3.76;
and Americans, 11.07. The total number of
deaths from all causes was 20. Of these, 16
died from disease, or 5.80 per thousand, as
compared with 4.33 per thousand for the
preceding month, and 4.91 for the correspond-
ing month of last year. Four Americans died
from disease during the month.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on March 31, 1916, was $10,201,-
838.77, and in the fortifications appropriations,
§1,356,074.18. The payrolls for March, ex-
clusive of Army quarters, storehouses, forti-
fications, etc., amounted to S991.515, and the
fortifications roll amounted to $38,382.96.
Payments by the Disbursing Clerk in Wash-
ington amounted to §976,739.50, and by the
Paymaster on the Isthmus, $1,222,519.10.
Payment of $244,492.05 was also made to the
Panama Railroad Company for commissary
books. Collections on the Isthmus amounted
to $666,135.53, of which $411,916.29 was
repaid to appropriations, $235,876.61 was
commissary collections, and other trust funds,
and $18,342.63 was miscellaneous receipts
to be covered into the Treasury. Of the mis-
cellaneous receipts, $418.80 was collected on
account of tolls. Collections by the Disburs-
ing Clerk at Washington amounted to $7,657.-
49. Deposits in the sum of $4,750 were made
with the Assistant Treasurers to be applied
in payment of tolls and other charges against
vessels using the Canal. Canal revenue col-
lections and miscellaneous funds received
amounted to $202,971.92, and disbursements
under the same heading amounted to $225,-
901.17.

Executive Department.

DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

One hundred and seventy-two licenses of
all kinds were issued. Twenty-one estates
were received for administration and 17 set-
tled, the total cash received during the month
amounting to $1,180.91, the total value of the
estates closed being $258.71. At the port of
Balboa 59 vessels entered and 53 cleared, and
at the port of Cristobal 58 vessels entered
and 57 cleared.

Postul service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second class mail collections, postage due
collections, and box rent receipts, $8,213.60.
Money orders issued during the month ag-
gregated $293,936.37. Of this total, $103,725
represented the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $94,865, and postal savings
certificates to the value of $14,8S2. The balani e
of postal savings deposits on hand at the
close of the month, represented by unpaid
certificates and deposit money orders, aggre-
gated $432,930, as compared with $438,952
at the close of the previous month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and forty-nine arrests were
made, of which total 316 were males. Sixty-
one convicts were confined in the penitentiary
at the close of the month. Seven persons were
deported, four of whom were convicts who
had completed their sentence in the peniten-
tiary, and three were prisoners who had served
their terms in jail.

Nineteen fires occurred, Panama Canal
property suffering damage to the extent of
$403, and Panama Railroad property to the
extent of $36.25. Private property and the
property of the United States Army suffered
no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 5S cases were settled;
six civil, 27 probate, and 21 criminal cases were
filed, and 111 cases of all kinds were pending
at the close of the month. In the magistrate
courts 12 civil and 317 criminal cases were
disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,549 for the
white schools and 980 for the colored schools.
In the white schools the net enrollment was
1,328, the average daily attendance, 1,105.6,
and the average number belonging, 1,135.6.
In the colored schools the net enrollment was
735, the average daily attendance, 466.2,
and the average number belonging, 531.
Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo, amounted
to 239,507 tons. In addition, Panama Rail-
road forces stevedored a total of 5,054 tons.
The following quantities of coal were bunkered
in steamers: Colon agency, 4,750 tons; Bal-
boa agency, 14,363 tons; total, 19,113 tons.

In connection with the work on pier No. 7,
Cristobal, 356,369 pounds of steel were erected,
and 152,200 paving bricks were laid on the
floor of the pier. In addition 820 lineal feet
of fender system were completed.

Filling in the rear of the United Fruit Com-
pany office and the fire station at Cristobal
was started on March 15, and 14,222 cubic
yards of soft rock were placed. Work was
also continued on the borings for the extension
of the Cristobal mole and five holes were
drilled, consisting of 485.1 lineal feet of wash
drilling and 38.4 lineal feet of diamond drilling.

One thousand four hundred and twenty-
seven concrete blocks were poured for use at
the East Breakwater, amounting to 3,992.8
cubic yards, and 352 blocks were shipped to
Coco Solo.

Respectfully,
Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Post Office at Fort Randolph.

A post-office has been established at the
military post on Margarita Point for the
receipt and despatch of registered and ordi-
nary mail only. No money-order business will
be transacted at the office. Mail for that office
should be addressed "Fort Randolph, Canal
Zone."

At present the 21st Company of Coast
Artillery is stationed at Fort Randolph, and
the 124th Company, assigned to that post,
is expected to arrive within a few weeks.

The lagoon behind Docks 13 and 14,
Cristobal, is being filled with spoil from the
excavation by pipeline suction dredge at the
Cristobal coaling plant.

April 26, 1916.

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FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.

Committee Arranging for Revival of Custom of
Official Celebration.

The custom of holding an official celebra-
tion on the Fourth of July, which was one of
the events of the year in the construction peri-
od, is to be revived this year. Last year in the
absence of the Governor from the Isthmus no
official celebration was arranged for, but on
Saturday, April 22, he appointed a committee
to supervise the arrangement of suitable ex-
ercises; and at the first meeting of the com-
mittee, held on April 25, the sentiment was
in favor of having this year a "wide open" cele-
bration which should equal in extent and if
possible, excel in enthusiasm the celebrations
of previous years.

It was decided at the meeting of the com-
mittee to hold the celebration at Balboa, as the
place offering the best facilities, all around.

The extent to which the plans of the com-
mittee can be carried out will depend on the
responsiveness of the people on the Isthmus.
There are no funds left over from previous
years, and the expenses of the celebration will
have to be met by contributions.

The chairman cf the finance committee has
been authorized to solicit subscriptions from
gold employes of the Canal and railroad,
American citizens, and business men of
Panama and Colon. Employes' subscrip-
tions may be covered by payroll deductions.
All subscribers to the fund will be furnished
free transportation on the Panama Railroad
to Balboa and return. In addition, it has
been decided to furnish a free lunch in the
middle of the day; and in general to give
the day as much of the old time barbecue
spirit as the means will allow.

The chairmen of the several committees
were authorized to proceed with their work,
and as soon as an estimate can be formed of
the probable amount of the donations allot-
ments will be made to the committees so that
they can regulate their performances by the
allowable expenditures.

The executive committee of the celebra-
tion consists of Commander H. I. Cone,
Marine Superintendent, chairman; and the
following, who are chairmen of the commit-
tees indicated: Capt. F. H. Smith, Assistant
Chief Quartermaster, entertainment com-
mittee; Mr. J. H. McLean, Paymaster,
finance; Mr. C. H. Motsett, Superintendent
of the Panama Railroad, transportation; Mr.
Seymour Paul, editor of The Canal Record,
publicity and printing; Mr. F. M. M. Richard-
son, Superintendent of Clubs and Playgrounds,
fireworks; Mr. Benj. L. Jacobson, Depot Com-
missary, refreshment; and Maj. Herbert A.
White, Judge Advocate, military headquar-
ters, music and dance. The men designated as
chairmen of the committees were empowered
to appoint the members of their respective
committees.

The next meeting of the executive commit-
tee will be held early in May, at the call of the
chairman. Consideration will have been
given in the meantime to the feasibility of
having dances and smaller displays of fire-
works in Cristobal-Colon, Gatun, and Pedro
Miguel and Paraiso on the night of the Fourth,
in addition to the principal festivities at
Balboa.

The chairmen of the several committees
will welcome suggestions toward making the
celebration representative and enjoyable.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

Assistant in Water Requirement Investigations;
Shop Apprentice; Entomological Inspector;
Cartographer; Assistant in Dry Land Abori-
culture; Printer.

ASSISTANT IN WATER REQUIREMENT INVESTI-
GATIONS (male).

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for assistant in water requirement in-
vestigations, for men only, about May 21,
1916 (date to be left blank in application), at
Balboa Heights, C. Z. From the register of
eligibles resulting from this examination
certification will be made to fill vacancies in
this position in the Bureau of Plant Industry,
Department of Agriculture, for duty in Wash-
ington, D. C, or in the field, at salaries
ranging from $1,080 to SI, 380 per annum,
and vacancies as they may occur in positions
requiring similar qualifications, unless it is
found to be in the interest of the service to fill
any vacancy by reinstatment, transfer, or
promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the follow-
ing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:
Subjects.

1. Questions on water relations of plants 20

2. Questions on either (a) biophysics or (b)
chemistry, the subject being optional with the
applicant 30

3. Thesis (to be delivered to the examiner on the

day of the examination) IS

4. Education and experience 35

Total 11)0

Persons w-ho meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the
Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. Applications should
be properly executed, excluding the medical
certificate, and filed with the Secretary,
Board of Civil Service Examiners, Balboa
Heights, C. Z., in time to arrange for the ex-
amination at the place selected by the ap-
plicant. The exact title of the examination as
given at the head of this announcement
should be stated in the application form.

SHOP APPRENTICE (MALE).

The United States Civil Service Commission
announces an open competitive examination
for shop apprentice, for men only, about May
21, 1916 (date to be left blank in application),
at Balboa Heights, C. Z. From the register
of eligibles resulting from this examination
certification will be made to fill vacancies
in this position in the Bureau of Standards,
Department of Commerce, at salaries ranging
from $480 to $540 per annum, and vacancies
as they may occur in positions requiring
similar qualifications, unless it is found to be
in the interest of the service to fill any vacancy
by reinstatement, transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects Weights.

1. Arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multipli-
cation, and division of whole numbers and
common and decimal fractions) 30

2. Letter writing (a letter of not less than 125
words on some subject of general interest.
Competitors may select either of two subjects
given) 10

3. Practical questions 40

4. Education and training 20

Total 100

This examination is open to all male citizens

of the United States who meet the require-
ments. Persons who meet the requirements
and desire this examination should at once
apply for form 1312, stating the title of the
examination for which the form is desired, to
the Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examin-
ers, Balboa Heights, C. Z. Applications
should be properly executed, excluding the
medical and county officer's certificates, and
filed with the Secretary, Board of Civil Serv-
ice Examiners, Balboa Heights, C. Z., in
time to arrange for the examination at the
place selected by the applicant. The exact
title of the examination as given at the head
of this announcement should be stated in the
application form.

ENTOMOLOGICAL INSPECTOR (MALE).

The United States Civil Service Commission
announces an open competitive examination
for entomological inspector, for men only,
about May 21, 1916 (date to be left blank in
application), at Balboa Heights, C. Z. From
the register of eligibles resulting from this
examination certification will be made to
fill vacancies in this position in the Federal
Horticultural Board, Department of Agri-
culture, for duty in Washington, D. C, or
in the field, at a salary ranging from $1,000 to
$1,740 per annum, and vacancies as they may
occur in positions requiring similar qualifica-
tions, unless it is found to be in the interest
of the service to fill any vacancy by rein-
statement, transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Entomology 30

2. Practical questions in inspection work 35

3. Education and experience 35

Tatal 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Secre-
tary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Bal-
boa Heights, C. Z. Applications should be
properly executed, excluding the medical
certificate, and filed with the Secretary,
Board of Civil Service Examiners, Balboa
Heights, C. Z., in time to arrange for the
examination at the place selected by the
applicant. The exact title of the examination
as given at the head of this announcement
should be stated in the application form.

CARTOGRAPHER (MALE).

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for cartographer, for men only. From
the register of eligibles resulting from this
examination certification will be made to fill
a vacancy in this position in the Office of
Farm Management, Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C, at a salary of $1,500
a year, and vacancies as they may occur in po-
sitions requiring similar qualifications, unless
it is found to be in the interest of the service
to fill any vacancy by reinstatement, by
transfer, or promotion.

The duties of this position will be to assist
in the preparation of maps for the Atlas of
Agriculture of the United Si

Competitors will not be assembled for
examination, but will be rated on the follow-
ing subjects, which will have relative weights
indicated:

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Subjects.

1. Education and experience

2. Manuscript maps 40

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once
for form .304, stating the title of the exami-
nation for which the form is desired, to the
Administration Building, Balboa He:
C. Z. Applications should be properly ex-
ecuted, excluding the medical certificate, and
must be filed with the Commission at Was
ton, with the material required, prior to the
hour of closing business on May 16, 1916.

ASSISTANT IN DRY LAND ARBORICULTURE
(MALE).

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces the postponement to Ma
1916 (date to be left blank in applic
of the open competitive examination for .
ant in dry land arboriculture, for men only,
announced to be held on April 19, 1916.

Senior students of colleges or universities
of recognized standing will be admitted to
this examination upon filing applications
showing them to be eligible, but the names of
such senior students will not be entered on
the eligible register, in the event they attain
eligibility in the examination, until they have
furnished proof of actual graduation.

PRINTER (MALE AND FEMALE).

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for printer, for both men and women,
about June 11 and 12, 1916 (date to be left
blank in application), at Balboa Heights, C. Z.
From the register of eligibles resulting from
this examination certification will be m ide
to fill vacancies as they may occur in both
permanent and temporary positions of printer,
at 60 cents an hour, in the Government
Printing Office and other branches of the
service, unless it is found to be in the in-
terest of the service to fill any vacancy by
reinstatement, transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the fol-
lowing basis subjects, which will have the
relative weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.
1. Srelling (20 words of more than average diffi-
culty) 3

2. Arithmetic (simple test; in addition, subtraction
multiplication, and division of whole nuinoers,
and United States money) 3

3. Letter writing (a letter of not less than 100
words on some subject of general interest. Com-
petitors may select either of two suoj'ects given) 3

4. Penmanship (the legibility, rapidity, ne
general appearance, etc., of the competitor's
handwriting in the subject of letter writing) .... 3

5. Copying from rough draft 15

6. Abbreviations S

7. Correcting prDof, embracing the interpretation

of proofreader's marks 10

8. Tabulating, arrangement of matter in tabular
form and indication of thecast 8

9. Job composition, making-up, imposing, bank
work, editing and proofreading, jacket writing,
estimating, and computing 25

10. Training and experience as book and

paper compositor 25

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once .
for forms 304 and 1745. stating the title of the
examination for .which the forms are desi
to the Secretary, Board of Civil Servii
aminers, Balboa Heights, C. Z. Applies
should be properly executed, excluding the
medical and county officer's certificates, and
filed with the Secretary, Board of Civil Serv-

ice Examiners, Balboa Heights, C. Z., in
time to arrange for the examination at the
place selected by the applicant. The exact
title of the exan iven at the head

i : ed in the
application form.

Stamped Envelopes.-

The Division of Posts has placed on sale in
all Canal Zone post-offices stamped envelopes
nomination of one and two cents.
These stamped envelopes, the first to be
placed on sale in the Canal Zone, are oidi-
nary letter size of good quality white paper,
and will be sold at the following prices:

antity.

Price.

Qu

1-cent. 2-cent.

!

.02
.03
.01
.05
.06
.07
08
.119
.11
.12
.13
.14
.15
.16
.17
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.19
!0
.21
.22
.24
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.26
.27
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.55
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2.75
5.50
11.00

8

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10

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.17
.20
.22
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14

.30

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.38

.40

.45

.47

.51

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1 .05

10 50

Seismic Disturbances.

Two seismic disturbances were recorded at
the seismbgraphic observatory at Balboa
Heights in the night of April 23—24. The
first began at 11.30 p. m. and ended at
1 1 :38:20 p. m. on the 23rd. It had a maximum
amplitude of two millimeters, an intensity of
I or II, and the epicenter of disturbance was
approximately 600 miles distant. The second
began at 3:03:30 and ended at 3.36 a. m. on
the 24th. The maximum amplitude was SS
I lus millimeters. The intensity of the shock
was III or IV, and the distance to the epi-
center of disturbance approximately 475
in a northerly direction.

In the night of April 25-26, five
sho ks w?re recorded. The most perceptible
had in intensity of V.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Employes' 24-Trip Tickets.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Baj ; ia Heights, C. Z., April 15, 1916.
Circular No. 608*3 (superseding circular No, 60>-2):
1. Twenty-four-trip tickets may hereafter be issued
those lost by employes. Loss should be re-
ported to this office immediately, and reissuance will
I"' made tfter a lapse of 30 days.

ion is invited to the fact that any person
M-trip ticket, tn which he is not
nership, may be prosecuted for

using a

I through
ldrceny.

Geo. W. C.oethals,
Governor, The Panama Canal,

'. the Panama Railroad Company,

All Accomodations on P. R. R. Ships Assigned,
to May 18.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
He ghts, C. Z.. April 22. 1Q16.
To all concerned — All availaDle accommodations on
thestea Panama Railroad Steamship Line

scheduled to sail front Cristobal*up to and including the
t/on May IS, 1916, having
been a Iditional applications should be

suDmitted.

A number of applications are being held in this office,
and arrangements will be made to accommodate such
:■■ luted to sail after May
18. In cases wl istion prevents the em-

ploye entering on his leave of absence within the limit
of the four months' period steps will be taken to have
the lei ■

It may be state:! that an effort is being made to hav e
the transport Kilpatrick, soon to arrive at Cristobal,
carry passengers on her return voyage to New York;
however, at this moment it can not be de finitely stated
whether this can 1 e done.

By direction of the Governor.

W. P. Copeland,
.■ .; Executive .'Secretary.

United Fruit Company Withdraws Reduced Rates
for Canal Employes.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 24, 1916.
To all concerned — The following notice has been
■ n the United Fruit Company:
tive May 1, 1916. special fares now ac-
corded Pana 1 emplo fes and their families
and officers and enlisted men of the Unit, i
Army and Navy stationed on the Isthmus of
Panama an 1 their families, are withdrawn.

i is not in any way affect special
fares accorded Panama Railroad & Steamship
Company employes and their families, which will
remain in elect until further notice."
Please be guided accordingly. .

W. P. Copeland,
rotary.

Acting Chief Quartermaster.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. April 22, 1916.
Toallcon April 24, 1916, and during

Deceased Employes.

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death.

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Colon agency . .

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Colon agency . . .

April 7, 1916.

Jamaica

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St. Lucia

April 11. 1916.

April 8, 1916.
April 1(), I')i6.

Aprils, 1916.

March 1. 1916.
April 17, 1916.

i'i] i(.. 1916.

April 11. 1916.

April 15. 1916.

April 15, 1916.

The cm ' he Panama Canal or the Panama

Railroad Company are now in pi I mem, and -i'\y claims against the estates or

muling of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank

1 postal money order deposits, or anj other moneys doe to them,

ii once to the Acting Administrator of Estates, Room 320. Administration

Buildin ' C.Z. All claims should I sworn to before a notary

public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will

be published but once.

April 26, 1916.

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315

the absence of Maj. William R. Grove on leave. Capt.
F. H. Smith will be Acting Chief Quartermaster.

Geo. W. Goethals, Governor.

Acting For Engineer of Docks.

Panama Ratlroad COMPANY,
Office of Fnginef.R of Docks.
Cristobal. C. Z.. April IS. 1916.
Effective Arril 26. 1916. Mr. F. W. Blackwood will
be in charge of the Engineer of Docks Division, during
the absence on leave of the under i

T. B. Monniche.
Engineer of Docks.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,

AcCOt ;NT TNG I BPARTMEWT.

Balboa Heights. C. Z., Aj ril 1 .
Circular No. i 1Q:

Effective this date. Maj. E. E. Persons is designated
an accountable official of The Panama Canal, vice
Lieut. -Col. Chas. F. Mason, . count

for all nonexpendable property in the custody of the
Health Department.

IT. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Geo. \V. Goethals. Governor.

Lidgerwood Cars for Lumber Service.
Panama Ratlroad Company.
Office of Master of Transportation.

Hei t't^ C Z . April 14. 1916.
Transportation Bulletin No. 241:

To all concerned — On rs are

being stenciled and set aside for the Supply Di I artment
for the purpose at holding under load at the Panama-
Rail, oa terminal with lumber. These cars will b
cilcd. "For Lumber Service, Supply Department.
Panama-Balboa Terminal." and must notunderany
rircumstancea be used for other purposes. Please be
governed accordingly.

P. W. Heald.

"ortatiott.

Examination by Eoard of Local Inspectors.

The Eoard of Local Inspectors will condu I examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa H
room No. 30.?, on Wednesday. May 3, 1916,
ning promptly at 9 a.m. for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board. Balboa Heights, foi
information respecting the filling out of
later than a day previous to the examination. In

on, all persons desiring chauffem
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m.. at the Ad mi
tion Building. Balboa H nesday, the day

of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor b">ats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to ;
themselves with boats for this purpose. This ti
be given on Thursday, the day following the '
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at s
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for tl i |
at Cristobal or Balboa should present
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be
at the office of the Captain of the Port
Friday. May 5. 1016. beginning at 9 a. m. Applicants
should be provided with motor boats or automobiles
for the demonstration test.

Geo. J. Vantjerslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. April 25. 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received at the office i I
of Posts and may be procured U] 0
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
No. 182 Balboa:

Bailey, Theophilus LeBlanc,

Bangham. C. R. Nullet. Joe

Cameron I Peterson, Carl P. R.

Dehart, Clarence Schradc-r. Win.

Hams. Gilbert J. Steward, Major M. B.

Lamont. Mr.& Mrs. Wilbur Swinderman. Mr. & Mrs. G,
Lang, Mrs. J. W, Williams, Mrs. M.

JOINT land commission.

Calendar.

Following is a calendar of claims set for hearing for
the week ending April 20, 1916:

Monday, April 24— Docket Nos. 1208 and 2851. Jose
Gabriel Duque.

Thursday, April 27 — Docket No. 1214. Manuel
Puerta; docket Xo. 1215. Juan Chiquito; docket No.
1216, Pedro Romero; dock^ I ia Eduarda

Garay; docket 1223. Modesto (Monesto) Leon;
docket No. 1228, Raul Herrera; docket No. 123').
Juan Jose de Leon; docket Xo. 1231. Jose Mina Cavelle;
docket Xo. 1232. Pedro Correa (Carrera); docket No.
1234, Pascual Romero; docket Xo. 123s. Evaristo
Cevallo.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Notice. .
Following is the calendar of claims set for hearing for
the week ending May 6:

/—Docket Xo. 1244, Lee Jan (Hing

locket No. 1245. Theodore J.deSabla; docket

No. 1249. Fernando Garay; docket No. 1252, Julio

Torres; docket No. 1253, Maroelmo Melendez; docket

960. W. A. Burke.

Tuesday, if ay 2— Docket No. 1263. i" .
docket No. 1281, Nicholas Rose; docket No I !
■ Derby; docket No. 1291, Casimiro Mi EC
Wednesday, May 3 — Docket No. I
Ortega and Maria Magallon de Angeron.

Thursday, May 4 — Docket No. 1304, Angel Maria
Mendoza; docket No. 130S. Jose Domingo Rosedo;
docket No. 1309. Bonifacio Monserra.

William Taylor. Secretary.

Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of claim of Pablo Jttrado E., for property
i near Caimito, rule of dismissal
No.25-4.Apnl 19, 1916— The claim of Pablo Jui

docket No. 524, which was regularly heard by the Com-
mission and upon which final argument was heard on
April 17. 1916. is hereby disallowed, as the evidence
presented to the Commission does not justify an award
made.

H-EDERICO EOYD, NICHOLAS CORNET. Cl-KMENT L.

Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Comn

Rainfall from April 1 to 22, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights .

Miraflore

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande 1.41

Central Section —

*Culebra 1 .72

•Camacho 1.00

Empire 1 .45

Gamboa 1 .07

•Juan Mina 1.43

Alhajuela 1.97

•\ igia

Frijoles

•Monte Lirio. .,
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

•Brazos Brook .
Colon

2.40
1.85
2 79

4.40

3.00
3 30

2.86

' ■
1 .12

•Standard rain gage — -readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight

Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores La^es for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday, April 22, 1916.

Station's.

Day and Date.

$3

i as

91.3486

25 86

1954.15

ril 17

1 !S

IS

Tues.. April IS

1 !8

n.i

94. 1086

Wed., April 19

13 86

11 54.00

Thura., Ai ril 20

1 ■';•

Fri., April 21

1 !S

'

Sat., April -

L2S

2<

91.39 86

0.; 54.20

Heights of low water

to nearest foot . . .

L2S

0

91.0 1

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Almirante U. F. C. April 19 April 26

Panama ... P. R. R. April 20 April 26

Paslorcs U. K. C. .April 2 2 April 30

Zacapa (J. F. C.April 26 May 3

•■ PR R.April 27... May 3

ires U. F. C.April 2» May 7

U. F. C.May 3 May 10

Cristobal P. R.R . May 4.. May 11

res U. F. C.May f> May 14

CRISTOBAL-I.OLON TO NEW YORK.

Carrillo U. F. C.April 20 April 27

I I'.R. R.April 27 May 4

Maria U. F. C.April 27 May 4

n ;U. F. C.May I.... May 9

Panama P. R. R..May 4. ...May 10

ante U. F. C.May 4 May 11

Paslores I" I i 8 May 15

Allianca P. R. R. May 11.... May 17

U. F. C.May II May 18

r F. C. M iy 15 May 22

Cristobal P. R. R..May 18 May 24

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Carlago U. F. C.April 22 April 29

llcredia U. F. C.April 26 May 1

TurriMa U. F. C.April 29.... May 6

Parismina U. F. C.May 3 May 8

Alcnas U. F. C.May << May 13

U.F.C.May 10. ...May 15

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U. F. C.April 23. April 28

ores U. F. C.April 23 May 1

U. F. C.April 30 May 5

IT. F. C.April 30 May 8

Heredia U.F.C.May "...May 12

Turrialha U.F.C.May 7 May 15

Parismina U.F.C.May 14 May 19

Atenas U. F. C.May 14 May 22

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week.

The mail is delivered at New York six days after the
day of sailing, except that on the Advance the voyage
requires seven days.t

Train No. 6. leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

*NoTB — The sailings on Monday, May 1 and May 29,
will not land mail in New York until Tuesday of the
following week. Train No. 4. leaving Panama at 7.10
a. m., connects with the despatches for the sailing on
May 1.

tWhen the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on the
following Sunday.

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bulfcers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, S6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour. SI; at Balboa, the price is SI more per ton.
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is SI. 25 per
barrel, to advance on May 1. Prices from the corpo-
rations may be obtained on application to them.

Schedule of Launch Service to Taboga.

Following the placing of the new gasoline launch
Taboga in sen-ice. the schedule of launch sailings be-
tween Balboa and Taboga Island is now as follows:

From Balboa — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Taboga
at 9.45 a. m. and at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga — Daily, launch Taboga leaves for Balboa
at 10.45 a. m. and at 6.45 p. m. The 10.45 a. m. trip
from Taboga may be delayed at times to 2 p. m.. under
orders given by the Chief Quartermaster, the manager
of the Hotel Aspinwall. or the Captain of the Port of
Balboa.

On Mondays and days following holidays the launch
Aspinwall will be used to supplement the regular daily
service, leaving the dredge landing for Taboga at 5 a .
m„ and returning from Taboga at 6.30 a. m.

316

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 36.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., April 23, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered ] Vessel

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

British

Shanghai

Oil

7.930
4.185

5.981
4,142

4.6S1

Foreric Co.. Ltd

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Coke

3,110

April 18.... Sanuki Maru

April 18.. . . City oj Sparta

April 21 enna

New York

General, rowder. .
General, rowder..

6.400
7,5<0

1 1 .000
1,200

6.123
5.823
7,286
958
2,369

4,206

Coffee (sacks) ....

5S1

San Francisco ....

1,578

April 17..
April 17..
April 17..
April 17..
April 17..
April 17..
April 17..
April 18..
April 18..
April 19...
April 20. .
April 20..
April 22..
April 22..
April 22..
April 22..
April 22..
April 22. .

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Capae

Selandia

Glwadys

Consols

Solano

San Juan....

Nissei Maru.
! Dakolan

Warren

Rh

Guatemala

Santa Clara. . .
Urubamba. . . .

Coya

it ndijk

Bantu

Potomac (tug) .

British...
Danish. . .
British. . .
British...
American
American
Japanese .
American
British . . .
Dutch...
Chilean..
British. ..
American
Peruvian.
British. . .
Dutch...
American
American

New York & Pacific S. S. Co... .

East Asiatic Company

Universal Steam Xav. Company
Consols Steamship Company. ...
Hartwood Lumber Company... .
Pacific Mail S. S. Company.

Okazaki Kisen Kaisha

American-Hawaiian Line

Warren Steamship Company...

Stroomvaardt Maatsch

South American S. S. Company
Pacific Steam Nav. Company. . .

W. R Grace & Company

Peruvian Line

N. Y. S: Pacific S. S. Company.

Holland-American Line

U. S. Steel Products Company . .
United States Navy

Calita Buena.

Valparaiso

Victoria

Mejillones

Guayaquil

San Francisco.
Antofagasta. .

Tocopilla

Iquique

Iquique

Talcahuano..

Callao

Valparaisn. . . .

Callao

Tocopilla

Mejillones. . . .
Antofagasta. .
Balboa

Charleston

Copenhagen

United Kingdom
Colon (orders) . .
Colon (orders) . .
Colon (orders) . .
New Orleans. . . .
Delaware Bkwtr.

Norfolk

Rotterdam

Cristobal

Cristobal

New York

Cristobal

Baltimore

Rotterdam

Cristobal

Cristobal

Nitrates

Nitrates, general.]
Lumber, general.

Nitrates

General

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates I

Nitrates '

General I

General

Nitrates, copper..

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates, minerals

4.350
6,2X5
5.101
5.7SO
1.550
1,600
3,908
8.560
5,800
8,827
1.749
2.110
i.-Ul
3,243
4.250
8.627
5,750

4.314

4.551

958

2.369

2.206
4.090
3,295
3.445
581
1.578
2,319
5,016
3.066
5,382
2,421
2.772
4.492
3,118
2,216
4.632
3.047

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

April 17...
April 18...

April 19...
April 20. . .

April 22...
April 23...

Foreric

Sanuki Maru.

Alma (launch)
City of Vienna

Ormiston

Kentra

Steamship Foreric Company.
Nip. Yusen Kabushiki K'sha

Baltimore.
New York.
Porto Bello.
New York.
Cardiff.
U. S. Steel Products Co ! New York.

April 24.
April 24.
April 28.
April 27.
April 29.

Somerset
Suruga ......

Ranella

Lord Derby.
Whakatane.

Tuxpan.

N. Y. ft Oriental S. S. Line..' New York.
Anglo-Saxon Pet. Company

Occidental & Oriental S. N

Norton Lilly & Company New York.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL..

♦Departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

April 19

April 20....
April 21....
April 22....

Leyland Line

Cardiff.
! Genoa.

April 19.. .
April 21.. .
April 22...

Century Shipping Co

Bristol & Kingsto n

♦Expected Arriv.'

♦Expected Departures.

April 24

April 25.. . .
April 30

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with Unitea States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Date

Vessel Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line For

April 17....
April 18....

Tumaco.

Camp Sabbath. 1

April 7...

April IS.. .
April 19.. .
April 20.. .
April 23.. .

South American S. S. Co Lota and way ports.

\

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

April 24. . .
April 24...
April 25.. .
April 25...
April 27...
April 30...
May 1....
May 3....
May 5....
May 7 . . . .

*Spilhcad ' Clyde Shipping Co

Balboa Columbian Maritime Co..

*Cdia N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co. .

*Terrier Wilhelm. Dmpsk. Akties..

*Brilish Empire..
*Gozan Maur..
*lkoma Maru.

W. Eadie.

■ Ki-en Kaisha...

J. Nakamura

South American S. S. Co...
Brown. Jenkins &; Sons....
River Forth Steamship Co.

Mejillones.

San Francisco.

South Pacific ports.

Taltal.

Salina Cruz.

South Pacific ports.

Moji.

Chile.

South Pacific ports

South Pacific ports

April 24..
April 25..
April 25..

Academy. .
*Spilhcad.
Jamaica. .

Anglo-Amer. Exploration Co. Buenaventura.
Clyde Shipping Company.. . : Colon, for orders.
Pacific Steam Nav. Co Tumaco.

* Indicates vessel for passage through the Canal.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1916.

No. 37.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub-
scription rate is $J per year for delivery in the United
Slates and its possessions, and in Canada, Cuba, Mexico,
and Panama (to which mail can be forwarded under
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be forwarded under foreign postal rates, a charge of 50
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Yearly subscriptions are entered as beginning at the
first of the quarter of the year in whi.h received, and expire
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The paper is furnished free to United Slates Government
departments, representatives of foreign governments, pub-
lic libraries, and employes of The Panama Canal and the
Panama Railroad Company whose names are on the gold
roll.

Bound volumes of The Canal Record, I to VIII. in-
clusive, are for sale at $3.50 each.

Remittances for subscriptions or for bound volumes
may be forwarded to The Panama Canal, Washington,
D. C., U- S. A., or to The Canal Record at the address
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Address all Communications,

THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Maximum Coal Prices.
The Governor has published a circular,
No. 704-2, under date of April 17, 1916,
establishing, with the approval of the Secre-
tary of War, maximum prices to be charged
for coal sold to ships by lessees of coal stor-
age areas at the Canal terminals. The circular
follows:

1. Circular No._ 704, dated July 31, 1915,
outlining for the' information of individuals
and companies general conditions relative to
leasing of coal storage areas in the permanent
coaling plants at the Canal terminals, con-
tains the following paragraph, viz:

15. A maximum price per ton will be
fixed by the Panama Railroad. All coal
in storage, owned by individuals and com-
panies, will be subject to purchase by any
vessel using the Canal.

2. Effective July 1, 1916, and thereafter
until further notice, the maximum price for
coal supplied by individuals and private com-
panies to steamships at the terminal ports of
the Panama Canal will be cost, plus 25 percent.

3. Lessees will be required to furnish The
Panama Canal such information as will en-
able The Panama Canal to check the maximum
price on this basis.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.
Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, May 1, amounted to 206,882 cubic
yards. In addition, 8,000 cubic yards of
spoil were removed from the Cut in mis-

cellaneous maintenance work, and 7,093 cubic
yards were rehandled.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 61.016

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 61,515

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 41, SOU

Corozal Ladder 2 '.5 10

No. S3 Pipeline suction 5,845

Culebra Seagoing suction

No. 86 Pipeline suction H.250

No. 5 Belgian ladder R.00T

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the base of Culebra slides since October 1,
1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the close of
work on May 1, 1916, has amounted to
13,191,173 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 690,483 per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning
with July 1, the total primary excavation
from the Cut has amounted to 9,045,434
cubic yards up to midnight of May 1.

♦

Temporary Shed on Portion of Dock 15 to Remain
for the Present.

In view of the continued and growing de-
mand on the wharf facilities at Balboa, it has
been decided to postpone indefinitely the
work of removing the temporary wood and
corrugated shed over a portion of dock No.
15, which is part of the quay wall, and of filling
to grade the area in rear of the wharf now oc-
cupied by a depressed track.

This section of the quay wall, the first of
the permanent terminal facilities to be built,
was roofed over with a temporary structure
in the latter part of 1912 to meet the situation
resulting from the growth of traffic through
the port. It has been in almost continuous use
since that time, and even with the new Pier 18
in use there will be further need of it for some
time to come, in view of extensive shipments
of lumber which will be transferred across it
in the coming months.
♦
Lldgerwood Flat Cars tor Handling Lumber at
Balboa.

With the cessation of the hauling of armor
rock from Sosa Hill to the East Breakwater,
Lidgerwood flat cars which have been in
this service arc being released. Many of them
have suffered in the heavy rock service and
have defects which would have to be re-
paired before the cars could be returned
to regular main line service. It has been
decided to defer repairs on 100 of these
damaged cars and to use them for handling
lumber at the Balboa terminal. Lumber
can be unloaded on them at the ship's side
and there will not be the urgent need of
unloading the cars which exists when thorough-
ly serviceable rolling stock is under load.
Most of the lumber which is handled at Balboa
is Oregon fir, and as it is proposed to load not
more than 45,000 pounds on each of the dam-
aged cars, the 100 cars can hold approximately
1,500,000 feet, board measure, of the lumber.

Completion of Empire-Camboa Highway.

The Empire-Gamboa road will be com-
pleted on Saturday, May 6. This is a section
five miles and 350 feet in length, extending
from the bridge across the Chagres River at
Gamboa to a junction with the old Empire-
Las Cascadas plantation road near La Pita
Hill. It is a standard macadam highway
with a telford base, 16 feet in width. It was
built by the labor of convicts.

With the completion of this road, a highway
will be opened from Panama City to Gam-
boa, a distance of about 19 \ miles by the
present road. A section of the present road,
however, extending from a point in the rear
of Gold Hill to the former east abutment of
the old Empire suspension bridge, and thence
east to the Gamboa road, has been seriously
affected at places by the slides on the east bank
of the Canal, north of Gold Hill, and a new
road is to be run from the rear of Gold Hill
to meet the Gamboa road at its junction
with the plantation road.

Work on this new road was begun at its
south end by district prisoners on Wednesday,
April 26. The convicts in Gamboa prison
will begin work at the north end the latter part
of this week, advancing from the end of the
road which they are just completing. The
new section will have a length of three miles
and 341 feet, and will effect a saving in dis-
tance of about 712 feet over the old route.

Cbl-iqui Railroad Completed.

The main sections of the Chiriqui Railroad
extending from Pedregal to David, thence
by two branches to La Concepcion and Bo-
quete, in the province of Chiriqui, were com-
pleted on April 15 and officially opened in the
three days from April 22 to 25. The line to
La Concepcion was completed on February
15 and that to Boquete on April 15. The
formal inauguration was attended by the
principal officials of the government of Pana-
ma, and representatives of the contractors,
R. W. Hebard and Company.

The contract for the construction of the
road was made in February, 1914. Work be-
gan in April of that year. The road is about
50 miles long and built on a gage of three feet.
Descriptions of the layout, and of the progress
of the work, were published in The Canal
Record on February 11, 1914, and Septem-
ber 2, 1914.

An additional branch line, laaving the
main line at Ramal, near Dolega, and ex-
tending approximately 7 k miles to Potrerillos,
is yet to be completed. This branch was sur-
veyed, graded, and contracted for after work
on the original contract was well under wayj
and material for its completion has only
recently arrived from the United States.

The cruisar Tennessee passed through the
Canal on April 27 on the way from Valpa-
raiso to New York with delegates who repre-
sented the United States at a financial con-
gress at Buenos Aires and were returning by
way of the west coast, calling at various ports.

318

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Vol. IX, No. 37.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Slight Tolls in February. — Deficit for Fiscal Year
Exceeds $3,000,000 to March 1.

The tolls from traffic through the Canal in
February amounted to $834, while the costs
charged to the operation and maintenance of
the Canal during that month amounted to
8609,253.66. This makes a deficit for the
month of $608,419.66 and brings the loss in
this account for the current fiscal year to
$3,058,795.87.

The tolls collected during the current fiscal
year, to March 1, with the Canal in operation
during June, July, August, and the first half

of September, and closed to all but small
vessels since, amounted to $1,431,970.39.
In the preceding fiscal year they had amounted
to $2,287,969.64 up to March 1. During this
fiscal year the expenses of operation and main-
tenance, especially the latter element, have
exceeded the expenses for the same period last
year by $1,895,152.93. The deficit of the
fiscal year to date is practically 10 times as
great this year.

The heavy increase in expenses during the
current fiscal year has been due principally
to dredging work for maintaining the channel
through Gaillard Cut. This has regularly
amounted to over one-half of the total costs

for operation and maintence. It has been
practically twice as much during this fiscal
year as during the same period of last year.

"Operation and maintenance" does not
cover the entire Canal expenditures, but
covers the cost of operations designed to keep
the Canal open and in order, and those nec-
essary to the work of handling ships through;
and a proportion of overhead expenses (ap-
proximately one-third of the total for the
Canal organization), being costs of sanitary
work, civil government, and administration.

A summary of the charges for operation and
maintenance during February is given in
this table:

Items.

February. 1916.

January, 1916.

February. 1915.

Fiscal Year to Dale.

This Year.

Last Year.

Marine Division:

$198.66

187.03

4,016.74

S211.94
243.99

5,971.95
321.74

2,679.45

£957.16

380.66

4.856.27

7,075.80

S4.95S.54
2.642.14
37.697.54
20,832.34
28,396.79

S6.607.91

2,467.36
31.137.69
35,248.10

3.456.72

7,859.15

9.429.07

13,269.89

94,527.35

75,461.06

Lock operation and maintenance —
Gatun Locks:

903 . 56

3.880.87

4,196.17

585 . 25

158.90

1,137.38

3,803.51

6.107.80

741 .39

110.98

1,731.09
7,865.30
7.076.50
4,697.79
149.81

8,965.82

55.875.99

116,212.25

7,760.06

1.402.55

12,393.06

49,174.90
22.987.27
2,042.29

9,724.75

11,901.06

32.29

1,440.98

662.18

21,520.49
66.49

190,216.67

729.81
4,004.67
3,964.15

154,712.15

Gatun Spillway:

556.11
3,198.05

3,337.51

755.28

3,754.16

2,135.45

821.77

8,699.23

Pedro Miguel Lock:

958.27

2,590.00

5,094.40

905 . 08

251.02

1,132.34

2.493.01

4,375.74

671.49

90.72

1,863.70
5,329.25
3,851.37
4,357 . 50
117.64

10.569.36
32,191.73
40,361.80
10.757.61
1,553.41

10.064.22
S5.439.43

9,798.77

8,763.30

15,519.46

95,433.91

112,141.70

Pedro Miguel Dam: •

Miraflores Locks:

1,168.49
5.621.60
8,147.25
1,129.36
363.38

951. 8

4,219.74

3,781.30

630.06

151.56

1,848.58

7,025.83

9.393.34

3,413.36

287.70

10,296.20

44,665 . 1 1

41,329.24

7,692.26

1,922.79

16,430.08

9,734.54

21,968.81

105,905.60

Mirafiores Spillway and East Dam:

28.00
90.75

13.31
442.85
58.12

207. SI

1.668.98

387.03

164.26
276.89

118.75

514.28

441.15

2.263.82

Miraflores West Dam:

7.51

347.72

39,826.51

33,056.14

60.271.68

402,866,95

438,116.73

Dredging:

319.02

399.98

20,376.08

6,658.39

100,718.76

320,506.72

307,451.62

181,873.83

2.241,868.53

4,355.06

6,082 . 58

19,724.07

4,978.80

325,180.80

313,934.18

202,249.91

2.268,250.99

1,118,392.95

1,642.65
1,473.31

288.42

1,447.58
1,628,. 98

666.52
02.01

4.073.89
1,493.21

323.46

14,283.26

13.476.39

1,192.92

41,328.32

16.327.88

8.776.17

22,564.96

58.45
1,535.32

461.93

112.50

94.18

1,055 19

1.44S.46

15,493.35
2,121.10

13,061.47
4.322.07

44.906.99
15,780.23

4,824.90

23,889.58

393,997.79

377.702.20

287,562.15

2,898.207.17

1,705,439.72

215,255.87

218,011.07

120,439.13

1.592.559.09

890,173.61

609.253.66

595,713.27

408,001.26

4.190,766.26

2,595,613.33

834.00

654.39

383,904.96

1,431.970.39

2,287.969.64

1

608,419.66

595,058.88

24,096.30

3.058,795.87

307,643.69

May 3, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

319

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

Junior Architect; Technical Assistant.
JUNIOR ARCHITECT (MALE), INTERSTATE COM-
MERCE COMMISSION.

The United States Civil Service Commis-
sion announces an open competitive examina-
tion for junior architect, for men only, about
June 11, 1916 (date to be left blank in appli-
cation), at Balboa Heights. C. Z. From the
register of eligibles resulting from this ex-
amination certification will be made to fill
vacancies as they may occur in this position
at salaries ranging from SI, 200 to $1,630 a
year in'the Interstate Commerce Commission
under the act providing for the valuation of
the property of common carriers, unless it is
found to be in the interest of the service to
fill any vacancy by reinstatement, transfer,
or promotion.

In addition to the above salaries, necessary
expenses will be allowed when absent from
headquarters in the discharge of official duties.

Applicants for examination and appoint-
ment to this position are not debarred from
taking any other examination to which they
may be eligible. Persons employed in this
position will be eligible, in the discretion of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, for pro-
motion to senior architect, grade 2, after one
year of service, provided they meet the re-
quirements as set forth in the examination
for that grade. Appointments to these posi-
tions will be principally for field service. Com-
petitors will be examined in the following sub-
jects, which will have the relative weights
indicated:

Subjects, Weights.

1. Theory and practice of architecture and con-
struction 50

2. Education, training, and experience 50

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 2039, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Secre-
tary of the Civil Service Board , Balboa Heights,
C. Z. Applications should be properly ex-
ecuted and filed with the Secretary of the Civil
Service Board, Balboa Heights, C.Z., in time to
arrange for the examination at the place
selected by the applicant. The exact title
of the examination as given at the head of this
announcement should be stated in the applica-
tion form. Applicants are referred to an-
nouncement No. 563, posted at all post-offices
and clubhouses in the Canal Zone, for further
information.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (MALE).

The United States Civil Service Com-
mission announces an open competitive
examination for technical assistant, for men
only, about June 11, 1916 (date to be left
blank in application), at Balboa Heights, C. Z.
From the register of eligibles resulting from
this examination certification will be made to
fill a vacancy in the position of technical assist-
ant to the tea examiner, Customs Service,
Tacoma, Washington, at a salary of $1,200
a year, and vacancies as they may occur in
positions requiring similar qualifications, un-
less it is found to be in the interest of the
service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement,
transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1. Arithmetic (fundamental rules, fractions,
weights and measures, percentage, interest, dis-
count, commission, customhouse business, stocks
and bonds, analysis, and statement of simple
accounts) 10

2. Report writing (an orderly, concise, and gram-
matical statement, not more than 200 words in
length, of the essential facts included in a given
statement of 400 or 500 words) 10

3. Questions in chemistry 30

4. Thesis (to be delivered to the examiner on the
day of the examination) 15

5. Education and experience 35

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the
Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. Applications should
be properly executed, excluding the medical
and county officer's certificates, and filed with
the Secretary. Board of Civil Service Exam-
iners, Balboa Heights, C. Z., in time to arrange
for the examination at the place selected by
the applicant. The exact title of the examina-
tion as given at the head of this announcement
should be stated in the application form.
»
Progress at Ancon Clubhouse.

The enrollment of members in the new
Canal clubhouse at Ancon, which was opened
on March 25, amounted to 125 at the end of
April. The growth of the organization has
been normal, and a considerable increase
is anticipated in May. The operation of the
clubhouse has been satisfactory. Its regular
facilities for recreation have been patronized
steadily, the special entertainments in the
auditorium have been well attended, and the
use of the clubhouse as a gathering place is
increasing.

The arrangement of separating the rooms
with only low railings, allowing the secretary
at his desk to have easy supervision of all the
recreation rooms on the first floor and of the
soda fountain, has proved satisfactory and
a similar arrangement has been made in the
Cristobal clubhouse.

NOTICES TO MARINERS.

Obituary.
George T. Sancton, a towing locomo-
tive operator at Miraflores Locks, died in
Ancon Hospital on April 22, 1916, as the
result of injuries received on April 15 from
falling from a float on which he was working,
52 feet to the bottom of the floatwell. His
residence in the United States was at 2818
Cleveland Avenue, New Orleans.

Changes in Lighting System.

1. A gas buoy has been established on the
17-foot spot in Cristobal Harbor which was
marked by a white nun buoy, and the white
nun buoy marking this spot has been dis-
continued. ' The gas buoy is cylindrical, sur-
mounted by a pyramidal lattice super-
structure painted red and black horizontal
stripes, showing a red occulting light visible
six miles on the following bearings:

Toro Point beacon, 23° (N. by E.3-4.
E. Mag.)

Washington Hotel left tangent, 79° 30'
(E. NE. 7-16 E. Mag.)

Toro Point lighthouse, 309° (NW. 7-8
W. Mag.)

2. Two lighted buoys marking the channel
in Miraflores Lake have been established, one
painted red showing a fixed red light placed
in 30 feet of water midway between spar buoys
Nos. 4 and 6, and one painted black showing
a fixed white light, placed in 40 feet of water
midway between spar buoys Nos. 3 and 5.
None of the spar buoys has been changed.

3. The lights displayed from beacons Nos.
1 to 22 inclusive in Gaillard Cut have been
turned out. There have been established in
Gaillard Cut 50 lights, lighting both banks of
the Cut, extending from beacon No. 1 to
beacon No. 22. These lights are spaced 1,000
feet apart and are placed six feet above the
water in the Canal, just inside the Canal
prism, the lights on the east bank showing
white and those on the west bank showing red.

(The above notice has been published as
circular No. 643-21, dated April 24, 1916.)

Toro Point Cove Range Reconstructed.

1. The range marking the best water enter-
ing Toro Point cove has been replaced by
permanent steel pipe masts. No change has
been made in the day marks and characteristic
of lights. The distance between the masts
was increased from 180 to 1,020 feet.

2. Day marks are of diamond shapes,
painted white. Red, fixed, electric lights are
exhibited between sunset and sunrise.

3. True azimuth 245 degrees (S.W. $ W.
Mag.)

The above notice has been published as
circuar No. 643-22, dated April 28, 1916.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

10S723
79459-
89492
62468
109384
96571
40079
96213
828
31274
58650

Barbados

Jamaica

U.S. A

Camp Bierd

Colon

Rio Mandingo. . .
Gamboa

Pedro Miguel... .
Panama

P. R. R

Colon agency.. . .

Dredging Div

Supply Dept.. .

P. R. R

Dredging Div —
Trans., P. R. R..
Oper. & Main —
Electrical Div....
Dredging Div. . .

April 23. 1916

April 24, 1916.
April 24. 1916.

April 17, 1916.

April 27, 1916.

George Morrell, alias Merrill.. .

April 19. 1916.
April 26, 1916.

April 22, 1916.

April 25, 1916.

April 24. 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Acting Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

320

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 37.

SEISMIC ACTIVITIES.

Nine Earthquake Shocks Recorded in April. — No
Damage in Canal Zone.

Nine distinct seismic disturbances were
recorded at the Balboa Heights observatory
during the month of April. They varied in
intensity from I to V on the Rossi-Fore! scale
of I to X.

The first, which was recorded on April 12,
was a very slight tremor and at a distance
of 425 miles. Another slight movement oc-
curred on the 17th, but the record ob-
tained was not sufficient for estimating the
distance of the epicenter, although it had the
appearance of being other than a local dis-
turbance. Two more tremors occurred during
the night of April 23-24, the first begin-
ning at 11.30 p. m. and the second at 3.02
a.m. The first was a slight tremor of intensity
I or II and at a distance of about 600 miles,
while the second was of sufficient violence
to throw off the pen on the north-south 100-
kilo instrument after an amplitude of 88.0
millimeters had been recorded. Its intensity
ranged between III and IV and the epicenter
was at a distance of about 475 miles.

Five other disturbances were recorded dur-
ing the night of April 25-26. They varied in
intensity from I to V, and in distance from
250 to 4C0 miles. The first, heaviest, and
nearest shock began at 9:22:36 p. m., and
shortly after this time the pens were thrown
off from three of the instruments, the max-
imum movement of both the more sensitive
(100-kilo) instruments being lost after an am-
plitude of 75.0 millimeters had been recorded.

This shock was distinctly felt by a number of
persons and its effect registered by the baro-
graph apoid and the waterstage registers
at different places on Gatun Lake. The clocks
in the requisition bureau at Balboa Heights
and in the telephone office at Colon were
stopped. So far as is known no damage was
done in the Canal Zone, but dispatches from
Bocas del Toro indicate that the shock there
was more severe and that considerable damage
was done to various structures. On the
strength of reports, it estimated that the
greatest intensity there was VII or VIII.

The after-shocks that followed were of much
less severity, though two were of sufficient
intensity to be felt.

It is probable that all the disturbances this
month-, with the exception of the tremor on
April 17, were of common origin, and the
reports from Bocas del Toro indicate that
the town was nearer the epicenter of the heavy
disturbance en the evening of the 25th. This,
and the similarity of the records, in that the
movement was stronger on the north-south
components of the seismographs, would in-
dicate that the seat of the disturbances was
to the northwest of the observing station.

In the month of October, 1913, a total of
39 shocks was recorded, of which 12 occurred
in one day.

The Scale of Earthquake Intensity.
Designating the relative intensity of an
earthquake by numbers on a scale is only an
approximation toward scientific accuracy.
To an extent, intensity is indicated by the
displacement of the pens on the seismograph
records, but the relation between them is by
no means constant and the record can not be
taken to indicate intensity with anything like
mathematical certainty. Distance from the
epicenter of disturbance, and the nature of the

wave both affect the amplitude of displace-
ment as recorded by the pens. The dis-
placement record may be said to be only a
strong factor in indicating intensity, but not
sufficient positively to determine it. In-
tensity is decided largely by observation of
outside phenomena, which are considered
along with the seismograph records in making
up the estimate. Since measurement of these
phenomena is indistinct, there enters the per-
sonal equation in finally judging the inten-
sity; and this is in turn affected by the train-
ing and temperament of the seismologist.

The following is the Rossi-Forel scale of
earthquake intensity, in which are set forth
the principal indicative phenomena for the
various stages of disturbance:

I. Shocks so weak as to be perceived by a
single type of seismograph only.* Not per-
ceptible on seismographs generally, and con-
firmed by practiced observers only.

II. Shocks registered by seismographs
generally. Confirmed by a small number of
persons who are in a condition of rest.

III. Shaking noticed by many persons.
Strong enough for the duration and the direc-
tion of the shocks to be estimated.

IV. Shaking noticed by persons in a state
of activity. Shaking of movable objects
such as windows and doors. Cracking sounds
in houses.

V. Quaking generally noticed by the entire
population. Large objects, like tables and
other pieces of furniture, are set in motion.
Ringing of some door bells.

VI. General awakening of sleepers, and
general ringing of door bells. Swinging of
chandeliers, stopping of clocks, visible sway-
ing of trees and bushes. Some persons desert
their houses in terror.

VII. Overturning of movable objects, fall-
ing of plaster from walls and ceiling, ringing
of church bells. General terror; but no damage
to structures.

VIII. Throwing down of chimneys, ap-
pearance of cracks in the walls of buildings.

IX. Partial or complete destruction of
certain buildings.

X. Great catastrophe. Ruined buildings,
overturning of earth layers, appearance of
clefts in the earth, landslips.

The 100-kilo instruments at Balboa Heights are of
this type.

♦

Rock Crusher at Gamboa.

Work has been commenced by the Division
of Municipal Engineering on the bins for the
permanent rock-crushing ' plant at Gamboa.
The equipment to be used is an Allis-Chalmers
No. 6 crusher, which will crush the by-
product of the gravel plant commonly called
No. 1 gravel. There are about 30,000 cubic
yards of gravel stored at Gamboa now, ready

for crushing.

♦

New Swimming Pool at Balboa.
With the exception of the railings, the
Building Division has finished its work on
the new concrete swimming pool in the rear
of the Balboa clubhouse, ,md the pool is now
ready for water. As soon as the suction pumps
for the cold storage plant have been installed,
and the bathhouse has been completed, the
pool will be filled and put in service.

♦

Fort Sherman Post-olfice.
The name of the post-office at Toro Point
has been changed from Station "B", Cristobal,
C. Z., to Fort Sherman, C. Z. All mail matter
intended for delivery at that office should be
addressed "Fort Sherman, Canal Zone."

NEW YORK-COLON RATES.

New Freight Classification and Tariff of Panama
Railroad Steamship Line.

The Panama Railroad Company has issued
a freight classification and tariff, No. 17,
publishing class a nd commodity rates between
New York and Colon or Cristobal. The new
tariff went into effect on April 20, cancelling
the tariff No. 14 and supplements Nos. 1 and
2 thereto. The supplements covered auto-
mobiles and launches.

The freight classifications, covering seven
closely printed pages, are essentially the same
as before, and supplements Nos. 1 and 2,
referred to above, are embodied in the new
classifications. The tariff rates have been
increased generally by 20 per cent, and will
be le\ied, as before, per 100 cubic feet or per
100 pounds, at carrier's option. The charge
per 100 pounds is exactly twice the charge per
cubic foot, in all of the five classes. The ad-
vance of rates was made after the usual 30
days notice, and followed the action of the
United Fruit Company in making a horizontal
increase of 25 per cent, effective March 15.
Both lines are receiving more cargo than can
be handled conveniently, and the advance
of rates by the Panama Railroad Line was
deemed necessary to prevent an avalanche of
cargo being diverted to it, in such quantity
that it would not be able to take care of the
through shipments it is obligated to carry
under its working arrangements with its
Pacific cocarriers.

As the Panama Railroad Company is con-
sidering a revision of the local tariff, over the
railroad, no changes have been made up to
this time in the through rates from New York
to Panama City.

The following rules and regulations, in-
cluded with the new tariff, are published as
of general interest to shippers and consignees:
Prepayment of Freight Charges.

All freight charges must be prepaid in United States
gold.

Minimum Charge.

The minimum charge fom New York. N. Y., to
Colon. R. P. (Cristobal, C. Z.), on any single shipment
covered by bill of lading will be SI.
Parcel Receipts.

Packages not exceeding two (2) cubic feet will be
transported from New York, N. Y., to Colon, R. P.
(Cristobal, C. Z.) . at rate of $1 each. Miximura valua-
tion $10 per package.

Marine Insurance.

Rates published in this tariff do not include marine
insurance, which may be effected from New York, N. Y.
to Colon, R. P. (Cristobal. C. Z.). under the open
policy of the Panama Railroad Company at rate of
i of 1 per cent.

Explosives.

Dynamite and high explosives of any kind not carried.
All articles rated at "D" carried only by special ar-
rangement.

Owner's Risk.

Oils and other liquids are taken only at owner's
risk of leakage. Glassware, crockery, and all fragile
property only at owner's risk of breakage.

All perishaDle property only at owner's risk of frost,

heat, and decay. Cargo on deck always at owner s risk.

Strapping and Sealing Cases of Boots, Shoes,

Wines, Liquors, Cigars, and Cigarettes.

Shipments of boots, shoes, wines, liquors, cigars or
cigarettes, in cases, will not be accepted for transporta-
tion by the Panama Railroad Steamship Line unless
the cases, said to contain such goods, are protected by
Glardon clips, metal straps, or wires secured by lead
seals at the ends, or some equally effective device
which has been approved by this company.
Marking of Packages.

Illegibly, or erroneously, marked packages consti-
tute the most usual cause of delays or short deliveries.
All packages should be clearly marked, preferably with
initials of consignees, and must show port of destina-
tion— Colon. Suppliers' marks and brands will not be
accepted as satisfactory'-

May 3, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

321

Refined Petroleum.

Refined petroleum taken only when put up in tin
cans, boxed, or in iron drums, and marked as required
by United States law.

Packages Exceeding $100 in Value.

On all packages of merchandise, the value of which
is in excess of $100 and is so declared on cargo receipts,
there will be a charge of one and one-half (1£) per cent
in addition to rates published herein. Valuation must
also appear on bills of lading.

IMPORTANT— This company will not be liable,
in the event of loss or damage resulting from fault or
negligence, as detailed on bills of lading, for more than
one hundred dollars ($100) per package unless such
valuation has been shown on cargo receipt and bill of
lading, and extra freight paid thereon.

Heavy or Bulky Packages or Pieces.

Rates published in this tariff will not apply on pack-
ages or pieces the weight of which exceeds 4,000 pounds
each, unless otherwise specified.

Heavy packages or pieces (exclusive of iron and steel
articles) weighing 4,000 pounds or over will be subject,
unless otherwise specified, to the undermentioned
special charge for extra haniling, in addition to the
regular rate published herein:

Packages or pieces, over 2 tons, but not over 4 tons
each, 50 per cent of tariff rate.

Packages or pieces, over 4 tons, but not over 6 tons
each. 100 per cent of tariff rate.

Packages or pieces, over 6 tons, but not over 8 tons
each, 150 per cent of tariff rate.

Packages or pieces, overS tons, by special agreement.
Bills of Lading.

The Panama Railroad Steamship Line retains three
copies of bills of lading covering shipments from New
York to Colon. R. P. (Cristobal, C. Z.). As many ad-
ditionalcopies will be signed for shippers as are indicated
on bills of lading, which must be presented for signature
before 4 p. m. day prior to sailing of vessel.
Gross Weight.

On all commercial shipments for Colon, when not

consigned to The Panama Canal or Panama Railroad

Company, shippers are required to show on bills of

lading, in kilos, the gross weight of packages.

Consular Regulations.

Shippers must comply with all consular regulations,
for manifests, invoices, certification, etc.; and any fine
imposedby authorities at port of destination, or damage
resulting from failure in this respect, or for errors or
omissions therein, shall be at the risk and expense of
consignees of the goods, and shall be paid by tliem.
No con ular documents required on shipments con-
signed to The Panama Canal or to the Panama Rail-
road Company.

Consignments *'To Order."

Shipments destined to Colon may be consigned "to
order." provided bills of lading clearly indicate name
of party to be notified.

Lumber and Timbers.

Lumber and timbeis exceeding 20 feet in length ac-
cepted only by special arrangement, at tariff rate plus
20 per cent. See Items 17 and 18*
Commissary Supplies for the Panama Railroad
Company.

The rate from New York on supplies consigned to
the commissary of the Panama Railroad Company,
Colon, R. P., will be $3.50 per ton of 2,000 pounds or 40
cubic feet, carrier's option, except where lower rates
are provided in tariff, as amended.

This rate will be governed in its application by Item
9 of classification and tariff No. 17, showing extra
charges on pieces and packages weighing over 4,000
pounds each.

Freight from New York consigned to the commissary

of the Panama Railroad Company. Colon, R. P., and

carried under refrigeration, will be subject to rate of

$5 per ton of 40 cubic feet for space occupied.

Application of Rates.

Class rates are to be charged per cubic foot or per
100 pounds, at the option of carrier, except where other-
wise specified. Commodity rates take precedence over
class rates.

In all cases where articles are described as "common,"
acceptation of the rate thus provided shall be equiva-
lent to the releasing of such freight to a valuation of
$200 per ton, unless otherwise specified.
Packages Containing Articles of More than One
Class.

In the event of different articles being shipped in the
same package, the rate for the highest rated article
will be charged upon the whole.

Storage Charges.

The Panama Railroad Steamship Line will collect
from shippers storage charges at the rate of 10 cents
per day per-bill of lading ton or fraction thereof, on all
packages for which shipping documents (bills of lading,
custom house declarations and. when required, consular

papers) are not presented at this office in time to be
forwarded by the steamer carrying the cargo. The
charge will be counted from the date of departure of
steamer carrying the cargo up to and including the date
of departure of the subsequent steamer upon which the
bills of lading are actually forwarded.
Export Declarations.

All bills of lading presented to this company for
signature must be accompanied by duplicate copy of
"Shipper's Export Declaration." which has been duly
certified at the custom house.

Panama Canal Supplies.

The rates from New York applying on supplies con-
signed to The Panama Canal, Colon, R. P., will be as
provided in this issue (freight classification and tariff
No. 17), as amended, less 25 per cent, except as noted
in Item 18.*

♦Items 17 and IS <

* class and commodity rates.

Changes in Tariff from New York to Pacific Ports
in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

A supplement No. 3 to the freight classi-
fication and tariff No. 10, covering shipments
over the Panama Railroad Steamship Line and
connecting carriers to south Pacific ports in
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, was
issued April 11 and becomes effective May 11.
Its principal changes are the cancellation of
all class and commodity rates to Lebuf
Corral, Ancud, and Puerto Montt, Chile,
and Lobitos, Peru, leaving no rates in effect
to these ports; making the minimum bill-of-
lading charge from New York to Los Yilos
and Punta Arenas S12.50, and the minimum
to all other ports embraced under the tariff
$7.50; and making all rates as per freight
classification and tariff No. 10, as amended,
subject to increase of 50 per cent, effective
May 11.

Changes in Tariff from New York to Central
American and Mexican Ports.

Amendments to the freight classification and
tariff governing shipments over the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line and connecting
carriers from New York to Central American
and Mexican ports are contained in supple-
ment No. 1 to freight classification and tariff
No. 16. The supplement was issued April 11
and becomes effective on May 11. The
changes embody an advance of the minimum
charge on any single shipment covered by bill
of lading to the ports covered by the tariff to
$7.50, from the former minimum charge of $5;
and all other rates in the tariff are to be sub-
ject to an increase of 30 per cent.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Appointment.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 27, 1916.
Circular No. 661-27:

By virtue of the authority vested in me, I hereby
appoint Walter F. Van Dame Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney of the Canal Zone, under the direction of
the District Attorney, and in conformity with the
Canal Zone laws.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Equipment from Pacific Terminals Available for
Transfer.

The Panama Canal,

Executive. Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. April 29. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The Pacific terminals subdivision of the Division of
Terminal Construction having been abolished as per
circular of the Engineer of Terminal Construction, ap-
proved by me April 24, there will be available for trans-
fer to other parts of the work, a considerable amount of
equipment, tools, and material, which I desire trans-
ferred to other divisions where it can be used to ad-
vantage in its present condition, or put in usable con-
dition at a nominal charge.

I desire you to go into this matter as quickly as
possible, and arrange to accept transfer of all items

for which you will have any use. making report to thia
office as to items taken over by you.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Co?crnor, The Panama Canal,
President, Panama Railroad Company.

In Charge of Dredging Division.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.r April 15. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective April 16. 1916. Mr. James
Macfarlane, Superintendent of Dredging, will be in
charge of the Dredging Division during the absence on
leave of Mr. W. G. Comber.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor .

Acting Captain of the Port at Balboa.
The Panama Canal.
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balbov Heights. C. Z.. May 1, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective May 4. 1916. and until
the return from leave of Lieut. A. B. Reed, U. S. Navy.
Mr. Charles Svensson will be Acting Captain of the
Port, Balboa.

H. I. Cone.
Approved: Marine Superintendent.

Geo. \V. Goethals.
Governor.

Reduced Rates on United Fruit Company Ships
to Continue.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. April 27. 1916.
To all concerned — Please note that circular issued
"To all concerned" under date of April 24. advising of
the withdrawal by the United Fruit Company of special
steamship fares granted to Panama Canal employes,
and their families, and officers and enlisted men of the
United States Army an J Xavy sticio.i^ j on the Isthmus
of Panama, and their families, is hereby cancelled.

The special fares now granted by the United Fruit
Company will remain in effect until further notice.
W. P. Copeland.
Acting Executive Secretary.

Passage on the "Ancon."

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z., April 29, 1916.
Heads of'Depa!?tments and Divisions:

The steamer Ancon will sail from Cristobal on or
about May 9. Applications for this sailing may be
submitted, but preference in assignment will be given
to employes who have been discharged on account of
reduction of force, and to their families.

W. P. Copeland.
Acting Executive Secretary.

To Accountable Officials.

The Panama. Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. May 1, 1916.

To accountable officials — It is requested that special
effort be made to accomplish all invoices covering ma-
terial and property transferred from Mr. H. D. Hin-
man, Pacific terminals. Balboa. Also that invoices be
prepared to cover any material or property shipped to
that official but not invoiced. It is desired to cneck out
this accountability at an early date.

H. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Cripples Who Were Injured in the Service.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C Z.. May 1, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Please furnish this office, at the earliest practicable
date, a list of all cripples, on the silver roil, in your de-
partment or division, who sustained injuries in the
service of the Isthmian Canal Commission, The
Panama Canal, or the Panama Railroad Company.
\V. P. Copeland.
Acting Executive Secretary.

Abolishing Pacific Terminals Subdivision.

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 24, 1916.
To all concerned — Gwina to the practical completion
of construction work, effective at the close of this month,
the Pacific Terminals subdivision of the Division of
Terminal Construction will be abolished. Any items
of construction work remaining uncompleted on April
30 will be transferred to other divisions, and the neces-
sary work requests will be issued therefor.

The inspection of uncompleted contract work at

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 37.

Balboa will be transferred to this office effective May 1.
It. H. Rousseau,
Engineer of Terminal Construction.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

JOINT LAND COMMISSION.

Awards.

In the matter of the claim of Bonifacio Segura, for
property located in the valley of the Chagres River, rule
No. 243, confirming the Commission's award No. 102
of November 16, 1915, dockets Nos. 936 and 1746. April
20, 1916— The claim of Bonifacio Segura. dockets Nos.
936 and 174o, came on for hearing on November 9,
1915, and on November 16, 1915, the Commission
handed down its decision in the case, awarding to the
claimant herein the sum of SI .0,(0 United States cur-
rency, with the proviso that unless payment or tender
of payment of said award were made to the claimant
on or before De:ember 16. 1915. said award would
thereafter bear interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum until paid.

Subsequently, on November 19. 1915, counsel for
the United States filed a motion setting up that
"said award is excessive and inequitable to the United
States," and asked that it be set aside and the case re-
considered.

Shortly after the motion was filed, Commissioner L.
M. Kagy resigned and severed his connection with the
Commission, and, pending the appointment and arrival
of his successor, Commissioner C. L. Bouve, no action
could be taken in the matter. The motion was fin ally
set down for argument on April 20, 1916, which was
had

After due consideration, the Commission is of the
opinion that the motion of counsel for the United States
should be. and same is hereby, denied, and the Commis-
sion hereby confirms its award No. 102. with interest
from the date therein specified.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro.
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Francisco Castillo, for
properly located near Bohio, award No. 105, docket No.
1024. April 21, 1916 — An award is hereby made against
the United States in favor of the person hereinafter
named, in the sum of $150 United States currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 24th
day of May, 1916, and if payment or tender of payment
of this award is not made on or before that date, such
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum until paid.

Francisco Castillo, docket No, 1024 — For all
right, title, and interest which the said Francisco
Castillo may possess or may have possessed in and
to houses, crops, fruit trees, and any other improve-
ments at Bohio, the sum of S150 United States cur-
rency.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve. Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
241, docket numbers as noted, April 20, 1916 — At a
public session of the Joint Commission held on Thurs-
day afternoon, April 20, 1916, Stevens Ganson, Esq.,
of Hinckley, Ganson, and Teran, attorneys for the
claimants in the cases hereinbelow set out, which cases
appear on the docket set for Monday, May 1. moved
that said claims be dismissed on account of settlement
therein having been effected with the United States:
Docket No. Claimant.

1 249 Fernando Garay

1252 Julio Torres

1255 Marcelino Melendez

In view of this motion of attorneys for the claimants,
the claims above noted are accordingly hereby dis-
missed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Theodore J. de Sabla, for
property designated as Hacienda Bernardino, rule of
ket No. 1245. April 20. 1916—
At a public session of the Joint Commission held on
Thursday afternoon, April 20, 1916. Stevens Ganson,
Esq., of Hinckley, Ganson, and Teran, attorneys for
claimant Theodore J. de Sabla. docket No. 1245. mov-
ed that said claim be dismissed on account of the fact
that the claim was filed in error, the property covered
thereby being outside the Canal Zone.

In view of this motion of attorney for the claimant,
the claim of Theodore J. de Sabla. docket No. 1245, is
hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve. R. J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

In the mutter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
244, docket numbers as noted. April 22, 1916 — With

reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Docket Claimant. Tax Date of

No. No. Payment.

1259 Robert Simpson 12-. .-IS

1293 Augustus Williams 1-. .-16

1333 Victorino Batista 1-. -16

1348 John A. Baxter 11-15-15

1405 Kliseo Semanca (Siinancas) 6-. .-15

1693 Eleuterio Brown (Born) 8-. .-14

1699 Santiago Sang 1- .-16

1766 Santiago Sang 1-..-16

1767 Santiago Sang 1-. .-16

1 182 Trinidad de Gracia 2-. .-16

2653 James Aldridge 12-. -15

2671 Augustus G. Evans) 7 3- -16

2695 Mrs. William (Ellen) Lawrence.. .487 1-. .-16

2708 Hannah Herbert 269 2-. .-16

2712 Fred Clue 1-..-16

2714 Frederick Hill 262 1-. .-16

2737 Robert Harris 335 1-. -16

2783 James Henry 1-. .-16

2787 Daniel Roberts 12-. .-15

2917 Victorino Batista 1-. .-16

2919 Eladia Mudarro (Mudurra).. . 313 2-. .-16

2936 Marcelino Anava 12-. .-15

2941 Patrick Robinson 12-. .-15

2990 Stephen Daisy 548 3-. .-16

3008 Nicasio Bedes 1-. .-16

3040 Augustus Geo. Evans 487 3-. .-16

3053 William Young 2-. .-16

3071 Edward Clarke 12-. .-15

3084 John Skeete 829 1-..-16

3101 Sebastian Galastica (A) 6- -5

3228 Eleuterio Brown (Born) 8-. .-14

3292 Ralph Stevens 2- .-16

3293 Simons Johnson 1-. .-16

3299 William Barnett 2-. .-16

3300 Hugh Hall 2-. .-16

3300 Hugh Hall 344 9-. .-14

3301 Austin D. Brathwaite 415 2-.. -16

3302 Archibald Earle 414 2-. .-16

3305 Simeon Hall •. 1-. .-16

3306 Henry Belmeon 2- . -16

3314 David Brown 1-. .-16

3423 Crescendo Moran 1-. .-16

3485 John Binliam (Bingham) 2-. .-16

3550 Octaviano B. Perez and Julio Poylo.... 3-. .-16

3551 Rafaela y Gertrudis Plazarte 3-.. -16

3553 Ernestina Gallol 2-. .-16

3554 Leona Delgado 2-. -16

In view of the above settlements no further action

is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
245. docket numbers as noted, April 29, 1916 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:
Docket Claimant. Tax Date of

No. No. payment.

1399 Alfred Horton 10-. .-15

1475 Ramos Ortega 7-. .-14

1494 Ponciano Fonseca 6-. .-14

1558 Manuel de Jesus Ortega 57 3-. .-13

1572 James Harris (J. N. Harris) 6- .-15

1523 (Jose) Felis Romero 610 1-. -15

1773 Jose Brigido Gorden 1-25-16

1774 Jose Brigklo Gordon 1-25-16

1795 Felipo Baliento (Valliente) 11-. .-13

1807 Jose Dolores Gomez 86 10-. .-13

1882 John McFerson 2-. .-16

1993 Rurino Bocanegra (o) 4-. .- 4

2501 Juan Aleman 272 5-. .-14

2551 Juan Charles (Juan Carlos) 911 10-.. -14

2575 Manuel Quintero 2-. .-16

2606 Brigido Aideano (Aldiano) 4-. .-14

2624 Julio Boudreau G 927 10-. .-13

2627 Froilan Quintero 917 9-. .-13

2672 Francis (Frances) E. Nelson... . 54112-

2674 Ellen (Helen) Montague 476 3-

2703
2709
2S03

San

16

.-16

el Ashmead 3-

Bernarda G. de Salazar 314 3-

David Lilly 12-

Sarah Jacobs 3-

2290 Wilford Brown 477 3-

2931 Francisco Cierra (Sierra) 2-

3126 Mrs. Frances (Frances R.) Nelson 541 12-. .-15

3128 Derothea Benoit (Dorothea) 4-. .-16

5;4s Joaquin Santamaria 616-617 2-. .-16

3185 Luis de Hoyos 3-. .-16

3287 Chas. P. Harvey 420 3-. .-16

3407 James Barnett 7-. .-14

3308 Helen Montague 476 3-. .-16

3411 Pio Fiott ,. :0- .-15

3449 Robert (Robert) Joseph 847 2- .-15

3458 Cyril (Sirilio) Ilerrero

3463 Martin Norillo 1880-a

3469 Marces Barriente (Marco Barrinto) . . .

3471 Juana Barrios (Juanita) 2071

3475 Raimundo Guzman

3478 Francisco Gonzales 2061

5505 Ricardo Suivarez (Suvera) 2-

3567 W. E. Weigle 541 2-. .-16

3573 Acosta Croix (McDonald Costa

Crick) 99! 3-. .-16

3501 William Graham 1-. .-15

In view of the above settlements, no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve. Ricardo J. Aefaro. Commissioners.

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COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective April 22:

Article.

Price C

HANGE.

Old.

New.

SO. 47

.17

1.80

2.60

.45

2.75

.25

1.30

.17

.11

.70

1.60

1.50

1.65

1.85

1.80

2.90

.40

1.05

1.45

.65

2.80

3.10

5.20

3.10

3.15

.11

.12

.20

.70

.66

.70

.09

.48

1.10

.62

1.70

1.45

.23

.72

.11

.67

.19

.06

.36

.13

1.55

1.60

1.85

1.85

1.15

.35

.13

.97

.31

1.05

1.15

1.40

1.85

.12

.10

.24

1.55

1.05

1.95

1.95

2.20

3.15

6.70

5.85

5.65

8.15

1.10

1.45

1.65

2.50

3.50

2.75

3.85

5.85

.53

.82

4.25

.03

.07

.18

li55

2.00

.16

.25

.05

.14

.03

.14

7.70

2.25

1.25

SO. 50

Openers, can, ea

.07

1.55

.25

.41
.39
.44
.61

.85

.75

♦Reduced to close out, will not be stocked again.

Additions to Stock.

Cigars, Cremas Jamaica, ea $0.09

Tobacco. Dill's Best, l£-oz.. tia 18

May 3, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

323

Oil Stoves.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., April 22. 1916.
Bulletin No. 6^6:

To commissary managers — You are advised by
bulletin Xo. 606 that efforts were being made to obta;n
a cut of the New Perfection oil stove Xo. 7. This stove
is now carried as No. 37.

There is being forwarded to you under separate
cover a booklet issued by the Standard Oil Company
describing this stove in detail.

Please arrange to display this cut with your bulk-tin
as directed in the original circular.

Bent. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Ice Cream Schedule.
No. 1.

MAY 3 TO JUNE 4. 1916 (INCLUSIVE''.

Wednesday. . . .May 3 Pineapple.

Thursdav Mav 4 .Caramel.

Friday May 5 Strawberry.

Saturday May 6 Peach.

Sunday May 7 Chocolate.

Monday May 8 Coffee.

Tuesday May 9 Peach.

Wednesday. . . .May 10 Chocolate.

Thursday May 11 Strawberry.

Friday May 12 Bisque.

Saturday May 13 Pineapple.

Sunday May 14 Caramel.

Monday May 15 Bisque.

Tuesday May 16 Strawberry.

Wednesday. . . .May 17 Chocolate.

Thursday May 18 Pineapple.

Friday May 19 Coffee. "

Saturday May 20 Banana.

Sunday May 2 1 Peach.

Monday May 22 Chocolate.

Tuesday May 23 Pineapple.

Wednesday. . . .May 24 Coffee.

Thursday May 25 Caramel.

Friday May 26 Peach.

Saturday May 27 Bisque.

Sunday May 28 Strawberry

Monday May 29 Caramel.

Tuesday May 30 IVach.

Wednesday .... May 31 B

Thursday June 1 Strawberry-
Friday June 2 Coffee.

Saturday June 3 Chocolate.

Sunday June 4 Pineapple.

No. 2.

MAY 3 TO JUNE 4, 1916 (INCLUSIVE).

Wednesday. . . May 3 Orange.

Thursday May 4 Strawberry.

Friday May 5 Chocolate.

Saturday May 6 Pineapple.

Sunday May 7 Chocolate.

Monday May 8 StrawW-rry.

Tuesday May 9 Orange.

Wednesday. . May 10 Chocolate..

Thursday May 11 Coffee.

Friday May 12 Bisque.

Saturday May 13 Chocolate.

Sunday May 14 Pineapple.

Monday May 15 Orange.

Tuesday May 16 Chocolate.

Wed nesd ay ... . May 17 , Bisque.

Thursday May IS Pineapple.

Friday May W . , Coffee.

Saturday May 20 Strawberry-
Sunday May 21 Bisque.

Monday May 22 Chocolate.

Tuesday May 23 Pineapple.

Wednesday . . . .May 24 . . . Coffee.

Thursday May 25 Bisque.

Friday May 26 Strawberry.

Saturday May 27 Chocolate.

Sunday May 28 Orange.

Monday May 29 I

Tuesday May 30 Chocolate.

Wednesday. . . .May 31 Orange.

Thursday June 1 Pineapple.

Friday June 2 ( h

Saturday June 3 Coffee.

Sunday. . ; June 4 Strawberry.

In addition to the above schedule, vanilla ice cream
may be ordered daily.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas. Empire,
Culebra, and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.,
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

The Pedro Miguel store is open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m. and from 3 to 6 p. ra.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days of
Panama Railroad vessels.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next fiv
veeks are given in this table:

Date.

Wed., May 3..
Thurs.. May 4.

Fri., May 5

Sat., May 6

Sun., May 7. . .
Mon., May 8. .
Tues.. May 9. .
Wed., May 10.
Thurs., May 11
Fri.. May 12...
Sat., May 13 ..
Sun., May 14...
Mon., May 15.
Tues., May 16.,
Wed., May 17.
Thurs., May 18
Fri., May 19...
Sat., May 20...
Sun., May 21.. .
Mon., May 22..
Tues., May 23.,
Wed., May 24..
Thurs., May 25
Fri.. May 26...
Sat., May 27...
Sun.. May 28...
Mon., May 29..
Thurs.. May 30
Wed., May 31..

Date.

4:26
14.6

10 :33

1.0

16:34
15.2

5:05
14.4

11 :10
1.3

17:12
14.8

5:42
14.0

11 :46
1.9

17:49
14.3

0:05
1.2

6:19
13.6

12:24
2.6

0:43
2.0

6:57
13.0

13:04
3.4

1:26
2.8

7:37
12.4

13:51

4.2

2:14
3.6

8:22
11.9

14:48
4.8

3:10

4.2

9:16
11.5

15:51
5.0 1

4:11

4.4

10:22
11.5

IT :07
4.9

5:12
4.4

11 :20
11.9

18:09

4.2

6:12
4.0

12 :27
12.7

18:54

3.3

0:55
12.3

7:07
3.3

13:15
13.6

1 :44

13.2

7:59
2.4

13:59
14.6

2:29
14.2

8:46
1.5

14:45
15.5

3:15
15.0

9:31
0.6

15:27
16.2

4:01
15.6

10:16
0. 1

16:14

16.5

4:49
15.9

11:01
-0.1

17:02
16.6

5:39
16.0

11:46

0.0

17 .52
16.3

0:15

-0.9

6:30

15.8

12 :36

(l 5

1 :05
-0 3

7:21
15.4

13:30
1.3

2:00
0.6

8:16

14.8

14:31
2.0

3:00
1.5

9:15

14.2

15:38
2.6

4:04
2.2

10:21

15. }i

16:45
2.8

5:08
2.7

11 :28
13.7

17 :49

2.8

0:07
12.5

6:11
2.9

12:32

13.7

1 :10
12:8

7:10
2:9

13:25
14:0

2:01
13.1

8:03
2.6

14:12
14.2

2:46
13.5

8:51

2.3

14 :54
14.4

3:27
13.7

9:33
2.0

15:33
14.4

Thurs., June 1 .
Fri.. June 2. . . .

Sat.. June 3

Sun., June 4

Mon., June 5...

4:07
13. S

10:13
1.9

16:12
14.4

4:46
13.8

10 :50
1.9

16:50
14.3

5:24
13.8

11 :27
2.2

17:28

14.1

6:01

13.6

12:04
2.6

18:05

13.7

0:22
1.6

6:33
13.3

12:43
3.0

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

Wed.. June 7

1 :00

1 :40
2.8

7:15
13.1

7:52

13:24

3.5

14:12
4.0

19:21
12.8

20:00
12.0

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low-
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is belo re the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0A (midnight) to 23* (11.00 p. m.l.
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Sailings of vessels in Reguk
United Stat

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Zacapa U. F. C. . April 26.

Allianca P.R.R.. April 27.

Calamares U. 1". C. April 29 May

Carrillo U. F. C.May 3 May 10

Cristobal P. R.R . May 4 May 11

Tenadores U. F. C.May 6 May 14

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Service with the

Arrives.

. . .May

.May

May 10
..May 11
.May 15
.May 17
11 May 18

Panama P. R. R.May

AlmiranU U. F. C.May

Pasteres U. F. C.May

Allianca P. R. R..May

Zacapa U. F. C.May

Calamares U. F. C.May 15 May 22

Cristobal P.R.R..May 18 May 24

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Turrialba .U. F. C .April 2') May 6

Parismina U. F. C.May 3 May 8

Atenas U. F. C.May 6 May 13

Cartago U. F. C.May 10 May 15

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Heredia U.K. C.May 7 May 12

Turrialba U. F. C.May 7 May 15

Parismina U. F. C.May 14 May 19

Atenas U. F. C.May 14 May 22

Stages of the Chagxes River, Gatun Lake, and
Miraflores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight.
Saturday. April 29, 1916.

Day and Date.

Sun., April 23.
Mon.. April 24
Tues., April 2 5
Wed.. April 26
Thurs., April 2
Fri.. April 28..
Sat.. April 29..

Stations.

25. 101 91.32
125.55 91.31

!l

125.60! 92.19

125.50 91.

126.55 93.15186.07,86.03

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., May 2, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
No. 182. Balboa:

Martin, Harry F.
Miller. Henry
O'Brien. John J.
Paulsen. Henry
Praino, Leonardo
Rockwell. Jas. V.
Scott, James
Skinner, A. H.
Upsher. Dr. A. P.
Weitz. H. C.
Whittingham, Wilfred
Wenner. Thomas F.
Woodward. W.

Alexander. Mrs.
*Blake. Dr. L. C
*Brent, Mrs. S. E.
Clardia. Mrs. Basset
Coster. Miss Una
Frazier, James
Fulton, J. M.
Hannon, F. S.
*Harris. Lewis H.
Heberling. Charles
Herse. Henry
♦Hurley. J. J.
Lindsay, C M.
McAleenan Bros.
•Paper

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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., April 30, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

April 24....
April 24....
April 25....
April 26....
April 27....
April 28....
April 20....
April 29... .
April 29....
April 29....
April 30

British

Chilean

British

British

American

British

British

Orm Steamship Company. Ltd. .
United States Steel Products CoJ

7.229
1.507
1.807
1 ,3f,9
5.00(1
9.000
6,854
2.128
5.580
11,000

5,59/
3.631
4,249
4,957
4.829
5,133
5.955
2.409
4.653
9,827

Occidental & Oriental S. N. Co..
New York & Oriental S. S. Co. .

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co

Alaska Steamship Company. . . .

Norton Lilly & Company

3,118

Caldera

Auckland

Port Arthur

Oil

Coal and coke. . . .

l.Mlft

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

April 73...
April 24...
April 24...
April 25...
April 25...
April 26...
April 26...
April 26...
April 27...
April 27...
April 27...
April 27...
April 28...

Cushing

Spithead

Celia

Strath/Ulan

Terrier

Marlaro

Clumberhall

British Empire

Sahara

Tennessee

Manavi

S. 0. Barge No. 93
Chincha

American..

British

British. ..
British. . . .
Norwegian
Peruvian. .

Briti-h

British

British. . . .
American. .

British

American. .
American..

Standard Oil Company

C lvde Shipping Company

New Vor!. Sc Pacific S. S. Co....

Strathfillan S. S. Co

\V. \\ iihelmsens

Peruvian Steamship Line

West Hartlepool Steam Nav. Co

Northern Steamship Co

Glasgow Navigation Co

United States Navy

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

Standard Oil Company

New York and Pacific S. S. Co. .

Callao

Mejillones. . . .

Valparaiso

Calita Coloso.

Taltal

Callao

Iquique

San Francisco

Taltal

Callao

Guayaquil. . . .
San Francisco
Tocopilla

New York

Colon (orders).

New Y'ork

Colon

New York.. ..

Cristobal

Colon (orders) .

London

Marseilles

New York

New Y'ork

Colon

New Yrork

Crude naphtha.. .

Nitrates

Nitrates, wool, . . .
Nitrates of soda. .

Nitrates

Sugar, wool, hides

Nitrates

Salmon

Nitrates

Hides .coffee. cocoa

Fuel oil

Nitrates

7.671
6.702
8.203
2,123
5,800
457
6.000

603
3,714
S.891

5.8S2

4.6.M
5,4 5
4.63;
3.US9
579
4,357

4.869

3.0O1
4.377
3,382
4.052
2,673
2.yll
2S0
3,350

14.500*100,000
1.205 | 745
2,635 2.195
6,429 4,624

! Displacement.

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

April 19... .

Gomei Kaisha Towa KoshL.
British & Chilean S. S. Co..
Hashimoto K. K. Kaisha.. . .

Port Arthur.
New York.
New York.
New York.
New York.

May 4.. ..
May 5
May 6

May 6. .

May 1

IVhakatane

W'akasa Maru. . . .

May 1

Lancashire Shipping Co. . . .

New
New
New

York.

May 1

Strathesk

Strathesk Steamship Co. . . .

St. Vincent.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

Date Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Bordeaux.
New Y'ork.
Norfolk.

April 25....
Aoril 26....
April 27....
April 30....

Galveston

1

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

May 3

New York

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with Unitea States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

Departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Lint

For

April 25....

Clapet No. 2

./. A. Moffell

yacht). . .

Kiyo Maru

Baja California

National Navigation Co. . . .
Columbian Maritime Co... .

Toyo Risen Kaisha

Panama.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Panama.

Coronel.

Antofagasta.

April 25...
April 27...
April 28...
April 28...
April 29...
April 29...
April 29...
April 30...

Clapet No. 2

Alicia

National Navigation Co

Dr. E. A. Salisbury

Peruvian Steamship Line. . .

Baja California S. S. Co. . . .
Columbian Maritime Co

Panama.
Taboga.
Taboga.
Callao.

April 27....
April 27....
April 28....

Wisdom (yacht) . . .
Urttbamba

Baja California. . . .

Moja.

San Francisco.
BuenaveHtura.

:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::

Expected Arrivals.

Expected Departures.

f Alaskan

American-Hawaiian Line. .

Tocopilla.

May 1 . . . .

S

May l . .

jSan Francisco. . . .
Ikoma Maru

May 1

Moja.
Tocopilla.
Chile.
Valparaiso.
South Pacific ports
South Pacific porta

May 2

South American S. S. Co. . .
team Nav. Co. ...

Brown, Jenkins & Co

River Forth Steamship Co. .

May 3

Mav5

i Riser Forth

Mav 5. .. .

May 7

t Indicates vessel for passage through the Canal.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916.

No. 38.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

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THE CANAL RECORD,

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

West Coast Embargo Lifted.
Effective May 9, the Panama Railroad
Company has lifted the embargo on goods con-
signed to ports south of Callao, which has been
in effect since March 20. The conditions lead-
ing to the declaration of the embargo were
explained in The Canal Record of March 22
and March 29. The substance of them was
that disrupted services had led to an accumu-
lation on the Isthmus of goods destined to
Chile, and the embargo was laid in order to
give opportunity for the Pacific carriers
serving the Chilean ports to clear away the
accumulation of cargo, some of which had
been delayed several months. This has been
accomplished and the embargo is accordingly
removed. The company has now no embargo
on shipments to any ports.

New Ice Plant Beginning Operations.

It is expected that the making of ice in the
new ice plant at Balboa will be begun in the
night of Wednesday, May 10, or during the
following day. The plant will not be counted
on for regular service for two weeks, however,
as the Building Division will operate it in-
dependently for such a period to see that it is
in satisfactory order before it is turned over to
the Supply Department for operation.

The new plant will be of immediate value
in meeting the needs of ice on the Isthmus,
which have frequently been in excess of the
capacity of the plant at Cristobal since the
opening of the Canal. The necessity of forc-
ing the output of the Cristobal plant has re-

sulted lately in a considerable output of
"snow ice", opaque white ice due primarily
to the accidental entrance of slight quantities
of calcium chloride, from the brine in which
the cans are immersed. The use of snow ice
in drinking water causes an unpleasant taste,
and the Supply Department suggests to its
patrons that they instruct their servants to
use only clear ice, when any is available, for
cooling water, or else chill the water without
allowing the ice to come into contact with it.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, May 8, amounted to 264,130 cubic
yards. In addition, 6,521 cubic yards of
spoil were removed from the Cut in mis-
cellaneous maintenance work, and 42,010
cubic yards were rehandled.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Coscadas 15-yard dipper 6vS60

Camboa 15-yard dipper 70,010

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 67.725

Corozal Ladder 41.100

No. 83 Pipeline suction 950

Culebra Seagoing suction 11.844

No. 86 Pipeline suction 41.490

No. 5 Belgian ladder 5,915

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the the bases of Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the close of
work on May 8, 1916, has amounted to
13,455,303 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 716,048 cubic yards per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning with
July 1, the total primary excavation from the
Cut has amounted to 9,316,085 cubic yards
up to midnight of May 8.

West Coast Connections from the Isthmus.

The New York office of the Panama Rail-
road Steamship Line has issued under date
of April 19, the following notice concerning
the routing of cargo to west coast ports:

Shippers of cargo to ports on the west
coast of Mexico, Central and South America
have heretofore refrained from indicating on
bills of lading the name of the carrier beyond
Panama, assuming that such cargo, because
of not being definitely "routed," would be
delivered to the first connecting steamer sail-
ing from Panama, and thus insure the earliest
possible arrival at destination.

This result is being nullified because, due
to the present heavy movement of traffic,
preference is extended by the Pacific carriers
to cargo "routed" by their respective lines,
and unrouted cargo is accepted only when
they have room for it.

Below is shown a list of regular ports of
call on the west coast served by the various
steamship lines, according to latest advices,
and shippers are urged to designate hereafter
on their bills ol lading, the name of the carrier

on the Pacific Ocean, to prevent delay on the
Isthmus and thus insure early delivery of their
freight to consignees.

PORTS OF CALL NORTH OF PANAMA.

Pacific Mail Steamship Company an 1 Cali-
fornia Soulh Sea Navigati»i Company — Aca-
jutla, Amapala, Champerico, Corinto, La
Libertad, La Union, Manzanillo, Mazatlan,
Tuntarenas, Salina Cruz, San Bias, San Juan
del Sur, San Jose de Guatemala.

Pacific Steam Navigation Company — Aca-
jutla, Amapala, Champerico, Corinto, La
Libertad, La Union, Ocos, Puntarenas,
Salina Cruz, San Jose de Guatemala.

PORTS OF CALL SOUTH OF PANAMA.

Peruvian Steamship Company — Callao, Cas-
ma, Cerro Azul, Chala, Chimbote, Eten,
Guayaquil, Huacho, Huanchaco, Huanney,
Ilo, Lomas, Mollendo, Pacasmayo, Payta,
Pimcntel, Pisco, Salaverry, Samanco, Santa,
Supe, Tambo de Mora.

South American Steamship Company — An-
tofagasta, Ancud, Arica, Caldera, Caleta
Buena, Callao, Casma, Cerro Azul, Chala,
Chanaral, Chimbote, Coquimbo, Corral,
Eten, Gatico, Huacho, Huanchaco, Huarmey,
Huasco, Ho, Iquique, Lebu, Lomas, LosVilos,
Lota, Mejillones, Mollendo, Pacasmayo,
Payta, Penco, Pisagua, Pisco, Puerto Montt,
Salaverry, Samanco, Supe, Talcahuano, Tal-
tal, Tambo de Mora, Tocopilla, Tome,
Valparaiso.

Pacific Steam Navigation Company — Anto-
fagasta, Arica, Bahia de Caraquez, Ballenita,
Buenaventura, Caldera, Callao, Casma, Cayo,
Cerro Azul, Chala, Chanaral, Chimbote,
Coquimbo, Coronel, Esmeraldas, Eten, Gati-
co, Guayaquil, Huacho, Huanchaco, Huasco,
Ilo, Iquique, Lomas, Los Vilos, Lota, Ma-
chalilla, Manglar Alto, Manta, Mejillones,
Mollendo, Pacasmayo, Payta, Pisagua, Pisco,
Puerto Bolivar, Puntarenas, Salaverry, Sa-
manco, Supe, Taltal, Tambo de Mora, Toco-
pilla, Tuaiaco, Valparaiso.

New Tanker Expected with Large Cargo for Sale
at Balboa.

The new oil tank steamship Los Angeles,
added to the fleet of the Union Oil Company
of California in March, is expected to arrive
at Balboa in the afternoon of May 10,
carrying 62,000 barrels of crude oil and 9,000
barrels of Diesel oil for delivery to the stor-
age tanks of the company at the Pacific
terminus of the Canal.

The Los Angeles is a sister ship of the La
Brca, which was described in The Canal
Record of December 29, 1915, and went
into service about a month before the Los
Angeles. Both ships were built at San
Francisco. They are the largest vessels owned
by the Union Oil Company.

* - — -

The "Charleston" Assigned to Canal Waters.

The cruiser Charleston of the United States
Navy arrived at Balboa on May 5, from
Bremerton, Wash., via San Francisco on

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her way to Cristobal to be attached to the
submarine flotilla as tender, replacing the
Severn, which is without motive power. The
Charleston is a protected cruiser of the first
class, which went into commission in 1905.
She is a sister of the Milwaukee and the St.
Louis, having a length of 424 feet, beam of
66 feet, and mean draft of 22 feet six inches,
with displacement of 9,700 tons. On her
trial trip the Charleston made a speed of 22.04
knots.

As a tender the Charleston will have ad-
vantage of mobility and size. The Severn
is only 175 feet long by 37 feet beam, with
a mean draft of 16J- feet, and is badly crowded
when in use as a tender, away from port, for
the five submarines of the flotilla. The Severn
has accommodations for 60 men, while the
complement of the Charleston when fully
manned for cruiser service is 29 officers and
698 men.

♦

No Shipments to Central Powers.

The Red Cross has sent out an announce-
ment from Washington to the effect that the
blockade of the Allied Powers against the
Central Powers of Europe has been so strict
that for months past the Red Cross has been
unable to secure permits for the shipment of
supplies to the blockaded nations, and that
in consequence there is a congestion of goods,
designated for the Central Powers, in the ter-
minal warehouse of the Red Cross in Brooklyn.
In view of this situation and the lack of fur-
ther storage room in the warehouse, the Red
Cross has found it necessary to request its
chapters and other relief organizations not to
send any more such supplies to the warehouse
for shipment until further notice.

The organization, however, is anxious to
bave its chapters supervise the collection of
supplies for use in its work of making adequate
preparation for assisting the Army and Navy
medical corps, in accordance with the orders
of Congress and the President. Such goods
are to be stored in the locality where they
are prepared.

>
Launch Service to Taboga.

Effective May 15, the following will be the
schedule of the launch service between Balboa
and Taboga Island:

The launch Taboga sails from Balboa dredge
landing to Taboga daily, including Sundays,
at 9.40 a. m.

On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays an
additional trip is made at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga Island to Balboa — Daily,
including Sundays, at 10.45 a. m.; Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays, an additional trip at
7 p. m.

The rates at the Hotel Aspinwall are as
follows:

Per
day.

Employes S2.00

Nonemployes 2 .50

Children under 12 years of age 1.00

(Babies under 18 months free of charge.)

Servants 1 , 00

Employes' rate for stay of 14 days or over 1.75

Launch rates for one way between Balboa
and Taboga are as follows:

Employes $0.30

Employes' children 20

Nonemployes 60

Nonemployes' children 40

The Canal Record acknowledges, with
thanks, the receipt of a copy of the second
edition of a handbook of the navigation laws
of the United States, compiled by Walter
Macarthur.

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Emigration and Immigration Almost Even In
April. — Consolidated Report.

Emigration from the Isthmus to foreign
ports in April exceeded immigration from
foreign ports during the month by 40 persons.
The number of persons landing at the ports
of Cristobal-Colon and Balboa-Panama from
foreign ports (that is, exclusive of those ar-
riving from coast towns on launches and sail-
ing craft) was 2,890, and the number embark-
ing for foreign ports was 2,930. The latter
exceeded the former by 1.38 per cent.

The total numbers of passengers and crews
examined at the ports were 3,,577 and 10,490
respectively. This is a total of 14,067, as
compared with 13,613 in March, 12,063 in
February, and 11,641 in January. The num-
ber examined in April of last year was 14,637.
The highest numberforany month was 18,169,
in March, 1915. The next highest was 18,120,
in September, 1915, the month in which the
Canal closed to navigation. With the reopen-
ing of the Canal the numbers have been in-
creasing.

A summary of the quarantine activities o:i
the Isthmus during April is given in this con-
solidated report for the ports of Balboa-
Panama and Cristobal-Colon:

Number of vessels inspected and passed 146
Number of vessels held in quarantine. . 10

Total 156

Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with anti-plague
and mosquito breeding regulations. . 116

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 1 1

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture ' 3

Total 14

Number of crew examined 10.490

Number of passengers examined 3.577

Total 14,067

Number of supplementary inspections . 1 ,047

Number of stowaways inspected 5

Number of persons vaccinated at port
of arrival because of compulsory vac-
cination law 270

Number of persons vaccinated at port
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law 1,361

Total 1631

Number of persons held in quarantine

at the detention houses to complete

period of incubation of yellow fever

and bubonic plague 391

Number of persons held in quarantine

on board vessels to complete period

of incubation of yellow fever and

plague 1 ,306

Total i 697

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports :

Cabin 1,523

Steerage 1,367

Total 2,890

Number of persons embarked for

foreign ports:

Cabin 1,753

Steerage 1,177

Total 2.930

Number of persons arriving from coast
towns on small launches and sailing
"a"- • 2,163

Number ot persons sailing for coast
towns on small launches and sailing
craft 1,550

Aparent increase for month from coast

. towns.. 604

Apparent decrease for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin (decrease) 230

Steerage (increase) 190

Net decrease for month 40

Number of persons rejected and de-
ported 22

Number of bills of health issued or

viseed 159

Number of inspections of docks 23

Number of inspections of vessels at
docks 101

Number of persons landed.. 5.053
Less number for Pacific ports 196

Total 4.857

Total number persons sailing 4,489

Total apparent increase for month. ... 368
The immigration report of Colon, which
is the port receiving the majority of passen-
gers, classifies the immigrants during April
by places of origin, as follows:
From. Cabin. Steerage.

Europe 11 7

United States 506 585

Jamaica and West Indies 96 337

Venezuela 15 6

Colombia Ill 58

Cuba 53 22

Costa Rica 191 20

Bocas del Toro 59 134

Coast towns 162

Total 1,042 1,331

Grand total 2,373

Of the 2,373, the men numbered 875;
women, 538; children, 229; United States
troops, 569; and 162 were not classified.

Planning Extensive Fourth of July Celebrations.

The members of the finance committee of
the official celebration of the Fourth of July
have all been provided with subscription
blanks, payroll deduction slips, and free
transportation tickets for subscribers to the
fund. Transportation to Balboa from any
station of the Panama Railroad, and return,
will be furnished without charge to every sub-
scriber to the fund and to the members of his
family. The free transportation tickets are
given out by the men who are circulating the
subscription lists and if any contributor fails
to receive his tickets he should take the matter
up immediately with the member of the fi-
nance committee to whom he made hiscontri-
bution.

The finance committee state that as no
funds have been left over from previous cele-
brations liberal contributions will be required
to make up a sufficient fund. Efforts are be-
ing made to give every American Canal and
railroad employe and officers of the military
services, and business people in Panama
and Colon opportunity to subscribe to the
fund.

Nothwithstanding the lack of left-over
funds, it is the endeavor of the executive com-
mittee to provide' one of the largest and most
interesting celebrations which have been held
on the Isthmus. The entertainment com-
mittee has been busy in planning the various
features, and those outlined up to this time
include an all-star baseball game between
picked teams representing the Army and the
civilians, an automobile and motorcycle
parade, various athletic and aquatic contests,
a trap-shooting meet, and military parades
and demonstrations of considerable extent.
The plans will be extended and developed
according to the extent of the contributions
to the cause.

Changes at the Hotel Washington Swimming
Pool.

The Governor has appointed a committee,
consisting of the Resident Engineer of the
Building Division, the Acting Chief Health
Officer, and the Municipal Engineer, to in-
vestigate and make recommendations for
changing the swimming pool at the Washing-
ton Hotel, so that it will conform with the
conditions required by recent ordinances of
the Hea 1th Departnient governing swimming
pools and bathing beaches in the Canal Zone.

May 10, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

327

ALTERING THE "BIRDENA".

Old French Passenger Launch Made into Towboat
for Light Service.

The old French steam launch Birdena has
been transformed from a passenger boat into
a modern towboat by the Paraiso shops
forces. She left the wharf at Paraiso for her
new service on May 2, after undergoing the
necessary alterations in the short time of
eight days from the date she was taken out
of commission.

The Birdena has a length of 57 feet nine
inches over all, beam of 12 feet, and depth
of five feet 9 \ inches. Her engines and boilers
were found to be in first-class condition. The
awnings and high rail with which the boat
was formerly equipped were removed, and a

equipment actually built in France, as the most
of the equipment used by the French was
built at Renfrew, Scotland, and some of the
dredges were built in Belgium. The Birdena
was built in 1887, and the French intended
to use her in the vicinity of Pedro Miguel for
handling dredges and equipment. They
brought her alongside the canal by rail and
left her high and dry. In the operations that
followed the boat was found to be in the way,
so they cut her into four pieces and trans-
ported the pieces into Culebra Cut, between
Culebra and Empire. Here the forces of
the old Material and Supply Division found
her.

"The sections were loaded on cars and
hauled to the La Boca shipways, then oper-

THE "BIRDENA AS A PASSENCF.R LAUNCH.

wheelhouse and deckhouse were installed,
along with new bulwarks and a towing outfit.
The changes are shown in the accompanying
elevations of the boat before and after the
transformation. The Birdena is now being
used as, an "inside towboat", to work in com-
pany with the recently reconstructed DeLesseps
in handling 350-yard barges in Gaillard Cut,
to and from the towing station. The French

ated by the Material and Supply Division,
and the boat was [rebuilt and refitted with
condensing compound engines, with cylinders
nine and 14 inches in diameter and a 12-inch
stroke, and a dry-back boiler was installed.
This was in 1905. Since that time the boat
has been in continuous service, as an observa-
tion boat for the chief engineers and division
and resident engineers, and for transferring

THE "BIRDENA" CHANGED INTO A SMALL TOWBOAT.

launch No. 26 will shortly undergo a similar
reconstruction at Paraiso shops in order that
she may be adapted to light towing.

Commenting on the changes to the Birdena,
the Superintendent of Dredging stated:

"Of all the equipment on the Isthmus that
was left by the French, the Birdena has had,
perhaps, the most romantic history. This
boat was one of the few pieces of floating

men and equipment. She has probably car-
ried, first and last, more of the different offi-
cials of the various Canal regimes than any
other piece of equipment in the service.
Shortly after she was placed in commission
her name was changed by order of the chief
engineer of that time, from Balboa, the name
the Material and Supply Division had given
her, to Birdena."

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check

No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

1 10888

Colon agency —

May 2. 1916.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

The estate of the abovenamed deceased employe of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company is now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estate or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to it,
should be presented at once to the Acting Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

Physical Metallurgist; Specialist in Insects; Pre-
parator in Entomology; Cheesemaker; Medical
Interne; Assistant Shop Superintendent.

The United States Civil Service Commission
announces an open competitive examination
for physical metallurgist, for men only, about
June 11, 1916 (date to be left blank in applica-
tion), at Balboa Heights, C. Z. From the
register of eligibles resulting from this exam-
ination, certification will be made to fill a
vacancy in this position in the Navy Yard,
Boston, Mass., at a salary ranging from §6
to $8 per diem, and vacancies as they may
occur in positions requiring similar qualifi-
cations, unless it is found to be in the interest
of the service to fill any vacancy by rein-
statement, transfer, or promotion.

Competitors will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, which will have the relative
weights indicated:

Subjects. Weights.

1 . Physical metallurgy 40

2. Education 40

3. Experience 20

Total 100

Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should at once apply
for form 1312, stating the title of the examina-
tion for which the form is desired, to the Sec-
retary, Board of Civil Service Examiners,
Balboa Heights, C. Z. Applications should
be properly executed, excluding the medical
certificate, and filed with the Secretary, Board
of Civil Service Examiners, Balboa Heights,
C. Z., in time to arrange for the examination
at the place selected by the applicant. The
exact title of the examination as given at the
head of this announcement should be stated
in the application form.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below. In-
formation concerning them is posted at club-
houses and post-offices, as per number of
announcement indicated:

Specialist in insects as carriers of plant
diseases (male); $1,600 a year; examination
about June 11, 1916; No. 606.

Preparator in entomology (male and female) :
$1,000 a year; examination about June 11-12,
1916; No. 605.

Cheesemaker (male); SI, 200 to $1,440 a
year; examination about June 11, 1916; No.
624.

Medical interne, Government hospital for
the insane (male and female); $900 a year;
examination about June 11, 1916; No. 623.

Assistant shop superintendent (male);
$5.04 per diem; examination about June 11,
1916; No. 634.

Displaying the Flag in the Presence of a Man-of-
War.

The offices of the Port Captains are dis-
tributing to American steamship masters the
notice contained in the following letter from
the Secretary of Commerce to collectors of
customs:

"You will please bring to the attention of
the masters and owners of seagoing merchant
vessels of the United States that the general
custom of the sea prescribes that merchant
ships generally, and especially in time of war,
show their national colors in the presence of
a man-of-war. Compliance with the custom
is in the interest of the merchant shipping and
commerce of the United States."

328

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 38.

INSURANCE 'N CANAL ZONE.

Report of Business Transacted during Calendar
Year 1915.

The following is a report of insurance
b-isiness transacted in the Canal Zone during
t'le period from January 1 to December 31,
1915.

All insurance laws of the Canal Zone are
contained in the following Executive Orders:
Executive Order of March 12, 1907.

By direction of the President, it is ordered:

That no life, fire, accident, industrial, or indemnity
insurance company shall be permitted to do business
within the Canal Zone until it shall have complied with
the following requirements:

1. It shall file with the Collector of Revenues:

(a). A certified copy of its articles of incorporation.

(6). A certificate of the Insurance Commissioner of
the State of its incorporation showing that it is author-
ized to do business in the home jurisdiction.

(c). A resolution of its Board of Directors designat-
ing an agent within the Canal Zone upon whom legal
process may be served.

id). A certified copy of its last annuil statement to
the Insurance Commissioner of the State or country in
which it may be incDrporated ; and from time to time
thereafter copies if such additional reports as it shad
make to the home Commissioner.

{e). A sworn statement, showing the amount of its
capital stock paid in, its surplus, the amount of in-
surance it has outstanding, and the number of unsettled
or uncontested claims pending against it.

2. It shall deposit with the Collector of Revenues
$10,003 in cash or current securities, which shall b:
available to satisfy any judgment that may be rendered
against it under any insurance policy that it may issue.

3. Upon complying with these conditions and the
payment of an annual fee of $5 J. the Collector of Reve-
nues will issue to such company a certificate authorizing
it to do business within the Canal Zone. Such certifi-
cate, however, shall be terminable by the direction of
the chief civil authorities of the Canal Zone; but if
terminated without fault upon the part of the insurance
company, a proportionate rebate of the license fee will
be made to the insurance company.

4. Each company, as a condition of continuing to do
business within the Canal Zone, shall file with the Col-
lector of Revenues, between January 1 and March 1
of each year, a sworn statement showing the business
done by it within the Canal Zone during the previous
calendar year, and shall pay, oa or before March 1,
to the Collector of Revenues, in lieu of all other taxes
save taxes upon real estate and the annaal fee provided
for in Section 3 hereof, a license tax equal to one and
one-half per centum of its premium receipts for the
calendar year preceding.

5. The agent of any unlicensed insurance company
doing business within the Canal Zone shall be subject
to a fine not exceeding $25 for the first offense, and not
exceeding $100 for the second offevse.

Effective July 1. 1907.

Wm. H. Taft,
Secretary of War.
Executive Order of October 15. 1909.
By direction of the President it is ordered :
That the Executive Order of March 12, 1907, effective
July 1, 1907, be and the same is hereby amended by the
addition of the following:

"Provided, that indemnity insurance companies
whose business within the Canal Zone consists solely
of furnishing fidelity bonds of employes of the United
States, which are required by the laws of the Canal
Zone, or regulations of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
■hall hereafter be exempt from liability to pay the
annual fee of S50 and the license tax of one and one-
half per centum of their premium receipts.

Robert Shaw Oliver,
Acting Secretary of War.

Effective April 1, 1914, the office of Col-
lector of Revenues was abolished and, under
the provisions of the Executive Order of Janu-
ary 27, 1914, the Executive Secretary of The
Panama Canal is charged with the duties of
the Collector of Revenues outlined above.

The following insurance companies, having
complied with the above laws, were authorized
to transact business and did transact busi-
ness in the Canal Zone during the year 1915:

American Surety Company of New York,
New York, N. Y.

Home Life Insurance Company, New York,
N. Y.

Illinois Surety Company, Chicago, 111.

Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., Toronto,
Ont.

Maryland Casualty Company, Baltimore,
Md.

Pan-American Life Insurance Co., New
Orleans, La.

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.,
Baltimore, Md.

A statement of insurance transacted in the
Canal Zone in 1915, as taken from the an-
nual reports of the above companies, follows:

Illinois Surety Co.

Fidelity $1,014.65

Maryland Casualty Co.
12,171.99
1.441.69
108.35
1,302.68

l's compensation.

Totals 1 15,024.71

A merican Surely Co.

Fidelity I 384.44

Surety 45.17

Total.

Liability..
Fidelity...
Surety. . . .

| 429.61 |.

U. S. Fidelity &" Guaranty Co.
70.34

The absence of fire insurance companies
is due to the fact that practically all
property in the Canal Zone is owned by
the Government of the United States, which
does not insure its property. The fire losses
have been kept down to a remarkably low
figure by the Canal Zone fire department.

It might be of interest to note herein that
the population of the Canal Zone has steadily
decreased since the issuance of the President's
Executive Order of December 5, 1912, that
the Canal Zone be as nearly as possible de-
populated of all but employes and their
families. According to the figures of the last
police census of the Canal Zone, taken on
July 10, 1915, the total population was ap-
proximately 30,000, divided roughly as fol-
lows:

3,500 male Americans, mostly employes.

6,000 soldiers and officers of military
organizations.

9,600 male aliens, mostly employes.

3,500 American women and children, con-
sisting of female employes and families of
employes and military men.

7,400 alien women and children, consisting
largely of families of employes.

Statistics of life insurance business in the
Canal Zone in 1915, follow:

Home Life I
Policies in force Dec. 31, 1914
Policies issued during 1915.. .

Policies in force Dec. 31. 1915
Losses and claims incurred, set-
tled, or remaining unpaid dur-
ing 1915

Premiums collected in 1915

Pan-American Life Insurance Co.

Policies in force Dec. 31. 1914....

Policies issued during 1915

Total

Policies lapsed during 1915. .
Policies in force. Dec. 31,

1915

Losses and claims incurred, set-
tled, or remaining unpaid dur-
ing 1915

Premiums collected in 1915

Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.

246

I'll)

000.00
000 . 00
01)0 . 00
000.00

Policies in force Dec. 31, 1914....

Policies issued during 1915

Policies lapsed during 1915...
Policies in force Dec. 31, 1915.

Losses and claims incurred, set-
tled, or remaining unpaid dur-
ing 1915

Premiums collected in 1915

1,734.59
.500.00

Shortage of Tropical Oranges.

The quantity of so-called "tropical oranges"
which the buyers of the commissary branch
of the Supply Department have been able to
secure has not been equal to the demand dur-
ing the current season. This has been due to
an unusually poor season. In Panama heavy
rains fell during the time the orange trees
were in bloom, destroying many of the blos-
soms, and an early beginning of the rainy seas-
on has completed the crop failure. Similar
conditions are reported from Jamaica, but
small quantities of oranges are available in
the Jamaican market and the commissary
branch expects to have some of them within
a short time. The supply of Costa Rican
tropical oranges, which has been tiding the
demand over for several months, is about
exhausted for the season; the stock is be-
coming poor and a large proportion of the
last shipment had to be condemned. As a
result, the increased demand for American
oranges quickly exhausted the stock on hand.
Cable orders were immediately despatched
and it is expected that the situation will be
relieved with the arrival of the United Fruit
Company's ship from New York on May 10.

Recapitulation.

Miscellaneous Companies.
Premiums received in 1915.

Losses | Premiums.

Accident

Fidelity

Health

Liability

Surety

Workmen's compensation..

$3,524.64

2,733.59

507.11

$12,171.99

2,939.54

1,441.69

70.34

313.38

103.35

Totals $6,765.34 | $17,045.29

Life Insurance Companies.

No.

Amount.

Policies in force Dec. 31, 1914. . . .

246

$378,926.00

202

370.343.00

Policies lapsed during 1915

72

153,811.00

Policies in force Dec. 31, 1915

376

595,458.00

Losses and claims incurred, set-

tled, or remaining unpaid dur-

No fire, marine, or tornado insurance
companies did business in the Canal Zone in
1915.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 10, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
No. 182, Balboa:

Kopald, Charles
Lamothe, Wilfrid
Linton, N. K.
Little, Jos.
Long, Mrs. Christena
MaCoin, O. E.
♦McCoy, Ross
McDonald, J. M.
McDonald, James F.
O'Neil, James
Permar, George M.
Robins, Alonzo
Rowe, Wenson R.
Seebt, Mrs. J. F.
Simon, Johnnie
Toll, Lawrence
Turner, H. W.
Uris, Mrs. S.

Alexander, John
Bareuther, Adolph A.
Benjamin. C. A.
Birkett, Joseph
Carter, Miss Sue
Chong, Hop
Clark, T. P.
Darnell, Jesse
David, Juan
Fallan, Eddie Lee
Gaskin, Harcourt
*Gason, Arthur
Geltz, E.
Grose, Earl
Humphrey, Mrs. C. B.
Insley, John F.
Jacobs. Lt. W. C.
*Jones, Whit Stanley

•Paper.

May 10, 1915.

THE CANAL RECORD

329

WEATHER CONDITIONS.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

The rainfall for the month was about nor-
mal at 1 2 stations, and deficient at six stations,
there being a slight deficiency on the Pacific
coast and for Gatun Lake proper. Considered
by sections, the rainfall was above normal
throughout the Zone. At Miraflores, Pedro
Miguel, Juan Mina, and Vigia, the rainfall
exceeded anything on record at these stations
for the month of April.

Dry season conditions were broken by a
general rain over the Isthmus on the 11th,
and rainy season conditions prevailed during
the last 10 days of the month. Totals ranged
from 2.84 inches at Balboa Heights, to 9.82
inches at Pedro Miguel. The greatest amount
of rainfall on any one day was 2.79 inches, at
Monte Lirio on April 11. The April rainfall
for three years has been as follows:

April Rainfall for Three Years.

Pacific Section-

Balboa

BalboaHeights

Miraflores. . . .

Pedro Miguel .

Rio Grande. . .
Central Section-

Culebra

Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

Juan Mina. . .

Alhajuela

Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio . .
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Brazos Brook.

Colon

Bocas del Toro

Ins.
4.37
5.37
2.88
2.39
3.41

3.81

4.52
4.96
7.09

11.56
9.27
12.19

3.26 15.00

7.33 12.17

4.12 10.42

10.71 10.09

8.27
9.82
5.23

5.66
4.02
4.05
6.68

3.5:

4.9.
4.73

4.7;
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3.72

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3.82

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3.23

12

3.63

76

3.27

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3.24

1 '

3.60

«

3.47

6

3.47

17

3.30

8

4.34

5

5.10

9

5.48

9

5.14

I1

4.8/

in

4.23

46

9.65

8

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake
watershed was 29 per cent above the average,
and over the Chagres River basin above Alha-
juela, 63 per cent above the average.

The air temperature was slightly below
normal on the Pacific coast, and one degree
Fahrenheit above the average on the Atlantic.
Atmospheric pressure was approximately
normal, while the relative humidity, daytime
cloudiness, and temperature of the sea water
were above the average on both coasts. There
was a deficiency in both the wind movement
and evaporation.

Elevations of Gatun Lake in feet above mean
sealevel, were as follows: Maximum, on the
13th, 86.25; minimum, on the 10th, 85.91:
mean for the month, 86.06.

Evaporation from the lake surface amounted
to 6.391 inches during the month.

The following is a summary of the cli-
matological conditions recorded at the At-
lantic and Pacific coast stations:

Commutation of Subsistence for Employes of
Corozal Hospital.

The Panama Canal.

Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., April 25, 1916.
Circular No. 625-3:

Paragraph 27 of circular No. 625-2, dated September
15, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Employes having families dependent upon them
shall be allowed commutation of subsistence at the
rate of 27 cents gold per day for colored men and
40 cents gold par day for white men for each day
they are on duty or sick with a doctor's certificate
covering the period of their sickness, and shall be
allowed the same commutation for Sundays and
holidays, providing they shall have worked the day
preceding and the day following, or providing
absence on these days was due to their illness.
Geo. VV. Goethals.

Governor.

Acting Magistrate for the District of Cristobal.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 3. 1916.

To all concerned — Effective May 4. 1916. and during
the absence of Judge John W. Thompson on leave, Mr.
F. G. Swanson will act as magistrate for the district
of Cristobal.

Geo. YV. Goethals,

Governor.

Acting Officials at Gatun Locks,

The Panama Canal,
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Balbov Heights. C. Z., May 2. 1916.
To all concerned — During the absence of Capt. T. H .
Dillon, Corps of Engineers, on leave, effective May 4.
1916, the duties of superintendent, Gatun Locks, will
be performed by Capt. E. J. Atkisson. Corps of En-
gineers, and those oi assistant superintendent by Mr.
E. D. Stillwell.

Jay J. Morrow,
Assistant to Engineer of Maintenance.
Approved :

Chester Harding,

Engineer of Maintenance.

Acting Superintendent of Southern District of
Division of Municipal Engineering.
The Panama Canal,
Division of Municipal Engineering,
Balboa Heights. C Z.. May 3, 1916.
To whom concerned — Mr. W. E. Maxon is designated
acting superintendent, southern district, Division of
Municipal Engineering, during the absence of Mr. W. J.
Spalding on leave, effective May 4, 1916.

D. E. Wright,
Municipal Engineer.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C Z.. May 2, 1916.
Circular No. 120:

Effective this date, Mr. A. H. Jones is designated
an accountable official of The Panama Canal, vice Mr.
H. D. Hinman, and as such will account for all non-
expendable property now in the custody of Mr. Hinman.
H. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals, Governor.

Abolishing Panama Canal Yard Office at Balboa.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Master of Transportation,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. April 29. 1916.
Circular No. 360:

To all concerned — Effective May 1 the Panama Canal
yard office at Balboa, known as "Chelf 's Tower," 'phone
537, will be abolished. All departments desiring work
done at the Balboa terminal will send switching requests

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April 10

direct to the Panama Railroad yard office, Balboa,
'phone 392.

S. W. Heald,
Approved: Master of Transportation.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 303, on Wednesday, May 17, 1916. begin-
ning promptly at 9 a. m. for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, Balboa Heights, forms of application and
information respecting the filling out of the same, not
later than a day previous to the examination. In
addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs' licenses must
provide themselves with automobiles with which to
demonstrate their ability properly to operate the same.

The demonstration for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights; on Wednesday, the day
of the regular examination, for out-of-town applicants,
at 2 p. m., at the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give a demonstration of their ability
to operate such bo ,ts. and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. ra. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the I'ort of Cristobal on
Friday. May 19. 1916, beginning at 9 a. m. Applicants
should be provided with motor boats or automobiles
for the demonstration test.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspecors,

Rainfall from April 1 to 30, 1916, Inclusive.

Station*.

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Pacific Section —

Ins.
.89
.82
1 66
1.79
1.41

1 72
1 00
1 43
1 .90

1 60

2 10
2 70

1 85

2 62
2.79

2 45
i 84
2.48
1 18

11
11

24
24
11

21
1 1
21
25
25
25
27
11
11
11

11
11
24
29

Ins.

Central SeMon —

3 55

Trinidad

4 y3

Atlantic Section —

4 72

Colon

6.25
3.14

•Formerly Ancon.

Rainfall from May 1 to 6, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section — ■

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande
Central Section —

♦Culebra

*C a macho

Empire

Gamt-oa

*Juan Mina

Alhajuela

•Vigia

Fiijoles

♦Monte Lirio
Atlantic Section—

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook

Colon

JBocas del Toro

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at una tarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

330

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 38.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Sales of Flour Sacks.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., May 8, 1916.
Memo, to accompany Bulletin No. 618:

To commissary managers — Owing to the fact that the
demand for the Osnaburg flour sacks at 10 cents is far
greater than the supply, it has resulted in considerable
dissatisfaction on the part of our customers and some
charges of favoritism, it has been decided to accept
deposits in this office for them in the same manner in
which deposits are accepted for Royal Doulton china-
ware, as outlined in the above numbered bulletin.
Orders will not be filled for more than 10 sacks from any
one person at any one time.

Please advise your trade accordingly.

Bent. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective May 11, 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb S^j

Beef suet, native, per lb 0.3*

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb [J2J

Soup bone, native, per lb 022

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 } lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 Jibs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up) . special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1 st cut (3 lbs. up) , native, per lb 1 1

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special , per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, native, per lb........ °9

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb "

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top. special, per lb 15

Round steak, top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 13

Sirloin steak, choice cut. native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 20

Rump steak, native, per lb - - J2

Porterhouse steak (H lbs. up) , choice, per lb. 34

Porterhouse steak \\\ lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak ( I i lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, perlb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, perlb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, perlb 35

Tenderloin, steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak1, western, special, per lb 32

Rib steak, native, per lb 1 *

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., perlb -24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3j lbs,

perlb |5

Lamb, stewing, per lb J*

Mutton, chops, short cut, per lb ^

M utton, chops, shoulder, per 1' J '

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb - 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

perlb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb • - '"

Por k. hams, fresh (see footnote) , per lb 25 J

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb . 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 20 5

Veal, chops, per lb 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Veal, cutlets, perlb \\

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs.,

per lb ' j |

Veal, stewing, per lb 1 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

Beef heart, fresh, per lb ] 2

Brains, calves', per lb 10

Calves' heads, ea jo

Kidneys, beef, per lb 13

Livers, beef, per lb 0°,

Livers, calves', per lb 27

Pate de foie gras, jar 55

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 06

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs heads, fresh, h head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 18

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 18

Sausage, lieberwurst, per lb 16

Sausage, pork, per lb 30*

Sausage. Salami, per lb 34

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 17

Steak, hamburger, pkg ' '

Price.
Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Tripe, per lb 08

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 31

Bacon, sliced, jar 32*

Bacon, sliced, tin 30*

Bacon, strips, whole strip 25

Beef, corned 12

Beef, salt, per lb 09

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced, "Bologna style", per lb 16

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole
shoulder, per lb 19

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 26

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 29

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 34

1. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 35f

2. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) 38f

3*. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) 41

Ham. special, per lb 40

Pigs' feet . pickled , per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 14

Pork, standard mess, per lb 15

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs' , per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 32

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 36*

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 32*

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33*

Ducklings, per lb 31

Fowls, light, per lb 26*

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 27*

Geese, per lb 31

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 47

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 52

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tub per lb .51

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese. Edam, ea 1.50

Cheese, Edam, tin 43

Cheese, Gouda, per lb 36

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 44 f

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 75*

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 48

Cheese, Young America, per lb." 24t

Cream, 30 per cent, J pt 17**

Cream, 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 35*

Eggs, fresh, i doz. only 18*

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 J

Ice cream, (see footnote) J gal 50§

Milk, Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 29

FISH.

Bluefish. fresh, perlb 27

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 12

Halibut, fresh, perlb 14f

Herring, smoked, per lb 13

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb - .16

Whitefish, smoked, per lb 32

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 10

Beets, per lb 02$

Cabbage, perlb 02$

Carrots, per lb 02 j

Celery, per head 07

Egg plant, per lb 11

Onions, per lb 04

Palmitos. ea 24

Parsley, per bunch 04

Parsnips, per lb 02 $

Peas, green, per lb 08

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 03 J*

Radishes, per bunch 04

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 07

Turnips, per lb 02*

Yams, per lb 03

• FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 09

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15*

Currants, cleaned, pkg 16

Figs, 2-lb. box 35

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 09

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel , citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb U

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 17

FRUITS, FRESH.

Apples, perlb 05 f

Apples, select, perlb 09

Bananas, 8 hanaa and over, per bunch 40

Bananas, 6 ana 7 hands, per bunch 2ft

Priee.

Bananas, ea 00 J

Cranberries, per lb 18

Grapefruit, select, ea 06

Grenadillos (maypops), per doz 08

Lemons, per doz .13

Limes, per 100 75

Oranges, select, ea 02j

Oranges, tropical, doz 10

Pineapples, ea 10

Alligator pears, each 05

Mangoes, each 02

Squash, per lb 03

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

•♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

J Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery

§ Not less than j ham or $ shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in Btock
at the commissary stores became effective April 28:

i Price Change.

Cases, suit, ea

Shoes, men's, pr <

EFFECTIVE APRIL 29, 191

Beaters, egg, ea

Beds, iron, ea

Biggins, coffee, ea. .
Boards, wash. ea...

Bowls, sugar, ea

Dishes, butter, ea.
Clocks, Bingo, ea.. .

Griddles, ea

Griddles, ea

Irons, sad, set

Lines, clothes, hank
Oilers, machine, ea.
Pans, pudding, ea. .
Pans, pudding, ea. .

Pans, dish, ea

Pans, pudding, ea..

Picks, ice. ea

Pipes, Briar, ea

Rugs. Crex, ea

Rugs, Crex, ea. .
Rugs. Crex, ea..
Rugs, Crex, ea. .
Rugs, Crex, ea. .
Rugs, Crex, ea. .
Rugs. Crex, ea. .
Rugs. Crex, ea. .
Rugs, Crex, ea..
Rugs. Crex, ea. .
Sifters, flour, ea.
Wringers, ea

.75
.75
5.45
5.45
5.45
7.15
7.15
7.15
.08
2.45

EFFECTIVE MAY 3, 1916.

Albums, post card, ea. .

Bedspreads, ea

Book, score, cricket, ea.

Brushes, tooth, ea

Cases, pillow, ea

Comfortables, ea

Drawers, pr

Drill, yard

Drill, yd

Gloves, pr

Hooks, crochet, ea

Ink, indelible, bot

Kimonas, ea

Knickerbockers, pr

Laces, corset, ea

Linen, costume, yd

Needles, case

Nightgowns, ea

Pants. P. B., pr

Paper, writing, box

Paste, library, jar

Percale, yd

Pins, safety, card

Presses, racquet, ea

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, pc

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Sheeting, rubber, yd

Sheeting, rubber, yd

Sheets, 54 x 90, ea

Shirts. Boy Scout, ea...

Shirts, sport, ea

Ties, ea

Ties, ladies, string, ea. .

Undershirts, ea

Voile, yd

Wrappers, ea

Suits, bathing, suit

Matches, pkg

.95
.95

5.70
5.70
5.70

7.45
7.45
7.45
.09
2.85

Additions to Stock.

Bird seed, mixed, pkg $0.01

Bird manna, pkg 09

Pans, dish, enameled, 14-qt 81

Stoves, alcohol, Rockbum, ea 42

May 10, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

331

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

June Weather Probabilities.

The weather conditions which may be
expected at the Canal entrances during the
month of June, 1916, are as here set forth;
the predictions are based on the records at
Colon and Ancon for the past eight and JO
years, respectively:

Winds — Light, varia'ble winds will prevail
over the Atlantic coast, southeast predominat-
ing. The average hourly velocity will be about
seven miles an hour, although during rain
or thunder squalls a velocity of from 25 to 30
miles an hour may be reasonably expected.

Light, northwest winds will prevail over
the interior and the Pacific coast, with a con-
siderable percentage of variable winds, and
an average hourly velocity of about six miles
an hour. Here, too, during occasional rain
squalls, the maximum wind velocity may be as
high as 39 miles an hour, but these storms are
invariably of short duration.

Rains — Rainy season conditions will pre-
vail over the Canal Zone during the month of
June, and heavy showers can be expected on
both coasts and over the interior. The average
monthly rainfall at the Atlantic entrance to
the Canal is 13.44 inches, and at the Pacific
entrance, 7.81 inches, averages being for
periods of 45 and 18 years, respectively. The
average numbers of days on which .01 inch
or more of rain occurs, are 24 on the Atlantic
coast and 20 on the Pacific side, while the
average numbers of days on which the rain-
fall equals or exceeds one inch, are five and
two, respectively.

Fogs — Night and early morning fogs will
be numerous over the interior, but are not
likely to occur over either coast. The average
number of nights with fog over the Gaillard
Cut is 21. All fogs may be expected to lift or
become dissipated by 8.30 a. m.

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature will be approximately 80° Fahren-
heit over both coasts. The maximum tem-
perature is not likely to be above 95° F., or
the minimum below 70° F. The mean daily
range in temperature will be about 14° F.
over the Pacific coast and 9° F. over the
Atlantic.

Barometric pressure — The Isthmus being
without the regions affected by violent atmos-
pheric disturbances, the atmospheric pressure
over it is remarkably constant and uniform, ex-
cept for the well marked diurnal fluctuation,
caused by the daily changes in temperature,
which have little value as indicators of future
weather conditions. The average sealevel
pressure for the month will be about 29.84
inches, while the maximum pressure is not
likely to exceed 29.94 inches, or the minimum
to be lower than 29.71 inches, at either Canal
entrance.

Relative humidity — There will be no ap-
preciable increase of the percentage of moist-
ure in the air, as compared with May con-
ditions, and the humidity may be expected
to average about 85 per cent over both
coasts, although there will be a greater range
on the Pacific coast, the percentage being
higher during the night and lower during the
day than on the Atlantic coast, owing to the
greater range of the temperature.

Storms — Local rain and thunder storms may
be expected very frequently during the month
of June. The average number of days on
which thunderstorms have occurred is 18 on

the Pacific coast, and the average on the At-
lantic coast is 1 7. During these storms, com-
paratively high wind velocities may be at-
tained, but these storms are invariably of too
short duration to cause a rough sea. Gen-
erally cloudy weather, with smooth to mode-
rate seas, can be expected at both Canal
entrances.

Tides — The average tidal fluctuation at
Colon is less than one foot and no considera-
tion need be given to the tides in navigat-
ing the Atlantic entrance to the Canal.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
period until July 1 are given below:
Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Date.

Date.

Wed.. May 10. .
Thure.. May 11..

Fri., May 12

Sat.. May 13 ...

Sun., May 14

Mod., May 15..
Tuea.. May 16...
Wed.. May 17...
Thurs.. May 18..

Fri., May 19

Sat., May 20

Sun., May 21.. . .
Mon., May 22...
Tues.. May 23...
Wed.. May 24...
Thura., May 25.

Fri., May 26

Sat., May 27....

Sun.. May 28

Mon., May 29.. .
Thurs.. May 30..
Wed.. May 31...

Date.

3:10
4.2

9:16
11.5

15:51
S.O

4:11

4.4

10:22
11.5

17:07
4.9

5:12
4.4

11:29
11.9

18:09

4.2

6:12
4.0

12:27
12.7

18:54
3.3

0:5S

12.3

7:07
3.3

13:15
13.6

1:44
13.2

7:S9
2.4

13:59
14.6

2:29
14.2

8:46

1.5

14:43
15.5

3:15
15.0

9:31
0.6

15:27
16.2

4:01
15.6

10:16

0.1

16 :14
16.5

4:49
15.9

11:01
-0.1

17:02
16.6

5:39
16.0

11:46

0.0

17:52
16.3

0:15
-0.9

6:30
15.8

12:36
0.5

1:05

-0 3

7:21
15 4

13:30
1.3

2:00
0.6

8:16

14.8

14:31
2.0

3:00
1.5

9:15
14.2

15:38
2.6

4:04
2.2

10:21
13.8

16:45
2.8

5:08

2.7

11:28
13.7

17:49
2.8

0:07
12.5

6:11
2.9

12:32
13.7

1:10
12:8

7:10
2:9

13 :25
14:0

2:01
13.1

8:03
2.6

14:12
14.2

2:46

13.5

8:51
2.3

14:54
14.4

3:27
13.7

9:33
2.0

15:33
14.4

20 :33

1.5

21 :16

Thurs., June 1
Fri., June 2...
Sat., June 3.. ,
Sun., June 4..
Mon.. June 5..
Tuea., June 6.

4:07
13.8

10:13
1.9

16:12
14.4

22 :33
0.8

4:46
13.8

10:50
1.9

16:50
14.3

23:09
0.9

5:24
13.8

11 :27
2.2

17:28
14.1

23:46
1.2

6:01
13.6

12:04
2.6

18:05
13.7

0:22
1.6

6:33
13.3

12:43
3.0

18:42
13.3

1:00
2.2

7:15
13.1

13:24
3.5

19:21
12.8

Wed.. June 7. . .
Thurs.. June 8.
Fri.. June 9
Sat.. June 10...
Sun.. June 11...
Mon.. June 12.
Tues., June 13.
Wed.. June 14.

Thurs.. June 15 I 2:53

Fri.. June 16.
Sat.. June 17. . . .
Sun., June 18...
Mon.. June 19. .
Tues.. June 20..
Wed., June 21. .
Thurs., June 22.
Fri., June 23... .
Sat., June 24....
Sun., June 25. . .
Mon., June 26. .
Tuee., June 27..
Wed.. June 28..
Thurs.. June 29.
Fri., June 30....

1:40
2 8

7:52
12.8

2:26
3.4

8:34
12.5

3:17
3.8

0:23
12.4

4:15

4.1

10:22
12.5

5:16
4.0

11 :25
12.9

0:06
12.0

6:19
3.6

1:07

12.8

7:20
2.9

2 :00
13.8

8:17
2.0

2:53
14.7

9:10

1.0

3:44

15.5

9:59
0.2

4:36
16.1

10:46
-0.3

5:27
16.5

11 :32
-0.4

0:01
-1.5

6:19
16.6

0:50
-1.0

7:09
16.3

1:40
-0.1

8:00
15.7

2:35
1.0

8:50
15.0

3:33
2.1

9:46

14.1

4:33
3.0

10:49
13.4

5:35
3.6

11 :55
13.1

0:39
12.0

6:42
3.8

I -.33
12.1

7:37
3.7

2:28

12.5

8:29
3.4

3:12
12.9

9:14
2.9

3 :53
13.2

9:56

2.5

! r;
1.2

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
rind the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) siga
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered!
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.)
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;,
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake, and Mirafiores Lake.

Stations

Day and Date.

Vigia

<

O

33

2Ja
S.3

Wed., May 3

Thurs.. May 4

126.30
125.15
125.6(1
125.2(1
125.55
132.45
128.00

93.15

91.72
92.38
91.75
91.88
97.20
93.87

85.99

80.06
S6.Cl.i
86. 11
86. Oi

86.05

86.03 54.15
86.03 54.14
86.03 53.95
86.00 54.00
85.99 53.92
85.97 54.22

Sat.. May 6

86.0886.02 54.20

Heigh t3 of low water
to nearest foot . .

125.0

91.0

i 1

332

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 38.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., May 7, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC-

Nature

Gross

Xet

May 1

Mav 1
May 1
May I
May 1
May 1
May 2
May 3
May 3
May 3
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 7
May 7

Towa Maru

J. L. Luckenbach..
Somerset

fo. 93

Strathesk

Natica

1 faru

Man tar o

oilier)

I transport)

Manavi

Wabana

Veendijk

ThodeFagelund...

Weslmeath

Kioto

Japanese. .
American. .
American. .
American. .

British

British

British

Japanese. .
Peruvian. .
American. .
Peruvian. .
British. ..

British

Dutch

Norwegian

British

British. ..

Gomei Kaisha Towa Kaisha. . . .

Luckenbach Line

Standard Oil Company

Standard Oil Company

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co

Strathesk Steamship Co., Ltd. . .

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co

Hashimoto Kisen Kabushiki K'a

Peruvian Steamship Co

United States Navy

Peruvian Government

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

British & Chilean S. S. Co

Holland-America Line ,

Wilhelmsens Drnpsk. Akties

Norton Lilly & Company ,

Norton Lilly & Company

Port Arthur. .
New York. . . .

Tampico

Cristobal

New Orleans.
St. Vincent. . .
New Orleans.

Cardiff

Cristobal

Norfolk

Swansea

Cristobal

Norfolk

New York....
New Orleans.

New York

New York

Manila

Seattle

Pisagua

San Francisco

Sydney

Pisagua

Shanghai ....
MoIIendo. . . .

Callao

San Diego. . .
MoIIendo. . . .
Guayaquil. . .
Mejillones. . .

Batavia

Tocopilla. . . .
New Zealand.
Shanghai ....

Case oil

Case oil «.

Crude oil

Ballast

Petroleum

Ballast

Petroleum

Patent briquette.

General

Coal

Coal

General

Ballast

General and oil. .

Ballast

Gen

6,260

6,829
4,448
1.300
7,025
3,124
572

2,857
5.114
5,181
2,635
5.162
4.773
5.957
3.488
4,639

7.500

Gen

al

aland oil.

3.485
1,205
5.257
6.992
4,758
9,428
7,292

2.012
3,258
3.934
2,195
3,622
3.565
4.348
2.589
2,673

2.3U
745

3.387
4.961
3.586'
6.834
5,576

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

May 1

Mav 1
Mav 2
Mav 2
May 3
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 5
May 6

Alaskan

5a k Francisco,

Bradford

Huasco

Ucayali

Cyrus \V. Field.
No. 1 (launch)

reru

Charleston

Cauca

American
Swedish. ,
American
Chilean...
Peruvian.
American
American
British. . .
American
British...

American-Hawaiian Line. . . .

Johnson Line

Standard Oil Company

South American S. S. Co

Peruvian Steamship Co

United States Navy

United States Navy

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.

United States Navy

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.

Tocopilla

San Francisco

Tocopilla

Valparaiso. ..

Callao

Balboa

Balboa ,

Valparaiso.. .
Bremerton...
Guayaquil

Colon (orders) . . .

Christiana

Tampico

Colon

Colon

Gatun and return.

Darien

Colon

Colon

Colon

Nitrates ,

General

Ballast ,

General

Hides, coffee, etc..

General.
General .

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

9.223
5,298
7,236
4,563
4.278

4.038
V.557

6.703
4.001
5,398

2,626
998

May 8 Nissei Maru Okazaki Kisen Kaisha New York.

Wakasa Maru Nippon Yusen Kaisha New York

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦Departures.

May 3 Engineer Harrison Line Liverpool.

May 6 Coronado Elders & Fyffes Port Limon.

May 4 Kilpatrick United States Army . . New York

May 6 Neptune United States Navy Guantanamo, Cuba.

♦Expected Arrivals.

♦Expected Departures.

Royal Mail Steam Pack. Co

London.
Saint Nazaire.
Barcelona.

May 8

May 12

May 13....

Galveston-Belize.

Barcelona-Limon.
Saint Nazaire.
London via way pts.

Buenos A ires

Buenos Aires

Royal Mail Steam Pack. Co.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

May 8

May 9

May 9

May 9

May 12.. .
May 10.. .
May 10...

Chipana

^Hackensack. .

tArtisan

^Ikoma Maru.
\ River Forth...

^Imperial

Los A ngcles . . .

NewYork & Pacific S. S. Co

Brown. Jenkins & Co

American-Hawaiian Line. . .

Nakamura Shokai

River Forth S. S. Co

Soutli American S. S. Line. .
Standard Oil Company

Iquique.

Antofagasta.

Moji.

South Pacific ports.

South Pacific ports.

San Francisco.

May 13...
May 13...
May 10...
May 14. . .
May 15. . .
May 15. . .
May 25...
May 20. . .

^California

tGeneral Hubbard .

t A nyo Maru

t Roanoak

Kalliope

\Tricolor

\Wm.H. Murphy
tZ.a Primer a

Sudden & Christensen

Sudden & Christensen

Taylo Kisen Kabushiki K'a
Cal. South Sea Nav. Co. . . .

Gladstone & Company

W. Wilhelmsens

P. L. Tranpsortation Co

Standard Oil Company. . . . .

Chilean ports..

t Indicates vessel for passage through the Canal.

Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Carrillo

Cristobal

Tcuadores

Santa M aria. .

Advance

Melapan

Almiranle

Panama

Paslores.

Zacapa

Allianca

Allianca..
Zacapa. ..
Calamares

Line. Sails.

U. F. C.May 3...

P. R. R..May 4...

U. F. C.May 6...

.U. F. C.May 10...

P. R. R..May 11...

U.F.C.May 13...

U. F C.May 17...

P. R. R.May 18...

U.F.C.May 20...

U.F.C.May 24...

P. R. R..May 25. ..

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

P. R. R.May 11..

U.F.C.May 11...

U.F.C.May 15..

Arrives.

.May 10

.May 11

.May 14

.May 17

.May 18

.May 22

.May 24

.May 24

.May ?»

.May 31

.May 31

.May 17
.May 18
.May 22

Cristobal P.R.R..May 18 May 25

Carrillo U.F.C.May 18 May 25

Tenadores U.F.C.May 22 May 29

Advance P. R. R..May 25 June 1

Santa Maria U.F.C.May 25 June 1

Melapan U.F.C.May 29 June 6

Panama P. R. R.June 1 June 7

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Aleuas U.F.C.May 6 May 13

Cartago U.F.C.May 10 May 15

H.redia U.F.C.May 13 May 20

Abangarez U.F.C.May 17 May 22

Turrialba U.F.C.May 20 ..May 27

Parismina U.F.C.May 24 May 29

Alenas .. . U.F.-C.May 27. ..June 3

Cartago U.F.C.May 31 June 7

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U.F.C.May 14 May 19

Alenas U.F.C.May 14. ...May 22

Cartago

Heredia

Abangarez. . . .
Turrialba. . . .

Parismina

Alenas

.U.F.C.May
.U.F.C.May
.U.F.C.May
.U.F.C.May
.U. F. C.June
.U. F. C.June

May 26

.May 29

.June 2

June 5

.June 9

.June 12

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa at the rate of between 61)0 and 1.500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bulkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton. $6.00 ; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is SI more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is J 1.65 at
Cristobal and $1.40 at Balboa. Prices from the corpo-
rations may be obtained on application to them.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1916.

No. 39.

The Canal Record

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THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Delayed Sailing of the "Cristobal."
The steamship Cristobal of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, which ij being
operated in the place of the Colon while the
latter. is undergoing a general overhauling
in dry dock at New York, was due to sail
from New York on May 4, and to arrive at
Cristobal on May 1 1 ; but on account of delays
in loading, caused by a strike of stevedores
and by other labor troubles in New York har-
bor, the Cristobal did not clear until 7 a. m.,
May 10. She arrived at Cristobal in the
morning of Wednesday, May 17.

It is expected, weather conditions permit-
ting an uninterrupted discharge and loading
of cargo, to have the Cristobal sail for New
York on Thursday, May 25.

The "Advance" to Sail Sunday, May 21.

The scheduled sailing of the steamship
Cristobal of the Panama Railroad Steamship
Line from Cristobal for New York on Thurs-
day, May IS, has of necessity been cancelled
on account of the arrival of the ship from
New York six days late. In order to catch up
with the schedule, this procedure will be
followed:

The steamship Advance, scheduled originally
to sail from Cristobal on Thursday, May 25,
will clear at 6 p. m., Sunday, May 21. This
will place the ship in New York in lime to
allow her to sail from that port on June 1, so
that there will be no break in the sailings
from the United States. The Cristobal will

sail from Cristobal on Thursday, May 25,
in the place originally assigned to the Advance,
and thereafter she and the Advance will have
exchanged places on the schedule, as printed.
All the reservations on the Cristobal having
been taken for her next sailing from Cristobal,
it will be impossible to transfer passengers to
her from the Advance. Employes going on
vacation who had planned to sail on the
Advance on May 25 should have their leave
changed to allow them to go on May 21.

Ready for the Transfer of Chagres People to La-
garto.

In preparation for the removal of the vil-
lage of Chagres, situated at the mouth of the
Chagres River, and the transfer of its in-
habitants and their effects to a townsite at
the mouth of the Lagano River, eight miles
beyond Chagres in the opposite direction from
the Canal, in accordance with the plan out-
lined in a note in The Canal RECORD of Febru-
ary 2, 1916, forces attached to the office of the
district quartermaster at Cristobal have
erected temporary houses at Lagarto to
quarter the people during the time necessary
for them to erect their own houses on the lots
to be assigned to them.

The claims of the people for their improve-
ments at Chagres have been paid by The
Panama Canal and arrangements have been
made to provide transportation to the new
town as soon as the inhabitants shall have
assembled their effects for hauling. The
governor of the province of Colon has been
notified of the readiness of the Canal to do
the moving at any time, and word has been
sent also to several of the leading citizens.
Their goods will be loaded on barges and
towed by tugs, as was done in the transfer of
people from the vicinity of Gorgona and
Matachin to New Gorgona, 40 miles down
the Bay of Panama, in September, 1913.

The temporary houses consist of two struc-
tures which are 60 by 25 feet in plan and one
50 by 18 feet in plan. They have been roofed
over but walls have not been provided, as it is
deemed the division into rooms can best be
accomplished by the families which are to
occupy them, according to their several needs.
The covering for the quarters is the regular
thatched roof of jungle houses. Native labor-
ers were employed to build the roofs, under the
supervision of American foremen from the
office of the district quartermaster at Cristobal.

Hearings on Claim for Land near Balboa Hotel.

The Joint Commission has concluded hear-
ings on what is known as the Duque-Ayala
claim, after devoting three wjeks to the case.
The property in question is the estate of
"San Lazaro," a tract across the road from
the Canal hotel at Balboa, embracing some
129,400 square meters (12.94 hectares, or
about 32 acres) according to the Govern-
ment maps, while the claimants claim an
area of 152,242 square meters. The value
claimed is $600,000.

CANAL TRAFFIC IN APRIL.

Statistics of Traffic In Half-Month Following
Reopening of Canal.

Following the reopening of the Canal to
traffic on April 15, the number of oceangoing
vessels passing through in the half-month
period to May 1 was SO. Launches and tugs
in the Canal service are not included in the
totals.

Five of the ships were vess?ls of the military
service of the United States Government.
Not counting these, the aggregate net tonnage
of the 75 commercial ships was 190,127 tons,
according to measurement for United States
registry. The aggregate net tonnage ac-
cording to the Panama Canal rules of measure-
ment was 233,890 tons. The total cargo
carried through the Canal was 356,139 tons.

The commercial ships making the transit
from the Atlantic to the Pacific numbered 29;
their L:nited States net tonnage aggregated
79,657 tons; their Panama Canal net ton-
nage amounted to 9S.642; and they carried a
total of 132,245 tons of cargo.

The commercial ships moving from the
Pacific to the Atlantic were 46 in number.
Their aggregate United States and Panama
Canal net tonnages were 1 10,470 and 135,248,
respectively; and they carried a tctal of
223,794 tons of cargo.

The nature and distribution of the cargo
carried through the Canal in April are shown
in the tabulation on the following page. The
cargo declarations listed 106 different com-
modities. Of these, eight were carried through
the Canal in both directions.

Comparison of the traffic (75 ships, carry-
ing 356,139 tons of cargo) with the months
prior to the closing of the Canal is afforded ty
this table:

A 1 n
Vrs-

tic-Pacific

Peel

Ic-At antic

Cargo

Total.

Month.

Cargo

17*.

1 «•

Cargo

s,ls

tons.

s. Is

tons.

srls

24

tons.

Aug.. '14

1.1

49,106

II

62,1 7:

111.284

Sept ....

7.7

141,762

30

110,27c

57

322,038

Oct

44

168.069

40

253.281

84

421,357

Nov

54

206,51(1

38

242,29

92

448.801

Dec

4.1

179,235

57

271,21'

10(1

450.454

Jan. 1915

44

08,082

54

240,925

98

449,007

Feb

V:

150,987

53

276.07:

92

427, 00S

57

217.447

80

417.6'0

137

635.057

April....

59

257.384

Ml

285.45'/

119

522,841

May....

67

246.5341 75

332,174

14?

578,708

June....

83

3211,619 60

282.561

143

603.180

July

93

316,773 77

388.696

170

705.4C.9

89

249.119 72

326.218

161

575.337

Sept

49

181,380 51

274.93,

100

456,317

Total

761

2.873.007 758

3.833."0'

15'9

6.7(6."15

It is seen that the traffic for the half-month
of April was nearly half as great as that for
the month of July, 1915, the month of greatest
activity since the Canal has been open.

According to nationality, the British ships
were greatest in number, 30 having passed
through the Canal in April. The American
ships numbered 26. Other nationalities were:
Norwegian, five; Japanese, fou,r; P^oishaad

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Peruvian, three each; Chilean and Dutch,
two each.

The tolls earned amounted to $235,618.44.
Comparison with earnings in the other months
since the opening of the Canal to commercial
traffic, on August 15, 1914, is afforded here-
with:

Mmtk. Tolls

earned.

August 15-31, 1914 $88,401.80

September 265,600.80

October 366,786.48

November 369,161 .28

December 407,914 . 80

January. 1915 398,601.12

February 383,904.96 '

March 55 1 ,092 . 56

April 442.415.49

May 522,676.95

June 539.229.05

July 573,365.67

August 496,792.03

September 349,498.30

October

November

December 10,826. 00

January, 1916 654.39

February 834.00

March 418.80

April 235,618.44

Total $6,003,792.92

A classification of the cargo carried
through the Canal in the month is given in
the adjoining columns.

Commodities Shipped through the Panama Canal in April, 1 9 1 e.

Customs Exemption Allowed Residents of the
United States Returning from Abroad.

Passengers on ships bound for ports of the
continental United States are required to
make declarations of personal baggage, on
blanks furnished for the purpose. Each pas-
senger receives with the blank a printed
"Notice to Passengers" which explains con-
ditions governing the making out of declara-
tions. This notice was reprinted in full in
The Cana'l Record of February 11, 1914.
It contains this section from the free list of
the present tariff act:

642. Wearing apparel, articles of personal adornment.
toilet articles, and similar personal effects of persons
arriving in the United States; but this exemption shall
include only such articles as were actually owned by
them and in their possession abroad at the time of or
prior to their departure from a foreign country, and as
are necessary and appropriate for the wear and rise of
such persons and are intended for such wear and use
and shall not be held to apply to merchandise or articles
intended for other persons or for sale: Provided, That
in case of residents of the United States returning from
abroad all wearing apparel, personal and household
effects taken by them out of the United States to foreign
countries shall be admitted free of duty, without regard
to their value, upon their identity being established
under appropriate rules and regulations to be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided
further. That up to but not exceeding $100 in value of
articles acquired abroad by such residents of the United
States for personal or household use or as souvenirs or
curios, but not bought on commission or intended for
sale, shall be admitted free of duty.

On account of the numerous inquiries as
to whether the above permits exemption up
to $100 for each member of a family, when
several members of a family are returning to
the United States at the same time, the Chief
of the Division of Customs of the Treasury
Department was requested for a ruling on the
subject. He has advised that:

"Under the provisions of paragraph 642
of the tariff act, each member of a family is
entitled to the $100 exemption allowed
residents of the United States returning from
abroad. In the case of a husband and wife
and minor or dependent children traveling
.together, the articles included within the ex-
emption may be grouped and allowed free
entry without regard or inquiry as to which
member of the family has the legal title to
the article at that time."

Bark...
Barley.
Beans. .

Benzine

Borate of Lime.

Borax

Boric acid

Cacao

Cakes, cotton seed.
Canned goods:
Fish

Fruit

Vegetables.

CaBings

Cement

Cereals

Coal '. . .

Cocoa leaves.

Coffee

Coke

Copper.

Copper ore

Cotton

Damiana bark.
Earthenware. . .

Explosives

Gasoline

General cargo. .

Glue

Gold

Grease, lubricating.

Gums and copal.

Hardware

Hay

Honey

Iodine.

Ivory nuts.

Lead

Liquors. . . .
Livestock. .
Lumber

Malt

Manufactured goods:
Iron and steel.. . .

Machinery

Railroad material.

Miscellaneous.

Textiles..

Marble

Minerals. . .
Nails, wire.

Nuts

Oakum... .

Oats

Oil, crude.

318
6,603

7,450
164,107

2.822
50.010

318

6,603

150

19

404

185

7,475

164,107

San Francisco to New York.

From New York — 1,720 to Wellington, 2.050 to
Sydney; 2,050 to Melbourne; 1.034 to Brisbane.

Valparaiso to New York.

San Francisco to Europe.

Valparaiso to New York, 83; San Francisco to
New York, 9.

New York to Valparaiso.

Chilean ports to United States ports.

Antofagasta to Copenhagen.

San Francisco to New York.

Guayaquil to New York, 584; Guayaquil to Eu-
rope, 500.

Valparaiso to Denmark.

San Francisco to London, 457; San Francisco to

Liverpool, 682.
San Francisco to Liverpool.
San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to Valparaiso.

New York to Los Angeles.

St. Thomas to Seattle. 2.923; Norfolk to Arica.
2,881; Baltimore to Guayaquil. 5,900; Norfolk
to Caldera, 1,031; Kingston to Pacific, 5,580.

Callao to Europe.

Cristobal to Corinto.

Baltimore to Valparaiso, 3,913; New York to
Coquimbo, 839; Norfolk to Caldera, 1,097;
Cardiff to Santa Rosalia. 4.850.

Coquimbo to New York. 811; Callao to New York,
789; Chile to Europe, 500.

Callaa to Europe.

Peru to Europe.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

New York to Vladivostok.

Ne\vtYork to Los .Angeles and San Francisco.

From New Yoik,fc28,222 — to San Francisco and

M Los Angeles. 1,628; to Adelaide. 6.700; to

) Auckland, 11,000; to Vladivostok. 4,473; to
Yokohama, 11,000; to Chile. 3,421. From
Cristobal, by transfer. 4,683 — to Callao, 1,369;
to Valparaiso, 1,507; to Guayaquil. 1,807.
From Pacific ports — Victoria to United King-
dom, 2,550- San Francisco to Colon, 1,600;
Callao to Cristobal. 1,811; San Francisco to
London, 8,700; San Francisco to New York,
2,444.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

New York to Talcahuano, 50 tons; New York to
Valparaiso, 1C0 tons.

Valparaiso to New York.

South America to Cristobal.

New Ytrk to Antofagasta, 50 tons; New York
to Valparaiso, 25 tons.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Chilean ports to Cristobal.

Chilean ports to Cristobal. 3; San Francisco to
New York. 13.

Iquique to New York, 13; Chile to Cristobal, 8.

New York to Manila.

Manta and Manglar Alto to New York.

Chilean and Peruvian ports to Cristobal.

Sun Francisco to New York.

Eight horses, Valparaiso to New York.

New York to Valparaiso. 60; Victoria to United
Kingdom, 2,550; Columbia River to England,
6,000; San Francisco to New York, 150.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

New Y'ork to Los Angeles and San Francisco,
1,615; New York to Chile. 1.000; New York
to Amoy and Foochow, 20; New Y'ork to
Vladivostok. 1,970; New York to Manila,
1,136. San Francisco to New Y'ork, 33. v

From New York — to Los Angeles and San Fran-
cisco, 20; to Vladivostok, 140; tu Manila, 158.

From New York — to Antofagasta, 20; to Coronel,
34; to Iquique, 2,663; to Talcahuano, 50; to
Valparaiso, 274; to WellingtDn, 459; to Syd-
ney. 1,181; to Melbourne, 1,924.

From New Y'ork — to Los Angeles and San Fran-
cisco, 95; to Manila, 2.000; to Vladivostok, 90;
to Valparaiso, 530; to Talcahuano, 350; to
Iquique, 250.

New York to Valparaiso.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Chile to Cristobal.

New York to Sydney. 85; New York to Manila,
100.

New York to Antofagasta, 25; Callao to New York,
7,450.

From Chilean ports — To United States ports,
121,784; to European ports, 42.173; to Cris-
tobal. 150.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

New Y'ork to Valparaiso.

Tuxpan to Pisagua, for orders, 5.900; Baltimore
to Valparaiso, 272; Sau Francisco to Cristobal
(storage), 3,714.

New Y'ork to Japan.

From New Y'ork — to Valparaiso, 130; to Anto-
fagasta, 600; to Iquique. 200.

New York to Valparaiso, 50; New Y'ork to Ma-
nila. 3.

Mcjillones to Boston.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles, 122;
New York to Vladivostok, 30.

May 17, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

335

Panama hats.
Paper ,

Pipes, in
Rags. .. .
Rice. . . .
Rosin. . .
Rubber.

Seed, canary. . .

Shells

Shingles

Silver sulphides.
Skins and hides.

Soap

Straw matting

Sugar

Table relishes

Tallow

Textiles, miscellaneous .

Tin plate.
Tobacco . .
Turpentini
Wax

Wire

Wire fencing.
Wool

ISO

3,500

120

1.027
"204

400

2

1,02 7

290

210

25
961

Guayaquil to Cristobal. 9; Guayaquil to New
York, 10.

From New York — to Los Angeles and San Fran-
cisco. 287; to Valpar.isj. 300; to Talcahuano.
50; to Manila, 9.

San Francisco to New York.

Philadelphia to Shanghai. 7,930; Port Arthur to
Nagasaki, 6,854; from New York — to Los
Angeles and San Francisco, 125; to Japan
3,226; to Valparaiso. 670; to Amoy and Foo-
chow, 5,390; to Manila, 1,500.

New York to Vladivostok.

San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to \ladivostok.

New York to Manila; Ecuador to New York,
199; Chile to Cristobal, 5.

San Francisco to New York.

Chile to Cristobal. 40; San Francisco to New York.
921.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

Chile to Cristobal.

Ecuador to New York, 500; Callao to Cristobal,
725; Guayaquil to Cristobal. 5; Chile to Cris-
tobal, 500; San Francisco to New York. S.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Callao to Cristobal.

San Francisco to New York.

San Francisco to New York.

New York to Valparaiso.

New York to San Francisco.

New York to Valparaiso.

New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

New York to Antofagista.

New York to Valparaiso. 225; New York to
Japan. 454; New York to Vladivostok, 340;
Callao to Cristobal, I.

New York to Manila.

New York to Vladivostok.

New York to Vladivostok, 520; Callao to Cris-
tobal. 752; Valparaiso to New York, 241; San
Francisco to New York, 63.

San Francisco to New York.

One hundred and six commodities; eight commodities going in both directions.

NOTICE TO STEAMSHIP LINES.

Limitations on Supplying Coal to Vessels at Es-
tablished Rates.

The Governor issued the following notice
to steamship lines under date of May 4:

1. Until further notice, The Panama Canal
will not engage to supply coal at the establish-
ed rates to other than the following classes
of vessels:

(a) Those transiting the Canal.

(b) Those using either terminal port
as a terminus of their established route.

(c) Those using either terminal port as
a port of call on their regularly established
route. In this case vessels will be supplied
with sufficient bunker coal at the es-
tablished rate to make the next port of
call on their established route where com-
mercial coaling stations are available.

2. It is the policy of the Canal to retain
the price of coal at as low a figure as possible,
and also to stabilize the price of bunker coal
at the Canal during the present unsettled
condition of the world's shipping, but, owing
to the scarcity of bottoms available to deliver
coal at the Canal, it will be necessary to supply
bunker coal only to those vessels that are
using the Canal and its facilities.

figures given are for primary excavation, and
represent the decrease of material in the prism;
rehandling is part of the work of disposing
of this material.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascades 15-yard dipper 6S.215

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 62.615

59,710
31.870
5.752
3,651
45.284
6,700
6,250

Paraiso 1 5-yard dipper

Corozal Ladder

No. 83 Pipeline suction.

Citlebra Seagoing suction

No. 86 Pipeline suction.

No. 5 Belgian ladder..

No. 84 Pipeline suction .

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the close of
work on May IS, 1916, has amounted to
13,684,689 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 719,451 cubic yards per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning with
July 1, 1915, the total primary excavation
from the Cut has amounted to 9,554,153
cubic yards up to midnight of May 15.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, May 15, amounted to 229.3S6 cubic
yards. In addition, 8,682 cubic yards of
spoil were removed from the Cut in miscella-
neous maintenance work. Spoil amounting to
48,934 cubic yards was rehandled by dredges
in the course of disposing of it, but this ex-
cavation is not included in the reports. The

The American tank steamer Cushing, ar-
riving at Balboa on April 23 for transit through
the Canal, is the Cushing which became the
grounds of international discussion as the
result of having been attacked by an aviator
of a belligerent country during the early part
of the European war. Three bombs were
dropped toward the ship, one of which struck
but did not sink her. On her voyage through
the Canal the Cushing was carrying a cargo
of crude naphtha from Callao, via Talara, to
New York.

HANDLING EXPLOSIVE LIQUIDS.

Attention Called to the Need of Caution, with

Increasing Use of Gasoline on the Isthmus.

The General Storekeeper of the Supply
Department has suggested the publication
in The Canal Record of a paper, "Hazards
in Handling Gasoline," by George A. Burrell
of the Bureau of Mines. In submitting the
article, the General Storekeeper stated:

"The Panama Canal is now using about
45 ,000 gallons of gasoline per month and ab 3ut
37,000 gallons of kerosene. Twenty-five
thousand gallons of the latter commodity
per month is issued to the commissary de-
partment and is used in small quantities in
Government quarters.

"Within the last year The Panama Canal
has been selling gasoline in increasing quanti-
ties to employes and such sales will probably
continue to increase in the future."

The following are the principal parts of
Mr. Burrell 's paper:

MISCELLANEOUS HAZARDS IN THE USE OF GAS-
OLINE.

In gasoline-lighting systems, there are
many hazards that can be introduced by
faulty design and construction of apparatus.
Among these are corrodible material, im-
properly made joints, and valves of poor de-
sign.

Many fires originate from the cleaning of
silks with gasoline, the violent rubbing of the
silk generating static electricity which pro-
duces a spark that ignites the vapor.

Many jobbing tailors cause fires by using
gasoline in an open vessel and smoking a
cigarette or cigar at the same time.

A dangerous practice, common in many
garages, is the cleaning of automobile parts
with gasoline from an open can. Employes
find it easy to clean grease and oil from the
motor and other parts with a brush saturated
with gasoline, and the gasoline is readily
ignited by a spark. Such a spark may be
caused by striking two pieces of metal to-
gether, by the ignition system on the auto-
mobile when the starting crank is turned, and
in other ways. In one instance a nut that
stuck, was struck, with a wrench, causing a
spark. The car was instantly enveloped in
flame.

Oily waste should at all times be placed in
a safe receptacle to avoid the danger of spon-
taneous combustion. Oily waste will decay,
smolder, and in time burst into flame. Saw-
dust when soaked with oil drippings will do the
same thing, and its use should be forbidden.
Sand is a safe material to use as an absorbent
of oil.

Another source of fires is the use of kero-
sene in lighting fires in the ordinary cooking
or heating stove. Kerosene should never ba
poured in a stove in which there is a spark of
fire; neither should it be used in a stove in
which the fire is out, but in which parts of the
stove are still warm. Neither should kero-
sene lamps be filled while lighted, a practice
that is widely prevalent in country districts.
Kerosene lamps with metal oil wells are safer
than and are preferable to lamps with glass
fonts.

DETAILED PRECAUTIONS CONCERNING THE
HANDLING OF GASOLINE.

In establishments where benzine, gasoline,
naphtha, and other inflammable liquids are
used, care should be taken to see that the
smallest practicable quantities are used, and
that the liquids are handled in an approved

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manner. No open light or flame of any kind,
nor any machine or belt capable of producing
a spark should be allowed in the room where
the gasoline is being used. All shafting and
machines with belts that are liable to cause
a static electric spark should be well grounded.

Only incandescent electric lights should bo
used, and these should be provided with guards
to prevent their being smashed.

All electric switches, fuses, etc., should be
outside the room.

Danger signs should be posted on all doors
opening into the room, warning against the
carrying of open lights of any kind inside.

When large quantities of the inflammable
liquids mentioned are used the main supply
should be stored in a metal tank buried under-
ground and a safe distance from buildings.
The working supply should be pumped into
the buildings as needed, and the system so
arranged that when the pump is stopped all
liquid in the pipes will flow back into the
supply tank. When it is not possible to use
a pump and a buried tank, the' main supply
should be stored outside and well away from
other buildings, under lock and key. Only
small quantities of working supplies should
ba taken into the building, closed metal
cans, preferably safety cans, being used as
containers.

When the use of an open can is necessary
the opening should be as small as possible
and a cover should be provided. The cover
should be put on whenever the can is not in
use.

Signs should be posted prohibiting an open
flame near the place of storage or near a pump
or other handling apparatus. The signs
should explain the danger involved and give
instructions for safe methods of operation.

Empty gasoline barrels should be stored
with bungholes down, in safe places in the
open air.

Rooms in which explosives or dangerous
gases or vapors are used or generated should
be safely inclosed, and should be provided
with an improved system of ventilation.

Gasoline vapor is heavier than air, and a
suction fan should be used to insure proper
ventilation.

Joints in tanks, pipes, conveyors, etc., used
for storage of explosive liquids, gases, or
vapors should be kept tight.

Before work is done on vessels, pipes, etc.,
sufficient time should be given to allow gas
to escape.

Special care should be exercised before
work requiring the use of heat or flame is
done. Apparatus that has contained ex-
plosive gas should be filled with water or
steam to force out the gas.

A FEW TERSE DIRECTIONS.

Don't spill gasoline.

Don't fill the tank of the liquid-fuel stove
full.

Don't use a liquid fuel stove that leaks.

Don't fill a gasoline stove in a closed room.
Have plenty of ventilation to carry the vapor
out of the room.

Don't use gasoline or naphtha for washing
the hands.

EXTINGUISHING BURNING LIQUIDS.

There are two principal methods of ex-
tinguishing burning liquids, as follows:

1. To form a blanket of gas or solid ma-
terial over the burning liquid and cut off
the air (oxygen) supply.

2. To dilute the burning liquid with a non-

inflammable extinguishing agent that will
mix with it.

Water may be used for extinguishing burn-
ing liquids, such as denatured alcohol, wood
alcohol, and acetone, that are miscible with it.
If such a liquid as gasoline, which is not mis-
cible with water, catches fire, the application
of water produces little or no effect except to
spread the burning liquid, and thus scatter
the fire over a larger area. However, the ap-
plication of a large quantity of water to a
small quantity of burning oil, by its cooling
effect, may aid in extinguishing the fire.

Of materials used to form a blanket of gas
or solid material over burning liquid, thus
cutting off the oxygen supply, several are in
common use. These include sawdust, sand,
carbon tetrachloride, and the so-called foam
or frothy mixtures.

The efficiency of sawdust is due to its float-
ing for a time on the liquid and excluding the
oxygen of the air. Sawdust itself is not easily
ignitible, and when it does ignite burns with-
out flame. The character of the sawdust and
its moi?ture content is of little or no impor-
tance. It may be well handled for extinguish-
ing small fires, when just started, by means of
long-handled wooden shovels.

Sand probably serves about as well as saw-
dust for extinguishing fires on the ground,
but is heavier and more awkward to handle.
When thrown on a burning tank it sinks,
whereas sawdust floats.

Carbon tetrachloride, the basis of various
chemical fire extinguishers, if thrown on a
fire forms a heavy noninflammable vapor over
the liquid, and mixes readily with oils, waxes,
japan, etc. The vapor is about five times as
heavy as air. Much of the carbon tertrachlo-
ride contains impurities that give it a bad
odor, but when pure its specific gravity is
1.632 at 32° F. When thrown on a fire, it
produces black smoke, the hue of which is
caused by unconsumed particles of carbon.
Pungent gases are also produced, probably
hydrochloric acid gas and small volumes of
chlorine gas. Although the fumes are pun-
gent, brief exposure to them does not cause
permanent injury.

The efficacy of carbon tetrachloride depends
largely on the skill of the user. If liquid in a
tank is on fire, the height of the liquid is im-
portant. When the liquid is low, the sides
of the tank form a wall which retains the
vapor, but when a tank is nearly full of a
highly volatile liquid like gasoline, only the
most skilled operator can extinguish the fire.

For smothering some small fires of burning
gasoline an ordinary blanket may be used.

USE OF FOAM OR A FROTHY LIQUID MIXTURE
AS AN EXTINGUISHER.

Installations embracing the use of foam or
frothy liquid mixtures to extinguish fires in
large gasoline storage tanks originated in
Germany. For such an extinguisher two
liquids are caused to mix in a tank, where-
upon foam is produced. The tank is made
air-tight and sufficiently strong to permit the
foam to be forced out under pressure of a gas
(carbon dioxide) simultaneously generated.
The frothy mixture owes its efficacy to its
blunketing action in excluding air (oxygen)
from the fire. It is stiff and shrinks only
slightly in volume even after half an hour.
In one installation water, bicarbonate of
soda, and soap bark are used in one tank, and
an acid in another tank. A fusible link, which
will rxelt at 212° F., releases a hammer, which

breaks the glass tank containing the acid.
The released acid is led through two per-
forated pipes into the solution, producing a
violent ebullition of foam, which finds its
way into the tank of burning oil.

The National Fire Protection Association
has experimented with this and other methods
of extinguishing fire. These experiments
show the method to be promising.

In some large plants gasoline is continually
stored under the pressure of noninflammable
gas, as nitrogen or carbon dioxide. In other
plants it is stored in a tank, which is always
kept filled, no air being admitted at any time.
The tank may be filled with all gasoline or part
gasoline and part water, water being pumped
into the tank to force out the gasoline, when
desired. The water may be drained off when
more gasoline is to be added to the tank.
Relation of Properties of Gasoline and Gasoline
Vapor to Inflammability.

SOURCE OF GASOLINE.

Gasoline is a product obtained by distilling
crude petroleum, and the different grades used
for various purposes differ somewhat in
chemical and physical properties. Some
grades of gasoline, particularly the better
grades used to drive automobiles, are much
more hazardous to handle than are others.
They mix with air in larger proportions and
pass into the vapor form (evaporate) more
rapidly, and hence more quickly render a
given volume of air explosive than do the
heavier grades, such as are used for cleaning
purposes and for fuel in the engines of some
motor trucks and other large internal-com-
bustion engines.

ACTION OF GASOLINE VAPOR IN AIR.

Gasoline vapor mingles with air in the same
manner that water vapor does. At any
particular temperature a definite proportion
of water vapor will be found in the atmosphere
if it has become completely saturated, a con-
dition that seldom exists. Usually a limited
supply of water has been given off into the
air, and the atmosphere is spoken of as having
a certain relative humidity, meaning that the
saturation is incomplete or that more water
vapor could exist in the air were a source of
moisture available. In a similar manner
gasoline vapor mixes with air. The amount
of vapor carried will depend on the tempera-
ture of the air and the readiness with which the
vapor can be obtained.

If gasoline is exposed to the air of a room
and for a long enough time, the air will con-
tain at a certain temperature a fixed propor-
tion of gasoline vapor, differing for different
grades of gasoline, that can not be exceeded.
The author has worked out the values for four
different grades. The results for a tempera-
ture of 17.5° C. (63.5° F.) are shown in the
following table:

Propot lions of different grades of gasoline vapor that air
uili ta.ry at a temperature of i7 .5° C.

Proportion of gasoline
Grade of gasoline. vapor {per cent).

Cleaners naj-htha 5.0

64° B. gasoline 11.0

69" B. gasoline .' 15.0

7J° B. gasoline 28.0

It will be noticed that air will hold almost
six times as much vapor from the lighter gaso-
line as from the heavier cleaner's naphtha.
If the lighter and better grades of gasoline are
heated, their vapors, when a light is applied,
also flash and burn at lower temperatures than
do the heavier grades. This difference does
not mean that some gasoline is a dangerous

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337

inflammable liquid and some is not. AH
grades are classed as highly inflammable and
dangerous liquids.

COMPARISON OF INFLAMMABILITY OF GASOLINE
AND OF GASOLINE VAPOB.

I f one takes the cover off a f ull pail of t i ghtly
inclosed gasoline and applies a match to the
surface, the gasoline will flare up and burn as
long as the gasoline lasts. On the other hand,
if one puts a few drops of gasoline in a small
tightly inclosed pail, waits a few minutes, and
then introduces a flame or an electrical spark
a violent explosion will most likely result.
In the first case the vapor burns as fast as it
comes from the gasoline, and mixes with the
oxygen of the air. In the second case the oil
vaporizes in the pail and mixes uniformly
with the air therein to form an explosive mix-
ture and upon ignition explodes. Conse-
quently, when one hears of a disastrous gaso-
line explosion one may be sure that the ex-
plosion resulted from the mixing of the vapor
from the gasoline with air in the proportions
necessary to form an explosive mixture.

One gallon of gasoline when entirely vapor-
ized produces about 32 cubic feet of vapor.
If a lighted match could be applied to pure
gasoline vapor in the absence of air no fire or
explosion would result. Gasoline liquid or
vapor, like any other combustible material,
needs the oxygen of the air in order to burn.

EXPLOSIVE RANGE OB MIXTURES OF GASOLINE
VAPOR AND AIR.

It is fortunate that gasoline vapor, like
other gases and vapors, needs a certain pro-
portion of air before an explosion can take
place. The author found that in 100 parts by
volume of air and gasoline, an explosion will
not take place if there is less than 1.4 parts of
gasoline vapor or more than six parts. In
other words, the explosive range is between
1.4 and about six per cent of vapor. Flashes
of flame will appear in mixtures containing
considerably smaller and larger porportions
of vapor, and considerable pressure will be
developed, but propagation through the mix-
ture will not take place.

Although the range of explosibility men-
tioned is narrow as compared to that of many
other mixtures of combustible gases and air,
yet the proportion of gasoline vapor repre-
senting the lower limit is small, and indicates
thegreat importance of not allowing even a
little gasoline to be exposed in a room, be-
cause of the small quantity of vapor needed to
to make art explosive mixture with all the air
i n the room. If one gallon of gasoline is allowed
to change completely into vapor simply by
exposing it to the room air, and if the room is
gas-tight, the one gallon can render explosive
2,100 cubic feet of air, the amount contained
in a room measuring 21 by 10 by 10 feet.

In the actual use of gasoline such conditions
seldom exist. However, an assumed case may
be that of a person filling an open pail from
a larger tank or using gasoline for cleaning.
When the pail is first filled with the gasoline,
a small volume of pure gasoline vapor forms
over the surface of the gasoline. Just above
this layer of pure gasoline vapor is a mixture of
vapor and air; at some point there will be an
explosive proportion, and farther away from
the pail there will be a small proportion of
vapor, and finally still farther away no vapor
at all, but pure air. However, all the time the
user of the gasoline is at work the vapor
keeps forming, from both the gasoline in the

pail and that applied to the object being clean-
ed, rendering more and more air inflammable
or explosive, until finally there will exist a
dangerous atmosphere that may completely
surround him, so that a chance ignition will
envelope him in flames and perhaps cause
great damage to property. Ignition of the
gasoline vapor may take place even some dis-
tance from the gasoline in a room adjoining
the room in which the person works. As the
gasoline evaporates, and more and more vapor
is given off, it mixes with air farther and far-
ther from the gasoline and, if the evaporation
lasts long enough, may travel to an adjoining
room, where it may be ignited. On ignition a
sharp flash will travel back through the ad-
joining room to the room where the gasoline is.

During the five years ending with 1915 the
Canal Zone fire departments attended 53
fires caused by explosives liquids. Of these,

13 were caused by gasoline, five by alcohol,

14 by kerosene stoves, 19 by kerosene lamps,
and two from fumes in the fuel oil compart-
ments of floating equipment. Six persons
died as the result of burns received from those
fires, and four were seriously injured.

Commenting on the above, the Acting
Fire Inspector stated:

"While most buildings on the Canal Zone
are so constructed that fumes from gasoline,
alcohol, etc., are quickly carried away, still
accidents are frequent enough to show that
there is great danger in careless handling of
them. The kerosene oil stoves sold by the
Supply Department are safe and if directions
in regard to keeping burners clean and operat-
ing them are followed, and if care is used in
storing the oil, there should not be any
accidents in connection with their use.

"Inflammable liquids should never be kept
in open or leaky containers, nor should they be
kept where children can have ready access to
them."

Red Cross Finances.
The following is a statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the Canal Zone chapter
of the Red Cross, for the period from February
1 to April 30, 1916:

receipts.
Balance on hand, January 3 1 , IS 16 $5,222.72

"Repayment of loan 10.00

Max Englander, for relief of Jews.. 2.00

Christmas seals 445. 87

Proceeds from "-Pirates of Pen-
zance" 313.10

Membership dues 4.00

Refund from Singer Sewing Ma-
chine Company 5.00

Interest on checking balance 16.50

Frcm Dr. Hearne, balance from

amount advanced 15.00

Total receipts $6,034. 19

DISBURSEMENTS.

Individuals assisted $274.23

Tuberculosis Society 44.51

W. H. Baldwin, 1,030 buttons,

Christmas seals 3.50

Commissary bill. Dr. Hearne 's re-
lief work 2.68

Collections for war sufferers, re-
mitted 2.00

Star & Herald Company, notice,

February 22 to 24 10 . 00

United P"ruit Company, trans-
portation 15 . 00

Printing 15. 10

Bill 3695, punch lost, Colon fire. .. 1.6S

Postage 3.66

Balace on hand, May 1, 1916 5,661 .84

Total $6.034 . 19

R. W. Glaw,
Approved: Acting Tr insurer.

i'UA.NK FEUTLLE,

Chairman.

DRY SEASON WATER SUPPLY.

Normal Yield from Watershed of Gatun Lake
in Season of 1916.

Gatun Lake watershed practically yielded
a normal amount of water during the recent
dry season months of January to April, in-
clusive. In the period 1911-16, the era of
Gatun Lake, the 1916 total was two per cent
in excess of the average of this 6-year period,
or 2,200 cubic feet per second against an
expected 2.160 cubic feet per second.

In January it was necessary to waste
slightly over two billion cubic feet; after
January', inflow was exceeded by water usage
and evaporation so that from January 1 to
May 1 the lake was lowered from 86.45 to
86.02, with a loss of 1.95 billion cubic feet of
storage. It is seen, therefore, that the yield
was slightly over the dry season needs, if no
water had been wasted by spilling. The
number of lockages was low, owing to the
Canal being closed to commercial shipping up
to April 15.

The two billion cubic feet which were
wasted over the spillway of Gatun Dam, after
all the regular demands for water had been
met, would have been sufficient to provide for
approximately 330 double lockages, above
those which actually were made during the
period. A "double lockage" is the term used
to denote the consumption of water in locking
a vessel upward from one entrance channel
and then downward to the other ocean. It
is the water which must be drained out of the
lake for the complete transit of a vessel (or
for several vessels, in case- two or more are
handled through the chambers together)
through the Canal. The amount of water
actually used in lockages varies, but the
estimated average consumption in a double
lockage is approximately 6,000,000 cubic feet.

The principal section of Gatun Lake water-
shed dry season water production is the
Chagres River above Alhajuela. In 1916
this section produced 28 per cent below its
average yield, or 1,002 cubic feet per second
against a 15-year dry season normal of 1,387
cubic feet per second.

Monument to Firemen Killed by Powder Maga-
zine Explosion.

A monument commemorating the death
of six members of the corps of firemen of Pana-
ma in the explosion of a powder magazine on
May 5, 1914, was unveiled in the plaza on
which the Panama Railroad station at Pana-
ma fronts, on Friday, May 5, the second anni-
versary of the explosion.

The monument is a triangular shaft, on
a pedestal approached by short flights of six
steps from three sides, and ornamented, at
the base of the shaft, with figures representing
a fireman, history, and fame, each facing
outward at the points of the triangle.
In the three spaces between the figures are
a dedicatory tablet, a reproduction of the
coat of arms of the firemen's brigade, and a
list of the members who lost their lives as a
result of the explosion. The shaft rises to a
height of about 30 feet above the ground, and
adds considerably to the appearance of the
little park in which it stands. An account of
the explosion was published in The Canal
Record of May 6, 1914.

Chll Service Examination.

Information concerning the following ex-
amination has been posted at clubhouses and
post-offices :

Superintendent of acid plants (male); $6
per diem; examination June 21, 1916; No. 667.

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OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Detail of Pilots for Duty as Lock Pilots.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 9, 1916.

Circular No. 712:

1. Pilots will be detailed as found necessary for duty
on all the locks of the Canil. They will report to the
lock superintendents for duty and. while detailed as
lock pilots, will constitute a part of the lock operating
force.

2. The detail of lock pilots will be changed from time
to time, as experience indicates to be to the best inter-
ests of the Canal, but in no case will more than one lock
pilot at each lock be relieved at the same time.

3. The channel pilot on approaching a lock will com-
ply with the signals as to the disposition of the vessel
under his control and will be responsible for securing
the ship alongside the approach wall, where the lock
pilot will formally relieve him of the responsibilities of
the ship. In case the lo-k force desires the ship to enter
the first chamber without se^urin; to the approach wall,
it shall be the duty of the lock pilot to meet and formally
relieve the channel pilot of the responsibilities of the
Bhip before she comes abreast of the approach wall.
In case the lock pilot finds conditions such that he does
not deem it safe to relieve, the channel pilot will secure
the ship to the approach wall.

4. After passing through a lock, the lock pilot will
maneuver the ship until she is clear of the last gate and
free of damage by the approach walls. If for any reason
the channel pilot does not deem it safe to relieve, the
lock pilot will make such disposition as is satisfactory
to the channel pilot, who will then relieve.

5. In all cases not specifically covered by these in-
structions, the lock pilot's judgment will govern in
taking over a vessel approaching the lock, and the chan-
nel pilot's judgment will govern in taking over a vessel
after clearing the last gate.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Terminal Construction Division Abolished.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Cffice,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 12, 1916.
Circular No. 66 J-29:

On account of the practical completion of the work
under it, the Terminal Construction Division will be
abolished effective May 31, 1916. After that date the
remaining construction forces and the inspection
forces of contract work, at present under the super-
vision of the Engineer of Terminal Construction, will
report to the Engineer of Maintenance.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Cower nor .

Commissary Books for Americans on Silver Roll.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C Z., May 10, 1916.
Circular No. 663-3:

Paragraph 1 7 of Circular No. 663-1 is hereby amended
so as to give to American citizens on the silver roll the
same privileges in the purchase of commissary books as
are enjoyed by gold roll employes. That is, the restric-
tion on amount of purchases for cash is removed, and
it will not be necessary to present authorization card.
P. C 478, when making purchases.

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor .

Requisitions for Printing Official Publications.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 9, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

In order to insure uniformity in the style, size, etc.,
of Panama Canal and Panama Railroad publications,
and remedy the duplication of orders for same, all
requisitions for printing such publications will be hand-
led by the Executive Office.

The surplus stock of Panama Canal and Panama
Railroad publications on the Isthmus not required for
immediate use will be kept in the document room of the
Administration Building at Balboa Heights.

Geo. VV. Goethals,
Governor, The Panama Canal,
President, the Panama Railroad Company.

Sailings of Panama Railroad Vessels.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. May 16. 1916.
To all concerned — On account of the delayed depart-
ure from New York of the steam-hip Cristobal, the
weekly sailing schedule of Panama Railroad boats has
been interrupted. In order to reestablish and main-
tain the weekly schedule, which is of the utmost

importance, it has been decided to despatch the eteam-
6hip Advance from Cristobal at 3 p. m., May 21, instead
of May 25, as per printed schedule, and the steamship
Cristobal will sail on the Advance's schedule at 3 p. m..
May 25. From thence on the Advance will take the
Cristobal's schedule on printed sailing list and the
Cristobal will take the Advance's schedule.

Reservations already arranged on these boats must
stand, as it is impracticable to switch reservations from
one boat to the other at this time. The effective dates
of leaves of absence arranged for the Advance, May 25,
will be changed accordingly.

Geo. W. Goethals.
Governor, The Panama Canal,
President. Panama Railroad Company.

Acting Collector.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. May 13, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective May 13 and during the
absence on leave of Mr. T. L. Clear, Collector, Mr.
E. P. Sine, deputy collector, will act as Collector of
The Panama Canal.

Geo. W. Goethals.
Governor.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Acting Member of Board of Admeasurers.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. May 8, 1916
To all concerned — Effective May 4, 1916, during the
absence on leave of Lieutenant A. B. Reed, U. S. Navy,
Mr. Charles Svensson will be acting member. Board of
Admeasurers.

H. 1. Cone,
Chairman, Board of Admeasurers.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals,

Core

Peruv

Line Grants Canal and Railroad Em-
ployes Reduced Rates.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., May 8, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date, the employes
of The Panama Canal and Panama Railroad Company
will be granted a reduction of 33% per cent from the
passenger tariff rates of the Compania Peruana de
Vapores y Dique.

This steamship line has a sailing approximately once
a week between the Isthmus. Guayaquil, Ecuador, and
Peruvian ports, and is represented on the Isthmus by
the Panama Agencies Company, Panama.

W. P. Copeland,
Acting Executive Secretary.

Sailings on ''Cristobal" and "Advance" in June.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C 7... May 17, 1916.

To all concerned — On account of the changes in the
sailing dates of the Panama Railroad steamers Advance
and Cristobal to June 15 and June 22, 1916, respectively,
from Cristobal to New York, employes, who have al-
ready forwarded their applications to this office for
transportation on the Cristobal, which was originally
scheduled to sail on June 15, will be considered as
desiring transportation on the Cristobal June 22, unless
this office is advised that transportation is desired for
the Advance sailing June 15. The effective dates of the
leaves of absence will be changed accordingly.

W. P. Copeland,
A ding Executive Secretary.

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 16, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
No. 182. Balboa:

Adkins, William VV. McCallum, C. M.

Agosto. Manuel Mesehe, J. A.

Ammon, August Miller, John B.

Archer, Fred Monahan, James

Barbough, F. Morgan, Alexander

Barl:off, S. Murphy, Derry

Barnett, Harry J. Nellis, VV. H.

Benton, Mrs. S. V. Olsen, A.

Beverly, Margaret Phillips, Major John K.

Breth, I. \V. Richards. John A.

Deel, George Robinson, J. B.

Fernandez. F. E. Sargent, D. C.

Hagan, J. M. Sherrill, G. C.

Hamilton, John Shipman. Frank J.

Heady, Burr Vittitoe. William

Johnson, Egbert VVadkins, William

Lawson. John S. Warris. Mrs. Pauline •

Lewis, Elmer L. Wheeling. G. R.

Difficulty in Obtaining Commissary Supplies.

Considerable difficulty is being experienced
by the commissary branch of the Supply De-
partment in obtaining several classes of staple
articles required in the daily life of the Canal
employes.

The chief difficulty encountered is to obtain
articles in which dye is a factor. As an in-
stance of this a letter recently received from
the commissary purchasing agent at New
York is quoted:

"To give an idea of the conditions
of the stockings market, please refer to
your requisition dated March 22, 1916,
calling for children's socks. Although
circular proposal was sent to 27 concerns
handling stockings, we did not receive
a bid."

Every effort is being made to maintain an
adequate stock of all articles usually carried
by the commissaries, but in these abnormal
times this is a very difficult thing to do.

Another source of trouble in securing sup-
plies is the embargo declared on all export
shipments (with the exception of foodstuffs)
by the railroads handling export freight.
This difficulty is being somewhat overcome
by anticipating requirements for a longer
period of time.

♦

Price Changes.
The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective April 28:

Bags, penknife, ea $0.06

Coolers, water, ea

Cups and saucers, set

Bottles, vacuum, ea

Bottles, vaccum, ea

Dishes, olive, ea

Hooks, cup, 1 ", doz

Hooks, cup, 1 $", doz

Irons, electric, ea

Lines, clothes, ea

Pans, pudding, aluminum, ea.
Pans, pudding, aluminum, ea.

Pans, sauce, ea 1.15

Saws, ea 1 .40

Stoves. N. P., ea 4.90

Strainers, tea, ea

Wicks, ea

Wicks, ea

The foKowing have become effective wi
hardware price list No. 3, i. e.. May 15, 1916:

Cups and saucers, set

Platters, meat, 14", ea

Platters, meat, 16", ea

Platters, meat, ea

Biggins, coffee, ea ;

Percolators, ea '.

Price Change.

Old.

2.05

6.00

9.00

.03

.44

1.00

1.40
1.05

5.40

2.20
6.40
9.60

1.18

Additions to Stock.

Alcohol, solid, for Rockburn stove, tin $0.87

Boats, gravy, with fast" stand, ea 72

Cups, egg, single, ea ,. .08

Cups and saucers, after dinner, set 13

Cups and saucers, tea, set 14

Cups and saucers, breakfast, set 16

Dishes, bakers, 8", ea * .16

Dishes, bakers, 10", ea 29

Dishes, vegetable. 7", ea 77

Dishes, butter, covered, ea 58

Dishes, oatmeal, ea 10

Dishes, pickle, ea 19

Dishes, fruit, 5", ea 05

Jugs, cream, 42s, ea 19

Bowls, sugar, 30s, ea 38

Plates, bread and butter 06

Plates, dessert, ea 07

Plates, breakfast, ea 09

Plates, dinner, ea 10

Plates, soup, coupe, 6" 09

Platters, meat, 12". ea 16

Platters, meat, 16", ea 48

Platters, chop, 12", ea 48

Pots, tea, 24s, ea 51

Canoes with keel, 16', ea 39.50

Canoes with keel, 18'. ea 4 .50

Canoes with keel, 18', ea 47.60

Paddles, canoe, 5', ea 1.00

Paddles, canoe, 5C, ea 1.00

Paddles, canoe, 6', ea 1.00

Sailsand masts. complete, for lS'canoe, set 9.60

Leeboards, canoe, complete, set 6.60

Chairs, canoe, folding, ea 2.50

May 17, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

339

Cloth, novelty wash goods, yd $0.37

Creara. Woodbury's facial, tube 20

Curtain, scrim, yd 14

Curtain, scrim, yd 09

Embroidery, stickerie braid. 6-yard piece -22

Embroidery, yd 04

Embroidery, yd 08

Embroidery 12

Embroidery, stiekered wash edging, 6-yard piece .08

Hose, ladies' white. Onyx, pr 45

Hose, ladies' black, Onyx, pr 45

Nainsook, yd 15

Needles, pkg 03

Serge, blue, yd 1-50

Voile, marquisette, yd 24

Voi le, seeded , vd 22

Voile, striped, yd 23

Voile, marquisette, yd 44

Voile, fancy, yd 22

Cases, card, leather, men's, ea 37

Pads, heel, cork, pair 07

Shoes, children's, gun metal. buttoned, pr 2.00

Pumps, white canvas, misses', pr 1 .05

Bats, cricket, each 4.00

Coats, rain, ea 4.80

Crepe de chine, black, yd 1 .65

Paper, crepe, white, roll 07

Paper, crepe, green, roll 07

Paper, crepe, purple, roll 07

Paper, crepe, red, roll. . . 10

Ribbon, fancy, yd 23

Bowls, sugar, cut glass, ea 1 .55

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas. Empire,
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to S.30 p. m.

The Cristobal and Pedro Miguel stores are open from
8 a. m. to 12 m.. and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments of the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days of
Panama Railroad vessels.

Launch Service to Taboga.

Effective May 15. the following is the schedule of
the launch service between Balboa and Taboga Island:
From Balboa to Taboga — The launch Taboga sails from
Balboa dredge landing to Taboga daily, including
Sundays, at 9.40 a. m. On Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays an additional trip is made at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga I stand to Balboa — Daily, including Sun-
days, at 10.45 a.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays,
an additional trip at 7 p. m.
The rates at the Hotel Aspinwall are as follows:
Per
day.

Employes $2.00

Nonemployes 2.50

Children under 12 years of age 1 .00

(Babies under 12 months free of charge.)

Servants 1 .00

Employes' rate for stay of 14 days or over 1.75
Launch tickets are sold only at the dredge landing
at Balboa and at the office of the Hotel Aspinwall.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW VORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Santa Maria U. F. C.May

Advance P. R. R..May

Mclapan U. F. C.May

Almirante U. F C.May

Panama P. R. R.May

Pastores U. F. C.May

Zacapa U. F. C.May 24. .

Allianca P. R. R. . May 25 . .

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

. ...U. F.C.May 18..

...P. R. R..May 21..

P. R. R..May 25..

U. F. C.May 22..

P. R. R..May 25..

U.F.C.May 25..

U.F. C.May 29..

P. R. R.June I...

Carrillo

Advance.

Cristobal

Tenadores

Advance

Santa Maria

Metapan

Panama

Arrives.

10 May 17

II May 18

13 May 22

17 May 24

18 May 24

.May 28

.May 31

.May 31

..May 25

..May 28

.June 1

..May 29

. . June 1

. . June 1

..June 6

.June 7

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Heredia ....
Abangarez. .
Turrialba.. .
Parismina. .

Atenas

Car logo

...U.F. C.May 13.

...U.F. C.May 17.

. U.F. C.May 20

...U.F. C.May 24.

. U.F. C.May 27.

...U.F. C.May 31.

.May
.May
.May
.May
-June
.June

20

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartage, U.F.C.May 21 May 26

Heredia U.F.C.May 21 May 29

Abangarez U.F.C.May 28 June 2

Turrialba U.F.C.May 28 June 5

Parismina U.F.C.June 4 June 9

Atenas U.F.C.June 4 June 12

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until July 1 are given in this table:

Date.

Wed.. May 17...
Thurs.. May 18..
Fri., May 19....

Sat.. May 20

Sun., May 21

Mon., May 22...
Tues„ May 23...
Wed.. May 24. . .
Thurs., May 25.,

Fri., May 26

Sat., May 27

Sun., May 28....
Mon., May 29...
Thurs.. May 30..
Wed., May 31...

Time and height of high i
tow watex.

3:15
15.0

9:31
0.6

15:27 1
16.2

4:01
15.6

10:16
0.1

16:14
16.5

4:49

15.9

11:01
-0.1

17:02
16.6

5:39
16.0

11:46
0.0

17:52
16.3

0:15
-0.9

6:30
15.8

12 :36
0.5

1:05
-0.3

7:21
15.4

13:30
1.3

2:00
0.6

8:16
14.8

14:31
2.0

3:00
1.5

9:15
14.2

15:38
2.6

4:04
2.2

10:21
13.8

16:45

2.8

5:08

2.7

11:28
13.7

17:49
2.8

0:07
12.5

6:11
2.9

12:32
13.7

1:10
12:8

7:10
2:9

13 :25

14 :0

2:01
13.1

8:03

2.6

14:12
14.2

2:46
13.5

8:51
2.3

14:54
14.4

3:27
13.7

9:33

2.0

15:33
14.4 1

Date.

Thurs., June I...

Fri., June 2

Sat.. June J

Sun.. June 4

Mon., June 5

Tues.. June 6

Wed., June 7....
Thurs.. June 8...

Fri., June 9

Sat., June 10

Sun., June 11... .
Mon., June 12...
Tues.. June 13...
Wed., June 14...
Thurs., June 15..

Fri., June 16

Sat.. June 17

Sun., June 18

Mon., June 19...

4:07
13.8

10:13
1.9

16:12
14 4

4:46
13.8

10:50
1.9

16:50
14.3

5:24
13.8

11 :27
Z.i

17:28
14.1

6:01
13.6

12:04
2.6

18:05
13.7

0:22
1.6

6:33
13 3

12:43

3 0

1:00
2.2

7:15
13.1

13:24
3.5

1 :40

2 8

7:52
12.8

14:12
4.0

2:26
3.4

8:34

12.5

15:06
4.2

3:17
3.8

9:23
12.4

16:0S
4.2

4:15
4.1

10:22
12.5

17:06
3.9

5:16
4.0

11 :25
12.9

18:07
3.3

0:06
12.0

6:19
3.6

12:29
13.5

1:07
12.8

, 7:20
2.9

13:24
14.4

2:00
13.8

8:17
2.0

14:15
15.2

2:53

14.7

9:10
1.0

15:06
16.0

3:44
15.5

9:59
0.2

15:58
16. S

4:36
16.1

10:46
-0.3

16:50
16.7

5:27
16.5

11 :32
-0.4

17:43
16.6

0:01
-1.5

6:19
16.6

12:24
-0.1

Date.

Time

2nd height of high and

low water.

Tues., June 20

0:50
-1.0

7:09
16.3

13:16
0.4

19:25
15.4

Wed.. June 21

1:40
-0.1

8:00
15.7

14:12
1.2

20:17
14.5

Thurs.. June 22. , ,

2:35
1.0

8:50
15.0

15:10
1.9

21 :13
13.4

Fri., June 23

3:33
2.1

9:46
14.1

16:12
2.6

22:18
12.6

4:33
3.0

10:49
13.4

17:13
3.0

23:29
12.0

5:35
3.6

11:55
13.1

18:15
3.1

0:39
12.0

6:42
3.8

12:55
13.0

19:16
3.0

Tues.. June 27.

1 :33
12.1

7:37
3.7

13:48
13.1

20:10
2.6

Wed.. June 28

2:28
12.5

8:29
3.4

14:34
13.4

20:57
2.1

Thurs.. June 29.

3:12
12.9

9:14
2.9

15:17
13.6

21 :39
1.6

3:53
13.2

9:56
2.5

15:56
13.9

22.17
1.2

The tides are placed in the order of t

their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular heigtit to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height. In which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23/i (U.oo p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon {p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from May 1 to 13, 1916,

Inclusive.

Stations

B

a
i*

Q

o'c
Ha

Pacific Section —

Ins.
1 90
2.13

1 .12
1.30

.99

.80
1.34
1.01
1.60

.57

2 52
1.57
1.27
1.64

.49

1 35

2 00
1.95

9

9
5
5
5

13

13
13
13

5,
13
13
12
13

9

13

12
22

Ins.

2 01

2.16

Central Section —

1.91

2 53

3.68

2.18

3 43

3.11

3.44

Trinidad

5 19
1.81

Atlantic Section —

4 18

3.30

*Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values.
uidnight to midnight.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake, and Mlrafiores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight.
Saturday, May 13. 1916:

Day and Date.

Stations.

Sun., May 7

Mon.. May 8

Tues., May 9

Wed., May 10

Thurs.. May 11

Fri., May 12

Sat., May 13

Heights of low water
to nearest foot. . .

125.fO
125.60
130.30
12S.85
125.55
127.00
133. _0

92.25
91.92
95.36
95.10
91. V3
91.70
97.55

O

0.3 I Sj

86.1856.04 54.20

86.1286.05 53.97
86.1986.1254.15
86. 0J'86.i0 53.95

86.20 54.10
S6.1S86.2153.90
86.2786.22 53.91

340

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 39.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending al 6 p. m., May 14, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Vessel

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nationality Line

Naiure

Tons

Gross

Net

May 8

British 1 Polzeath Steamship Company. . .1

Newport, England..

Taltal

Coal

4,606
5/00
6.> CO
2,200
1,207
5,300

' V,56o'
5,f00
4.0(10
2,068
6,700

3,859
4.634
5,593
4,503
4,278
6,265
3,236
6,335
4.673
2.816
2,176
5.004
7,552
4.038
1,557

2.83S

Chaillon Hall

American

Chilean

British

Norwegian . . . .

British

Norwegian

British

May 9....
May 9

South American S. S. Co

Nippon Yusen KabtlBhiki Kaisha.
Okazaki Kisen Kabushikd K'a.

Norton Lilly & Company

Acties Dpsk. E. C. & S. S. S. Line.

3.121

2,206

Wakasa Maru

Gatico. Chile.. . .

May 11....

New York

New York

Ballast

2.319

May 11

3,183

General Hubbard.. .

Hubbard Steamship Company.. .
W. H. Cockerline & Company. . .

May 13....
May 13

May 13

May 13....

3.746

Kim

Cristobal

1,554
1,024

2.626

998

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

May 7...
May 7 . . .
May 7...
May 8...
May 8...
May 8...
May 9 . . .
May 9...
May 10. . .
May 10. . .
May 12...
May 12...
May 12...
May 12...
May 13...
May 13...

Artisan

Hackensack.
Bcllgrano....
Ikomo Maru

Chipano

Crown

Jatnaica. . . .

Imperial

Huallaga...

Calliope

River Forth..
Kenluckian.
San Ramon.

Bertravd

Good Hope..
California...

American.
British...
British...
Jaranese.,
British...
British. .
British...
Chilean...
Peruvian.
British. ..
British...
American
American
British. . ,
British...
American

American-Hawaiian S. S. Co.. .

Brown, Jenkins & Co

Bellgrano S. S. Co

Nakamura Shokai

New York & Pacific S. S. Co.. .

Liverpool S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. Co

Peruvian Steamship Line

Gladstones.- Co

River Forth S. S. Co

American-Hawaiian S. S. Co...

E. J. Dodge Company

Turnbull Brothers

Houlder. Middleton S. S. Co. . .
I John Hooper

Antofagasta —

Iquique ,

Iquique

Moji

Talcahuano...

Mejillones

Tumaco

Talcahuano. . .

Calico

Wellington

Mejillcr.es....
Calita Coloso.

Mazatlan

Mejillones

Taltal

Iquique. .

Delaware B'kw'r

Norfolk

Norfolk

New York

Norfolk

Colon for orders.

Colon...

Colon

Colon

Colon for orders,
Colon for orders,

Baltimore

Colon

Norfolk ,

Port Vend res . ..
Colon for orders

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

General

General

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Tobacco, dyewood

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates ,

8.750

6,173

5,800

4,203

6,922

5,102

1,000

3,123

9. 340

7,067

6,878

5,192

379

1.170

1 .385

3,621

2,753

4,538

2,500

4,194

6,783

4.852

8,490

7,041

1.025

1.140

5.900

4,388

6,000

3,722

10.800

8,073

4,329

2.780
3.587
2,302
5.236
4.097

620
2.397
2,430
3.107
3.647
4.891

738
3.385
2,697
6.047

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

Sudden & Christensen Baltimore.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

May 8

May 9

May 10

May 11....
May 13....
May 14. . . .

Conw

Rcyal Mail S. P. Co

French Steamship Line

E. K. Wood Lumber Co

London.
St. Nazaire.
Barcelona.
New Orleans.
Liverpool.
Philadelphia.

May 8

May 12

May 13....

Columbia

♦expected arrivals.

♦expected departures.

Carina Elders & Fyffes Port Limon

Elders 8: Fyffes

E. K. Wood Lumber Co.
Leyland Line

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with Uniteo States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

EXPECTED arrivals FROM PACIFIC.

May 14.
May 15.
Mav 15.
May 15.
May 15.
May IS.
May 15.
May 15.

Baron Ogilvy

Mary Parks

Aysen

Acajulla

Tricolor

Guernsey

Hesperos

Anglo-Auslralian.

Hogarth Shipping Co

Parks Steamship Co

South American S. S. Co...
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . . .

W. Wilhe'lmsens

W. Wilhemsens

Bruusganrd Kiosterud

Nitrate Producers S. S. Co.

May 17..
Mav 18..
May 20. .
May 20.
May 20..
May 21..
May 24.
May 25.

Herakles

Suecia

La Primer a

Birkhall...:

Oyleric

Ciown of Toledo. .

sh Yeoman.

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Johnson Line...

Standard Oil Co

West Hartlepool S. N. Co-
Johnson Line

Crown Steamship Co

South American S. S. Co...

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

So. American ports

•arrivals.

♦departures.

May 1 1 .
May 13.
May 13.
May 13.

Los Angeles

Alien.... .

Anyo Maru

Union Oil Company Port San Luis.

Panama Trans. & Trad. Co. Camp Sabbath.

Cent. & So. Amer. Tel. Co.. Callao.

Toyo Kisen Kai. Kubushikal Hongkong.

♦expected departures.

May 15.... Anyo Maru Toyo Kisen Kabushiki K — Coronel

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916.

No. 40.

The Canal Record

Official publication of The Panama Canal.

The Canal Record is published every week. The sub.
scriplion rate is $1 per year for delivery in the United
States and its possessions, and in Canada. Cuba, Mexico,
and Panama (to which mail can be forwarded under
domestic postal rates).

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be forwarded under foreign postal rates, a charge of 50
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per year.

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at the beginning of the corresponding quarter of the follow-
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ginning of a quarter the back numbers which have been
issued during that quarter will be forwarded when avail-
able.

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departments, representatives of foreign governments, pib-
lic libraries, and employes of The Panama Canal and
the Panama Railroad Company whose names are on the
gold roll.

Bound volumes of The Canal Record, I to VIII. in-
clusive, are for sale at $2.50 each.

Remittances for subscriptions or for bound volumes
may be forwarded to The Panama Canal, Washington,
D. C, U. S. A., or to The Canal Record at the address
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THE CANAL RECORD,

Balboa Heights. Canal Zone.

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Traffic through the Canal since its Reopening.

In the first month following the reopening
of the Canal, that is, from April 15 to May 14,
inclusive, the total number of oceangoing
ships which made the transit was 137. Some
of these, however, had arrived prior to the
opening of the Canal and were waiting at the
ports. Bills fpr five ships from the Atlantic
and for 11 ships from the Pacific were issued
before April IS. Jf these be deducted, the
number arriving and entering during the
month was 122.

This was more than used the Canal during
any of the seven months directly following
its opening on August 15, 1914; but it is less
than made the transit in any month after the
seventh (February, 1915), with the exception
of September, 1915, in about the middle of
which traffic was cut off by the slides. The
greatest number of ships making the transit
in any month up to March, 1915, was 100.
From March to August, inclusive, the least
number for any month was 119, and the great-
est was 170. The average per month for the
year from September 1, 1914, to September 1,
1915, was 116i

In the period of 22 days from May 1 to the
close of business on Monday, May 22, the
ships which entered the Canal for transit
from the Pacific numbered 37, on which the
tolls amounted to $120,149.26.' The number
from the Atlantic was 51, with tolls amounting
to $157,174.97. The total.traffic was 88 ships,
paying $277,324.23. This has been an aver-

age of four ships per day during the current
month.

The "Tricolor" Makes First Trip through Canal.

The Norwegian steamship Tricolor, which
has been plying up and down the west coast,
between the Puget Sound ports and Valparaiso
in the service of W. R. Grace & Company,
made her first trip through the Canal this
week. She entered from the Pacific on May
22, moored at the Paraiso station, and com-
pleted the transit on Tuesday, May 23. On
this trip she is carrying a cargo of nitrates
from Antofagasta to Archangel.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, May 22, amounted to 267,870 cubic
yards. In addition, 6,158 cubic yards were
removed from other parts of the Cut in mis-
cellaneous maintenance work. Spoil amount-
ing to 45,001 cubic yards was rehandled by
dredges in the course of disposing of it, but
this is not reported as primary excavation;
rehandling is part of the work of disposal, like
hauling in barges to the dumping grounds,
but primary excavation represents so much
material taken out of the prism.

The output of the several dredges during the
past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 78,465

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 64,495

Paraiso...: 15-yard dipper >2 290

Corozal Ladder 26 300

No. S3 Pipeline suction 6.158

Culebra Seagoing suction 9 420

No. 86 Pipeline suction 42.251

No. 84 Pipeline suction 6 900

No. 5 Belgian ladJer 2,750

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the hour of
midnight on May 22, 1916, has amounted to
13,952,559 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 724,771 cubic yards per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning with

' July 1 , 1915, the total primary excavation from

the Cut has amounted to 9,828,181 cubic

yards up to midnight of May 22. This has

been an average of 30,055 cubic yards per day.

Ice from New Plant Beini Used.
The new ice plant at Balboa, which was
placed in operation on May 11 for a test of
about two weeks, prior to its going into regu-
lar service, has been turning cut about 50
tons of ice a day. This is turned over to
the Supply Department for- disposal. It is
expected that the tests will be completed
within a few days. When the plant goes
into regular service the bulk of the production
will be transferred to it from the Cristobal
plant, which has been working above capac-
ity for months past. The Cristobal plant
has a rated capacity of 100 tons in 24 hours,

and the Balboa plant has a rated capacity
of 100 tons for the same period.

Flat Rate Charges for Ele.trical App'lances.

The Governor has approved the Electrical
Engineer's recommendation that the flat rate
charges for electrical appliances be revised
effective June 1, 1916, in accordance with the
following schedule:

Charge
Item. per month

Chafing dish $0 . 25

Fans, ceiling. 52" 50

Fans, desk, 9" and 12" 25

Fans. desk. 16" 50

Grill, radiant (toaster stove), 550-watts. . .35

Irons, curling .25

Irons, flat. 3-lb. (small) 25

Irons, flat. 6-lb. (ordinary size) .35

Irons, soldering (ordinary) .25

Motors, up to and including J-HP for
use on grinders, polishers, sewing ma-
chines, vibrators, etc , .25

Motors. )-HP and larger, a special rate
will be made in each case, depending
on conditions of use.

Percolators, coff ?e -25

Ranges. 1 ,000-watts and above, meter rate.

Stoves, disc (hot plates). 550 watts .25

Stoves, disc (hot plates). 1,000-watts .3S

Stoves, ladiant. 550-watts .35

Toasters. 550-watts .25

Persons applying for use of such appliances
must state carefully the kind of appliance,
size, etc., when requesting their installation.
The Electrical Division does not have these
appliances for sale, but will install them in
quarters upon written request of employes,
making a monthly charge for current as shown.
There is no charge for installation. Requests!
should be addressed to the Electrical Engineer,
Balboa Heights.

New Signal Station on Sosa Hill In Use.

The new signal station on top of Sosa Hill,
overlooking the Pacific entrance channel, has
been placed in service. It commands an un-
obstructed view of the channel from Mira-
florcs Locks to deep water and by reason of
its situation on the skyline and its distinctive
coloring of white with a bright red roof may
be observed from a considerable distance when
the air is clear. The station is connected by
a special telephone line with the signal station
on Perico Island, near the outer limit of the
harbor, and with the office of the Captain
of the Port at Balboa. It has also connection
with the transisthmian telephone system of
Tin' Panama Canal.

The new station is serving as a lookout
tower, in place of the old platform on top of
the Panama Railroad terminal building at
the steel pier. With air and wind favorable
it can read the ships' signal flag designations
while they are as much as an hour and a half
out from the inner harbor.
■»

The former dredge Caribbean, which is being
converted into a cattle ship, was taken to th.2
Cristobal dry dock on Tuesday, May 23, for
the sealing of hoppers and installation of
certain piping, and other machine work.

342

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 40.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS.

distribution of Canal and Railroad Force, and
Summary of Occupation of Quarters.

The total force for the half-month ending
Wednesday, April 26, for The Panama Canal,
the Panama Railroad, and contractors on the
Isthmus amounted to 23,641. This is a de-
crease of 1.459 from the 25,100 employed on
March 11, and a decrease of 725 from the 24,-
366 employed on February 23. It is, however,
1,726 mote than the 21,915 employed on De-
cember 23, 1915. which was (he least number
that had been engaged on the Canal and rail-
road work since 1906.

The wen-king force for the lasl half-month of
April, 1916, was 1,174 less than the force re-
ported for the latter part of April in the pre-
ceding year, which was 24,815. It was 8,053
less than the 31,694 employed two years ago
(force report of April 29, 1914), and 20,551
less than the 44,192 employed at the end of
April, 1913. The largest force ever reported

was that for March, 1913; it was 44,733.

Aside from the Panama Railroad, employ-
in; 1,163 persons on the Isthmus, the depart-
ments or divisions of The Panama Canal em-
ploying over 2,000 at the end of April were the
Division of Municipal Engineering, the Di-
vision of Terminal Const ruction, the Dredging
Division, and the Mechanical Division; while
the Supply Department, operating separate
commissary, subsistence, and quartermaster
branches, employed a total of 4,274, of which
1,893 were in the quartermaster branch and
1 ,895 in the commissary branch. Contractors
employed 107 men.

A summary of the force report for the half-
month ending on April 26, and of the occupa-
tion of Panama Canal and Panama Railroad
quarters on the Isthmus on April 30, is given
herewith. The occupants of quarters on
April 50, 1913, were: Gold, 5,622 men, 1,944
women, and 1,966 children; Europeans, 4,165
men, 174 women, 285 children; West In-
dians, 6,979 men, 958 women, 1,341 men:

CANAL WORK IN APRIL.

SILVER EMPLOYES*

H

Artisans.

Laborers.

Division.

c
S

en

c

18 cents.
15 cents.

a

■si

2

- ;'

j

o

i

O

Operation and Main-
t'n'ce; locks & office
Terminal Constr'ctn
Building

480
345

11

304

1,883

178

5s

'" 3
3

" 1

-1

57
299

30
47
12
75

SO
1901 Sll

32 1 269

45' 12s
176 287

14 155
129' 602

12
83

20
100
174

45

59!

23

2
54

9
196
160

44
473
111

"A

4

9
3

56
2
8

627
1.93 7
1.270

3S7
2.201
2,309
1,827

178

346
73

173
237
18 i
176
89
340
817
60
57
2

soo

2.174
1,459

67

1

5
14

228
136
86

867
28
160

14
"9

.', '90

2,649

2,644

Fortifications

2^

431 a(

11
1

2

i

1

82
10

3
50

"i

2
1

403

Total ..... .

S.549

LS

559

071 2,071

I 039

92

77

90 7

1,776

32

7 3

11.161

2.134
11
179

19

77
206

ISI
44(

■ S
3.639

13,295

1.024
460
770
:i
196

12.5
416
20

54

4
2
63

7 18
3 . . . .
64 5<

14

5 74

257

lc,

1

1,710
467
1,810
21
80 7
123
3,79(
99

20.002

157

643

1

5

1,893

■■-.

Health

....

too

t

ISO

4

1

35

. ...... ..

10

25

321

9

25

Panama Railroad . .

145 243

0 1

438

898

is
2

958

46

494
6

6

,,i

in
2

111.

4,163

107

1.374

6.788

668

1.204 2,40, 1,493

118

2.093

3.497

23.641

Month previous

Changes . . .*.

6.66o| 177
+ 1191 +3

735
-67

1,331 2.854, 2.078
-127 -447i -585
t

1,613

-239

178
-60

1,980
+ 113

3.906
-409

! 1

10

116

...

2 1 .69 1
-1,689

3.409
+ 230

25,100
-1,450

rrhe wages are stated in United States currency.

Q1 ARTEKS.

Balboa1

Ancon

Corozal ....
Pedro Miguel4

Paraiso

Culebras

ftamboa ....
Gatun.- ,

West Indians.

Men Women

Total .

1,532

.111-
1,566

Men Women drct

251

1<

36

1.449,

491

241

16

9 7

IS

387

122

551

116

421«

267

160

'3

555

42 1

1,797

198

5. 648

1.682

2,495

(ii ! 1 Island Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2; Includes 17 Asiatics. (3) Includes 14 Ameri-

can negroes, 40 Colombians and Panamanians, and ttvo Panamanians on the gold roll. it) Includes Miraflores
and Red Tan] . (5) Includes Empire, Las t'juscali;, and Bas Obispo. (6) includes 15 Panamanians. (7) In-
cludes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (8) Includes 16 East Indians, 20 colored American citizens, and
232 Panamanians.

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations will
be held on the dates indicated below. In-
formation concerning the same has been
id at clubhouses and post-offices, as per
the number of announcement indicated:

Junior electrical enginei p960 to

$1,200 a year; examination about June 2-1
1916 (date to be left blank in application
form); No. 677.

Salvage superintendent (male); S4 to $6
per diem; examination about June 20, 1916;
No. 690.

Apprentice draftsman and photographer
$600 to $900 per annum; examination
June 21, 1916; No. 686.

Master mechanic (male); $7.44 per diem;
examination about June 24, 1916; No. 691.

Telephone engineer (male); $1,800 a year;
examination about June 24, 1916; No. 692.

Monthly Report of the Governor to the Secretary
of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 15, 1916.

The Honorable the Secretary of War,

Washington, P. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report of operations on the Isthmus
for the month of April, 1916:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work at the locks, the following was
the status of work done at the places named:

Pedro Miguel — Installation of machinerv
for operation of regulating valves, commenced :
installation of track turnouts, completed.

Mint /lores — Installation of track turnouts,
50 per cent completed.

Gatun — Installation of track turnouts, com-
pleted.

On April 15 the conditions at the slides
were such as to warrant the Canal being again
opened to navigation, and the following com-
mercial lockages were made:

Gatun

Pedro Miguel
Miraflores.

76

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was: Gatun hydroelectric sta-
tion, 3,438,300 kilowatt-hours; Miraflores
steam plant (minus), 41,970 kilowatt-hours;
total, 3,396,330 kilowatt-hours. The net
output of the Balboa air compressor plant was
65,474.690 cubic feet of free air compressed
to 105 pounds. This plant was permanently
shut down on April 18 and work started on
dismantling the equipment. The usual opera-
tion, maintenance, and repair work was car-
ried on. and construction work was continued
for the Army and Canal.

Municipal Engineering Division — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work, the following are the principal
items of construction work in progress: Fences
around oil tanks and tank farm at Mount
Hope; piping installation at the Pacific
terminals dry dock, reloader wharf, oil line
on the trestle to the oil crib, and other piping
work required at the terminals; asphaltic
concrete pavement on pier No. 18, and Pana-
ma Railroad stables in Panama City; con-
si ruction of roads, water and sewer lines for
the Army at Fort Randolph and Fort Sher-
man; and work on the extension of the Balboa
townsitc, which last item consisted of the
necessary grading, laying out and construc-
tion of streets, and installation of water mains
and storm and sanitary sewers.

Division of Meterorology and Hydrography —
The rainfall for the month was above nor-
mal at 12 stations and deficient at six, and
ranged from 2.84 inches at Balboa Heights
to 9.82 inches at Pedro Miguel. The maxi-
mum precipitation recorded on any one day
was 2.79 inches, at Monte Lirio on April 11.
The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake
watershed was 29 per cent above the six-year
normal, and over the Chagres River basin
above Alhajuela it was 63 per cent above the
15-year normal, and totaled 5.70 inches and
6.88 inchi s, respectively. The Chagres River
discharge at Alhajuela was 32 per cent below
the 15-year April normal, and furnished 72
per cent and 38 per cent of the net and total

May 24, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

343

Gatun Lake yields, respectively; ami the
Gatun Luke watershed net and total yields
were 16 per cent and 10 percent below the
six-year April normal, respectively. Gatun
Lake varied in elevation from 86.25 on the
13th to 85.91 on the 10th, averaging 86.06;
and Miraflores Lake varied in elevation from
54.40 on the 24th to 53.43 on the 20th, averag-
ing 53.95. Nine seismic disturbances were
recorded at Balboa Heights during the
month, but no damage was reported as a
result of any of them.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.
Dry dock and entrance pier — Four hundred
and eighty cubic yards of concrete were placed,
of which 159 cubic yards were reinforced. The
drilling of the cofferdam was completed, a
total of 69,680 lineal feet being drilled, of
which 11,444 lineal feet were drilled during
the month, and on the 23rd instant the coffer-
dam was opened by a blast in which 14 000
pounds of 60 per cent dynamite were used.
An opening was shot through the cofferdam
approximately 150 feet wide. Before tin
shooting the entrance basin and the dry dock
were flooded to elevation -15, and after the
cofferdam was blown up, and the concrete
barges floated out of the dry dock into the
entrance basin, the gate was closed to its
mitred position against the sill. There was
practically no leakage. The installation of the
mechanical and structural parts of the pump-
ing plant progressed satisfactorily, and about
65 per cent of the pressure piping was installed.
Among the principal items of installation were
the following: The motors for the four main
pumps and two 20-inch pumps were placed
on their bases; the shafting for the drainage
pumps was assembled and aligned; the shaft-
ing for the main pumps and the two pressure
pumps was assembled and partly aligned;
and the accumulator and the 15-ton crane and
trolleys were assembled. The operating
cylinders, counterweights, sheaves, and chains
for the pumping valves on the south side were
assembled in position, and the four assembled
counterweights were enameled.

Coaling plant — The remaining piers for the
north run of the viaduct, and the balance of the
backfill for the unloader wall, were in place;
and the concrete deck slab was completed on
this wharf, 651 cubic yards of concrete being
placed. The anchorages behind the wharf
were put in place, and the painting of tin-
structural framing, and the galvanized corru-
gated covering for the operators' cabs and
machinery houses of both towers, was com-
pleted. An additional 55 tons of steel win
erected on that part of the viaduct which runs
along the reloader wharf and on the drivewaj
loop, and 11 tons of steel were erected on the
transformer house. The riveting of the trans-
former house was started on April 20, and

1 ,026 rivets were driven during the balance of
the month. The erection of the wharf bunker
was completed on April 13, the total steel in
the bunker amounting to 250 tons, of which

155.5 were erected in April. Riveting in the
air was commenced April 1, and at the end
of the month a total of 15,306 rivets had been
•driven, including 2,069 rivets driven during

March in assembling the steel on the ground.
Docks — On pier No. IS, 735 square yards
of brick pavement were placed on the fill, the
anchors all connected and aligned, and
the concrete walls of the pier shed completed.

The tile roofing was finished on April 25, and

all the painting was done except that which
had to be deferred on account of the erec-
tion of the Ogden steel doors. The v
ing "scales were installed, and the pier was
turned over to the Panama Railroad for op-
eration. The assembly of tin- steel framesfor
the doors was started and 50 per cent com-
pleted, and a trial door was erected and tested
on April 15. Quay wall c-d was completed
during the month.

Excavation and filling — The total excavation
for the month amounted to 6.265 cubic yards,
of which 3,354 cubic yards were rock, the major
portion of which was obtained from Sosa Hill.
Of this total. 2,357 cubic yards were delivered
to the East Breakwater, 1,319 cubic yards were
placed behind Dock 19, and 1,408 cubic yards
were placed behind Dock 13, as fill. The re-
maining amount was placed at dry dock on
various miscellaneous jobs.

The Pacific terminal subdivision of the
Division of Terminal Construction was abol-
ished effective April 30, and such remaining
work as was not continued under the direct
charge of the Engineer of Terminal Construc-
tion, will be performed by other divisions and
departments on work requests.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — One thousand and eight
cubic yards of armor, and 1,666 cubic yards
of core rock were dumped in the fill, and 1 .250
cubic yards of soft rock from the Mount Hope
borrow pit were dumped on the extension to
form a cushion for dumping concrete blocks.
One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine
concrete blocks, containing 13,150.6 cubic
yards, were plowed from cars, and 745 con-
crete blocks, containing 8,997.2 cubic yards,
were placed by derrick barge.

Concrete blocks — Pouring of blocks for the
East Breakwater continued during the month
as follows:

Remain-
Volume ingtobe

Place. Blocks I (cubic poured

poured, ,„/,„

Walker SiTorbert (con-
tractors) 1.647 : 20,258 1 51,094

Coco Solo X44 (,596 26,100

Cristobal coaling plant 1.021 ' ^.44.i 13.245

Colon (P. R. R. forces) I 832 1J21.6, 2,251

Totals. i 4,350 I 35.626 7 92,690

Coaling plant — The pouring of concrete
floors and all concrete work to be done by
Canal forces in the office tower on end wharf,
was completed.

The following is the status of work under
Washington order No. 40483 : (a) Slocking a ml
reclaiming bridges — This item was structur-
ally, mechanically, and electrically completed,
and the contractor conducted trials on bridge
No. 2. preparatory to acceptance tests, (b)
Viaduct, conveying system, etc. — Concrete
walkway and apron were completed. 1,603
lineal feet having been placed in April; the
hand railing was also completed, (cj Whorl
bunker and tower — The main conveyor struc-
ture was 25 per cent completed, 14,000 pounds
of steel having been placed; the feeder hopper
and supports were 60 per cent completed ;
and 19,950 pounds of steel were erected under
this trestle during the month. The wooden
walkways were 10 per cent completed and 50
per cent of the hand railing was in place; and
the stucco work on walls of the office building
was 28 per cent completed, (d) Conveyor cars —
The 88 conveyor cars for Cristobal plant
were practically erected structurally, 64 per
cent mechanically, and 61 per cent electrically.

(e) Reloaders, etc.— This subdivision is now
completed. Repair work on the conveyor
boom in tower No. 1 was finished and 2,000
pounds of miscellaneous steel were placed.
Doors and windows were 90 per cent complet-
ed and 30,765 pounds of steel were placed in
the machinery house, walks, etc. The delivery
chutes were painted and the chute for tower
No. 1 was hung in place.

Under Washington order No. 405S7 (four
unloader towers), the forces of the contractor
were engaged during the month on adjusting
engines, spotting and scraping bearings, etc.,
under tower's Nos. 3 and 4. They have also
been leveling and adjusting booms, straighten-
ing loading-out valves, placing aprons in front
of car loading chutes, etc.

Marine Division.

The condition of the slides was such as to
make it advisable to open the Canal for general
traffic on April 15; however, several boats of
light draft were passed through prior thereto
During the entire month 48 vessels (including
two launches) passed through the Canal north-
bound and 34 southbound, of which 34 were
of American register and 30 of British regis-
ter. Three vessels were measured and 56
vessels were inspected to see whether their
certificates conformed to the rules. The
United States net equivalent tonnage was
computed on 12 vessels. Statements showing
vessels making the transit of the Canal in
each direction during April are appended to
this report.*

Dredging Division.

The total excavatien for the month, in-
cluding earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,232,566
cubic yards. Of this total, 45,273 cubic yards
were removed from Balboa inner harbor,
22,000 cubic yards of which was classified as
maintenance work; 184,565 cubic yards of
earth and 850,143 cubic yards of rock from
Gaillard Cut; and 19,361 cubic yards of earth
and 64.S10 cubic yards of rock from the Cris-
tobal coaling station. The excavation of sand
and gravel from the Chagres River continued,
and 2,472 cubic yards of sand, S74 cubic yards
of No. 1 gravel, 1,714 cubic yards of No. 2
gravel, and 54,699 cubic yards of run-of-bank
gravel, were excavated.

The Culebra slides continued active during
the month.

The rock breaker Vulcan was engaged in
breaking the rock shoal at station 2267 east,
near the old Panama Railroad steel dock at
Balboa, 1,048 holes being broken over an area
of 16,728 square feet, with a total penetra-
tion of 4,986 lineal feet and a theoretical
breakage of 2,960 cubic yards. All of the above
breaking was within the Canal prism. The
drill barge Teredo No. ' was engaged the great-
er part of the month at the base of Culebra
slides, 160 holes being drilled over an area of
10,240 square feet, with a total penetration of
2,230 lineal feet and a breakage of 5,275 cubic
yards. Hydraulic graders Nos. 1, 2, and 3,
were engaged in sluicing on East Culebra slide.
The work of destroying water hyacinths con-
tinued.

Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 833, a decrease of 206 as compared
with the previous month; those left over from

*The information contained in these tables has
been published in the weekly reports in Tub Canal
Record. The statements are therefore not printed.

Five of the vessels making the transit were i* the
military service of the Government, two were laanches,
and '/ 5 were commercial ships.

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Vol. IX, No. 40.

March numbered 797, and those carried for-
ward into May numbered 717. The output of
the foundry was 164,299 pounds of iron,
190,053 pounds of steel, and 17,094 pounds of
brass. Hostling was done on 4,333 pieces of
equipment, and shop and field repairs were
made on 7,406 pieces, including 752 cars re-
paired in shop. The two most important jobs
under way in the shops were the rebuilding
of the hull of the tug Reliance, and refitting
the batteries of submarine C-4.

At the Balboa oil plant the fences around
the tank farm and gasoline storage tank have
been completed, and work on the installation
of the second 10-inch oil line on the trestle to
the oil crib was 75 per cent finished. Oil tank
No. 62 was erected for supplying oil to tank
cars of the Panama Tramways Company.
At the Mount Hope plant, the work of fencing
the tank farms was well advanced, and the
foundations and diversion walls for tank No. 9
w^re completed.

Building Division.
In addition to the usual maintenance, op-
eration, and repair work, the following is the
approximate status of the Canal structures in
course of construction at the places named:
., „ Percent

ltem- combated.

An con-Balboa —

Balboa refrigerating plant 99

Unit of Ancon Hospital group 99

Terminal office building 85

Ancon laundry 65

Concrete bachelor quarters. Ancon 92

t Swimming pool, rear of Balboa clubhouse 99

Bath house at swimming pool 30

Concrete tower water tank, Balboa 100

Building 25, Balboa shops 92

Signal station. Sosa Hill 100

Balboa Yacht Club 100

Building 29, Balboa shops 30

Panama Railroad stables, Chorrillo 66

Brick work at Miraflorce power house 10

Gatun-Colon —

Office building for coaling station 50

Storehouse, Colon Hospital Commenced.

Terminal office building Commenced.

Ice cream and milk bottling plant 10

Supply Department.
The force report for the period ended April
26, 1916, showed a total of 23,534 employes
of The Panama Canal and the Panama Rail-
road Company, of whom 3,631 were white
Americans and 19,903 laborers. Of the latter
approximately 116 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was
an increase of 260 Americans and a decrease
of 1,683 West Indian negroes, making a net de-
crease of 1,423.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,843 Americans, of whom 3,745
were men, 1,532 women, and 1,566 children;
and 9,825 West Indians, of whom 5,643 were
men, 1,682 women, and 2,495 children.

The value of material received during the
month was $662,168.16. It came forward in
28 steamers, and the total weight of cargo,
exclusive of lumber and piling, was 23,780
tons. Some of the principal items were 484,-
410 feet, board measure, of lumber, 19S.056
bags of cement, and 85,000 barrels of fuel oil.
The Balboa oil plant handled 144,204.21
barrels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant
handled 35,894.11 barrels, the greater part of
which in each instance being handled for The
Panama Canal.

Health Department.
General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. The death rate
for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 32,905, was 8.02 per thousand

per year, as compared with 9.28 for the pre-
ceding month and 5.71 for the coresponding
month of last year. Twenty-five deaths oc-
curred in the Canal Zone.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the month was 33,856. On this
basis the admission to hospitals and quarters,
309, gave a rate of 109.52 per thousand, as
compared with 151.25 for the preceding
month, and 160.70 for the corresponding
month of last year. The admission rates to
hospitals and quarters for malaria were:
Whites, 23.22; blacks, 5.34; and Americans,
22.47. The total number of deaths from all
causes was 23. Of these, 18 died from disease
or 6.38 per thousand, as compared with 5.80
per thousand for the preceding month and
1.76 for the corresponding month of last year.
No Americans died from disease; two died
from accidents during the month.
Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on April 30, 1916, was $8,791,-
503.64, and in the fortifications appropriations
$1,272,131.20. The payrolls for April, ex-
clusive of Army quarters, storehouses, forti-
fications, etc., amounted to $927,241.77, and
the fortifications roll amounted to $29,757.36.
Payments by the Disbursing Clerk in Wash-
ington amounted to $719,339.08 and by the
Paymaster on the Isthmus to $1,352,117.95.
A payment of $244,966.42 was also made to
the Panama Railroad Company for commis-
sary books. Collections on the Isthmus
amounted to $1,083,602.16, of which $572,-
250.94 was repaid to appropriations, $255,-
375.94 was commissary collections and other
trust funds, and $255,975.28 was miscella-
neous receipts to be covered into the Treasury.
Of the miscellaneous receipts, $233,297.19
was collected on account of tolls. Collections
by the Disbursing Clerk at Washington
amounted to $28,106.60, and deposits in the
sum of $170,114.20 were made with the
Assistant Treasurers to be applied in pay-
ment of tolls and other charges against vessels
using the Canal. Requisitions for purchases
in the United States amounted to $1,357,889-
.92, against $871,261.23 for the preceding
month, the total for the fiscal year being
$7,061,700.34. Canal revenue collections and
miscellaneous funds received, amounted to
$188,169.88, and disbursements under the
same heading amounted to $221,434.08.
Executive Department.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

Two hundred and thirty-three licenses of
all kinds were issued. Seventeen estates were
received for administration and 19 settled,
the total cash received during the month
amounting to $735.90, and the total value of
the estates closed was $1,473.62. At the port
of Balboa 70 vessels entered and 79 cleared
and at the port of Cristobal 107 vessels entered
and 106 cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postage due
collections, and box rent receipts, $7,489.19.
Money orders issued during the month ag-
gregated $285,103.99. Of this total $85,875
represented the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $95,825.00, and postal savings
certificates to the value of $4,191.00. The
balance of postal savings deposits, represented

by unpaid certificates and deposit money
orders, aggregated $418,789.00, as compared
with S432, 930.00 at the close of the previous
month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and forty-two arrests were
made, of which total 326 were males. Fifty-
seven convicts were confined in the peniten-
tiary at the close of the month. Eleven persons
were deported, nine of whom were convicts
who had completed their sentences in the
penitentiary, and two of whom were prisoners
who had served their terms in jail.

Twelve fires occurred during the month,
Panama Canal property suffering damage to
the extent of $15, and Panama Railroad
property to the extent of $759.95. Private
property and the property of the United
States Army suffered no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 65 cases were settled;
seven civil, 25 probate, and 43 criminal cases
were filed, and 121 cases of all kinds were
pending at the close of the month. In the
magistrate courts 13 civil and 329 criminal
cases were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,574 for the
white schools, and 1,017 for the colored
schools. In the white schools the net enroll-
ment was 1,344, the average daily attendance
1,097.45, and the average number belonging
1,128.32. In the colored schools the net en-
rollment was 757, the average daily attendance
470.80, and the average number belonging,

540.16.

Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo and cargo
stevedored, amounted to 229,263 tons, of
which 179,245 tons were handled at the Colon
agency. The following quantities of coal were
bunkered in steamers: Colon agency, 17,000
tons; Balboa agency, 4,102 tons; total, 21,-
102 tons.

In connection with the work on pier No. 7,
Cristobal, 1,365,010 pounds of structural steel
were erected for the shed; 39,751 brick were
laid on the floor of the pier, and 371 lineal feet
of fender system were completed.

Twenty-six thousand eight hundred and

seventy-nine cubic yards of soft rock from the

Mount Hope borrow pit were placed in the

fill in the rear of the fire station at Cristobal.

Respectfully,

Geo. W. Goethals,

Governor.

Extent of Red Cross Shipments of Supplies to
Foreign Countries.

The American Red Cross has issued a bulle-
tin regarding the quantity and value of sup-
plies shipped by the organization to foreign
countries in the period from September 7,
1914, to April 1, 1916. Two hundred and
thirteen shipments were made in all, carrying
35,238 packages. Of these, $348,340.69 worth
were supplies purchased in America by the
Red Cross organizations of other countries,
while donated supplies were valued at $705,-
621.47. The total value of supplies shipped
was $1,053,962.16, and the value of the sup-
plies on hand on April 1 for shipment was
$96,233.07. Of the supplies shipped, all but
$15,370.59 worth went to countries at war in
Europe. The others were distributed among
Armenia, Haiti, Mexico, Poland, and Syria.

May 24, 1916.

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345

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Changing Gas Buoy Characteristics.

1. The characteristics of the following gas
buoys have been changed from flashing to
fixed:

Atlantic entrance— Buoys Nos. 1, 2, 4, 7,
and 8.

Gatun Lake— Buoys Nos. 6, 10, 21, 25, 26,
43, 44, 54, 55, 64, 67, 74, 76, 77, 82, 86, 87, and
91.

^Pacific entrance — Buoys Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 9,
10, 13, and 14.

2. The channels and approaches are now
marked by buoys with fixed lights on straight
reaches and buoys with occulting lights mark-
ing the turns.

The above notice has been published as
circular No. 643-23, dated May 22, 1916.

The Operation of Speeders.

The Panama Railroad Company has issued
a pamphlet containing rules governing the
operation of speeders over the tracks of the
Panama Railroad. The word "speeder" as
used in these rules designates any light power
car that operates on the main line without
train order protection.

Prefacing the rules is a general notice, as
follows:

"To enter or remain in the service is an
assurance of willingness to obey the rules.

"Obedience to the rules is essential to the
safety of passengers and employes, and to the
protection of property.

"The service demands the faithful, intel-
ligent, and courteous discharge of duty."

The rules are as follows:

1. All men operating speeders will be required to
have a copy of these rules, and pass a satisfactory ex-
amination before being allowed to run a car on the
main line. Section foremen and others operating hand
cars must also have a copy of these rules.

2. A speed of eight (8) miles per hour must not be
exceeded around curves where a clear view ot at least
three transmission bridge spans can not be had.

3. On double track, speeders must operate with cur-
rent of traffic and run with same precautions as on single
track, expecting to meet trains running against cur-
rent of traffic; also, reduce speed while passing a moving
train on opposite track.

4. Speeders must not be run at night without carry-
ing lights of some kind, and must also be equipped with
horn or bell and with brakes in good condition.

5. Speeders must not follow a moving train closer
than 600 feet.

6. Speeders must not follow each other closer than
500 feet.

7. Speeders should run under control over facing
point switches and approach interlocking plants, ex-
pecting to find derails on track, or switches being moved
by signalman.

8. Speeders will flag through Miraflores tunnel and
over Gamboa bridge.

9. Speeders must reduce speed while passing over
road crossings.

10. Speeders approaching section gang working on
track, will sound warning with bell or horn, and not

pass over track without signal from foreman unless
way is known to be clear.

11. When two speeders meet on single track, south-
bound will be given preference and hold main line, un-
less the northbound car is loaded. When speeder meets
hand car on single track the hand car, if light, will
set off. If hand car is loaded, the men on hand car
will assist in setting off speeder.

12. Operators of speeders having work to do will
remove car from track.

13. Speeders must not be operated in tandem unless
one car is out of commission and in that case the dis-
abled car must be pulled.

C. H. Motsett,
Superintendent, Panama Railroad Company.
Approved :

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor, The Panama Canal,
President, Panama Railroad Company.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Board of Local Inspectors Wishes Addresses.

The Board of Local Inspectors is unable to
effect delivery to H. Mikelato of a Canal Zone
license as mate of ladder dredges. This license
will be held in the office of the board at Balboa
Heights until further information is received.

The board wishes to communicate with the
owner of the motor boat Canal. A letter
addressed to Mr. Geo. Papaconstantino who,
according to the board's records, is the owner
of this craft, has been returned from the
dead letter office.

Applications for Family Quarters.
Applications for family quarters were on
file at the several Canal towns on April 30,
1916, as follows:

Stations.

Ancon

Ancon Hospital.

Paraiso

Gatun

Cristobal

Total .

167 (22)
121 (12)

168 (32)

864 (157)

Note — The figures in parentheses show the number
of applicants already occupying regular or nonhouse-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

Changes in Fourth of July Committee.

At the suggestion of the chairman of the
executive committee of the official Fourth of
July celebration, the Governor has added to
the committee a member to be made chair-
man of the committee on invitations and re-
ceptions, and has appointed Mr. C A. Mc-
Ilvaine, Executive Secretary, for the place.

Major H. A. White having asked to be
excused from serving as chairman of the
music and dance committee, Lieut. Col.
D. B. Devore has been designated in his place.

At a meeting of the executive committee
on May 23, the chairmen of the various com-
mittees reported plans, but definite allot-
ments of funds were not made, as more will
have to be contributed.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian

residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

24142
123079
56587

Peru

Dredging Div. . .
Dredging Div. . .
Fortifications.. . .

May 4, 1916

May 4, 1916.

Thomas Francis

Colon

May 17, 1916

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Acting Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

Complimentary Transportation for Religious
Organizations.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., May 19, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date the privilege
of complimentary trip pastes over the Panama Railroad,
which has been extended to bona fide religious organ-
izations on the Isthmus, will be limited to five passes
a month to each organization. These passes may be
used by the head of the organization, or by such assist-
ant or assistants as he may designate.

Geo. W. Goethals,
President.

Transfer of Accountability.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 10, 1916.
Circular No. 121:

Effective June 1, 1916. Mr. Benj. L. Jacobson, Depot
Commissary, will assume the accountability for all
nonexpendable property charged to line commissaries
and Ancon laundry.

Capt. F. H. Smith will cease to be accountable for
such property upon effecting a transfer of his account-
ability to Mr. Jacobson.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved:

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

♦

Invoices Covering Transfer of Nonexpendable
Property.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., May 9, 1916.
To accountable officials and storekeepers — Effective
at once, accomplished copies of invoices covering trans-
fers of nonexpendable property will be furnished this
office as follows:

Between stores and divisions, three copies.
Between divisions, four copies.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 304, on Wednesday, May 31. 1916, begin-
ning promptly at 9 a. m., for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, room No. 211. Balboa Heights, forms of
application and information respecting the filling out
of the same, not later than a day previous to the ex-
amination. In addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs'
licenses must provide themselves with automobiles
with which to demonstrate their ability properly to
operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs '
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights.

Applicants for licenses a= navigators of motor boats
will be required to give demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, June 2. 1916. from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board oj Local Inspectors.

Launch Service to Taboga.

The following is the schedule of the launch service
between Balboa and Taboga Island:

From Balboa to Taboga — The launch Taboga sails from
Balboa dredge landing to Taboga daily, including
Sundays, at 9.40 a. m. On Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays an additional trip is made at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga Island toBalboa — Daily, including Sun-

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol IX, No. 40.

days, at 10.45 a. m.; Saturdays. Sundays, and holidays,
an additional trip at 7 p. m.

- at the Hotel Asptnwall are as i

Per

Employes

Nonemployes

. tinder 12 years of age 1.00

(Babies under 12 months free of

1 . 00

Employes' rate for stay of 14 days or over 1 .75

Balboa and Tabo-

. $0.30

■-' children !0

Nonemployes 60

Nonemployes' children

Launch tickets are sold only at the dredge landing
at Balboa and at the office <»i the I

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C Z., May 23, 1916.

The following insufficiently addressed lettei
in 1
id may be procure I u

.

Augustin, Gilbert
nn K.

Baker, H. W.

CUas. J.

Britt. CI

Bull. Freeman X.

A. M.
Burns. Mrs. Louis A.
Davis, Mrs. C. E.
Deming, M
fDoler, W. M.

n, C. R.
Flowers. J. L.
Flower. Katherine

Vrthur

. U . L.
Hill, Mrs. k. A.
King, J. E.

[isa Ethel
Lowe Sylvan
Parker. H. II.
Schultz, i

( . E.
Wesley Wa
i]
Thompson,
I. L.

. Ira M

Wob, T. W.

■ ■ ■

Maximum Stages of the Chagres Riv

Lake, and Miraflores Lake.

Miraflon

i

er, i iatun and

Sun.. May 14. . .
Moil, May 15 . .

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Wed., May 17
■
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Sat.. May 20. .. .

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■6 53.94

1 1 ,

126.10 9 1054.05

Price Changes.
The following changes in pi
at the commissary M ly 17:

: [CLE.

Old.

Cambric, vd $0.13

Cloths. S. B., ea

09
Lace. yd.... .23

. 26

■; 5

. 0

Ribbon, yd. . ...... 10

.11
Robbon, yd. ... .

. yd

I

Towels, ea

a

i rrvE may 19. 1916.

Bags, 16", r>a

pi 2.60

ea 6.95

Leggings, pr I .50 |

EFFECTIVE MAY 22. 1916.

♦Dates and figs, stuffed, jar I .31

♦Not to be restocked.

Cold Storage Prices.

For the benefit of shipping interests as well
the local patrons of the comnii-
branch of the Supply Department, there is
published below the retail cold storage price
list, effective May 25, ami subject to change
each week. I I he wholesale price

list for fresh meats indicate the costs of all
cold storage goods. The price list for gro-
ceries at retail which is now in effect was
published in The Canal Record of Febi uary
ipies of this
list may be obtained on application, from
the boarding officers who visit incoming
ships. These lists are published in order
that the shipping interests may be kept in-
formed of the facilities afforded by The Pana-
ma Canal for meeting the needs of vessels in
the way of supplies.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective May 25, 1910.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEF.

Price.

Beef. suet, special, par lb $.03J

Beef suet, native, per lb 03 1

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beet, native, per lb. 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02 \

Soup bone, native, per lb 02$

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb OS

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3J lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast, 2d cut t.5; lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb. . .' 15

Round steak, top. native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb ■ . . . .20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1| lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (t j lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (l\ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin, steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 32

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, chops, -.boulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 35 lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton, chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton, chops, shoulder, per l'< 17

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less thau 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25}

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 19

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb ?0j

Veal, chops, per lb 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Vea 1, cutlets, per lb 11

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs.,

per lb ' 18

Veal, stewing, per lb 15

MISCELLANEOUS.

Beef heart, fresh, per lb 12

Brains, calves', per lb 10

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 10

Livers, beef, per lb 0<j

Livers, calves', per lb 21

Pate de foie gras, jar 55

Pig*' feet, fresh, per lb 06

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs' heads, fresh, i head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 18

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 18

Sausage, homemade, per lb 23

Price

Sausage, Heberwurst, per lb 16*

irk, per lb 26

Sausage, Salami, per lb U

Spare ribs, pork, per lb 17

Sfceak. hamburger, oks 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per lb 00

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Tripe, per lb 06

Yeast, per lb : 31

Yeast, cake 02

CUREP AMP PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb .fl

Bacon, sliced, jar 32

Bacon, sliced, tin JO

Bacon, strips, whole strip 25

Beef, corned 12

Beef, salt, per lb 09

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham. minced, "Bologna style", per lb 16

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per lb 19

Ham, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, half

shoulder, per lb 20

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 26

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 29

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 34

1. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (whole) per lb 35

2. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) per lb 38

3. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) per lb 41

Ham, special, per lb 40

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb 08

Pork, bellies, per lb 18

Pork, clear, per lb 14

Pork, standard mess, per lb 15

Spiced head meat, per jar 30

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb 20

Tongue, pigs' , per lb 22

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb 32

Broilers, milk fed, per lb 36

Capons, per lb 37

Chickens, fancy roasting, corn fed, per lb 32

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb 33

Ducklings, per lb 31

Fowls, light, per lb 26

Fowls, western, dry picked, per lb 29*

Geese, per lb 31

Grouse, ea 60

Squabs, ea 45

Turkeys, per lb 47

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb 47+

Butter, creamery, 60-62 lb. tub, whole tub per lb . 46 j

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb 58

Cheese, Edam, ea 1 . 50

Cheese, Edam, tin 43

Cheese, Parmesan, per lb 44

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake 09

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb 75

Cheese, snappy, cake 09

Cheese, Swiss, per lb 48

Cheese. Young America, per lb 24

Cream, 30 per cent, i pt 17**

Cream. 30 per cent, pt 29**

Cream, 30 per cent, qt 52**

Eggs, fresh, per doz 35

Eggs, fresh, $ doz. only 18

Fer-mil-lac, bottle 25**

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt 25 1

Ice cream, (see footnote) i gal 506

Milk. Sheffield farms, qt 15**

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn 27 f

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb 27

Codfish, dried, per lb 11

Haddock, smoked, per lb 12

Halibut, fresh, per lb 14

Herring, smoked, per lb 13

Oysters, fresh, per qt 44

Salmon, fresh, per lb 16

Whiterish, smoked, per lb 32

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb 06t

Beets, per lb 02 j

Cabbage, perlb 03

Carrots, per lb 03i*

Celery, per head 07

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Egg plant, per lb 11

Onions, per lb 03

Palmitos, ea .24

Parsley, per bunch 02 H

Parsnips, per lb 02 j

Peas, green, per lb 08

Plantains, per doz 12

Potatoes, white, per lb 03$*

Radishes, per bunch 04

Squash, per lb 03

Tomatoes, per lb 06 1

Turnips, per lb 02J*

Yams, per lb 03

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per lb 10

Apricots, evaporated, per lb 15*

Currants, cleaned, pkg 16

Figs. 2-lb. box 35

Peaches, evaporated, per lb 09

Pears, evaporated, per lb 18

Peel, citron, per lb 20

Peel, lemon, per lb 16

May 24, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

347

Prict

Peel, orange, per lb 16

Prunes, stewing, per lb 10f

Raisins, seeded, pkg 10

Raisins, table cluster, per lb 17

FRUITS, FRESH.

Alligator rears, each 05

Apples, per lb 04}

Apples, select, per lb 07*

Bananas. 8 hands and over, per bunch 40

Rananas. ft anc " hands, per bunch 2*

Bananas, ea 00§

Cranberries, rer lb ,x

Grapefruit, select, ea 08*

Grenadillos r doz 08

Lemons, per doz H*

Limes, per 100 7.S

Mangoes, each 02

Oranges, select, ea 0^

Oranges, tropical, doz 10

Pineapples, ea (,t>

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

♦♦Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

X Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

5 Not less than \ ham or k shoulder of fresh pork will
be sold.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Commissary Hours.

The nr.cn hours of the various coir
as follows:

The commissary store? al las, Empire.

Culebra, and Toro Point are open from 7.<0 to 11.30
a. m.. and 1.30 to 5.50 p. m.

The Cristobal and Pedro Miguel store; an
8 a. m. to 12 m.. and 3 to 6. 50 p. ni.

All other commissary st'-res are open from S a. r.l. to
1 2.30 p. m.. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. Itl.

The gold departments ot the C ristoba] commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days of
Panama Railroad vessels.

Additions to Stock.

lugs, cream .. $1.55

1 . 25

Boats, sauce, with stand. Booth. No. 61.31. ea. . . .45

•

An Instance in the Risinti Cost of Living.

In connection with recently published notes
on t he advances in price of many articles sold

in the commissary stores and the difficulty
in obtaining many articles at an.
account of abnormal conditions in the world's
business resulting from the European war.
the Depot Commissary li ts forward
.•I a Utter received In- him froi
pany. It states the market quotations mi raw-
materials which enter into the manufacture
of paper, as of April 15, 1915, and April 15,
llJ16. The items listed are as foil

Prices prevailing.
April 15, 1915. April 15, 1916.
Bleached sulphite.

foreign $2 . 75 @. 2.90 $o

Easy bleaching, for-
eign 2.05 @2. 15 3.6

Unbleached sulphite,

foreign 1.85 @1 95 3

Kraft pulp, foreign . 1 80 <§ 1 l>5 a

Bleached sulphite,

domestic 3.00 @3. 40

Unbleached sulphite.

domestic 2 10 I :i 3.35

Soda, bleached, do-
mestic 2.25 I

Mechanical pulp

(ground wood) 16.50

Chetni

Alum 2 .25 <S 3 75

Bleaching powder. . 1.40 (3 1.50 8.0

Brimstone 22 on (S 22 50 !9

Caustic soda 1 . 60 @ 2 00 6

Rosins

Satin white _ 1.50® ....

Soda ash.. .-55 @ 70 4

Ultramarines 12.00® 22.00 1- 0

Sulphate of alumina. 1.25 @ 1.50 6 '

The company concluded its letter with this
comment:

"The difficulties in securing pulps, the
shortage of chemicals and dyestuffs, the
scarcity of ocean tonnage and its enormous
present value, and the diversion of
raw materials to the manufacture of explos-
ives of various kinds, all contribute to the
higher price of the finished product."

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until July 1 are given in this table:

1.5

Thurs.. May 25 4:04

2.2

Fri.. May 26 5 :08

2.7

Sat. May 27 0:07

12.5

Sun.. May 28 I :10

12 :8

Mon.. May 29 2:01

13.1

Thurs.. May 30 2:46

13. J

Wed.. May 31 3:27

13.7

16:45
2.8

22 -.54
12.6

17:40
2.S

12:32
13.7

18:S0
2.5

13:25
14 :0

19:45
2.0

Date.

Time and height of high and

low :■ ■

Mon.. June 26

0:39

12.0

6:42

3.8

12:55
13.0

19:16

3.0

Tues., June 27

1 :33
12.1

7-57
3.7

13 :48
13.1

20:10
2.6

Wed.. June 28

2:28

14:34
13.4

2.1

Thurs.. Jut

15 :17
13.6

1.6

Fri.. June 30

3:53
13.2

2.5

13.9

22.17
1.2

8:03
2.6

14:12
14.2

20 :33

1.5

8:51
2.3

14:54
14 4

21 :16
1.1

9 :33

2 u

15:33
14.4

21 :56
0.9

4:07
13.8

4 :46

13.8

Sat., June 3

5:24
13.8

6:01
13.6

0:22
1.6

Tues.. June 6

1 :00

2 2

Wed., June 7

1 :40
2 8

2 :26
3.4

Fri., June ')

3:17
3.8

4:15

4.1

5:16

4.0

Mon.. June 12

0:06
12.0

1 :07
12.8

Wed., June 14

2:00

13.8

2:53
14.7

3:44
15.5

4:36
16.1

5:2 7
16.5

Mon., June 19

0:01
-1.5

0:50
-1.0

Wed.. June 21

1 :40
-0.1

Thurs.. June 22

2:35
1.0

Fri., June 23

3:33
2.1

4:33
3.0

5:35
3.6

10:13
1.9

10:50

S:54 15:06

9:23
12.4

16:05

4 2

10 :21
12.5

17:06
3.9

11:25
12.9

18:07
3.3

6:19
3.6

12 :29
13.5

7:20
2.9

H:24
14 4

S:17
2.0

14:15
15.2

9:10

111

10.0

9 :S9

0.2

15:58

10:46
-0.3

16 1

11 :32
-0.4

6:19
16.6

12:24
-0.1

7:09

16.3

13:16
0.4

8:00

14:!.!

15.0

15:10

111.49
13.4

'

11:55
13.1

18:15
3.1

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
mes on tiie first line and heights on the second
lay; a comparison of consecutive heights
licate whether it is high or low water. The
;nths med from mean low

latum of the sow
Survey charts for this
1 mean sealevel. To
.< tabular height to thi
(-) si^n
i e subtract it.
.
of I he day are numbered
Utively from O/i (midnight) to 23A (11. m> :
All hours grcati rein the atterncon |

by 12 give the us-ual ret.!..
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

..tcues of mail
made t< ^-ttes each week by the Canal

■

v Orleans, for all States. Due
the following I I
Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due

;ay.*
Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
i vi issels of the Panama
tnship Line, and are made every week.
The
six
sailing, exo nd the Cristobal

res seven days, t
Train No
with the

' ty J" and June

■ mail in New York until Tuesday of

week. Train No. 4, leaving Panama at

.

1 Idvance

ni. Ar-
itch to

■wing Sunday.

Rainfall from May 1 to 20, Inclusive.

0

Maximum in

Q

. i:on — ' Ins.

9

9
5
5 •

5

16

13

13

13
12

13
17
12

7

: : ' - .

Miraflores , .. I . I _'

1 . 511

.

.87

*Camach^

....
Gamboa 1.60

. . . I . ■• 7

lection —

4.41

5.2X

5 OS

4.66
3.11

Brook

5.62
3.52

tr J rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.

u.istarred stations — values
:o midnight.

Coal.

■I and Bal-
boa at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day-
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
ip bulkers, wharf, handled by

ship's gear, per ton. S6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is SI more per ton,
either form of delivery.

348

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 40.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., May 21, 1916.)

THROUGH THB CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

Prom

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

May IS....
May 15....

May 15

May 15....
May 16. . . .
May 16. . . .
May 16. . . .
May 16. . . .
May 17....
May 17....
May IS....

May 18

May 18....

May 19

May 19

May 20

May 21....

May 21

May 21

May 21....

John A. Hooper.. . .

British

British

British

British

Chilean

British

British

British

British

British

British

British

British

British

Norwegian. . . .

Callao

Buenaventura. . . .

Buenaventura. . . .
Callao

2.369
2.995
8.905
11,800
73

2.628
3.811
7,124
8,202
1,170
3,621
705
4,538
6,093
7.106
5.485
4,154
5,148
8,201
5.497
1.219
7.236
2.021
2,952

1.713
2.766

5.544

Steamship Elleric Company

Pacific Steam Nav. Company. . .

St. Johns. N. B....
New York

Cristobal

2.397

American Mex. Steam Trading. .
British & Chilean S. S. Co

1.100

San Francisco. . . .

S.435
6.400
4.500
6.000
9,000
6.834
838
7.S30
2.653
2,849

New York

General

Newport News

General

3.870
5,800

Commonwealth & Dominion L. .

Clyde Shipping Co., Ltd

Pacific Steam Nav. Company. . .

Newport News

Norfolk

Caldera

1.331

Watts Watts & Company

Terrier

Norfolk

Taltal

4.032

t Amount of cargo could not be obtained from agent.

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

May 14. . .
May IS...
May 16. . .
May 16.. .
May 16. . .
May 16. . .
Mav 17...
May 17.. .
May 18...
May 19...
May 20.. .

Baron Ogilvy...
Mary Park. . .". .

Acajittla

Aysen

Minerva

Guernsey

Hesperos

Cyrus W. Field.

Urubamba

Herakles

Cumberland . . . .

British

British

British

Chilean

Dutch

Norwegian.
Norwegian
American. .
Peruvian...
Norwegian
British

Hogarth Shipping Company.
Park Steamship Company. .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

South American S. S. Co —
Royal Netherlands S. S. Co.

VV. Wilhelmsens

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

United States Army

Peruvian Steamship Line.. .

Bruusgaard Kiosterud

Federal Steam Nav. Co

Newcastle..
Tocopiiia. . .
Silina Cruz
Valparaiso. .
Iquique. . . .
Mejillones..

Taltal

Balboa

Callao

Antofagasta
Wellington.

Glasgow

Cette, France. . .

Colon

Colon

Colon for orders.
Colon for orders.

Norfolk

Colon

Colon

Colon for orders.
Liverpool

Chrome ore

Nitrates of soda.

General

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

Nitrates

Beef. wool, grain.

6.055

5.077

5.463

3.903

2

1.219

1.481

4.5'),!

3.611

2,944

6.800

4.418

8,150

5,678

3,538

4.957

S.160

5,404

5.845

9,919

3,812

2,873

627

3,042
1,974
3,721
4,214

3.118
3.937
6.755

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Dale

May 15

May 16

May 17

May 17

May 20

May 22

Vessel

Line

Adolph Halvarsen

For

May 14. . . .

May 13

May 16...
Mav 18....

May 20

May 20

CI b'a

Philadelphia.
Liverpool.
London.
Liverpool.
Port Liraon.
San Bias coast.

E. K. Woo J Lumber Co

Leyland Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Elders & Fyffes

(1 ill ill

Qrubian

Q'lillola

Cavina

Cavina

Elders & Fyffes

United States Navy

Bristol via King'on

Orubian

Leyland Line

New Orleans.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

•departures.

May 16.

May 18.
May 20.

Cen. & So. Amer. Tel. Co. . . High seas.

Johnson Line Stockholm.

Standard Oil Company .... Corinto.

Cen. & So. Amer. Tel. Co. . High seas,

•EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

May 21.

May 21.
May 22.
May 22.
May 23.
May 24.

Tricolor

Crown of Toledo.

U xleric

Clan Alpine

Lewisham

Palena

W. Wilhelmsens

Crown S. S. Company...

Bank Line

Cayzer, Irvine & Co

Britain Steamship Co....
South American S. S. Co

Antofagasta.
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
Coronel.

May 25.
May 25.
May 25.
May 25.
May 28.

Almora

British Yeoman..
Derwent River. .

Birkhall

Valdivia

Donaldson Line

British Steam Nav. Co

W. Hartlepool Steam Nav.
British Admiralty

Chile.

San Francis
Chile.
Chile.
Chile.

•EXPECTED DEPARTURES.

May 22 ... Suecia Johnson Line San Francisco.

May 22 La Primera Standard Oil Company San Francisco.

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

Saillnus of Vessels In Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Almirante U.FC.May 17 May 24

Panama P. R.R.May IS May 24

Paslores U. F. C.May 20 May 28

Zacapa

AUianca

-U. F. C.May 24 May 31 Parismina

.P. R. R..May 25 May 31 Atenas..

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Cristobal P. R. R. .May 25 June 1

Advance P.R.R..May 25 June 1

Santa Maria U. F. C.May 25 June 1

Melapan U. F. C.May 29 June 6

Panama P. R. R. .June 1 June 7

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Turrialba U. F. C.May 20 ..May 27

Carlago U. F. C.May 31 June

Heredia U. F. C.June 3 June

Abangarez U. F. C.June 7. . . .June

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Abangarez U. F. C.May 28 June

Turrialba U. F. C.May 28 June

Parismina U. F. C.June 4 June

Atenas U. F. C.June 4... June

..U.F.C.May 24 May 29 Carlago

U.F.C.May 27 ..June 3 Heredia

...U.F.C.June 11 June 16

...U.F.C.June 11 June 19

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1916.

No. 41.

The Canal Record

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THE CANAL RECORD,

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The Ship Which Has Made the Most Transits o f
the Canal.

The steamship Jatnaica entered the Canal
for her thirty-second transit on Friday, May
26. This ship has made more trips through
the Canal than any other commercial vessel.
Her first voyage was made on November 5,
19.14, from Cristobal, shortly after she had
been transferred from the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company to the Pacific Steam Navi-
gation Company. Since that time she has been
engaged in a service between the Atlantic
terminus of the Canal and Buenaventura and
Tumaco. The voyage from Balboa to Buena-
ventura is about 360 miles and can be made in
less than two days; and on the return voyages
to the Canal it is necessary for the ship to
wait in quarantine at Balboa to complete the
protective period. Except for this the number
of her voyages would have been greater.

The Jamaica is a relatively small ship, 220
feet long by 3-t feet in the beam, with registered
gross and net tonnage of 1,138 and 602, re-
spectively.

Three of the Jamaica's trips through the
Canal were made in 1914, and 26 in 1915.
Her trip on May 26 is her third since the re-
opening of the Canal.

Ships Which Have Used the Canal Most Fre-
quently.

Since the opening of the Canal to com-
mercial traffic on August 15, 1914, many
ships have made repeated passages through
it, principally in the maintenance of regular

services, or lines. To May 27, 1916, the num-
ber of ships which have passed through the
Canal as many as 10 times is 18. The fol-
lowing is an alphabetical list of them, with
the numbers of transits, and the services in
which they have been operating;

Acajutia 16 Salvador Railway Co.,

Pac. Steam Nav. Co.

Advance 20 Panama Railroad Line.

Allianca 18 Panama Railroad Line.

Carolyn 11 Luckenbach Line.

Colon 18 Panama Railroad Line.

Guatemala 12 Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Harry Luckenbach 10 Luckenbach Line.

Honolulan 10 American-Hawaiian Line.

Jamaica 32 Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Limari 16 South American S. S. Co.

Manavi 13 Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Palena 13 South American S. S. Co.

Panama 14 Panama Railroad Line.

Peru 12 Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Salvador 13 Salvador Railway Co.,

Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Santa Calalina 10 W. R. Grace & Co.

Santa Clara 11 W. R. Grace & Co.

S. V. Luckenbach 10 Luckenbach Line.

The above are complete transits. In addi-
tion, some of the ships entered the Canal at
the time traffic was cut off by the slides, in
September, 1915, but withdrew from the
Canal after making only part of the trip.

The ships which have been through the
Canal most frequently were engaged on rela-
tively short runs, between the Atlantic
terminus and the west coast of Central
America or northern South America, for in-
stance, or between the Pacific terminus and
New York, as in the case of the Panama Rail-
road ships. On the longer voyages, as be-
tween San Francisco and New York, none of
the ships had made over 11 transits, and for
ships plying to Australia and New Zealand
or the Far East the highest number of pas-
sages is well below 10.

»
First Sailing Ship since the Resumption of Traffic.

The first sailing ship to make the transit
of the Canal since it was reopened to traffic,
on April 15, was the iron bark British Yeoman
of Victoria, B. C, which arrived at Balboa on
May 25 and entered the Canal for transit on
May 27. She is bound from San Francisco
for Great Britain with a cargo of 2,962 tons
of flour.

The British Yeoman was towed from San
Francisco to Balboa by the tug Hercules,
and the time of the voyage was 18§ days.
She was handled through the Canal by Canal
tugs, to the harbor at Cristobal, where she is
lying at anchor, waiting for orders.

Repairs to the rudder of the British Yeoman
were made by forces of the Balboa shops. The
ship was built in 1880 at Southampton, and
is 269 feet in length by 39.8 beam, and was
drawing 22 feet six inches of water at Balboa.

Fifth Tow to the Canal for the "Hercules."

The tug Herecufos, which towed the bark
British Yeoman from San Francisco to Balboa,
is the same tug which brought down the
floating caisson dam No. 1 for The Panama

Canal, and towed down the sailing ship Janna,
arriving March 25, 1915; the sailer Dunsyre,
arriving May 5; and the dredge San Diego,
arriving October 17.

On his most recent voyage the master
stated that it was his expectation to secure
shortly at San Francisco a sailing ship to tow
all the way to New York, by way of the Canal.
The high freight rates prevailing are said to
warrant the use of a tug all the way, for the
saving of a week or 10 days in the time from
the Canal to New York.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, May 29, amounted to 252,293 cubic
yards. In addition, 1,012 yards were removed
from other parts of the Cut in miscellaneous
maintenance work. The dredges also re-
handled 35,305 cubic yards of spoil in the
work of disposing of it, but these figures are
not included in the totals, which are for pri-
mary excavation and represent the decrease
of material in the Canal prism.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 79,710

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 48,665

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 76.795

Corozal Ladder 25,160

No. 83 Pipeline suction 1,012

Culebra Seagoing suction 12,456

No. 86 Pipeline suction 36,017

No. 84 Pipeline suction 8,795

No. 5 Belgian ladder ....

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the hour of
midnight on May 29, 1916, has amounted to
14,204,852 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 729,166 cubic yards per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning with
July 1, 1915, and ending with the closeof work
on May 29, a period of approximately 11
months, the primary excavation in the Cut
has exceeded ten million cubic yards; the exact
figures are 10,081,486 cubic yards. This has
been an average of 30,184 cubic yards per
day, and approximately 921,000 cubic yards
per month.

•

The "Inverclyde" Returns as the "Eurymachus."

The steamship Eurymachus, which arrived
at the Atlantic entrance of the Canal on May
26 for transit on the way from New York to
Vladivostok, was formerly the Inverclyde, and
as such had passed through the Canal four
times, twice in each direction. Her owner at
that time was the Inver Steamship Company;
her present owner is Alfred Holt & Company.

The converted seagoing suction dredge
Caribbean will sail from Cristobal on Thurs-
day, June 1, for Cispata Bay, Colombia, to
bring her first cargo of cattle for the Supply
Department.

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RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Loss In Operation and Maintenance of Canal

Has Averaged Nearly $600,000 per Month

for Sis Months.

During March, as in the other months in
which the Canal was closed to traffic (from
September 18, 1915, to April IS, 1916), tolls
on vessels using the Canal were collected only
from small vessels which were allowed to make
the transit for special reasons. The toll col-
lections in March amounted to $418.80. In
October and November no tolls were collected.
In December the smaller vessels of those
which had been waiting at the Canal entrances
for passage were handled through, and tolls
collected in that month from seven ships

amounted to $10,826. Tolls collected in
January amounted to $654.39, and the col-
lections in February amounted to $834. With
the March collections, $418.80, the aggregate
for the six months is $12,733.19.

Throughout the six months, however, the
expenses of operation and maintenance con-
tinued, and were even increased by the heavy
expenditures necessary for the excavation of
material in Gaillard Cut. In July the ex-
penses were $455,795.58 (tolls were $573,365.-
67). In August and September the expenses
were $559,969.36 and .$499,065.64. In Oc-
tober they were $546,759.83; November,
$643,945.21; December, $580,253.71; Janu-
ary, $595,713.27; February, $609,253.66;

and in March, $590,435.23. The total for the
six months, from October 1 to April 1, was
$3,566,360.91.

The charges for operation and maintenance
averaged $594,393.48 for the six months.
Tolls averaged $2,122.20. The loss averaged
$592,254.62 per month.

The loss in the account for the fiscal year,
to April 1, has amounted to $3,648,S12.30.
In the same period last year the loss was
$179,826.45.

A summary of the charges for operation
and maintenance during March, as compared
with those for February and for the fiscal
year to date, this year and last, is presented
herewith:

Items.

March, 1916.

February, 1916.

March, 1915.

Fiscal Year to Date.

This Year.

Last Year.

Marine Division:

S247.70
190.35

3,665 . 55
396.13

3.430.64

$198.66

187.03

4.016.74

$1,008.16

373.49

4.777.69

6.752.18

$5,206.24
2,832.49
41.363.09
21.228.47
31,827.43

$7,616.07
2,840.85
35,915.38

42.000.28

'3.456.72

7,930.37

7.859.15

12,911.52

102.457.72

88,372.58

Lock operation and maintenance —
Gatun Locks:

612.60

3,757.76

3,751.47

1,020.93

59.08

903.56

3,880.87
4,196. 17

585 . 25
158.90

1,3*8.22
8.183.68
5,975.90
2,150.09
148.25

9,578.42

59.633.75

119,963.72

8,7*0.99

1,461.63

25,137.36

9.201.84

9.724, 75

17.796.14

199.418.51

Gatun Spillway:

83.67
668.84
329.57

729.81
4.510.23
8,193.84

505 . 56
4,229.09

556.11
3,198.05

4,734.65

3,754.16

1,082.08

13.433.88

Pedro Miguel Lock:

1,192.83

3,056.09
7,677.49

717.48
344.41

958.27
2,590.00

S,<»4,40
905.08
251.02

1,516.75
5,132.10
3,624.42
5.561.94
197.35

11.762.19
35,247.85

48.039 . 29
11.475.09
1,897.82

11,580.97

12,988.30

9,798.77

16,032.55

108,422.21

Pedro Miguel Dam:

Miraflores Locks:

1,327.54
6,759.00
15,905.63
1,064.17
343.33

1,168.49
5,621.60
8,147.25
1,129.36
363.38

1,656.24
7,721.72
6,523.55
4,261.51

230 S2

11,623.74
51,424. 11
5 7,234.87
8.756.43
2.266.12

25.399.67

16.430.03

20,396.84

131,305.27

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

11.16
112.56

28.00

'10.75

218.97

1,781.54

387.03

234.05
51.38

123.72

118.75

285.43

2.387.54

Miraflores West Dam:

347.72

52.448.18

39.826.51

55,593.05

455.315.13

Dredging:

584 86

319.02

16.930.57

7.243.2S

298,715.77

320.506.72

195,262.52

2,540,584.30

4.355.06

19,724.07

299,300.63

325.180.80

212,193.09

2,567.551.62

675.75

1.630.78

■ 412.84

1,642.65

1,473 31

288.42

10,539.14

1.762.66

14.959.01

15.107.17

1,605.76

41,328.32

58.45

1.628.93

59.857.01

16.593.55

93.61

14,950.02
813.32

112.50
15,493.35
2.121.10

720.63
"5.969! 73'

29.859.31

378,255.50

393.997.79

299,689.82

3,276,462.67

2,005.129.54

212,179.73

215,255.87

123,585.50

1,804.738.82

590,435.23

609.253.66

423.275.32

5.081,201.49

418.80

834.00

551.092.56

1.432.389.19

127,817.24

590.016.43

608.419.66

3.648,812.30

179,826.45

May 31, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

351

STATEMENT OF CANAL EXCAVATION TO MAY 1,19

"Work" Excavation, Including Construction and Maintenance, April, 1916.

Atlantic section —

Wet excavation — terminals

Central section —

Gaillard Cut (including slides)

Pacific sectwK —

W tt excavation — inner harbor

Wet excavation — Pacific entrance

16.

Total 1.146.437

Construction "wet"

Maintenance "wet":

Gaillard Cut 1.034.7OS

Pacific entrance 8,655

Total 1.1-16.437

Summary of Wet

'Work" Excavation Charged to Maintenance.

By months.

1 Atlantic Gaillard M'fl's. Tacitic , Balboa
entrance Cut j Lake : entrance in. harb.

Total

July 1, 1914. to Dec. 31, 1915

1.25S.016 . 10.658.771

8.662 74,357

4.900

11,999,806

29,181

8,655

22.000

Total

1.258.016 ' 14.937,336

8.662 1 152.649

26.900

16.3S3.573

Summary of Wet "Work" Excavation Charged tc

Construction.

Remaining,
April 1. 1910.

Location.

Remaining
March 1, 1916.

Excavated

during Month.

792.671
789,453
265,600
1,561,150
322.595

162.486
153,800
17.225
500
500
50.000

792.671
; 70,550
265.600

1,551.150
23S.424

162.486
153.800

17,225
501)
500

50.000

4.139,609

4,036,535

Canal Excavation to May 1, 1916.

By French companies 78,146,960

French excavation useful to present Canal 79,908,000

By Americans — ■

Dry excavation : 130,378.364

Dredges 1 16.s83.500

Total 247,261.864 cu. yds.

May 4 to December 31, 1904 243.4 72

January 1 to December 31, 1905 1.799,2 2 7

January 1 to December 31, 1906 4,948,497

January 1 to December 31, 1907 15,765,290

January 1 to December 31. 190S 37.116.735

January 1 to December 31. 1909 35,096,166

January 1 to December 31, 1910 31,437,677

January 1 to December 31, 1911 31,603,899

January 1 to December 31, 1912 30. 209. 349

January' 1 to December 31, 1913
January 1 to~December 31, 1914.
January I to January 31. 1915.
January 1 to April 31, 1916

27.177.960
13.640.501
13,222.373

4,940,718

247.261.864 cu. yds.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check

No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

2.*216 St. Luria

31849 : Barbados

Colon

Dredging Div...
Gatun Locks. . . .
Ancon Hospital..
Colon agency . . .

Supply Dept. . . .

May 12, 1916.

Gatim

Camp Bierd

Manawa

91175
94021

Colombia

Russia (British
subject)

May 25. 1916.

May 20, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Acting Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

Civil Service Examinations.
The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below, in-
formation concerning the same being posted
at clubhouses and post offices, as per the num-
bers of announcements indicated:

Metal mining engineer (male); S2.400 to
$4,000 a year; examination June 20, 1916;
No. 707.

Assistant sanitary engineer (male); $1,600
a year; examination July 9, 1916; No. 730.

TOWING LOCOMOTiVE SIGNALS.

Standardized Signals by Which Pilots Direct Con-
trol of Ships in Locks.

When a ship is being handled through the
locks it is in charge of the lock pilot, who give3
the necessary signals to insure the coordinate
action of the electric locomotives which have
the ship in tow. Small vessels, such as tugs
and launches, usually make the transit under
their own power, their relative displacement
in the 1,000-foot chambers being so slight as
to make their satisfactory management pos-
sible without exterior control; but on the
usual run of commercial and naval ships at
least four and sometimes six towing locomo-
tives are employed to insure their control.

There are always two locomotives forward
of the ship, to pull; and two with lines to
bitts at the stern, to hold it in check; and
when six locomotives are used, the two extra
ones have their lines slightly forward of amid-
ships and do most of the heavy work after
the ship is under way, the locomotives forward
and aft being used principally to keep the
ship in line.

The signals which the pilot uses are a de-
velopment from experience. When the first
locomotives were placed on the lock walls, the
forces in charge of the locks adapted familiar
hand signals of railway service to the essential
business of starting and stopping, slowing
down, backing up. etc., and for attracting
attention they used police whistles. It became
evident very soon that more precise signals
would be required, and the several men most
intimately in charge of the use of the loco-
motives were called upon to produce a definite
code.

In developing the system, the cardinal
points kept in view included making all signals
distinct, so as to avoid the chances of mis-
interpretation, as far as possible; to simulate
as nearly as possible the desired direction and
character of the movement of line or locomo-
tive signaled for; to make the signals in two
parts, preparatory and executory, the first
for attracting attention, the second to insure
prompt execution, or by omission, to leave
the action unexecuted if desired, on simply
dropping the hands; to make all signals at
the height of the shoulders of the signaler or
above, for the sake of greater visibility; and
to keep the signals simple.

A code of signals was submitted by the
superintendents of the locks, the testing
engineer, and the electrical supervisor on
August 12, 1914, and approved after being
submitted to the marine forces. This code
was issued in convenient booklet form in the
early part of 1915, under the authority of a
circular dated November 28, 1914.

In the latter part of 1915 the code was re-
vised to include changes which experience
gained with the development of traffic had
shown to be desirable. At the same time there
was added to in the code a set of general
instructions for the care and operation of the
towing locomotives.

The following is the official description of
the system of signals for operating the towing
locomotives which is now in effect:
Bell Signals from Drivers.

Two taps — ;Upon receipt of a signal of a
preparatory character the driver will tap his
bell quickly twice. This does not apply in
starting to tow, when the driver will signal
after the "attention signal."

Three taps — To attract the attention "of the

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signaler the bell will be tapped three times
in quick succession, repeating the signal until
the signaler responds. This signal will also be
used in case a driver does not properly receive
a signal, in which case it will be repeated to
him.

k* Continuous — This is the alarm signal and
will only be used in emergency or accident.
It should be used with the greatest discretion,

Pay i

FIG. 1. COILING.

and false use of it will be punished by discipline.
It should be used, for instance, when a loco-
motive stalls, by all operators witnessing it;
if a line breaks or bitts pull out so that a loco-
motive is not attached to the tow; when the
line encounters some obstruction likely to

cause damage, such as miter forcing machine
jaws, hand rails, etc.

To Attract the Attention.

The arm is extended overhead, and oscillated

until the driver responds by the two-tap signal.

To Coil In or Out.

(Figure 1.)

The arm is extended to the front and a little
above the height of the shoulder. The straight
arm is then given a rotary motion such
that the hand will move slowly in a circle
about 15 inches in diameter at right angles
to the line of sight. The movement of the
hand at the /»/> of the circle do or from
the locomotive) indicates the direction of
i avel of the line (in or out with respect to
the locomol i 1 1

A very slow motion indicates
the use of the slow coil motor,
while a very rapid motion indi-
cates the use of the rapid coil
motor.

To Move Forward in Accelerating a
Tow.
I igure 2.)
Preparatory — The arm is ex-
tended vertically, palm to the
front.

Executory — The arm is swung
forward and downward to a hori-
zontal position, the arm being ex-
tended at all times; palm down.
To Keep the Win Jlass C.utch
Engage .
(Figure 3.)

Preparatory — The arm is ex-
tended to the side at the height
of the shoulder; fist closed except
it. the thumb; thumb down; palm
down.
Executory — The forearm is carried
down and under, holding the elbow
stationary; the^hand is brought up
and in as close to the body as is pcs-
sible.

Note — Locomotives can not pull on
the steep inclines and ordinarily shruld not
pull on the approach inclines as fuses may be
blown and the power lost. This signal will
therefore be used only in emergencies and will
then be given by the pilot to the forward
locomotives before ascending the approach
inclines when the necessity for pull-
ing during the ascent is anticipated.
In all other cases the locomotives
will ascend inclines with the wind-
lass clutch disengaged (giving tree
line) without a signal from the pilot.

To Stop Towing (Allowing Tow to

Coast).
(Figure 4.)
The arm is slightly flexed. The
upper arm is forward at the height
of the shoulder, the hand then being
opposite and at the height of the
other shoulder; palm down. The
hand is swung out and around in a
full sweep at the height of the should-
er until the whole arm is fully ex-
tended to the side; palm down.

To Stop the Tow.

(Figure 5.)

Successive positions — The first po-
sition is the second position of the
signal just given; the arm is ex-
tended to the side at the height of
the shoulder; palm down.

The hand is dropped about six
inches and again raised to the initial

position. The signal is repeated in the judg-
ment of the pilot, each successive repetition
calling for increased braking effort.

In case the brake of any locomotive is set

too hard, or the tow is being stopped too

quickly, it may be desired to release the brake.

To Release the Brake.

(Figure 6.)

The movement is similar to that for stop-
ping, but the palm of the hand is up, the move-
ment being upward instead of downward.
The emphasis of the up-stroke indicates
whether the brake is to be eased only or re-
leased entirely.

To Cast O.t Lines.

To cast off individual lines — The pilot will

give the out-coil signal to the proper locomo-
tive and the necessary verbal order to the
ship's officers.

To cast off all lines — One blast of ship's
whistle.

4. — to stop towing. (First and second positions.)

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353

General Signal Meaning "Enough" or "All Right"

(Figure 7.)
The arm is flexed; the upper arm extending
downward, outward, and forward. The fore-

arm is nearly vertical; palm to the front.

The forearm and hand are given a vibratory
motion at right angles to the line of sight, the
amplitude being about one foot.

To Change the Position of Any^Locomotive.

Preparatory — Extend both arms toward the
locomotive.

Executory — Swing one arm toward point
where it is desired
that locomotive
shall go.

Emergency Signals.

Several repeated
short blasts of whis-
tle ( not less than
four) — All locomo-
i ives full astern.

Night Signals.

After dark these
signals will be given
by Hash lights, one
in each hand and
will conform to
those given above
as nearly as pos-
sible.

FIG. 5. — stopping the tow. (Successive position -.)

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Filing the Compensation of Joint Commission
Umpire.

By direction of the President it is ordered
that Sefior Don Victor Maria Concas Palau,
Vice Admiral of the Spanish Navy, who has
been appointed umpire in virtue of the pro-
visions of Articles VI and XV of the Treaty
of November 18, 1903, between the United
States and the Republic of Panama in the
settlement of certain claims which have come
before the Joint Commission provided for in
those articles, and in which the Commission
has failed to render a decision owing to dis-
agreement, be allowed Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000), per annum for his services includ-
ing all expenses frcm the time of his sailing
from Spain to his return thither, provided that

he shall be reimbursed for his steamship trans-
portation from Spain to the Isthmus and re-
turn except that should he elect not to return
to Spain by the most direct route he shall be
paid his salary for a period equal to that for
which he would have been paid had he re-
turned to Spain by direct route, and he shall be
paid a sum equal to that which he would have
expended for transportation had he returned
to Spain by direct route; he shall be allowed
free transportation over the Panama Rail-
road, and such other transportation as may
be necessary when traveling on official busi-
ness on the Isthmus; he shall also be allowed
the ordinary privileges of Government em-
ployes on the Isthmus including employes'
rates at the hotels of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad Company on the Isth-
mus.

Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War.
War Department,

Washington, D. C, May 13, 1916.

Canal Zone School Athletic Meets.

I Inder the cooperating supervision of the
Division of Schools and the Bureau of Clubs
and Playgrounds, athletic meets for the Canal
Zone schoolchildren were held on May 13 and
20, and May 27, at Pedro Miguel and
Balboa. The first meet was for the high
school pupils, under the auspices of the High
School Athletic Association, and the second
was for the grammar grades, III to VIII,
inclusive. The high school meet comprised
both land and water contests (land events at
Pedro Miguel, May 13; water events at Balboa
docks, May 20) ; the grammar school events
were all on land, May 27, and embraced races,
jumping, and shot-putting. The events in
the high school meet were free for all, and en-
gaged a total of about 40 contestants. Over
200 pupils took part in the grammar school
meet, in which the events were in five classes,
for boys and girls, according to weight — 70,
85, 95, and 110 pounds, and unlimited weight.

The meets were regarded as very successful,

especially in view of the large number of
pupils who took part in them. The teachers
and the physical directors are encouraged to
expand the work of physical education in the
schools, in view of its importance and the
excellent results which have been attained.

First place in the combined meet was won
by the school at Pedro Miguel; second, Bal-
boa; third, Gatun; fourth, Ancon; fifth, Cris-
tobal; sixth, Empire.

These events have comprised the second
general school meet held on the Isthmus, one
having been held in 1914. This, however,
was a "telephone meet" in which the contest-
ants performed on their respective grounds.
It was won by the Corozal school. A loving
cup trophy for the winning school was ordered
by the editor of a newspaper of Panama,
but before its arrival on the Isthmus the
Corozal school was closed, the physical direct-
or who had charge of the meet had returned
to the United States, and the editor had died.
In view of these circumstances no one would
pay the express charges on the cup and it was
left in the express office in Colon, on Bottle
Alley, where presumably it was burned in the
fire of April 30, 1915, which wiped out that
section of the city. This year the Division
of Schools will give a banner, which will be a
permanent trophy to be transferred from
year to year to the winning school.

Formal Opening of Balboa Yacht Club.

The clubhouse of the Balboa Yacht Club
was formally opened on Monday, May 29,
the eve of Memorial Day, with a dance for
members and their guests. On the following
day the club kept open house. In the after-
noon an aquatic meet was held, with swim-
ming, canoeing, and motor boat events, the
swimming races being open to residents of
the Canal Zone and Panama.

Both the dance and the meet were well at-
tended, and the clubhouse with its facilities
for dancing, swimming, and canoeing may be-
come a valuable center of recreation for the
Government employes on the Canal Zone.

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OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Acting Governor.

The Panama Canal.

Executive Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. May 24. 19 1 ft.
To all concerned—Effective May 25. and during ray
absenceon leave. Lieut.-Col. Chester Harding, &. S.
Army, will be Acting Governor.

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Acting Superintendent, Panama Railroad.

Panama Railroad Company.
Office of President,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., May 23, 1916.
To all concerned— Effective May 23, 19X6, Mr.
Samuel W. Heald is designated Acting Superintendent,
Panama Railroad, vice Mr. Charles H. Motsett, re-
signed.

Geo. W. Goethals.

President,

Assis

at to the Engineer of Maintenance.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Height., C. Z.. May 25. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date. Lieut.-Col. Jay
J. Morrow, U. S. Army, will, during the time the En-
gineer of Maintenance is acting as Governor, perform
the ditties and exercise the authority of the Engineer
nl Maintenance, under the title of Assistant to the
Engineer of Maintenance.

Chester Harding.

Acting Governor.

Acting General Inspector, Health Department.

The I'anama canal,
Health Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 22, 191r>.
To all concerned — Capt. D. W. Harmon is assigned
t > dut> in the Chief Health Office, effective to-day. He
will act as General Inspector until the arrival of Major
Howard.

E. E. Persons.
Acting Chief Health Qficer.
Approved :
Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

Acting Master of Transportation, Panama Rail-
road.

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heighis, C. Z., May 23, 1916.
Circular No. 370:

To all concerned—Effective this date, Mr. W. F.
Foster is appointed Acting Master of Transportation.
All communications to Mr. Foster in this capacity
should be addressed to him at Balboa Heights, C. Z.
S. W. Heald.
Acting Superintendent.
Approved:
Geo. VV. Goethals,
President.

Acting Chief Clerk.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 24. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date and during the
absence of Mr. W. P. Copeland, on leave. Mr. John H.
Smith will be acting chief <Jerk.

Geo. W. Goethals.

Goternor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal.
Accounting Lepartment.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., May 23, 1916.
Circular No. 122:

Effective this date, Mr. S. VV. Heald is designated
an accountable official of The Panama Canal and Pana-
ma Railroad, vice Mr. C. H. Motsett, resigned.

H. A. A. Smith.
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Che>ter Harding.
Acting Governor.

Issues of Keys, Punches, Lanterns, etc.

Panama Railroad Company.
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa Heights. C Z., May 22, 1916.
Circular Xo. 371;

Effective at once, bulletin No. 97 is cancelled, and
the following should govern, as to the issuing of items
listed below:

Book of rule:?. $i; keys, coach, $1 ; keys, switch. SI;
punches, ticket, SI; lanterns, railroad. 75 cents.

Stock of these items will be maintained by the
property i lerk, Balboa Heights, except lanterns, which
will be kept by terminal trainmasters. A complete
record of receipts and issues on each item is required.

Terminal trainmasters will be permitted to carry on
hand a sufficient number of switch keys, for issue by
them, to silver employes only. All issues to gold em-
ployes of switch keys, rule books, coach keys, and ticket
punches t" be made by pro? xty clerk, B llboa Heights,
on authority o:" the Master of Transportation.

Xo charges will be made for any item; listed above
to gold employes, but charges will be made for all items
ited tor when leaving the service.

Pay n>l] deduction will be made against all silver em-
ployes for lanterns and switch keys. Terminal train-
masters will issue and obtain receipt in triplicate, for-
warding original and one copy to property clerk,
Balboa Heights, who will prepare pay roll deduction
and forward one copy of same to terminal trainmaster
as a credic for his account.

Silver employes on leaving the service, and upon sur-
render of switch key, or lantern, or both, as charged
to them, to terminal trainaii^ters. will be given a re-
ceipt for same by the latter, which upon presentation
to Paymaster will be honored and a refund male for
article or articles shown thereon, provided that receipt
bears the O. K. of the property clerk. Re:eipt in
question will be made in quadruplicate, the original and
one copy to e:n;>loye, one co:>y to property clerk, and
one copy retaineJ. Paym lsU-rs on making refund will
fcrward carbon to property clerk, Balboa Heights,
showing payment thereon, this copy to a:t as a debit
against the account of terminal trainmaster issuing
the receipt.

Xo payment on time vouchers issued to employes of
the railroad transportation department. Panama Canal
or Panama Railroad, g>ld or sih'er, will be made unless
the employe has a property release issued by the
property bureau of each of the following articles, which
will be definitely shown on release:

Book of rules; keys, coach; keys, switch; lanterns;
punches, ticket; tools.

S. W. Heald,
Acting Superintendent.

Approved :

Geo. W. Goethals,
Governor.

JOINT COMMISSION.

Service at Pedro Miguel Hotel.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z„ May 22. 1916.

To all concerned — It has been ascertained that nearly
allemployes at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores are in fa-
vjr lit the regular 30-cent meal, similar to those served
at the Paraiso hotel.

Effective Wednesday. May 24. 1916, the present 24
hours a /j carts syste n at the Pedro Miguel hotel will
be discontinued. A light breakfast, consisting of fruit,
cereal, toast, butter, and coffee, will be served for 15
cents. Breakfast Xo. 2 will consist of fruit, cereal,
egg; with bacon or ham, toast, potatoes, hot cakes and
syrup-, and coffee, and will be served for 30 cents.

Also, in or ler to avoid unnecessary delay, a light
lunch will be put up for 15 tents, and another for 30
cents. Patrons eating regular meals will have the
privilege of buying pie. ice cream, and milk, for an
extra charge of five cents each. Xo short orders will be
served before 5 p. m. Lunch at 30 cents w 11 be served
from 1 1 a. m. to 1.30 p. in. and dinner at 3d cents from
5 to 7.30 p. in.

A limited number of short order dishes will also be
served every day from 5 p. m. to 12 o'clo:k midnight,
when the dining room will close until 5 o'clock the next
morning. Patrons using the a li carte menu will be
served at specially designated tables.

In case of overtime work, men can be fed even at
irregular hours at the request of the superior officer of
their department.

F. H. Smith,
Acting Chief Quartermaster.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. May 29. 1916.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers tved in the office of the Director

of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
Xo. 182 Balboa:

Adams. Jack S. Preston, George D.

*Callahan. Jas. P. Rankin, Mrs. A. M.

Davis. Miss Gertrude Robinson, Clarence

Dickinson. Mrs. Lizzie A. Stults. D. W.
Flemmingi M. Watson. Pierce

Harden, Edward B. Zirkle, Mrs. J. J.

♦Special delivery.

The designation "Joint Commission" has
been readopted as the title of the body ad-
judicating claims for damages to private
property in connection with the Canal. The
articles in the Treaty between the United
States and Panama providing for the tribunal
used the term/'a joint commission," and this
was generally applied to the commissions of
1905, 1907, and 190S, and was used by them
in their official reports. With the convening
of the fourth commission, however, on March
1, 1913, the term "Joint Land Commission"
came into general use, and was used as the
official title by the commission itself. The pres-
ent commission, designated for convenience
as the fifth, on account of changes in the per-
sonnel although it is a continuation in business
of the fourth, has returned to "Joint Com-
mission." Inserting the word "land" resulted
from the fact that a considerable part of the
work of the commission has been the adjudi-
cation of claims for land.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
14'), docket numbers as noted, Miy 17, 1916— In the
following claims which were ac:orJel public hearing
at a session of the Commission held May 11, 1916.
counsel for the United States m tde plea of settlement .

The evidence before the Commission is that the fol-
lowing payments were made in the claims shown:

Claimant. D'k't. Tax Date of

No. No. payment.

Maria Eduarda Garay 1218 6 -7-11

Jos6 Mina Cevell ) (Cebello) 1231 6-7-11

Pedro Correra (Correa) 1232 176 12-.. -11

12-. .-14
Evaristc Cevallo (Ceballo) . 1238 6- 7-1 1

The evidence before the Com nission is that in addi-
tion to the payments above shown, other settlements
were made direct by the agents ot the Uaite J States in
claims, docket Xos. 1218, 1231, anl 1234, whereby in
lieu of a further cash payment the Unitel States agreed
to move the houses from their sites in the Canil Zone
and reouild them in the new town of New Limon in
the Republic of Panama.

In view of these settlements no further action ap-
pears to be necessary qn the part of the Com nission.
and the foregoing claims are accordingly dismissed.

FEderico Boyd, Nicholas Corset. Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Ruben S. Arcia, for im-
provements located on the lands of "Rio India" and
"Mindi." rule of dismissil No. 25). docket No. 3278 ,
May 18, 1916— On December 26, 19 U, Rjben S.
Arcia, through his attorney, C P. Fiirraan, filed with
the Commission his claim. Joint Coimission docket
No. 3278. for improvements saii to hive been located
on the lands of "Rio Indio" anl "Minli." By letter
dated February 26. 1916. sail claim mt requested the
dismissal of this claim on account of his having made
settlement direct with the representatives of the United
States for the property covered thereby.

In view of this request on the part of the claimant,
the above claim is hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Clm<net, Clement L.
Bouve. R. J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of R. S. Arcia, Eusebio
Morales. Ricardo Arias, et al., for the lands of "Rio
Indio" and "Mindi," rule of dismissal No, 251, docket
No. 3277, May 18, 1916— The claim of R. S. Arcia,
Eusebio Morales, Ricardo Arias, et al, for the lands
known and designated as "Rio Indio" and "Mindi."
was filed with the Commission on December 26, 1914.
Subsequently, on March 2, 1916, the Commission re-
ceived a letter from R. S. Arcia. dated February 26,
1916, in which he requests the dismissal of his claim for
the reason that he had made direct settlement with the
agents of the United States for the property covered by
said claim.

In view of the fact that no showing had been made
of any settlement witli Eusebio Morales, Ricardo
Arias, et al, who appear as coclaimants with R. S.
Arcia in this claim, docket No. 3277, said claim is
hereby dismissed only in so far as any interest the said
R. S. Arcia may have had therein.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

May 31, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

355

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Ice Cream Schedule.
No. 1.

JUNE 5 TO JULY 2, 1916 (INCLUSIVE).

Monday June S Banana.

Tuesday June 6 Bisque.

Wednesday June 7 Pineapple.

Thursday June 8 Caramel.

Friday June 9 Chocolate.

Saturday June 10 Peach.

Sunday June 11 Strawberry.

Monday June 12 Coffee.

Tuesday June 13 Pineapple.

Wednesday June 14 Chocolate.

Thursday June IS Strawberry.

Friday June 16 Caramel.

Saturday June 17 Peach.

Sunday June 18 . . . . Bisque.

Monday June 19 Chocolate.

Tuesday June 20 Strawberry.

Wednesday . . . June 21 Bisque.

Thursday June 22 Pineapple.

Friday June 23 Coffee.

Saturday June 24 Banana.

Sunday June 25 Peach.

Monday June 26 Strawberry.

Tuesday June 27 Bisque.

Wednesday. . . .June 28 Peach.

Thursday June 29 Caramel.

Friday June 30 Coffee.

Saturday July 1 Pineapple.

Sunday July 2 Chocolate.

No. 2.
JUNE 5 TO JULY 2, 1916 (inclusive).

Monday June 5 Orange.

Tuesday June 6 Chocolate.

Wednesday .... June 7 Strawberry.

Thursday June 8 Bisque.

Friday June 9 Coffee.

Saturday June 10 Pineapple.

Sunday June 11 Chocolate.

Monday June 12 Bisque.

Tuesday June 13 Strawberry.

Wednesday. . . .June 14 Coffee.

Thursday June IS Pineapple.

Friday June 16 Bisque.

Saturday June 17 Chocolate.

Sunday June 18 Orange.

Monday June 19 Strawberry.

Tuesday June 20 Orange.

Wednesday. . . .June 21 Chocolate.

Thursday June 22 Coffee.

Friday June 23 Bisque.

Saturday June 24 Chocolate.

Sunday June 25 Pineapple.

Monday June 26 Chocolate.

Tuesday June 27 Pineapple.

Wednesday. . . .June 28 Coffee.

Thursday June 29 Bisque.

Friday June 30 Orange.

Saturday July 1 Chocolate.

Sunday July 2 Strawberry.

In addition to the above schedule, vanilla ice cream
may be ordered dally.

Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary' stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Emipre,
Culebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m.. and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m..
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from 8 a. m. to
12.30 p. m.. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments ot the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days of
Panama Railroad vessels.

Additions to Stock.

Platters, meat. Booth. No. 7881. 14". ea $1.00

Cups and saucers, tea. Doulton. No. 2364, set ... .73

Cigarettes. Wideawake, 16s, pkg 02

Seed, celery, 2 oz. pkg 07

Cloth, fancy skirting, yd 29

Damask, table, yd 92

Damask, table, yd 1.10

Lawn, Persian, yd 17

Paper, shelf, lace, 5-yd sheet 04

Ribbon, blue, piece 14

Umbrellas, men's, 30". ea 1 .45

Veils, mercerized, splash, cord, yd 19

Dishes, sauce, 5", ea 10

Jugs, cream, 42s, ea 38

Bowls, sugar, 30s, ea .76

Plates, bread and butter, ea 11

Plates, dessert, ea 14

Plates, breakfast, ea 18

Plates, dinner, ea 21

Plates, coupe, 6", ea 18

Platters, meat. 12", ea 32

Platters, meat. 16", ea 96

Platters, chop, 12", ea 96

Pots, tea, 24s, ea 1 . 00

Dishes, bakers, Minton, No. 6262, 12", ea. . . 6.40

Dishes, fruit. Minton. No. 6262, ea 1.20

Glasses, tumblers, ea 04

Glasses, milk punch, ea 03

Hods, coal, galvanized, 16", ea 44

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next six
weeks are given in this table:

Wed., May 31.

Date.

Thurs., June I...

Fri., June 2

Sat., June 3

Sun., June 4

Mon., June S

Tuea.. June 6

Wed., June 7

Thurs.. June 8...

Fri., June 9

Sat., June 10....
Sun., June 11... .
Mon., June 12...
Tues., June 13...
Wed.. June 14...
Thurs.. June 15..
Fri., June 16... .
Sat.. June 17....

Sun., June 18

Mon., June 19...
Tues., June 20...
Wed.. June 21...
Thurs., June 22..

Fri., June 23

Sat., June 24

Sun., June 25. . .
Mon., June 26. . ,
Tues., June 27...
Wed.. June 28...
Thurs., June 29..
Fri., June 30... .

4:07
13.8

10:13
1.9

4:46
13.8

10:50
1.9

5:24
13.8

11:27
2.2

6:01
13.6

12:04
2.6

0:22

1.6

6:33
13 3

1:00

12

7:15
13.1

1:40
2 8

7:52
12.8

2:26
3.4

8:34
12. S

3:17
3.8

9:23

12.4

4:15
4.1

10:22
12. S

5:16
4.0

11 :25
12.9

0:06
12.0

6:19
3.6

1 :07
12.8

7:20
2.9

2:00
13.8

8:17
2.0

2:53,
14.7

9:10
1.0

3:44
15.5

9:59
0.2

4:36
16.1

10:46
-0.3

5:27
16.5

11 :32
-0.4

0:01
-1.5

6:19
16.6

0:50
-1.0

7:09
16.3

1:40
-0.1

8:00
IS. 7

2:35
1.0

8:50
1S.0

3:33
2.1

9:46
14.1

4:33
3.0

10:49
13.4

5:35
3.6

11 :S5

13.1

0:39
12.0

6:42
3.8

1:33
12.1

7:37
3.7

2:28
12. S

8:29

3.4

3:12
12.9

9:14
2.9

3:53
13.2

9:56
2.5

Date.

Time

and height of high and
law water.

Sat.. July 1

4:31
13.5

10:33
2.2

16:35
14.0

22:53
1.0

Sun. July 2

5 :08
13.8

11:10
2.1

17:12
14.1

23:28
1.0

Mon., July 3

5:44
13.9

11 :46
2.1

17:48
14.0

Tues.. July 4

0:02
1.2

6:18

14.0

12:22
2.3

18 :23
13.8

Wed., July 5

0:36
1.5

6:50
13.9

12:59
2.S

18:57
13.5

Thurs.. July 6

1 :11
2.0

7:22
13.8

13:39
2.9

19:32
13.1

1 :49

2.5

7:56
13.6

14:24
3.2

12.6

Sat., July 8 ;

2:33
3.1

8:37
13.3

15:15
3.4

21 :00
12.1

Sun., July 9

3:25
3.5

9:27
13.1

14:16

3.5

22:02
11.8

Mon.. July 10

4:25
3.8

10:31
13.0

17:19
3.4

23:17
11.9

Tues.. July 11

5:34
3.8

11 :44
13.3

18:28
2.8

Wed.. July 12

0:31
12.4

6:46
3.4

12:54
13.9

19:34
1.9

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 3.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All Lours greater than 12 are in the atterncon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday, temporarily to New York, for all
States. These despatches are by vessels of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line, and are made every week,
on Thursdays, under the prevailing schedule. The
mail is delivered at New York six days after the day of
sailing, except that on the Advance and the Cristobal
the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, June 26 and July
24, will not land mail in New York until Tuesday of
the following week. Train No. 4, leaving Panama at
7.10 a. m.. connects with the despatches for the sailings
on June 26 and July 24.

tYVhen the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance
or the Cristobal, mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Ar-
kansas, and Texas is held for the direct despatch to
New Orleans on the following Sunday.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun

Lake, and Mira Mores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and

Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,

Saturday, May 27, 1916:

Stations

Day and Date.

Vigia

<

.a

6

3

|

S3

Mon., May 22

Tues., May 23

Wed.. May 24

Thurs.. May 25

Fri.. May 26

129.25
28.15
129.S5
127.71,
131.85
129.80
128. 0

94.76
94.43
95.06
94.10
96.65
95.28
94.40

l6.43'?6.4754.15
•6.41!f6.42 54.02
86.50f6.44S4.47
86. 45^6.43 54. 33
86.5l|.'6.49 54.25
86. 53,^6.45 54. 52
t6.43.t6. 4154. 40

Heights of low watei
to neatest foot. .

|l25.0

91.0

1 I

356

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 41.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., May 28, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Vessel

Nationality

Lint

Prom

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGR

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

May 22.. . .

May 23

May 24. . . .

Alfred Nobel

Norwegian

British

British

British

British

Esquimau

6,036
4.593
3,361
4,957
3.618
3,220
2,397
4,803
6,048
5,701

(t)

4,275
1,404
4,655
4,000

Coal

Houlder Middleton & Co

New York & Pacific S. S. Co. . . .
Northern S. S. Co., Ltd

3,118

May 26

May 26

May 27....
May 27....

Taltal

New York

Mollendo

Taltal

Vladivostok

Vladivostok

6.500
7.000
7.000

HowickHaU

Eurymachus

Alfred Holt & Company

4.348
3,913

May 27....

New York

General

t Cargo declaration on this vessel could not be obtained from agent.

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

May 22.
May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
May 24.
May 24.
May 24.
May 25.
May 25.
May 25.
May 25.

Tricolor

Crown of Toledo. .

Oyleric

Lewisham

Almora

Palena

Clan Alpine

Jamaica

Quilque

Mautaro

Birkhall

British Yeoman..
Salvador

Norwegian.
British

British

British

British

Chilean...

British

British

British

Peruvian..
British. . .
British. . .
British. . .
British.. .

\V. Wilhelmsens

Crown S. S. Company

Bank Line

Watts, Watts. & Co

Donaldson Line

South American S. S. Co

Cayzer. Irvine & Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Peruvian Steamship Line

West Hartlepool Steam Nav. Co

Balfour Guthrie

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Antofpgasta

San Francisco

San Francisco

Cruz Grande

Tocopilla

Lota and way ports

Calita Colosa

Buenaventura

Valparaiso

Callao

Taltal

San Francisco

Salina Cruz

Guayaquil

London

Philadelphia....
Newport News..

Colon

Colon

Marseilles

Colon, for orders

Colon

Colon

Distillate.
In

i ore . .
Nitrates.
General. .
Nitrates.
General. .
General . .
General. .
Nitrates.

Flour

General..

8,575
4.150
6.621
1,112
5.015
5.70L
2. 880
3.021
6.550
2.962
566

4,442

7.730
6.271
3.021
4,879
3,639
3.632
1.170
3,922
4.639
4,671
1.996
1,190

3,360

5.444
4,393
2,103
3.689
2.537
2,599

620
2.231
2.673
3,359
1.S21

692

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

Potosi Pacific Steam Nav. Co London

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACDJIC.

May 29 ... . Jacob Luckenbach. .
May 29 ... . Valdivia

Luckenbach S. S. Company San Francisco.
British Admiralty Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•departures.

Date Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel Line

For

May 22....

1

•expected arrivals. *expected departures.

May 30

Puerto Rico

F

Saint Nazaire.
Port Limon.

Elders & Fyffes Line

June 3

Elders & Fyffe Line

Puerto Rico

Saint Nazaire.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

May 23

May 23

May 25....
May 26....
May 27....

A licia and barge . . .
Academy (schooner)

Hercules (tug)

Geo. IV. Elder

Clapel No. 2

Panama Trad. & Trans. Co.

D. Loero

Shipowner's M.Towboat Co.

North Pacific S. S. Co

National Navigation Co. . ■ ■

Camp Sabbath.

Sea.

San Francisco.

Tocopilla.

Panama.

May 26.. .
May 26...
May 26. . .
May 27...

Alicia and barge.. . Panama Trans. & Trad. Co..

.4 cadcmy D. Loero

Hercules i Shipowner's M.Towboat Co.

Geo. \V. Elder North Pacific S. S. Co

Clapel No. 2 I National Nav. Company

Camp Sabbath.

Panama.

San Francisco.

San Francisco.

Panama.

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

Coal.
Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa at the rate of between 600 and 1 ,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, $6.00 ; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price ia $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Launch Service to Taboga.

The following is the schedule of the launch service
between Balboa and Taboga Island:

From Balboa to Taboga— The launch Taboga sails from
Balboa dredge landing to Taboga daily, including

Sundays, at 9.40 a. m. On Saturdays. Sundays, and
holidays an additional trip is made at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboza Island to Balboa — Daily, including Sun-
days, at 10.45 a. m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays,
an additional trip at 7 p. m.

Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel.

Line. Sails.

Zacapa U. F. C.May 24. .

Allianca P R. R May 25..

Colamares U. F. C.May 27..

Colon P. R. R.June 1 June

CarrUlo U. F. C.May 31 June

Arrives.
.May

June

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Metapan U. F. C.May 29...

Panama P. R. R.June 1....

Almirante U. F. C.June 1 . . .

Paslores U. F. C.June 5. . .

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

II. F. C. Mav

Cartago

Heredia

Abangarez. . . .

.U. F. C.May
. .U. F. C.June
. .U. F. C.June

31.

7 ....
CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U. F. C.June 4...,

Atenas U. F. C . June 4. . .

Cartago U. F.C.June 11

Heredia U. F. C.June 11...

June 6

June 7

june 8

June 12

June 3

June 5

June 10

June 12

June 9

June 12

June 16

.June 19

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1916.

No. 42.

The Canal Record

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Progress of Excavation in the Cut in May.

The material excavated from the slides on
the east and west banks of the Canal north
of Gold Hill during the month of May amount-
ed to 1,110,655 cubic yards. In addition,
23,248 cubic yards were excavated from other
parts of the Cut in maintenance work. The
spoil which was rehandled by dredges, and
is not included in the totals, amounted to
180,193 cubic yards.

The removal of a total of 1,133,903 cubic
yards in May, when 123 ships passed through
the Canal, compares favorably with the exca-
vation of 1,034,708 cubic yards in April, dur-
ing half of which month there was no traffic,
and with 1,142,334 cubic yards in March,
when the Canal was closed to traffic. Since
the Canal has been reopened the interruption
of the dredging operations by the passage of
the ships has amounted to an average of ap-
proximately four hours a day for the dredging
fleet as a whole.

In order to expedite excavation of material
from the slides the rule was adopted of han-
dling ships through only on alternate days, but
with the increase of traffic the rule has not
been adhered to strictly, and ships are passed
through practically on arrival. Since the
reopening of the Canal one ship of 30-foot
draft has made the transit, and 10 of a draft
of 29 feet or over. The ship combining the
greatest length and beam with deep draft
was 427 feet long by 54 feet six inches beam
and drew 29 feet,

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, June 5, amounted to 264,859 cubic
yards. The dredges rehandled 12,070 cubic
yards of spoil in disposing of it, but these
figures are not included in the totals, which
are for primary excavation and represent
decrease of matter in the Canal prism.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 81,340

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 62,810

Paraiso 15-yard dvper 59,555

Corozil Ladder 36 060

No. S3 Pipeline suction 12,070

Culebra Seagoing suction

No. 86 Pipeline suction 15.649

No. 84 Pipeline suction 9.445

No. 5 Belgian ladder

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the east and west slides at Culebra
since October 14, 1914, when rush work was
begun by the Dredging Division in the sections
north of Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the
hour of midnight on June 5, 1916, has amount-
ed to 14,471,094 cubic yards. This has been
an average of 734,167 cubic yards per month
from these slides alone.

In the current fiscal year, since July 1, 1915,
the primary excavation in the Cut amounted
to 10,347,728 cubic yards, to midnight of
Monday, June 5. This has been an average
of 30,345 cubic yards per day, or approxi-
mately 923,709 cubic yards per month.

Accidents to Furnaces on Two Tugs.
The crown of the furnace of the tug Corgona
collapsed on May 31, apparently as the result
of becoming caked with carbon, which, in
turn, resulted from the use of the forced draft
equipment installed on the tug at the time
of its construction. A similar accident oc-
curred on the Tavernilla, sister of the Corgona,
a few days later. Temporary repairs have
been made to the furnaces, and the forced
draft equipment has been removed, longer
funnels being placed on the boats to increase
the natural draft. The Corgona was returned
to service on June 2, and the Tavernilla on
June 6. Both tugs are working satisfacto-
rily under natural draft.

Burden of Cargo on Panama Railroad Steamship
Line.

Following the departure of the Allianca of
the Panama Railroad Steamship Line from
Cristobal for New York on Thursday, June 8,
there will be left on the wharves and piers on
the Isthmus approximately 35,000 tons of
cargo destined to New York, with papers call-
ing for shipment over the Panama Railroad
Line.

The ships coming to Cristobal from ports
on the west coast of South America since the
reopening of the Canal have been bringing
two and three times their previous normal
cargoes. The world-wide shortage of shipping

has greatly increased the loading of the west
coast lines, and the fleet with which the
Panama Railroad was formerly able to handle
the Atlantic traffic under its cocarrier agree-
ments is taxed to keep pace with the increased
deliveries. The demand on the Panama Rail-
road line has naturally been increased by the
absence of the former services to New York
of the Hamburg-American and Royal Mail
lines.

The normal cargo-carrying capacities of
the Panama Railroad ships are as follows:
Advance, 2,100 tons; Allianca, 2,800 tons;
Colon and Panama, 3,500 tons; Ancon and
Cristobal, 10,000 tons. The Colon is out of
service at present, being overhauled in dry-
dock; and when she returns to service the
Panama will be sent to dry dock. When all
the space in the Army transport Kilpalrick,
which makes a round trip between New York
and Cristobal about once a month, is available
for commercial cargo, she can lift approximate-
ly 3,500 tons.

Use of the "Kilpatrick" in Supplementing Service
of Panama Railroad Steamship Line.

Arrangements have been completed be-
tween the Quartermaster Corps and The
Panama Canal by which the transport Kil-
palrick, which is to ply back and forth between
the Canal Zone and New York, may be
used to carry Canal employes, members of
their families, and their domestic servants.
The Kilpalrick will also carry cargo for The
Panama Canal, when space is available be-
yond the needs of the Army. Inasmuch as
the use of the ship is an accommodation to
the Canal, designed to relieve the congestion
on the Panama Railroad ships, the agree-
ment provide;, that the assignment of such
passengers will be subject to the require-
ments of the Army and Navy, which will
have first claim upon all accommodations
available on the transport.

The fares for transportation on the Kil-
patrick will be the same as for transportation
on the ships of the Panama Railroad Steam-
ship Line.

The Kilpatrick sailed for New York on
May 4, returned to Cristobal on May 31,
andsaibd for New York on Monday. June 5.
It is expected that the next sailing from
Cristobal will be in the early part of next
month, but the vessel will not sail on fixed
schedule. Applications for transportation on
the Kilpatrick should be made in the same
manner as for transportation on Panama
Railroad ships.

Arrival of the "Ancon.**

The steamship Ancon of the Panama Rail-
road .Steamship Line sailed from New York
for Cristobal on May 31 at 7 p. m. and is due
to arrive on Thursday, Juns 8. She is
carrying 137,142 bags of cement, 2,870 tons
of merchandise, and 44 passengers. On her
return voyage she will carry passengers.

358

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 42.

WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The rainfall for the month was above nor-
mal at nine stations, and deficient at nine
stations. Over the Pacific section there was
a marked excess of rainfall, while over the
central and Atlantic sections the rainfall was
generally deficient. Totals ranged from 14.23
inches at Brazos Brook to 8.41 inches at
Monte Lirio. The greatest amount of pre-
cipitation recorded on any one day was 5.42
inches, at Balboa on the 26th, which together
with 4.70 inches recorded at Balboa Heights
on the same day, constituted the only rains
in excess of four inches. The record for a
day's rainfall at Balboa and Balboa Heights is
7.57 inches and 7.23 inches, respectively.

The May rainfall for three years follows:

o

Stations.

1914

1915

1916

>
t/5

■a

•a

>

s

Pacific Section-

Ins.

Ins.

Ins.

Ins.

Balboa

8.16

1 .92

12.64

8.46

18

20

Baiboalleighu

6.9s

6.42

12. 59

8.89

IX

20

10.96

13.3s

11.10

10. 5s

X

20

Pedro M igucl .

13.16

10.24

13.10

11 .44

9

IS

Rio Grande. . .

10.77

9.32

11 .22

10.91

12

21

Central Section-

13 26

7.28

10.91

11 .10

?.S

IX

14.15

7.56

1(1.93

11.70

10

20

12.87

8.56

9.92

10.01

1?

17

10. 2?

5.10

12.25

10.89

35

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Juan Mina. . .

8.41

6.91

9.46

10.79

6

!4

.Mhajuela ....

5.66

8.21

12.40

12.00

16

.9

7.47

10. XS

12.41

11.69

8

23

14. ii

10.71

8.45

12.97

S

26

Trinidad

IS. 58

8.51

12.09

13.59

9

20

Monte Lirio. .

11.42

11.17

8.41

13.22

9

lb

Atlantic Section-

10.91

10. 24

11.32

14.57

1 1

23

Brazos Brook.

13.17

6.41

14.23

13. 6

10

35

17 .76

7.75

9.38

12. 58

46

21

Bocas del Toro

20.77

7.07

10 12

10.74

8

21

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake
watershed was 15 percent below the average,
and over the Chagres River basin above
Alhajuela, 17 per cent below the average.

The air temperature was slightly below nor-
mal on the Pacific coast, and approximately
one degree Fahrenheit above the average on
the Atlantic. The atmospheric pressure was
approximately normal, while the relative
humidity, daytime cloudiness, and tempera-
ture of the sea water were above normal on
both coasts. There was a slight deficiency
of both the wind movement and evaporation.

No fogs were observed at either coast
station, and only a few fogs were observed
at interior stations.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above
mean sealevel, were as follows: Maximum, on
the 17th, 86.51; minimum, on the 5th, 85.90;
mean for the month, 86.26.

Evaporation from the lake surface amount-
ed to 5.290 inches during the month.

The following is a summary of the climatolo-
gical conditions at the ends of the Canal:

United States Shippers by Panama Railroad line
to Designate Pacific Cocarrler.

The New York office of the Panama Rail-
road and Panama Railroad Steamship Line
has issued a notice containing this paragraph:

"Shippers will kindly note that all bills of
lading covering freight consigned to ports
beyond Panama must without fail show name
of connecting carrier. Please select the steam-
ship line on the Pacific side (see circular No.
17-A) by whose steamers you desire cargo
forwarded, and indicate same on all shipping
documents."

Circular No. 17-A referred to above gives
lists of the ports of call of the Pacific coasting
lines calling at Balboa. The gist of it was
published in The Canal Record of May 10.
The circular urged shippers to designate the
Pacific carrier, and the notice quoted above
supplements the circular by insisting on
designation.

Amending Freight Tariff between New York
and Cristobal.

The freight classification and tariff No.
17 of the Panama Railroad Steamship Line,
governing class and commodity rates between
New York and Cristobal or Colon, has been
amended by supplement No. 1, effective May
16, 1916. The changes are slight, being minor
reductions in rates on classes 2, 3, and 4. The
old and the new rates are as follows:

Class.

Per cubic foot.

Per 100 lbs.

Old. New.

Old. | New.

SO. 212 SO . 2 1
.16J .16
.13 5 13

$0.43i
.32 J
.13

$0.42

.32

No. 4

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System for Protecting Gasoline Tank at Balboa.

Work has been begun on the installation of
a system for protecting the large gasoline
storage tank at Balboa against accidental
ignition of its contents. The system is that
known as the Martini-Hueneke, and the
principle is the maintenance of a blanket of
inert, noninflammable gas in the tank above
the surface of the gasoline.

The contractor's bid for the installation is
82,950, which includes the furnishing of a
two-cylinder gasoline engine, one cylinder of
which acts as a compressor, in addition to
scrubbers and an inert gas storage tank, with
the relief valves, safety manometers, and other
auxiliaries necessary for the proper installa-
tion of the outfit. The Panama Canal is
required to furnish all piping between the
gas storage tank and the gasoline tank, and
all the foundations.

ft is the intention to provide similar pro-
tection for the gasoline storage tank at the
Atlantic terminus tank farm if the system is
found satisfactory at Balboa.

The gas blanket consists of practically
pure nitrogen, which is supplied from the ex-
haust of one cylinder of the engine referred to

K*

Temperature.

Precipitation.

Wind.

3

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Stations.

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£ C

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29.84(

81.fi

90

May 11

72 iMay27|

88

9.38

12.58

21

5,790

S.E.

31

N.W.

May 26

Heights . . .

29.841

79.S

91

May 2

69 May 21

89

12.59

8.89

20

4.610

N.W.

31

N.E.

May 25

above, and compressed by the other cylinder.
Itself the residue from a thorough combus-
tion of gasoline, the gas contains practically
no imflammable portion; and the power gen-
erated in its combustion serves to drive the
compressor, which delivers the gas to a high
pressure storage tank, from which it can be
expanded into the gasoline storage tank as
gasoline is withdrawn.

Storehouse for Electrical Goods at Balboa.

Work will soon be begun on the erection of
a permanent electrical storehouse at Balboa.
It is to be situated on the west side of the road
extending from the Canal clubhouse at Balboa
to Balboa shops, and will lie to the south of the
substation and diagonally across the road from
the new ice plant.

The building will be three stories in height,
with plan dimensions of 164 by 62 feet. It
will be built of concrete, and finished in the
general style of the other permanent concrete
buildings along the Canal. The storehouse
will be in charge of the Supply Department,
and the electrical goods now stored in building
No. 5 of Balboa shops will be transferred to it.

In order to clear the site, forces of the Build-
ing Division have moved the frame structure
directly south of the substation, used as a
district shop and field office by the Electrical
Division. It was raised on cribbing of old
railroad ties and skidded across the road on
pipes used as rollers.

Stocking the dry storage area of the new
coaling plant at Balboa was begun in the
morning of May 29 and to the close of work
on Tuesday, June 6, a total of 3,121 tons of
coal had been dumped. The coal is hauled
across the Isthmus from the wharf at Cristoba 1
in steel dump cars and the cars are dumped
from a track running the length of the area.
About 7,000 tons will be placed in the dry
storage at this time for use in connection with
the tests of the reclaiming system.

The tests on the equipment of the plant can
not be made until a passage through the
cofferdam which formerly protected the en-
trance to the unloader wharf is cut sufficiently
wide and deep for the entrance of a collier.
The opening of the cofferdam is under way,
but its progress depends on the extent to which
dredging equipment can be spared from the
slides in Gaillard Cut. The maintenance of
the channel takes precedence over other work.

Dispensary Hours.

The following is a tabulation of the hours
at which the Canal dispensaries are open for
free consultation with the district physicans
by Government employes and members of
their families, and for the filling of prescrip-
tions. Emergency calls may be sent to the
quarters of the district physicians at other
than dispensary hours:

•Formerly Ancon.

Location.

Week days.

and

holidays.

Morning

Afternoon

Morning

Balboa

8-11.30

3.00-5.30

9.00-10.00

8-10.00

12.00-1.00
4.00-6.00

8.00-10.00

Pedro Miguel.,

S-11.00

3.00-5.30

9.00-10.00

Paraiso

8-11 .30

3.30-4.30

8.30- 9.30

8-11.00

4.00-6.00

8.30- «.30

8-10.00

4.00-6.00

8.00-10.00

June 7, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

359

THE "RELIANCE" RENOVATED.

Thorough Overhauling and Substitution of Oil
Burn;ng in Large Tug.

The tug Reliance, longest and fastest of the
Canal lugs and, with the new Corgona and
Tavernilla. the most powerful type in use on the
Isthmus, has been practically rebuilt from the
hull up. The tug was taken out of commission
on April 13, dismantled of smokestack, boilers,
masts, and part of the deck house at the repair
wharf at Paraiso, and towed to the dry dock
at Cristobal on April 17. After varied work
on the tug had been done at the dry dock she
was towed back to Paraiso on May 22, and the
funnel, boilers, etc., which had been taken
out prior to her departure for dry dock were
replaced. In addition, the electrical work
throughout the boat was entirely renewed,
and everything required was done to place
the tug in first class operating condition.

The engines were started in the renovated
tug in the evening of Friday, June 2, and run
all night. The following morning at 10 o'clock
the Reliance was taken out for a trial trip,
under the supervision of the Superintendent
in charge of the Dredging Division and the
Superintendent of the Mechanical Division.
The run was made through Gaillard Cut to
Gamboa and beyond, in the lake channel, to a
point beyond Darien. The operation of the
machinery was satisfactory, and with the use
of fuel oil in place of coal in the furnaces, the
heat was considerably lessened in the boiler
and engine rooms. In the open channels the
tug made as high as 14 knots. The return to
Paraiso was made slightly before one o'clock,
and in the afternoon the Reliance was placed
in regular service in towing barges between the
dredges and the dumping grounds.

While the Reliance was in the dry dock the
hull was chipped and painted inside and out.
In addition, in the interior one coat of bi-
tumastic enamel was applied to the hull
plates from the forecastle to the after fresh
water tank. The coal bunkers were cut out.
The main engine was stripped. The following
structural work was done:

From the collision bulkhead to the engine
room bulkhead, all frames, including the in-
termediate and web frames, reverse frames on
alternate frames, keelsons, stanchions, and
deck beams in the forecastle, forecastle bulk-
head, all floor plates, fresh water tank in fore-
castle, ladders to deck, and boiler saddles, were
renewed.

Sixteen shell plates were removed, straight-
ened and replaced. From the forecastle head
to the engine room all beams and side stringer
plates on the deck were renewed and the hull
was stiffened with channels and angles.

From the engine room aft, seven frames,
and the side-keelsons, engine room floor, and
aft fresh water tank were renewed.

The deck house was rebuilt complete, with
a new mess room bulkhead, and a new bulk-
head between the engine room and the en-
gineers' room.

The coal bunker space was refitted as an
oil bunker, extending from the top of the
deck house to the keel, with the necessary
swash plates and a communicating tunnel
extending between the fire room and the
engine room. This bunker has a capacity of
850 barrels.

New foundations were installed under the
towing machine. The steering engine founda-
tion was raised. Reinforcing plates were
placed under the bitts, towing machine, cap-

stan, and steering engine, and the entire deck
was relaid. The bulkwarks were faired and the
bulwarks stanchions and rail were renewed.
All guards, with the angle and strap irons,
were renewed and the rudder post was spliced.

The following work was done on the main
engine and the auxiliary machinery:

The main engine was stripped, the inter-
mediate pressure cylinder rebored, the high
pressure and intermediate pressure cylinders
were fitted with new bull and piston rings;
valve stems were renewed and the valve gear
refitted; the piston rods and crank shaft were
trued, the main bearings remetalled, the hold-
ing-down bolts renewed, thrust bearing over-
hauled; crank, thrust, and tail shaft bearings
remetalled and bored, the stern bearing being
overhauled; shafts were lined up, coupling
bolts renewed, and new tail shaft and wheel
were installed.

A new and larger fire pump and a new steer-
ing engine were installed, and the dynamo
engine and the air and circulating pumps over-
hauled complete. All piping throughout the
ship was renewed.

The Reliance was formerly the M. E. Scully
and was purchased under that name in March,
1908, from the Scully Towing and Trans-
portation Company. She arrived on the
Isthmus on September 21, 1908, and went into
the service of the dredging section of the
Atlantic Division, her principal use being in
towing barges between Porto Bello and a
wharf alongside the French canal on the west
side of Gatun Locks. On February 11, 1912,
the Reliance left Cristobal for Balboa by way
of the Strait of Magellan, towing three barges.
She arrived at the Pacific entrance to the Canal
on June 17, having been 126 days (86 steam-
ing days) on the voyage of approximately
10,500 miles. The Reliance was used in the
Pacific entrance service until December 2,
1913, on which date she was transferred
through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks
to Gaillard Cut. Shortly afterward she was
sent to Cristobal with a tow, and by this trip
completed the circumnavigation of South
America.

Service of California South Sea Navigation Com-
pany.

The list of the ports of call of the several
steamship services out of Balboa published
in The Canal Record of May 10 has been
added to by the inclusion of the California ,
South Sea .Navigation Company among the
Pacific carriers calling at the Canal. The ships
of this line have not been passing through the
Canal to Cristobal, but discharging and lifting
cargo at Balboa.

The ports of call of this line, north of Pana-

ma, are Acapulco, Amapala, Champerico,
Corinto, La Libertad, La Union, Manzanillo,
Mazatlan, Puntarenas, Salina Cruz, San Bias.
San Jose de Guatemala, San Juan del Sur.

The service is irregular. Ships of the com-
pany which have been at Balboa recently are
theO. M. Clark, Coaster, Mayjair, and Acme.
The Roanoke, one of the company's ships,
was lost at sea on May 9, while on the way
■from San Francisco to Valparaiso, via way
ports. Included in her cargo was a quantity
of lumber for the Supply Department of The
Panama Canal. It is reported that the cargo
shifted while the ship was rolling in heavy seas,
under a gale, and that the ship turned turtle
and sank, about 150 miles south of San Fran-
cisco. Of the crew of 50, only nine have been
accounted for; they drifted into Port San
Luis in a lifeboat, and six of them had died
from exposure. It is believed that all the
others, among whom are included all the
officers, were lost.

The "Academy" Unable to Make Guayaquil.

The schooner Academy, which came into
Balboa on November 30, 1915, after a voyage
of many hardships and was attached by the
United States marshal for the District of the
Canal Zone in pursuance of a libel action
brought by her former master, was sold in
April, after the dismissal of the libel, to a
citizen of Peru. She cleared from Balboa for
Guayaquil on April 23. On May 23 she came
back into the harbor at Balboa, having been
at sea 30 days, unable to make her port against
the head winds she encountered.

The centerboard of the Academy is jammed
in its raised position, with the result that the
schooner is unable to sail by the win 1. In the
month that the boat was out she encountered
contrary winds on the course to Guayaquil,
but on the return to Balboa favorable winds
prevailed. On May 26 the Academy was
towed by the gasoline launch Grace to the
roads of the harbor of Panama City, where
she is now lying at anchor.

Gasoline Launch on Long Voyage with One Man
Aboard.

The gasoline launch Sir Francis arrived at
Balboa in the morning of June 3 for transit of
the Canal, on the way from Seattle and
way ports to Atlantic ports of the United
States, and Nova Scotia. The launch is
only 32 feet in length by 10 feet beam, with
a draft of three feet two inches. Her master,
Mr. Thomas Drake, is the only person aboard
her, and he is making the long and perilous
voyage alone to establish a record in the
navigation of small boats. He left Seattle
in July, 1915.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian

residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

Manuel Campos

101 IIS

29S93
7.5294
90314
73346
S7129
1221

Colombia

Panama

Jamaica

U. S. A

Camp Bierd

Panama

Rio Granle

Mount Hope. . . .

Supply Dept ....
Mechanical Div.
Dredgin,' Div. . .

P. R. R

Dredging Div. . .
P. R. R.
M»:hi-li-il Div

June 2. 1916

1. 1916.
May 5, 1916.
Mr. 11, 1916.-
May 27, 1916

Sidney John, alias John Sidney.

Camp Bierd.. . .
An on

George S. Woods

" 1 lv l !. 101 6

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now- in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings cr postal money order deposLs, or anj' other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Acting Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

360

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 42.

ALTERING THE "CARIBBEAN'

Work Performed on Seagoing Suction Dredge to
Fit Her for Cattle Service.

Owing to the scarcity of vessels suitable for
transporting cattle for slaughter for the com-
missaries, the Panama Railroad steamers
Cristobal and Ancon have made several trips
for cargoes of cattle. Their use for this pur-
pose was objectionable on account of their
large size and the need for their services on
their regular runs to New York.

Soon after the beginning of the year, these
demands became such that it was apparent
that the ships could not be used much longer
for transporting cattle except at a cost
which would be prohibitive. The Supply
Department, therefore, began to look about
for a substitute. No suitable vessel in good
condition could be obtained at a price which
was practicable, and the suggestion was made
that the seagoing dredge Caribbean be adapted
to this purpose. Bids for her sale had not been
high enough to justify disposing of her, but
her retention involved a considerable cost
for maintenance, and the only service she
was rendering was that of floating air com-
pressor plant for operating drills on the banks
of the Canal in the Cut.

To relieve her from the service, after it was
decided that she promised the best solution of
the problem of cattle transportation, it was
necessary to fit up a substitute air compressor
plant. This was done at Balboa shops, one
of the large rock barges being used for the
purpose. Two of the 500-horsepower Bab-
cock and Wilcox boilers formerly in service
at the Gold Hill pumping plant were installed
in the hold amidships with the stack between
them. The boilers were arranged for oil fuel
and the oil stored in the peak compartments.
One 2,500-foot compressor, from those in-
stalled in the Empire and Rio Grande air
compressor plants, was then installed on deck
on either end of the barge, thus fitting her for
delivering 5,000 feet of free air per minute at
100 pounds pressure. This work was com-
pleted on May 16.

In the meantime, work to repair the Carib-
bean and to fit her for cattle service was pro-
ceeded with by the Paraiso shops while she
was still delivering air for drills. This work
consisted of making repairs to the structure
where necessary; removing deck winches and
other apparatus which was unnecessary for
the new service but which occupied deck
space; fitting bulwarks of steel plate about
six feet high about the upper deck, and
a breakwater across the bow; laying a com-
p'ete wooden upper deck; making minor
repairs to main engines, and auxiliary ma-
chinery, and installing foundations for deck
winches to operate the booms when handling
boats or hoisting cattle on board by the horns,
should this be necessary.

This work was well advanced by the time
the air compressor barge was delivered, and on
May 23 the Caribbean was sent down to the
dry dock shops, Cristobal, to be docked and
to have the work completed.

Work in dock consisted of overhauling the
stern shafts and under-water plating; fitting
new propellers; fitting strong-backs to permit
the hopper doors to be closed without danger
of working open; installing metal troughs
against the bulwarks for water and food ; com-
pleting the deck, bulwarks, etc.; installing
quarters with four berths which might be
used for customs inspectors while the cattle

were loading; and other miscellaneous al-
terations and additions. The plan adopted
contemplates carrying the cargo of cattle
entirely on the upper deck, which is to be
divided by pipe fences into compartments
capable of holding eight or 10 head of stock.
Some of the material for these fences did not
arrive and for the first trip the vessel has been
fitted with temporary wooden fences, giving
much larger subdivisions than are contem-
plated finally. These fences are so arranged
as to leave a passageway for attendants
fore and aft on the middle line of the
ship, with suitable access to winches, wind-
lasses, and other auxiliary machinery and to
quarters and machinery spaces.

In order to secure satisfactory stability, the
hoppers have been partly filled with gravel.
The vessel left for Cartagena for the first trip
on June 2. She will be operated as part of the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line fleet, but
the officers were not available in time for the
first trip, and on this trip she was commanded
by one of the Canal pilots stationed at
Cristobal. She returned on Tuesday, June
6, with 400 head of cattle.

When finally completed it is expected that
the Caribbean will provide comfortable trans-
portation for about 600 head of cattle on each
trip and her use for this purpose will materially
reduce the cost of transportation as well as
the losses in weight of the stock itself due to
uncomfortable transportation; also the avail-
ability of the vessel for this use at all times
will avoid delay in shipping cattle after they
have been driven to the port of departure and
will thus reduce losses in weight from delays
in shipment.

>
Proposed Extensive Development in Panama City.

The Division of Municipal Engineering has
completed a survey of an area in the south-
west part of Panama City which may be de-
veloped for occupation. This area extends
from the National Institute southward to the
municipal stables and cemeteries on the
north side of the Panama- Balboa road;
and is bounded by Ancon Avenue on the
east, and the Zone line road on the west. It
contains approximately 76 acres, and if de-
veloped would increase the habitable area of
the city by about one-third.

On the assumption that the owners of the
lands which are to be improved would give
land for streets and sidewalks, in view of the
benefits accruing to them from the develop-
ment, the cost of the laying of the streets
and sidewalks, and water and sewer lines has
been estimated at approximately $250,000.

The Health Department has endorsed the
action of the city of Panama in requesting
the survey, in the hope of relief from the severe
overcrowding to which many of the inhabi-
tants are now subjected, and because without
the development the sanitation of the area
is a matter of continuous difficulty and
expense.

Heavy Rainfall over Southern End of Canal Zone.

The rainfall at Balboa Heights on Friday,
May 26, amounted to 4.70 inches, and at
Balboa it was 5.42 inches. Practically all of
this precipitation occurred between 12.30 and
6 p. m., and during this period the rainfall
was continuous. The precipitation at Mira-
flores, the next station to the north, about
three miles from the station at Balboa, was
2.98 inches; and at Pedro Miguel, approxi-
mately a mile and a quarter farther north,
the fall amounted to 3.28 inches.

The record for a day's rainfall at Balboa
Heights is 7.23 inches; at Balboa, 7.57 inches;
Miraflores, 4.70 inches; and Pedro Miguel,
4.64 inches. The 5.42-inch mark for a day's
precipitation was exceeded during the years
1906 and 1912 at both Balboa and Balboa
Heights.

Civil Service I x;uni rations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below, in-
formation concerning the same being posted
at clubhouses and post-offices in the Canal
Zone as per the numbers of announcements
indicated :

District assistant in forest education (male) ;
$1,800 a year; examination about July 9,
1916; No. 746.

Scientific assistant in oceanography (male);
§900 a year; examination about July 9, 1916;
No. 745.

Librarian (male); $1,700 a year; examina-
tion about July 9-10, 1916; No. 763.

Obituary.

George S. Woods, employed as a car in-
spector in the Balboa shops of the Mechanical
Division, died at his home in Indianapolis,
Ind., on May 12, 1916, while on leave of
absence.

Renewal of Licenses.

Automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, and hunt-
ing licenses expiring on June 30 may now be
renewed. Check or money order should be
made payable to "Collector, Panama Canal,"
and forwarded to the Division of Civil Affairs,
Balboa Heights, or applications for renewal
may be made in person at the Civil Affairs
office, Room 320, Administration Building,
Balboa Heights.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 6, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the o,Ti:e of the Director
of Posts, and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
Balboa, No. 182:

Achor, Fred Lawrence, C. E.

Ballegooyen, V. Lawton, J. E.

Burke. Mrs. F. B. Leys, Dr. James F.

Clark, Miss Lottie Loeb, Jesse

Coakley, Ruston Lott. H.

Douglass, Egdar E. McGowan. Mrs. VV.

Fergusan, H. W. McLean, Joe

Flaherty, Capt. James McLean, Wm.

Grim, Will N. Melbourne. Victor

Grube. Claud Merrill. Ralph O.

Harris. Gilbert J. Miller, V. C.

Hart, Chas. F. Moore. Mrs. Geo.

Hartwig. Chas. Penn, F. R.

Hatley. Ben Smith, W. F.

Helliksen, Mrs. L. A. Steiner. C. H.

Humphrey. Mrs. James Swiger, Carl
Hurt, W. F. Williams, L. R.

Kelly, Clarence Wouters, Miss M.

Lasky, Samuel F.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake, and Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday, June 3. 1916:

Stations

Day anp Date.

Vigia

a

<

1

o

Gatun
Lake.

Miraflores
Lake.

Sun., May 23

Hon., May 29

Tues.. May 30

Wed.. May 31

Thurs.. June 1

128.85
129.-10
127.45
127.85
131.35
129.95
128.75

94.43
94.7;
93 . 85
93.75
96.15
95.25
95.00

<6.4l'S6.4454.20

6. 46. S6. 45 54. 21
86.43*6.43 54.19
S6.49S6.46 54.20
J6. 57,86. 5 154.05

Heights of low water
to nearest foot . . .

125.0

91.0

l 1

June 7, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

361

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Protection of the Panama Canal.

Under the provisions of the Panama Canal
Act the Governor is charged with the pro-
tection of the Canal until such time as the
President may designate an officer of the
Army to have entire control of th£ Canal and
the Canal Zone during time of war or
threatened war. The military and naval
forces stationed in the Canal Zone will fur-
nish such assistance to the Governor in the
performance of this duty as the respective
commanding officers may be requested by
him to render.

WOODROW WILSON.

The White House,
May IT, 1916.

[No. 2382.]

The above has been published as Canal
circular No. 601-51.

Features of the Fourth of July Celebration.

One of the features of the Fourth of July
celebration at Balboa will be a horse show.
Another will be a parade of decorated auto-
mobiles and motor cycles. A feature for the
children will be a merry-go-round, with free
rides all day long. There will be dancing on
Pier IS throughout the afternoon, and in the
evening there will be further provisions for
dancing. Military exhibitions will be given
in the morning, and a baseball game and
swimming contests will take place in the
afternoon. Patriotic exercises, with the read-
ing of the Declaration of Independence and
the delivery of an address, will be held in the
forenoon.

The program of athletic events includes the
following, entry blanks for which may be
secured from the secretaries of the several
Canal clubhouses or from the entertainment
committee of the celebration:

Track events— 100-, 220-, and 440-yard
dashes; half-mile run; 120-yard low hurdle;
mile relay, four men to run.

Field events — Running high jump; running
broad jump; pole vault; tug of war, eight
men; wall scaling; shoe race.

Boy's events — 75-yard dash (75 pounds);
potato race (85 pounds); three-legged race
(under 130 pounds); 400-yard relay, boys
from 7th and Sth grammar school grades,
four to run.

Swimming events — 50-yard dash, handicap
for boys under 18 years of age; 50-yard dash,
open, handicap for girls under 18; 100-yard
dash, novice;' 100-yard dash, championship;
220-yard dash, handicap; one-half mile relay,
four men, each to swim 220-yards; fancy
diving, including front dive, back dive, front
jack knife, back jack knife, and two specialties.
The diving board will be 10 feet from the water.

The chairman of the finance committee
states that while the gold employes of the
Building, Dredging, and Electrical Divisions
have responded excellently to the call for
funds, with few exceptions, the responses
from other divisions have not been satis-
factory. In order that the program as out-
lined may be carried through with satisfaction
to all it is necessary for the people to cooper-
ate, contributing liberally to the fund as well
as participating in the day's exercises. Since
many calls for donations for various causes
are made on the employes, it is urged that
all who are in sympathy with the celebration
do something to keep the cause in the minds
of those who have not contributed.

Short Shipped Cement Sacks.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., May 26, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The following is quoted from a communication re-
ceived from the General Purchasing Officer, dated April
22, 1916, relative to the return of empty cement bags:
"The inspector in charge at Northampton,
makes the following comment regarding the dis-
crepancy between the number of bags reported
shipped from the Isthmus and the number of bags
received at Northampton:

'I beg to call your attention to the short-
age of bags received here and the amount
claimed by the Isthmus. The Isthmus figures
that there are one hundred bags to the bun lie,
but this is not the case as a bundle is almost
always short; the bundles are anywhere from
one to 50 bags short, therefore you can readily
see why our count will not agree with the count
of the Isthmus. Please take this matter up
with the authorities on the Isthmus and have
them try to remedy same.' "
You are directed to issue such instructions to em-
ployes under your immediate direction who have to do
with the handling of empty bags as will insure strict
compliance with the provisions of circular No. 335-B,
dated November 25, 1913, and circular No. 656-7,
dated December 10, 1914.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Acting Member of Board of Local Inspectors.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. May 29, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective May 4, 1916, and during
the absence on leave of Lieutenant A. B. Reed, U. S.
Navy, Mr. Charles Svensson will act as member of the
Board of Local Inspectors.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Closing Down Balboa. Paraiso, Dry Dock, and
Obsolete Storehouses for Annual Inventory.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z-. June 6. 1916.
To all concerned — On account of the taking of the an-
nual inventory, the Balboa, Paraiso, dry dock, an i obso-
lete storehouses will be closed for business from June
26 to July 1. both dates inclusive, except for emergency
orders. Heads of departments and divisions, and
storekeepers are requested to draw any material they
may need during this period, prior to June 27, 1916.
Rather than embarrass the work the storehouse will nil
emergency orders at the request of the head of the de-
partment or division requiring the material, but it is
requested that such requests be minimized as much as
possible.

It is also requested that no material be returned to
stock between June 15 and July 15, inclusive.

F. H. Smith.
Acting Chief Quartermaster.
Approved :

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Accountability for Hand and Push Cars.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 3, 1916.
All accountable officials and storekeepers — Please
furnish by numbers a list of all hand and push cars for
which you are accountable as of June 15, 1916. Any
unnumbered cars should be so reported.

Ad. Faure,
Chief Accountant.

Proposals for the Purchase of Pipe, etc., at Porto
Bello.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, The Panimi Canal, Balboa
Heights, C. Z.. until 10 a. m., June 10. 1916. and then
opened, for the purchase of approximately the following
pipe: Four hundred feet of 4-inch galvanized pipe, 600
feet 6-inch cast iron water pipe, buried under ground
about three feet; 300 feet of 3-inch galvanized and 600
feet of 2-inch galvanized pipe, above ground; about
six lengths of 70-pound rail and five tons of old shaft-
ing and pulleys.

This material is located at Porto Bello and bids will
only be considered for the entire lot of material as it
lies. Proposals must be accompanied by post-office
money order, certified check, or cash in amount of 20
per cent of amount bid as a guarantee of the faithful
performance of the proposal . The Panama Canal

the right to accept any or reject any or ; ill
bids. Proposals should be marked "Proposal for the
purchase of pipe, etc.. at Porto Bsllo," and addressed
to the Acting Chief Quartermaster. Balboa Heights,
C. Z.

Proposals for the Purchass of 213 Bags of Cement
Sweepings.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, The Panama Canal. Balboa
Heights, C. Z.. until 10 a. m., June 10. 1916. and then
opened, tor the purchase of any or all of a lot of approxi-
mately 24S bags of cement sweeping;. Tiiese sweepings
may be examined and full information obtained upon
application to the General Storekeeper, Supply De-
partment, Balboa. Proposals must be accompanied
by post-office money order, certified check, or cash in
amount of 20 per cent of the amount bid as a guarantee
of the faithful performance of the proposal. The Pana-
ma Canal reserves the right to accept any or reject
any or all bids. Proposals should be marked, "Pro-
posal for the purchase of cement sweepings." and ad-
dressed to the Acting Chief Quartermaster, Balboa
Heights. C. Z.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 304, on Wednesday, June 14, 1916, begin-
ning promptly at 8 a. m.. for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure Irorn the office
of the board, room No. 211, Balboa Heights, forms of
application and information respecting the filling out
of the same, not later than a day previous to the ex-
amination. In addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs'
licenses must provide themselves with automolrles
with which to demonstrate their ability properly to
operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs *
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, not later than 2 p. m., at the
Administration Building. Balboa Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, at 8
a. ra.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road smtion at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday. June 16. 1916. from 9 a. m. until 1 1 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanherslice.
Recorder, Board of Local inspectors.

Engineer of Maintenance.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. Ju ie 1, 1916.
To all concerned — During the absence "f Colonel Jay
J. Morrow on leave, effective June 1,- 1916, the under-
signed will resume the duties of Engineer of Mainfc -
nance, which were temporarily assigned to Colonel
Morrow.

Chester Harding,
Acting G

Proposals for the Purchase of a Lot of "Natco"
Building Tile.

Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Acting
Chief Quartermaster, The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, C. Z., until 10 a. m., June 13, 1916, and then
opened, for the purchase of approximately the following
"Natco" building tile: Seven hundred and thirty-two
pieces 2 by 12 by 12; 1,873 pieces 6 by 8 by 12; 700
pieces 8 by 12 by 12; 192 pieces 12 by 12 by 12. This
materialmay be examined and full information obtained
rp 'ii application to the General Storekeeper. Supply
Department. Balboa, C. Z. Bids will be accepted for
the entire lot of tile or for any number of pieces. The
Panama Canal reserves the right to accept any or reject
any or all bids. Bids should be accompanied by post-
office money order, certified check, or cash in amount of
20 rer cent of amount bid. Bids should be marked
"Proposal for purchase of 'Natco' building tile,"
and addressed to Acting Chief Quartermaster, Balboa
Heights, C. Z.

362

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 42.

JOINT COMMISSION.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
246, docket numbers as noted. May 11, 1716— At a
public session of the Commission held this date the
following claims, in which plea of payment was filed
by counsel for the United States, were accarded public

No. Claimant.

1215 Juan Chiquito.

1216 Pedro Romero.

122 Modesto (Menesto) de Leon.

1228 Raul Herrera.

1230 Juan Jose de Leon.

3252 Juan Jose de Leon.

Counsel for the claimants admitted that the claimants
had no property covered by the above claims not already
paid for in the settlements plead by the United States,
and requested that the claim hereinabove mentioned
be dismissed.

No further action Lei.ig necessary by the Commission
the above claims are therefore hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve. Commissioners,

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
247. docket numbers as noted. May 12, 1916 — With
reference to the following claims, the evidence before
the Commission is th.it settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Claimant. D'k't.

No.

Tax

No.

8-.. -15

644

159S-A 10-.

409 5-.

324-793 4-.

Lee Jan (Hing Lee) 1244

Nicholas Rose (Roseway).. 1281

George Derby 1290

Philip (Alexander) Rey-
nolds 15 2

Eusebio Goniola 1727

Cirlo (Sirilo) Herrera 1312

Ramon Murillo (Monllo).. 1825

(Jose) Dolores Magallon... 1899

Frederick William Agard... 1905

James Ennis (Inniss) (Innis 1953

Ada Bramwell 2823

Ezeiuiel Palasio (Palacio). . 2932

Joseph Mapp & Chas. Wilson3004

Joseph Mapp 3005

Sebastian Bos 3372

Mrs. Henrietta Marshall... 3124

Diego Valen:ia 3248

Escolastica Arroyo 3304

Manuela Aragon de G 3339

Citalina Abila 3342

Cristobal de Leon 3444

Olivia Jackson 3561

Jose Inez Range! 3532

In view of the abnve statements.

necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims

are therefore dismissed.
Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro.

Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

433

44*-B

.-16

1-..-12

719

.-16

i further action is

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
248, docket numbers as noted. May IS, 1916 — In the
following claims filed before the Commission on the
dates shown, counsel for the claimants has now, under
date of April 28. 1916, filed a statement setting out
that the claimants are not the owners of the property
covered by such claims; i. e. :
D'k't Claimant. Date

No. filed.

1263 Eusevio Suniga 6-3-13

1304 Angel Maria Mendoza 6- 7-13

In view of the action on the part ot counsel for the
claimants, the above claims are hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Cojnmissioners.

Joint Commission Calendar.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
for the week ending June 17, 1916:

Monday, June 7J— Docket 1316, Samu:-1 Williams;
docket 1318. Jo^e Maria Herazo; docket 1319, Maria
M. de Angeron; docket 1325. Stanislaus Viscazana;
docket 1327. Joseph Payne; docket 1332, James Bril-
lian; docket 1335, Benislado Villareal (partial); docket
1336, Pedro Garrido; docket 1337. Calista Maldanado.

Tuesday. June 13— Docket 1333. Obadiata Allen;
docket 1339. Santiago Nunez (Ruuez); docket 1340,
Domingo de los Rios (partial); docket 1344, Matilda
Mathurine; docket 1345, Alice Lewis; docket 1346,

llo;

Pascual
docket 1361, An
Charles Herbert
Wednesday, Ju
etal.

:ket 1360, Policarpo Escobar;
isante (Busante); docket 1364,

14 — Docket 1296, Gerardo Ortega

William Taylor,

Secretary.

Joint Commission Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the following named claim-
ants before the Joint Commission that on account of
their failure to appear on the dates set for the trial of
their claims during the month of May, 1916, the Com-
mission has ordered that a rule of default be entered
against each and every one of them:

Docket No. 1291, Casimero M;Kenzie.
Docket No. 1308, Jose Domingo Rosado.
Docket No. 1309, Bonificio Monserra.
The above named claimants ani their attorneys are
hereby notified that under the rules of the Commission
unless said claimants appear before the Commission in
person or by their attorneys within sixty (60) days from
this date and show good and sufficient cause way such
default should be set aside, and take active steps to
prosecute their claims against the United States, such
claims will be considered as having been either settled
or abandoned and the same will be dismissed and for-
ever barred.

By order of the Joint Commission.

William Taylor,
Panama, June 3, 1916. Secretary.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Collection of Charges on Overweights.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z.. May 31, 1916.
Memo, to accompany Bulletin No. 455:

To all concerned — It has been called to our attention
that the following rule, embodied in the above
numbered bulletin, is not being complied with:

"The rule is here laid down that whenever
cases of this kind occur, the custo mer's copy of the
order should carry an endorsement to the effect
that excess weight has baen delivered, and addi-
tional collection will be asked for."
Please see that the rule is understood by all of your
employes, and have it complied with in all cases.
Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Prompt Issue of Refund and Credit Notes.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., May 23, 1916.
To all concerned — (1) Tiie following instructions
governing the issuance of credit and refund notes are
published for strict observance by all concerned:
(a) Credit or refund notes covering items paid
for or charged, which for some reason or other
are not delivered, must go out with the balance
of the order, or by solicitor on next visit.

(6) Credit or refund notes must be given im-
mediately when supplies are returned over the
counter by customers, if refund for such supplies
is in order.

(c) Credit or refund notes must be sent out on
the following delivery, or by solicitor on next
visit, when they cover credits for supplies or con-
tainers delivered to drivers. Effective at once a
receipt (Com. form 308. which will be suitably re-
vised later) must be given by drivers for all sup-
plies offered to them for return, the same as is now
done for containers. The credit or refund notes
must be made up from the duplicates immediately
after they are turned in by drivers, and sent out
with the next delivery, or by solicitor on next
visit, unless an exchange is made.
(2) A copy of this bulletin is being published in
The Canal Record, and commissary patrons are in-
vited to cooperate with us in the enforcement of the
above rules, by calling our attention to all infractions
thereof, particularly with respect to failure to receive
receipts from wagon drivers for all supplies or con-
tainers turned over to them.

Copy of this bulletin should be prominently posted in
commissaries. It will also be printed in "dodger" form
and sent out for distribution with deliveries on each
Saturday morning until the supply is exhausted.
Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary.

Local Buyer's Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, June 8, 1916:

PISH.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb $0.12

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

fruits.

Coconuts, dry, ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea 06

Sugar cane, ea 03

PI intain. ea 01

Mangoes, medium, ea .01

Mangoes, large, ea 02

Alligaior pears, small, ea

Alligator pears, medium, ea

Alligator pears, large, ea

vegetables.

Celery, soup, per bunch

Ginger, per lb

Mint, per bunch

Ok

Onions, green, per bunch .

Pars!ey. per bunch

Radishes, per bunch

Spinach, per bunch

Cucumbers, per lb

Squash, i er lb

♦Indicates advance from last list.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective May 26:

Price Change.
Article.

I Old. New.

Belts, ea

Blouses, ea

Braid, red, piece

Cloth, oil, yd

Curtain. Swiss, yd. . .

Elastic, yd

Elastic, yd

Fasteners, dress, doz.

Gingham, yd

Linen, yd

Mats, bath, ea

Mats, bath, ea

Pants, pr

Dippers, ea

Kettles, ea

Pitchers, ea

Platters, chop, 14", <
Ra

!64 I

Stoves, No. 2, ea

Screwdrivers, ea

Tacks, copper, pkg

Trowels, ea

Trunks, ea

Trunks, ea

Tubs, wash. No. 1, ea.
Tubs, wash, No. 2, ea.

effective may 27, 1916.

Shoes, men's, pr I

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr |

Shoe lifts, ea l

effective JUNE 1, 1916.
Champagne cider, P. C, bot. . .

Club soda, P. C. bot

Cream soda, P. C, bot

Ginger ale, P. C, bot

Lemon soda. P. C, bot

Limko, P. C, bot

Root beer, P. C, bot

Sarsaparilla, P.C., bot

Strawbcrrv soda, P. C, bot

Alcohol. P. C, qt.. bot

Ammonia, qt.. bot

Syrup. Mapleine, P. C. pt., bot

Syrup, cane, P. C, qt., bot

Oil, salad, P. C. 24-oz., bot....
Vinegar, malt, P. C, qt., bot...
Bay Rum. P. C, bot.

Effective with this increase, two cents
be allowed upon return of bottle.

Rainfall from May 1 to 31, Inclusive.

.41

.20

1.65

3.35

1.25

.44

.16

.10

6.00

7.70

.^9

Stations.

a

e
I £

"r. "°

Q

H Q

Pacific Section —

Ins.
5.42
4.70
2.98
3.28
3.35

2.27
1.75
2.22
3.03
1.56
3.23
1.S2
1.27
1.80
2.15

2.34

,2.33

1.95

3 89

26
26
26
26
26

26
26
26
23
29
25
29
12
17&18
25

26
26
12

27

Ins.
12.64

12.59

13.10

11.22

Central .Section —

10.91

10.03

9.92

*\<gia

*T inidad

'2.40
12.41

8.45
12.09

8.41

Atlantic Sect.on—

11.32

14.23
9.38

10.12

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

June 7, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

363

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

July Weather Probabilities.

Weather conditions approximately as fol-
lows may be expected at the Canal entrances
during the month of July, 1916. These pre-
dictions are based on the records at Colon and
Ancon for the past eight and nine years, re-
spectively.

Winds — The winds over the Atlantic coast
will continue to be light and variable, north-
erly winds predominating. The average
hourly velocity will be about nine miles an
hour, although a velocity of from 25 to 30
miles may be expected during rain or thunder
squalls. A maximum velocity of 40 miles an
hour was recorded during the month of July,
1908, but the recurrence of so high a velocity
during the month is hardly to be expected.

Light northwest winds will continue over
the Pacific coast and the interior, with an
average hourly velocity of about seven miles
an hour. Variable winds may be expected
at times, especially during the passage of
local rain or thunder storms, and the wind may
attain a velocity of as high as 25 miles an
hour, but these storms are generally of short
duration. During a wind squall at Ancon, on
July 10, 1909, a maximum velocity of 59 miles
an hour was recorded. This, however, ex-
presses only extreme conditions, and is not
likely to occur during the month.

Rain — Heavy showers can be expected on
both coasts and over the interior. The average
July rainfall at the Atlantic entrance to the
Canal, for a period of 45 years, is 16.32.inches.
while the average fall at the Pacific entrance
is 7.72 inches, this average being for a period
of 19 years. The average number of rainy
days (one on which 0.01 inch or more of rain
is measured), is 21 on the Pacific coast and
25 on the Atlantic side, while the average
numbers of days on which the rainfall equals
or exceeds one inch (1.00) are two and five,
respectively.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur on either
coast, but night and early morning fogs will
be numerous over the interior. Over the
Gaillard Cut section of the Canal, the average
number of nights with fog is 20, fifty per cent
of which have been dense. (In a dense fog
objects can not be distinguished at a distance
of 1,000 feet.) All fogs that occur can be ex-
pected to lift or become dissipated by 8.30
a. m.

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature over both the Atlantic and Pacific
entrances to the Canal will be approximately
80 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature is
not likely to rise above 89° F., or fall lower
than 70° F. on the Atlantic coast, while at
the Pacific entrance the maximum tempera-
ture may not be expected to exceed 95° F,
or the minimum to be lower than 67° F. The
mean daily range of the temperature will
probably be about eight degrees Fahrenheit
at the Atlantic entrance, and about 15° F.
at the Pacific entrance.

Barometric pressure — The average sealevel
pressure for the month should be about 29.85
inches, while the maximum pressure is not
likely to exceed 30.00 inches, or the minimum
to be lower than 29.70 inches at either Canal
entrance.

Relative humidity — The percentage of mois-
ture in the air will be practically the same as
for the preceding month, 85 per cent over
both coasts. The range will be greater over
the Pacific coast where the percentage ia

higher during nighttime and lower during
daytime, than on the Atlantic coast.

Storms — Most of the storms during the
rainy season are local wind, thunder, or rain
squalls of more or less limited extent. These
storms may be expected quite frequently, the
average number of days on which they have
occurred on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
being 16 and 17, respectively. During the
passage of these storms, comparatively high
wind velocities may be attained, but they are
invariably of too short duration to cause rough
seas.

The season from July to October is the sea-
son of the West Indian hurricanes, but the
paths followed by them lie well to the
northward of the Isthmus. A rough sea and
heavy swell, accompanied by brisk winds,
may be occasionally experienced outside the
Atlantic entrance breakwaters, however, fol-
lowing the passage of a hurricane across the
Carribbean Sea to the northward.

Generally cloudy weather will prevail over
both coasts, and smooth to moderate seas can
be expected at the Pacific entrance to the
Canal.

Tides — The average tidal range at Colon
is less than one foot and the maximum range
is approximtely two feet. Owing to this fact,
no consideration need be given to tidal fluc-
tuations at the Atlantic entrance.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of June and for July are given
below:

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Date.

Wed.. June 7...
Thura.. June 8...

Fri.. June 9

Sat.. June 10

Sun., June 11... .
Mon.. June 12...
Tuea.. June 13...
Wed.. June 14...
Thurs.. June IS..
Fri., June 16... .

Sat.. June 17

Sun.. June 18...
Mon.. June 10..
Tuea.. June 20...
Wed.. June 21..,
Thurs., June 22.,

Fri.. June 23

Sat., June 24

Sun.. June IS...
Mod., June 26. . ,

1:40

2 8

7:52
12.8

14:12
4.0

2:26
3.4

8:34
12.5

15:06
4.2

3:17
3.8

9:23
12.4

16:05
4.2

4:15
4.1

10:22
12.5

17:06
3.9

5:16
4.0

11:25
12.9

18:07
3.3

0:06
12.0

6:19
3.6

12 :29
13.5

1 :07
12.8

7:20
2.9

13:24
14.4

2:00
13.8

8:17
2.0

14:15

15.2

2:53
14.7

9:10
1.0

15:06
16.0

3:44
15.5

9:59
0.2

15:58
16.5

4:36
16.1

10:46
-0.3

16:50
16.7

5:27
16.5

11:32
-0.4

17:43
16.6

0.01
-1.5

6:19
16.6

12:24
-0 1

0:50
-1.0

7:09
16.3

13:16
0.4

1:40
-0.1

8:00
15.7

14:12

1.2

2:35
1.0

8:50
15.0

15:10
1.9

3:33
2.1

9:46
14.1

16:12
2.6

4:33
3.0

10:49
13.4

17:13
3.0

5:35
3.6

11:55
13.1

18":15
3..

0:39
12.0

6:42
3.8

12 :55 1
13.0 |

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

Tuea.. June 27

Wed.. June 28

Thurs.. June 29

Fri.. June 30

1 :3S
12.1

2:28
12.5

3:12
12.9

3:53
13 2

7:37
3.7

8:29
3.4

9:14
2.9

9:56
2 5

13:48
13.1

14:34
13 4

15:17
13.6

15:56
13.0

20:10
2.6

20:57
2.1

21:39
1.6

22.17
1 2

Date.

Sat., July 1

Sun. July 2

Mon., July 3..
Tues., July 4. .
Wed.. July 5..
Thurs.. July 6.

0:02
1.2

0:36

Fri..JuIy7 1:49

2.5

Sat., July 8 2:33

' 3.1

Sun., July 9

Mon., July 10..
Tues.. July 11 . ,
Wed., July 12..
Thurs. July 13.,
Fri.. July 14....
Sat.. July IS...
Sun., July 16. .

Mon.. July 17 I 5:14

17.0

.July 18 6:02

17.2

Wed.. July 19...
Thurs., July 20.

Fri.. July 21 2:06

0.8

Sat.. July 22. .
Sun.. July 23..
Mon.. July 24.
Tues.. July 25.
Wed.. July 26.
Thurs.. July 2:
Fri., July 28...
Sat., July 29. . .
Sun.. July 30. .
Mon.. July 31.

10:33
2.2

16:35
14.0

11 :10
2.1

17:12
14.1

11 :46
2.1

17:48
14.0

6:18

14.0

12:22
2.3

6:50
13.9

12:59
2.5

7:22
13.8

13:39
2.9

7:56

13.6

14:24
3.2

8:37
13.3

15:15
3.4

9:27
13.1

14:16
3.5

10:31
13.0

17:19
3.4

11 :44
13.3

18:28
2.8

6:46

3.4

12:54
13.9

7 :53
2.5

13:56
14.8

8 :52
1.3

14:52
15.6

9:45
0.2

15:47
16.4

10 :34
-0.6

16:39
16.8

11 :21
1 -1.0

17:31
16.9

12 :07

-0 9

18:20
16.6

6:49

17.0

12:56
-0.4

7:34
16.3

13:45
0.5

8:19

15.3

14:37
1.5

9:08

14.0

15:32

2.5

10:03
13.1

16:32
3.4

11 :01
12.3

17:36
3.9

6:02
4.6

12:21
12.0

7:09
4.6

13 :25

12.2

8:07

4.2

14:17
12.6

8:57
3.5

15 :01
13 1

9:39
2.8

13:41
13.6

10:17

2.2

16:18
14.0

10:52

16:53
14.3

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The

364

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 42.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., June 4, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

May 29
May 29
May 30
May 31
May 31

June 2.
June 2.
June 2.
lune 2.
June 2.
June 3.
June 3.
June 3.
June 3.
June 4.
June 4.
June 4.

Jamaica

Polosi

Copenhagen...

Palena

Salvador

Manlaro

Shinko Maru.

Paparoa

.-1 ustralicn.. . .

Tongking

Balboa

Peru

Quilque

Coya

Maipo

Victoria

Bollon Castle. .

British. . .
British. . .
British. . .
Chilean . .
British. . .
British. ..
Peruvian.
Japanese.
British...
Dai ish.. .
Danish. . .
American
British. . •
British. . .
British...

I 'hi!. Mil . .

British. . .
British...

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Glasgow Shipowners Company

South American S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Moulder Middleton & Co

Peruvian Steamship Line

Goshi Kaisha Kishimioto Swki

New Zealand Shipping Co

East Asiatic Co

East Asiatic Co

American Mex. Trade S.S Co..,
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. . . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

N. Y. & Pacific S.S. Co

Chilean Government

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Lancashire Shipping Company

Cristobal. . . .
London. . . .
New York..

Cristobal

Cristobal. .. .

Algiers

Cristobal

Philadelphia
New York. .
New York. .
New York . .

Cristobal

Cristobal

Cristobal...
New York. .
Baltimore. .
Liverpool. . .
New York..

Nature

Buenaventura

Balboa

Arica

Valparaiso. . .
Punta Arenas
Tocopilla. . . .

Callao

Sakai

Melbourne. . .

Taku Bar

Shanghai ....
Buenaventura
San Francisco
Guayaquil. . .

Callao

Valparaiso, . .
Valparaiso. . .
Vladivostok. .

General

General

General

General

General

Ballast

General

Case oil

General

Case oil, general.

Petroleum

General

General

General

General

Coke

General

General

528
3,607

0,200

1,355
3,486
9,000
8,200
8,400

1,282
3,263
4,443
3,400

7.000

Gross

1.170
5,542
5.020
3,639
1.190
3.689
4,639
3,093
7.858
7,021
7.021
705

THROUGH THE CANAL PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

May 29.
May 29.
May 29.
May .'».
May 31.
May 31.
May 31.
May 31.
May 31.
June 1..
June 2. .
June 3. .
June 3. .
June 4..
June 4..

Peru

Derwent River. . .

Otaki

Balboa

Vcayali

Limari

Jacob Luckenbach

De Sola

Cauca

Thode Fagelund. .

San Jose

Barge No. 93

Poreric

Wabana

American
British. . .
British. ..
British. . .
American
Peruvian
Chilean..
American
American
British. . .
Norwegia
American
American
British. . .
British.. .

Pacific Mail Steamship Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

British Empire Steam Nav. Co.

New Zealand Shipping Co

Columbia Maritime S. S. Co...

Peruvian S. S. Line

South American S. S. Co

Luckenbach Line

Standard Oil Company

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

W. Wilhelmsens

Pacific Mai! Steamship Co. . . .

Standard Oil Company

Foreric S. S. Co

British & Chilean S. S. Co

San Francisco

Valparaiso

Mejillones. . . .
Wellington. . .
•Buenaventura

Callao

Talcahuano. . .
San Francisco

Talara

Guayaquil

Tocopilla

San Francisco
San Francisco
Antofagasta..
Jtinin

Colon

Colon

Colon for orders

London

Colon

Colon

Colon

Queenstown. . . .

Vallo

Colon

Colon for orders

Colon

Colon

Marseilles

N..rtolk

General

General

Nitrates

General

General

Sugar, cotton, etc

General

Barley

Crude oil, naptha

General

Nitrates

Sugar, coffee, etc.

Fuel oil

Nitrates

Nitrates

1.365
1.578
7.303
4,500

460
2,088
1,240
3,400
6,444

990
7,000
1.097
3, .00
5,900
7,231

3,968
4.040
5,232
9,948
705
4,278
3,631
2,819
7,145
1,557
4,758
2,337
2,635
+ .142
5,257

2.441
2,628
3.835
6,949

315
2,206
2,421
1.960
4,477

998
3,586
1,617
2,195
3,110
3,387

ARRIVALS ANP EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

June 4 Oak Branch Nautilus Steamship Co.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

June 4

June5

JuneS....

June 7

Prole

Honolulu.
Wellington.
San Francisco.
Iquique.
Calita Buena.

June 8

June 12....
June 15. . . .

Carpenteria

Baja California. . . .

American-Hawaiian Line. . .

Brit, [nclia S. Nav. Co

Acties Baja California

Dorset

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

N. Y. & PacificS. S. Co....
N. Y. & PacificS. S. Co....

City of Para

Antofagasta.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦departures.

May 31 Pur.: • !<i <>

May 31.... Kilpatrick.

June 3 Camito

June 3 i Nestnrian. .

French Steamship Line

U. S. Armv

Elders & Fyffes

Ley land Line

Saint Nazai
New York.
Port Limon
Liverpool.

June 3.
June 4.
June 5.

Camito

Puerto Rico,
Kilpatrick. .

Elders & Fyffes

French Steamship Line.
U. S. Army

Bristol.
Saint Nazaire.
New York.

♦expected arrivals.

♦expected departures.

June 9 | Manuel Calvo Spanich Steamship Line

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦departures.

A. O. Lindwi:* Port Ludlow

Standard Oil Company | San Francia

June S J. A. Moffett.

Standard Oil Co San Frannisco.

♦Other than ships passing through the Canal.

heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height. In which case subtract It.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23A (11.00 p. m.J.
All hours greater than 12 are in the atternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Coal.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa at the rate ol between 600 and 1 ,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed
in bunkers, or Irom cars alongside wharf, handled by
ship's gear, per ton, J6.00; use of steam hoist and crane
per hour, $1; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form. of delivery.

Canal

record

Volume IX.

BALEOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916.

No. 43.

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THE CANAL RECORD.

Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Cargo of 3,000 Tons Offering for Cook Inlet or
Seward, Alaska.

Preparations are being made to ship addi-
tional equipment to Alaska for the Alaskan
Engineering Commission from the stock of
surplus and obsolete equipment left over
from the construction of the Canal, two ship-
loads of which have already been sent.

Arrangements for transportation have not
been made, and the local representatives of
steamship lines have been asked to keep the
matter in mind and advise The Panama Canal
if any of their vessels calling at Balboa would
be interested in the shipment. Arrangements
are to be made with the Alaskan Engineering
Commission.

The equipment will probably be ready for
shipment about the first of September and
will consist of seven narrow gage locomotives,
two 75-ton steamshovels, four standard loco-
motives of 5-foot gage, and 50 Lidgerwood flat
cars. The heaviest lifts among the knocked-
down parts are the locomotive boilers, weigh-
ing 15 tons each, and the steamshovel car
bodies, Weighing about 14 tons each. The
total weight of the shipment will be approxi-
mately 3,000 tons. The equipment is being
crated at Balboa by the Mechanical Division.

If the shipment is to be delivered at Cook
Inlet, Alaska, this season it will have to leave
Balboa by October 1 in order to reach port
before the close of navigation. Seward, the
other port at which it may be delivered, is
open all the year.

"City of Para" Recovers Lifeboit of "Roanoke."

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
City of Para, which docked at Balboa on Sun-
day, June 11, from San Francisco, reported the
finding of one of the lifeboats of the steamship
Roanoke, which sank about 150 miles south
of San Francisco on May 9. In the boat was
the body of a man, whom the evidence indi-
cates to have been the second officer of the
Roanoke. The boat was overtaken on May 12
near Santa Cruz Island, on the course between
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, about 150
miles south of the point at which the Roanoke
is supposed to have sunk. The body was
buried at sea.

Eica ation from the Cut 'lurini th? Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, June 12, amounted to 267,324 cubic
yards. The dredges rehandled 22,275 cubic
yards in disposing of it, but these figures are
not included in the totals, which are for pri-
mary excavation and represent decrease of
material in the Canal prism.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 80.510

Camboa IS-yard diu,*r 77.165

Paraiso 15-ya'd di.per 62.793

Coroz'U Ladder 30. 1 75

No. S3 Pipeline suction 10.6S3

Culebra S?av»ing auction

No. 86 Pipeline suction 20.1 17

No 84 Pipeline suction 8.150

No. 5 Belgian ladder

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the east and west slides at Culebra
since October 14, 1914, when rush work was
begun by the Dredging Division in the sec-
tions north ol Gold and Contractor's Hills,
to the hour of midnight on June 12. 1916, was
14,738,418 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 739,106 cubic yards per month
from these slides alone.

In the current fiscal year, since July 1, 1915,
the primary excavation in the Cut amounted
to 10,615,052 cubic yards, to midnight of
June 12. This has been an average of 30,503
cubic yards per day, or approximately
928,512 cubic yards per month.

The "Guernsey" Loses Prupeiler Blade Nine
Hours Out of Balboa.

The Norwegian steamship Guernsey, which
completed transit of the Canal from the At-
lantic to the Pacific on June 6. putting to sea
at 9 p. m. on that day, lost a propeller blade
when about nine hours out of Balboa. She
put back to Balboa, arriving at 11 p. m., June
7, and tied up alongside the repair wharf at
Balboa shops, where a ^spare blade was ad-
justed by forces of the Mechanical Division.
As the vessel was in ballast her shaft was lifted
out of water without difficulty by letting
water into the tanks forward, and the attach-
ment of the new blade was made in the dry.
The Guernsey put to sea in the evening of

June 9, continuing her voyage from New-
Orleans to Taltal.

Beginning the Moving of Chagres Village.

The moving of the village of Chagres. on the
east bank of the Chagres River at its mouth
and adjoining the old fort at San Lorenzo, to
a new townsite at the mouth of the Lagarto
River, eight miles to the west, was begun on
Friday, June 9. when the tug Engineer towed
a barge from Cristobal to Chagres to be loaded
with the goods of the people On the following
day the Engineer carried about 30 of the people
to Lagarto, along with quantities of household
goods and crated domestic animals. The
governor! f the province of Col in accompanied
the party. It is estimated that at least a
month will be required for the moving of the
population, numbering between 400 and 500,
and their effects. One citizen did his own
moving, making the trip to Lagarto in a ca-
j uca.

Sailing of the "Ancon".

The Anron of the Panama Railroad Steam-
ship Line, which arrived at Cristobal from New
York on Thursday, June 8. is scheduled to sail
from Cristobal for New York, with passengers
and cargo, on June 17 at 10 a. m.

French Line Stesmship "Flandre" Makes Tirst
Call at Cristobal.

The steamship Flandre of the Compagnie
Generale Transatlan'iiue arrived at Cristobal
on Saturday, June 10, on her first call at that
port. She was built in 1913 at Srint Naz; i e
and would have entered the service to Colon
directly after completion but was diverted I y
the French government to mi itary ser\ ice,
and only recently released. She brought to
Cristobal 1 7S tons of transfer and 55 tons of
local cargo, and 62 passengers. The Flandre
is registered at 8,50? gross tons, and is 4C4
feet in length by 57 feet beam and i3 feet in
depth. She is scheduled to sail for Bordeaux
on Friday, June 16.

Collier ' Ulysses" Carrying Cargo.

In order to relieve the congestion of freight
for New York discharged at the Canal ter-
minals by Pacific carriers, comment on which
was made in The Canal Record of last week,
the Canal collier Ulysses has been pressed into
service to carry a cargo from Cristobal to
New York and is loading at Pier 8. She is
expected to sail on Saturday, June 17, with
approximately 10,000 tons. The Ulysses
arrived at Cristobal on June 2, bringing 12,-
0024 tons of coal from Norfolk.

Shipment of Oft 1,000,031) Pounds of Rabbit.
Five hundred tons of rabbits, dressed and
frozen, were an item in the cargo of the steam-
ship Cumberland, passing through the Canal
on May 20 on the way from Wellington to
Liverpool. They were shipped from Sydney
and consigned to Liverpool.

366

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 43.

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS.

Distribution of Canal and Railroad Forces, and
Summary of Occupation of Quarters.

The total force of The Panama Canal, the
Panama Railroad Company, and contractors
on the Isthmus for the half-month ending
Wednesday, May 24, 1916, was 23,981.

This was an increase of 340 over the 23,641
employed on April 26. It is a decrease of 1,119
from the 25,100 employed on March 22, and
of 385 from the 24,366 employed on February
23. It is 2,066 more, however, than the 21,915
employed on December 23, 1915, which was
the least number that had been employed on
the Canal and railroad work since 1906.

The force for the last half-month of May of
this year was less by 2,453 than the force re-
ported for the latter part of April of 1915,
which was 26,434. It is 7,069 less than the
31,050 employed on May 27, 1914; and 19,-
052 less than the 43,033 employed on May 28,
1913. The largest force reported was that
for March, 1913; it was 44,733.

The principal changes in the numbers em-
ployed by divisions, between April 26 and
May 24, were a decrease of 1,037 in the force
of the Division of Terminal Construction; an
increase of 575 in the force of the Panama

Railroad Company; of 338 in the quarter-
master branch of the Supply Department;
and of 142 in the commissary branch. The
forces employed on general construction in-
creased by 99. The force of the Health De-
partment decreased by 30. The forces of con-
tractors, aggregating 388, were greater by 281
than on April 26.

The gold force, consisting almost entirely of
white American citizens, numbered 3,593.
This was 46 less than the gold force on April
26, but 184 more than the 3,409 employed on
March 22. The total gold force a year ago
(on May 26, 1915) was 3,615. On May 27,
1914, the total gold force was 4,366. On May
28, 1913, it was 5,766. Of these, 4,337 were
employed by the Isthmian Canal Commis-
sion, 596 by the Panama Railroad, 249 by the
commissary department, and 584 by contrac-
tors. The decrease from this force to the
present is 2,173. The present gold force is
approximately five-eighths of that of three
years ago.

A detailed summary of the force report for
the half-month ending May 24, 1916, and of
the occupation of Panama Canal and Pana-
ma Railroad quarters on the Isthmus on May
31 is given herewith:

SILVER EMPLOYES* '

(2

2
w

o

Artisans.

Laborers.

^

Department or
Division.

1

OT

c

£

c

I

c

o

1
3

13
2
10

2
5

2

!i

5

s

operation and Main-
t'n'ce; locks & office
Terminal Coastr'ctn

487

270

87

74

330

1.J.9S

135

191

57

5

"l9

3

....

20

6

35
331
30
48

14
75

27
104
301

43
176

51
135

38

324
261
125
2>)0
141
62/

11

31

13
96

200
30

601

1

15
1

9

81
145

31

87
123

24
72'

42
170

610

969

1,273

394

2.191

2.2N4

1.842

191

427

172

171
16S
162

168
90
328
814)
65
62
2

781
1,137
1,435

562

Municipal Eng

64

i

4
13

312
101
51

2.281
2,612

2,656
256

General Construct'r

27
1

46
1

76
4

9
1

38

1
1

92
11

81
145

"i

2

49

489

174

3,534

4.

567

884

1.S86

992

103

36

802

1.427

30

1

10,353

2.031
9
181
23
91
201
1/8
437
329
114

1.2383

9

1.180
420
809
21
394
122
401
35

"66

4
2
63

6
3
66

20
60

15

356

2

260

12

1.856
426

2,140
21
785
124

4,409
274

2,037
449

19

294

758

5

2,231

222

....

115

iS

3

1

50

9

3

12

8

17

318

11

19

963

561

Panama Railroad . . .

154

27

313
97

655

1.520

22

614

41

547
14

4

14
3

4,7.^8
388

Grand total

6.916

273

699

1.143 2,388

1,663

1.987

79

1.768 3,324

5 7

91

20.38SI 3,593| 23,981

Month previous

6,788! 180
+ 1281+93

668
+31

1,204
-61

2,407
-19

1,493
+ 170

1.374
+613

US
-39

2,093 3.497
-325j -173

-;

116

-25

20,002
+ 3SC

3.639| 23,641
-46, +340

Completing the Manufacture of Roofing Tile.

A supplementary job of making 2,170 pieces
of roofing tile for Balboa shops' was finished
by the plant of the American Cement Tile
Manufacturing Company at Cristobal on
Saturday, June 10. The plant had been
engaged on this work for about a month,
following the completion of the tile required
for the new Pier 7 at Cristobal. The tile will
be used for replacing pieces broken on the
roofs of the shop buildings by stones from
Sosa Hill quarry, and for spares to be held in
storage.

This completes the manufacturing work of
the company under its present contract, al-
though its forces are engaged to lay the roof
on Pier 7 and are now employed on it. In all,
the company has made approximately 40,000
pieces of tile on its recent contracts, which is
approximately one-third of the quantity made
in the plant established at Paraiso in 1913.
During the height of the recent operations the
force employed at Cristobal comprised four
gold and 36 silver employes.

Disposition of Remains of Employes.

The Acting Chief Health Officer has issued
the following letter to those in charge of dis-
pensaries at points north of Corozal:

"Circular 618-10 authorizes free cremation
of bodies of deceased silver employes, but
provides a charge for their burial.

"In order that the same privileges may be
given to the families of deceased silver em-
ployes on the line or at the Atlantic end, as
those allowed at Ancon-Balboa. you are au-
thorized to ship such bodies to Ancon Hospital
for cremation, furnishing pass to the Pana-
ma Railroad, as heretofore, for transportation
. of remains to Ancon.

"Relatives of deceased employes should be
informed that the deceased may be" buried
at the usual charge, or sent to Ancon Hospital
and cremated free of charge.

"Also, in cases in which no relative can be
located, in which you think the remains should
be handled by cremation, send them to Ancon
Hospital on Health Department transporta-
tion, as above, for cremation."

*The wages are stated in United States currency.

QUARTERS.

Balboa1

Ancon

Corozal

Pedro Miguel'

Paraiso

Culebras

Gamboa

Gatun

Cristobal'

Total .

West Indians.

Men Women

3,727 I 1.524

.562

256

Men

Women

1.491J

486

262

16

111

17

387

122

544

116

407»

262

160

33

599

461

1.879'

210

5.840 ' 1,723 2.503

(1) Includes Taboga Island, Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 20 Asiatics. (3) Includes 13 Ameri-
can negroes. 38 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Mirations
and Red Tank. (5) Includes Empire, Las Cascadas. and Bas Obispo. (6) Includes 15 Panamanians. (7) In-
cludes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (8) Includes 14 East Indians. 22 colored American citizens, and
299 Panamanians. __^

fruits and vegetables. Those interested in
specific branches of this work may make in-
quiry as to the publications in which they may-
be interested. Inquiries may be made by
telephone, calling No. 224 Balboa.

Bulletins on Semitropical Horticulture.
The Canal library at Balboa Heights has
been receiving recently a variety of agri-
cultural experiment station bulletins dealing
with the culture and marketing of semitropical

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below,
information concerning the same being posted
at clubhouses and post-offices, as per the
numbers of announcements indicated:

Chemist (male); S3. 84 per diem; examina-
tion date not set; No. 743.

Assistant inspector of weights and meas-
ures (male); $1,000 to $1,600 a year; ex-
amination about July 9-10, 1916; No. 742.

General mechanic (male); $720 a year; ex-
amination June 27, 1916; No. 741.

Clinical director (male), Government Hos-
pital for the Insane; $2,000 a vear; examina-
tion June 27, 1916; No. 733.

Sawyer and carpenter (male); $840 a year;
examination July 11, 1916; No. 761.

Radio draftsman (male); $3.04 to $6.00 a
day; examination July 11, 1916; No. 793.

Tennis Tournament in Connection with Official
Celebration of Fourth of July.

The Fourth of July singles and doubles all
comers' tennis tournaments will be played as
follows:

Preliminaries: June 18, singles; June 25,
doubles; July 2, consolations.

Finals: July 4, all events.

Games will be played on the Ancon Y. M.
C. A., Pacific, and Balboa Heights courts.

June 14, 1016.

THE CANAL RECORD

367

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Increased Collections of Tolls, but Not Equal to
Half of Costs of Operation and Maintenance.

Following the reopening of the Canal on
April 15, the earnings of tolls for April were
the first substantial amount received from
this source since September, 1915. The aggre-
gate of tolls collected in the six months pre-
ceding April was 512,733.19, an average of
§2,122.20- per month. In April the tolls
amounted to 8235,618.44.

During April the costs charged to operation
and maintenance of the Canal amounted to
$581,817.95. The tolls amounted to approxi-
mately two-fifths of these costs. The excess

of expenses over tolls earned was S346.199.51.

Including the loss in April, the deficit in the
account for the fiscal year to May 1, a period
of 10 months, is S3.995, 001.81. During the
preceding fiscal year the deficit in the account
through the same period was $95,718.04.
During the current fiscal year the tolls were in
excess of the expenses only in July, by the
amount of SI 1 7,570.09. In August there was a
deficit of S63, 177. 33; and with the closing of
the Canal in the middle of September there
was a shortage for that month of .$150,335.34;
while the subsequent months showed greater
losses.

A summary of the charges for operation and

maintenance in April, 1916, as compared with
April, 1915, and with the fiscal year to May 1,
this year and last, is presented in the table
on this page. The "proportion of overhead ex-
penses," following the summary of operation
and maintenance proper, is approximately
two-thirds of the total Canal overhead ex-
penses. It is made up of costs for adminis-
tration, sanitary work, and civil government.

The "Cocoli" Overhauled.

The tug Cocoli, operated by the Marine
Division in the Pacific entrance channel and
the harbor at Balboa, was cleaned and over-
hauled last week at the repair wharf at Balboa.

Items.

April, 1916.

March. 1916.

April. 1915.

PiS\ at Year to Dote.

This Year.

Last Year.

Marine Division:

$825.95
46S.39
4.682 18
5.419.51
3,744.33

$247.70

190.35

3,665.55

396.13

3,430.64

$794.92

445.45
4.184.55
5.899.78

$6,032.20
3.300.88
46,"45.27
26.647.98
35,571.76

15,140.37

7,930.37

11,324.71

117.598 09

Lock operation and maintenance —
Gatun Locks:

1 .006 . 34
5.729.61
5.061.39
1.227.48

25 .00

612.60

3,757.76

3.751.47

1,020 93

59.08

1,031.82
7,795.86
8,865.36
1,853.77
87.60

10.584.76
65.363.36
125.025. 11
10.00S.47
1.719.63

13,282.82

9,201.84

10,634.41

212.701.33

Gatun Spillway:

179.51
354.25
248.82

729.81
4,626.20
11,118.53

115 97
2.924 69

505.56
4,229.09

3,040.66

4,734.65

782.58

16.474.54

Pedro Miguel Lock:

1 .694 60
3,980.50
6.554.62
1.262.18
376.15

1,192.83

3,056.09

7,677.49

717.48

344.41

793.34

5,170.73

3,923.16

965.05

281.45

13,456.79
39.227.32
54.594.91
12,737.27
2,273.97

13,868.05

12,988 30

11,133.73

122.290.26'

Pedro Miguel Dam:

Miraflores Locks:

1.879.90

1.656.30

16.426.94

861.65

314.84

1.327.54
6.759.00
15,905.63
1.064.17
3il.3i

1,022.75

7,548.03

4,601.10

696.17

344.84

13.503.64
53,030.41
73,661.81
9,618.08
2,580.96

21.139.63

25,399.67

14,212.89

152,444.90

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

74.89

34.25

11.16
112.56

293.86

1,815.79

387.03

86.59

109.14

123.72

86.59

2,496.68

Miraflores West Dam:

347.72

51.440.30

52,448.18

45,850.20

506,755.43

Dredging:

622.77

584.86

5,444.66

7,866.02

318,001.75

298,715.77

160,899.02

2,858,586.05

3,649.99

19.724.07

318.624.52

299,300.63

169,993.67

2,886,176.14

1.032.76
1,827.35

675.75

1,630.78

412.84

11,342.79

1,721.36

100.10

15.991.77

16,934.52

1 ,605 . 76

41,328.32

Gatun-Mindi Levee, maintenance

Colon East Breakwater, maintenance

82.63

82.63

Naos Island Breakwater, maintenance

58.45

764.67

948.83

74,327. IS

18,541.45

84.57

28.22

Damaces to vessels in Canal .:...,

93.61

14,950.02

813.32

Cperation of floating derricks

14,470. 17
1,95 7.90

3,171.22

To- al, operation and maintenance

404.577.94

378.255.50

243.614.90

3.681.030.61

Proportion of overhead expenses

177.240.01

212,179.73

114.692. IS

1,981,978.83

581.817.95

590,435.23

358,307.08

5.663,009.44

235.618.44

418.80

442.415.49

1,668,007.63

3,281,477.69

84,108.41

Expenses in excess of tolls earned

346.199.51

590.016.43

3.995.001.81

95,718.04

368

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 43.

CLOSING HOTEL AsPINWALL.

Will Be Closed from July 1 to February 1. — Open
to Visitors and Convalescents.
The Hotel Aspimvall on Taboga Island will
be closed at the end of business on June 30
and, according to present plans, not reopened
until February 1, 1917. It will then be oper-
ated during the time that the bulk of annual
haves of employes are being spent, as during
this period the patronage of the hotel is ample
to warrant its operation.

In the mean time a caretaker will be left in
charge of the buildings and grounds, and em-
ployes whose health demands it may, on rec-
ommendation of the Chief Health Officer,
occupy rooms in the building and carry on
light housekeeping there during the closed
period. It is considered that the most im-
portant service of the hotel has been in afford-
ing an inexpensively accessible place at which
e nployes in poor health may spend short leaves
for recuperation. This exorcises the bogy of
having to take a long and expensive trip to the
United States or possibly suffer a complete
breakdown through sticking to the job on
account of unwillingness or inability to spend
the money.

Holiday picnic parties are also invited to
make use of the grounds during the closed
period. The caretaker in charge will have on
hand a small stock of cigars and tobacco for
sale to visitors. The Panama Canal launch
service between Balboa and the island will be
discontinued, but at present there is a launch
making the round voyage from Panama
every day. The Port Captain at Balboa can
furnish launches for trips to the island.

The closing down of the hotel at this time
i; due to the continued loss through its op-
eration. The average number of people stay-
ing there has been less than four a day during
the past month, and the loss per year has been
about $4,000.

The falling off in patronage of the hotel is
accounted for by the increased facilities for
recreation which have developed during the
past year, especially around Balboa and
Panama. These include swimming at the
several beaches, baseball games, prize fights,
boating, fishing, automobiling and motor-
cycling, and other social amusements which
have developed with the concentration of
population towards the ends of the Canal
Zone.

The hotel at Taboga was established as a
convalescent hospital in 1885 by the French,
and when the Americans occupied the Canal
Zone the place was rehabilitated and placed
in operation as a sanitarium, under the
management of the Department of Sanitation.
This continued until January 16, 1914, when
it was turned over to the Subsistence Depart-
ment for operation as a hotel.

Applications for raruily Quarters.
Applications for family quarters were on
file in the several districts on May 31, 1916,
as follows:

Stations.

Number of
applicatio :s.

36 i (55)

173 (19)
110 (10)
161 (36)

811 (120)

Note — The fig res in parentheses show the number
of applicants already occupying r;g ilar or non house-
keeping family nuarters at stations other than those at
which applications are hied.

The improvements at the swimming pool
of the Hotel Washington authorized to make
the pool conform to the requirements estab-
lished by Board of Health ordinances for

CI

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END ELI.VATION OF BATH HOUSE.

pools and bathing beaches in the Canal Zone
include the cons ruction of an additional bath
house, equipped with shower baths. Every
user of the pool will be required to take a
shower bath before entering the pool. Ground
was broken last week, and the foundation

with the finish of the pool and the present
bath house, and will be one story in height, 27
feet six inches long by 13 feet eight inches in
width. Midway of its length it will be divided
by a concrete partitition, and each of the two
sections so formed will provide three shower
baths and toilet accommodations, for men and
women. The floor plan and drawings of the
side and end elevations are reproduced here-
with. The entrances will be at the ends of the
house, and light and ventilation will be pro-
vided by grill work around the walls.

The present bath house, which contains
a shower bath and several dressing rooms, in
a building 36 feet six inches in length by 20
feet in width, and has been used only by men,
will be retained in use as before, the new house
being designed to extend the previous service.

The construction of the new bath house is
one feature of a general plan to improve the
conditions in and about the pool. Others are
the construction of an iron fence around the
pool and its adjuncts, of the same type as the
fence around Battery Morgan, which adjoins

SIDE ELEVATION OF BATH HOUSE.

and groundwork plumbing have been com-
pleted.

The new bath house will be situated to the
east of the pool, on the side towards the hotel.

the pool on the southwest; and the installa-
tion of a system of valves _and pumps which
will allow the pool to be unwatered easily
for cleaning, and .will pipe water into it

ARRANGEMENT OF INTERIOR OF BATH HOUSE.

It will be about 20 feet from the present bath
house, and approximtely IS feet back from
the walk which extends along the side of the
pool. It will be built of concrete, in harmony

from a point well out from the shore, at the
edge of the reef. The details of this work are
under consideration and definite procedure has
not been authorized.

Final Exercises of the Canal Zone High School.

Beginning last Friday, the annual play of
the Canal Zone High School is being perform-
ed at the several Canal clubhouses, and on
Sa'iirrlav lime 17, it will be given in the
National Theatre in Panama.

The commencement exercises of the school
will be held in the National Theatre on Friday,
June 30, beginning at 8.30 p. m. A*pecial
coach will be attached to the train of the
Panama Railroad leaving Colon at 5.10 p. m.,
and for the return to Colon there will be a

June 14, 1916.

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369

special train fhat night, leaving Panama at
10.30. For the accommodation of people
living on the Las Cascadas branch there will
be a special coach on the train leaving Las
Cascadas at 7.20 in the evening of June 30,
and on the train leaving Panama for Las Cas-
cadas at 10.40 p. m.

The school annual, TheZonian, has appeared
and is being distributed. It contains 63 pages
of varied sketches, poems, drawings, photo-
graphs, and advertisements, and was printed
on the Isthmus.

The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered
at the Ancon clubhouse on Sunday evening,
June 25, by Rev. Will.am Flammer. The pro-
gram will begin at 8 o'clock.

On Wednesday, June 28, the graduating
class of 1916 will hold its annual class day
exercises at the Ancon clubhouse.

The friends of the Canal Zone High School
are invited to the exercises given for the class
of 1916.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

College Entrance Examinations.

As stated in The Canal Record of March
22, college entrance examinations will be
given in the board room of the Administra-
tion Building at Balboa Heights during the
week from June 19 to 24, inclusive. The first
examination will begin at 9 a. m., Monday,
June 19, and the last will beheld on the fol-
lowing Saturday.

Starting Championship Series of Baseball Games,
In preparation for the baseball game be-
tween all-star teams from the Army and the
civilian population as a part of the entertain-
ment on the Fourth of July, the first of the
series of three to decide the championship will
be played at Colon on Sunday, June 18. The
second game will be played on July 4 at Bal-
boa, and if a third is necessary to decide the
series it will be played on the Sunday follow-
ing the Fourth of July. Interest in this series
is such that two special trains will be operated
on the Panama Railroad on June 18, one from
Panama at about 10.30 a. m., and one from
Las Cascadas at about 11.30 a.m. Returning,
the trains will leave Colon after the regular
evening train.

Automobiles Excluded from Hospital Grounds.

The Acting Governor has ordered the sus-
pension of all permits for automobiles to run
through the grounds of Ancon Hospital. Ex-
ception to this is made in the case of Govern-
ment machines engaged in delivery work.
The exclusion is temporary, being on account
of the construction work on the new wards for
the hospital which are adjacent to the road.

Appointments.

Taz Panama Canal,

Executive Office.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. June 1, 1/16.
Circular No. 661-2S

1. Effective June 1. 1916. Mr. Crede H. Calhoun is
appointed Chief of Division of Civil Affairs, and as
such will be Director of Posts and will have supervision
of the entire Division.

2. Mr. James E. McGrath is appointed Assistant
Chief of Division of Civil Affairs, and as such will be
Shipping Commissioner and Administrator of Estates.

Chester Harding.
Acting Coventor.

Allotments fcr Next Fiscal Year.

The Panama I anal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. June 5, 1916.
Heads of Departments *nd Division*:

Requests for allotments to cover the expenses for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1917. should be submitted
to the Auditor not later than June 15. 1916.

The Auditor will send you direct, with detailed in-
structions applicable to particular departments or
divisions, four copies of a statement showing in detail
the estimate made for 1017 and it is requested that you
insert in the column "Requests for Allotment" opposite
each item, the amounts that will be required for the
coming fiscal year, transmitting same in duplicate to
the Auditor.

The amount carried in the Sundry Civil Bill, as re-
ported to the House, as compared with the estimates,
taking into consideration the request that has been made
for the use of the $250,000 appropriated for the con-
struction of quarantine stations, which it is expected
will be made available for current expenses of the Health
Department, is as follows:

SS. 750, OIK) 00

600,000 on

700,000.00

The requests for allotments should be based upon the
amount carried in the bill as reported, but allotments
will not be made in excess of the amount appro]

If it is necessary to make any change in the est
of work to be done by or for other departments or divi-
sions, the division interested must be advised so that
the estimates of the amount of work being done by one
division for another shall be carried in the requests of
the two divisions interested in exactly the same amount.

There have been sent you statements showing the
amount charged against your allotment for the nine
months of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1916. In
making requests for allotments, these statements should
be consulted.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Coupon Books. »

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 5, 1916.
Circular No. 663-4

The last sentence of paragraph 7 of Circular No. 663,
dated April 1, 1914. is amended to read as follows:
Commissary books other than those of the S15
denomination issued to gald employes will be
stamped "Gold Roll" on the front cover. SIS
books should not be issued to silver employes. If

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

S6.W2
5^04 1
55314
121153
28210

St. Lucia

P. R. R

Health Dept.. . .
Mechanical Div.
Building Div.. .
Mechanical Div.

Escoval

Alberto Rochet, alias A. Augier

Mar. IS. 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

found necessary to issue them in any case to siher
employes, they will be stamped "Silver Roll"
on the front cover.

Chester Harding.

Acting Governor.

Sailing of the "Ancon."

Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Superintendent,
Balboa llf.ir.nrs. C. Z . June 12. NI6.
To all concerned — The steamship Ancon of the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line will sail for New
York from Cristobal at 10 a. m.. Ju le 17. 1916.

P. W. Heald.
A ding Superintendent.

•

Stations for Watchman's Clocks.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z .. June 5. 1916.
To all concerned — In discontinuing watchman service
around various buildings, the watchmen's clocks have
been turned in anl stations left on buildings in various
places have not been taken down and returned. The
instrument repair shop of the Mechanical Division
advises that unless some of these stations are turned
in. it will be necessary to place order in the States for
some of them.

It is requested that any of these stations that may be
available which are not now used, be collected and turn-*
ed in to the instrument repair shop. As the stations are
expendable and were issued with the clocks, they should
be returned to the instrument repair shop without
charge.

F. H. Smith.
.4 cling Chief Quartermaster.

♦

Wheels fcr Pencil Sharpeners.

The Panama (.anal.

i Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., June 5, 1916.
Heads of Departments an'j Divisions:

The Washington office has advised that the supply
of "Jupiter" pencil sharpener wheels in the United
States is exhausted, and as this machine is made in
Europe, a further supply can not be obtained until the
close of the war. All dull wheels for this machine
should be saved and sent to the Mechanical Division
for resharpening.

F. II. Smith.
Acting Chief Quartermaster.

MisdirecteJ Letters.

Faliua 1 eights. C. Z.. June 13. 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of P >>ts and may be procured upon request of the
addressees. Requests may be made by telephone, call-
ing Baltoa. No. 162:

Allen. Leo Lear. Charles B.

Avers. Leah Lebeau. F. J.

Beachboard, Mrs. Carrie *Lewis. Frank
*Chamberlain. E. H. McAfee. Dr. Larry B.

Chrisman. Ord Miller. George E.

Core. H. C. Nixon. H. G.

Dayrell. Miss L. Payne. Robt. T.

Dunning. James Porter. Carl

Hamilton. John Sims. Dixie

Hays. A. E. Sin J tir, J. McDonald

Hitchcock. Mrs. J. J. Turner. Dr. G. W.

*llolt. G. \\. Vaughn, J.

♦Paper.

Launch Service to Taboga.

The following is tiie schedule of the launch service
between Balboa and Taboga Island:

From Balboa to Taboga— The launch Taboga sails from
Balboa dredge landing, to Tabogl daily, including
Sundays, at 9.40 a. m. On Saturdays. Sundays, and
holidays an additional trip is made at 5.30 :». in.

From Taboga Island to Balboa — Daily, including Sun-
days, at 10.45 a. m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays,
an additional trip at 7 p. m.

The rates at the Hotel Aspin.vall are as follows:
Per
day.

Employes $2.00

Nonemptoyes 2 . 50

Children under 12 years of age 1.00

(Babies under 12 months free of charge.)

Servants 1 .00

Employes' rate for stay of 14 days or over 1 . 75
Launch rates for one way between Balboa and Tabo-
ga are as follows:

Employes : $0.30

Employes' children 20

Nonemployes 60

Nonemployes' children 40

Launch tickets are sold only at the dredge landing
at Balboa and at the office of the Hotel Aspinwall.

370

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 43.

JOINT COMMISSION.

Notice ol Awards.
In the matter of the claim of 'Eteqi ' broperly

located near PuntadeChame, K :
No. 100. docket No. 76), May 31. 1916— An a i
hereby made against the United Sutes in favor of the
person hereinafter n i n ■ 1, in the su a of $275 United
States currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified. -on or before the nr t
day of July, 1916, and if payment or tender of payment
of this award is not made on or before that date, such
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

V I. 761 — For all right.
title, and interest which the said Ezequiel Ortega
may possess or may have possessed in and to all
coconut gro.-e previously located at Punta de
Chame. Republic of Panama, which was destroyed
by the dredging operations of the United States,
the sum of S275 United States currency.
Felerico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
EOUVE, Ricardo J. ALFARO, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of Antonio EnseHat, for

property located near Panama, award No. 107, docket
No. 1164. May 31, 1)16— An a.vard is hereby made
against the United Stat. . in favor o -rein-

after named, in the 9um of 1625 LI uteifitates currency.
This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount speci ied, on or before the first
day of July, 1916, and if payment or tender of payment
of this award is not male o.i or before that dat :, a h
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until p lid.

Antonio, Vo. 1164— For all right,

title, and interest which the said Antonio Ensenat
may possess or may tl in and to all

buildings and other improve nents locate 1 on the
Corozal road near the city of Panama, the sum of
$625 United States currency.

Fedbrico Luvli, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, RiCARuO J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
252, docket lumbers as shown. May 24, 1916 — With
reference to the following claims, counsel for the United
States has rilel motions alleging settlements made direct
With the claimants, and has also -lied cociie. of bills of
sale and certificates of the Paymaster of The Panama
Canal showing payment therein:
Docket Date of

No. Claimant. payment

1192 Therese Ernest 2-13-15

1192 Tl 4- 6-15

1205 Murcelino Guerrero 8-. .-14

1262 Eusebio Julio '. 7-. .-15

1265 William Manahan 6-14-15

1207 George I l) 6-. .-15

1268 Thomas Brissett 6-14-15

127U Alexander Lake 1 - . . — IS

1705 Daniel f-.oyte (Hoyt) 8- -14

1710 Louis Toussaint 4-10-15

1768 Kong Chong 5- 7-15

1777 Matilde Roman y Florinda Rodriguez 4-10-16
1778-

1779 Florinda Rodriguez 3-20-16

1877 Teodoeia de la Kosa de Dunbar 9-. .-IS

1909 Lorenza (Lorenzo) Romero 4- . .-15

191 1 Henrv Williams 10-24-14

1915 John McGregor 2-18-15

1917 Francisco .Azearate 3-26-15

1918 Mozele Gustave 4 2.5-15

1919 Lillian McKoy 7-15-15

1920 S irah Ow Kwong 4-8-15

1921 Yee Hop 3- 2-15

1922 Richard Gooden 4- -15

1923 George Dailey (Daly) 2-27-15

1924 M .in A.m. Mr 5- 4-15

1925 Chin Sang (or Chin Sung) 4- 1-15

1926 Samuel .Miller 7-15-15

1931 Tong Chong and Wo Chan 1

1933 Phdip u ■ 8-23-15

1934 Tong I hong and Lin Tay Chong 1-16-15

1935 Tong Chong 2-16-15

1936 Geo. ge Daley 2-17-15

1937 JoseA. Susto 3-. .-15

1940 A l udero 4-12-15

1941 I 3-16-15

1942 S lo 4- 9-15

1944 F. Co [uan I 'mi ird) 4- 1-15

1956 Richard i ■ . i ' ■.. 4-. .-15

3070 Mrs. William Foster (Caroline) 5-4-19

In view of the above settlements no further action is
necessary by tii I te forego .claims

are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyo. Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricaruo J. Alkaro, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry tsal No.

253. docket numbers as shown. May 11. 1916 — With

reference to the following claims, counsel for the United
States has riled motions alleging settlements made
direct with the claimants, and has also filed copies of

bills of sale and certificates of the Paymaster of The
Panama Canal showing payments therein:
Docket Date of

No. Claimant. payment.

12S4 Michael Sharpe 2-. .-15

1 ■ . . . . 2 - . . - 1 s

Hing 3- 3-15

1932 Mrs.H A. Jones (wife of C. R.A. Jones) 5-25-15

1946 C. R. A. Jones 5-25-15

1949 1.-.-11 llu'i 5-.. -15

1952 Samuel Miller 7-15-15

1954 Mrs. Isabel de Vineen-ini 9-. .-15

1955 Felisha Lewis (Felicia) 4-17-15

1957 V. Hop 3- 2-15

1959 Horacio Almengor 3-30-15

1960 Vun Sang (Yuen Sing) (Yum Sing) ... 3- 2-15

1962 Ruch ltd Tax lor I Rachel) 7-15-15

1966 Clotildede Colona (C. A. de Colona).. 5-4-15

1969 Pierre Roche 2-17-15

1970 Mary Cristy 4-23-15

1971 Isabel Hernandez 2-18-15

1972 David Swimer 2-15-15

1975 Tro.ical Trading Co., A. Jacobs, Agt... 5-19-15

1976 Ladislao Sosa 5-18-15

1977 Alfonso Preciado 3- 3-16

1978 Alfonso Preciado 3-3-16

1979-

1980 Fred A. Gobern 3-19-15

2516 Chow Shin Leon 11-30-15

25!S Francisco Ospino 4- 6-15

2520 Julio Maestre 2-. .-15

2522 Yuen I ling i Y len Ming) 6- 8-15

252 1 Luis N. To-n alias Tong Sing Cho 4-. .-15

2525 Julio Maestre 2-26-15

2629 J. B. Schuetz. dee'd., by T. C. Hinck-

ley & Stevens Ganson 3-27-16

2630 Santiago Samudio 1-. .-15

12- 3-15

2631 Ricardo Marciacq 5-. .-15

2632 R. G. Marciacq, administrator estate

of Gabriel Jolly, dee'd 4-18-15

2633 Cassias Ernest (Ricardo Marciacq,

attorney in fact) 9- -15

2636 J. Gabriel Duque 2- 5-15

2637 Dario Carrillo 4-. .-IS

2638 Culebra Star Lodge 7-. .-15

2639 Emilio Choy .' 9-. .-15

2640 Lillian Degage 5-. .-15

2643 Angel Ovalle P 2- 1-16

26 9 Nativid id Zcda 7-12-15

2651 Anatole Bibianne 4-13-15

2652 Catalina Paredes '. . . 9-. .-15

2660 Jospch M. Castan 5-20-15

2661 Aaron Gordon 10-26-1 1

Dr. Felix E. Lowe 7-10-15

26'63 A V. Kala Singh St. Co 7-30-15

2664 Sefton Lawrence 3- -15

2666 John A. Finzi 7-19-15

2653 W. W. Wilson 1 1-10-15

269! Steeven Daisy. alaisVilves Desir 11-. .-15

2694 Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, widow of

Richard Edwards, deed 8-15-14

2699 M.ithew Cuthbert 4-.. -16

2701 David Smith 3-.. -15

2706 Charles H. Reid 2-. -16

2707 Mrs. Christiana F. Forsvth 11- 1-15

2719 M ig 1 ilena Yaldez 2-. .-15

2721 Concepcion de Prado 4-. .-15

2722 Manuel Eraso (Erazo) 3-. .-15

2724 Ramon 1. ly lin 6-28-15

2727 To aissant Rosemont (Rosemonde) . . . . 3-24—15

2730 Patricio Franca 2-. .-16

2733 Juan A. Poiv-e 5-. .-15

2734 Juan A. Ponce 5-. .-15

l-iiii A. Ponce 5-. .-15

2744 brmthia An l.-rson 5-. .-15

2745 Henrv Parsley 5-.. -15

2754 Yee Yee (Yi Yui Pui) 3-. .-15

2770 Nathan H. Turner 8 21-15

2775 Julio N. Bonacorsi 5-29-15

2776 Yiafora Bros 3-23-15

2794 Ricardo Arias 2-1 1-16

2795 Ricardo Arias 2-11-16

2804 William Kim or Chun Hing Sue 2-17-16

1 V. G. de Suze 10- 2-15

2831 Joseph La Barrie (Labaery) 3-. .-la

28 iS Alfred Thompson 4-17-15

1 Lopez 5-. .-15

2867 Pabla Yaldez 1-29-15

2.S70 Nerl McAl-nen (McAlmon) 7-. .-15

2S78 Elizabeth Webster 4-. .-15

2SS2 Mrs. K. M. Pinnock 4-. .-15

In view of the above settlements no further action
essary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are theVefore disn issed

Federico Boyo, Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve, Ricaruo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Joint Commission Calendar.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
for the we a en ling June !4i

June 19 — Docket 1365, John J. Gibbons.
-,-. June 21— locket 1383, Sarah \i i i in;
docket 1402. Nathaniel Davis; docket 1412, Isabella
Nichols; docket 1421, Jacinto Sanchez (Suing Kee);
docket 1424. Julio Pastor; docket 1435. Kwong Hing
San; docket 14H. M imi -1 E. Mend eta; docket 1447,
Gil Montilla el ol: docket 1448. Margarita Hereira;
docket 1450, Andrea (Andres) B. de Wallendorf; dock-
et 1452, William Desouza.

William Taylor,

Secretary.

Cold Storage Prices.

The following list of retail prices of cold storage
provisions will be effective June 15. 1916.

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

fresh beef.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03}

Beef suet, native, per lb 03}

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02}

Soup bone, native, per lb 02}

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef.-native. per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3 ) lbs. up) special, per lb 16

Rib roast. 2d cut (3 5 lbs. up), native, per lb, 09

Rib roast. 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 19

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 20

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 20

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 31,

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 22

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb 16

Chuck Sf-ak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 13

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 15

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 20

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut, special, per lb 23

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb . 20

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (I } lbs. up), choice, per lb 34

Porterhouse steak (1} lbs. up), special, per lb 23

Porterhouse steak (1 j lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 28

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 20

Porterhouse steak, short, native, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 35

Tenderloin, steak, -native, per lb 25

T-nderloin steak, western, special, per lb 35*

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 29

Lamb, rho ps, shoulder, per lb 20

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 24

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3} lbs,

per lb 15

Lamb, stewing, per lb 12

Mutton, chops, short cut, per lb 23

Mutton, chops, shoulder, per I" 17

Mutton, leg. 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 19

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 12

Mutton, stewing, per lb 09

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 25J

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per ib 19

Pork, shoulders; fresh (see footnote), per lb 70j

Veal, chops, per Ib 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Veal, cutlets, per lb 41

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs.,

per lb ■ 18

Veal, stewing, per lb 15

miscellaneous.

Beef heart, fresh, per lb 12

Brains, calves', per lb 10

Calves' heads, ea 78

Kidneys, beef, per lb 16

Livers, beef, per lb 09

Livers, calves', per lb 27

Pigs' feet, fresh, per lb 05

Pigs' heads, fresh, whole, ea 83

Pigs heads, fresh, } head, half 42

Sausage, bologna, per lb 17*

Sausage, frankfurter, per lb 18

Sausage, lieberwurst, per Ib 16

Sausage, pork, per lb 26

Sausage, Salami, p< r lb 34

Spare ribs, pork, per Ib 17

Sleak. hamburger, pke 17

Steak, hamburger, 20-pound container, per lb. . .14

Sweetbread, beef, per lb 21

Tails, ox, per Ib 09

Tongue, beef, native, whole, per lb 20

Tripe, per Ib 08

Yeast, per lb 31

Yeast, cake 02

CURED AND PICKLED MEATS.

Bacon, breakfast, whole piece, per lb 31

Bacon, breakfast, sliced, per lb 32

Bacon, sliced, jar 32

Bacou, strips, whole strip, perl b 25

Beef, corned , per lb 1.2

Beef, salt, per lb 09

Ham, genuine Westphalia, per lb 50

Ham, minced. "Bologna style", per lb 16

II. on, shoulders, boneless, sugar cured, whole

shoulder, per Ib 19

Ham, shoulders, Loneless, sugar cured, half

shoulder, per lb 20

1. Ham, sugar cured (whole) per lb 26

2. Ham, sugar cured (half) per lb 29

3. Ham, sugar cured (sliced) per lb 34

June 14, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

371

t. Ham. stijzar curM. hailed (whole) per lb. . . .

2. Ham. sugar cured, boiled (half) per lb

3. Ham, sugar cured, boiled (sliced) per lb ... .

Ham, Special, per lb

Pigs' feet, pickled, per lb

Pork, bellies, per lb

Pork, clear, per lb

Pork, standard mess, per lb

Spiced head meat, per jar

Tongue, beef, corned native, whole, per lb

Tongue, pigs' . per lb

POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers, corn fed, per lb

Broilers, milk fed, per lb

Capons, per lb

Chickens, fancy roasting, com fed, per lb

Chickens, fancy roasting, milk fed, per lb

Ducklings, per lb

Fow Is. light, per ib

Gees*-, per lb

Squabs, ea :

Turkeys, per lb

DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Butter, creamery special, per lb

Butter, creamery. 60-62 lb. tub, whole tub per lb

Butter, Sheffield farms, extra fancy, per lb

Cheese, Edam, ea

Cheese, Rdam, tin

Cheese, Gouda. per lb.

Cheese, Parmesan, per !b

Cheese, Philadelphia cream, cake

Cheese, Roquefort, per lb

Cheese, snappy, cake

Cheese, Swiss, per lb

Cheese, Young America, per lb

Cream, 30 per cent, \ pt

Cream, 30 per cent, pt

Cream. 30 per cent, qt

Eggs, fresh, per doz

Eggs, fresh, \ doz. only

Fer-mil-lac. bottle

Ice cream, (see footnote) qt

Ice cream, (see footnote) \ gal

Milk. Sheffield farms, qt

Oleomargarine, per lb. ctn

FISH.

Bluefish, fresh, per lb

Codfish, dried, per lb

Haddock, smoked, per lb

Halibut, fresh, per lb

Herring, smoked, per lb

Oysters, fresh, per nt

Salmon, fresh, per lb

Whitefish, smoked, per lb

VEGETABLES.

Beans, string, per lb

Beets, per lb

Cabbage, per lb

Carrots, per lb

Celery, per head

Cucumbers, per lb

Egg plant, per tb

Lettuce, per lb

Onions, per lb

Parsley, per bunch

Parsnips, per lb

Peppers, green, per lb

Plantains, per doz

Potatoes, white, per lb

Potatoes, new, per lb

Potatoes, sweet, tropical

Radishes, per hunch

Rhubarb, per lb

Squash, per lb

Tomatoes, per Ib

Turnips, per lb

Yams, per lb

FRUITS, DRIED.

Apples, evaporated, per Ib

Apricots, evaporated, per lb

Currants, cleaned, pkg

Figs, 10-oz. box.

Peaches, evaporated, per lb

Pears, evaporated, per lb

Peel, citron, per lb

Peel, lemon, per lb

Peel, orange, per lb

Prunes, stewing, per Ib

Raisins, seeded, pkg

Raisins, table cluster, per lb

FRUITS, FRESH.

Alligator pears, each

Apples, per lb

Apples, select, per lb

Bananas, 8 hana9 and over, per bunch

Bananas, 6 ana 7 hands, per bunch

Bananas, ea

Cherries, per lb

Coconuts, dry, each

Coconuts, water, each

Cranberries, per lb

Grapefruit, select, ea

Lemons, per doz

Limes, per 1 00

Mangoes, each

Oranges, select, ea

Oranges, tropical, doz

Pineapples, ea

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

.25t
,50§
.15"

.02 i
.04}
.031

.o;t

.1)4'*

.08*

* Indicates advance from preceding list.

"Indicates five cents allowed for return of bottle.

t Indicates reduction from preceding list.

j Sold only from commissaries, no orders taken for
delivery.

i Not less than i ham or i shoulder of fresh cork will
be sold.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until July 31 are given in this table:

Date.

Wed.. June 14...
Thurs., Jur.e IS..

Fri.. June 16

Sat.. June 17

Sun.. June 18 —
Mon.. June 19 .
Tues.. June 20...
Wed.. June 21..
Thurs., June 22.

Fri.. June 23

Sat.. June 24

Sun.. June 25 ..
Mon., June 26. .
Tues., June 27..,
Wed.. June 28..
Thurs., June 29.
Fri.. June 30....

22:29
-1.4

23:15

21 :39
1.6

22.17

JULY.

Date.

Time and height of high and
liiw water.

Sat., July 1

4:31
13.5

10:33

2.2

16:35
14.0

22:53
1.0

Sun. July 2

5:08
13.8

11:10

2.1

17:12
14.1

23:28
1.0

5:44
13.9

11 :46
2.1

17, -48
14.0

Tues., July 4

0:02
1.2

6:18
14.0

12:22
2.3

18:23
13.8

Wed., JulyS

0:36

1.5

6:50
13.9

12:59

2.5

18:57
13. 5

Thurs., July 6

1 :11
2.0

7:22
13.8

13:39
2.9

19:32

13.1

1 :49
2.5

7:56
13.6

14:24
3.2

20:12
12.6

Sat., July 8

2:33
3.1

8:37
13.3

15:15
3.4

21:00
12.1

Sun.. July 9

3:25
3.5

9:27
13.1

14:16
3.5

22:02
11.8

Mon., July 10

4:25
3.8

10:31
13.0

17:19
3.4

23:17
11.9

5:34
3.8

11 :44
13.3

18:28
2.8

Wed.. July 12

0:31
12.4

6:46
3.4

12:54
13.9

19:34
1.9

Thurs, July 13

1 :36

13.3

7:53
2.5

13:56

14. S

20:33
0.7

Fri., July 14

2:35
14.5

8:52
1.3

14:52
15.6

21 :2<>
-0.5

Sat., July 15

3:30
15.5

9:45
0.2

15:47
16.4

22:14
-1.4

Sun., July 16

4:23
16.4

10:34
-0.6

16:39
16.8

23 :00
-1.9

5:14
17.0

11:21
-1.0

17:31
16.9

23:45
-1.9

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

Tues., July 18 , , .

6:02
17.2

12:07
-0.9

18:20
16.6

Wed.. July 19

0:30
-1.4

6:49
17.0

12:56
-0.4

19:06
IS. 9

Thurs.. July 20 ...
■

1 :16

-0.5

16.3

13:45
0.5

19:53'
14.9

Fri., July 21

2 :06
0.8

8:19
15.3

14«37
1.5

20:42
13.7

Sat.. July 22

2.0

9:08
14.0

15:32
2.S

21 :36

12.5

Sun.. July 23

3 :55

3.2

10:03
13.1

16:32
3.4

22:44
11.7

Mon.. July 24

4:56
4.1

11 :01
12.3

17:36
3.9

0:00
11.2

6:02
4.6

12 :21
12.0

18:43
4.0

Wed., July 26

1 :12
11.3

7:09
4.6

13:25
12.2

19:46
3.6

Thurs., July 27

2 :09
11.8

8:07

4.2

14:17
12.6

20:39
2.9

Fri.. July 28

2:56
12.3

8:57
3.5

15:01

13.1

21 :21
2.2

Sat.. July 29

3:37
13.0

9:39
2.8

15:41

13.6

22 :00
1.5

Sun., July 30

4:14
13.5

10:17
2.2

l(i:lS
14.0

22 :34
1.0

Mon., July 31

4:48
14.0

10:52
1.7

16:53
14.3

23:07
0.8

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is hieh or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23d (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from June 1 to 10, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights.

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel. . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

*Culebra

*Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina. ...

Alhaiuela

*Vigia

Frijoles

*Moiue Lirio . . ,
Atlantic Section — ■

-?. 1

Ins.
1.62

2.04
2.39

2.40
2.52

2.43
2.32
2.73
2.76
3.17
5. SI
6.00
3.95
4.90

3.72
4.95
1.90

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
nidnigl.t to midnight.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Santa ilarta U. F. C.June 7 June 14

,„ U. F. C.June 10.... June 19

,nU U. F. C.June 14 June 21

Advance P. R. R.June 15 June 22

Cristobal P. R. R.June 16 June 23

Paslores U.F. C.June 17 June 25

Zacapa U. F. C.June 21. ...June 28

(Continued on page 372.)

372

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 43.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., June 11, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Nature

Tons

Genera!

Coil and coke

General

Oil in bulk

735
6.72(i
7,500
8,493

S65

General

5.465
8,500

Cross Net

2.62S
2,421
3,280
2,195

June 5...

June 5. . .

June 5...

June 5...

June 6...

June 6. . .

June 6...

June 6. . .

June 8...

June 8...

June 9. . .

June 10...

June 10...

Chile

Limari

i'. O. Barge No. 93

Oak Branch

Cashing

San Jose

Penrith Castle

Toyohashi Morn . :

British

Chilean. . .
Norwegian

American.
Peruvian .
British...

British

American.

British

Danish. . .
American.
British. . .
Japanese. .

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. . .

South American S. S. Co

Dampsk Acties Guernsey

Standard Oil Company

Peruvian Steamship Line

Nautilus Steamship Co

Alfred Holt & Company

Standard Oil Company

Pacific Steam Navigation Co. . .
Orient Steamship Company....

Pacific M ail Company

Lancashire Shipping Company.
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki K'sha

Cristobal

Cristobal

New Orleans. . .

Cristobal

Cristobal

Wilmington. . .

Tuxpan

Cristobal

New York

Cristobal

Newport News
Wilmington

Valparaiso. . . .
Valparaiso. . . .
Mejillones. . . .
San Francisco

Callao

Callao

Vladivostok. .

Pisagua

Guayaquil. . .
Chinkiang . .
San Francisco
Vladivostok. .
Vladivostok..

4.040
3.6.11
4,418
2.635
4.278
4.816
I..S44
6.978
1.557
4.732
2.337
4.36S
7,696

2.206
3.741
4.931
4,869
998
3.427
1.617
3.321
5,538

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

June 5.
June 6.
June 6.
June 6.
June 6.
June 7.
June 8.
June 8.
June 9.
June 10.
June 10.
June 10.
June 10.

Dorset British. . .

Proteus American.

Bogota British...

Curaca British...

Stralhesk British . .

Peruvian.

American.

Chimu British

Japanese. . .

Chilean

Norwegian.

British

British

Federal Steam Navigation Co

United States Navy

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.

N. Y. & Pacific S. S. Co

Strath Steamship Line

Peruvian Steamship Line

American-Hawaiian Line

N. Y. & PacificS. S. Co

Okazaki Kisen Kaisha

Braun & Blanchard

P. Johanncssen

British India Steam Nav. Co.
C. T. Bo.\ring

Wellington

Manila

Valparaiso

Junin

Mejillones

Callao

Antofag

Antofagista

Antof igista. . . .
Calita Buena. ..

Tocopilla

Lvttleton. N. Z..
Taltal

Avonmouth

Hamilton Roads..

Liverpool

New York

Norfolk

Colon

Boston

Charleston

New Orleans

Cristobal (orders).

Norfolk

Colon (orders) . . .
Colon (orders) . . .

General

Nitrates, general.

Nitrates

General

Nitrates

Nitrate;, copper.

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

Ballast

7.500

300

5.697

9,1117

9.009
11.143
5.951
6.503

6,710 4.773

2,.i71
8.601
6,500
3,908
2.260
10.160
4.300

4.53S
7.016
4.9J5
3.236
2,327
7.552
S.108
7.488

6.406
6,749
4,491
4.612
3.565
2.430
4,785
3,725
2.319
1.613
5.605
5.703
5.342

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

American-Hawaiian Lii

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

line 13. ... I Jamaica

une 13. ... ■ Guatemala. . .

une 14 Balboa

ne 13 I City of Para.

ne 13.. . . Los A ngeles. .

ne 13 I Australian.. .

em Nav. Co I Buenaventura.

cm Nav. Co ' Guayaquil.

; S. S.TiadingCo

il S. S. Co | San FranciFco.

Co Sr.n Francisco.

I Chilcar

i jolts.

June 13...
June 15..
June 16..
June 16..
June 18..
June 20..

Paja Califor
Cozen Man
7 atnato Ma:
Lord Da by.
Florentine .
Mathilda. .

Akties Baja California 1 Antofagasta.

I': in ,io k-.n Kalushiki Chilean ports.

Goslii ki;:l i Kishimin.otoS. Antofagasta.

Occident & Orient Nav. Co. Chilean r orts.

Folzealh Stcsmship Co ' Chilean j orts.

Acties Mathilda Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

X -
Gi
Nei

For

v York,
veston.
v Orleans

June 9.. . .
June 10

Manuel Calvo. . .

?, ircelona.
Bordeaux:.

June 5

June 7....
June 10....

Kit Patrick

Siskiyou

E. K. Wood Lumber Co....

♦EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

*EXPECTED DEPARTURES.

Elders & Fyffes.

June 12.
June 16.
June 17.

Manuel Calva ] Spanish Line

Flandrc French Line

Coronado Elders & Fyffes

Siskiyou I E. K. Wood Lumber Co.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels ir

regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

♦arrivals.

♦departures.

June 3

High seas.

SirFrancis (launch) Thomas Drake

♦Other than ships passing through the Canal.

Allianca. . .
Calamares .
Carrillo. ..
Colon

Advance. . .
Carrillo...
Tenadores.
Cristobal..

(Continued from page 371.)

P. R. R.June 22..

June

29

U.F.C.June 24..

■ July

2

U.F.C.June 28..

• July

5

P.R.R..June 29..

■ July

S

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

P. R. R.June 15..

.June

22

U. F: C.June 15..

. Tu ie

22

U.F.C.June 19..

.June

26

P.R.R..June 22..

.June

29

U. F. C.

June

22. .

. .June

U. F. C

-June

26. .

..July

P. R. R.

June

29..

..July

U. F. C

.June

29.

. July

Santa Maria. . .

Metapan

Panama

Almiranle

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Turrialba U.F.C.June 10 June 17

Parismina U.F.C.June 14 June 19

Atenas U.F.C.June 17.. ..June 24

Carlago U.F.C.June 21 June 26

Abangarei U.F.C.June 24 July 1

Heredia U.F.C.June 28 July 3

Turrialba U. F. C.July 1 July 8

Parismina U.K. C.July 5 July 10

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Heredia U.F.C.June IS. ...June 23

Turrialba U.F.C.June IS June 26

Parismina U.K.C.June 25 June 30

Atenas U.F.C.June 25 July 3

Carlago ;...U. F. C.July 2 July 7

Abangarez U.F.C.July 2 July 10

CANAL

RECORD

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Preparing for the Construction of a New Pier at
Cristobal.

The mole in the rear of the new piers at
Cristobal is being extended to provide an
approach to an additional pier, to be con-
structed 300 feet beyond Pier 7 and to be
known as Pier 6. A trestle is being driven
along the axis of the mole and earth and rock
from the borrow pit at Mount Hope are
dumped from it. At the same time a pipeline
suction dredge is cleaning the slip between
Piers 7 and 8 to the full depth of 41 feet; and
spoil from this work is delivered through a
24-inch pipeline, extending out the south side
of the mole and discharging ahead of the
trestle, on the center line of the extension.
The extension will be made wide enough to
provide for 10 parallel railway tracks.

Plans in connection with this work are
being prepared in the office of the Engineer
of Docks, and Pier 6 is to be constructed in
general on the plans of Pier 7, now nearing
completion; but there will be slight modifica-
tions, based on the experience gained in the
construction of Pier 7. Like Pier 7 the new
pier is to be 1,000 feet long by 212 feet in
width. Pier 8 has the same length, but a
width of 208 feet; the difference in width is
based on a different spacing of the supporting
caissons.

Terminal Office Building at Balboa to Be Ready
July 15.

It is expected that the new Pacific terminal
office building, situated at the head of the
slip between Pier 18 andthequay wall at

Balboa, will be ready for occupancy on July
15. The offices of the Captain of the Port
and the customs service for Balboa are pre-
paring to occupy the third floor, and the re-
ceiving and forwarding agency of the Panama
Railroad willl have the first floor. All of the
15 rooms on the second floor have been rented
for offices to steamship agents and other
maritime interests.

In the construction of the similar building
at Cristobal, adjacent to the entrance to the
new concrete piers, the walls have been erected
to the second story, and forms for the flo ir
slab of the second floor are being placed at
present. Work on this building was begun on
April 4

Excavation from the Cut during the Ta.t Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday June 19, amounted to 254,218 cubic
yards. In addition, 23,950 cubic yards were
rehandled by dredges in the course of dispos-
ing of spoil, but this is not reported as primary
excavation; rehandling is part of the work
of disposal, like hauling in barges to the dump-
ing grounds, but primary excavation repre-
sents so much material taken out of the prism.

The output of the several dredges during the '
past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage-

Cascadas 15-yard dip>er 55,135

Camboa 15 yard di'.,.er 85. -US

ParaisO 15-yard di.4>er 61.1 '. 5

Corozil Ladder 33,3 IS

No. S3 Pipeline suction 9,t<>8

No. 86 Pipeline suction 2 5.950

No 84 Pipeline auction 8.0 n

The aggregate of primary excavation fr< m
the bases of the Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the hour of
midnight on June 19, 1916, has amounted to
14,992,636 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 743,283 cubic yards per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning with
July 1, 1915, the total primary excavation
from the Cut has amounted to 10,869,270
cubic yards up to midnight of June 19. This
has been an average of 30,618 cubic yards per
day. ,

♦-

Sailings of Panama Railroad Ships.
The steamship Cristobal of the Panama Rail-
road Steamship Line was delayed in her sail-
ing from New York, scheduled for June 8, and
did not clear until June 18. She is due to
arrive at Cristobal on Sunday, June 25. On
account of this delay, giving no ship out of
New York in the week when the Cristobal
was supposed to sail, and consequently no
arrival at Cristobal last week, there is no
sailing from Cristobal on Thursday, June 22.

The Panama sailed from New York on
time on June 15 and is expected at Cristobal
in the morning of Thursday, June 22. She
is due to sail for New York on June 29.
The date of sailing of the Cristobal can not be
stated at this time.

NEW SHIPS FOR LUMBER TRADE.

"Artisan" and "Arborean** of American-Hawaiian
Line Have Space for Large Deck Loads.

Two new ships of the American-Hawaiian
Line, designed especially for the lumber trade,
have recently made their maiden voyages
through the Canal. Both are engaged at
present in carrying nitrates from Chilean
ports to the L'nited States; their diversion
to this trade, however, is regarded as tem-
porary and on account of the high freights
prevailing on nitrates because of the demand
for them in the manufacture of explosives.

The first to pass through the Canal was
the Artisan, making her maiden voyage to
Arica with coal, and clearing from Balboa on
June 13. The Arborean, a sister ship, arrived
at Balboa from Taltal on June 17, earning
9,000 tons of nitrates to Norfolk. After
bunkering with fuel oil she entered the Canal
on the same day for; transit. This was her
first homeward voyage; outward, she left
Baltimore in April with coal for Buenos Aires,
after the delivery of which she proceeded to
Taltal by way of the Strait of Magellan.

The ships are similar in construction to the
type known as the "west coast lumber schoon-
er," but their size is unusual for this type.
Each is 3S9 feet six inches in length by 54 feet
six inches beam, with a depth of 32 feet six
inches, and is registered at 5,550 tons gross.
The essential feature in construction for the
lumber trade was the placing of the engines
and most of the housing well aft, leaving a
long, broad deck clear, except for the masts,
for the loading of lumber. The bridge, with
the captain's quarters, is of skeleton construc-
tion and lumber can be loaded beneatn it
practically as well as on the open deck, all the
way forward to the forecastle. The ship can
carry approximately two and one-half million
feet of lumber on deck, and about an equal
quantity in the hold. She has a dead weight
capacity of approximately 9,500 tons. Her
hatches will allow SO-foot timbers to be loaded
in the hold.

Under the rules in force at present for the
collection of tolls at the Canal, these ships will
be charged not more than the equivalent of
SI. 25 per net registered ton. As their net
registered tonnage is 3,663 and their net ton-
nage according to the rules for measurement
for the Panama Canal (originally determining
the charge, at SI. 20 per ton) is 4,329, they will
go through for considerably less than the
charges under the original plan. The charge
on Panama Canal basis, without a deck load,
would be S5, 194.80 for the vessel if not in
ballast. On the basis of United States net
tonnage it will be S4.57S 75. In addition, all
the deck load will go through free.

The original rules for the measurement of
vessels for the levying of tolls provided that
tolls should be levied upon a net tonnage which
Bhould represent the actual earning capacity of

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Vol. IX, No. 44.

the ship, in units of tons of 100 cubic feet.
Space occupied by deck load, being a part of
the cargo-carrying capacity of the ship at the
time of transit, was to be charged for at the
same rate as the interior cargo-space, namely,
SI. 20 per ton of 100 cubic feet, or 2.83 cubic
meters.

To avoid the endless complications which
would have arisen if the Canal had attempted
to take cognizance of the nature of cargo in
levying tolls, the basis of actual cargo-carry-
ing capacity was adopted. This is the funda-
mental principle at Suez and is the usual Canal
principle where commercial expediency has
not dictated departure from the practice, and
discrimination with respect to cargoes, in com-
petition with land transportation.

Section 8 of the Panama Canal Act, how-
ever, provided that the amount of the tolls
levied on a ship should not be in excess of the.
equivalent of SI. 25 per net registered ton.
Shippers carrying deck loads brought this to
the attention of the Government, claiming
that the aggregate of charges on interior space
and deck load should not be greater than the
equivalent of Sl-25 times the registered net
tonnage of the ship as found by applying the
United States rules of measurement. The
Attorney General decided that the factor of
the United States registered tonnage should
be considered; and that while tolls would con-
tinue to be levied on net Canal tonnage, at
SI. 20 per net ton for loaded vessels, and also
SI. 20 per 100 cubic feet of deck load, the
amount collectible should not exceed $1.25 per
net ton, United States registry measurement.
Following this ruling, deck loads are charged
for sometimes, and sometimes not, dependent
on whether the sum of the Canal tonnage plus
deck load tonnage, multiplied by Sl-20, is less
or greater than the vessel's net registered ton.
nage multiplied by SI. 25.

CANAL WORK IN MAY.

Monthly Report of the Acting Governor to the
Secretary of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 15, 1916.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of May. 1916:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

Lock operation and maintenance — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operation,
and repair work at the locks, the following
was the status of work done at the places
named:

Pedro Miguel — Installation of machinery
for operation of regulating valves, completed ;
assembling regulating valves for upper end,
50 per cent completed.

Miraflores — Applying bitumastic protective
coating to gates in east chamber, 93 per cent
completed; track turnout, lower east level,
completed; assembly of valves for south end
of locks, completed; assembly of valves for
north end of locks, commenced; grading
work, lower wing wall on east side of locks,
completed; removal of tracks from Mira-
flores Dam, completed.

Gatun — Construction of concrete steps in
east backfill slope near storehouse, and cement
walk in front of storehouse, completed.

The following commercial lockages were
made:

Locks.

Lock- Ves-
ages. eels.

G tin

110 1 127

126 129

126 129

Collier "Ulysses" Sails with Record Cargo.

The Canal collier Ulysses, pressed into
service to carry cargo from Cristobal to New
York in order to relieve the congestion of
goods transferred on the Isthmus from west
coast carriers for shipment to the United
States, sailed in the forenoon of Tuesday,
June 20, carrying 14,161 tons of cargo.
This, as far as is known, is the largest cargo
which any ship has ever carried into or out
of an Isthmian port or through the Canal.

Civil Service Examination.

The following examination will be held
about July 23, 1916; announcement No. 828
concerning the same is posted at clubhouses
and post-offices: Laboratory aid in seed testing
(male and female); S600 to $720 a year.

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was: Gatun hydroelectric sta-
tion, 3.757,050 kilowatt-hours: Miraflores
steam station, 43,890 kilowatt-hours; total
3,800,940 kilowatt-hours.

The usual maintenance, operation, and re-
pair work was carried on, and construction
work was continued for the Canal and the
Army.

Municipal Engineering Division — In addi-
tion to the usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work, the following were the principal
items of construction work in progress: Con-
struction of water and sewer systems and
roads for the Coast Artillery posts at Fort
Randolph and Fort Sherman; installation of
air, oil, and water lines at Cristobal coaling
station and Mount Hope oil handling plant;
installation of 6-inch water line for fire pro-
tection in Balboa yard; construction of side-
walks and asphaltic concrete pavement in

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Emptoyed by

Date of
death.

Juan Renteria

90200
110558

Colombia

Barbados

Camp Bierd

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R
Terminal Const .

June 11, 1916.
June 15, 1916.

Colon

June 13, 1916.

98835 Famaica

87878 Canary Islands

June 13, 1916.

June 12, 1916.

May 31, 1916-.

Alfred Brown -

74173

Jamaica

Colon

June 10. 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will
be published but once.

the vicinity of the Panama Railroad freight
station in Panama City; construction of as-
phaltic concrete streets at the new Balboa ice
plant, and the new Ancon Hospital buildings;
and the extension of the Balboa townsite to
provide for new quarters to be constructed
on the "Marine reservation." All uncomplet-
ed work on pavements and pipe lines and simi-
lar work at Balboa terminals that was in-
complete on April 30, was turned over to the
Municipal Engineering Division on May 1,
upon the abolition of the Pacific terminals
subdivision of the Division of Terminal Con-
struction, which work was prosecuted during
the month. It included cleaning up work
around the dry dock, pavement on and around
Pier 18, the taking up of pipe lines that were
no longer required around the Pacific ter-
minals, and other miscellaneous items of work.
Division of Meteorology and Hydrography —
The rainfall for the month was above normal
at nine stations and deficient at nine stations,
and ranged from 14.23 inches at Brazos Brook
to 8.41 inches at Monte Lirio, the maximim
precipitation recorded on any one day being
5.42 inches, at Balboa on the 26th instant.
The estimated rainfall over the Gatun Lake
watershed was 15 per cent below the 6-year
normal, and over the Chagres River basin,
above Alhajuela, 17 per cent below the 15-
year normal, and totaled 10.93 inches and
10.51 inches, respectively. The Chagres
River discharge at Alhajuela was 20 per cent
below the 15-year normal, and furnished 51
per cent and 43 per cent respectively, of the
net and total yields; and the Gatun Lake
watershed net and .total yields were 11 per
cent and four per cent, respectively, below the
6-year May normal. Gatun Lake varied in
elevation from 86.51 on the 1 7th to 85.90 on the
5th, averaging 86.26, and Miraflores Lake
varied from 54.47 on the 23rd to 53.54 on the
13th, and averaged 53.97. Four seismic dis-
turbances were recorded at Balboa Heights
during the month, but no damage was re-
ported as a result of any of them.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — Twenty-five
cubic yards of concrete were placed in filling
around the valves and gate moving machinery
covers. Considerable work was done in drilling
the concrete floors and coping for the blocking
system, cleats, capstans, and hand rail stan-
chions, 4,741 lineal feet of holes and 1,962
lineal feet of slots being drilled. There were
38 cleats set in the coping, weighing, with their
anchor bolts. 11,522 potinds. The concrete
slabs for the footwalks on the dry dock gate
were poured, but the stanchions had not been
placed at the end of the month. The erection
of structural steel and pumping machinery
was completed and the remaining work con-
sists in making the final alignments and ad-
justments, painting, and testing machinery.
The control table and electrical installations
are about 60 per cent completed. Work on the
entrance pier consisted of some electrical wir-
ing and other miscellaneous items.

Coaling plant — At the unloader wharf the
capstan pit at station 6 plus 50 was been com-
pleted so far as it can be until the installation
of the capstan, 23 cubic yards of reinforced
concrete being used in the pit. In the re-
loader wharf 250 lineal feet of horizontal
fenders were built, and the riprap slope wall
behind the dock was completed. At the coal
pocket, the last pipe pile required for the

June 21, 1916.

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375

viaduct foundations was driven, and 128
cubic yards of concrete were used in filling
and capping the piles and for the conveyor
hopper foundation. The last masonry plate
for the viaduct was set on May 11, and the
foundations turned over for the erection of the
steel. The erection of the remaining portion
was started the following day and the riveting
was completed on May 23rd, 10+ tons of steel
being erected during the month, bringing the
total steel in the completed viaduct to 361
tons. At the transformer house, the erection
of the north bay was started on May 1, and
completed on May 12, and the riveting was
completed on May 18th, 19.5 tons of steel be-
ing erected, bringing the total steel in the
completed transformer house to 73 tons. The
placing of the hy-rib for the sides of the trans-
former house was started on May 11, and 75
per cent completed at the end of the month.
Work on the rubble wall at the west end of the
coal pocket continued and 56 cubic yards of
rubble were placed. A cable anchorage for
use in moving the berm cranes was built at
the west end of the north berm crane track
and consists of a large eye-bolt embedded in
nine cubic yards of mass concrete poured in
the ground. For the duct lines leading to the
reloader wharf, 36 Cubic yards of reinforced
concrete were placed and 908 lineal feet of tile
duct used, 226 lineal feet of duct line being
built. The erection of steel under Washington
order No. 40483 amounted to 183.50 tons,
making 744 tons to date. The erection of the
conveyor tower was started on May 2 and
completed on May 8, and the riveting was
completed on May 22, the total steel in the
tower amounting to 60 tons. The corrugated
iron covering for the roof and sides of the
conveyor tower was completed. The rivet ing
of the wharf bunker was completed on May
10th, 5,794 rivets being driven in May, making
a total of 21,100 rivets in the completed wharf
bunker. The corrugated iron roofing and
sides of the bunker and the downspouts were
erected complete, but not painted.

Docks — On quay wall c-d two caisson braces
were placed, and on quay wall d-e-f the pipe
outlet boxes were grouted up on the face of
the wharf. On pier No. 18, the special an-
chorages at bents Nos. 20, 25, 30, and 35 were
completed, 42 cubic yards of reinforced con-
crete being placed around the bents. The gaps
left in the retaining walls around the center
section of the pier were closed, 75 cubic yards
of mass concrete being used. The backfill
was completed with 865 cubic yards of coral,
and the paving was completed with 311 square
yards of brick and 233 square yards of wood
block pavement. The riveting of the sheeting
on both the top and bottom sections of the
sheets for covering the doors was 98 per cent
completed, and the erection of the housings
was 85 per cent completed. The erection of
the doors proper began on May 23, and at the
end of the month the top and bottom sections
were in place in 16 openings along the south
side of the pier.

Excavation and filling — The total excavation
for the month amounted to 50 cubic yards,
and was used in backfilling the dry dock duct
line trench. One thousand three hundred and
eighty-one cubic yards of filling and embank-
ment were placed, 1,000 cubic yards of which
were coral used in the center section of pier
No. 18.

The greater part of all of the foregoing work
was accomplished by the forces of contractors,

or by other divisions under work requests.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — Two thousand seven
hundred and three cubic yards of run-of-
bank rock from Sosa Hill, and 1,040 cubic
yards of soft rock from the Mount Hope bor-
row pit were dumped in the breakwater fill.
Two thousand three hundred and eighty-nine
blocks, containing 28,018 cubic yards of con-
crete, were placed by derrick barge, and 729
concrete blocks, containing 6,866 cubic yards
of concrete, were plowed from cars, making a
total of 31,8S4 cubic yards placed and plowed
during the month.

Concrete blocks — Pouring of blocks for the
East Breakwater continued during the month
as follows:

Place.

Blocks
poured.

Volume
(cubic

yards.)

Remain-
ing to be
poured
(cubic
yards.)

Walker &Torbert icon-

1,695
1,023

1.238

804

20,840
9.207
6.S61
2,251

Cristobal coaling plant
Colon (P. R. R. forces)

<5.<iX4
Combt.

Totals

4.760

JS.SfiS

53.822

Coaling plant — All but 20 of the creosoted
fender piles for reloader wharf were driven;
approximately 20 per cent of the chocking and
framing for this wharf was accomplished ; and
all concrete work for wharf bunker was com-
pleted. The two stocking and reclaiming
bridges are completely assembled. The stucco
work on office tower under Washington order
No. 40483 was completed and 26,500 pounds
of steel were placed in the feeder hopper and
conveyor for the wharf bunker. The reloaders
are structurally complete with the exception
of a few miscellaneous items. On May 13 re-
loader No. 1 was given a "shake-down" run;
a barge was brought under the tower and ap-
proximately 300 tons of coal run over convey-
or belts through tower into barge. The con-
tractor under Washington order No. 40587
was engaged during the month in adjusting
engines, spotting and scraping engines, making
adjustment in 50-ton hopper of tower No. 4;
placing roof over stair landings on conveyor
floors of all towers; and on various other items
of work necessary to put the unloading towers
into acceptable condition. The standard
gage track scales and scale house were com-
pleted, adjusted, and tested. The dredge
Marmot was engaged during the month in
widening the coaling plant slip to 300 feet.

All of the foregoing, with the exception of
the filling in connection with the East Break-
water, was performed by contractors, or other
divisions under work requests.

The Division of Terminal Construction was
abolished at the close of business May 31,
1916, and the remaining inspection and con-
struction forces, formerly under the super-
vision of the Engineer of Terminal Construc-
tion, were directed to report to the Engineer
of Maintenance.

Marine Division.

One hundred and twenty-nine vessels passed
through the Canal, 60 northbound and 69
southbound. Of this total, 27 were of Ameri-
can register and 65 of British register. Four-
teen vessels were measured, and 86 vessels
were inspected to see whether their certificates
conformed to the rules, and such changes made
therein as were necessary. The United States
net equivalent tonnage was computed on 24
vessels. Statements showing vessels making

the transit of the Canal in both directions are
appended hereto.*

Dredging Division.

The total excavation for the month, includ-
ing earth, rock, and gravel, was 1.409,275
cubic yards, exclusive of 180,193 cubic yards
rehandled and not credited. Of this total,
108,094 cubic yards of material were removed
from the Balboa inner harbor, 7,206 cubic
yards of earth and 3,750 cubic yards of rock
were removed from the Canal prism between
Miraflores Locks and the sea, 10,050 cubic
yards of original excavation from the Canal
prism in Miraflores Lake, 98,863 cubic yards
of earth, and 1,035,040 cubic yards of rock
from Gaillard Cut, and 31,716 cubic yards of
earth and 52,809 cubic yards of rock from the
Cristobal coaling station. On May 31, 1916,
there remained to be removed from the Canal
prism 775,710 cubic yards of earth, and 1,814,-
287 cubic yards of rock construction excava-
tion The excavation of sand and gravel from
the Chagres River continued, and 3,354 cubic
yards of sand, 346 cubic yards of No. 1 gravel,
946 cubic yards of No. 2 gravel, and 51,011
cubic yards of run-of-bank gravel, were ex-
cavated.

The slides in Gaillard Cut continued active
during the month.

The rock breaker Vulcan was engaged the
entire month in breaking the rock shoal at
Station 2261 to Station 2267 east, near the old
Panama Railroad steel dock at Balboa, 1,141
holes being broken over an area of 21,900
square feet, with a total penetration of 3,794
lineal feet and a theoretical breakage of 2,250
cubic yards. The drill barge Teredo No. 2
worked in the Canal prism at the Pacific end,
600 holes being driven over an area of 15,000
square feet, with a total penetration of 10,546
lineal feet, and a theoretical breakage of 9,760
cubic yards. Hydraulic graders Nos. 1, 2,
and 3, were engaged the entire month at Sta-
tion 1770, grading, ditching, maintaining
ditches, and moving and repairing pipe lines
broken by slides.

The work of destroying water hyacinths
continued.

Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 862, an increase of 29ascompared
with the previous month: those left over from
April numbered 717, and those carried for-
ward into June numbered 607. The output of
the foundry was 202,195 pounds of iron, 157,-
878 pounds of steel., and 27,012 pounds of brass.
Hostling was done on 4,101 pieces of equip-
ment, and shop and field repairs were made on
6,961 pieces, including 518 cars repaired in
shop. During the month, work on the air
compressor barge to supply air for drills in
Gaillard Cut was completed and the barge was
put into service. The completion of this barge
permitted the Caribbean being removed from
this duty and sent to the dry dock at Cristobal
for completion of the alterations for converting
her into a cattle boat for the Supply Depart-
ment. At the Balboa oil plant, the installa-
tion of the second 10-inch oil line from the
pump house on the trestle to the oil crib was
completed, and the bottom and lower strake
of the new 55,000-barrel oil storage tank No. 5
was completed. At the Mount Hope oil

*The information contained in these tables has been
published in the weekly reports in The Canal Record.
The statements are therefore not printed.

Five of the vessels making the transit were in the
military service of the Government and 124 were com-
mercial ships.

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Vol. IX, No. 44.

plant, the Texas Company completed its fire
walls around tanks Nos. 10 and 41.
Building Division.
In addition to the usual maintenance, op-
eration, and repair work, the following is the
approximate status of the Canal structures in
course of construction in the districts named:
Per cent
Item. com-

pleted.
Ancon-Balboa —

Balloa refrigerating plant. 100

Unit of An. on Host itul group 10

Terminal office building 95

Concrete bachelor quarters, Ancon 9S

Ancon laundry 75

Svi nming pool, Balboa clubhouse 100

Bath house at swimming pool 10

Bu 1 ling No. 25, Balboa shops 98

Building No. 29, Ball oa shops 96

Panama Railroad stables, Chorrillo 99

Brick work at Miraflores power house 85

Concrete coal bunker and unloader wharf,

Balboa coaling plant 5

Roofs on concrete barges. Dock 17 75

Corozal-Darien:

Mess hall at Miraflores Locks 50

Mess hall at Pedro Miguel Lock 60

Gatun-Colon:

Office building for coaling station 75

Storehouse. Colon Hospital 75

Terminal office building 15

Ice cream and milk-bottling plant 36

Fenodeling American consulate 100

Remodeling Cristobal commissary 100

American Bible Society building, work re-
sumed and building 65

Supply Department.
The force report for the period ended May
24, 1916, showed a total of 23,593 employes
of The Panama Canal and the Panama Rail-
road Company, of whom 3,479 were white
Americans and 20,114 laborers. Of the latter,
approximately 79 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was
a decrease of 252 Americans and an increase of
211 West Indian negroes, making a net de-
crease of 41.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,813 Americans, of whom 3,727
were men, 1,524 women, and 1,562 children;
and 10,066 West Indians, of whom 5,840 were
nun, 1,723 women, and 2,503 children.

The value of material received during the
month was S932, 009.44. It came forward
1 1 26 steamers, and the total weight of cargo,
e -elusive of lumber and piling, was 25,368
tons. Some of the principal items were 674,-
716 feet, board measure, of lumber, 339,931
bags of cement, and 593,400 pounds of coke.
The Balboa oil plant handled 152,362.06
barrels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant
handled 7,963.15 barrels, the greater part of
which in each instance having been handled
for The Panama Canal.

Health Department.
General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,
or plague, originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. The death rate
f jr disease in the Canal Zone, based on a pop-
ulation of 33,023, was 9.45 per thousand per
year, as compared with 8.02 for the preceding
month and 10.41 for the corresponding month
of last year. Thirty deaths occurred in the
Canal Zone.

Employes — The health of employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the month was 34,393. On this
basis, the admission to hospitals and quarters,
821, gave a rate of 285.45 per thousand, as
C impared with 207.70 for the preceding month
and 307.28 for the corresponding month of last
y?ar. The admission rates to hospitals and
quarters for malaria were: Whites, 20.64;
blacks, 8.87; and Americans, 14.02. The

total number of deaths from all causes was 15.
Of these, 10 died from disease, or 3.49 per
thousand, as compared with 6.38 per thousand
for the preceding month and 2.43 for the cor-
responding month of last year. No American
employes died from disease or from accidents
during the month.

Accounting Department.
The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on May 31, 1916, was $7,732,-
670.36, and in the fortifications appropriations
$1,117,752.15. The payrolls for May, ex-
clusive or Army quarters, storehouses, forti-
fications, etc., amounted to $927,414.05, and
the fortifications roll amounted to $30,158.32.
Payments by the Disbursing Clerk in Wash-
ington amounted to $924,061.18, and by the
Paymaster on the Isthmus, $1,211,826 63.
Payment of $244,439.56 was also made to the
Panama Railroad Company for commissary
books. Collections on the Isthmus amounted
to $1,608,530.01, of which $974,496.21 was
repaid to appropriations, $240,58'). 30 was
commissary collections and other trust funds,
and $393,444.50 was miscellaneous receipts
to be covered into the treasury. Of the mis-
cellaneous receipts, $370,345.04 was collected
on account of tolls. Collections by the Dis-
bursing Clerk at Washington amounted to
$37,466.31, and deposits in the sum of $246,-
403.80 were made with the Assistant Treasur-
ers to be applied in payment of tollsand other
charges against vessels using the Canal.
Requisitions for purchases in the United
States amounted to $661,738.75, as against
$1,357,889.92 for the preceding month, the
total for the fiscal year being $7,538,749.59.
Canal revenue collections and miscellaneous
funds received amounted to $171,183.40,
and disbursements under the same heading
amounted to $84,066.92.

Executive Department.

DIVISION OF CIVIL AFFAIRS.

One hundred and thirty-nine licenses of all
kinds were issued. Eighteen estates were re-
ceived for administration and 23 settled, the
total cash received during the month amount-
ing to $387.66, and the total value of the es-
tates closed was $952.14. At the port of Bal-
boa 105 vessels entered and 106 vessels cleared
and at the port of Cristobal 146 vessels en-
tered and 137 vessels cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postal due col-
lections, and box rent receipts, $7,239.54.
Money orders issued during the month ag-
gregated $275,931.33. Of this total, $82,425
represented the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $103,290 and postal savings
certificates to the value of $5,727. The bal-
ance of postal savings deposits, represented
by unpaid certificates and deposit money
orders, aggregated $392,197, as compared with
$418,789 at the close of the preceding month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and seventeen arrests were
made, of which total 284 were males. Fifty-
four convicts were confined in the penitentiary
at the close of the month. Nine persons were
deported, six of whom were convicts who had
completed their sentence in the penitentiary,
and three of whom were prisoners who had
served their terms in jail.

Three fires occurred, and the property of
The Panama Canal suffered damage to the

extent of $60; private property, the property
of the Panama Railroad, and the property of
the United States Army suffered no damage.

COURTS.

In the District Court 70 cases were settled;
10 civil, 27 probate, and 21 criminal cases
were filed; and 109 cases of all kinds were
pending at the close of the month. In the
magistrate courts 15 civil and 318 criminal
cases were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1 ,600 for the white
schools and 1,039 for the colored schools.
In the white schools the net enrollment was
1,357, the average daily attendance 1,060.5,
and the average number belonging, 1,087.6.
In the colored schools the net enrollment was
775, the average daily attendance, 441.8,
and the average number belonging, 510.
Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo and
cargo stevedored, amounted to 250,335 tons,
of which 237,465 tons were handled at the
Colon agency. The following quantities of
coal were bunkered in steamers: Colon
agency, 24,687 tons; Balboa agency, 5,584
tons; total, 30,271 tons.

In connection with the work on pier No. 7,
15,025 paving brick were laid on the floor of
the pier, and 1,277,625 pounds of structural
steel for the pier shed were erected.

Sixteen thousand nine hundred and nine
cubic yards of soft rock fill from the Mount
Hope borrow pit were placed in the fill in the
rear of the fire station at Cristobal.

Work was resumed on the preliminary bor-
ings for the extension of the mole at Cristobal
docks on May 4, and two holes were drilled,
consisting of 195.9 lineal feet of wash drilling
and 14.9 lineal feet of diamond drilling. The
total number of holes drilled to date is 12,
consisting of 926.5 lineal feet of wash drilling
and 96 lineal feet of diamond drilling.

Respectfully,

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Final Work on Swimming Pool at Balboa.

The new concrete swimming pool in the
rear of the Canal clubhouse at Balboa is ready
to be placed in service as soon as the fence
enclosing it and the bath house shall have been
completed. This will be of woven wire fenc-
ing, similar to that used on farms in the
United States, stretched between lengths of
galvanized iron piping. Connections have
been made with the condensing system of the
new refrigerating plant at Balboa to supply
the pool with the salt water used in condensing.
The water is to be pumped originally from an
intake 20 feet below low tide level at the head
of the slip between Pier 18 and the quay wall,
in the inner harbor.

The pool is to be used for the swimming and
diving contests on the Fourth of July, and is
to be placed in use not later than July 1.
Lines have been painted on the bottom to
mark the courses for racers who, swimming
with their faces under water and their eyes
open, can keep directly over the lines. A
diving tower has been built at the deep water
end of the pool, and will remain as part of
the permanent equipment.

June 21, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

377

PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.

TIME TABLE FOR PASSENGER SERVICE ON JULY 4. 1916.
Supplement No. 1 to Current Time Ta ole Mo. 2i, Elective fram J. !5 a. m , Tuesday, July 4, to 2.33 a. m , Wednesday, July 5. Only.

MAIN LINE.

SO

JTHWA

RST CL

RD.

STATION'S.

NORTHWARD.

2d class

FI

\SS.

FIRST CLASS.

2d class

201

123

121

119

117

115

113 •

111

110

112

■ 114

116

*118

120

122

202

A.M.

P.M.

11.05
si 1 . 10

11.15
si 1.20.

11 .30
sll. 35

11 .40
sll.46

si 1.53
11.55
A. M.
si 2. 04
si 2. 15
si 2. 29
si 2. 35
S12.39
S12.45
12.50
A. M.

P. M.

9.05
S9.10

9.15
S9.20

9.30
S9.35

9.40
S9.46

s9 . 53
9.55

slO.04

sin 1?
slO.29

si 0.35

sill Hi

sin. 45

10.50
P. M.

P. M.

7.10
S7.15

7.20
S7.25

7.35
S7.40

7.45
S7.51

S7.5S
8.00

sS.09
S8.20
sS . 34
SS 40
S8.44
S8.50
8.55
P. M.

P. M.

5.10
S5.15

5.20
S5.25

5.35
s5 . 40

5.45
S5.51

S5.58
6.00

S6.09
s6 20
srt . 34
S6.40
S6.44
s6.50
6.55
P. M.

A. M.

11.05
si 1 . 10

11.15
si 1.20

11 .30
sll 35

11 40
sll.46

si 1.53
11.55
P. M.
S12.04
Sl2. 15
S12.29
si 2. 35
s 1 2 . 39
S12.45
1 2 . 50
P.M.

A.M.
9.15

S9.20
9.25

S9.30
9.40

sO.45
9 . 50

sQ.56

S10.03
10.05

slO.U
310.30

slO.44
S10.50
slO.54
si 1.011
11.05
A.M.

A. M.

7.15
S7.20

7.25

B7.30

7.40
S7.45

7.50
S7.56

S8.03

8.05

sS.14
S8.30
sS . 44
SB 50
s8 54
s<) . 00
9. 05
A. M.

Leave Arrive

A.M.

x 55
SS.5H

S 45
S8.40

8.30
SS 25

s :d

S8.14

S8.07
8.05

s: 55

S7.45

s7 ;;

S7.26

s7 21

s7.15

7.10
A.M.

A. M.

SlO. 50
10 45
B10.40

111 511
si 0.25

10.20
slO.14

S10.07
10.05

S9.55

s9 . 33
S9.26
s9 . 2 1
S9.15
9.10
A. M.

P M.

12.45
S12.40

1 2 . 35
si 2. 30

12.20
si 2. 15

12. 10
si 2. 04

P. M
sll .57

11.55

si 1.45
sll. 35
sll. 23

si 1.16
sll. 11
si 1.05
11.00
A. M.

P. M.

6.50
S6.45

6.40

sfi.55
6.25

S6.20
6.15

S6.09

S6.02
6.00

s5 . 50
s5 in

sS.28

s5 . 2 1
S5.16
S5.I0
5.05
P. M.

P. M.

10.45
S10.40

10.35
slO 30

10.20
S10.15

10.10
SlO.04

s9 57
9.55

S9.45
9.35
9.23
9. 16
9.11
9.05
9.00

P. M.

A. M.

12.45
S12.40

12 5 5
si 2. 30

12.20
Sl2. 15

12.10
si 2 111

A. M.

si 1.57
11.55

si 1.45
si 1 .35
sll. 23
sll. 16
sll. 11
sll. 05
11.00
P. M.

A.M.

I .55
si. 50

1 .45
si. 40

1.30
si. 25

1.20
si. 14

si. 07
1.05

S12.55
SI2.45
S12.33
S12.26
S12.21
S12.1S
12.10
A.M.

A. M.

2.30

2.35
2. SO
3 02

10.45
10.37
10.32
10.15
10.10
10.04
9.56

9.32

9.24
9.12

9.00

8.50
8.39
8.35

A.M.

Quebrancha

3.20

Darien

4. 12
5.05

5.17

Balboa He:ghts

A.M.

Arrive Leave

201

123

121

119

117

115

113

Ill

110

112

114

116

*118

120

122

202

'Train No. 118. leaving Panama 9 p.

for Colon, will make first stop at Gamboa.

PANAMA-LAS CASCADAS BRANCH.

SOUTHWARD.

STATIONS.

NORTHWARD.

FIRST CLASS.

FIRST CLASS.

149

147

145

143

141

139

137

135

133

*131

130

132

134

136 13S

140

142

144

146

148

A. M.

A. M.

12.25
S12.30
S12.35

S12.50

S12.53
si 2. 59
si. 03
si. 10
1.15
A. M.

P. M.

10.25
SlO. 30
SlO. 35

SlO. 50

SlO 53
slO. 59

si 1.03
sll . 10
11.15
P. M.

.P. M.
7.15
S7.20

S7.25

S7.40
S7.4 3
.S7.49
S7.54
S3. 01
8.05
P.M.

P. M.
4.30

S4.35
S4.40

S4.55
S4.5S
S5.04
s5.09
S5.16

P. M.

P.M.
1.10
si. 15
si. 20

si. 35
sl. 38

si. 44
sl.49
sl 55
2 Ol
P. M.

A. M.

SlO. 55
sll. 00

sll. 15
sll. 18
sll. 24

sll. 29
sll. 35

11.40
A. M.

A. M.
9.00
S9.05
S9.10

s'l.2.5
si . 28
s)..?4
s> 19
39.45
9.5)
A. M

A. M.
7.00
S7.05
sS.10

S7.2.5
S7.28
S7.34

7.45
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A. M.

Leave Arrive

I iscadas.

Empire. . .

. ...Culebra.. . .

...Paraiso
PelruM

Mir.ul >res Lo:lc
. . ..Coro-il ....
Balboi II •igats

' 13 111 . ..

Arrive Leave

A. M.

■
S5.55

S5.22
s5. HI
35.07

s5 O'
S4.55
4.5 1
A. M

A. M.

i, li
ii, 15

6.20
6.19
6.15
6.11

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i, 00
A. 51

A. M.
8.50
s8 -1 1
s8 . 3S

sS.23
S3. 20
S5.14
S3, HI
S3 05
s n 1
A. M.

A. M. , P. M.

P. M.

P. M.
7.05
S6.5X
S6.53

S6.38
sS.35

S6.21
S6.15
6.10
P. M

P. M.
10.20

SlO. 14
SlO. 09

S9.54
s > . 5 1
S9.45
S9 . 4 1
sl.35
9.31
P. M.

A. M.
12.20

Sl2. 14
S12.09
A. M,
sll. 54
sll. 51
sll. 45
sll. 41
sll. 35
11.30
P.M.

A. M.
1.30

sl.24
sl.19

sl.04
sl.01
S12.55
SI2.51
S12.45
12.40
A. M .

si. 40
si. 45

S2.00
S2.03
S2.09
S2.13
S2.20
2.25
A.M.

7.00
7.02

7.15
7.16
7.20
7.24

s7. i 1
7.55
A M.

SlO. 19 S12.5.5

slO.14lsl2.50

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59.49 sl 2 2ii
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si 4..
sj.45

S3. 29
sl.26
sl.20
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149 1 147

115

Hi

141

139 1 137

1.15

133

*131

130

1?!

Ill Mi IIS 111 142

144

116

148

*Train No. 131. leaving Empire 7 a

Mam line trains will wait at Redn

line trains, unless otherwise

: and Las Cascadas branch trains will wait for connections from :

Subscription Lists in Campaign for Members for
Red Cross.

Of the Red Cross subscription lists which
have been sent out among the departments and
divisions of the Canal ogranization in the
campaign for increased membership, several
have not been returned. The secretary of the
Canal Zone chapter requests that they be
returned to him at Balboa Heights for ac-
counting purposes; but if there are prospects
for more members the lists may be retained a
little longer.

The bureau of membership of the central
organization of the American Red Cross has
issued a circular stating that on account of
the great increase in members resulting from
the campaign there has been difficulty in keep-
ing up to date the entries for subscription to
the Red Cross Magazine, which is sent to
every member; and that this will account
for the delay, if new members should not
receive the magazine the first month after
joining.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Charges for Electric Current.

TaE Panama Canal.
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., June 12. 1916.
Circular No. 676-8:

The rate for electric current furnished to individuals
(nonemployes) and companies in the Canal Zone, and

to employes of The Panama Canal and Panama Rail-
road Company for commercial use. as prescribed in
Circular 676-5. is hereby amended, effective Julv 1,
1916, as follows:

CURRENT CONSUMPTION IN ONE MONTH.

Per kilo-
watt-hour.

First 100 kilowatt-hours $.08

Next 200 kilowatt-hours .06

Over 300 kilowatt-hours v . -04

Chester Handing,

Classification of Survey Requests.
The Panama Canal.
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. June 9, 1916.
Circular No. 638-1

1. In future, separate survey requests will be sub-
mitted to the Surveying O Ti.-er, covering the following
classes of property, and no request will cov-er more than

China and glassware for subsistence use.
Linen for subsistence, hotel, and hospital use.
Plant items.
Miscellaneous items, other than above.

2. Allsurvey requests will be arranged alphabetically
and where practicable, items of property must be laid
out for inspection by Che Surveying Officer, in the same
order that they appear on the survey requests.

Chester Harding,
.1 iing Governor.

»

Tickets for Trains on Fourth of July.
The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z., June 12. 1916.
To all concerned — 1. No employes' 24-trip tickets nor
regular complimentary passes of any kind will be

honored on Panama Railroad trains on July 4, except
those which may be presented by officials of the Repub-
lic of Panama or a foreign country.

2. Enlisted men of the Army or Navy, in uniform,
. will not be required to present any form of transporta-
tion, but one of the following forms will be necessary'
for the passage of other persons:

(a) Regular railroad tickets or mileage.

(b) Fourth of July tickets, to which those who con-
* tributed to the celebration are entitled.

(c) Official business trip passes.

(d) 120-trip tickets, books stamped 'Good on Sun-
days or holidays."

3. This notice is published sufficiently in advance to
enable persons traveling on official business on July
4 to avail themselves of official business trip passes.

4. A schedule for the operation of trains on July 4
will be issued later.

Chester Harding,
It Governor. The Panama Canal.
Second Vice President, Panama Railroad Co

Annual Report.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z.. June 13, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

It is desired that annual reports for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1916. be submitted to this office not
later than August 1. 1916.

The reports will be prepared in quintuplicate, on the
same size and grade paper as that used for previous
annual reports, namely, eight by 14 inches. Reports will
be submitted to the Governor by heads of departments
and divisions covering the work under their jurisdiction,
as follows: The Engineer of Maintenance; the Mar ne
Superintendent; the Resident Engineer, Dredging
Division; the Superintendent of the Mechanical
Division; the Resident Engineer, Building Division; the

378

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 44.

Chief Quartermaster; the Chief Health Officer; the
Auditor; the Executive Secretary; the General Purchas-
ing Officer and Chief of the Washington Office; and the
Special Attorney.

Where certain duties or certain parts of the work have
been transferred from one department or division to
another, or where new departments or divisions have
been created, the department or division in which the
work or duties are lodged as of June 30, 1916, will sub-
rait report for tiie entire fiscal year, obtaining any n« -
essary data from the official previously in charge of the
work, or from the records maintained by him. if such
official has left the service.

The official photographer will take appropriate
photographs to illustrate the report. Heads of depart-
ments or divisions whose reports require illustration
should notify this office immediately what photographs
are desired, in order that the work may be properly
planned. The photographs are intended to show the
progress of the work, especially new features, and no
photographs will be included if the subject has been
sufficiently covered in a previous report.

ORGANIZATION CHARTS.

Organization charts of your respective departments
and divisions, similar to those which have been pub-
lished heretofore in the annual reports, will also be sub-
mitted. These must show the actual authorized
organization as of July 1, 1916. Tracings of the charts
above requested should be 2 1 inches from top to bottom
inside of the border line; the length is immaterial.
There should be a 2-inch border for binding on the left
hand side and a J-inch border on the three remaining
sides. Departments in which no draftsmen are em-
ployed may submit a rough draft of the organization
chart, to be completed in this office.

INCREASES IN PAY AND ORGANIZATION.

The Sundry Civil Act. approved March 3, 1915.
provides as follows:

"Except in cases of emergency, or conditions
arising subsequent to and unforeseen at the time
of submitting the annual estimates to Congress,
and except for those employed in connection with
the construction or permanent quarters, offices,
and other necessary buildings, dry docks, repair
shops, yards, docks, wharves, warehouses, and
other necessary facilities and appurtenances for the
purpose of providing coal and other materials,
labor, repairs, and supplies, and except for the per-
manent operating organization under which the
compensation of the various positions is limited by
section four of the Panama Canal Act, there shall
not be employed at any time during the fiscal year
nineteen hundred and sixteen under any of the fore-
going appropriations for the Panama Canal, any
greater number of persons than are specified in the
notes submitted respectively in connection with the
estimates for each of said appropriations in the an-
ual Book of Estimates for said year, nor shall there
be paid to any such person during that fiscal year
any greater rate of compensation than was author-
ized to be paid to persons occupying the same
or like positions on the first day of July, nineteen
hundred and fourteen; and all employments made
or compensation increased because of emergencies
or conditions so arising shall be specifically set
forth, with the reasons therefor, by the governor
in his report for the fiscal year nineteen hundred
and sixteen."

It is desired that the information required be sub-
mitted to this office in duplicate not later than July 15,
1916, and that it be in tabulated form on paper eight
by 14 inches, in accordance with the following outline:

EXPLANATION OF INCREASES TO ACCOMPANY

there was no record in the clubhouse that these books
had been loaned out. The library regulations allow
only one book to be loaned to one person at a time, for
each deposit of SI. 50.

All employes of The Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad are hereby directed to return to the several
clubhouses at once all clubhouse books in their posses-
sion which have not been regularly issued.

A further search for books both in bachelor and fami-
ly quarters, will be made from time to time. Any em-
ploye in whose quarters or possession clubhouse books
are found, except such as have been loaned out under
library regulations, is subject to prosecution under the
law and dismissal from the service.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panama Canal,
Second Vice President, Panama Railroad Co.

Permits to Enter Military Reservations.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 16, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

As all permits to military reservations expire June
30, 1916, it is requested that you submit by June 25,
the names of employes or your department or division
whose duties necessitate frequest visits to the reserva-
tions.

It is desired to issue extended permits only as above
outlined, and names of employes who make but oc-
casional trips to reservations should not be submitted.
These should be covered by individual request from
head of department or division whenever necessity
requires.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

♦

Accountability for Nonexpendable Property
Charged to Depot Commissary.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., June 16, 1916.
Circular No. 124:

Circular No. 121, designating Mr. Benj. L. Jacobson
as an accountable official for nonexpendable property
in line commissaries and Ancon laundry, is hereby
revoked.

Effective July 1, 1916, Capt. F. H. Smith will assume
accountability for all nonexpendable property charged
to Depot Commissary.

Mr. Jacobson wili cease to be an accountable official
of the Panama Railroad upon effecting a transfer of his
accountability to Captain Smith.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panatna Canal.
Approved :

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Closing Account of Superintendent, Cristobal
Coaling Station.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. June 15, 1916.
To all accountable officials and storekeepers — It is re-
quested that a special effort be made to promptly ac-
complish all invoices covering material and property
transferred from the superintendent, Cristobal coaling
station; also that invoices be prepared to cover ma-
terial and property shipped to that official but not yet
invoiced.

It is desired to close out this account at an early date.
Ad. Faure, Chief Accountant.
annual report for the fiscal year 1916.

Rate authorized

in organization

July 1, 1914.

to

Number authorized

in 1916 Book of

Estimates.

to

The statement herein required will cover only the
gold forces.

Any increases that were explained in last year's re-
port may be omitted from the present statement.
Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

♦

Unauthorized Removal of Books from Clubhouse
Libraries.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 14, 1916.
To all employes of The Panama Canal and Panama
Railroad — A recent inventory of the library books at
the Balboa clubhouse shows that books are being re-
moved from the clubhouse building without authority.
A recent canvass of bachelor quarters in Balboa and
Ancon resulted in recovering 40 of the missing books. In
some instances as many as three clubhouse books were
found among the private books of employes, of which

Acting Auditor.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 17, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Effective June 17, Mr. Ad. Faure will act as Auditor
of The Panama Canal during the absence of Mr. H. A.
A. Smith on leave of absence.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

*

Closing of Stationery Storeroom for Inventory.
The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. June 20, 1916.
To all concerned — The stationery storeroom of the
Administration Building will be closed for the annual
inventory, June 28 to 30, inclusive.

All persons interested are requested to arrange to
have foreman's orders and requisitions for supplies

needed, submitted so that same can be filled prior to
above date.

A. Bryan,

Storekeeper, Supply Department.
Approved :
F. H. Smith,

Acting Chief Quartermaster.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 304, on Wednesday, June 28. 1916, begin-
ning promptly at 8 a. m. for persons desiring the fol-
lowingclassesof li>-:-n-;p^: Pilots, misters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the board, room No. 211, Balboa Heights, forms of
application and information respecting the filling out
of the same, not later than a day previous to the ex-
amination. In addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs'
licenses must provide themselves with automobiles
with which to demonstrate their ability properly to
operate the same.

The demonstration for applicants for chauffeurs',
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this "purpose. This test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Garaboa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will beheld
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, June 30, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
nomies for the demonstration test.

By direction of the chairman of the board.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

Proposals for Watch Inspection.

Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Acting
Chief Quartermaster, The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, Canal Zone, until 10 a. m., June 24. 1916, and
then opened, for the services of a watch inspector, to
inspect the watches of employes of The Panama Canal
and Panama Railroad Company, and to make repairs to
chronometers and master clocks. Copy of form of
contract, containing specifications, and form of pro-
posal, can be secured upon application to the office of
the Acting Chief Quartermaster. Bids will be received
only from first class watch makers and jewelers who are
considered competent to perform the duties required,
and who have an established business of this kind on the
Isthmus. Bid's must be accompanied by certified check,
post-office money order, or cash, in amount of $50 as
a guarantee to enter into contract, should bid be ac-
cepted. Proposals should be marked "Proposal for
watch inspection" and addressed to Acting Chief
Quartermaster, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be procured upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
No. 182, Balboa:

Blake, W. M. Pile, Dr. George

Cash, Robert Ploessel, Mrs. E. N.

Cole, Iva Rockley, P. L.

Curran, John Sampson, James

Hamilton, John Smith, William

Huebner, Julius E. Thompson, Miss Emma

Livardais. Mrs. L. F. Walker, Edgar

Lyle, Edward Wot he. Peter

Migueli, S.

Launch Service to Taboga.

The following is the schedule of the launch service
between Balboa and Taboga Island:

From Balboa to Taboga — The launch Taboga sails from
Balboa dredge landing to Taboga daily, including
Sundays, at 9.40 a. m. On Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays an additional trip is made at 5.30 p. m.

From Taboga Island to Balboa — Daily, including Sun-
days, at 10.45 a. m.; Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays,
an additional trip at 7 p. m.

Launch tickets are sold only at the dredge landing
at Balboa and at the office of the Hotel Aspinwall.

June 21, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

379

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Price Chang.es.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective June 13:

Price Change.

Gherkins, spiced sour, qt

Gherkins, spiced, sour, 5-gal, keg..

Gherkins, sweet, 5-gal., keg

Olives, queen, qt

Olives, queen, gal

Olives, queen, 2-gal, keg

Olives, queen, 5-gal., keg

Olives, queen, W-gal., keg

Pickles, sweet, mixed, qt

Pickles, sweet, mixed, 5-gal., keg.

Pimentos. 5s, tin

Sauce, tobasco. hot

Sugar, granulated. 5s, sack

EFFECTrVE JUNE 14, 1916

Sandals, pr

Boys' shoes, pr

Boys' shoes, pr

Children's shoes, pr

Children's shoes, pr

Girls' shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Men's shoes, pr

Women's shoes, pr

Brush and dauber, set

Leggins, pr

EFFECTIVE JUNE 15. 1916.

Egg powder, (Egis,) 2-oz., tin

EFFECTIVE JUNE 19, 191

Boats, sauce, ea

Chimneys, ea

Cots, folding, ea

Cups and saucers, set

Decanters, qt., ea

Decanters, pint, ea

Dishes, ea

Dishes, ea

Dishes, ea *.

Dishes, ea

Glasses, champagne, ea

Irons, waffle, ea

Jugs, ea

Jugs, ea

Kettles, ea

Kettles, ea

Knives, pocket, ea

Knives, pocket, ea

Knives, pocket, ea

Knives, pocket, ea ,

Knives, pocket, ea

Mattresses, ea

Pans, pudding, ea

Plates, ea

Plates, ea

Plates, ea ,

Plates, ice, ea

Plates, ea

Platters, ea

Platters, ea

Platters, ea

Platters, ea

Platters, ea

Pots, coffee, ea

Pots, coffee, ea

Pots, tea, ea

Pots, coffee, electric, ea

Saucepans, ea

Saws, ea

Scissors, pr

Stoves, electric, ea

Trunks, ea

Tubs, wash, ea

EFFECTIVE JUNE 22,

Bats, cricket, ea

Bay rum, St. Thomas, bot

Bedspreads, ea

Belts, ea ".

Blankets, ea

Books, score, ea

Buttons, pearl, ea

Cloth, yd

Coats, rain. ladies' . ea

Diaper, piece

Diaper, rjiecc

Envelopes, pkg

Flannel, yd

Gloves, wicket, ea

Gloves, batting, ea

Handkerchiefs, ea

Hats, felt, ea

Hats, straw, ea

Hats, straw, ea

Lawn, yd

Muslin, yd

Nets, hair, ea

Pins, book

Pique, yd

SO. 15
6.20

2.20
5 25
9.95

1.30
3.60
3.60
2.10
1 ,20
2.60
4.90
5.90
4.00

5 65
5 SO

6.60
6.00

3.35

2.20
.34

4

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2

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3.70
2.95
1.30

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4

85

1.40
2.20
2.20

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until July 31 are given in this table:

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

1:40
-0.1

8:00

15.7

14:12
1.2

20:17
14.5

2:35
1.0

8:50
15.0

15:10
1.9

21 :13
13.4

3:33
2.1

9:46
14.1

16:12
2.6

22:18
12.6

4:33
3.0

10:49
13.4

17:13
3.0

23:29
12.0

Sun.. June 25

5:35
3.6

11 :55
13.1

18:15
3.1

0:39
12.0

6:42
3.8

12:55
13.0

19:16
3.0

Tues.. June 27

1:33
12.1

7:37
3.7

13:48
13.1

20:10
2.6

Wed.. June 28

2:28
12.5

8:29
3.4

14:34
13.4

20:57
2.1

Thurs., June 29

3:12
12.9

9:14
2.9

15:17
13.6

21 :39
1.6

3:53
13.2

9:56
2.5

15:56
13.9

22.17
1 2

Date.

Sat.. July 1

Sun, July 2

Mon., July 3

Tues., July 4

Wed., JulyS...
Thurs., July 6...

Fri., July 7

Sat., July 8

Sun., July 9

Mon., July 10...
Tues.. July 11...
Wed., July 12...
Thurs, July 13...

Fri., July 14

Sat., July 15

Sun., July 16...
Mon., July 17...
Tues.. July 18..
Wed., July 19...
Thurs., July 20.
Fri.. July 21....
Sat.. July 22.. .
Sun., July 23...
Mon., July 24..

Tues., July 25.

Wed., July 26....
Thurs., July 27...
Fri.. July 28

11.3
2:09

6:02
4.6

12:21
12.0

7:09
4.6

13:25
12.2

8:07
4.2

14:17
12.6

8:57
3.5

15:01
13.1

9:39

2.8

15:41
13.6

10:17

2.2

16:18
14.0

10:52
1.7

16:53
14.3

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from June 1 to 17, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights.

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel . . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

*Culebra

*Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina. ...

Alhajuela

*Vigia

Frijoles

*Monte Lirio . . .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

*Brazoa Brook. .

Colon

2.81
1.80
3.60

Ins.
2.38
2.74
4.00
4.76
5.48

4.81
4.56
4.41
4.99
5.60
11.03
8.99
6.57
8.84

6.16

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake and Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the fortnight ending at midnight,
Saturday, June 17, 1916:

Day and Date.

Sun.. June 4. .
Mon., June 5.
Tues.. nine 6.
Wed., June 7 .
Thurs.. J ne 8
Fri., June 9...
Sat.. June 10.
Sun.. June 11.
Mon., June 12
Tues.. June 13
Wed., June 14

Thurs.. June 15 128. y5

Fri., June 16 129.25

Cat.. June 17 12S.10

Stations

127.50
133.20

1.51.511
l'S.'HI
127.00

'J-!

. 54 S6
.85 86

.36 86
.7786
.'JO SO
.XI) 86
88 86

5086.46 54.00

42 86.40 54.04

45,S6.4554.00

5.i|86.4754.00

60 86.5654.10

40 86.43 54.20

39l86.34 54.40

38 86.40 54.27

46 86.4654.36

54 86.5051.20

56. 52 S4. 20

56.41154.26

(6.49 54.35

,6.5054.20

91.0

Fuel.

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and Bal-
boa at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per day.
Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed

380

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 44.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., June 18, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Nature

Tons

Case oil

General

7,000

Net

June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June

Artisan

Isthmian

Manavi

Vine Branch. . . .

BuaUaga

Frankby

Celia

Slrathearn

Arna

Jamaica

Edgar F. Luckenbach

a

City <>/ ( olombo

Tuscan Prime.
City of Para...

American.
American. .

British

British.
Peruvian. . .

British

British

British

Norwegian.

British

American. .
American. .

British

British

American. .

American-Hawaiian Line

American-Hawaiian Line

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

Nautilus Steam Naviguion Co. .

Peruvia i Steamship Line

Palace Shipping Cornnany. . .
New York & Pacific S. S. Co
Strathearn Steamship Co. . . .

Akties Arna

Pacific Steam Navigatioa Co

Luckenbach Line

J. A. Hooper

Norton Lilly & Company. . . ,

Prince Line, Ltd

Pacific Mail S. S. Company. .

Newport News

Trim Jul

Cristobal

Lonion

Cristobal

Norfolk

New York

Newport News

Nor oik

Cristobal

New York

Norfolk

New York

New York

Cristobal

Arica, Chile. . ,

To;opilla

G layaqail

Gu tyaquil. . . .

Cillao

Mejillones. . . .
Arica, Chile.,

Pisagua

San Diego

Buenaventura

Auckland

Iquique

New Zealand.
Vladivostok. .
San Francisco

6.173
5,677
1.205
.5,47 7
4,538
5.173
5,852
4,648
6,253
1,170
8,134
8,073
6.711
6.741
3,739

4,329
3,975

745
2.505
2,430
3,812
4,377
3,439
4.693

620
6.262
6,065
4,97i
5.024
2.45 fi

, THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

11

City of Para

British

British

Chilean

British

British

American. ...
American

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

Pacific Stca n Navig itio i <' . .
American Mexican Tra lini Co. .
South American S. S. Co

Tilcahuano

T.1 nuo

1.919

2,057

52/

49 ,

2.4'> 1

6.595

4,;-i i

895

9.0J0

3,739
4,249
1,170
705
4.565
1,40}
4.814
3.499
3.173
6,146

2.459

B lib

G-i.-r.il

Gmi.-.I

315
3.121

King Malcolm ....
Elm Branch

Scottish S. S. Co

Nautilus Steam Naviguion Co..
Pacific M ul S S. Co many

Nj I'M;

W.uH

G.-.l.-ril

G-n.-nl

Salt peter

3.642
2.530

S in F,-.i i:is:o

Mijillonss

C.Ioa

Na.folk

June 17. . . .

4.329

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

June 18.
June 19.
June 19.
June 19.
June 20.

Terrier
Kiniuck . . .
Gozan Man
Lord Derby
Florentino.

W. Wilhelmsens

China Mutual Steam Nav...
Hashimeto Kisen Kibushiki
0:cidental & Orient Stm. N .
Polzeath Steamship Co

Taltal.

So. Pacific ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.

June 20.
June 26.
Jun2 26.
June 3 i.

June 30.

M ithilJa
I

Cispian.
Hiu/khsa

■

A:ties Mithil da Chilean ports,

Elleric S. S. Co Chilean port;

Nelson. Donkin & Co Chilean ports,

Port Steamship Co Chilean port;

Clyde Shipping Co Chilean ports,

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

June 13.
June 13.
June 17.

Magician.
Leonidas. .
Coronado .

♦departures.

Harrison Line.

United States Government.
Elders & Fyffes

Liverpool.
Coast ports.
Port Limon.

Date

June 13.
June 1-1.
June 15.
June 17.
June 17.

Vessel

Manuel Calvo,

Leo-iidas

Siskiyou

Ftanire

Magician, . .

Line

Spanish Line

United States Government
E. K. Woo 1 Lumber Co.. .

French Line .

Harrison Line

For

Barcelona.
New York
Belize.
Bordeaux.
New Orleans.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

DEPARTURES.

June 12.
June 14.
June 15.
June 15.
June 1 '.
June 17.

Burlington

Los Angeles. . . .
Yamato Maru..
Baja California.
General Hubbard,
Acajutla

Alaska Steamship Co Antofagasta.

Union Oil Company [ San Francisco.

Gosha Kaisha K. S Iquique.

A. O. Lindvig | Los Angeles.

Hubbard Steamship Co. ... Toco > 1U.
Pacific Steam Nav. Co Sali.ia Cruz.

June 12.
June 16.
June 16.
June 16.
June 18.
June 17.

Burlington

Lot An "/,', . . .
Yamato Maru . .

B0" California
Hubbard

Acajutla

Alaska Steamship Co. .
Union Oil Company

Gosha Kaisha K. S

A. O. Lindvig

Hubbard Steamship Co
Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

San Francisco.

Port San Luis.

Vladivostok.

Talara.

San Fri

Taboga

♦Other than ships passing through the Canal.

in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf, hand'ed by
ship's gear, per '.on, c6.O0; use of steam hoist and crane
ie hour, S2; at Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton,
either form of delivery.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or irom private corpora-
tions. The present price Irom the Canal is $1.65 at
Cristobal and SI. 40 at Balboa. Prices from the corpo-
rations may be obtained on application to them.

Tettadores . . . .
.Santa Marta,

Metapan

Aim
Colo

lit ,

.U. F. C.Julv
.U. F.C.July
.P. R. R.July
U. F. C.July
.U. F.C.July
.P. R.R.July

.Santa Maria.

Sailings of Vessels

in Regular Service

with the

Metapan

U

jiteti States.

Panama

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON,

Almirante

Vessel.

Line. Sails.

Arrives.

Pasiores

Panama

P. R. R.June 15...

.June 22

Allianca

Pastor es

.U. F. C.June 17..

.June 25

Zacapa

P. R. R .June 18...

.June 25

Calamares . . . .

Zacapa

.U. F. C.June 21..

.June 28

Allianca

.P. R. R..June 22..

.June 29

Carrillo

Calamares

.U. F. C.June 24..

.July 2

Tenadores. . . .

Carrillo

.U. F. C.June 28..

.July 5

Advance

Advance

.P. R. R.June 29..

.July 6

Santa Marta.

.U. F. C.

U. F. C.
. P. R. R. .
,U. F. C
. U. F. C. .

P. R. R..

U. F. C.
.U. F. C.
.P. R. R..
,U. F. C.
,U. F. C.
. P. R. R.
.U. F. C.

June 22.

June 26.

June 29 .

June 29.

July i-

July 6.

July 6.

July 10.

July . . .

July 13.

July 17.

July 20.

July 20.

July
July
July
■ July

.July
July

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW VnKK.

..June 29

..July 4

July 5

. July 6

July 10

July 12

July 13

July 17
.July ....

July 20

..July 24

..July 27

..July 27

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Atenas U. F. C.June 17

Carlago U. F C.June 21...

24...

Heredia . .
Turrialba

Atenas.
Cartago

It. F C.

U. F. C.June 28....

U. F. C.July 1....

U. F. C.July 5....

U. F. C.July 8....

....U.F. C.July 12....

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U. F. C. . June 25

Atenas U. F. C.June 25

Carlago U. F. C.July 2...

Ahanearei 11 F C. July 2 .

Heredia U. F. C.July 9. . .

Turrialba U. F.C.July 9...

Parismina U. F. C . July 16. . . .

Atenas U. F. C.July 16....

Carlago U. F. C.July 23...

Abangarel U. F. C.July 23,..

June

24

June

26

July

1

July

3

July

8

lulv

10

lulv

15

July

17

June

30

July

3

July

July

14

July

17

lulv

21

July

24

July

Zi

• July

31

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1916.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

First Use of New Large Dry Dock at Balboa.

The first use of the new 1,000-foot dry dock
at Balboa was made with the docking of the
ladder dredge Corozal on Tuesday, June 27.
The vessel was brought at high tide through
the gap in the earth cofferdam which had pro-
tected the dry dock and its approach basin
during construction, and moored in the dock
in the afternoon of that day; but the pumping
out of the dry dock did not begin until the
morning of June 28.

The docking of the Corozal is an emergency
measure, as the dredge has been leaking at
several points in the hull and is :n need of
some renewed plates and new rivets. The
time for its docking happened to coincide
with the readiness of the dry dock pumping
plant for the preliminary or tryout tests, so
that it was possible to send the dredge to
the dry dock instead of docking her in a lock
chamber, as was done before.

The Corozal can not be docked in the old
dry dock at Mount Hope. She was taken to
that dock on March 3, 1914, from the Cut,
but it was found that the draft of the vessel,
with the ladder in extreme raised position,
was slightly too great to permit her passing
over the sill. On March 17 the dredge was
taken to Gatun Locks and dry docked in the
upper east chamber, where she remained until
April 11, returning to the Cut after the com-
pletion of the repairs. The new dry dock at
Balboa will be able to accommodate any ship
now afloat, when the removal of the cofferdam

across the entrance shall have been completed.
Special cradles and keel blocks, adapted to
the divided hull of the Corozal, were placed on
the floor of the dry dock to receive her. The
installation of the regular keel blocks, delayed
by late arrival of material, is about 50 per cent
completed.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, June 26, amounted to 217.8-10 cubic
yards and 13,108 cubic yards of maintenance.
The dredges also rehandled 30,11-1 cubic
yards in disposing of spoil, but the?e figures
are not included in the totals, which are for
primary excavation and represent decrease of
material in the Canal prism.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Casta las 15-yard dipper 53,551

Camboa 15-yard dipper 63, -MS

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 6 ,540

Corozal Ladder 32.921

No. 8J Pipeline suction. .•. 4,241

No. 84 Pipeline suction 2.100

No. 86 Pipeline suction 30.114

Culebra Seagoing suction 13,103

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the hour of
midnight on June 26, 1916, has amounted to
15,210,476 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 745,582 cubic yards per month.

In the current fiscal year, beginning with
July 1, 1915, and now almost completed, the
total primary excavation from the Cut has
amounted to 1 1,1 00,2 18 cubic yards up to mid-
night of June 26. This has been an average of
of 30,663.6 cubic yards per day.

Tug "Engineer" Being Overhauled at Paraiso.

The tug Engineer, which has been employed
by the Marine Division in general work about
the harbor of Cristobal and the Atlantic
entrance to the Canal, was transferred on
Monday, June 26. to Paraiso for a general
overhauling. The steering quadrant is to be
placed above deck, and doorways will be cut
in some of the partitions, and at the same
time the boilers will be washed down and
placed in good order. The Bohio has been
transferred to the Atlantic entrance to take
the place of the Engineer.

Charges for Rent, Fuel, and Electric Current.

Effective July 1, 1916, the President's
Executive Order of January 15, 1915, relative
to charges for rent, fuel, and electric current
furnished employes of The Panama Canal
and the Panama Railroad on the Isthmus,
will again become operative.

A schedule of the rentals to be charged
for the various quarters occupied by employes
will be published in The Canal Record of
July 5, 1916, and the occupation of quarters

will be subject to the regulations contained
in the Governor's circular No. 627-14, dated
June 15, 1916, published in this issue.

Coal will be sold by the commissaries at
30 cents per 100 pounds, delivered to quarters
in sacks, to be paid for by coupons, the same
as other commodities sold by the commis-
saries, and kindling wood will be sold in the
same manner at 10 cents per sack.

New Pattern Storage BuilJi.ig at Balboa.

Owing to the large number of patterns which
have been shipped to the Isthmus, the storage
of which was not contemplated at the time the
present pattern storage building (Xo. 11) at
Balboa shops was designed, it has been found
necessary to build a supplementary storage
building, and plans are being made for a
building 50 feet wide by 100 feet long, with
concrete floor and galvanized iron roof.

A committee, consisting of the Acting Chief
Health Officer, the Resident Engineer of the
Building Division, the Acting Chief Quarter-
master, and the Municipal Engineer, was
appointed by the Governor to choose a site
for this building and recommendation was
made and approved that the building be
located between buildings Nos. 37 and 24.

Affrays during Election in Panama.

One child, a boy of 11 years, was killed and
19 persons were wounded, two seriously, in
riots occurring in the city of Panama in the
course of the election held on Sunday, June
25. The assembling of the Canal Zone police
and the p-ovost guard and one troop of caval y
of the United States forces on the boundary
line directly after the principal affray pre-
vented further disorder.

The principal affray occurred at about 3.30
p. m. Adherents of the party in opposition
to the government party had assembled to
the number of approximately 500 on the out-
skirts of the Calidonia district. Fifty-four
Panamanian policemen were on guard to pre-
vent the crowd frojri starting toward the city.
At about three o'clock the police were with-
drawn to the foot of the Calidonia bridge, and
shortly afterward the crowd moved toward
the city. As they drew near the bridge shots
were fired in the air, and directly afterward
the police and the crowd were firing on one
another. The Secretary of Government and
Justice, assisted by representatives of the
Canal Zone police, induced the police of
Panama to cease firing. Following the re-
storation of order the forces of the United
States were held on the boundray until six
o'clock; but at no time after their appe trance
was there need of intervention.

Three policemen were injured at Taboga.
Reliable reports as to conditions in the interior
provinces are not available. With the ex-
ception of a few minor fights, in which no one
was injured seriously, the balloting in Colon
passed off quietly.

382

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 45.

CANAL TRAFFIC IN MAY.

Commodities Shipped through the Panama Canal in May, 19 16.

Rate of Movement not Equal to That Directly
Prior to Closing of Canal.
The number of oceangoing ships making
the transit of the Canal in May was 129.
Tugs and dredging equipment in the service
of the Canal are not included in the totals.
Five of the vessels making the transit were
i i the military service of the United States,
and 124 ships were in regular commercial
service.

Traffic from the Atlantic to the Pacific in-
cluded 69 vessels (three in the Government
m'litary service), with an aggregate net ton-
nage, according to the rules for the measure-
ment of vessels for the Panama Canal, of
215,473 tons. Their aggregate net tonnage
according to the rules for measurement for
registry in the United States was 170,401.
The three military ships had an aggregate net
tonnage of 5,189 tons, according to Panama
Canal measurement. These included two
colliers, carrying a total of 1 1 ,025 tons of coal.
The aggregate cargo carried through the
Canal from Atlantic to Pacific by all ships in
May was 248,289 tons.

Traffic from the Pacific to the Atlantic in-
cluded 60 vessels (three in military service
of the Government), with an aggregate net
ttmnage of 179,070, according to Panama
Canal measurement. The total net tonnage
on the basis of measurement for United States
registry was 143,188 tons. The three military
ships, carrying no cargo, had aggregate net
tonnage of 4,292. The total cargo moved
through the Canal from Pacific to Atlantic
during the month was 251.1S4 tons.

The totals for the movements were 129
ships, with Panama Canal and United States
net tonnage of 251,184 and 213.5S9 tons,
respectively, carrying 499,473 tons of cargo.
The nature and distribution of the cargo
carried through the Canal in May are shown
in the tabulation on the adjoining pages. The
declarations furnished by the masters of
vessels listed 141 different commodities. Of
these, 12 were carried through the Canal in
both directions.

Tolls collected on vessels entering from the
Atlantic amounted to $197,000.83, and from
ships from the Pacific, to §171,022.96, a total
of §368,023.79. Comparison with the earnings
in the other months since the opening of the
Canal to commercial traffic on August 15,
1914, is made herewith:

Month. Tolls

earned.

August 15-31. 1914 $88,401.80

September 265,600.80

October ". 366.786.48

November 369,161 .28

December 407.914.80

January. 1915 398,601.12

February 383.904.96

March 551,092.56

April 44i.415.49

May 522,676.95

June 539.229.05

July 573.365.67

August 496.792.03

September 349.498.30

October

November

December 10.826.00

January. 1916 654.39

February 834.00

March 418.80

April 235.618.44

May 368,023 79

Total $6,371,816.71

According to nationality, the traffic from
the Atlantic to the Pacific was made up of 36
British ships; 13 American, five Norwegian,
five Peruvian, four Chilean, four Japanese, one
Dutch, and one Russian vessel. The traffic

Balsam. .
Bamboo.
Barrilla..

Be ins

Beans, lima.

Beef

Beer

Benzine

Bicarbonate of soda

Borate

Borax

Brass

Bricks

Butter

Cacao

Canales

Canned con Is
Fish

Cart wheels .

Casings

Cascara

Cement

1,703
116

Coke...
Copper.

Copper matte. .
Copper regulus.
Copra

Cyanide

Dyes

Earthenware

Electrical supplies.
Explosives

Flour

Fru t. dried. . .
Fruit, fresh. . .
Fullers earth.

Gas tubes

Gasoline

497

497

2,962
626

1

2,962
616

1

3

3

11,570
6,815

New York to Manila.

Antofagasta to New York and Bordeaux.

Antofagasta to Colon, 133 tons; Arica to Colon,

172 tons.
Liverpool to San Francisco.
New York to Batavia, 200; New York to Arica,

56 tons.
Acajutla to Colon.

China and Japan to New York and Boston.
Antofagasta to Favre and New York. 102 tons;

Chile to Colon, 49 tons.
Chile to Cristobal.
San Francisco to Liverpool. 173 tons; Talca-

huano to Great Britain. 3.400 tons.
Tilcahuano to New York.
Paita to Colon.
New Zealand to London.
Liverp >ol to San Francisco, 38 tons; Cristobal

to Guayaquil, 6 tons.
New York to Arica.
Liverpool to San Francisco.
Antofagasta to Havre.
New York to Yokohama.
Cociuhnbo to Neiy York.
Glasgow to Tacoma.
Cardiff to Mollendo.
New Zealand to Liverpool.

Guayaquil to Christiana, 49 tons; Tumaco to
Colon, 40 tons; Guayaquil to Colon, 1,342
ton4;; Balboa to Colon. 450 tons; Valparaiso
to Colon, 1,000 tons; Ecuador to Colon, 20
tons; Livemool to San Francisco, 44 tons.
Cristobal to Guayaquil.
Sydney to Liverpool.
San Franrisco to Liverpool. 5.074 tons; San

Francisco to Colon. 25 tons.
San Francisco to Liverpool.

New York to Batavia. 5 tons; Liverpool to Chile,
40 tons; New Zealand to Liverpool, 3,510 tons;
New Zealand to London, 625 tons.
New York to Batavia, 90 tons; New York to

Arica. 393 tons.
Cristobal to Guayaquil.
Valparaiso to New York.
San Francisco to Liverpool.

New York to Batavia, 100 tons; New York to
Chile, 313 tons; London to Peruvian ports,
1,200 tons; Cristobal to Guayaquil, 90 tons.
New York to Arica, 16 tons; New York to Chile,
100 tons; To^opilla to Colon (orders), 8 tons;
Peru to Colon, 1 ton.
Newcastle to Glasgow.

Norfolk to San Diego, 7,025 tons; Swansea to
Mollendo. 3.124 tons; England to Taltal, 4.606
tons; Norfolk to San Francisco, 4,000 tons;
Cardiff to Mejillones. 4.995 tons; Norfolk to
Mejillones, 8,435 tons; Sewalls Point to Iqui-
que, 6.834 tons; Newport News to Mejillones,
2.653 tons; Cardiff to Esquimalt, 4,275 tons;
Norfolk to Taltal, 4,655 tons; Liverpool to
Peruvian ports, 400 tons; Newcastle to Glas-
gow. 5 tons.
Central American ports to Christiana, 4.417 tons;
Buenaventura to Colon, 97 tons; Corinto to
Colon, 314 tons; Guayaquil to Colon, 16 tons;
Central American ports to Colon, 530 tons;
Callao to Colon, 1,00 tons; Ecuador to Colon.
300 tons.
Norfolk to Chile. 2,068 tons; Baltimore to Callao.
2,369 tons; Norfolk to Caldero, 2,849 tons;
Baltimore to Valparaiso, 4,284 tons.
New York to Batavia, 1 ton; Valparaiso to
New York. 397 tons; Chile to Colon. 1.784
tons; Valparaiso to Colon. 1,077 tons; Callao
to Colon, 1.578 tons; Sydney to Liverpool,
500 tons; Valparaiso to Cristobal, 1,108 tons;
Talcahuano to Colon, 305 tons; Lota to Colon,
65 tons.
Valparaiso to New York, 239 tons; Iquique to
Colon, 15 tons; Antofagasta to Colon, 774,
tons; Salaverry to Colon, 104 tons; South
America to Colon, 148 ton-; T l:ahuano to
Colon. 130 tons; Lota to Colon, 40J tons.
Coquimbo to New York.
Antofagasta to Colon.
Sydney to Liverpool, 200 tons; New Zealand to

London, 38 tons.
New York to Batavia. 100 tons; New York to
Vladivostok. 1,402 tons; New York to Chile,
800 tons; Cristobal to Guayaquil. 5 tons;
Paita to New York, 90 tons; Salaverry to
Colon, 52 tons; Sidney to Liverpool, 50 tons;
Los Angeles to Liverpool, 300 tons; Paita to
Colon, 59 tons; Valparaiso to Colon, 25 tons;
Callao to Colon. 1,044 tons; Talcalhuano to
Colon, 95 tons; Peru to Colon, 100 tons; Lota
to Colon 33 tons.
Cristobal to Guayaquil.
Mazatlan to Colon.

Liverpool to Los Angebs and San Francisco.
Baltimore to Valparaiso.
New York to Manila. 225 tons; New York to

Vladivostok. 103 tons.
Vallejo to Bordeaux.
San Francisco to Christiana.
Lota to Colon.
London to San Francisco.
Ecuador to Colon.

Port Arthur to Manila, 596 tons; New York to
Arica, 229 tons; New York to Auckland, 400
tons.

June 28, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

383

Glue

Glycerine

Gold

Grease

Gums and copal ,
Heard ware

Hops.
Iodine

Jute....
Kapok.
Lead . . .

Leather.
Liquors .

Malt

Manganese

Manufactured goods:
Iron and steel. . .

Railroad material.

Milk, condensed.

97

Cristobal to Callao, 3,911 tons; Cristobal to
nil, 1 J 44 ton ; N -v. Y • -■'. | i Manila,
5,800 tons; New York to !16 tons;

New York to Vladivostok, 7, 720 tons; Cris-
tobal to Buenaventura. 56 tons; Cristobal to
Valparaiso. 3,754 tons; New York to Vladivos-
tok, 12.800 tons; St. Johns to New Zealand,
8,905 tons; C ivctua, 400

t > is; Cristobal to Peruvian ports. 1,100 tons;
New York to ■ tons; Newport

News to Antofagasta, 6,000 tons; New York to
Auckland, 900 tons; Cristobal to Salina Cruz.
838 tons; Now York to Mollendo. 4,000 tons;
New York to China. 6S0 tons; Baltimore to
Valparaiso, 890 1 tl to west coast

ports. 538 tons; Cristobal to Punta Arenas,
864 tons; Liverpool to Los Angeles, 1,909 tons;
Cristobal to Valparaiso, 2.71, tons;
rais" to New York, 37 tors; Callao to Colo i.
3A23 to s; Salina Cruz to Colon. 2 to s; Syd-
neyto Liverpool, 10 ton*; San Francisco to l iv-
erro-jl. 35 t'>ns; Buenaventura 'o Colon, 6.161
tons; Valparaiso to Crloa, 7 6 tons; New
Zealand to Londo i. 11 trnis; Ta'cahuano to
Colon, 669 tons; Peru to Colon, 2 tons.

Valparaiso to New York.

Mexico to Colon.

Salaveny to Colon, 6 tons; South America to

Colon. 1 ton.
Port Arthur to Manila.

nd to Liverpool.
New York to Batavia, 300 tons; Cristobal to

Guyaqtiil, 5 tons.
Ecuador to Colon, 3 tons; Talcuahano to Colon,

1 ton; Peru to Colon. 1 ton; Lota to Colon. 1

ton.
Chile to Cristobal. 5 tons; Lota to Cristobal. 20

nd to London.
Valparaiso to Colon, 3$ tons; San Francisco to

Liverpool, 173 tons; New Zealand to London,

1 ton.
San Francisco to Liverpool, 50 tons; New Zealand

to London, 28 tons.
Valparaiso to New York. 13 tons; Chile to Colon,

43 tons; Antofagasta to New York. 10 tons;

Taltal to Colon, 45 tons; Iquique to Colon,

19 tons; Lota to Colon, 5 tons.
Cruz Grande to Philadelphia.
Tumaco to Colon, M0 tons; Guayaquil to Colon.

704 tons; South America to Colon, 12 tons;

Ecuador to Colon. 5S5 tons.
Cristobal to Guayaquil,
San Francisco to New York.
New York to Batavia. 3/0 tons; Valpai

New York. 4 tons; Salaverry to Colon. 9 tons;

Lota to Colon. 6 tons.
Guayaquil to Colon. 91 tons; Ecuador to Colon,

5 tons.
New York to Batavia. 35 tons; New \

Arica, 20 tons; London to Chile, 30 tons;

London to San Francisco, 31 tons.

Sound to Liverpool, 255 tons; Corinto to

Colon, 129 tons.
Cristobal to Guayaquil.
Central America to Colon.

New York to Batavia, 3.000 tons; New York to
Yokohama. 530 tons; New York to VI
tok, 3.797 tons; New York to Chile. 1,130
tons; New York to Australia, 5,000 tons;
Baltimore to Valparaiso, 467 tons; New York
to Valparaiso, 46 tons; New York to Singapore,
1 ,200 tons; Liverpool to Chile, 150 tons;
Liverpool to Vancouver, 18 tons.
New York to Batavia, 200 tons; New York to
Kobe, 13 tons; New York to Vladivostok,
2,894 tons; New York to Chile, 1.115 tons;
New York to New Zealand. 3.000 tons; Liver-
pool to Valparaiso, 37 tons.
New York to Batavia, 30 tons; New York to
Kobe, 500 tons; New York to Vladivostok,
5,120 tons; New York to Arica, 65 tons; Balti-
more to Valparaiso, 337 tons; New York to
Singapore, 800 tons.
South America to Colon.

New York to Vladivostok, 4,111 tons; Liverpool
to Ch lean rorts. 638 tons; New York to
Chile. 1.050 tons.
Seattle to Liverpool.

Arica to New York, 27 tons; Chile to Cristobal,
240 tons.
1,415 New Zealand to London.

70 Cristobal to Guayaquil.
2.840 Talara to \ alio, 2,604 tons; New York to Arica,
176 tons.

150,350 Chile to Baltimore. 11.500 tons; Antofagasta to
Delaware, 8,750 tons; Iquique to Norfolk,
5,i>00 tons; Iquique to Norfolk. 6.923 tons;
Tocopilla to New York, 8,653 tons; Mejillonc-s
to Marseilles, 6.S7S tons; Mejillones to New-
port News, 6, "S3 tons; Calita Colosa to Balti-
more. S,4<'0 tons; Mejillones to Norton
tons; Taltal to Port \ i ni -. 6,000 ton.-;
Iquique to Norfolk. 10,800 tons; Tocopilla to
France, 5,463 tons; Iquique to Philadelphia,
3.611 tons; Mejillones to New Orleans
tons; Taltal to Norfolk, 8,150 tons; Tocapilla
to New York, 8,160 tons; Antofagasta to
Russia, 6,200 tons; Tocopilla to Bordeaux,
6.621 tons; Calita Colosa to Norfolk. 5,015
tons; Taltal to France, 6,550 tons; Mejillones
to Great Britain, 7,303 tons.
page 384.)

from the Pacific to the Atlantic was made up
of 29 British, 14 American, five Chilean, five
Peruvian, four Norwegian, one Dutch, one
Japanese, and one Swedish vessel. Of the 129
ships making up the total traffic, 65 were
British, 27 American, 10 Peruvian, nine
Chilean and nine Norwegian, five Japanese,
two Dutch, one Russian, and one Swedish.

The aggregate net tonnages of the ships of
the several nationalities passing through the
Canal, as determined by the rules for measure-
ment for the Panama Canal, were as follows:

I Atlantic-Pacific.- Paeific-A.IaaticJ Total.

Nationality Xo.
of

ships

Canal

net

tonnage

Xo,
of
ships

Canal No.

net of

tonnage ships

Canal

net

tonnage

British

American .
Norwegian.
Peruvian.. .
Chilean....
Ja* anese . .
Dutch

36
13

s

5
4
4
1
1

116,305
37,038
ZO.703
12,738
11,097
11.1 56
4.961
1.475

29

14

5

5
1
1

87.954 65
41,906 | 27
14.7X2 ■)

12,633 10

13.518 1 9
2,302 1 5
1,974 2

204.259
78,944
35.485
25.371
24.615
13.458
6,935

1

4,001 1

Total

69

215.473 | 60 1 179.070 Il29

394.543

Supplement No. 2 to Circular No. 500-B, Cover-
ing Charges for Stevedoring and Transferring
Cargo. Etc., Issued January 29, 1916, Effective
March 1. 1916.

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of Item 4, wherein a
rate of 10 cents per bill-of-lading ton is pro-
vided for, are hereby amended to read,

5 cents per bill-of-lading ton.

2. This is effective July 1, 1916.

S. W. Hea-.d,
Acting Superintendent.
Approved:

Chester Harding,

Second Vice President.
Paragraphs 4 and 5 of Item 4, referred to
above, were originally as follows:

4. On all cargo refused by the second con-
necting steamer, storage will be charged per
bill-of-lading ton, per day at the rate of 10
cents instead of three (3) cents (the minimum
charge being for not less than one ton), from
and including the day of departure of the
second connecting steamer up to the time
delivery' is accepted by the final carrier.

5. On all cargo refused by the first con-
necting steamer because of space being oc-
cupied by or reserved for other cargo, or for
any reason other than that above indicated,
storage will be charged per bill-of-lading ton,
per day at the rate of 10 cents from and in-
cluding the day of departure of the first con-
necting steamer, up to the time delivery is
accepted by the final carrier.

The reference in paragraph 4 "instead of
three (3) cents" is to a provision in the pre-
ceding paragraph, as follows:

3. On all cargo refused by the first con-
necting steamer because its entire capacity
is filled with cargo that has been loaded at the
Panama Railroad Company's wharves, stor-
age will be charged per bill-of-lading ton per
day at the rate of three cents from and in-
cluding the day of departure of such first
connecting steamer up to the time that de-
livery is accepted by the second connecting
steamer of such final carrier.

Following the announcement of the intended
closing of the Hotel Aspinwall on Taboga
Island, numbers of Canal employes and their
families made visits to the island over the
week-ends of the last two weeks. On Sunday,
June 25, the hotel had 112 patrons. The hotel
will be closed with the end of business on Fri-
day, June 30, to reopen on February 1, 1917.

384

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 45.

(Continued from pane 3S3.)

Atlantic

Pacific

Commodity.

to
Pacific

to
Atlantic.

Total.

Remarks.

21
3,775

21
19,254

15,479

Tampico to Pisagua, 6.S01 tons; New York to

Kobe. 460 tons; New York to Arica, 3 59 tons;

Tuxpan to Pisagua, 7,830 tons; Talara to

7 75 tons.

1,505

1,505

New York to Batavia. 800 tons', Port Arthur to

Manila. 5 tons; New York to China. 200 tons;

New York to China, 500 tons.

55
1,118

55
1,555

437

Port Arthur to Manila. 770 tons; New Y'ork to

Auckland, 150 tons; London to San Francisco.

78 tons; Cristobal to Guayaquil, 15 tons;

New York to Anca, 105 tons; California t,o

London, 437 tons.

40

40

Lota to Colon.

4

4
92

92

London. 43 tons.

40,592

45
8.150

45
48,742

New York to Cnina. 5.480 tons; New Orleans to

Sydney, 6.260 tons; New Orleans to Shanghai.

6,829 tons; New York to Batayia, 1,5)1 tons;

New York to Shanghai, 12.225 tons; Port

Arthur t> Manila. 1.965 tins; New York to

Arica. 1.780 tons; New York to Australian

ports. 2.00) tons; New York to Singapore.

740 tons; New York to Chde, 1,812 tons; San

Francisco to London, 8,150 tons.

3
58

3

58

200

17

Valpar. iso to New York.

200

New Ycrk to Batavia.

17

13 tons; Chile to C .Ion, 2 tons.

40

40

325

325

New York to Kobe. 75 tons; New York to Vladi-

vostok, 250 tons.

15

124

139

New Yortc to Kobe. 15 tons; Arica to New York,

2 tons; Peru to Colon, I ton; Tuuiaco to Colon,

29 tons; Mollendo to Colon, 2 tons; Guaya-

quil to Colon, 6 tons; Corinto to Colon, 6 tons;

San Francisco to Colon, 13 tons; Talcahuano

to Colon. 10 tons; Peru to Colon, 21 tons;

Lota to Colon, 34 tons.

70

70
4
39

4

Cristobal to Guayaquil.

39

Acajutla to Colon. I ton; Chile to Colon, 7 tons;

Lota to Colon. 31 tons.

4
21

4
21

Kobe to New York.

Valparaiso to New York, 11 tons; New Zealand

to London, 10 tons'

13

8
15
17

13

Central America to Colon.

8 Taltal to Colon. 7 tons; Chile to Colon, 1 ton.

15 Lquique to Colon.

!7 Antofagasta to New York, 2 tons; Arica to Colon.

1 7 tons; Chile to Colon, 8 tons.

1,972

1,972 | Valparaiso to Colon. 112 tons; Callo to Colon,

1,027 tons; S.-dney to Liverpool, 50 tons;

Salacerry to Colon, I ton; Corinto to Colon,

75 tons; Guayaquil to Colon, 7 tons; South

America to Colon. 62 tons; Ejuador to Colon,

59 tons; Talcahuano to Colon, 30 tons; Peru

to Colon. 20) tons; Lota to Colon. 137 tons.

75

75

Liven 'ool to San Francisco, 70 tons; Cristobal

to Guayaquil. 5 tons.

2
6,526

6,527

Guayaquil to Colon.

1

New York to Yokohama. 1 ton; Callao to Colon.

5,751 tons; Central America to Colon, 775

tons.

75
126

126

885

London to San Fr u

885

Sydney to Liverpool, 80 tons; New Zealand to

London, 805 tons.

2

Chile to Cristobal.

8

1,214

1,214

Wellington to London.

"

Mollendo to Colon, 15 tons; Lota to Colon, 60

47

47
800

800

New York to Batavia, 500 tons; New York to

VI uli.o toe, .i)J tons.

419

419

400
15
37

MazatUn to Colon.

400

New York to Chile.

15
37

New Zealand to London.

Callao to New YorK, 1 1 tons; Callao to Colon.

5 tons; Chimbote to Colon, 12 tons; Talca-

huano to Colon, 5 tons; Lota to Colon, 4 tons.

6

17

17

Valparaiso to New York, 3 tons; Valparaiso to

Colon. 7 tons; Cnile to Colon, 2 tons; Lota

to Colon, 5 tons.

700
5

66

Sydney to Liverpool.

61

New York to Shanghai, 3 tons; Liverpool to San

Fran isco. .is toas; Lota to Colon, 5 tons.

4.1S4

4,184
15
129

New York to Vladivostok.

15
129

Arica to New York. 52 tons; Chile to New York,

28 tons; Arica to Colon, 13 tons; Talcahuano

to Colon, 30 tons; Lota to Colon, 6 tons.

3,709

3,709

Valparaiso to New YorK. 67 tons; Peru to Colon,

39 tons; Valparaiso to New York, 253 tons;

Talcahuano to Colon, 43 ton.-;; Callao to Colon,

42 tons; New Zealand to Liverpool. 690 tons;

Callao to Colon. 22 tons; Valparaiso to Colon.

25 tons; New Zealand to London, 2,203 tons;

Chile to Cristobal, SI tons; Lota to Cristobal,

244 tons.

26

26

Valparaiso to Liverpool.

499,473

In Readiness for the Fourth of July.

Preparations for the official celebration of
the Fourth of July at Balboa are about com-
pleted. The fireworks have arrived from the
United States, the order of the horse show, the
athletic and aquatic contests, and the auto-
mobile and motorcycle parade has been
arranged, the baseball teams have had the
first game of the championship series, and the
official programs are on the' press. Arrange-
ments are being made to accommodate ten
thousand visitors.

The patriotic exercises proper will be held
near the land end of Pier 18, beginning at 11
a. m. They will be begun with music by one
of the military bands; followed by the reading
of the Declaration of Independence, by Major
Herbert A. White; the address of the day by
Colonel Chester Harding; and closed with
the singing of "The Star-spangled Banner"
by the audience.

Free lunch will be furnished at noon on
Pier IS. In addition, the subsistence branch
of the Supply Department is arranging to serve
a 30-cent meal at Balboa at noon and in the
evening, a 30-cent lunch at the Ancon restau-
rant and a 40-cent table-d'liole dinner there
in the evening.

An information bureau will be established
at the Balboa Heights station of the Panama
Railroad. The central headquarters of the
committees will be in the magistrate's court
room, on the Prado below the Administration
Building.

Luncheon for Officials on the Fourth of July.

Following the patriotic exercises to be held
on Pier 18 at Balboa on the morning of the
Fourth of July, a luncheon will be served at
the Tivoli Hotel to the President of Panama
and the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, Panama
Canal and Army and Navy officials, and the
members of the executive committee of the
official celebration. Invitations are being
issued by mail.

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below.
Information concerning the same is posted at
clubhouses and post-offices, as per the numbers
of announcements indicated:

Field matron (female); $600 to $840 a
year; examination about August 13, 1916;
No. 857.

Calculating machine operator (male and
female); $900 to $1,200 a year; examination
about July 23, 1916; No. 829.

Accounting and statistical clerk (male);
$1,200 to $1,620 a year; examination about
August 13-14, 1916; No. 851.

One hundred and forty-one commodities; 12 commodities going in both directions.

Accommodations for Horses in Chorrillo Stables.

Following the completion of a large addition
to the stables operated by the Panama Rail-
road Company in the Chorillo district of the
city of Panama, the stables are now able to
take care of privately owned saddle horses.
The old corral in Ancon, lying between the old
courthouse and the Masonic Temple, is to be
removed. The "new corral" in Ancon, on
the Bishop's Hollow road, is filled to capacity,
but employes who have been keeping their
animals in the old corral may transfer them
to the Chorrillo corral.

The Chorrillo corral has accommodations
for 580 animals. The recently completed
addition provided 334 stalls.

June 28, 1916.

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OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Charges for Electric Current for Employes in
Quarters.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Office.
• Balboa Heights. C. Z., June 20, 1916.

Circular No. 676-9:

1. All previous rates for electric current for employes
of The Panama Canal or the Panama* Railroad for
personal use are amended by the following rates,
effective July 1, 1916:

METERED SERVICE.

2. The charge for metered electric current used on
ighting circuits and on mixed lighting, heating and

power circuits will be two cents per kilowatt-hour.

3. Tiie charge for metered electric current used on
heating and power circuits only, will be one cent per
kilowatt-hour.

4. Separate meters for heating and power will be
installed in quarters equipped with electric ranges and
circulating water heaters, and may be installed on
power equipment when deemed advisable by the
Electrical Engineer.

5. The minimum charge for metered electric current
will be 50 cents per month.

FLAT RATES FOR UN'METERED HOUSES.

6. The occupants of bachelor quarters willbecharged
50 cents per month each for electric current.

7. The occupants of family quarters containing
five 16-candIepower equivalents or less will be chared
at the rate of 25 cents per month per equivalent, with
a minimum charge of 50 cents per month.

8. The occupants of family quarters containing over
five 16-candIepower equivalents will be charged ac-
cording to the following formula: SI plus six cents
each for the total number of 1 6-candlepower equivalents.

9. Electrical appliances, such as irons, heaters, etc..
will be charged for in addition to lighting at the present
established rates.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Employes to Keep out of Panama and Colon
during Elections.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,

Balboa Heights, C Z.. June 22, 1916.
To all concerned — All employes of The Panama Canal
and the Panama Railroad Company are instructed to
remain away from Panama and Colon during the prog-
ress of the municipal elections on Sunday. June 25,
and of the national elections, on Sun lay, July 9.
Chester Harding,
Acting Governor. The Panama Canal,
Second Vice President, Panama Railroad Co.

Quarters for Gold Employes.

The Panama Canal,
Executive i >■.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. June 15, 1916.
Circular No. 627-14: (Superseding all circulars of
the 627 series)

1. Pursuant to the provision of the Executive Order
of January 15, 1915. the operation of which was sus-
pended by the Executive Order of May 25, 1915. rent
will be charged for all quarters occcupied by gold em-
ployes of The Panama Canal, the Panama Railroad,
other departments of the United States Government,
contractors, or others who may be permitted to occupy
such quarters, effective July 1. 1916. and the following
regulations will govern the assignment of quarters and
tae collection of rent therefor.

APPLICATIONS.

2. Applications for original assignment to quarters,
or for transfer, must be made on the forms provided for
that purpose, and should show the date of the employes
last entrance into the service, rate of salary, and the
maximum and minimum rental he is willing to pay.
This application must be approved by the head of the
department in which the applicant is employed and
certified by the Executive Secretary as to the employe's
personnel record. Where two or more applicants'
length of service is the same, salary received will
determine preference. An applicant will not be offered
an assignment to a house not fa. ling within the minimum
and maximum stated in his application.

3. Applications for original assignment to quarters in
a district will be placed on one list according to the date
of employe's last entrance into the service, and oppo-
site each man's name will be indicated the maximum
and minimum rate of rental the employe states in his
application he is willing to pay.

4. A list showing all applications on file for each dis-
trict will be posted in the office of the district quarter-
master and will be open for inspection.

5. An employe may, at the request of the head of his
department, file an application for family quarters at,

or transfer his application to, a district other than that
in which he is employed.

6. All applications of employes working within a dis-
trict will take precedence over applications of any em-
ployes working elsewhere.

7. Applications for transfer of quarters within a dis-
trict must be filed in writing with the district quarter-
master, and the rule governing original assignment^ will
be applied. Applications for transfer fro n without a dis-
trict will be placed on the assignment list according to
date of employe's last entrance into the service.

ASSIGNMENTS.

8. All houses on which the rental is fixed at $25 or
more per month and all houses or apartments necessary
for firemen, nurses, or others requiring special assign-
ment, will be considered as special houses, and assign-
ment thereto will be made by the Chief Quartermaster,
and in case of houses renting for $25 or more per month,
assignments will be approved by the Gorernor. All
other quarters will be assigned by the district quarter-
master to the employes entitled thereto under the reg-
ulations.

9. An applicant on the waiting list for family quar-
ters, when he becomes eligible for assignment, will be
given an opportunity to refuse three separate and dis-
tinct tenders of quarters, the rental of which is within
the limits he states in his application. If he does not
accept the third tender, his application will be can;elled
and he will not be allowed to file a new application for
similar quarters for a period of 10 days.

10. When an assignment has been made in conformity
with these rules, it will stand until the quarters are ac-
cepted or reje:tel by the en iloye. or until the time
within which to accept or reject the tender has expired.
When an employe forfeits family quarter- thro i jh fail-
ure to occupy them within the prescribed time, no new
application for family quarters shall be filed within 15
days after the quarters previously assigned are forfeit-
ed or released.

11. Employes will be required to accept or reject
tender of quarters within seven days from date of tender.

12. Family quarters will be assigned to widow or
widower employes having dependent children residing
with them, in the same order as to rmrrie 1 em >loyes.
Dependent children under this rule will not include sons
more than 13 years of ag_> in nor n il heilth, nor sons or
daughters who are working and earning S-iJ per month
or more.

13. Houses coming within the o/firial class, the rental
for which is $15 or more per mo.rth, nny be assigned
to bachelors by direction of the Go/ernor.

14. Family quarters may, w ta t le a rproval of the
Chief Quartermaster, be assigaed to ba:ae!ors with de-
pendent relatives, if there are no other applications on
file. In such cases the e.nolo/es to who n assigaments
are made, will not be permitted to transfer to other
quarters, except in the absence of ot.ier applicants en-
titled to the quarters.

15. Assignments of family quarters may be made to
aliens, only after all other appaeant s have been assigned.
This applies to aliens appointed in the United States
or on the Isthmus.

16. All family quarters distinctly and definitely with-
in hospital grounds shall be regarded as for the us.- of
doctors and nurses only, but the assignment of same
snail remain under the jurisdiction of the Cnief Quar-
termaster. Applicants for hospital quarters can not
file applications for quarters outsi de of hospital groa nds.

17. Tne rules applying to assignment of family quar-
ters, their transfer, retention, etc., saall be applicable
to bachelor quarters, so far as practicable.

IS. Exchanges in assignments between employes in
different districts will be permitted wuen such exchange
does not interfere with the rig its of other e.n >loyes.
These exchanges will be referred to the Chief Quarter-
master for approval.

19. As it is at times necessary for employes, in order
to hasten recovery fro n injury or disease coatracted in
line of duty, to return temporarily to the United States,
and by reason of such absence to ; i. . -a 1 ■- t imily quar-
ters, the application of such eaioloyej may be placed at
the head of the list for assignment to the first quarters
vacated after their return fo.- duty, w iose rental is with-
in the limits stated by the employe in his application
for quarters, provided the employe's sojourn in the
United States was upon recommendation of the
Medical Examining Board.

OCCUPATION OF QUARTERS.

20. When family quarters are assigned to an employe
whose family is not on the Isthmus, he will be allowed
61 days from the date of tender in which to occupy the
quarters. This does not apply in the case of transfers.

21. An employe who has accumulated leave in ex-
cess of 61 days and who is granted this leave at the time
he is tendered quarters on original assignment, may,
upon application at the time of submitting request for
leave of absence, be allowed time for occupancy of his
quarters equal to the amount of leave granted, but in
no case to exceed a total of 90 days from the date of
tender of quarters.

VACATION OF QUARTERS.

22. Employes on termination of service may occupy
quarters for the balance of the month, providing rent
for the entire month has been paid, and in case the
remainder of the month is less than 10 days from the
date of termination, the employe will be allowed addi-
tional time in the next month to make up the 10-day
period. Rent will be charged for all time that quarters
are held under this provision.

23. A widow without children can hold quarters after
the death of her husband, until arrangements can be
made for her departure, rental to be charged for such
time.

24. Whenever by reason of temporary decrease of
work, or other cause, employes have been furloughed
without pay for a period not exceeding 30 days, they
will retain the right to hold quarters during that period
upon payment of full rental.

25. The service of employes discharged or resigned,
who secure immediate employment in some other de-
partment or division, shall be considered continuous so
far as quarters are concerned, and the employe may
hold his quarters or his application may remain on the
waiting list as of original date. Cases of this nature,
however, should be referred to the Chief Quartermaster
for decision,

26. Family quarters may be held during the absence
of the employe to whom assigned, or his family, or both
simultaneously, for two distinct periods in any service
year, not to exceed a total of 120 days for both periods
or 90 days for one period. Employes in arranging
leaves of absence for themselves, or vacatiuns for
their families, must be governed ace irdingiy. The
two periods can n>t be taken advantage of continuously
or allowed to overlap, either during the absence of
both employe and family at the same time, or of either
separately. The two periods must be regarded as
entirely separate and distinct, and the quarters must
be reoccupied both by the employe and his fami.y
after the first period of absence, before they can be
vacated, without forfeiture, for the second period of
absence.

RENTAL RATES.

27. Rates of rent for all quarters will be fixed by the
Chief Quartermaster with the approval of the Gover-
nor, and a list showing approved rates for all quarters
will be posted on bulletin boards at the offices of the
district quartermasters.

28. All rentals are payable in advance to the Col-
lector of The Panama Canal, or his deputy. Remit-
tances should be made to the Collector preferably by
postal money order, or by paying cash at the Collector's
office in the Administration Building at Balboa Heights
or the deputy collector's office in Cristobal. If rents,
or charges for electric current, are not paid by the close
of business on the 15th of the month, penalties of $1
and 50 cents, respectively, will be charged, and the
assignment to quarters may be cancelled if circum-
tances are such as to warrant this action being taken.

29. Policemen, firemen, and nurses, who are required
for the good of the service to live in police stations, fire
houses, and nurses' quarters, respectively, will be
charged one-half of the regular rates. Policemen and
firemen who pay rent for family quarters and are re-
quired to sleep at their stations will not be charged
rent for their station quarters.

30. The provisions coatamed in the foregoing sec-
tion do not apply to employes for wao.n special quar-
ters have been constructed so that they may be con-
venient to their worK, but applies only to employes who
are required to live in designated quarters so that they
will be within reach in sudden emergencies of fire, riot,
disorder, or other public calamity.

31. When quarters are vacated a refund for the frac-
tional part of the month wdl be made to the employe
of one-thirtieth of the amouat paid for rental and elec-
tric current for each day remaining in the month. Re-
funds will be made by the Collector or deputy collec-
tor, upon presentatioa of the receipt for the amount
paid, together with a release from the quarters signed
by the district quartermaster. Refunds will not be
made for fuel, but employes may dispose of any fuel
on hand to other employes if desired.

32. Rent and current charges will begin on the day
the quarters are accepted, and the charge for the frac-
tional part of a month will be one-thirtieth of the reg-
ular monthly rate for each day remaining in the month.

33. Full rental and electric light charges will be made
for quarters during any period that they are not occu-
pied by the employe to whom they are assigned,
whether this period be the time held for occupancy on
original assignment, or during an employe's absence on
vacation, or any other cause. An employe may, how-
ever, during any of said periods, sublet his quarters to
any other gold employe, but in that event he will not be
permitted to charge more than the established rate
of rent for such tempjrary occupancy, plus not to ex-
ceed 25 per cent thereof, if the sublessee is permitted
to use the personal property and household utensils of
the employe to whom the quarters are regularly assign-
ed. An employe may also sublet a part of the guar-

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Vol. IX, No. 45.

ters assigned to him to another gold employe, durinc the
time he is occupying the remaining part by himself and
family, but in such cases he will not be permitted to
charge more than one-half of the regular rental, for the
occupancy of a part of his quarters. Written notifi-
cation must be made in advance to the district quarter-
master of an employe's desire to avail himself of the
provisions of this section.

34. Receipts for rent will be given on prescribed
forms and must be shown on demand to the properly
authorized representative of The Panama Canal.

35. A bachelor quartered elsewhere than in the imme-
diate vicinity of his work will not be entitled to a re-
duction in rent, but may be granted free transportation
between his quarters and his ofn:ial station if no quar-
ters are available in the district in which he works.

36. An employe whose duties require him to be
quartered at more than one town shall pay rent only
for the quarters in the town considered his headquarters
and when this can not be determined, he shall pay only
the higher rental. When family quarters are occupied
in such case, the rate for the family quarters will govern.

37. An employe occupying bachelor quarters in the
immediate vicinity of his work ani holding an assign-
ment to family quarters elsewhere, solely for his con-
venience and at his renuest, will be charged full rental
for both quarters. Such employes, however, will be
given a weekly round-trip pass to visit their families,
if they so desire.

38. An employe who is regularly assigned to family
quarters at his place of work will not be required to
pay rent for bachelor quarters while awiiting assign-
ment to family quarters at a new station to waich he is
permanently transferred. If transferred temporarily
for the good of the service no additional rental wdl be
charged for the bachelor quarters occupied temporarily.

FUEL AND ELECTRIC CURRENT.

39. The rents which will be establish?d from time to
time for quarters, do not in dude the use of electric
current, or the furnishing of fuel, and separate charges
will be made therefor.

40. Coal and kindling wood will be sold and deliver-
ed by the commissaries at such rates as miy be fixed
by the Chief Quartermaster.

41. Electric current will be furnished at such rates,
and subject to such conditions, as may be approved by
the Governor.

42. The use of electrical appliances in quarters is
prohibited, except under such terms and conditions
as shall be established and published from time to time.

FURNITURE.

43. The allowance of furniture for regular family
quarters will be as follows: 1 ran*e, 2 kitchen chairs,
1 chiffonier. 1 sideboird. 1 double nuttre;;. I kitchen
table. 2 center tables, 1 dresser. 1 do ible bed. 1 re-
frigerator, 6 dining chairs, 1 dining table, 3 wicker
rockers.

In houses for which the rental is $25 per month or
more, the following additionxl articles are authorized:
3 dining chairs, 1 morris chair. 2 towel racks, 1 parlor
desk, 2 parlor chairs, 1 chiffonier, 1 porch swing. 1 par-
lor wicker rocker, 1 serving table, 1 dresser, 1 double
porch seat.

44. Nonhousekeeping quarters will be provided such
furniture as may be available, bat in n? case more than
is provi led abo/e for regular family quarters.

45. The issue of beds, mittresses, an 1 oae dresser in
excess of this allowance, is authorized to fumulies with
children. Employes moving fro n oae house to another
in the same district will be permitted to take with them,
at their own expense, beds, mattresses, and refriger-
ators.

46. When an emnloye living in family quarters de-
sires to use his own furniture ex :lu lively, a reduction
of $2 per month will be made in the rent. No reduction
will be made however, unless all Panama Canal furni-
ture including refrigerators, but excepting stoves, is
released.

RENTAL OF QUARTERS TO NONEMPLOYES.

47. The following surcharges will be added to the
regular schedule of rentals, when quarters are rented
to other than employes of The Panama Canal or Pana-
ma Railroad Company:

(a) Contractors, and their employes, officers
and enlisted men of the Army, Navy, and Marine
Corps, officers and employes of other branches
of the United States Government:

Bachelor quarters 50 per cent

Family quarters 80 per cent

(6J Outside parties who have no connection
with the Panama Canal, the Panama Railroad
Company, contractors, or the various branches
of the United States Government service:

Bachelor quarters 125 per cent

Family quarters 250 per cent

48. No charge will be made for electric current in
quarters when the surcharges mentioned in the fore-
going section are added to the regular rental.

49. The above surcharges will be remitted when
quarters are rented to officers and enlisted men of the

Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, or other branches of
the United States Government service, and the repairs
to the buildings occupied are made by the interests
occupying same; but in such cases, the regular charge
will be made for electric current consumed. No sur-
charges will be added to the rental of quarters which
may be assigned to ministers or representative? of chari-
table organizations, but charge will be made for electric
current in such quarters.

50. The foregoing provisions do not give any of the
above-mentioned classes of nonemployes any rights
to assignments to quarters. Bachelor quarters, if
available, may be rented to any of the above classes,
except that assignments under subdivision (&) will
only be made with the approval of the Chief Quarter-
master, and assign nents of family quarters to nonem-
ployes will be made only with the approval of the
Governor. The surcharges mentioned above are ap-
plicable to both gold and silver quarters.

GENERAL.

51. All sanitary regulations, and all regulations pro-
mulgated by the Cnief Quartermaster, mast be com-
plied with.

52. Should any of the rules and regulations herein
contained not be combed with, occupants of quarters
will be subject to immediate ejectment and no allowance
wil 1 be m ade on account of rental paid for the unexpired
balance of the month.

53. The wife constitutes the family of an employe,
and no consideration can be given applications for
family quarters for occupancy by other members of a
family than the wife, except from widows and widowers
having dependent children living with them, as herein
provided, or unless there are no other applications on
file.

54. No alterations or additions will be made to any
house by the occupant, without the approval of the
Chief Quartermaster, and then only at bus own ex-
pense.

55. Employes having five or more dependent children
living with them, and who have received an assign-
ment to family quarters in due course, or who have been
reached for assignment, will be given preference over
all other applicants for transfers to certain designated
houses in each district. T.ie numbers of these houses
will be on file with the district quartermaster in each
district and list of same wdl be posted with lists of ap-
plications. Dependent children under this rule will not
include sons more than 18 years of age in normal health
nor sons or daugnters who are working and earning $40
per month or more.

56. The publication of an approved schedule of
rentals for family and bachelor quarters in The Canal
Record, shall be considered sufficient notice of the
same to all employes interested, and the nonreceipt
of monthly bills shall not relieve the occupant of paying
the rental for the quarters occupied by him in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this circular.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

"Retired" and "liad Order** Cars.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 23. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Notwithstanding the numerous circulars and bulle-
tins which have been issued from time to time concern-
ing the loading of "retired" and "bad order" cars, the
Panama Railroad is repeatedly receiving cars of this
class containing shipments for line points.

The practice of loading these cars for shipment out-
side of terminals is dangerous, and must be discontinued
at once. Any violation of these instructions will be re-
ported to this office, in order that proper measures may
be taken to have it stopped.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panama Canal,
Second Vice President. Panama Railroad Co.

Appointment.

TdE Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C Z., June 12, 1916.
Circular No. 661-29:

Effective this date, Lieut. Col. Deane C Howard,
Medical Corps, U. S. Army, is appointed Chief Health
Officer, vice Lieut. Col. Charles F. Mason. Medical
Corps, U. S. Army, relieved from duty with The Pana-
ma Canal.

Chester Harding.

ActingGovemor.

Transfer of Quarters.

The Ianama Canal,

Executive Department.

Balboa Heights. C. Z.. June 20. 1916.

To all concerned — Before applications for transfer of

quarters can be properly considered for assignment,

it is necessary that the district quartermaster be advised

the date of the employe's last entrance into the service.

the rate of pay, and maximum and minimum rental to
be paid.

Employes will, therefore, make their applications
on the regular form for quarters, which must be. approv-
ed by the head o" the department in which the appli-
cant is employed, and certified by the Executive Sec-
retary as to the employe's personnel record.

Chester Harding,"
Acting Governor.

Acting Electrical Engineer.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z., June 13, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective June 17, and during the
absence of Captain W. H. Rose, Electrical Engineer.
in the United States on official business, Mr. Hartley
Rowe, Electrical Superintendent, will perform the
duties of the Electrical Engineer, as Acting Electrical
Engineer. .

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Officials in Charge at Pacific Locks.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z-. June 13. 1916.
To all concerned— During the absence of Mr. R. H.
Whitehead on leave, effective June 15, 1916, the duties
of superintendent. Pacific Locks, will be performed by
Mr. W. R. Holloway, and those of assistant superin-
tendent by Mr. Geo. L. Viberg.

Chester Harding.
Acting Governor.

Reports of Transfers of Rolling Stock.
The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 15. 1916.
Circular No. 123:

To ill concerned — Effective with reports for the month

for June. 1916. form A-346, "Report of transfers of

rolling stock", will be prepared in quintuplicate as in

the past, however, distribution is araeaded as follows:

One copy shall be sent to the Chief Quartermaster.

One copy shall be sent to the Auditor.

Two copies shall be sent to the Superintendent,

Mechanical Division.

One co.'y shall be retained for the files.
In order that the Mechanical Division may receive
their copies in time to assess the charges in connection
with any piece of equipment against the department
using it during the preceding month, it is requested
that copies be forwarded not later than the morning of
the 2nd of the month following.

H. A. A. Smith,
Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Charges for Care of Horses and Ponies at Corrals.

The Panama Canal.
Supply Department.
Balboa Feights. C Z.. Ju-.e 17, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective July 1, 1916, the charge
for the care and forage of horses and ponies at Panama
Canal corrals will be as follows:

Horses $17.50 per month

Ponies 10.50 per month

In the case of Army horses stabled at Canal corrals,
the present practice of invoicing the cost of the forage
used, and charging a flat rate for the care of the horse
per month, will continue, which stabling charge is
hereby set at S3.00 per month, effective July 1. 1916.
F. II. Smith,
Acting Chief Quartermaster.

Information as to Vessels Owned by The Panama
Canal and the Panama Railroad Company.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., Juae 23. 1916,
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Please forward to this ofia:e, in duplicate, not later
than July 3, a statement of all vessels owned by The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
under your charge on June ?>0, 1916. Tnis statement
should give the information called for by the several
heads on the attached form.*

This information is ream ed by the Department of
Commerce for injlusion in the 1916 edition of "Mer-
chant Vessels of the United States."

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.
♦The form referred to has ruled spaces fo: the desig-
nation of: Name of vessel; class; material; gross tons;
length, breadth, and depth; when and where built;
when and where purchased; estimated value; comple-
ment, officers and men; where employed.

June 28, IP 16.

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387

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Increase of Price of Meat Purchased in United
States.

The extensive increase in the cost of fresh
meats purchased in the United States has
compelled the commissary branch of the Sup-
ply Department to advance the prices on
choice and special beef and lamb, mutton,
veal, and pork, effective June 29.

The successful operation of the abattoir
at Cristobal has made possible the continuance
of the present prices on native beef.

Current retail prices of fresh meat are
given below:

The prices are increased by 10 per cent for sales to
commercial and foreign naval vessels, and by 20 per
cent for sales to yachts:

FRESH BEEP.

Price.

Beef, suet, special, per lb $.03$

Beef suet, native, per lb 03 j

Soup beef, special, per lb 07

Soup beef, native, per lb 05

Soup bone, special, per lb 02$

Soup bone, native, per lb 02 j

Stew beef, native, per lb 08

Plate beef, native, per lb 08

Chuck roast (3 lbs. up), native, per lb 08

Rib roast, 2d cut (3i lbs. up) special, per lb 20*

Rib roast. 2d cut (3\ lbs. up), native, per lb 09

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up), special, per lb 24*

Rib roast, 1st cut (3 lbs. up) , native, per lb 11

Pot roast, special, per lb 25*

Pot roast, native, per lb 12

Rump roast, special, per lb 25*

Rump roast, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse roast, choice, per lb 39*

Porterhouse roast, special, per lb 27*

Porterhouse roast, native, per lb .16

Chuck steak, native, per lb 09

Round steak, bottom, special, per lb 16*

Round steak, bottom, native, per lb 09

Round steak, top, special, per lb 19*

Round steak, top, native, per lb 10

Sirloin steak, special, per lb 25*

Sirloin steak, native, per lb 12

Sirloin steak, choice cut. special, per lb 29*

Sirloin steak, choice cut, native, per lb 16

Rump steak, special, per lb 25*

Rump steak, native, per lb 12

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), choice, per lb 42*

Porterhouse steak (1 \ lbs. up), special, per lb 29*

Porterhouse steak (1$ lbs. up), native, per lb 17

Porterhouse steak, short, choice, per lb 35*

Porterhouse steak, short, special, per lb 25*

Porterhouse steak, short, na tive, per lb 12

Tenderloin steak, special, per lb 44*

Tenderloin, steak, native, per lb 25

Tenderloin steak, western, special, per lb 39*

Rib steak, native, per lb 11

FRESH MEATS.

Lamb, chops, per lb 36*

Lamb, chops, shoulder, per lb ?5*

Lamb, legs, 5 to 8 lbs., per lb 30*

Lamb, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 3J lbs,

per lb J 9*

Lamb, stewing, per lb 15*

Mutton, chops, short cut, per lb 29*

Mutton, chops, shoulder, per lh 21*

Mutton, leg, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 24*

Mutton, shoulder, trimmed, not less than 5 lbs.,

per lb 15*

Mutton, stewing, per lb 11*

Pork, hams, fresh (see footnote), per lb 30*5

Pork, loins, chops, or roast, per lb 23*

Pork, shoulders, fresh (see footnote), per lb 24*§

Veal, chops, per lb 36

Veal, chops, shoulder, per lb 24

Veal, cutlets, per lb 41

Veal, loin for roasting, per lb 36

Veal, shoulder for roasting not under 4 lbs.,

per lb * 18

Veal, stewing, per lb 15

* Indicates advances from preceding list.

t L dicates reducti >ns from preceding list.

§ Not less than $ ham or £ shoulder of fresh pork
will be sold.

♦

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 27, 1916.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts, and may be otbained upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
No. 182. Balboa:

Burton. Joseph Meyer, Sam.

Downing. Jas. Porter. G.

Fearon, Violet Reece.' Thomas

Flynn, C. E. Roenitz, Chas. B.

Grant, Mrs. Mabel Sharpies, J. H. M.

*Jordan, Jordan F. Shelton, H. T.

Kammermayer, J. Talbot, John E.

Lawson, J. A. tUnger. Frank

McGahn, Garfield R.

•Paper. tSpecial delivery.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions foa the next sbt
weeks are give.i in this table:

Date.

Wed., June 28..
Thurs., June 29
Fri., June 30...

Date.

2:28
12. S

8:29
3.4

14:34
13.4

20:57
2.1

3:12
12.9

9:14
2.9

15:17
13.6

21 :39
1.6

3:53
\\ 1

9:56
2.5

IS :56

1 \ 0

22.17
1 2

Sat.. July 1

Sun, July 2

Mon., July 3...
Tues., July 4.. .
Wed., July 5...
Thurs., July 6..

Fri.. July 7

Sat., July 8....

Sun., July 9

Mon., July 10..
Tuea., July 11..
Wed., July 12..
Thurs, July 13..
Fri., July 14....
Sat.. July 15...
Sun., July 16...
Mon., July 17..
Tues., July 18..
Wed., July 19..
Thurs., July 20.
Fri., July 21....
Sat., July 22..
Sun., July 23...
Mon., July 24..
Tues., July 25..
Wed.. July 26..
Thurs., July 27
Fri., July 28....
Sat.. July 29...
Sun., July 30...
Mon., July 31 , .

22:14
-1.4

23:00
-1.9

23:45
-1.9

Date.

Tues., Aug. 1...
Wed., Aug. 2..
Thurs., Aug. 3.

Fri., Aug. 4

Sat., Aug. 5....

Sun., Aug. 6.

Mon., Aug. 7.
Tues., Aug. 8.

1.0
0:44

3.1

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the firs! line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is hieh nr low water The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water strings, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
fmd the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on tne chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours ol the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3.47 p. m.

Rainfall from June 1 to 24, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights.

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel . .

Rio Grande.
Central Section —

*Culebra

♦Camacho

Emrh

Gamboa

*Juan Mina. ...

Alltajuela

*Vigia

Friioles ,

*Monte Lirio . . ,
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

*Brazos Brook. .

Colon

JEocas del Tore

.a

s

h

■a-0

Ins.

.72

.69

1.23

1.37

2.08

1.50

1 50

1.16

1.49

.92

2.46

2.81

1.80

3.60

2.33

2.16

3.09

1.18

(2 a

3 52
3 6S

5 08
6.07
8.31

7.17

6 81

6 74

7 67

6 22
13 5*
12 65

7.09
0.80

7 59

10.34
10.21
4.84

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gag2 at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

^Standard rain gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake and Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for thew^ek end.ngat midnight, Sat-
urday. June 24. 1916:

r> Date.

Stations.

Day an

a

S 1

5

Vigia

1

<E .

<

O I Od

S,3

Sun., June

18

127.60

93.75

6. '0f-6.4554.00

Mon., Jun

e 19

126 f5

93.05

'6.50)6.4454 10

Tues.. Jun

e 20

126 6'i

92. S4

36. 52 86 .43 S3 98

Wed., Jun

= 21

127. or.

93.14

86.54^6.45 54.27

Thurs., J

ne 22

130 85

95. SO

46.541-6 48 54 35

Fri., June

23

128.6=

94.79

86. 45 !-6. 43 S3. 92

Sat., June

24

low water

129.70

95.10

*6. Slp6ASto.tr

Height o

to nearest foot . . .

125.0

91.0

388

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 45.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., June 25, 1916)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

June 20. . .
June 20.. .
June 21 . . .
June 21.. .
June 21...
June 21...
June 22.. .
June 22...
June 22.. .
June 23. . .
June 24...
June 24...
June 24...
June 24...
June 24..
June 24. . .
June 25. . .
June 25. . .

Florence Luckenbach

Herakles

Paraiso

Guatemala

Balboa

Huasco

City of Norwich. . . .

Beckenham

Jason (collier)

Amor

Newport

Hespcros

Stella

Don Benito

Acajutla

Kafue

Sorata

City oj Durham

American. ,
Norwegian

American |

British |

American..
Chilean...

British

British

American . .

Dutch

American.
Norwegian

Dutch

British

British

British

British

British. .

Luckenbach Steamship Line

Bruusgaard Kaosterui

Long Beach Steamship Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

American Mex. Stm Trd. Co...
South American S. S. Co ....'. .

Norton Lilly & Company

British Steamship Co.. Lti

United States Government

Royal Dutch West India Mail.

Pacific Mail Company

Bruusgiard K'osterui...

Royal Dutch West India Mail..
Buenos Aires & Pac. Railway C
Pacific Steam Navigation Co...

Norton Lilly & Company

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .
Norton Lilly & Company

New York

New-tort News

Cristobal

Cristobal

Cristo'jll

Cristobal

N-;w York

Na-falk

Norfolk

Curasao

Cristobal

Newport News
Port Ttlbot...

Cardiff

Cristobal

New York

Norfolk

New York

New Zealand.

Taltal

Sin Francisco
Gu iv. i pnl .

Tumaco

V ilnaraiso. . .
Vladivostok...
Mejillones. . .
S in Francisco
Guayaquil. . . .
Sin Fran:isco

Tonopilla

I minus

Esquimau. . . .
Baeniventura

Hon* ton*

Mollendo

San Fran:isco

4,000

General

1,886

Coal

Coil, naval stores.

6,591
10.521

General

General

4.990

7,350

Gross

5,835
5,404

1,400
4,249
705
4.563
7.675
4.94.3
11.365
2.442
3,173
3,678
2.884
4,244
1,219
7.001
4,782
5.97 4

Net

4,506
3,937

933
2.772
3.152
3.121
5,814
3,508
6.346
1.616
2,163
4,214
1.917
3.101

627
5,253
3,346
4,499

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

June 19.
June 20.
June 20.
June 20.
June 21.
June 21.
June 22.
June 22.
June 22.
June 24.
June 25.

Terrier

Lord Derby. ..

A cajulla

Alfred Noble.

Ktntuck .

Norwegian W. Wilhelmsens

British Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.

British Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Norwegian. ... Concordia S. S. Company

British South American S. S. C >

British China Mutual Steam Nav. Co..

Rancagua I Chilean I Chilean Government

Anglo Australian. . British ! Nitrate Producers S. S. Co

Santa Calalina .... American I Atlantic & Pacific S. S. Co

Bradford American I Standard Oil Company.

Urubamba I Peruvian. Peruv

i Steamship Co.

Taltal

Antofagasta
Taboji....

lauiau;

Valparaiso*. .
Iquique. - . .
M-yilloass..
Na.vdledo
[quique. . , .

Talara

Callao

C il .i

Nitrates

Nitrates

Co!fae, balsam.
Nitrates

(orders)

Coloa General

Caloa (orders) X irates

N) -talk.

Ciloi (orders). .

X-.v ifork

N:-.v York

Calo.a

Nitrates

Ore, cottonseed.

Cm It: naphtha. .
Gja;ral

8.200

5,495

6.10)

4,829

20

1.219

8,40}

6,036

1.103

3.621

5.6)1

4,978

7,8))

6,068

5,039

4.794

8.549

6.657

7.0 II

7,236

3,733

4,957

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

4.032
3,588
627
4.297
2.39 7
3,416
4,053
3,485
4.409
5,398
3,118

Mathilda

Cozan Mora

Florentine

John A . Hooper

Mathilda Steamship Co. . . .
Hashimeto Kjsen Kabushiki

Polzeath Steamship Co

Sudden & Christenson

Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Antofagasta.

June 26.
June 26.
June 30.
June 3J.

Elleric. . . .

Caspian. .
Hawkhead
Kalibia . . .

Elleric S. S. Company
Nelson, Donklin & Co
Port Steamship Co. . . .
Clyde Steamship Co. .

Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Dal;

Vessel

Line

For

June 25. . .
June 25.. .

P

Fr nch Line

Saint Naziire.
St. Thomas.

| June 30. .

. \ Itasca (cutter)

. Itasca

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

DEPARTURES.

June 20

June 23

California (yacht).
Clapel No. 2

San Diego.
Panama.

June 2-1

.... Clapc

No. 2.

Nat

ional Na

ligation Co. . . .

Pedregal.

National Navigatio

a Co....

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Zacapa U. F C.June 21..

Allianca P. R. R. . June 22 . .

Calamares U. F. C.June 24..

Carrillo U. F. C.June 28..

Advana P R R.June 29...

Tenadorcs

Santa Maria . . .

Cristobal

Metapan

Almirante

Colon

Pastor es

Zacapa.

..U. F.C.July
. .U. F. CJuly
..P. R. R.July
..U. F. CJuly
..U. F.C.July
..P. R.R.July
..U. F.C.July
.U. F. CJuly

Allianca P. R. R. July

June 28

June 29

July 2

July 5

July 6

July 9

July 12

July 13

July 17

July 19

July 19

July 23

July 26

July 26

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Panama

Almirante

Pastor es

Allianca

Zacapa

Calamares

Cristobal

Carrillo

Tenadorcs

Advance

Santa Marta..

Metapan

Colon

Almirante

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Abangaret U. F. C.June 24 July

P. R. R.

June

29..

■ July

U. F. C

June

29..

. July

U. F. C.

July

3..

• July

P. R. R.

.July

6..

.July

U. F. C.

July

6..

.July

U. F. C.

July

10..

..July

P. R. R.

luly

• July

U. F. C.

July

13..

■ July

U. F. C.

July

17..

• July

P. R. R.

.July

20.

• July

U. F. C

Inly

20

..July

U. F. C

• July

24.

. .Aug

P. R. R.

July

27.

. .Aug.

U. F. C

July

27,

..Aug

Heredia U. F.C.June 28 July 3

Turrialba U. F. CJuly l...July 8

Parismina U.F.CJuly 5. ...July 10

Atenas U.F.CJuly 8. ...July 15

Cartago U.F.CJuly 12. ...July 17

Abangan: U.F.CJuly 15. .. July 22

Heredia U.F.CJuly 19.... July 24

Turrialba U.F.CJuly 22 July 29

Parismina U.F.CJuly 26 July 31

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago U.F.CJuly 2.... July 7

Ahaneara II. V CJuly 2 . . Julv 10

Heredia U.F.CJuly 9 July 14

Turrialba U.F.CJuly 9. ...July 17

Parismina U.F.CJuly 16 July 21

Atenas U.F.CJuly 16. ...July 24

Cartago U.F.CJuly 23. ..July 28

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5. 1916.

No. 46.

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NOTES OF PROGRESS.

The "Corozal" Removed from Dry Dock.

The ladder dredge Corozal, which is the
first vessel to have made use of the new 1,000-
foot dry dock at Balboa, was removed from
the dock shortly after 3 p. m., on Saturday,
July 1, and returned to the Cut. The dock
was flooded successfully, with the tide at an
elevation of approximately four and one-half
feet above mean sealevel, and the Corozal
was warped down to the entrance, where she
was taken in tow by a tug and handled through
the gap in the cofferdam across the approach
basin.

New Oil Tanks Under Construction at Terminals.

Four new oil tanks, to provide an aggregate
storage of 200,000 barrels, are under con-
struction in the farms connected with the
terminal plants. Two of 55,000 barrels
capacity are being built by The Panama Canal,
one at Balboa and one at Mount Hope, for
the storage of crude oil. These tanks are
approximately 30 feet in elevation by 150 feet
in diameter and are similar to the 55,000
barrel tanks now in service.

The West India Oil Company is building
two tanks at Balboa. One, for crude oil,
is to have a capacity of 65,000 barrels and
will be the largest tank on the Isthmus.
The other, designed for Diesel oil, will have
a capacity of 25,000 barrels.

The total capacity of the tanks in service
at present ;s as follows: At Balboa, crude
oil. 379.000 barrels: Diesel oil, 35.000 bar-
rels; gasoline, 5,000 barrels. At Mount

The Return of the "Siberia" to the Pacific Trade.

The steamship Siberia, formerly of the fleet
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and
sold by the latter to the Atlanic Transport
Company, for service between Great Britain
and New York, passed through the Canal on
July 1 on her way back to the Pacific under
the house flag of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha. She
has been registered in Yokohama and will be
operated in the service between the United
States and the Far East.

The Siberia is the largest ship to have passed
through the Canal since its reopening. She
is 552 feet in length by 63 feet beam and was
drawing 29 feet forward and 29 feet seven
inches aft at the time of passing through the
Cut. Excepting the sister ships Finland and
Kroonland, the Siberia is the largest ship
which has ever passed through the Canal.
Her displacement tonnaee is rated at 18.000.

The Siberia came to Balboa from San Fran-
cisco on October 10, 1915, but was unable to
make the transit of the Canal on account of
the slides. She and her sister ship, the Korea,
which had arrived al Balboa one week before,
proceeded to the Atlantic by way of the
Strait of Magellan The Korea is expected to
return through the Canal within a short time,
having likewise been sold to the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha.

The price of the Korea and Siberia in the
recent sale is reported as $2,000,000 each.
When they were sold last October by the
Pacific Mail the company received slightly
over $5,000,000 for the two and al=o the China
and the Manchuria and the Mongrlia. The
Manchuria and the Mongolia are larger and
finer ships than the Siberia; they are rated
at 28.000 tons displacement.

The Siberia is carrying a general cargo,
amounting to 6,579 tons, from New York
direct to Vladivostok. She has no passengers
but is carrying a crew of 146. She took 1,000
tons of coal at Balboa

Post-office at Fort Grant.
A post-office has been established at Fort
Grant, beginning its service on July 1. It
serves the residents of Fort Grant, composed
almost entirely of soldiers and their families
living at the Pacific entrance fortifications,
who have heretofore received their mail
through the Balboa post-office. The Fort
Grant office will handle ordinary and regis-
tered mail, but no money order business
will be transacted in the office at present.
Mail should be addressed '.'Fort Grant,
Canal Zone."

A timetable of the operation of labor trains
over the section of the Panama Railroad south
of Paraiso is published in this issue, page 391.
It includes the schedules of the shuttle train
which is operated for pay passengers only
between Fort Grant and Panama.

TIDES? AT PANAMA Ar D COLON.

Hydrographlc Office's Explanation of Difference
in Ringe on Sl.les of Isthmus.

The Ilydrographic Office of the Navy De-
partment has published, on the back of the
pilot charts for May, 19' 6 answers to various
letters of inquiry which, as the office states,
"frequently possess an interest for many be-
sides the inquirer." Among the inquiries
was a request for an explanation of the great
difference in the range of tides at Panama
and Colon. This is the answer:

"The cause of the tides is found in the peri-
odic disturbance of the ocean on account of
the periodic differences of attraction of the
moon, and to a lesser degree of the sun, upon
the waters of the earth. The tide-producing
force of the moon upon a particle of unit mass
is the difference between the moon's attrac-
tion upon the given unit mass and the moon's
attraction upon the enti e earth. The vertical
components of the attractions of the tide-pro-
ducing bodies can not create any sensible dis-
turbance on the oceans; but the horizontal
components of such attractions, tending to
produce horizontal movements oscillating
back and forth on the surface of the earth,
are effective in the production of the tides,
and, by acting upon portions of the oceans
that are susceptible of taking up stationary
oscillations in approximate unison with the
period of the tide-producing attractions, give
rise to the dominant tides.

"By a stationary oscillation is meant the
kind of motion which is set up in a tank or other
artificial vessel of water when one end is raided
and lowered at regularly timed intervals.
High water at one end of such a rectangular
body of water occurs when it is low water at
the other end, if the simplest mode of oscil-
lation be under consideration. Between the
two ends is a line, styled the 'nodal line,'
along which there is neither rise nor fall, but
across which the horizontal motion of the
liquid particle is comparatively great. In
order that a large and regular oscillation may
be maintained it is necessary that the natural
period of the basin of water be very nearly
equal to the period of the applied forces, just
as a resonator must have certain dimensions
if a particular musical tone is to be reinforced
by its presence.

"Of course the tides at Panama and Colon,
being produced by oscillation in st ips of two
oceans which are separated from each other
by a continental barrier, have no connection
or mutual influence. Panama is situated at
one end of an os ilia in^ strip of the I acitic
Ocean, where the rise and fall would naturally
be greatest. Colon, on the other hand, is
situated on the exten^iun of a well-known
nodal line setting out into the Atlantic from
the Virgin Island in the Lesser Antilles: and
all over the Caribbean Sea the time and range
of the t.de indicate that this sea is affected
by the tide-producing attractions of the moon

390

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 46.

and sun more as it it were a basin by itself,
like Lake Superior, in which the same equi-
librium type of tide appears."

It may be added that the tidal range within
the Gulf of Panama is increased appreciably
by the formation of, the gulf, which is that of
a reentrant angle. The convergence of water
through a wide opening (the mouth of the
Gulf, between Cape Mala and the eastern
shore of the Gulf, near the Colombian border)
into a gulf narrowing toward its upper end,
tends to increase the height of the tide. Such
a condition is notable in the Bay of Fundy,
where the mean tide level is as much as 25 feet
above the plane of predictions. (At Colon it
is .4 foot).

At Taboga and Balboa, near the head of the
Gulf of Panama, the mean tide level is 8.1
feet above the plane of predictions, while at
Cape Mala, at the mouth, it is 6.5 feet above.
At Buenaventura, Colombia, the mean tide
level is 6.6 feet above the plane of predictions,
and similarly at Bahia Honda, lying beyond
the entrance to the Gulf to the westward, on
the coast of the prov ince of Veraguas, Repub-
lic of Panama, the height of the mean tide
level above the plane of predictions is 5.5 feet.
This means that the range of the tide within
the Gulf of Panama is about a third greater
than the range along the coast not far beyond
the mouth of the gulf.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Cape Mala Light Extinguished.
Owing to an accident by fire, the Cape
Mala Light is not working and will remain
extinguished for a few days until a temporary
light can be installed at this place.

STATEMENT OF CANAL EXCAVATION TO JUNE 1, 1916.

"Work" Excavation, Including Construction and Maintenance, May, 1916.

Atlantic section — Cubic yds.

Wet excavation — terminals 84,525

Central section —

Gaillard Cut (including slides) 1,133,903

Pacific section — ■

Wet excavati .m — Miraflores Lake 10.050

W et excavation— inner harbor 19.045

Wet excavation — Pacific entrance 10.956

Total 1,258.479

Construction "wet" 122.994

Maintenance "wet": 1. 35.485

Total 1,258,479

Summary of Wet "Work" Excavation Charged to Maintenance.

The above has been issued as circular No.
643-24, under date of July 3/ 1916.

Supplement No. 3 to Circular No. 500-B, Cover-
ing Charges for Stevedoring and Trans-
ferring Cargo, etc.. Issued January 29, 1916,
Effective March 1, 1916.

The Panama Railroad Company has issued
the following supplement to circular No.
500-B, under date of June 17, 1916:

1. The application of the tariff rates pro-
vided for cranage, stevedoring, and freight
handling on acual weights has resulted in
vouchers being rendered for as little as four
cents.

2. Effective July 1, the minimum amount
of any receivable voucher for cranage will
be 15 cents, and the minimum for stevedoring
or transferring will be 25 cents.

S. W. Heald,
Chester Harding, Acting Superintendent.
Second Vice President.

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below. In-
formation concerning the same is posted at
clubhouses and post-offices, as per the num-
bers of the announcements indicated:

Ordnance draftsman (male); $3.28 to
S7.04 a day; examination July 18, 1916; No.
853.

Dairy husbandman (male); 31,800 to
$2,500 a year; examination August 8, 1916;
No. 878.

An examination will be held for the position
of clerk, Panama Canal service, in room 30S,
Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
probably on Sunday, September 10, 1916.

Application forms may be secured from

By months.

Atlantic
entrance

Gaillard
Cut

M'fl's.
Lake

Pacific
entrance

Balboa
in. harb.

Total

July 1. 1914, to Dec. 31, 1915

1,258.016

10.658,771
1,061,073
1,039.950
1,142,834
1,034,708
1,133,903

S.662

74,357
40.456
29,181

4.900

11,999.806

1,069.131

8,655
1.582

22,000

1,065,373

1,335,485

Total

1,253.016

16.0,1.23)

8.662

154,231

26.900

17,719.058

Summary of Wet

'Work" Excavation Charged to Construction.

Location.

Remaining
April 1, 1916.

Remaining
May 1, 1916.

Excavated
during Month.

792.671
770.550
265.600
1,551,150
23<,424

783.297

7S1.5C5

255,550

1,551,150

153. 89J

33,629

162.486

153.800

17,225

500

500

50,000

9.374

153,800

17.225

500

500

50,000

4,036,535

3,913,541

122,994

Canal Excavation to June 1, 1916.

By French companies

French excavation useful to present Canal.
By Americans —

Dry excavation

Wet excavation

Total
May 4 to
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1
January 1

December 31, 1904

to December 31, 1905.
to December 31, 1906.
to December 31. 1907.
to December 31, 1908.
to December 31, 1909.
to December 31, 1910.
to December 31, 1911.
to December 31, 1912.
to December 31, 1913.
to December 31. 1914.
to December 31, 1915 .

to May 31, 1916

Total

243.472
1,799.227
4,948,497
15,765,290
37.116,735
35.096,166
31,437,677
31,603,899
30,269.349
27.177.960
13.640.501
13,222.373
6.199,197

78.146,960 cu. yds,
29,908,000 cu. yds.

248.520.343 cu. yds

. 248,520,343 en. yds.

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

89380
22515
73900
25782
38147

Colon

Panama

P. R. R

Dredging Div. . .

Panama

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

the secretary of the local board and must be
filled out and filed with this board not later
than August 15, 1916.

An application for the position of stenog-
rapher and typewriter, Panama Canal service,
will be held in the near future, the exact date
not known.

Application forms for the stenographer and

typewriter examination may be secured at
once and filed with this board as soon as
completed.

The approximate date of the stenographer
and typewriter examination will appear in a
later issue of The Canal Record.

The manuals for the fall examinations for
1916 are now ready for distribution.

July 5, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

391

COMPXATlON OF STATISTICS.

General Letter Inviting Suggestions toward Mak-
ing Service More Valuable.

The following letter has been sent to various
steamship operators, chambers of commerce,
and other commercial interests; and sug-
gestions along the same line will be welcomed
from any reader of The Canal Record:
The Panama Canal is endeavoring to
keep records and compile statistics of the
traffic through the Canal and its terminal
ports which will be of value to the ship-
ping and commercial interests.

Copies of the manifests of ships passing
through the Canal are not required, but
the master is required to fill out a cTargo
declaration on which are listed the princi-
pal commodities. It is believed that this
system affords a fair record of the move-
ment of traffic without the divulgence of
intimate details of the business of shippers.
The statistics as kept at present show
in general the quantities and ports of
origin and destination of the cargo passing
through the Canal; the classification of
the traffic over the principal trade routes;
analyses of "miscellaneous shipments,"
which are not over the principal routes;

collection of tolls; expenses of operation
and maintenance of the Canal; number
and aggregate tonnage of ships by na-
tionalities; aggregate quantities of cargo
carried by the ships of various nationali-
ties; character of ships, whether steam,
motor, sailing, or in tow; and more com-
plete records of passenger traffic are in
preparation.

In addition to the regular statistics,
reviews and comments on the trend of
traffic are published, as well as news notes
on various pertinent features.

This letter is to request that if you have
any suggestions to offer as to additions
to this service to make it of more value,
you will be kind enough to advise me to
that effect. It is especially desired to
know in what form of tables or charts
the data should be compiled to be of the
greatest use to you.

The Fourth of July Celebration.
Rain interfered with the exercises in the
celebration of the Fourth of July at Balboa.
A heavy downpour which began shortly after
the athletic events and the horse show were
under way caused a complete suspension of

these activities and put the baseball field in
such condition that the game was postponed.
The patriotic exercises and the serving of
lunch took place under cover, on Pier 18.
The athletic contests were held in the after-
noon, and there was no interference with the
aquatic events or with the fireworks in the
evening. The dancing on Pier 18 engaged
large crowds both in the afternoon and
evening.

The Panama Railroad operated 20 trains
each way, 157 passenger coaches southbound
and 151 northbound. On a basis of the cars
being filled to seating capacity of 72 people
to each coach, and the average occupation
was probably greater than this, the super-
intendent's office places the number of pas-
sengers carried as over 10,000 each way. The
longest train was made up of 15 passenger
coaches, a baggage car, a hospital car, and an
observation car. There were no accidents on
the railroad or on the grounds.

The horse show will be held next Sunday
morning. July 9, on the new athletic field at
Balboa, beginning at 9 o'clock. The baseball
game is to be called at 10 o'clock the same
morning, and tl e wall-scaling contest will be
held at the base' all fiel 1.

PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.

SOUTH END LABOR TRAIN— PANAMA FORT GRANT TIMF. TABLE, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1916.

NORTHWARD.
Read l"p

j 500
A.M

502

504 506
A. M. A. M

508

510

512

51! 510

518

j 520

I'. M

t

522

521

526

52S

t

530 ! 532 1 534 | 536

1
P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M
1

438

440

542

PARAISO

A. M

A. M

A. M

A. M

r m
*

.P. M P. M

i
. . . . 4 4

P. M

1

P. M
t

P. M.

1 f

6.28
6.22

4.4

1 •■•■

MIRAFLORES LOCKS

( '. R. R st-tiun)

1 II

1 '

1 !

|

(Pacific)

6.18

6.55

•>
>
■

1 !
1 4;

P. M
516

; 0
0

1 ■

A 0
5.50

9 15

0
8 :

10 15 1 1 05

BALISOA DOCKS

6.1(5
6.13
6. 10

r..07
6 04
6 02
6.00

A.M.

500

6.12

6.41
6.35 6.38
6.35

i
7 58

7 . 55

7 49
7 47

7.45

A. M.
508

j U
>) 35

I 1 55

I I 3C

. . .

1 ir
P. M
511

5 ;

5.5'

5.4
5.4
5 4

: 1

P. > I
5 •.')

6. 5 J 7

SUB-STATION

(Biiildini! No. 9)
BALBOA HEIGHTS

2 55

i 50 'I S

6 53 . ■
I 1
6.50 7 i 1

8 i

9.53 10.53

f, 20

9.29 11 .44

•I .'7 11 4.'
0 25 1 1 40

A. M. A. M.

5!0 512

TIVOL1 LANDING

6 (17
6.05

A. M

502

4. il

5 .

P • ■

6.25 6 5

A. MA. V.
5I>' ^Oh

P. M

P

P.M

5.1

p. m. p. : p 1

512 .7(1 536

53s

■-■ ■■' ;-j .15
P M.jp. V.

SOUTH
Read Down.

PARAISO

531

A.M.

6.0,
6.05
6. !_'

53J

A. M
6.35

S.)5
A.M

517

_____
A. M.

5 11

\ 'I

511

P. M

513

' M

515

517

' 1

511
P. M.

511

P. M
1

5U|
• :.l

525

si;

p \i

1

52;

P M

5.0)

s 1 :

5 05
5 . ! 5
5.28

531
P. M

5J3

P M

t

535

1

5.'.7
t .

551

P. M.

t

Oil

P. U

513

P. M.
t

PEDRO MIGUEL

5.0!

5.0)

MIRAFLORES LOCKS

(P. R. R. station)
LOCKS

6.55

(Pacific)
COROZAL

6. 17

FORT GRANT

2.12

2.14

3.17

V 19

5 21
! 27
3.30

4 10
4.12

5 1 1

5 12
5.17

5.21

5.25

5.3)
P. M
5!7 1

6 I 1
6. 12
6.17

6.22

6.25

7 HI
7.12
7.17

7.22

7.25

8.1C

8.12
8.17

8.22

8.25

9.i6

9 12
9.17

9^22

9.25

in in
10. 12
10 17

10.22

10 25

11.10

YACHT CLUB

BALBOA DOCKS

7 15
71.18
7.21

4.0)

P.M.
517

4.18

4.21
4.24
4.26
4.28

P. M

5l> 1

5.31
5 16
5 i ;
5.41

P. M.

5!'

6 1 0
6.13
6.16

6.19
6.22
6 24
6.26

P. M.

11.17

i i .22

11.25

MACHINE SHOPS

SUB-STATION

6.25

8.18 10.03

8.21 10. or.

2.03 2.22!
12.11 2.25|

4 27 5.13

4 11 4 31 5.16

4.25 4.3! 5.19
4.36 5.22
4.31 5.24

(Building No. 9)
BALBOA HEIGHTS

BISHOPS HOLLOW

7.27 8.27 10. 12
7.29 8.29 10. 14

2.172.31 1.36

2.19 2.33 l.ii

TIVOLI LANDING

PANAMA

6.30

P. M.

7 . 30
P. M.

5\>

8.30
P. M.
51?

9.3J
P. M.
51>

111 0

P. M.
511

11.30
P. M.
5«

A.M.
501

A.M.
Ml

A.M.

A. M.
51S 1

\. M.
5J)

P. M.
511

'. M.
513

P. M.
515

P. M
5M

P. M.
5!1

P. M
5 15

AM trains daily except 301. 504, 5 1 1 , 51 2. 5 1 7, 519. 523. 5 24. which are discontinue;! on Sundays and holidays.
*Co-n->lim'in( irv iiwi oH ill 'vi;t-' ->v-*<. ml uiuil passes no: acc;oted for t.u 1: 1 >ruti j.i 01 traiaj
539, 541, 542, and 543, nor in cars marked "Panama-Fort Grant" on trains 513, 515, 516, and 518.
tPay premiers only.
Baggage from Balboa steamship connections will be handled on trains 508, 510, and 516.

!), 521. 522, 527, 523, 532, 533, 534, 535, 537, 538,

392

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 46.

RENTAL OF QUARTERS.

Charges for House, Apartment, or Room to Be
Paid by Employes.

The monthly charges for rental of quarters
to gold employes of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad, effective July 1, 1916,
are published below. They are arranged by
districts, beginning with Ancon-Balboa, and
placed in geographical order across the Isth-
mus, and in each district the houses are
grouped as family quarters and bachelor
quarters, with special types of house indi-
c ited individually. The conditions governing
t'le rental of quarters were set forth in circu-
1 ir No. 627-14, published in The Canal
Record of last week.

ANCON-BALBOA DISTRICT.
Family Quarters.
House. Type. Per

apartment.

12 P. R. R S6 00

1(2 24-Rev 35.00

104 24-Rev .'5 .00

105 20-Rev 26.00

106 6-Rev 20 00

108 6-Rev 20.00

110 17-Rev 12 50

112 17-Rev 12.50

114 17-Kev 12.50

116 15-Rev 9.00

118 17-Rev 12.50

120 17-Rev 12.50

122 17-Rev 12.50

123 17-Rev 12.50

125 17-Rev..." 12.50

126 17-Rev 12 50

127 17-Rev 12 50

128 17-Rev 12.50

129 17-Rev 12.50

130 17-Rev 12.50

132 17-Kev 12.50

139 22-Rev 50.00

139s Servant's quarters

141 26-Rev 50.00

141s Servant's quarters

143 22-Rev 50.00

143s Servant's quarters

144 20-Rev 35.00

145 8-Rev... 31.50

148 S-Rev 31.50

150 17-Rev 12.50

151 20-Rev 26 00

153 8-Kev 33.50

155 20-Rev 26.00

15/ 10-Rev 18 CO

1 59 Governor's residence 55 . 00

1 59 Servant s qu.trters

161 27-Rev 12.50

201 17 9.50

202 Concrete lire station 5 00

219 21 18 00

221 21 18 00

232 S ecial 5.00

259 13 10.00

261 13 20.00

263 13 20 00

267 Old French 10 00

269 Old French 6 00

271 Old French 6.00

273 13 20 00

275 Old French 20.00

276 Catholic parsonaee 8.25

279 27 10.00

2>0 17 9.50

281 27 10.00

282 17 9 50

283 17 9.50

285 Old French 10 00

286 Old French 25.00

288 Old French lo 00

289 13 10.00

290 25 50.00

301 3 32.00

303 8 25 00

305 8 25 00

307 8 25 00

309 8 26 00

311 25 50.00

313 25 50.00

315 14 6.00

317 14 6.00

320 19 10.00

321 14 6.00

322 19 10.00

323 14 6.00

324 17 9.50

325 17 9.50

326 10 17 00

327 17 9.50

329 17 .' 9.50

531 Special 18.50

336 17 9.50

337 7.00

339 Post-office 9.00

341 Old French 17 00

343 17 9.50

352 8 00

353 1 9.00

358 5-Rev 7.00

364 14 6.00

402 23 29 00

404A 10 00

404B -.'. 10.50

406 19 10.00

407 Converted barracks 8.50

408 17 9.50

409 17 9 . 50

410 17 9.50

411 17 9.50

412 17 9.50

143 17 9.50

415 17 9.50

416 Converted barracks 8.50

417 17 9.50

418 Converted barracks 8.50

419 17 9.50

420 Converted barracks 8 . 50

421 17 9.50

422 Converted barracks 8.50

423 17 9 50

425 17 9.50

426 14 6 00

427 17 9.50

429 Portable 5.00

430 14 6.00

431 Portable 5 00

433 Portable 5.00

436 17 9 50

449 Special 4.00

451 1 9.00

454 17 9.50

456 15 8.25

458 15 8.25

460 15 8.25

501 Converted barracks 6.00

502 14 ." 6.00

503 14 6.00

505 14 6.00

506 14 6.00

507 14 6.00

508 14 6.00

509 14 6.00

510 14 6.00

511 14 6 00

512 Converted barracks 6.00

513 Converted barracks 6.00

514 Converted barracks 6.00

515 Converted barracks 6.00

517 Portable 5.00

518 Portable 5.00

520 Portable 5.00

522 Portable 5.00

524 5-Rev 7.00

526 Converted barracks 6.00

519 Portable 5.00

528 Converted barracks 6.00

530 Converted barracks 6.00

532 Converted barracks 6.00

534 Converted barracks 6.1 0

535 Converted barracks 6.00

537 Converted barracks 6 ,00

539 Converted barracks 6 0)

54 1 Converted barra; ks 6 . 00

559 Converted asvlum 8.0)

561 Converted asylum 7.00

563 Converted asylum 8.(0

564 Converted asylum 8 . 00

566 Converted asylum 7.00

568 Converted asylum 8.00

569 17 9.^9

570 Converted asylum 9.00

571 17 9.59

572 Converted asylum 9 00

574 Converted asvlum 8.00A-7 00. B

575 Converted asylum 7.00

576 Converted asylum 8.00A-7.00.B

578 Converted barracks 6.00

580 Convene 1 barracks 10.00

582 Converted barracks 7.00

584 Converted barracks 12.00

585 17-Rev 12.50

586 14 6.00

587 1,-Rev 12.50

588 I4-Rev 7.00

590 14-Rev 7.00

592 17-Rev 12.50

593 17-Rev 12.50

594 17-Rev 12.50

595 17-Rev 12.50

596 I7-Rebuilt 11.00

598 27 11.00

599 4-Rev 13.00

600 4-Rev 13.00

601 4-Rev 13.00

603 4-Rev 13 00

604 4-Rev 13.00

608 4-Rev 13.00

610 4-Rev 13.00

613 4-Rev 13.00

614 17-Rev 12.50

615 4-Rev 13.00

616 27-Rev 12.50

617 4-Rev 13.00

618 Converted barracks 6.00

619 Converted barracks 6.00

620 Converted barracks 6.00

621 Converted barracks 6.00

622 Converted barracks 6.00

624 Converted barracks 6.00

626 Converted barracks 6.00

628 Concrete 16.00

630 Concrete 16.00

629 Baptist parsonage Privately owned.

632 Concrete 16.00

641 Special *8.00

•$10.00 if house is modified.

643 15-Rev 9.00

644 27-Rev 12.50

645 '7-Rev 12.50

647 17-Rev 12.50

707 Parsonage Privatelv owned.

711 Concrete 12.00

712 Concrete 12.50

713 Concrete 12.00

711 Concrete 12.00

715 Concrete 12.00

716 Concrete 12.00

717 Concrete 12.00

718 Concrete 12.00

519 Concrete 12.00

720 Concrete 12.00

741 Concrete 12.0)

742 Concrete 12.50

743 Concrete 16.00

744 Concrete 16.00

745 Concrete 16.00

746 Concrete 12.00

748 Concrete 16.00

750 Concrete 12.00

752 Concrete 12.50

754 Concrete 12.00

757 Concrete 12 50

758 Concrete 12.50

760 Concrete 12.50

761 Concrete 12.50

762 Conciete 12.50

763 Concrete 1 2. SO

764 Concrete 12.50

767 Concrete 12 00

769 Concrete 12.00

771 Concrete 12 00

773 Concrete , 12.00

777 Concrete lo.OO

779 Concrete 12.00

780 Concrete 16.00

782 Concrete 12 00

783 Special A.B 7.00; CD $8

784 Concrete 12.00

785 Concrete 12.0)

786 Concrete 12.00

787 Concrete 12.00

789 Concrete 12. 0J

790 Concrete 12.00

791 Concrete 12.00

793 Concrete lfi.OO

794 Concrete 12.00

796 Concrete 12.00

798 Concrete 16.00

799 Concrete , 12.00

800 Old radio station 7.00

802 Post-office 6.00

811 14-Kev 7 00

8121 14-Kev 7.00

813 14-Rev 7.00

814 14-Kev 7.00

815 14-Rev 7.00

816 14-Rev 7.00

817 4-Rev 2.0J

818 14 Rev 7.00

819 14-Rev : 7.00

820 14-Re/ 7.00

821 14-Rev 7.00

822 14-Rcv 7.00

824 14-Rev 7.00

826 14-Rev 7.00

827 14-Rev 7.00

828 14-Rev 7.00

847 8 25.00

848 19 10.00

850 19 10.00

852 19 10 00

853 14 6.00

854 14 6.00

85o 14 6 00

857 14 6.00

1054 .' 5.00

1055 5.00

1056 .' 5 00

1057 5.00

1059 5 50

1060 5.00

1061 5.00

1062 5.00

1063 5.00

1065 5.50

Outfit car

No. C30X 2.00

No. 496X 2.00

No. 056X 2.00

No. 058X 2 . 00

No. 112 2.00

Old fire station 2. CO

352 Old French 8.00

Quarantine Station.

1360 10 20.00

1061 17-Rev. special 10.00

1062 17-Kev 12.50

1301 (Entire house) 45.00

Corozal.

79 14 6.00

540 17 9.50

541 17 9.50

541 10 17.00

545 17-Rev 12.50

546 17 9.50

Bachelor Quarters.

203 Nurses' quarters (per bed). *3.00

*i\urses. $3 per bed; girl bachelors,
$1.50 per bed.

217 Doctors' quarters t

t$5 for end rooms on second and third floors; $4.50
for remaining rooms on second and third floors; and
$2 per bed on first floor.

July 5, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

393

318
334
339
342
34b
346
355
356
357
359
360
362

453
459
464
466

623
637
703
708

810
830
832
834
8 tO
842
844
849
859
861
1053

.(ar an meat)
... (per bed)
... . (perbed)

Fire station (per bed)

Concrete

Tivoli annex (per room)

(per bed)
Tivoli annex (per room)

(per bed)
Tivoli annex (per room)

(per bed)
Tivoli annex (per room)

(per bed)
(per bed)

Per

room
4.00
2.25
4.50

17.00
2.00
2.00
4.00
4.00
5.40
6 00
4.00
2.00
6.50
3.50

. (per bed)

(a-artment)

4- Rev (apartment)

Motor car house

Fire station (per man)

Police station (per man)

Dispensary

F'i ots' quarters .

5

Post-office

P. R. R. station. .

.75
3.50
1.7S
3.50
1.75
3.50
1.75
1.50
4 00
1.50
4.00
4.00
27.50
13.00
12 00
6.00
2.35
2.00
2 00
4.50
4.00

4.25

5.40

5.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.40

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

1.50

4.00

4.00

4 00

6.00.4.50. 3 00
3.50

Quarantine station.

1354 Office and quarters 2.13

345 Police station upstairs,

used f-ir quarters 14.30

1301 Pilot quarters (entire house) 45.00

Corozal.

55 Special (a room) 4.00

79 u (per bed) 2.50

5t3 Snecial (:> room) 4 00

547 17 (perbed) 3.00

PARAISO— PEDRO MIGUEL DISTRICT.
Family Quarters.

Paraiso.
ouse Type. Per apart-

ment.

2 French *'-50

5 French 6 00

9 French-post-office quarters

5.00
22 00
4.75
9.00
9.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.00
10.00
4.50
9.00

I. C. C.-oid dispensary 20.00

I.C. C.-A

I. C. C.-F.
I. C. C.-F.
French ....
French. . . .
French. . . .

4. ,5
4.7 5

I. C. C.-A.

4.75
4.75
4.75
9.00

. C. C.-A

French

French A-8.00

B-8.50

French 9.00

I. C. C.-A 4.75

French 10.00

French 7.00

I. C. C.-F 5.50

French 7.00

French 8.00

I. C. C.-r 5.50

French..; 8.00

French 8.25

French 8.00

French 6.00

French 6 . 00

I. C. C.-15 8.50

1. C. C.-I5 8.25

I. C. C.-15 8.25

I. C. C.-15 8. 25

8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
3.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
9.50
3. CO

117 I. C. C.-15

118 I. C. C.-15

119 I. C. C.-15

120 I.C.C.-15

121 I. C. C.-1S

122 I. C. C.-1S

123-B I. C. C.-hotel annex

132 I. C. C.-14

133 I. C. C.-14

134 I. C. C.-14

137 I.C.C-14

138 I.C.C-14

141 I. C. C.-17

064X Eotcars

067X

Pedro Miguel.

4 I.C.C 4.50

24 I.C.C 5.50

25 I. C. C.-15 8.25

28 French 5 00

29 French 7.00

31 French 7 00

33 I.C.C 6.00

34 I. C. C.-l 9.00

35 French 7.00

37 French 5 00

38 I. C. C.-l 9 00

40 French 5.00

41 I. C. C.-l 9 00

42 I. C. C.-l 9.00

43 I. C. C.-l 9.00

44 I. C. C.-l 9.00

46 I.C.C 5 00

47 French 7.00

49 French '0 00

50 French 6 00

52 I. C. C.'-IO 14.00

53 I. C. C.-10 16. SO

54 I. C. C.-15-Rev 9.00

55 I.C.C.-17 9.00

57 I.C.C S.OO

79 I. C. C 5.25

85 I.C.C-14 6.00

86 I.C.C-14 6.00

87 I.C.C-14 6.00

88 I.C.C-14 6.00

89 I.C.C-14 6 00

90 1.C.C.-II 9 50

91 l.CC-17 9 50

92 I.CC-17 9 50

93 I.CC-17 9.50

94 l.CC-17 9.50

95 I.CC-17 9.50

96 I.CC-17 9.50

97 l.CC-17 9.50

98 I.CC-17 9.50

99 I.CC-17 9 50

114 I. C. C-18 5 00

115 I.C.C-14 6.00

116 I.C.C-14 6 00

117 I.C.C-14 6.00

118 I.C.C-14 6 00

121 I. C C.-hotel annex 4 00

123 I.C.C *7 OC

t6 50

124 I.C.C *7.00

•6.50

125 I.C.C *7.00

t6.50

126 I.C.C *7.C0

t6.50

127 I.C.C *7.00

t6.50
* Front apartment.
t Rear apartment

128 I.C.C

131 I C. C-14

132 I.C.C-14

139 I. C C-post-office quarters. . .

142 I.C.C

Bachelor Quarters.

Paraiso.

Per

room.
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.00
6.50
4.25
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
2.00

7.00
6.00
6 00
7.00
4.50

6 I. C C-5

7 I. C C-5

32 French (rooms Nos. 1 and 2) .

32 French, (room Nos. 3-4

13-up I. C C

139 I. C. C-18

140 I. C. C-18

144 I.C.C

>do\vn I. C C

153 Firestation

Pedro Miguel.

Per
room.

30 I.C.C *25

39 I.C.C-1 4.25

ICO I.C. C-5 5.40

101 I.C. C-5 5.40

122 I.C.C *' SO

22 Police station *2.00

129 Firestation *2.0C

58 Y.M.C.A *3.U0

* Per bed.

Mirajlores.

3 I. C. C-18 (entire house) 50.00

Filtration house (per bed) 1.00

CULEBRA.
Family Cuarters.

I. C. C-rost-office 9.00

I. C. C-15 8.25

I. C. C-15 8.25

I. C. C.-parsonace Free

I. C. C.-par<=ona:'.e Free

Panama Railroad station 5.00

Bachelor Quarters.
I. C C-post-office 2.00

EMPIRE.
Family Quarters.

I.C.C 9.00

I. C C-Comacho reservoir 6.00

I.C.C 8.25

I.C.C 8.25

Panama Railroad station 5.00

Bachelor Quarters.

I. C C-post-office 2.00

LAS CASCADAS.
Family Quarters.

I. C C-15 8.25

Tanama Railroad station 5.00

French. A 7.00

B $2 per

bed.
Bachelor Quarters.

I. C.C 2.00

GAMBOA.
Family Quarters.

8.00

9 00

6 00

I.C. C.7

». 25

Bachelor Quarters.

Gamboa stockade.

8 French (Gamboa stockade) per oed 2.00

3 Nurses' quarters perbed 2.00

Gamboa Yard.

21 I.C.C-7 2.00

20-B I.C.C-14 2 00

13 I. C. C I 00

19 Police station 2 00

051X Boxcars 3.00

052X

GATUN.
Family Quarters.

Per apart-
ment.

60 5 .*)

*$5.00 upstairs. $7.00 downstairs.

209 5 5.00

210 5 7.00

58 8 24.00

59 8 24.00

10 14 6.00

11 14 6.00

13 14 5.50

14 14 6 00

92 14 6.00

93 14 6.00

94 14 6.00

95 14 6.00

96 14 <• 00

125 14 6.00

126 14 6.00

'138 14 6.00

139 14 6 00

140 14 6.00

143 14 6.00

144 14 6.00

145 14.., 6.00

146 14 6.00

148 14 6.00

149 14 6.00

187 14 5.50

188 14 6.00

189 14 6.00

221 14 6.00

222 14 6.00

223 14 6. CO

224 14 6.00

225 14 (t)

t $6.00 away from railroad;
$5. 50 next to railroad.

226 14 6.00

2-J2 14 (*)

* $6.00 away from railroad; $5.50
next to railroad.

258 14 5.50

236 15-Rev 900

238 15-Rev 9.00

15 17 9.50

16 17 9.50

17 17 9.50

IS 17 9.50

19 17 9 50

•' " ? ^?

22 17 9-50

394

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 46.,

23 17 9.50

24 17 v 9.50

205 27 10.00

70 P. C 7.00

117 P. C 13.00

121 P. C 7.0(1

164 P. C 7.00

177 P. R. R 6.00

196 P. R. R 10.00

259 P. C 5.50

63 18 5,00

04 IS 5.00

Monte Lirio.

133 P. R. R. railroad station 4 00

135 P. R. R. section hou=e 4 00

227 P. R. R. section house, Frijoles. . . 8.01

134 Police station (per bed) . . 2.00

Bachelor Quarters.

4 5 (per room) o.40

6 5 (per room) 5 40

9 5 (per room) 5 . 40

61 5 (iorhmse) 24.00

140A 14 (tier b.-d) *1 5 .1

67 Police station (P->r bed) 2.00

183 Fire station (per bed) 2.00

163 School (,«r bed) *1 .50

*Girls.

CRISTOBAL.
Family Quarters.

Per aiart-
meat.

100 P. C 5.00

202 P. C 1250

204 P. C 15.00

206 P. C 12.50

205 3 30.00

210 13 2175

312 14 6.00

314 French 11.75

400 P. R. R 6 00

401 P. R. R 8 50

404 P. R. R 9.75

406 P. R. R 8.75

408 P. R. R 10.25

4I0-B P. R. R 26 00

412 P. R. R 9.50

414 P. R. R 7.50

416 P. R. R 8 75

418 P. R. R 9.7.5

420 P. R. R 20 00

422-A P. R. R 1 3 . 50

422-B P. R. R 10 00

422-C P. R. R 10 00

424 P. R. R 9 50

501 P. R R 6 00

SOS P. R. R 6.00

509 P. R. R 6 50

510 P. R. R 6.00

514 P. R. R 5.00

520 P. R. R II 00

601 P. R. R 7.00

602 P. R. R 7.50

604 P. R. R 850

605 P. R. R 7 50

608 P. R. R 7 50

706 P. R. R 6 50

708 P. R. R 6 50

710 P. R. R 6 00

800-A P. R. R 6 00

800-U P. R. R 6 00

80O-E P. R, R 11.00

8C0-F P. R. R II 00

804 P. R. R 13.70

806 P. K . R 47 0)

806 P. R. R 47 00

807 P. R. R 10 05

901 P. R. R 7.00

1000 P. R. R II .00

1002 P. R. R 7.00

1003 French 10 00

1005 French 9.0Q

10H7 French 9 00

1009 French 9 00

1011 French 8 00

1015 French 9. CO

1017 French 9 00

1019 French 9 00

1021 20 26.50

1023 1 £.00

1025-A French 9 00

1025-B French 10.75

1027 3 28. 25

1105 French 6 75

1107 French 6.75

1109 French 6.75

1111-A French 6 75

1113 French 6 75

1115 20 22.00

1201 French 7 75

1207 French 7.75

1209 French 7.75

1211 French 1" 25

1215-A French 9.00

1215-B French 7.75

1215-C French 5 00

1217 1 8.00

1219-B 8.00

1305 French 4.75

I307-A I 8 00

1309 14 5.50

1311 1 8.00

1313 1 8 00

1315 I 8 00

1102 Special 9.00

1404 French 4.50

1406 French 4 50

1407 French 4.50

1409 French 4.50

1411 French 4.50

1 4 1 2 -A French 7.25

1412-B French 8.00

1413-A French 5.50

IH3-B French 5.50

1413-D French 5.50

1414-A French 9.00

14M-B French 10.00

1500 P. C 4.50

1511 French 4.50

1513 French 4.50

1 605 P. R. R 5 . 75

1607 P. R. R 5.50

1608 14 5.50

1609 P. R. R 5.75

1610 14 5.50

1612 14 5.50

1613 14 5.50

1709 14 5.50

1710 14 5.50

1712 14 5.50

171 t 14 5.50

1716 14 5.50

1718 14 5.50

1720 14 5.50

1722 14 5.50

1724 14 5.50

1512 14 5.50

1814 14 5.50

1816 14 5.50

1818 I 8.00

1901 French 4.50

1903 French 4.50

1905 French 4.50

1907 French 4-50

1022 P. R. R 9.00

5t30 Saecial 6 00

?039 15 10.00

7041 15 10.00

7045 P. R. R 6.00

7057 14 6.00

7088 27 10.00

027 (.1) Boxcars 4.00

020

370
056X (.') Boxcars 3.00

551

0.17X (.2) Box cars 3.00

039 X

Bachelor Quarters.

301 French 3 00

312-B 14 *-'.50

312-D 14 *2.50

5(16 P. R. R (t)

509 P. R. R *I50

518 P. R. R 5.40.

1004 P. C *2.00

1101 French *2.00

1105 French *2.00

1109-B French *2.00

1113-A French *2.00

1203 P. C 4-25

1303 5 5.40

1407-A French *2.00

1412-B French *2.00

1501 P. C 4. 50

1503 P. C *2.00

1513-A French *2.00

1513-C French *2.00

1604 P. C. (Y . M. C. A) 3.00

1608-A 14 *-'.S0

160S-D 14 *2.50

1705 18 4.00

1711 18 4.00

1713 IS 4.00

1715 18 4.00

1802 P. R. R 4.03

1X04 P. R. R 4.00

1S06 P. R. R 4.00

1810 P. R. R 4.00

5065 PC 4.0)

70O0 P. C 3 00

7018 P. C *2.00

* Per bed.

t $1.80 per bed. two in a room
or where roo n has only interior
exposure; S2.25 per bed. two in
a room with exterior exposure,
t S2.5.1 | er si gle room.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Payment of Rent, in Rclatioi to Release from
Quarters.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. July 1. 1916.
To district quartermasters and others concerned—

The following instructions issued by this office under
date of March 13. 1915. are brought to your attention:

Hereafter in issuing release from quarters as re-
quired by circular No. 675-1 as amenJed by circular
No. 675-2, such release should be given "Subject to
payment of rent", unless the party to whom the re-
lease is given shall present to the district quartermaster
a receipt showing the payment ot rent u:> to the date
of the release from quarters, and in such case notation
should be made on the release that "Rent has been

paid to "

Ad. Faure,
Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Sailings of the "Colon" and the "Advance."
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., lute 29. I H6.

To all concerned—The steamship Colo'i, which was
scheduled to sail from Cristobal on July 13. is under-
going repairs in the States which will prevent her ar-
rival at the Isthmus in time to leave here before July
20, and in order that the weedy schedule may be
maintained, the steamship Alvil'.e will ta'ce her
place in sailing from Cristobal on July 13. Employes
who have already forwarded their applications to tnis
office for transportation on the stetmihip Cilon ,
which was schedulel to sail July 13. w 11 be considered
as desiring transportation on the steamship Aivancei
unless this office is advised promptly that transportation
is desireJ for July 20 or another d ate.

Preference for assignment on the steamship Advance
will be given to persons who were originally booked for
the steamship Colon.

Accomo lations are still available on the steamship
Allianca, which sails from Cristobal July 6.

C. A. McIlvaine, Executive Secretary.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Lo:al Inne:tors will col lu;t examina-
tions at the Administration Building. Balboa Heights,
room No. 334. on Wednesday, July 12, 1916, begin-
ning promptly at 8 a. m., for persons desiring the fol-
lowing : lasses of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigitors of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure fro n the office
of the board, room No. 211. Balboa Heigats, forms of
application and information respecting the filling out
of the same, not later than a day previous to the ex-
amination. In addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs'
licenses must provide themselves with autonomies
with which to demonstrate their ability properly to
operate the same.

The demonstration test for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be required to give demaastratio i of their ability
to operate such bo its. and will be oblige I to provide
themselves with bolts for this purpose. Tnis test will
be given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination, as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gm'ioi. at 8
a. m., an i at Balbo a at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cristobal or Balboi should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gimboa, the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinatio.is for licemes as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chauffeurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday. July 14. 1916. fro n 9 a. m. until 1 1 a. m. Ap-
plicants should be provided with motor boats or auto-
mobiles for the demonstration test.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Boird of Lisal Inspectors.

Misdirected Letters.

The following insuffi:iently aldressel letters and
papers h ave been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be oDtained upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
Balboa. No. 182:

McGlothlin. J. C.

McKinnon, Alex.

Mc.M ilia l, Lieut. M. J. E.

Motley. Green St Co.

Snyder. Dan Webster

Test, F. C.

Walling. W. E.

Webster. Mrs. Lewis

Vonce, S. J.

♦Bradley. Chas. W.
Buchanan. Jonathan
Butler. Capt. J. H.
Carter. C. E. A.
Chambers, Josiah
Elv, Harry
Hansen, Olaf
Haries. Miss Pauline
Havers, Miss Aureta
♦Paper.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake and Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of th: Chagres River. Gatun and
MiraHores Lakes for the week ending at midnight, Sat-
urday. July 1, 1916:

Stations.

Day and Date.

■3

§ 1

s

Vigia

'«

a ||

u= ^

—

.fa-*

<

O ! OJ

2-j

Sun., June 25

I2S 5s

94 85

86.5)86.46

54.14

127 00 93.311

,S6 48 "6 44 54.32

Tues., June 27

126 50, 92.10

86.47 (.6.45 54 30

Wed.. June 2f

127 OS 93 20

S6.38s6 40 54.20

Thurs.. June 29

127 00 93 12

S6.38S6 43 54 09

Fri.. June 30

126 90| 93 02

S6 40 6 44 54 0O

Sat.. July I

126 2.

92 55

6.40 -6 35 54 05

Height oi low water

to nearest foot

125 n

91 0

July 5, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

395

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Local Buyer*s Price List.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, July 6, 1916:

FISH.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb $0.12

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea 05

Pineapples, ea 08

Sugar cane, ea »3

Plantain, ea 01

Mangoes, medium, ea -01

M 'nenes. laree, ea 02

Papaya, per lb 02*

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Mint, per bunch

01. r

, ea.

.00*

Onions, green, per bunch

Parsley, per bunch 02Jt

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Cucumbers, per lb 07

Squash, per lb 0?

Chayotes, each 03

Corn, g;een, per doz 18

♦Indicates advance from last list.

tlndicatcs reducti n from last list.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles
at the commissaiy stores became effective Jun

$0.12

3.00

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Ribbon, yd

Robes, bath, ea

Serge, cream, yd

Soap, bay rum, cake

Ties, ea

Ties, ea

Towels, ea

Voile, yd

Voile, yd

EFFECTIVE JULY

Oil, salad, §-gaI tin I .53

Oil, salad. 1-gal tin .95

Oil, salad, 5-gal. tin | 3.90

Price Change.

Old.

1916.

Additions to Stock.

Pipes, briar, silver mounted, ea $2.

Polish, floor "Aromatic mist." i-gal, tin 1.

Atomizers, for "Aromatic mist," ea

Stenbenville China, No. 3485:

Boats, gravy, with tray, ea i

Cups, egg, single, ea

Cups and saucers, after dinner, set

Cups and saucers, tea, set

Cups and saucers, breakfast, set

Dishes, bakers, 8", ea

Dishes, bakers, 10", ea

Dishes, vegetable, covered, 7", ea 1 ^

Dishes, butter, covered , ea 1 .

Dishes, oatmeal, ea

Dishes, pickle, ea

Men's white duck oxfords, pr 4.

Jelly, guava, 14-oz., jar

Egg powder (Egis), 2-oz., tin

Butter, apple, Heinz, 7-oz., jar

Blouses, middy, red collar, ea 1 .

Cards, place (dinner), box of six. . . . .*

Cloth, gaberdine, white, yd

Embroidery, barmen, yd

Embroidery, barmen, yd \

Favors, dinner, ea

Lace, val, edging, yd ]

ral, edging, yd i

/al, edging, yd i

/al. edging, yd

i'al, insertion yd

/al. insertion, yd *

i-al, insertion, yd

ral, insertion, yd , j

vhite net, yd m

Lace, white net, yd '

Lace, fancy cotton, yd

Lace, fancy shadow, yd . . .

Linen, handkerchief, yd ...

Rompers, girls", AUsheneeds, ea . . . " \

Suiting, linen finish, yd

Saucepans, enamel. 6-qt., ea ..'. *,

Brushes, varnish, bristle, 1 %", ea ..'.'.'.

Boats, sauce, with stand, ea ... 2*

Platters, chop, ea ' 5 ' .

Trunks, fibre, high, 36". ea ........ 10

Cases, leather, for coupon books

Hose, children's, pr

Ribbon, fancy. No. 100, yd .,

Cups, drinking, white enamel, ea

Anchovies in oil. bot

Crab, devilled, tin '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '. '.

Vinegar, tarragon, Heinz, qt. bot [ [,

Vinegar, spiced malt, Heinz, qt. bot !

Oil, Qlive,fcPompeian,_qL tin

Lace,
Lace,
Lace,
Lace,
Lace,
Lace,
Lace,
Lace, 1

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the next six
weeks are given in this table:

Date.

Wed.. July S ,

Thurs., July 6

Fri.. July 7

Sat.. July 8

Sun., July 9

Mon., July 10

Tues., July 11....
Wed.. July 12....
Thurs. July 13....

Fri., July 14

Sat., July 15

Sun., July 16

Mon., July 17....
Tues., July 18....
Wed.. July 19....
Thurs., July 20...

Fri., July 21

Sat.. July 22.. ..

Sun., July 23

Mon., July 24....

Tues., July 25

Wed., July 26....
Thurs., July 27...

Fri., July 28

Sat., July 29

Sun., July 30

Mon.. July 31

0:36
1.5

6:5(1
13.9

1:11

2.0

7:22
13.8

1 :49
2.5

7:56
13.6

2:33
3!

8:37
13.3

3:25
3.5

9:27
13.1

4:25
3.8

10:31
13.0

5:34
3.8

11 :44
13.3

0:31
12.4

6:46
3.4

1 :36
13.3

7:53
2.5

2:35
14.5

8:52
1.3

3:30
15.5

9:45
0.2

4:23
16.4

10 :34
-0.6

5:14
17 0

11:21
-1.0

6:02
17.2

12:07
-0.9

0:30
-1.4

6:49
17.0

1:16
-0.5

7:34
16.3

2:06
0.8

8:19
15.3

2:58
2.0

9:08
14.0

3:55
3.2

10:03
13.1

4:56
4.1

11:01
12.3

2.2
10:52

19:53
14 9

2C 4Z

Date.

Tues., Aug. 1.
Wed., Aug. 2.
Thurs., Aug. 3
Fri., Aug. 4...
Sat., Aug. 5...
Sun., Aug. 6..
Mon., Aug. 7.

5:21
14.4

11 :26
1.5

5:52
14.6

12:00
1.4

0:11
1.0

6:22
14.7

0:44
1.3

6:52
14.6

1:18
1.8

7:24
14.5

2:00
2.4

8:02
14.1

2:48
3.1

8:49
13.6

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

3:49

3.7

9:50
13. .1

16:42

3.4

22:39
11.9

Wed., Aug. 9

5 :01
4.0

11 :01
13.0

17 :58

3.1

Thursday, Aug. 10. .

0:04
12.2

6:20
3.6

12 :32

13.4

19:11
2.3

Fri., Aug. 11

1 :18
13.2

7:3-.
2.7

13:41

14.3

20:15
1.1

Sat.. Aug. 12

2 :20
14.4

8:38
1.4

14:41
15.3

21 -.09
-0.2

3 :I5
15.6

9:31
0.2

15 :35
16.1

21:57
-1.2

Mon., Aug. 14

4.06
16.6

10:19
-0.8

16:26

16.7

22:42

-1.8

Tues., Aug. :5

4:55
17.3

11 :04
-1.3

17:15
16.9

23:25
-1.8

5:40
17. 1

11 :47
-1.3

18 :01
16 i,

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the toast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is S.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from ( h (midnight) to 23h (1 1.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Rainfall from June 1 to 30, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Height*..

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande ,

Central Section —

*Culebra

♦Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina ,

Aluajuela

*Vigia

Friioles

Trinidad

*Monie Lirio

Atlantic Section —

Gatun

*Brazos Brook. . .

Colon

JBocas delToro.

c

a

E

c

•a

i

M

i!

(■')

!3

i

37

i

OS

i

50

i

50

i

16

i

49

9.!

2

46

;»

SI

1

,;n

1

61

.i

Ml

?

33

2

16

3

09

1

18

3 95

4 39

5 62
6.42
8.67

7.56
7.12
7.03
8.44

6 91
14 00
13.53

8 02

7 50
11.81

10.60
13.21
14.28
6.46

*Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

^Standard ra.n gage — readings at 8 a. m. daily.

Fuel Oil.

Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal from
plants of The Panama Canal, or from private corpora-
tions. The present price from the Canal is SI .65 at
Cristobal and SI. 40 at Balboa. Prices from the corpo-
rations may be obtained on application to them.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Carrillo U. F. C.June 28...

Advance .-...P R. R.June 29...

Tenadores U. F. C.July 1...

Santa Maria U. F. C.July ' 5...

Metapan U. F. C.July 8. . .

Almirante U. F. C.July 12. . .

Colon P. R. R.July 13...

Pastores U. F. C.July 15...

Zacapa U. F. C.July 19. . .

Allianca P. R R. July 20...

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Allianca P. R. R.July 6...

Zacapa U. F. C.July 6. . .

{Contiuued on page 396.)

with

Ihe

Arrives.

..Tulv

5

July

6

July

9

July

12

July

17

■ July

10

• July

10

.July

23

.July

20

July

26

July

12

July

13

396

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 46.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m., July 2, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Lint

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

June 26....
June 26....
June 26....
June 26....
June 27....
June 28

June 19.'.'.'.
June 29....
June 30. . . .
June 30....
June 30....

July 1

July I

J"ly i

July 1

July 2

July 2

July 2

July 2

Ribera

British

British

Chilean

British

Dutch

British

Danish

British

British

British

British

Norwegian. . . .

Norwegian

American

Bolton Steam Shipping Co.. Ltd
Bellgrano Steam,hip Co.. Ltd. . .
South American Steamship Co. .

Cardiff

Esiuimilt

Chilean ports. . . .

Vilwaiso

VUliTOJtok

Brisbine

Hoiicong

Coil

Gzninl

Gm;ral

4.803
7.01)
1.4 26
6,49)
6.0))
8.0))
3.2SS
175

3.798
5.102
3.621
5.212
4.624
6.862
3,021
1.190
3.236
7,379
4.937
5.526
2.369
4.03X
5.222
12.234
5,270
4.758
8.566
11

New York

Cristobil

Western Australian Government.
Britain S. S. Company. Ltd

S il-ador

Cristo')il

G?n_*ril

Okazaki ICisen ICibushiki K'sha.

Cise oil

9. 201
6.80)
7,433

American Smelters S. S. Co

British & Foreinj S. S. Co

Pacific Mail Steamship Co

Ciliera

G.-n;ral, coke

Newport News

Antofagista.
Sin Fran usco. . . .

VlUivosto't

Gjiyiiuil

885
7.0(6
6.579
6,994

Thurland Castle. . . .

New York

Thode Fagelund

Wilhelmsens Dampsk Akties

Wilhelmsens Dampsk Akties

Philadelphia

New York

S'untui

10.533

Monitor (launch) . .

Cristobal

11

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

une 30.
une 30.
u!y 1 . .
uly 1 . .
illy 2..
uly 2..

California (yacht)

San Jaun

John A. Hooper. .

Salvador

Peru

Vcayali

Ormtston

Florentino

Aysen

Cauca

Caspian

Ocean Monarch. . .

Poeldijk

Cozan Maru

Jamaica

Jason

Tenasscrim

Amencan.
American.
American.
British.
British...
Peruvian.
British.. .
British. . .
Chilean...
itish.

H. R. Stockier

Pacific Mail S. S. Co

Sudden & Chnstenson

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Peruvian Steamship Co

Orm Steamship Company.

Polzeath Steamship Co

Southe American S. S. Co.
Pacific Steam Nav. Co

British I Nelson, Donlin & Co.

British. ,
Dutch..

Japanese
British.
British.
British.

Monarch Steamship Co

Holland American Line

Hashimeto Kisen K. K

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Ocean Steamship Co

Brit. & Burmese Stm. Nav. Co.

San Diego

San Francisco
Antofagasta. .
Salma Cruz..

Coronel

Callao

Pisagua

Taltal

Valparaiso

Guayaquil...,

Tocopilla

Iquique

Calita Coloso,

Iquique

Tumaco

Iquique

Iquique

Guantanamo. . .

Colon

New Orleans.. .

Colon

Colon

Colon

Norfolk

Colon (orders) .

Colon

Colon

Newport News
Colon (orders).
Colon (orders) ,
Colon (orders) .

Colon

Colon (orders).
Colon (.orders) .

Billast

General

Nitrates

General

Copper, general.

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

Nitrates

Potash, nitrates.

299

2.369

350

2,900

2,628

266

1,191

795

4.038

2.012

4.278

7.100

5.663

5.40il

3.859

789

4,593

1,036

1,557

5,115

3,689

6.429

4.656

166

1,170

6.509

5,729

141

1.578
1,713

682
2.626
2.206
4.141
2.838
3,042

998
2,693
3,447
3,392
2,589

620
5.408
4,148

ARRIVALS AND EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC.

June 24..
June 25..

1 Sorat,

Norfolk.
New York.

July 2

Booah

American-Australian Line.. .

. City of Durham

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

Acties Mathilda S. S. Co. . .

Chilean ports.
Chilean porta.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.

July 3

JulyS

July 11....
July 11....
July 16

Toyo Kisen Kabuchiki K. . .
New \ork-Pacific S. S. Co..

Pacific Shipping Co

Inverkip Steamship Co

W. R. Smith & Sons

South Pacific

Clvde Steamship Co

July 3

Jersey City

Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

June 28.
July 1..
July 2..

Kilpatrick.
Cavina ....
Fagersand. .

United States Army.

Elders & Fyffes

A. Fagersand

New York.
Port Limon.
M.indinga Bay.

June 29.
June 30.
July 1..
July 1..

Vessel

Itasca (cutter).

Perou

Fagersand

Cavina

Line

U. S. Treasury Dept

French Line

A. Fagersand

Elders & Fyffes. . ..

Havana. Cuba.
Saint Nazaire.
New York.

*Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in

regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

ARRIVALS

DEPARTURES.

June 26....
July 29

Panama Trading Co

Camp Sabbath.
Camp Sabbath.

June 26

June 30

Alicia

Panam
Panam

Trading Co

Trading Co

*Other than ships passing through the Canal.

(Continued from page 395.)

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTORAL-COLON.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Calamares

Carrillo

Tenadores

Advance

Santa Marta, . .

Melapan

Colon

AlmiranU ,

.U. F. C.July 10.... July

U. F. C.

July

13..

• July

U. F. C.

July

17..

.July

P. R. R.

July

20..

• July

U. F. C

July

20..

.Julv

U. F. C.

Julv

24.

. .Aug

P. R. R.

July

27.

. .Aug

U. F. C.

July

27..

..Aug

20 Parismina.

24 Atenas

27 Cartago... .

27 AbangartZ..

1 Heredia. . .

2 Turrialba..

3 Parismina.

.U. F. C.July
.U. F. C.July
.U. F. C.July
.U. F. C.July
.U. F. C.July
.U. F. C.July

July
July
July
July
July
July

Heredia . . .
Turrialba . .
Parismina.

Atenas

Cartazn. . . .
Ahnneares.

U. F.C.July

9..

• July

U. F. C.July

9. .

.July

U. F. C July

16..

• July

U. F. C. July

16..

.July

II F C.Julv

23 .

. Julv

U F C.July

23

. Julv

.U. F. C.July

30.

..Aug

...U.F. C.July 22 July 29 Heredia

...U. F. C.July 26 July 31 Turrialba U.F.C.July 30 Aug. 7

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1916.

No. 47.

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Excavation from the Cut during the Fiscal Year.

Excavation from the Gaillard Cut during
the month of June amounted to 1,069,536
cubic yards. Of this quantity, 1,056,428 cubic
yards were removed from the Culebra slides
and 13.10S cubic yards were excavated in
miscellaneous work of maintenance at other
points in the Cut. Of the total, 999,680 cubic
yards were classified as rock and 69,856 cubic
yards as earth. In addition to the primary
excavation, referred to above, the dredges
rehandled 102,191 cubic yards in the course
of disposing of it.

Including the work in June, which com-
pletes the fiscal year, the total excavation in
the Cut for the year was 11,660,351 cubic
yards. Of this, 10,280,371 cubic yards were
removed from the Culebra slides; and as
between earth and rock, the quantities were
1,637,985 cubic yards of earth and 10,022,366
cubic yards of rock.

The excavation from the Cut during the
fiscal year was an average of 97 1,696 cubic
yards per month, or 31,922 per day.

Excavation from Cut during One Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, July 3, amounted to 229,420 cubic
yards. The dredges also rehandled 32.515
cubic yards of the spoil in disposing of it, but
these figures are not included in the totals,
which are for primary excavation and repre-
sent decrease of material in the Canal prism.

Yardage.
/ 5,550
64.560
65,720
1.790
8.72S
32.515
13,075

The output of the several dredges during the
week was as follows:

Dredge. Type.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper ....

Gamboa 15-yard dipper. . . .

Paraiso 15-yard dipper. . . .

Corozal Ladder

No. 84 Ladler

No. 86 Ladder

No. I Ladder

The ladder dredge Corozal was out of serv-
ice during the week, except for a small part
of the first day, undergoing repairs in dry
dock.

The aggregate of primary excavation from
the bases of the Culebra slides since October
14, 1914, when rush work was begun by the
Dredging Division in the sections north of
Gold and Contractor's Hills, to the hour of
midnight on July 2, 1916, has amounted to
15,439,896 cubic yards. This has been an
average of 748,392 cubic yards per month, or
24,586 cubic yards per day.

Excavation from the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, July 10, amounted to 233,274
cubic yards. Rehandled spoil, not counted in
the totals, amounted to 23,473 cubic yards.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 61,6(9

Gamboa 15-yard dipper 6S.255

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 76,130

Corozal Ladder 1 7 ,>-95

No. SI Ladder 1.900

No. 84 Pipeline suction 7.475

No. 86 Pipel ne suction 23,473

Culebra Seagoing suction

Sale of 95 Retired Locomotives.
Sealed proposals for the purchase of 95 re-
tired locomotives of various classes will be
received in the office of the Chief Quarter-
master, The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights,
C. Z., until 10.30 a. m., August 23, 1916.
Circular 1057, giving full information, form
of contract, bond, etc., may be obtained upon
application to the Chief Quartermaster.

and was completely installed in the new
quarters on the third floor before noon of
July 12. The customs office moved with the
force of the Captain of the Port. The receiv-
ing and forwarding agency of the Panama
Railroad will probably move on Sunday,
July 16, occupying the ground floor.

The lessees of the office rooms on the second
'floor have been advised that they may occupy
the rooms at any time. The following com-
panies have leased offices, in the rooms indi-
cated: South American Steamship Company,
rooms 201 and 203; Payne and Wardlaw,
rooms 205 and 207; Pacific Steam Navigation
Company, rooms 213, 215, and 217; Anglo-
American Steamship Agencies, room 202;
Panama Agencies Company, rooms 204 and
206; American Trade Developing Company,
room 208; Pacific Mail Steamship Companv,
rooms 212, 214, 216, and 218. AH t5 office
rooms on the second floor have been taken.

The building is situated at the head of the
slip between the quay wall and Pier 18. A
description of it was published in The Canal
Record of April 5.

Suction Dredge Passes through the Canal for San
Francisco.

A new suction dredge, the San Pablo, built
at Baltimore for use by the War Department
at San Francisco, arrived at Cristobal on
July 8 and entered the Canal for transit on
the following day. The dredge is traveling
under her own steam. After taking 1,600
barrels of fuel oil at Balboa she cleared at
8 p. m., Monday, July 10. Reference to the
anticipated coming of the San Pablo was
made in The Canal Record of January 19.
The vessel is 155 feet in length by 35 feet
beam and has a draft of 14 feet.

Offices Moving into New Pacific Terminal
Building.

The office of the Captain of the Port of
Balboa began moving into the new Pacific
terminal office building on Monday, July 10,

Six Lives Lost in Fire In Colon.

Six persons were killed and two blocks of
the city of Colon, with the exception of five
buildings, were razed by a fire which broke
out at about 4.30 a. m., Sunday, July 9.
The known dead include one man, one woman,
and four children; the children belonged to
one family. The blocks burned were those
lying between Fifth and Sixth Streets, ex-
tending from Front Street to Bolivar Street,
and the property damage is estimated at
$120,000.

The Cristobal fire department responded
to the call and assisted the Colon department.
There was little wind at the time and the
firemen were able to keep the fire from crossing
the wider streets, but Bottle Alley, the first
longitudinal street beyond Front, is narrow
and the buildings beyond it were ignited,
the fire going back to Bolivar Street.

About 1,200 persons were rendered homeless
by the fire and the Canal Zone chapter of the
Red Cross has undertaken to care for them,
as was done after the large fire of April 30,
1915, which destroyed 22 blocks, about one-
third of the city, in the section between Sev-
enth and Fourteenth Streets, from Front to
D Streets. The new burned area lies one
block to the north of the former.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Cape Mala Light Relighted.
The Cape Mala light was relighted on July
5, 1916, with its characteristics unchanged.
Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

The above has been issued as circular No.
643-25, under date of July 6, 1915.

398

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 47.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.

Increasing Receipts of Tolls Reduce Monthly Loss.

The tolls collected from the Canal traffic
in May, amounting to $368,023.79, were
greater than the tolls in any month since
August, 1915. It was in the middle of Sep-
tember that the Canal was closed by the
Culebra slides.

During the 12 months preceeding last Sep-
tember, when the Canal was in regular use,
with only occasional delays, the aggregate
collections were $5,317,541.19. This was an
average of $443,128.43 per month. During
the first half-month of operation, beginning
on August 15, 1914, the tolls amounted to

$88,401.80; in September they were $265,-
600.80 and in October, $366,786.48; and
after these months there was none to the time
the Canal closed in which the tolls were not
greater than those collected in May, 1916.

The expenses of operation and maintenance
have been increased by the slides. Those for
May were $659,573.85. This was slightly
more than double the expenses for May of
1915, which were $328,079.70. The expenses
for May of this year were, however, the great-
est charged to any month since the opening
of the Canal. The nearest approach is the
$643,945.21 for November, 1915. In the six
months following the closing of the Canal
the charges for operation and maintenance
averaged $577,726.34.

The excess of expenses over the collections
of tolls for May was $291,550.06. This made
the tenth consecutive month in which there
was a loss in the account; July, 1915, is the
only month of the fiscal year in which the
collections of tolls exceeded the expenses for
operation and maintenance, the favorable
balance being $117,570.09. In August there
was a loss of $63,177.33; in September, of
$149,567.34. In the months during which the
Canal was closed the losses ranged between
$546,759.83 and $643,945.21, totaling for the
six months, October to March, inclusive,
$3,553,627.72, which is an average of $592,-
271.29 per month.

A summary of the items charged to opera-
tion and maintenance during May follows:

Items.

May, 1916.

April, 1916.

May, 1915.

Fisral I'M

r to Pate.

This Year.

Last Year.

Marine Division:

$854.57
487.05
5.985.66
7.173.90
3. .136. 30

$825.96
468 . 39
4,682.18
5.419.51
3,744.33

$770.96

423.87

4.210.39

7,757.46

$6,926.77
3,787.93
52.030.93
33,821.88
38,908.06

17.877.48

15.140.37

13,162.68

135,475.57

Lock operation and maintenance —
Gatun Locks:

1,181.20
8,030. 11

O.690.11

3,370.60

174.20

1 .006 34
5.729.61
5.061.39
1,227.48
258.00

1,142.71
8,391.03
6,163.67
2,893.49
309.35

11,765.96
73,393.47
131,724.22
13,739.07
1,893.83

15,905.81

19,815.22

13,282.82

18,900.25

232,516.55

211,042.95

Gatun Spillway:

39.34
66.52

44.24

48.00
153.84
747.19

769.15

4,6')3.12
11.162.77

115.97
2,924.69

6,082 . 60

150.50

1,547.66
5,173.54
3.972.46
1,649.61
313.67

3,040.66

1,694.60
3.980.50
6,554.62
1,262.18
376.15

949.03

1,020.64
6,889.45
4.958.52
1,351.94
180.60

16,625.04

15,004.45
44,400.86
58,567.37
14,386.88
2,587.64

11,645.64

13,394.95
72,611.71

Pedro Miguel Lock:

24.232.25

12,656.94

13,868.05

14,401.15

134.947.20

153,709.14

Pedro Miguel Dam:

91.59

91.59

Miraflores Locks:

2,191.08
7,115.78
16,646.07
1,326.87
365.23

1,879.90

1,656.30

16,426.94

861.65

314.84

1,180.34
8,793.62
4,195.28
2,043.92
438.34

15.694.72
60.101.19
90,307.88
11,444.95
2,946.19

94,123.50

3,235.71

28,145.03

21,139.63

16,651.50

180,589.93

204,182.89

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

62.86

74.89
34.25

356.72

1,815.79

485 85

44.42
49.10

98.82

161.68

109.14

93.52

2,658.36

Miraflores West Dam:

347.72

61,020.96

51,440.30

50.995.45

567,776.39

Dredging:

534.45

622.77

1.104.11

8,400.47

124.198.10

Gaillard Cut

313,673.36

318,001.75

124,585.62
2,253.44

3,172,259.41

1,493,442.55

463.56

20,187.63

314,6"/ 1.37

318,624.52

127.943.17

3.200,847.51

1,628.522.88

2.029.94

1,758.12

20.08

1,032.76
1,827.35

5,094.19
1,139.82
3,317.32

18,021.71

18,692.64

1,625.84

41,328.32

51.91

2.236. ",0
7.26

58 . 45

787.78

948 . 83

90,407.48

20,815.61

23.11

84.57

16,080.30
2.274.16

4,470.17
1,957.90

2.911.19

415,755.52

404,577.91

206.859.69

4,096.786.13

2^3.818.33

177,240.01

121,220.01

2,225,797.16

659.573.85

581,817.95

328,079.70

6,322,583.29

3,705,275.43

368,023.79

235,618.44

522,676.95

2,036,031.42

3,804.154.64

194.597.25

291,550 06

346,199.51 1

4.286.551 87

July 12, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

399

SOUTH END TRAIN SERVICE.

PAJRAISO— PANAMA LABOR TRAINS.

Between Panama and Naos Island, and Fort
Grant; and Panama-Paraiso.

Below are published new time-tables, ef-
fective July 15, governing operation of
Panama-Balboa-Naos Island labor trains;
Panama-Fort Grant suburban trains; and
Panama-Paraiso labor trains. The Paraiso-
Panama trains are listed in a separate sched-
ule from the other services.

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Motor Bus Time-table.

The Panama Railroad Company has is-
sued time-table No. 3, effective July 1, govern-
ing the op:ration of motor busses between the
Tivoli Hotel and Balboa.

The table gives the time of arrival or de-
parture at the Tivoli Hotel, Ancon commis-
sary, Ancon hotel, Administration Building,
Balboa station, Balboa commissary, and Bal-
boa (on the dump, near the entrance to the
military and naval reservation) but a bus
will stop at any point along the route on
signal.

From the Tivoli Hotel a bus will reach the
Ancon commissary in about three minutes,
the Ancon hotel in five, the Administration
Building in 12, the Balboa station in 15,
Balboa commissary in 18, and last stop in
Balboa in 25 minutes. Exact time of arrival
or departure can not be guaranteed.

Operation begins at 6.40 a. m., and con-
tinues until approximately 11 p. m., with
cars running each way at intervals of
15 and 20 minutes; in the morning there
is a variation from this, in the depart-
ure of a bus from the Tivoli Hotel at
7.35 and another 10 minutes later, to ac-
commodate passengers to the Administra-
tion Building. The last bus to Balboa leaves
the Tivoli Hotel at 10.55 p. m.; butthereare
two departures after that, at 11.10 and 11.25,
of cars which go to the garage after reaching
the railroad station at Balboa. The last bus
from Balboa for Ancon leaves at 11.00 p. m.;
one which leaves at 11.20 goes no farther than
the railroad station.

Special runs are made on Saturday nights,
after the dances at the Tivoli Hotel or the
Canal clubhouses at Ancon and Balboa.

Patrons are requested to use "20-cent
silver" coins of Panama (10 centesimosof a
Balboa), one for each fare, and not to drop
anythi.ig else in the register. Change can
be supplied if necessary, but this may occa-
sion delay.

Post-office Address of Pacific Entrance Quaran-
tine Station.
Mail for the quarantine station at Balboa
should be addressed to the new post-office
at Fort Grant, "Fort Grant, C. Z."

WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The rainfall for the month was below nor-
mal everywhere exceptat Alhajuela and Colon,
the deficiency being greatest over the Pacific
section. Totals ranged from 3.95 inches at
Balboa to 15.73 inches at the Indio station
on the upper Chagres. The greatest amount
of precipitation on any one day was 3.60
inches, at Monte Lirio on June 8.

The rainfall at the various stations, in
comparison with the records for the two pre-
ceding years, is given below:

Pacific Section-
Balboa

BalboaHeight

Miraflores. .

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande. .
Central Sectitn-

Culebra

Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

Juan Mina. . .

Alhajuela ....

V'isia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Brazos Brook.

Colon

Bocas del Toro

7.25
7.28
5 64
11 35
9.92

2.37
2.85
5 40

7 63

8 01

8 06 10,03

10 46 6.(6

8.871 7.11

17.78 9. tit

12.51 15.14

12 55 8.09

17,34 12 4

13.05 1(1.5

9.6li 13. t)

14.55 10.40

12.64 12.66

IS. 84 16.48

16.30! 16 01

13.33 4.55

3.95
4 39
5.62
6 42
8.67

7.56
7.12
7.(13
8.44
6 91
14 0 1
13.5.
8.0
7.50
11.81

10.60
13.21
14 28
6.46

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7.39

70

7.61

19

8.69

8

9 55

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9.11

12

8.83

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9 40

10

8.33

13

0.82

35

11.00

6

12.55

17

13.72

8

10.72

5

10.75

9

12.t,4

9

13.01

17

15.30

10

13.46

4-i

7.81

8

The estimated rainfall over the Gatun
Lake watershed was 10.87 inches, or nine per
cent below the 6-year mean, while over the
Chagres River Basin above Alhajuela, it was
13.77 inches, which was three per cent above
the 15-year mean.

The air temperature was approximately
one degree Fahrenheit below normal on the
Pacific coast, and one degree Fahrenheit
above normal on the Atlantic. The atmos-
pheric pressure was slightly below the aver-
age, while the relative humidity, daytime
cloudiness, and wind movement were above
the average on both coasts.

The surface temperature of the sea was
near the normal, while there was an excess
of evaporation on the Atlantic coast, and a
deficiency on the Pacific.

No fogs were observed at either coast sta-
tion, but night and early morning fogs were
numerous over the interior. All fogs ob-
served lifted or were dissipated by 8.45 a. m.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above
mean scalevel were as follows: Maximum,
on the 8th, 86.56; minimum, on the 10th,
86.29; mean for the month, S6. 41.

Evaporation from the lake surface dur-
ing the month amounted to 4.430 inches.

The following is a summary of the climato-
logical conditions at the ends of the Canal:

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29.831

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June 16

72

June 10

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June 28

•Formerly Ancon.

400

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 47.

VESSELS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES USING THE CANAL.

The numbers of the vessels of various nations passing through the Canal each month,
from the opening of the Canal to commercial traffic on August 15, 1914, to July 1, 1916, is
shown in the following tabulation. It will be noted that the British and American vessels
preponderate greatly, forming, respectively, 43.84 per cent and 37.8 per cent of the total of
1,875 vessels. Together they comprise 80.6 per cent of all the ships. Other comparisons
are afforded by the table, in which classification by nationalities is arranged alphabetically:

NUMBER OF VESSELS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES PASSING THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL.

Atlantic to Pacific.

Month

3

X

E

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u

Q

J3

JZ

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1

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c
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3

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3

August

September. .
October ....
November. .
December. .
January, '15
February . . .

July

Semember. .

12
13
15
25
20
26
18
25
25
29
25
33
23
10

i

13

27
26
18
10

15
24
25
25
42
41
42
27

1

2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
4

1

2
2
1

3
1
3
1

1

1

l

1

1

1
1

i

l
l

l

1
1
1
2
2

1
1

1

1

1

1
3
3

2
4
7
2
6
2

2

..,..

3
6

2

4

1

2
3
1

3
"'i'

1

1

49

December . .
1916

2

1

February . . .

4
1
12
13
16

347

1

13
26
33

418

1
4

4

2
4

3
4
3

1
5
3

1
3

5
4

l

6

\l

32

21

16

2

3

2

23

1

35

6

17

941

Pacific to Atlantic.

September. .
October ....
November. .
December. .
J muary, 'i5
F'bruary.. .

J"iy

August . . .
S-*r>iember. .

' y
10
22
19
23
20
21
33
22
31
28
22
29
15

2

16

17
16
31
23
25
29
27
31
24
35
34
22

4

:

3
2
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
1

1

1

2

2

4

1

4
2
5
4
5

5
2
5

1

1

1

3
2
3

"s
1
1

1

1

1

1

2

2
1
4

1

1

1

1
2

1

i
1
2
1

60

*77

i

1

D.-cemher. .

1916
January. . . .
February . . .

5

1
1
3
19
14
15

1

1

1

2
17
29
26

5

1

5
5

1

2
1

1
1
1

5

4
4

2
5
3

1

1

60

54

Total

362

404
822

36
68

21

6

2

3

1

7

1

51

3

16

1

19

31

*934

Grand total.

709

42

22

4

6

3

30

2

86

9

33

7

*1S75

•Including one Argcntii

Deceased Employes.

Name.

Check
No.

Native of Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

34499
93737
67834
40041
95650
97915
11*4696
89064
22290

June 22. 1916.

Barbados

Jamaica

Barbados

Building biv. . . .
Building Div.. ..

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R

P. R. R

Health Dept

June 25, 1916.

Panama

June 15, 19k..

June 25, 191„.

June 27, 191<..

Colon

June 25, 1916.

June 21. 1916.

Reginald Wiles

July 5, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. AH claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once. =^====^==^^====^=^==^==^=^=

Civil Service Examinations.
The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below, in-
formation concerning the same being posted

at Canal clubhouses and post-offices, as per
the numbers of announcements indicated:

Structural steel draftsman (male) ; $4 to $8
a day; examination August 8, 1916; No. 902.

Senior highway engineer (male); §2,200 to
$4,000 a year; examination August 8, 1916;
No. 897.

Electrotyper-finisher (male); 60 cents an
hour; examination about August 13, 1916;
No. 917.

Completing the Celebration of the Fourth of
July.

The sports which were postponed from the
Fourth of July celebration on account of the
rain were held at Balboa in the morning of
Sunday, July 9. These included the horse
show; a baseball game between picked teams
from the Army and the civilians, won by the
former; a wall-scaling contest among teams
from military units, won by the Tenth In-
fantry; and the finals in the tennis tourna-
ment. Special trains were operated between
Colon and Panama, and Las Cascadas and
Panama, on which Fourth of July transpor-
tation was accepted.

The chairman of the Executive Committee
in thanking the members for their work added
the suggestion that, while the celebration is
fresh in their minds, they submit ideas which
might help to make the next celebration bigger
and better than those of the past. These
suggestions are to be placed on file for the
benefit of succeeding committees. The in-
vitation to make suggestions is extended to all
Americans. They may be addressed to the
Executive Secretary, Balboa Heights.

Red Cross Membership More Than Tripled.

The campaign for increased membership
in the Red Cross on the Isthmus has resulted,
to July 11, in a total membership of 1,371
as compared with 360 on May 1. This is an
increase of 1,011 or slightly over 308 per cent.

Among the 1,011 new members are two
sustaining members and 1,009 annual mem-
bers. A "sustaining member" is one who con-
tributes $10, instead of the annual fee of $1;
and $8 of the amount goes to a fund which is
being raised to endow the National Red Cross.

Among the 360 who were members prior
to May 1 are two life members. Life mem-
bership is granted for $25, the income from
which, at four per cent, provides $1 a year.

Those who are holding subscription lists
are urged to return them to the Secretary of
the Red Cross, Balboa Heights, during July.

Postal Saving Accounts.

All outstanding postal savings accounts in
Canal Zone post-offices have been trans-
ferred to the office of the Auditor, and here-
after withdrawals may be made at any money
order office upon 24 hours notice to the post-
master. These are accounts that were opened
under the old postal savings system, which
has been superseded by deposit money
orders.

Applications for Family Quarters.

Applications for family quarters were on

file at the several district quartermasters'

offices on June 30, 1916, as follows:

Ancon

Ancon Hospital.

Paraiso

Gatun

Crist )bal

Total .

189 (15)
106 (11)
172 (36)

Note — The fig .res in parentheses show the number
of applicants already occupying regular or non-house-
keeping family quarters at stations other than those at
which applications are filed.

July 12, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

401

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Payment of Rent for July.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 11. 1916.
i all concerned — Owing to the delay in the prepa-
m of the records and issuan:e of bills lor the col-
on of rent for the month of July. 1916, no penalty
be enforced if the bills for the month of July are
on or before the close of business on July 20,

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Organizations for current Fiscal Year.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z . July 7, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Due to the many changes in rates of pay, it has been
found impracticable to properly check up the new or-
ganizations submitted for the present fiscal year. It
is therefore ordered that the organizations existing as
of June 30, 1916, shall continue, with such changes
in rates of pay as are necessary to conform to the new
rates.

Any increases of force necessary from tune to time
should be handled as heretofore by requesting my au-
thority to make such increase, with the reasons neces-
sitating same, for each individual case.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.
♦

Gravel and Sand for Buildings in Burnt District
of Colon.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. July 6. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective September 1, 1916. the
concession made in the price of gravel and sand for use
in the construction of buildings in the burnt district of
Colon will be withdrawn.

However, the concession will be made for gravel and
sand purchased subsequent to September 1, 1916,
to be used on construction begun or contracted for
prior to that date, provided that the Auditor of The
Panama Canal be notified of the estimated amount of
sand or gravel that will be required to complete
construction under way or contracted for. Notice of
suchcontract and anestimate of the quantity of mate-
rial required must be furnished the Auditor prior to
September 1.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Transfer of Fortification Work.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 1, 1916.
Circular No. 660-30:

1. With the approval of the Secretary of War, the
work of the Fortification Section will be placed under
the supervision of the District Engineer Officer in
Charge of Fortification Work, Ancon, Canal Zone,
effective July 1, 1916.

2. The personnel of the Fortification Section will
remain a part of The Panama Canal organization
until further notice, but w.ll be under the direction of
the District Engineer Officer in Charge of Fortification
Work.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Panama Canal Train Crews Transferred to
Panama Railroad.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. July 6. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective July 1, 1916, for admin-
istrative reasons, all train crews formerly operated
under The Panama Canal will be transferred to the
Panama Railroad.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Colored Teachers Acting as Principals.
TdE Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 3, 1916.
Circular No. 656-7:

Teachers of colored schools who act as principals
will receive the following amounts in addition to their
regular salaries as teachers :

For principals of school buildings with two rooms,
$5 per month.

For principals of school buddings with three or more
rooms, $10 per month.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting Member of Board of Local Inspectors.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. Ju.ie 30, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective June 29, 1916, during
the absence on leave of Mr. James Macfarlane. Mr.
William H. Stone will act as member of the Board of
Local Inspectors.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.
♦
Accountability for Nonexpendable Property
Charged to Depot Commissary.

The Panama Canal.
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., June 21, 1916.
Circular No. 125:

Circular No. 12i, designating Capt. F. H. Smith
as accountable official for nonexpendable property
charged to Depot Commissary, is hereby revoked.

Circular No. 121, designating Mr. Benj. L. Jacobson,
Depot Commissary, as accountable for nonexpendable
property in line commissaries and An^on laundry, will
remain in force.

The property accounts for Mr. Jacobson will be
handled in the Property Bureau, Balboa Heights, and
all invoices should be addressed and mailed to the
Property Bureau.

Ad. Faure,
Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Nonexpendable Property Carried by Depot Com-
missary.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 30, 1916.
Circular No 129:

Effective July 1, 1916, Capt. F. H. Smith will ac-
count for all nonexpendable property carried by the
Depot Commissary, vice Mr. Benj. L. Jacobson.
Ad. Faure,
Approved: Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., June 2S, 1916.
Circular No. 126:

Effective July 1, 1916, Mr. G. S. Briggs is designated
an accountable official of The Panama Canal, vice
Mr. A. P. E. Doyle, and as such will account for all
stock carried at the Mount Hope printing plant.
Ad Faure,
Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Approved :

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 29, 1916.
Circular No. 127:

Effective July S, 1916, Mr. T. S. Booz is designated
an accountable official, and as such will account for

M.

all property in use at the Y.
M. M. Richardson.

All papers affecting his account
the Property and Requisition Bureai

vice Mr. F.

nil br- mailed to
, Balboa Heights.
Ad. Faure.
Approved: Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 1, 1916.
Circular No. 130:

Effective July 1, 1916, Lieut.-Col. Deane C. Howard
is designated an accountable official of The Panama
Canal, vice Maj. E. E. Persons, and as such will ac-
count for all nonexpendable property in use by the
Health Department.

Ad. Faure,
Approved: Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

On Special Duty in Chief Health Office.
The Panama Canal,
Health Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., June 27, 1916.
To all concerned — Capt. D. W. Harmon, Medical
Corps, U. S. Army, is assigned to special duty in this
office until Maj. E. E. Persons goes on leave of ab-

sence about August 1, 1916. During Major Persons'
tbsence. Captain Harmon will act as general inspector.

D. C. Howard,
Approved: Chief Health Officer.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Sundry Civil Bill Approved.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. July 5, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

To all concerned — For yo'.r information, the follow-
ing item is quoted from cablegram dated July 3, 1916:
"Sundry Civil Bill approved July I."

C. A. McIlvaine, Executive Secretary.

Room in the New Office Building at Cristobal.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 30, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

If your department requires room in the new office
building at Cristobal, it will be necessary for you to
advise this office at once, in order that it will be known
what rooms will be available for assignment to outside
parties.

Up to the present time, only two or four rooms re-
main unas-igned on the second floor, as the entire
third floor of this building will be occupied by the
Port Captain, the entire first flo^r by the Receiving
and Forwarding Agent, ani part of the second1 floor by
the Receiving and Forwarding Agent, the Health
Officer, the Collector, and the customs officers.

C. A. MciLVaine, Executive Secretary.

Post-office Inspector.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., July 8, 1916.
To all postmasters — You are advised of the appoint-
ment, effective July 1, 1916. of Mr. S. C. Russell as
post-office inspector of the Canal Zone. His authority
will be respected accordingly.

C. H. Calhoun,
Approved: Director of Posts.

C. A. McIlvaine,

Executive Secretary.

Employes Authorized to Witness Signatures to
Pay Receipts.

The Panama Canal,

Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., June 12, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

It is desired to cancel all outstanding authorities for
witnessing signatures to pay receipts. You will please
submit to this office a list of employes whom you desire
authorized, furnishing three copies of their signatures
on cards three inches by five inches. It is desired that
none but gold employes be authorized for this work.
Ad. Faure,
Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Employes Authorized to Witness Pay Receipts.
The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C- Z., July 7, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Referring to circular from this office of July I, re-
questing that you submit a list of employes whom you
desire authorized to witness signatures to pay receipts,
it must be understood that none of the employes should
witness signatures until duly authorized to do so, and
that the fact that they have furnished three copies of
their signatures does not authorize them to perform this
duty.

In addition to the signature it is desired that the
occupation and location of the employe be shown on
the card.

It is expected that these authorizations will be issued
in time for witnessing the July pay receipts in August.
Ad. Faure,
Acting Auditor. The Panama Canal.

Dumping of Cars Loaded with Rubbish.
Panama Railroad Company,
Office of Master of Transportation,
Balboa Heights, C Z.. June 24, 1916.
Circular No. 391:

To all yard conductors, Balboa Yard — Hereafter
when handling Lidgerwood cars loaded with rubbish
to Dump 19, please turn cars so that same will be open
on the west side. It must also be understood that cars
not tagged by the division loading must not be handled.
It is necessary that these cars bear tags in order that un-
loading forces may make proper distribution of labor
charges.

W. F. Foster.
Acting Master of Transportation.

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 47.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., July 9, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

July 3
July 3
July 3
July 5
July 5
Julys
July 5
July 5
July 5
Julv 6
July 7
July 7
July 7
July 9
July 9
July 9
July 9

Cauca

AlbertG. Force (tug)
Ay sen

i< a yali

Urubamba

Jamaica

Boonah

Con nsdlor

Oswald

Cily ojOran

Kim

Ikoma Mam

Tokuyama Maru.. .
San Pablo (dredge)

Magellan

Corcovado

Kawachi Maru. . . .

British. . .
American
Chilean..
Peruvian.
Peruvian.
British. ..

British. . .
British. . .
British. . .
Norwegia
Japanese.
Japanese.
American
French. . .
British. . .
Japanese.

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

United States Navy

South American S. S. Co

Peruvian Steamship Line

Peruvian Steamship Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

American-Australian Line

Harrison Line

Booth Steamship Company. . . .

Norton Lilly & Company

P. Johannessen

J. Nakamarua

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki K'sha
United States Government. . . .

Ant. Dom. Bordes & FUs

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki K'sha

Cristobal..
Cristobal..
Cristobal..
Cristobal. .
Cristobal..
Cristobal..
New York.
Liverpool.
Liverpool.
New York.
Norfolk. . .
New York.
Philadelph
Baltimore.
Norfolk. . .
Liverpool.
New York.

Guayaquil. . . .

Balboa

Valparaiso. . . .

Callao

Callao

Buenaventura.

Australia

Los Angeles. . .
Calita Buena. .
Vladivostok. ..

Iquique

Amoy

Itosaki

San Francisco.

Iquique

Peruvian ports
Vladivostok. . .

General.
Loaded. .
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
Ballast..
General.
Ballast..
Oil

432

1.765

2,044
2,4')'i
393
6,655
3,500

10. SOD

4,957
1,170
7.670
5.402
5,427
.S.950
7,552
3,123
7,494
838
6.421
4.797
6.164

9"8

3.042
2,206
3.118

620
5.634
3.746
3,750
6,911
5.605
2,302
5.409

344
4.343
3,347
4,174

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

July 5
JulyS
July 6
July 7
July 7
July 9

Palena . .
Guernsey
Mantaro
Capac...
Creenwici
Qhioan. .

Chilean. .
Norwegia:
Peruvian.
British...

British. .
American

South American S. S. Co.

W. Wilhelmsens

Peruvian Steamship Line.
N. Y. and Pacific S. S. Co
Britain Steamship Co. . . .
American-Hawaiian Line.

Lota, via way ports. Colon

Mejillones Colon (orders).

Callao Colon

Pisagua Philadelphia. . ,

Cruz Grande Philadelphia. .

Antofa&asta I Baltimore

General.
Nitrates
Gen-nl.
General.
Iron ore
Nitrates

963

3,639

6. ;oo

4,4'i

2,860

4,639

4,300

3,221

4,100

2,952

8,700

7,106

2,673
2,206
2,127
5,066

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

Photinia

Konikl. Nederland S. M....
Houlder, Middleton & Co. . .

Acties Mathilda Co

Elleric Steamship Co

Clyde Steamship Co

Portland.
Taltal.

Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.

July 11

July 11....
July 13....
July 14....
July 14....
July 15....
July 16....

Inverkip Steamship Co

Nautilus Shipping Co

New .Zealand Shipping Co. .

The Bowdoin Co

Swedish East Asiatic Co

U. S. Steel Products Co. ...
W. R. Smith & Co

Poplar Branch. . . .

Paita.

Chilean ports.

San Francisco.

Kalibia

South Pacific

Junin, Chile.

July 11 ... .

Jersey City

Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•departures.

♦expected ARRIVALS.

♦expected departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line-

For

July 4

July 5

July 7

July 10

Siena

Genoa.

New Orleans.

Liverpool.

Bordeaux.

July 5

July 8

New York.

Haiti

July 11.
July 11.

Anonio Lopez.

Haiti

Oranian

Siskiyou

Spanish Line

Fren:h Line

Leyland Line

E. K, \Vooi Lumb;r Co.

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

DEPARTURES.

July 3 Anyo Maru..

July 5 Alicia

July 7 La Primera. .

July 7 . . ■ ■ ■ 1 Sinaloa

Toyo Kisen Kaisha. .
Panama Trading Co.
Standard Oil Co

Valparaiso.
Camp Sabbath.
Corinto.
Calita Coloso.

July 6..
July 10.
JulyS..
July 7..

A nyo Maru Toyo Kisen Kaisha .

Alicia Panama Trading Co.

La Primera Standard Oil Co

Hong':ong.
Camp Sabbath.
San Francisco.
San Francis, o.

*Other than ships passing through the Canal.

Masimum Stages of the Chagres River.
Stations.

Day and Date.

Sun., July 2

Mon., July.?...
Tues., July 4. .
Wed.. July 5 . .
Thurs., July 6.

Fit, July 7

Sat., July 8 . . .

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127.95
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131 40
129 05
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Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

..U. F. C.July 5...

..U. F. C.July 8..,

. .U. F. C.July 12...

..P. R. R.July 13...

. .U. F. C.July 15...

. .U. F. C.July 19...

.PR R July 20..

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORKj

Carrillo U. F. C . July 13 . . .

Tenadores U. F. C.July 17...

Advance P. R. R. . July 20 . .

Santa Marta U. F. C.July 20...

Santa Maria...

Metapan

Almirante

Colon

Pastor es

Zacapa

Arrives.

July 12

July 17

July 19

July 19

July 23

July 26

July 26

July 20

July 24

July 27

July 27

Metapan

Colon

Almirante . . . .

U. F. C.July 24 Aug

P.R.R. July 27 Aug.

U.F.CJuly 27 Aug

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Ahangartz.
Hcredia. ..
Turrialba. .
Parismina.

U. F.C.July

U.F.CJuly

JJ. F. C.July

U. F. C.July

July
July
July
July

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U. F. C July 16. . . July

Atenas U. F. C. . July 16 . . . July

Cartaeo U F C.Julv 23 Julv

Abanearct U F C July 23.. July

Hcredia U. F. C . July 30. . . .Aug.

Turrialba U.F.CJuly 30.... Aug.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1916.

No. 48.

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Balboa Heights. Canal Zone.

Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Hydrographic Station to Be Established at Cape
Mala.

An expedition is to be sent to Cape Mala,
on the west side of the mouth of the Gulf of
Panama, next week to establish a station for
the collection of meteorological and hydro-
graphic data. These will be the basis of study
of the winds, tides, and currents, in order
that vessels may navigate with greater safety
around this frequented and at times dangerous
point.

The keeper of the lighthouse will have
charge of the recording instruments, and will
also make observations of the set of the cur-
rents, as is the practice at lighthouses in the
United States. The instruments will include
an anemometer, measuring the velocity of the
wind, and an anemoscope, indicating its
direction, both connected electrically with a
quadruple automatic recorder; and a tide
gage and a standard rain gage.

In an expedition the latter part of June to
renew the gas tanks at the Cape Mala light,
the clapet which took the party from Balboa
to the cape came near foundering in a severe
storm. At about two o clock in the morning,
while the vessel was anchored off the cape a
severe storm sprang up, with a wind blowing
around 40 miles an hour and heavy seas run-
ning. An effort was made to get under way
but the anchor was foul of rocks, and after
members of the crew hove it up and down
for almost an hour it had to be slipped. By
this time the seas were breaking clear over

the top of the house, the vessel wallow-
ing and continually sticking her stern under,
filling up everything aft. A 6-inch syphon
was connected, and with careful nursing and
steady bailing with buckets the crew kept the
clapet clear and afloat. The master reported
that at one time the ship rolled so that her
sidelights were under water. The side lights
and a great deal of equipment on the deck
and within the deckhouse were washed away.
In a later expedition to do the same work of
renewing the tanks, the tanks caught fire
when being tested, and a considerable amount
of damage was done. This resulted in the
light being extinguished for several days, as
reported in recent notices to mariners, but
it was promptly restored to working order.

Provisions for Rebuilding in Colon Fire Area.

The Panama Railroad Company has issued
a circular letter to the lessees of lots in Colon
on which houses were destroyed 'by the fire
of July 9. offering to renew the leases for 25
years, beginning July 1, 1916, subject to the
condition that buildings erected on them shall
be of concrete or other noninflammable ma-
terial and shall conform in other respects
to the provisions of an ordinance based on the
decree of May 30, 1915, of the President of
Panama. This decree was issued in conse-
quence of the fire of April 30, 1915. In its
first article the ordinance provides that
"every building which will be erected in the
city of Colon shall have the external walls in
concrete, brick, stone, concrete blocks, or
expanded metal." This article was followed
by 13 others, making detailed provisions for
fireproofing and other elements of structural
safety.

As was done for the rebuilding of the area
of April 30, 1915, the Panama Railroad will
agree to furnish sand and gravel for this work
at SI. 25 per cubic yard, laid down in Colon.

The cleaning up of the latest burned area
is in progress. The debris was not sufficient
to justify the laying of a spur track from the
Panama Railroad and the removal of material
is being accomplished by means of carts and
wagons.

Children Playing around Houses under Construc-
tion, and Sawmills.
Complaint has been made of children in
Ancon and Balboa who make playgrounds of
the buildings under construction and of the
local sawmills. This practice is dangerous
and parents are required to have their
children refrain from it. In addition to the
danger of the children, it has caused trouble
to the foremen in charge and their employes,
and in some instances there have been
altercations between the parents of the child-
ren and the people in charge of the work when
the latter have interfered and ordered the
children off the work. A reasonable consider-
ation on the part of all parents concerned is
necessary in order that this difficulty may be
done away .with.

NEW LINE THROUGH CANAL.

New Zealand Shipping Company Abandons Old
Round-the-World Route for Canal.

The passage through the Canal on Satur-
day, July 15, of the passenger steamship
Remnera of the New Zealand Shipping Com-
pany, on the way from Wellington to London,
marks the establishment of this important
line through the Canal. Its route has for-
merly been around the Cape of Good Hope
on the outward voyage from Great Britain,
and around Cape Horn on the homeward lap,
the vessels going completely around the world
on each voyage. It was intended to make use
of the Canal route some time ago, but the
disturbance of conditions by the European
war and the later closing of the Canal by
slides had deferred the adoption of this route
up to this time. The company has reported
its intention of building new ships especially
for the Canal service.

The Remuera carried 33 first cabin, 60
second class, and 156 third class passengers,
who are on their way from New Zealand to
Great Britain; discha/ged three first class
and three second class passengers at Balboa,
for transfer to connecting lines; and took
five passengers at Cristobal for Newport
News. She will call at Newport News for
coal, sailing thence for Plymouth and London.

The passenger accommodations were prac-
tically all taken. The passengers expressed
themselves as well pleased with the Canal
route, as they had encountered fair weather
almost all the way up, and found the Isth-
mian scenery and the Canal itself very in-
teresting. It seems probable that the accom-
modations of the line and the opportunities
to transfer at the Isthmus to connecting lines
will cause this service to be of increasing im-
portance.

The old route homeward, by Cape Horn,
began with a voyage of 4,461 miles from Wel-
lington to Cape Horn, a long, cold, rainy
trip, passing through a region of icebergs.
Rounding Cape Horn, the ship made for
Montevideo, 1,355 miles beyond; and from
Montevideo to England, by way of Tenerife,
was about 6,200 miles. The total was ap-
proximately 12,216 miles. The new route is
approximately 11,188, if the ship sails by
way of Tahiti and goes from Colon direct to
Plymouth. If she sails direct to Balboa from
Wellington, and goes by Norfolk on the way
from Colon to Plymouth the distance is ap-
proximately 11,448 miles. The saving by
the Canal route is then about 768 miles, or
around 2| days of ordinary steaming for the
ships in this service.

Outward from Great Britain, around the
Cape of Good Hope, the distance from Plym-
outh to Wellington is 12,916 miles, by way
of Tenerife, Cape Town, Hobart, and Auck-
land. The saving by Panama is something

406

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 48.

over 1,500 miles, or over five days of steaming.

A chart showing the new and the old
routes is reproduced herewith.

The Canal route offers advantages in re-
spect of weather, and, for the present at least,
in the cost of coal. On account of the high
charters prevailing J:he cost of coalatMonte-

of the employment of the Canal colliers in
hauling coal from Norfolk. The coaling ad-
vantage is marked at this time, but it is the '
belief of officials of the New Zealand Shipping
Company that the Canal *oute will continue
to attract their ships when coal prices over
the world shall have been restored to the

modore of the fleet, and has completed 89
voyages around the world, on none of which
has he lost a passenger through causes other
than sickness or suicide. Other of the mail
steamers are the Rotorua, Ruahine, Ruapehu.
Tongariro, and Turakina. Intermediate and
cargo steamships include the following, sev-

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video, where the homeward ships formerly
coaled, has risen greatly. At Norfolk there is
a plentiful supply of high grade coal, cheap
for the quality, delivered by rail from the
mines of Virginia and West Virginia. At the
Canal low prices have been maintained in
spite of the scarcity of shipping, by virtue

equilibrium of peace times.

The Remnera is the largest of the six mail
steamers of the company's fleet. Her gross
registered tonnage is 11,276. Her length is
485 feet, beam 62.3 feet, and her draft aft at
the time of passing through the Canal was
25 feet six inches. Her master is the com-

eral of which have been through the Canal:
the Kaikoura, Kaipara, Opawa, Orari,
Otaki, Paparoa, Rakaia, Rimutaka, Waimate,
Wakanui, and Whakatane. The Hurunui is
building for the company. The names are
Maori names, taken from the names of set-
tlements of the aborigenes of the islands,
or from rivers, mountains, etc.

QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES.

Summaries of Movements at Canal Terminals
during May and June.

The consolidated reports of the activities
of the quarantine offices of the Atlantic and
Pacific terminals of the Canal for the months
of May and June are published below. In
both months the persons embarking for
foreign ports were in excess of the arrivals
from foreign ports.

The summary for May is as follows:

Number of vessels inspected and passed 187
Number of vessels held in quarantine. . 22

Total 209

Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with anti-plague
and mosquito b reed ing regulations . . 143

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 16

Number of crew inspected and passed. 11,800

Number of passengers inspected and

passed 3,272

Total 15,072

Number of persons vaccinated in port

on arrival 369

Number of persons vaccinated in port

of departure or en route 1617

Total 1,986

Number of persons detained in quaran-
tine to complete period of incubation
of yellow fever and bubonic plague. 341

Number of persons detained on board

vessels 2,316

Total 2.657

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 1,606

Steerage 1,024

Total 2,630

Number of persons embarked for foreign
ports:

Cabin 1,809

Steerage 1,094

Total 2.903

Number of persons in transit 483

Number of persons leaving for coast
townj 1,634

Number of persons Ian ded during the

month 5,237

Less those for Pacific ports 270

Total 4.537

Number of bills of health issued 52

Number of bills of health viseed 116

N umber of immigrants rejected and de-
ported 17

The immigration report for Colon, which
is the port receiving the majority of passen-
gers, classifies the immigrants during May by
places of origin, as follows:
From Cabin Steerage

Europe 19 14

United States 585 16

Jamaica and West Indies 52 185

Venezuela 16 1

Colombia 96 110

Cuba 21 15

Costa Rica 159 43

Bocas del Tore 33 126

Coast towns 145

Total '"981 655 '

Grand total 1 .636

Of the 1,636, the men numbered 731;

women, 414; children, 22S; United States

troops, 118; and 145 were not classified.
The activities during June are summarized

as follows:

Number of vessels inspected and passed 1 82

Number of vessels detained in quaran-
tine 20

Total 202

Number of special inspections made
to enforce compliance with anti-
plague and mosquito-breeding regu-
lations 145

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 14

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture 0

Total 14

Number of crew inspected and passed 11,178
Number of passengers inspected and

passed 2,766

Total 13,944

Number of persons vaccinated in port

on arrival 402

Number of persons vaccinated in port

of departure or en route 1,186

Total 1,588

Number of persons detained in quaran-
tine to complete period of incubation
of yellow fever and bubonic plague. . 377

Number of persons detained on board
vessels 1,946

Total 2,323

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports:

Cabin 1,455

Steerage 653

Total 2.1 OS

Number of persons embarked for
foreign ports:

Cabin 2,121

Steerage 986

Total 3.107

Number of persons in transit 494

Number of persons from coast towns 1,726
Number of persons leaving for coast

towns 1,459

Apparent increase 267

Number of persons landed during the

month:

Steerage from foreign ports 653

Cabin from foreign ports 1,455

Total 2.108

Number of bills of health issued or

viseed 206

Numoer of immigrants rejected and

deported 32

The immigration report for Colon for June
was as follows:

Dabin Steerage.

Europe 12 9

United States 558 85

Jamaica and West Indies. ... 65 207

Venezuela 9 2

Colombia 121 154

Cuba 22 10

Costa Rica 86 38

Bocas del Toro 35 101

Coast towns 188

Total 908 794

Grand total 1,702

July 19. 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

407

LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS.

Distribution of Canal and Railroad Force, and
Summary of Occupation of Quarters.

The total force of The Panama Canal, the
Panama Railroad Company, and the con-
tractors with those organizations on the
Isthmus for the half-month ending on Wednes-
day, June 21, was 23,462.

This was a decrease of 519 from the force
of May 24,- which numbered 23,981. It is
just one more than the 23,461 employed on
April 26. It is 1,638 less than the 25,100
employed on March 22, and 904 less than the
force on February 23, which was 24,366.
The least force which has .been employed on
the Canal and railroad work since 1906, when
extensive operations were getting under way,
was that for the last half-month of Decem-
ber, 1915. It numbered 21,915. This is
less by 1,547 than the force for the last half
of June, 1916.

The total forces for the last half of June
in preceding years have 1 eei as follows: In
1915, 26,897; in 1914, 29,673; in 1913,
42,262; in 1912, 34,927. The largest force
ever reported was that for March, 1913,
which was 44.733.

The gold force, consisting almost entirely
of white Americans, numbered 3,492 for the
last half of June, 1916. This was a decrease
of 101 from the force for May, which num-

bered 3,593; and 147 less than the 3,639
employed in April. On March 22 the force
was reported as 3,409; over this the force
for June is an increase of 83.

The gold force consisted of 3,074 employes
of The Panama Canal, 333 of the Panama
Railroad, and 85 of contractors. The total
of 3,492 is a decrease of 101 from the total
gold force for June of 1915, which was made
up of 3,212 employes of The Panama Canal,
295 of the Panama Railroad, and 86 of con-
tractors. The total gold force for June of
1914, two years ago, was 4,257. It consisted
of 3,790 employes of The Panama Canal, 442
of the Panama Railroad, and 25 of contrac-
tors.

The principal changes in the forces of the
several departments since the last half of
May were a decrease of 1,117 in the force of
the Panama Railroad; an increase of 484
for the Building Division; an increase of 216
for the Division of Muncipal Engineering;
a decrease of 172 in the Dredging Division;
an increase of 130 in the commissary branch
of the Supply Department. The Marine
Division made a relatively large increase,
from 256 to 293. The forces of contractors
diminished by 74.

A summary' of the employment as of June
21, and of the occupation of Panama Canal
and Panama Railroad quarters as of June 30,
is given in the following tabulations:

S.LVKR KMPLOYES*

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2

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Artisans.

Laborers.

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Department or
Division.

£

£

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m

X

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3

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5

Operation and Main-
t'n'ce; Iocs S: office
Terminal Coustr'ctn

491
24)
98
71

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33
363

2.
43
14
75

22

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43
19

52
13o

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301
441

127
30 1
130
628

14

34
24
99

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31

607

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12

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73

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71

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3

1
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5
2
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641
S63

1.741

381

2.4t3

2,220

1.S49

229

o93

17s

15.
166

1/.

1C6
84

320

812

64

57

1

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1.029

1,

326

139

199
58

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8

51

30
14

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4
10

296
97
61

9.6
4s
167

13
2
9

2,497
2,540
2,1.61

Fortifications.

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25

43

87

7

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89
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69
158

450

3.467J 21

58s

949

2.067

1,012

146

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1.733

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338

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393

2,152

21

861

122
3.258

229

19,970

2,167

12

235

803

6

2,241

21
381
122
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34

6.763

Health

3

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21

16

34

374

9

20

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Panama Railroad ....

73
16

59
5

164

44

392

81

2IS

977

24

447
42

506
4

5
56

14
3

3.621

Grand total

725

1,242

2.637

1.244

1.618

6S

1.571

3.758

23,462

6.9 I61 273
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690
+26

1.143(2.388
+99, +249

1,6)3
-419

1,987
-369

79
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1.76S
-197

3.324
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57
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91

+ 4

20,38 J
-418

3,59.'
-101

23.981
-519

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Gold.

Europeans.

West Indians.

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

Men J Women

Chil-
dren

Men

Women

Chil-
dren

937
953
29
247
320
21
38
216
955

337

42"

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121

79

13

5

175

335

314

363

6

144

90

10

12

212

410

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19

1.349J
247
99
387s
562
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160

1,027

486
16

18
123
115
255

33
892

680

6

7
45
2

153

5
1

15

7

159

40

12
72

2

3

1,052

1,984«| 258

3.718

1,500

1.561

233

19

4,

6,195

2,196

2,892

(1) Includes Taboga Island, Naos Island, and Palo Seco. (2) Includes 17 Asiatics. (3) Includes IS Ameri-
can negroes, 30 Colombians and Panamanians, and two Panamanians on the gold roll. (4) Includes Miraflores
and Red Tank. (5) includes 43 Panamanians. (6) Includes Empire, Las Cascadas, and Bas Obispo. (7) Includes
14 Panamanians. (8) Includes Colon Beach and Colon Hospital. (9) Includes 14 East Indians, 15 colored
American citizens, and 412 Panamanians.

SCHEDULE of examinations.

List of Examinations to be Held ia Fall of 1916.

The following is a schedule of civil service
examinations to be held at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights, in the fall of
1916:

Clerk, Panama Canal Service, about Sep-
tember 10, 1916. Applications must be filled
out and filed with the local board not later
than August 15, 1916.

The following-named examinations will
be held on or about October 1, 1916: Stenog-
rapher, Departmental Service; stenographer
and typewriter, Departmental and Panama
Canal Services (men only for Panama Canal);
stenographic clerk, Departmental Service;
typewriter, Departmental Service. Appli-
cations for these examinations must be filled
out and filed with the secretary of the local
beard not later than September 7, 1916.

The following-named examinations will be
held on or about September 17, 1916. Ap-
plications must be filled out and filed with the
local board not later than August 22, 1916:
Ai I, Coast and Geodesic Survey (men only);
assistant inspect r of boilers, Steamboat
Inspection Service (men only); assistant in-
spector of hulls, Steamboat-Inspection Serv-
ice (men only); bookbinder, Government
Printing Office (men only); draftsman,
Engineer Department at large (men only);
draftsman copyist, ship, Navy Department
(men only); electrotyper, mokler, Govern-
ment Printing Office (men only); forest as-
sistant, Forest Service (men only); junior
chemist, Departmental Service; junior en-
gineer, mechanical or electrical, Engineer
Department at large (men only); laboratory
apprentice, Bureau of Standards (men only);
local inspector of boilers, Steamboat-In-
spection Service (men only); local inspectcr
of hulls, Steamboat- 1 nspec ion Service (men
only); matron, Indian Service; pharmacist,
Public Health Service (men only); physician,
all services except Philippine (men only);
postal clerk, Panama Canal Service (men
only); pressman, Government Printing Of-
fice (men only); stereotyper, Government
Printing Office (men only); veterinarian,
Bureau of Animal Industry.

The following-named examinations will be
held on or about October 15, 1916. Applica-
tions for the same must be filled out and filed
with the local board not later than Sep-
tember 20, 1916: Agricultural inspector,
Philippine Service (men only); aid, Bureau of
Standards (men only); apprentice fish cultur-
ist, Bureau of Fisheries (men only); drafts-
man copyist, marine engine and boiler, Navy
Department (men only); draftsman, mechani-
cal, Panama Canal Service (men only);
draftsman, topographic, Panama Canal Serv-
ice (men only); electrotyper, finisher, Gov-
ernment Printing Office (men only); engineer,
Indian Service (men only); junior engineer
(civil), Engineer Department at large (men
only); junior engineer (mining), Bureau of
Mines (men only); laboratory assistant,
Bureau of Standards (men only); library
assistant, Departmental Service; press feeder,
Government Printing Office (women only);
printer, Government Printing Office; scien-
tific assistant, Department of Agriculture;
teacher, Indian Service; trained nurse, Indian
and Panama Canal Services.

Application blanks may be secured from the
secretary of the local board.

In requesting application blanks for any of

408

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Vol. IX, No. 48.

the above-named examinations the exact title
thereof as given above should be stated. In
filing applications the date of examination
should be omitted. In answering questions
as to bona fide residence, such residence must
be shown in a State or Territory of the United
States, and county thereof, up to the time of
filing application.

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below,
information concerning the same being posted
at clubhouses and post-offices, as per the
numbers of announcement indicated:

Associate ceramic chemist (male); $2,000
to $2,500 a year; examination August 8,
1916; No. 930.

Inspector of safety appliances (male); and
inspector of hours of service (male); $1,800
a year; examination about September 3-4,
1916; No. 933.

Electrical draftsman (male); $3.52 and
$6 a day; examination August 15, 1916;
No. 918.

Work of Sanitation in Army Posts.

During the last six months work has been
pushed in the installation of permanent drains
and ditches in the former Canal villages of
Las Cascadas, Empire, and Culebra, which
have been occupied as Army posts since the
completion of dry excavation in the Cut.
The original work in these villages was of
temporary character, as it was expected that
the places would be abandoned by Canal em-
ployes and that the installation of permanent
tile and concrete ditching would be an un-
warranted expense.

Following the virtually complete occupa-
tion of the towns by the Army, it set about
carrying on its own work of sanitation. A
sanitary inspector formerly in the employ of
the Canal was engaged to direct the work in
Las Cascadas, Empire, and Culebra, to which
have since been added Corozal and FortGrant.
His work has embraced the direction of cur-
rent sanitation and the planning and installa-
tion of the permanent accessories.

The work which was accomplished through-
out the last dry season and up to June 1, in
addition to the routine antimosquito work,
the removal of garbage, etc., included the
following construction work for drainage:

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Las Cascadas.

Empire

Culebra

Corozal

Concrete

Subsoil

ditch.

tile.

Lin. ft.

Lin. ft.

3.863

2,949

936

449

3.748

479

2.532

*3.253

♦Reconstructed.

The concrete ditches average 18 inches in
width, and the subsoil tile are four, six, and
10 inches in diameter.

At Quarry Heights this class of work was
performed by the Division of Municipal
Engineering of The Panama Canal.

Barges Used for Transshipping.
Three barges belonging to the Panama
Railroad have been sent through the Canal
with cargo during the past week, starting
from Balboa on July 12 and 13. Two of
them carried copper bars, for transshipment
at Cristobal and one carried cocoa. The
cocoa was unloaded from the steamship
Amor when that ship was fumigated, and
was carried through the Canal in the barge
instead of being reloaded on the Amor. The
railroad company paid tolls and towage on
the barges.

Establishing Proportions and Sizes of National
Flags and Union Jacks.

The Executive Order of October 29, 1912,
is hereby revoked, and for it is substituted the
following:

Whereas, "An Act to Establish the Flag
of the United States," approved on the 4th
of April, 1818, reading as follows: —

"Section I. Be it enacted, etc.,
That from and after the fourth day of
July next, the flag of the United States
be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be twenty
stars, white in a blue field.

"Section 2. And be it further en-
acted, That on the admission of every new
State into the Union, one star be added
to the union of the flag; and that such
addition shall take effect on the fourth of
July then next succeeding such admis-
sion."
fails to establish proportions; and

Whereas, investigation shows some sixty-
six different sizes of National flags, and of
varying proportions, in use in the Executive
Departments;

It is hereby ordered that National Flags
and Union Jacks for all Departments of the
Government, with the exception noted under
(a), shall conform to the following propor-
tions:—

Hoist (width) of Flag 1

Fly (length) of Flag 1.9

Hoist (width) of Union 7/13

Fly (length) of Union 76

Width of each stripe 1 ,'13

(a) Exception: The colors carried by
troops, and camp colors, shall be the sizes pre-
scribed for the Military Service (Army and
Navy).

Limitation of the number of sizes: With
the exception of colors under note (a), the

sizes of flags manufactured or purchased for
the Government Departments will be limited
to those with the following hoists:

(1) 20 feet

(2) (Standard) 19 feet

(3) 14.35 feet

(4) 12.19 feet

(5) 10 feet

(6) 8.94 feet

(7) 5.14 feet

(8) 5 feet

(9) 3.52 feet

(10) 2.90 feet

(11) 2.37 feet

(12) 1.31 feet

Union Jacks: The size of the Jack shall be
the size of the Union of the National Flag with
which it is flown.

Position and Size of Stars: The position
and size of each star for the Union of the flag
shall be as indicated on a plan which will be
furnished to the Departments by the Navy
Department. From this plan can be deter-
mined the location and size of stars for flags
of any dimensions. Extra blueprints of this
plan will be furnished upon application to the
Navy Department.

Order effective: All National Flags and
Union Jacks now on hand or for which con-
tracts have been awarded shall be continued
in use until unserviceable, but all those manu-
factured or purchased for Government use
after the date of this order shall conform
strictly to the dimensions and proportions
herein prescribed.

President's Flag: The President's flag shall
be in accordance with the plan accompanying
and forming a part of this order. In case sizes
are needed other than the two sizes shown on
the plan, they shall be manufactured in the
same proportions as those shown.

Woodrow Wilson.
The White House,
May 29, 1916.

[No. 2390.]

Price List of Oils and Greases.
Below is a price list of oils and greases suitable for steamship use, carried in stock at
the Supply Department storehouses at Balboa and at the Cristobal dry dock. All prices
are subject to the usual 25 per cent surcharge and to change without notice:

Oil or Grease'.

Oil, marine, engine, "Gargoyle." West India Oil Company

Oil, marine, engine. "Atlas." West Inlia Oil Company

Oil, marine, cylinder, dark. West India Oil Company

Oil, marine, cylinder, dark. West India Oil Company

Oil. engine, "Arctic." West India Oil Company

Oil, engine. "Arctic." West India Oil Company

Oil. engine, "Arctic," West India Oil Company

Oil, burning. "Colza," West India Oil Company

Oil, burning, "Colza," West India Oil Company

Grease, tunnel bearing. West India Oil Company

"Vaclite," West India Oil Company

Oil. marine, engine

Oil. stationary, engine

Oil, air compressor cylinder

Oil, car

Oil, locomotive engine

Oil, valve

Oil, kerosene

Oil, mineral seal

Oil, kerosene . . . .t

Oil, gun

Oil, lard

Oil, sperm

Oil, ammonia cylinder

Oil, cylinder, ice machine, steam

Oil, gas, engine

Oil, gas engine

Oil, non-liquid

Oil, signal

Grease, black, gear

Grease, yellow, cup. No. 3

Grease, yellow, cup. No. 5

Grease, rod, special

Tallow

Vaseline

Price.

$.51 gal.

.352 gal.

.523 gal.

.532 gal.

.558 gal.

.478 gal.

.514 gal.

.56*4 gal.

.597 gal.

.1225 lb.

.OS lb.

.21 gal.

.14 gal.

.14 gal.

.10 gal.

.14 gal.

.21 gal.

.04 gal.

.11 gal.

.1147 gal.

.50 pint

.84 gal.
1.10 gal.

.30 gal.

.63 gal.

.20 gal.

.50 gal.

.032 lb.

.44 gal.

.031 lb.

.044 lb.

.044 lb.

.09 lb.

.08 lb.

.04 lb.

Units of
SjU.

50-gal. drums
50-gal. drums
50-gal. barrels
50-gal. drums

5-gal tins
50-gal. birrels
50-gal. drums
50-gal. drums

5-gal. tins

112-lb. cases

300-lb. birrels

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

50-gal. drums

5-gal. tins

1-pint botLles

5-gal. tins

5-gal. tins

50-gil. barrels

50-gal. birrels

50-gal. drums

5-gal. tins

400-lb. barrels

5-gal. tins

25-lb. tins

25-lb. tins

25-lb. tins

350-lb. barrels

400-lb. barrels

400-lb. barrels

Price of
Container.

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

S6.n0

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

$3.50

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

No charge

July 19, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

409

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Removal of Buoy at Cristobal Mole.
On account of extending Cristobal Mole,
the buoy marking the submerged end of this
mole has been removed and discontinued.
The mole now extends over this spot.

The above has been published as circular
No. 643-26, under date of July 15, 1916.

■*

A Day's Work in a Safe Harbor.
The Solicitor of the Department of Com-
merce has delivered the following opinion re-
garding the construction of the provision of
section 2 of the Seamen's Act of March 4,
1915, that nine hours shall constitute a day's
work on a vessel in a safe harbor:

"Section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1915
(the Seamen's Act), contains, among
others, the following provision:

'And at all times while such ves-
sel is in a safe harbor, nine hours, in-
clusive of the anchor watch, shall
constitute a day's work.'
"A ruling of the Department has
been requested in this connection upon
the following questions:

"(1) When is a vessel to be con-
sidered as being in a safe harbor
within the meaning of the above pro-
vision ?

"(2) When do the nine hours
therein referred to begin to run?

"(3) Is a vessel passing through
the Soo Canal to be considered
as being within a safe harbor and
subject to the said provisions?
and the matter has been referred to this
office for an opinion.

"The first two questions are prac-
tically the same and may be treated
together. An examination of the pro-
vision clearly shows that it was intend-
ed to apply to and cover work necessary
to be done on a vessel while in port, as
distinguished from the duties necessary
in actual navigation while on her voyage.
Putting it in another way, the pro-
vision was not intended to apply until
the destination had been reached and the
voyage was at an end. This latter does
not take place until the vessel has come
to anchor or has been made fast to a dock
or pier within such safe harbor. Until
then, such vessel must be considered as
still on her voyage and being navigated.
I am therefore of the opinion that the
nine hours referred to in the said pro-
vision of section 2 of the Act of March
4, 1915, do not begin to run until the
vessel has come to anchor or has been
made fast to a dock or pier within a
safe harbor. The reverse of this is also
of course true: When a vessel weighs
anchor or lets go the lines and begins her
voyage the nine hours cease to run.

"The third question submitted is
answered in the negative. Passing
through the canal can only be considered
as a necessary incident to, or a part of, a
continuous voyage of the vessel."

Miranores Pasture in Use.
The new pasture in the vicinity of Mira-
flores was placed in service on Thursday, July
13, when 300 cattle were turned loose on it.
These were culls from Isthmian and Costa
Rican purchases, undersized and under-
nourished stock which will be fattened on the
Pacific slope pastures for slaughter.

Bureau of Statistics.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. July 7. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date a Bureau of
Statistics is established as a part of the Executive
Office. This bureau will prepare statistics of health
and sanitation, rates of pay. Canal tonnage, and cargo,
civil government, population, and employment, and
will perform such other duties as may be assigned to it.
Mr. John O. Collins is hereby appointed Chief of
the Bureau of Statistics.

Mr. Roger S. Erdman is hereby appointed Chief
of the Personnel Bureau, vice Mr. John O. Collins.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Approved: Executive Secretary.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

General Secretary. Bureau of Clubs and Play-
grounds.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z., July 9, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date, Mr. T. S. Booz
is appointed General Secretary, Bureau of Clubs and
Playgrounds. He will perform the duties heretofore
assigned to the Superintendent of Clubs and Play-
grounds, in addition to his duties as secretary in
charge of the Balboa clubhouse.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Approved : Executive Secretary.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Employes' Rates on United Fruit Company's
Vessels.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 11. 1916.

To all concerned — This office has been advised by the
general agent of the United Fruit Company that effect-
ive with the sailings of the steamship Tenadores for
New York on the 17th instant, the steamship Tur~
rialba for New Orleans on the 9th instant, and the
steamship Parismina for New Orleans on the 16th
instant, the following rates will be granted employes
of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad, and
officers and enlisted men of the United States Army
and Navy stationed on the Isthmus, and their families:

New Orleans direct — Minimum, $48.75; better ac-
commodations, $56.25; suites, one or two people,
$150.

New Orleans via Havana, Cuba — Minimum, $52.50;
better accommodations, $60; suites, one or two
people, $153.75.

New York via Kingston, Ja., or Havana, Cuba—
Minimum, $63.75; better accommodations, $71.25;
rooms with bath, one or two people. $172.50 and $180;
suites, one or two people, $217.50 and $225.

The above rates include meals on all steamers.

C. A. MClLVAINE,

Executive Secretary.

JOINT COMMISSION.

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of the claim of Martina Cajar, for properly
known as the Tabernilla estate, located on the east side
of the Canal, opposite Las Cascadas, certification of dis-
agreement, rule No. 258, annulling rule No. 212, docket
No. 44, June 8, 1916 — Under the provisions of Article
XV of the treaty between the United States of America
and the Republic of Panama ratified February 26. 1904,
it is provided:

"The President of the United States shall nomi-
nate two persons and the President of the Republic
of Panama shall nominate two persons ai.d they
shall proceed to a decision; but in case of disagree-
ment of the commission (by reason of their being

equally divided in conclusion) an umpire shall be
appointed by the two Governments who shall ren-
der the decision."

Pursuant to the provisions of this article the Com-
mission desires to bring to the notice of the umpire duly
appointed under the treaty, that the Commission has
been unable to reach an agreement on the following:
The Question of Value.
The Joint Commission herewith certifies this dis-
agreement to the umpire appointed under the treaty
as provided for in Article XV of said treaty.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve. Commissioners.

Decision of the Umpire.

In the matter of the claim of Martina Cajar, for the
Tabernilla estate Certified to the umpire for decision
by rule No. 258 of June 8. 1916, on account of disagree-
ment of the Comynission), decision of the umpire, award
No. 112, docket No. 44, June 10, 1916 — Wherever ref-
erence is made in this decision to "the rreaty" it is
understood to mean the Canal Treaty between the
United States of America and the Republic of Panama ,
ratified February 26. 1904.

On March 29, 1913. Martina Cajar .filed with the
Joint Commission a claim for compensation in the sum
of $42,407 United States currency for expropriation
of the lands known as "Tabernilla." and five thatched
houses located thereon, situated within the Canal
Zone on the east side of the Canal between Culebra
and Empire. . The area of the property claimed being
848.1413 hectares.

On December 11. 1914. counsel for the United States
filed their answer to this claim setting up that

"It is denied that the claimant has title to the
land claimed or any part thereof, and it is denied
also that the claimant has the lawful right of pos-
session thereof.

"And it is further denied that the claimant has
the improvements claimed upon the land, and de-
nied that the value of such land and improvements
are worth the tu n of $42,407 as claimed by the
claimant."

The Joint Commission on June 8, 191o, in its rule
No. 258 in this case states:

"Pursuant to the provisions of this Article (XV
of the treaty) the Commission desire* to Dnng to
the notice of the umpire duly appointed under the
treaty that the Commission has been unable to
reach an agreement on the following:
"The Question of Value.
"The Joint Commission herewith certifies this
disagreement to the umpire appointed under the
treaty as provided for in Article XV of said treaty."
The Joint Commission having unanimously decided
that the ownership of the lands of "Tabernilla" is
in Martina Cajar and that the extent of the property
is 84S.1413 hectares; in accordance with Articles VI
and XV of the treaty that decision is final, and as the
delays and expenses to which the claimant has been
put by the expropriation of this property and the trial
of the case were in connection with the contesting of
her title to the property, the costs and expenses are
in favor of the claimant.

The inspector for the United States after a very
rapid inspection of only a part of the land appraised
its value at five dollars per hectare.

Based upon very sound opinion the values placed
by the members of the Commission are as follows:

One member appraised the land at $8 per hec-
tare or a total of $6,785.13 United States currency.

One member (Judge Nicholas Cornet), a Commission-
er for the United States, says:

"I have inspected a portion of this land while
inspecting the oishop's tract. If, as stated by
witnesses for the Government, the land is worth
five dollars a hectare, and it costs from ten to fifteen
dollars a hectare to secure title for public lands
similar to this, then claimant's land is worth fifteen
dollars a hectare."

The same Commissioner, in view of the cla.mant
not having the title to the property perfectly recorded

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
| No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

Edward Ralph Catlin

Phillip Lowe

112335

. . 1 3.^057

Camp Bierd. . .
La Boca

P. R. R

O. & M

July 13. 1916.
July 9. 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates or
any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of property, bank
deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys due to them,
should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320, Administration
Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to before a notary
public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The names will be
published but once.

410

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 48.

when the claim was filed, deducts five dollars per
hectare from the value of fifteen dollars per hectare,
i. e., from the total of S12.722.12, leaving a valuation
of ten dollars per hectare or a total value of $8,457.80
United States currency*.

Two members placed a value of twenty dollars per
hectare or a total value of $16,962.80 United States
currency.

Taking into consideration the fact that according
to Article VI of the treaty 'All damages caused to
the owners of private property, etc.," are to be com-
pensated, and also that after the filing of this claim
the title of the claimant to the property was properly
established before the Commission and the expense of
so doing was in addition to other expenses incurred
by the claimant in the trial of this claim, my decision
as umpire is that for the 848.1413 hectares of land,
five thatched houses, and all other improvements lo-
cated thereon the property of the claimant, Martina
Cajar, she is entitled to compensation in the sum of
$12,800 United States currency, which includes alt
interest and damages and expenses of whatever na-
ture the claimant may have incurred to date by the
expropriation of this property.

An award is therefore made against the United
States in favor'of Martina Cajar for all rights, title,
and interest she may possess or may have possessed
to the lands known as "Tabernilla" and including
interest and all damages and costs of whatever nature
incurred by her to date in the expropriation of this
property, of the sum of $12,800.

If payment or tender of payment of this award is
not made on or before the 19th day of July, 1916, such
award will thereafter Dear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

Victor M. Concas, Umpire, Joint Commission.

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of the claim of Guillermo Nelson and
Delia Nelson de Boy, for the property located on top of
Ancon Hill, certification of disagreement, rule No, 259,
annulling rule No. 213, docket No. 236, June 8, 1916—
Under the provisions of Article XV of the treaty be-
tween the United States of America and the Republic
of Panama, ratified February 26, 1904, it is provided:
"The President of the United States shall nomi-
nate two persons and the President of the Re-
public of Panama shall nominate two persons and
they shall proceed to a decision; but in case of dis-
agreement of the commission (by reason of their
being equally divided in conclusion) an umpire
shall be appointed by the two Governments who
shall render the decision."

Pursuant to the provisions of this article the Com-
mission desires to bring to the notice of the umpire,
duly appointed under the treaty, that the commission
has been unable to reach an agreement on the following:
The Question of Value.
The Joint Commission herewith certifies this dis-
agreement to the umpire appointed under the treaty
as provided for in Article XV of said treaty.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, R. J. Alfaro,
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

Decision of the Umpire.

In the matter of the claim of Guillermo Nelson and
Delia Nelson de Boy for the summit of Ancon Hill,
certified to the umpire by rule No. 250 of June 8,
1916, of the Joint Commission, on account of disagree-
ment of the Commission, decision of the umpire,
award No. 110, docket No. 236, June 17, 1916—
Wherever reference is made in this decision to "the
treaty," it is understood to mean the Cmil Treaty
between the United States of America and the Republic
of Panama, ratified February 26, 1904.

Upon the expropriation of the summit of Ancon
Hill by the United States, the owners thereof, Guiller-
mo Nelson and Delia Nelson de Boy, filed before the
Joint Commission on April 15, 1913, their claim for
damages in the sum of $320,000 United States cur-
rency.

Counsel for the United States denies the claim and
specifically asserts that the claimants never had title
to the land in question.

The Joint Commission, after hearing all the evidence
in the case, decided that the claimants, Guillermo
Nelson and Delia Nelson de Boy, are the owners in fee
simple of the land in question and also agreed as to the
extent of the property, to wit: 13,609 square meters
on the top, which lies nearly horizontal, and 50,391
square meters on the slopes; a total of 64,000 square
meters. Therefore, in accordance with Articles VI
and XV of the treaty, this decision of the Commission
is final.

The long proceedings in this case may be divided into
two parts; one for the dispute as to the ownership
of the land, for which the claimant is entitled to
damages, and the other on account of the fabulous
price asked for the land, the expense of which is a
charge and responsibility on the part of the claimants.

On June 8, 1916, the Commission submitted to the

umpire its disagreement in this claim, which was as
to the question of value only; the Commission having
been placed in the position of having to decide between
the theory of counsel for the United States that the
claimant was entitled to nothing in the way of damages
against the United States, on the one hand, and on the
other hand the enormous sum demanded by the
claimants.

The valuations placed by the members of the Com-
mission are:

(a) One member: The top $500.00

The slopes 1,561 .63

A total of $2,011.63

(6) One member: The top $500.00

The slopes 2,025.00

A total of $2,525.00

(t) Two members : The top $20.4 13.50

Theslopes 15,117.30

A total of $?5.530.80

These valuations are very fairly supported by the
various members of the Commission in their written
opinions which have been submitted to me.

Commissioner Bouve says "still, it must be conceded
that the property in question is of some value," and '
in another part of his written opinion he says that it
"lias no real market value." With both of these state-
ments the umpire is in accord. The summit of Ancon
Hill has no market value because it has never been on
the market; it is the purchaser who has given a value
to the land as it is the purchaser who has called for
the expropriation, hecause he wants this land, not
for building purposes nor for any other purposes to
which it might be put in time to come, but as a comple-
ment to his ownership of this part of the city of An:on.
This land has the value which any land inside and
surrounded by other properties has, with its rights of
ingress and egress and other neighborhood rights
which the law grants to them. Such land is of special
value for the neighbors, which in this case are the
United States. It is also true that "it has so ne vilue"
as any land situated in the center of the important
city of Ancon — the best in the Canal Zone — :an not
but have; land situated just a short distance from the
private residence of the Governor of The Panama
Canal and so near to the Canal Administration Build-
ing; land which would have a special value by reason
of its location though the Panama Canal did not exist,
and even if it were only a heap of rocks.

The umpire recognizes the necessity primirily of
estimating the value of land by square meters, acres, or
hectares, but the importance of Ancon Hill is in its
entirety for its special and unique situation, and as a
whole it will be appraised by him. The umpire does
not find the value of $35,530 placed upon this land by the
Panamanian Commissioners as unreasonable, but giv-
ing due consideration to the great difference between
this sum and the values placed thereon by the other
members, my decision is that for the expropriation of
the summit of Ancon Hill, including all damages sus-
tained and all expenses incurred by the claimants, the
owners of the property to date, by said expropriation,
they are entitled to compensation in the sum of $24,-
000 United States currency.

An award is therefore hereby made against the United
States in favor of Guillermo Nelson and Delia Nelson
de Boy, for all right, title, and interest which the
aforesaid claimants may possess or may have possess-
ed to the 64,000 square meters of land owned by them
on the summit of Ancon Hill, and for all damap.es there-
to and for any and all expenses incurred to date by
the expropriation of said property, the sura of S24.0UO
United States currency.

If payment or tender of payment of the above

award is not made on or before the the 17th day of

July, 1916, said award shall thereafter bear interest

at the rate of six per centum per annum until paid.

Victor M. Concas, Umpire, Joint Commission.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
255, docket numbers as noted, June 6, 1916 — With refer,
ence to the following claims, the evidence before the
Commission is that settlement therefor has been made
by the United States:

Docket Date of

No. Claimant. payment.

1354 Luzo (Luko) Romero 11-. .-14

1996 Jacinto Aguirre 11- 2-10

2645 Thomas Lodge 4-. .-16

2646 Daniel McFherson 4-. .-16

2654 Frank Leslie 4-. .-16

2821 Thomas Lodge 4-. -16

2912 Melvina Murray 5-13-16

In view of the above settlements no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Federico Bovd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, R. J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.

260, docket numbers as noted, June 13, 1916 — In con-
nection with the following claims, there have been filed
with the Commission, by the attorneys for the claim-
ants, letters in which it is stated that settlements have
been made direct with the a&ents of the United States
and that such claims may therefore be dismissed:
Docket

No. Claimant.

1340 Domingo Rios
1360 Policarpo Escobar
1383 Sarah Madison
1402 Nathaniel Davis
1452 William Desouza
2758 Luisa Small
2856 Maria Fraser
2896 Luisa Small

In view of the admission on the part of the attorneys
for the claimants that ssttlemsnts have been made for
all property claimed in the above claims, no further
action is necessary by this Commission, and they are
hereby accordingly dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

Rainfall from July 1 to 15, Inclusive.

Pactfi; Sect

Balb >a Heights

Miradores

Pedro Miguel

Rio Grande
Central Section —

♦Culebra

♦Carnacho

Fm ire

Gam boa

*Juan Mi

Aluaiuela

♦Vigi

Frijoles

*Mon;e Lino
Atlantic Section*

Gat

*Bra/.<H Brook

Colon

Bocas del Toro

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake and Miraflores Lake.

Maximum h-ights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight. Sat-
urday, July 15, 19.16:

Stations.

Day and Date.

•3

«

s

Vigia

I

s

=S <L>

SjS

<

3 <33

Sj

127 45

93 55

86.4386.45

54.15

Mon.. July 10

128 75

94 4^

86 40 86.4054.20

1 2.S (,(

94 45

86.4786 49 54.29

Wed.. July 12

128 25

94 09

86 54 86.5054.15

126 75

93 42

86 5186.4654.27

Fri., July 14

12.X.M

94 4t

86.52 86.48,54.24

Sat.. July 15

128.35

94 19

86.4 ,86. 44154. 30

Height of low water

Co nearest foot

125 0

91 0

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights, C.Z.. July 18. 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be obtained upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, calling
Balboa, No.

Lutz, Edward
McLean, Mrs. Arthur
Manning, Miss Grace
Meseck, Capt. John
Nye, Richard W.
Pempey. Dr. J. J.
Pierce. R. F. B.. Jr.
*Reed, Robert E.
Riley, E. W.
Roberts, Mrs. J. L.
Schwitzer. Mrs. Fred
Scott, Mahlon D.
Stroop, Clyde
Turner, Mrs. Arthur.
Landingham, J. H.
Vaughan, Mrs. James H.

Archibald, John J.
Bailey. Glenn Keneson
Bovd. Henry T.
Cassen, Henry
Chilton. Ralph H.
Coleman. Capt. W. P.
David. Arvan
Dehn. George
Dougherty. A. F.
Flagg. F. II.
Haddis, Miss Sadie
Hall. Capt. Wm. E.
Hardin, T. F.
Howard, Lieut. C. W.
Lambert, Ed.
*Leary, J. J.

*Wago. M.

♦Paper.

July 19, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

411

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

August Weather Probabilities.

During August, 1*516, the following weath-
er conditions may be expected at the Canal
entrances. Predictions are based on the
records at Colon and Ancon for the past
eight and 10 years, respectively.

Winds — The winds over the Atlantic coast
will be light and variable, with an average
hourly velocity of about eight miles an hour,
and the maximum velocity during local rain
or thunder squalls is not likely to exceed 30
miles an hour.

On the Pacific coast and over the interior,
northwest winds will prevail, with an hourly
velocity averaging about seven miles an hour.
Thirty-five miles an hour may occur during
the passage of thunder squalls, but such
velocities are not likely to continue for more
than a few minutes.

Rain — On both coasts and over the interior
heavy showers may be expected. The aver-
age August rainfall at the Atlantic entrance,
for a period 45 years, is 15.05 inches, while
on the Pacific side 7.89 inches is the average
fall, this average being for a period of 19
years. Twenty-five days with rain may be
expected on the Atlantic coast, and 21 on
the Pacific. The average number of days on
which the rainfall equals or exceeds one (1.00)
inch, is four and three, respectively.

Fogs — No fogs are likely to occur on the
Pacific coast, and few, if any, will be experi-
enced on the Atlantic side. Night and early
morning fogs will be numerous over the
interior, but all that occur may be expected
to lift or become dissipated by 8:30 a. m.
The average number of fogs over the Gaillard
Cut section of the Canal, during the month of
August, is 21, fifty per cent of which are dense.
(In a dense fog objects cannot be distinguished
at a distance of 1 ,000 feet.)

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature over both coasts will be approxi-
mately 80 degrees Fahrenheit. A maximum
temperature higher than 94° F. or a mini-
mum lower than 69° F. is not likely to occur
at the Pacific entrance, while at the Atlantic
entrance the temperature is not likely to
exceed 89° F. or fall below 71° F. The mean
daily range in temperature will be about 15°
F. on the Pacific coast, and 8° F. on the
Atlantic.

Barometric pressure — The average sealevel
pressure for the month of August should be
about 29.84 inches, over both coasts. The
highest pressure is not likely to be more than
29.95 inches, or the minimum to be lower
than 29.70 inches.

Relative humidity — The percentage of mois-
ture in the air from month to month, during
the rainy season, varies but slightly, and the
average for the month of August will be close
to 85 per cent. The daily range, however,
will be greater on the Pacific coast, where the
percentage of moisture is higher during the
nighttime and lower during the daytime,
than on the Atlantic side.

Storms — The extensive areas of high and
low pressure that cross the continental area
of the United States at frequent intervals,
producing the cyclonic and anticyclonic
storms that characterize the climate in the
middle latitudes, do not extend southward
beyond the tropic of Cancer. Most of the
storms on the Isthmus during the rainy sea-
son are local wind, thunder, or rain squalls
of more or less limited extent, and may be

expected quite frequently during the month.
The average number of days on which thun-
derstorms occur on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts during the month is 17 and 23, respec-
tively.

The season of the West Indian hurricanes is
from July to October, and although the paths
followed by them lie well to the northward of
the Isthmus, a rough sea and heavy swell,
accompanied by brisk winds, may be ex-
perienced occasionally outside the breakwaters
in Limon Bay following the passage of one
of these storms across the Caribbean Sea.

Generally cloudy weather will continue
to prevail over both coasts, and smooth to
moderate seas may be expected at the Pacific
entrance.

Tides — No consideration need be given to
tidal fluctuations at the Atlantic entrance to
the Canal, as the maximum amplitude is
only about two feet.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of July and for August are given
below :

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.
JULY.

Date.

Wed., July 19

Thurs.. July 20....

Fit. July 21

Sat.. July 22

Sun.. July 23

Mod.. July 24

Tues., July 25

Wed., July 26

Thure., July 27....

Fri.. July 28

Sat.. July 29

Sun., July 30

Mon.. July 31

i and

0:30
-1.4

6:49
17.0

12:S6
-0.4

1:16
-0.5

7:34
16.3

13:45
0.5

2:06
0.8

8:19

15.3

14:37
1.5

2:58
2.0

9:08
14.0

15:32
2.5

3:55
3.2

10:03
13.1

16:32
3.4

4:56
4.1

11 :01
12.3

17:36
3 9

0:00
11.2

6:02
4.6

12:21
12.0

1:12
11.3

7:09
4.6

13:25
12.2

2:09
11.8

8:07
4.2

14:17
12.6

2:56
12.3

8:57
3.5

15:01
13.1

3:37
13.0

9:39
2.8

15:41
13.6

4:14
13.5

10:17
2.2

16:18
14.0

4:48
14 0

10:52
1 7

16:53
14 3

19:53
I ■ 0

2l 4Z

Date.

Tues., Aug. 1...
Wed.. Aug. 2...
Thurs., Aug. 3..
Fri., Aug. 4. . . .
Sat., Aug. 5....

Sun., Aug. 6

Mon., Aug. 7...
Tues., Aug. 8...
Wed., Aug. 9...
Thurs.. Aug. 10
Fri., Aug. 11...

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

2:20
14.4

8:38
1.4

14:41
15.3

21:09
-0.2

Sun., Aug. 13

3:15
IS. 6

9:31
0.2

15:35
16.1

21:57
-1.2

Mon.. Aug. 14

4.06
16 6

10:19
-O 8

16:26
16.7

22:42
-1.8

4:55
17.3

11:04

-1.3

17:15
16.9

23:25
-1.8

Wed., Aug. 16

5 :40
17.4

11 :47
-1.3

18:01
16.6

Thurs., Aug. 17. . . .

0:07
-1.3

6:23
17.1

12:30
-0.8

18:44
16.0

Fri., Aug. 18

0:49
-0.4

7:05
16.3

13:15
0.1

19:27
15.0

Sat.. Aug. 19

1 :35
0.9

7:46
15.2

14:01
1.3

20:10
13.8

Sun., Aug. 20

2:22
2.2

8:29
14.0

14:52
2.6

20:55

12.6

Mon.. Aug. 21

3:15
3.5

9:19
12.8

15:48
3.7

21:57
11.5

Tues., Aug. 22

4:15
4.6

10:21
11.8

16 :54

4.4

23:10
10.8

Wed.. Aug. 23

5:24
5.1

11 :41
11.3

18:06

4.6

Thurs.. Aug. 24

0:38
10.8

6:37
5.2

12:57
11.5

19:15
4.3

Fri.. Aug. 25

1 :43
11.4

7:41
4.6

13:54
12.0

20:10
3.5

Sat., Aug. 26

2:31
12.1

8:33
3.8

14:39
12.7

20:56
2.6

Sun.. Aug. 27

3:10
12.9

9:16
2.8

15:18

13.4

21 :35
1.8

Mon., Aug. 28

3:46

»i.7

9:54
1.9

15:54

14.0

22:09
1.2

Tues., Aug. 29

4:18
14.3

10:28
1.2

16:30
14.5

22:42
0.7

Wed.. Aug. 30

4:50
14.8

11 :01
0.8

17:03

14.7

23:14
0.5

Thurs.. Aug. 31

5:21
15.2

11:34
0.5

17:37
14.9

23:46
0.6

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence,
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0A (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
tor instance, 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Sailings of Vessels In Regular Service with th
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Almiranle U.F.C.July 12 July 1

Colon P.R.R.July 13 July 1

Pastores U.F.C.July 15 July 2

Zacapa U.F.C.July 19 July 2

Allionco P.R.R.July 20 July 2

Advance

Santa Maria. .

Metapan

Colon

Almirante . . . .

Cristobal- colon to new york.

...P.R.R.July
.U.F.C.July
.U.F.C.July
..P.R.R.July
..U.F.C.July

• July

20 July

24 Aug

27.... Aug.
27.... Aug

27

Turrialba
Parismina

Alenas - . .
Cartago . . .
Abangarez.
Heredia . .

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

....U.F.C.July
...U. F. CJuly
...U.F.C.July
...U.F. C.Aug.
...U. F.C.Aug.
...U.F. C.Aug.

22.

Cartago...

Abangarez

Heredia

Turrialba

Parisminti

Atenas

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

July
July

.Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.

.U.F.C.July
...U.F.C.July
...U.F.C.July
...U.F.C.July
...U.F.C.Aug.
...U.F. C.Aug.

July
July

30 Aug.

30 Aug.

6 Aug.

6 Aug.

412

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 4S.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., July 16, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

July 10. .
July 10. .
July 10. ..
July 11..
July 12. .
July 13...
July 13..,
July 13..
July 14. .
July 15..
July IS. .

Balboa

Pal'ena

Nurtureton. . .
St. Patrick.. .

Manlaro

Panama

Aymeric

Santa Rosalia

Denis

Valdivia

Jersey City. ■ .

American
Chilean..
British. . .
British. . .
Peruvian.
Danish. . .
British...
American
British. . ,
Chilean. .
British. . ,

American-Mexican Stm. Trd. Co

South American S. S. Co

Carlton Steamship Co

British & Foreign S. S. Co

Peruvian Steamship Line

East Asiatic Co

Bank Line. Limited

United States Steel Products Co,

Booth Steamship Co

Braun & Blanchard

The Great City S. S. Co.. Ltd.. .

Cristobal.. .
Cristobal...

Norfolk

New York..
Cristobal. . .
Copenhagen
New York. .
New York. .
Liverpool...

Norfolk

Norfolk

Buenaventura
Valparaiso.. . .
Antofagasta . .
Vladivostok. .

Callao

San Francisco
Hongkong . . .
Buenaventura

Iquique

Punta Arenas,
Iquique

General.
General.
Coal...
General .
General.
General.
General.
General.
Billast..
General.
Coal

1.848

8,004
6.000
1,177
6.361
5.900
7.000

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

July 11.
July 10.
July 11.
July 11.
July 11.
July 15.
July 12.
July 12.
July 13.
July 13.
July 15.
July 15.
July 15.
July 14.
July 14.
July 14.
July 14.
July 14.
July 15.
July 15.

Amor

Dutch

British

British

British

Chilean

British

American

British

British

British

American

British

British

British

.1 Annie B. Reid ...

. 1 Poplar Branch

. Lighter No. 71

. Lighter No. 66....

. Lighter No. 72

Major A. G. Force. .

Royal Dutch W. I. Mail Co. . .

American-Hawaiian Line

Hind, Rolph & Company

The Stag Line

Houlder, Middleton & Co

Nautilus Shipping Company. . .

Peruvian Steamship Line

South American S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. .
Panama Railroad Company.. . .
Pacific Steam Navigation Co..
Warwick Steamship Company.
New Zealand Shipping Co.
Panama Railroad Company...
Panama Railroad Company.. .

United States Army

Elleric Steamship Co

Swedish East Asiatic Co

New York & 1 acific S. S. Co..
James Gardiner & Company . .

Guayaquil

Tocopilla

Iquique

Kalama

Taltal

Valparaiso. . .
Mollendo.
Talcahuano. .
Valparaiso. . .

Balboa

Guayaquil. . .

Noyo

Wellington..

Balboa

Balboa

Balboa

Mejillones. ..

Calita Bucna

Calita Buena

Tocopilla

Colon (orders) .
Philadelphia...
New York. . . .
Newport News

Norfolk

London

Cristobal

Cristobal

Liverpool

Colon

Colon

Newport, Eng.

London

Colon

Colon

Colon

Colon (orders)
Gothenberg. . .

Baltimore

Norfolk

Cocoa . . .
Nitrates.
Nitrates.
Lumber. .
Nitrates.
General. .
General .
General..
General..
Cocoa. . .
General. .
Lumber,
al.

Copper bars.
Copper bars.

Ballast

Nitrates. . . .
Nitrates.. . .
Nitrates. . . .
Nitrates. . . .

2,025
7,100
3,530
6,700
5.200
7,699
2.765
540
4.044

813
4,700

5,030

5,300
8.600
4,174
6,143

2,442
5,677
2,232
5,577
3,618
6.570
4,538
3,631
6,950
170
1.219
4.465
11,516
170
170

1,016

3,975

2,088

4,030

2,567

5,109

2.430

2,421

4.566

170

627

3,255

8,628

170

170

2.766
5.155
2,216

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

July 15.
July 16.
July 16.
July 17.

Jamaica . . .
Oak Branch
California..

Keutra

Valetta

Pacific Steam Navigation Co

Nautilus Shipping Co

Sudden & Christenson

Isthmian Steamship Co. . . .
Valetta Steamship Co

Buenaventura.
Iquique.
Iquique.
Avia.
Chilean ports.

Suecia

Mathilda . .
Kalibia . . .
Inverkip . . .
Copenhagen

Johnson Line

Acties Mathilda Co

Clyde Steamship Co. . .
Inverkip Steamship Co.
Glasgow Shipowners Co

San Francisco.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.
Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

July 10....

July 11

July 11....
July 11....
July 12....
July 13....
July 14....
July 15...
July 15 . . .

Haiti

Bordeaux.
Barcelona.
Bluefields.
Bluefields.
New Orleans.
Liverpool.
Guantanamo.
Port Limon.
New Orleans.

July 10.. .'.
July 14.. ..
July 14.. . .

July 14

July 14.. . .
July 15.. ..
July IS....
July 15....
July 16.. ..

Siena

Italian Line

Genoa

Rey del Rio

Donald S. S. Co

Bluefields Fruit Co

E. K. Wood Lumber Co. . . .

Antonio Lopez

Rey del Rio

Bluefields Fruit Co

Thyra Menier..

E. K. Wood Lumber Co ... .
Leyland Line

Willapa

Mobile.

♦expected arrivals.

♦expected departures.

July 18

Sudden & Christenson

Bluefields Fruit Co

*Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in

regul

ir service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.

July 12.
July 13.
July 13.

Toyo Kisen Kabush Kaisha

Panama Trading Co

Panama Trading Co

Hongkong.
Camp Sabbath.
Camp Sabbath.

July 16.
July 14.
July 14.
July 12.

Seiyo Mar
Alicia. . . .
Lighter...
Cuzco

Toyo Kisen Khsh'i Kaisha

Panama Trading Co

Panama Trading Co

W. Wilhelmsens

Valparaiso.
Camp Sabbath.
Camp Sabbath.
Antofagasta.

♦expected arrivals.

July 17

July 17

Lyman Stewart

Ceo. W. Elder

North PacificS. S. Co

San Francisco.
San Francisco.

July 17

Alaska Steamship Co

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916.

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Balboa Heights, Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama,

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Excavation freni the Cut during the Past Week.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slides during the week ending at midnight of
Monday, July 24, amounted to 117,745
cubic yards. Miscellaneous rraintenance ex-
cavation at other parts of the Cut during the
week amounted to 27,94.8 cubic yards.

The output of the several dredges during
the past week was as follows:
Dredge. Type. Yardage.

Cascadas 15-yard dipper 70.110

Camboa 15-yard dipper 73, 035

Paraiso 15-yard dipper 27,045

Corozal Ladder 26,435

No. I Ladder 8.720

No. 84 Ladder 12.400

No. 86 Ladder 27,948

The "Izabal" Converted into a Cargo Carrier.
The waterboat Izabal, which was used by
the Pacific Mail to haul water from Taboga
Island to ships at dock in Balboa or lying in
the roads, before the installation of the pipe-
lines through which water is furnished from
the Canal supply system to ships at the
wharves, has been sold and converted into a
cargo carrier. The purchasers were Messrs.
Robert A. Crespi and Harry T. Purdy, who
are operating a manganese mine in Costa
Rica, near the Pacific coast, about 130 miles
above Punta Arenas, and the Izabal is to be
used in hauling the ore to that port, for trans-

fer to lines making Punta Arenas a port of
call.

The W'Ork of conversion has been done on
the Pacific Mail gridiron at Taboga, and
consisted principally of enlarging the hatches
and cutting new hatches. The work was
completed last week and the Izabal sailed
for Punta Arenas in the evening of Friday
July 21. She is a steam driven ship of 203
gross tons, 107 feet six inches in length by
22 feet six inches beam, with a depth of 11
feet six inches, and was built in 1897 at San
Francisco.

Alaska Steamship Company to Use the Canal.

Announcement has been made of the in-
tention of the Alaska Steamship Company to
establish a line of vessels to carry cargo and
passengers between Atlantic and Pacific
ports of the United States, with Philadelphia
and the Puget Sound ports as the termini.
It is reported that the steamship Alaska will
begin this service about November 15, sailing
from Puget Sound for Philadelphia. It is
said that the line is expected to work up a
considerable transfer business at the Canal
terminals, and will also call at West Indian
ports.

Construction of Family Quarters.

The building program provides for the
construction of the following family quarters:

Ancon Balboa
Pedro Miguel
Cristobal

Four-family One-family
Four-fam.ly frame Type cottaae tvpo
concrete 14-Rev. 17-Rev.

This will provide 581 additional sets of
family quarters. The completion of these
buildings, provided deliveries of material
conform to the schedule set forth, will be
approximately as follows:

ANCON-BALBOA.

Four-family concrete quarters — Construc-
tion is now under way on the four sets and
will be completed between October 15 and
November 1.

Four-family frame quarters — Commencing
September 1st, 10 buildings will be completed
each five weeks until the total number of 75
is reached.

One-family cottages — Commencing August
15th, 15 buildings will be completed each
five weeks until the total of 100 is reached.

PEDRO MIGUEL.

Four-family frame quarters — Commencing
September 1st, 25 per cent to be completed
each month until total of 12 is reached.

One-family collages — Commencing Septem-
ber 1st, 25 per cent to be completed each
month until total of 16 is reached.
CRISTOBAL.

Four-family frame quarters and one-family

cottages — These buildings are to be located
east of quarantine station and building can-
not be commenced until the site, which is
low ground, has been filled to grade. It is
expected that this work will be completed
so that the construction of buildings may
be begun about September 1.

The "Severn" Returns to the United States.

The old training ship Severn, which has been
the tender for the submarine flotilla stationed
at the Atlantic entrance since December 12,
1913, when it arrived from Guantanamo,
Cuba, sailed for Norfolk on Saturday, July
22, in tow of the collier Nereus. The cruiser
'Charleston has taken the place of the Severn
as tender.

The Nereus was on her way from Honolulu
to Norfolk for a supply of coal. She arrived
at Balboa on July 19, carrying a cargo of 700
tons of pontoons, and picked up the Severn
after completing the transit of the Canal.

Draft of Ships in Fresh Water Sections of th»
Canal.

In order to calculate the draft of a ship in
the fresh water section of the Canal, through
Gatun Lake, Gaillard Cut, and Miraflores
Lake, from her draft in sea water, the Marine
Division forces have adopted as a working
formula:

Add one-fourth of an inch for each foot of
draft in sea water.

Accurate computation in this matter would
require consideration of the displacement
curve of the ship and the density of the water,
as determined by hydrometer tests; but for
practical purposes the simple formula is very
satisfactory.

Where the water plane area is approxi-
mately constant throughout the draft, the
draft of a ship in fresh water is about three
per cent greater than in sail water. This is
based on the ratio of the volume of water
weighing one ton. A ton of clean fresh
water contains approximately 36 cubic
feet; a ton of clear sea water in the open
ocean, approximately 35 cubic feet. The
depth to which a vessel will sink, displacing
water, till it reaches equilibrium will vary as
the quantity of water required to make a ton.
Accordingly, as 36 is greater by 2. 85 7 per
cent than 35, the draft of a rectangular
parallelepiped in fresh water is exactly 2.857
per cent greater than in salt water. One-
fourth of an inch is slightly over two per cent
of a foot; but on account of the sediment in
the water in the Cut, due to the dredging
operations, and also on account of the tact
that the water plane areas are smaller near
the keel than near the surface, the local
formula gives more nearly accurate results
with respect to passage through the Cut
than the usual forms of rough calculation.

414

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 49.

CANAL WORK IN JUNE.

Monthly Report of the Acting Governor to tie
Secretary of War.

Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 14, 1916.
The Honorable the Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report of operations on the Isthmus for
the month of June, 1916:

Department of Operation and Maintenance.

lock operation and maintenance — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operation,
and repair work at the locks, the following
was the status of work done at the places
named at the close of the month: Pedro
Miguel — Assembling regulating valves for
north end, 90 per cent completed. Mira-
fiores — Applying bitumastic protective coat-
ing to gates and valves in east chamber, com-
pleted; applying bitumastic protective coat-
ing to gates and valves in west chamber, com-
menced; track turnout, upper east level,
commenced; assembling regulating valves
for north end, 16 per cent completed; filling
and grading east bank, lower level, 75 per
cent completed.

The following commercial lockages were
made:

Gatun

Pedro Miguel.
Miraflores

Electrical Division — The net output of the
power plants was: Gatun hydroelectric
station, 3,526,960 kilowatt-hours; Mira-
flores steam station, 87,490 kilowatt-hours;
total, 3,614,450 kilowatt-hours.

The usual maintenance, operation, and
repair work was carried on, and construction
work was continued for the Canal and the
Army.

Municipal Engineering Division — In ad-
dition to the usual maintenance, operation,
and repair work, the following were the prin-
cipal items of construction work in progress:
Construction of water and sewer systems and
roads for Fort Sherman and Fort Randolph,
this latter being completed during the month;
construction of a service road for the new
Colon Hospital; water and sewer connections
for the Washington Hotel swimming pool;
construction of a fence around the oil tank
farm at Mount Hope; construction of a re-
taining wall and concrete drains in front of
staff officers' quarters, Quarry Heights; com-
pletion of the concrete spillway at Rio Grande;
extension of the road from the ordnance
storehouse to the dump at Corozal; cleaning
up and filling around Balboa dry dock and
Pier IS; construction of retaining wall at the
coal pocket and other miscellaneous work at
the reloader and unloader wharves, Balboa;
extension of the roads and water and sewer
systems in Balboa townsite; and other road,
curb and gutter construction required on
account of the new buildings in Ancon-Balboa
district.

Division of Meteorology and Hydrography —
The rainfall for the month was below nor-
mal at all stations except Alhajuela and Colon,
ranging from 15.73 inches at the Indio sta-
tion on the upper Chagres to 3.95 inches at
Balboa, the maximum precipitation recorded
on any one day being 3.60 inches., at Monte
Lirio on the 8th of the month. The estimated
rainfall over the Gatun Lake watershed was
nine per cent below the 6-year normal, and

over the Chagres River basin, above Alhajuela,
it was three per cent above normal, totaling
10.S7 inches and 13.77 inches, respectively.
The Chagres River discharge at Alhajuela was
22 per cent above the 15-year normal, and
furnished 53 per cent and 48 per cent, re-
spectively, of the Gatun Lake net and total
yields; and the Gatun Lake watershed net
and total yields were four per cent above the
6-year June normal. Gatun Lake varied in
elevation from 86.56 on the 8th to 85.29
on the 10th, averaging 86.41; and Mira-
flores Lake varied in elevation from 54.47
on the 24th to 53.67 on the 3rd, averaging
54.01.

Four seismic disturbances were recorded
at Balboa Heights during the month, but no
damage was reported as a result of any of
them.

Division of Terminal Construction.
PACIFIC TERMINALS.

Dry dock and entrance pier — One hundred
and thirty-seven cubic yards of concrete were
placed in grouting in recess covers, fixed
irons, and duct lines; pipe piles were driven
to prevent settlement of the bollards, which
had been placed on earth foundations; cast
iron keel blocks were set in the dock floor
and about one-third of them grouted in; 430
lineal feet of horizontal fenders were made
for the entrance pier; and a temporary block-
ing system was installed and on June 27
the dredge Corozal was taken into the dock,
where it underwent repairs.

The docking of the Corozal offered the first
opportunity to try out the main pumps of
the dock. They operated smoothly under
zero head. The main pumps were used to
pump the dock down after the Corozal had
entered the dock, and the pumps that were
operated at this time worked smoothly.
Observation was made of the flooding valves
and of hydraulic conditions generally, though
at this time only one flooding valve was in
action.

Balboa coaling plant — One thousand lineal
feet of horizontal fenders were made up for
the unloader wharf, about one-half of this
amount being attached to the dock, and 797
lineal feet of horizontal fenders were made up
and stored in the coal pocket for future em-
placement. The westerly retaining wall of
the coal pocket was completed, and the modi-
fication of the 50-ton hopper of unloader
tower No. 6 was begun; shakedown tests
were completed on the towers and the only
exceptions noted were the jamming of the
duplex valves. On the reloader towers the
traversing machinery of tower No. 5 was
installed, and the 50-horsepower motor was
erected in place in each tower. The total
amount of steel erected in the viaduct at the
end of the month was 432 tons, and 50 per
cent of the creosoted wood ties were placed
and bolted. In the transformer house con-
crete floors were poured, and window sash
and glass were installed complete, while the
erection of the 440-volt switchboard was five
per cent completed. On the wharf bunker
the first coat of field paint was 25 per cent
completed by the contractors, and around the
conveyor tower concrete footings were com-
pleted and all window sash and 20 per cent
of the glass installed.

Docks (pier No. 18) — Considerable work
was done by the contractors and the erection
of housings for side and end doors was com-
pleted; 64 doors on the north and south sides

of the pier, out of a total of 68, were com-
pleted; and the riveting of sheeting was prac-
tically finished. Rat-proofing work was
started on this pier, similar to that performed
for the bulkhead wall.

Excavation and filling — Four hundred and
one cubic yards of earth were excavated for
the railroad track scales at the unloader
wharf, and 144 cubic yards were excavated
for permanent drains to the shops and for
bollards at dry dock No. 1.

ATLANTIC TERMINALS.

East Breakwater — Fifty-one cubic yards of
run-of-bank rock from Sosa Hill were placed;
20,715 cubic yards of coral rock and 2,560
cubic yards of blue rock, excavated by the
dredge Marmot from the Cristobal coaling
station, were dumped on the harbor side of
the breakwater; and 23,263 cubic yards of
concrete were placed, making a total of 46,-
589 cubic yards of material placed and dump-
ed during the month.

Concrete blocks — Pouring of blocks for the
East Breakwater continued during the month
as follows:

Place.

Blocks
poured.

Volume
(cubic
yards.)

Remain-
ing to be
poured.
(cubic
yards.)

♦Walker & Torbert
(contractors)

1,606
1,071

782

19,754
9.639
4,145

10.492

tCristobal coalingplant

2.538

Total

3,459

33,538

20,281

* The contract with Messrs. Walker & Torbert was
terminated on June 30. The manufacture of the
yardage remaining under their contract was transferred
to the Coco Solo block-casting plant.

t The manufacture of the remaining authorized
yardage was transferred to the Coco Solo block-casting
plant on June 26.

Cristobal coaling plant — The fender system
for all wharves was completed, as well as all
concrete work pertaining to the coaling sta-
tion. The contractor under Washington
order No. 40483 continued work on the vari-
ous units, including the placing of approxi-
mately 16,800 pounds of structural steel for
the conveyor trusses between the tower and
wharf bunker, making this item about 90
per cent completed. The work on the con-
veyor belt structure was 95 per cent com-
pleted, and on the bunker conveyor 85 per
cent completed, while work was started on
the erection of the six boo::is lor the bunker
chutes. The structural parts of the wharf
bunker and tower were 85 per cent completed
at the end of the month; the mechanical
equipment was 30 per cent completed; and
the electrical equipment was about 98 per
cent completed. Tests were run on the con-
veyor car system, and a re-test was made of
unloader tower No. 4.

Marine Division.

One hundred and twenty-four vessels passed
through the Canal, 54 northbound and 70
southbound. Of this total, 31 were of Ameri-
can register and 59 of British register. Ten
vessels were measured, and 90 vessels were
inspected to see whether their certificates con-
formed to the rules, and such changes were
made therein as were necessary. The United
States net equivalent tonnage was computed
on 31 vessels. Statements showing vessels
making the transit of the Canal in both di-
rections are appended hereto,*

*The information contained in these tables has been
published in the weekly reports in Tub Canal Rscosa.
The statements are therefore not printed.

July 26, 1916.

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415

Dredging Division.

The total excavation for the month, includ-
ing earth, rock, and gravel, was 1,250,640
cubic yards, exclusive of 102,191 cubic yards
rehandled and not credited as excavation.
Of this total, 15,818 cubic yards cf earth and
17,450 cubic yards of rock were removed from
the Balboa inner harbor; 8,552 cubic yards of
earth from the Canal prism in Miraflores
Lake; 56,748 cubic yards of earth and 99,680
cubic yards of rock from Gaillard Cut; and
20,861 cubic yards of earth and 35,655 cubic
yards of rock from the Cristobal coaling sta-
tion. The excavation of sand and gravel from
the Chagres River continued, and 3,835 cubic
yards of sand, 289 cubic yards of No. 1 gravel,
2,490 cubic yards of No. 2 gravel, and 46,034
cubic yards of run-of-bank gravel, were ex-
cavated.

The slides in Gaillard Cut continued active
during the month.

The rock breaker Vulcan was engaged tie
entire month in breaking the rock shoal be-
tween Stations 2261 to 2267 east, in the Canal
prism, near the old Panama Railroad dock at
Balboa, 1,141 holes having been broken over
an area of 21,900 square feet, with a total
penetration of 3,794 lineal feet and a theo-
retical breakage of 2,250 cubic yards.

The drill barge Teredo No. 2 was engaged
10 days during the month at Stations 2102
plus 30 to 2103 plus 40 east, at the Pacific en-
trance of the Canal prism. One hundred and
nine holes were drilled, making a total of
2,704 lineal feet, over an area of 2,725 square
feet, with a theoretical breakage of 2,503 cubic
yards of rock. During the balance of the
month the Teredo No. 2 was under repairs.

Hydraulic graders Nos. 1, 2, and 3, were
engaged during the entire month in ditching
and sluicing on East Culebra slide.

The work of destroying water hyacinths in
the Gatun Lake area continued.
Mechanical Division.

Shop orders authorized during the month
numbered 876, an increase of 14 as compared
with the previous month; those left over from
May numbered 607, and those carried for-
ward into July numbered 598. The output
of the foundry was 192,641 pounds of iron,
126,266 pounds of steel, and 26 348 pounds of
brass. Hostling was done on 4,068 pieces of
equipment, and shop and field repairs were
made on 5,710 pieces, including 522 cars
repaired in the shop.

The new 55,000-barrel fuel oil tank at Bal-
boa was practically completed and connected
up to the pumping plant, and work was begun
on the erection of a similar tank at Mount
Hope. The Martini-Hunecke inert gas pro-
tecting system was installed by the contrac-
tor at the Balboa oil plant, for the protection
of the 5,000-barrel gasoline tank. The ap-
paratus worked satisfactorily, and a test of
the gases above the gasoline in the tank
showed them to be non-explosive.
Building Division.

In addition to the usual maintenance, op-
eration, and repair work, the following is the
approximate status of the Canal structures
in course of construction in the districts
named:

Item. Per cent

complete!,

Ancon-Balboa —

Terminal office building 100

Concrete bachelor quarters, Ancon. . 100

Ancon laundry 98

Building No. 29. Balboa dry dock. . 100

Panama Railroad stables, Ctaorrillo. 100

Brick work at Miraflores power

house 100

Con:rete coil bunker on unloader

wharf. Balboa coaling plant 95

Second unit of Ancon Hospital group Commenced

Laboratory. Ancon Hospital Commence!

Roofs on concrete barges. Dock 17 . . • 100

Preparatory work was commenced on the
construction of the new frame quarters, and
at the end of the month foundations had been
placed for approximately 55 type-17 cottages.
Work was commenced on the erection of 21
of these cottages, and at the end of the
month the status of these buildings was
as follows:

Per cent
completed.

3 buildings 99

1 building 98

3 buildings 95

3 buildings 90

5 buildings 80

3 buildings 7

3 buildings 5

Preparatory work was also commenced on
four 4-family concrete quarters, and at the
end of the month foundations for each of these
buildings had been placed and the basement
walls on two had been carried up to the first
floor level. The site was cleared for the new
electrical storehouse.

Per cent,
compie.ei

Corozal-Darien —

Mess hall at Miraflores Locks 100

Mess hall at Pedro Miguel Locks 100

Painting of Darien radio towers 33

Preparatory work was commenced on the

construction of the new gold quarters at

Pedro Miguel, and on the new silver quarters

at Red Tank.

Per cent
compie.ei.
Gatun-Colon —

Office building for coaling station. ... 99

Storehouse, Colon Hospital 101

Terminal office building 35

Ice cream and milk bottling plant. ... 65

American Bible Society building 85

Freight and baggage house Commenced

Bath house, Washington pool Commenced

Painting of Colon radio towers 75

New Cristobal hotel 8

Gatun Y. M. C. A., restaurant build-
ing 15

Supply Department.
The force report for the period ended June
21, 1916, showed a total of 23.14S employes
of The Panama Canal and the Panama Rail-
road Company, of whom 3,407 were white
Americans and 19,741 laborers. Of the latter,
approximately 68 were Europeans and the
remainder West Indian negroes. There was
a decrease of 72 Americans and a decrease
of 373 West Indians negroes, making a net
decrease of 445.

The occupants of Government quarters
numbered 6,779 Americans, of whom 3,718
were men, 1,500 women, and 1,561 children;
and 11,283 West Indians, of whom 6,195
were men, 2,196 women, and 2,892 children.
The value of material received during the
month was $1,055,782.01. It came forward
in 29 steamers, and the total weight of cargo,
exclusive of lumber and piling, was 32,^42
tons. Some of the principal items were
1,973,756 feet, board measure, of lumber for
stock; 228,373 sacks of cemenc; 85.00J barrels
of fuel oil; 576,730 pounds of pig iron; and
376,225 pounds of iron castings.

The Balboa oil plant handled 215,054.34
barrels of fuel oil, and the Mount Hope plant
handled 35,425.98 barrels, the greater part
of the same in each instance having been
handled for The Panama Canal.
Health Department.
General — No case of yellow fever, smallpox,

or plague, originated on or was brought to the
Isthmus during the month. The death rate
for disease in the Canal Zone, based on a
population of 31,034, was 8.12 par thousand
per year, as compared with 9.45 for the pre-
ceding month and 13.15 for the corresponding
month of last year. Twenty-seven deaths
occurred in the Canal Zone.

Employes — The health of the employes con-
tinued good. The number of names on the
payrolls for the preceding month was 31,501,
and on this basis, the admission to hospitals
and quarters, 756, gave a rate of 287.99 per
thousand, as compared with 285.45 for the
preceding month, and 369.87 for the corre-
sponding month of last year. The admission
rates to hospitals and quarters for malaria
were: Whites, 64.15; blacks, 16.S8; and
Americans, 51.62. The total number of
deaths from all causes was 20. Of these, 17
died from disease, or 6.48 per thousand, as
compared with 3.49 per thousand for the
preceding month and 3.61 for the corre-
sponding month of last year. No American
employes died from disease or from acci-
dents during the month.

Accounting Department.

The cash balance in Canal construction ap-
propriations on June 30, 1916, was $5,447,-
238.88, and in the fortifications appropriations,
§950,184.48. The payrolls for June, exclushe
of Army quarters, storehouses, fortifications,
etc., amounted to $931,006.28, and the forti-
fications .roll amounted to §26,749.93. Pay-
ments by the Disbursing Clerk in Washington
amounted to §;99,480.09, and by the Pay-
master on the Isthmus, $1,253,737.93. Pay-
ment of $237,214,-75 was also made to the
Panama Railroad Company for commissary
books. Collections on the Isthmus amounted
to $1,180,296.01, of which S570, 137.33 was
repaid to appropriations, $236,784.62 was
commissary collections and other trust funds,
and §373, 74.06 was miscellaneous receipts,
to be covered into the Treasury. Of the mis-
cellaneous receipts, $359,897.35 was col-
lected on account of tolls. Collections
by the Disbursing Clerk at Washing-
ton amounted to $12,607.70, and deposits
in the sum of $237,763.19 were made with the
Assistant Treasurers to bj applied in payment
of tolls and other charges against vessels using
the Canal. Canal revenue collections and
miscellaneous funds received amounted to
$165,396.39, and disbursements under the
same heading amounted to $313,026.39.
Executive Departme it.
DIVISION OF CIVIL AFrAIRS.

Two hundred and sixty-seven licenses of all
kinds were issued. Nineteen estates were re-
ceived for administration and nine settled,
the total cash received during the month
amounting to $712.62, and the total value
of the estates closed was $409.58. At the
port of Balboa 120 vessels entered and 115
vessels cleared, and at the port of Cristobal
137 vessels ente.ed and 142 vessels cleared.

Postal service — Postmasters remitted on
account of money order fees, stamp sales,
second-class mail collections, postal due col-
lections, and box rent receipts, $9,743.84.
Money orders issued during the month ag-
gregated $338,563.27. Of this total, $75,165
represented the value of deposit money orders
issued without fee in lieu of postal savings
certificates. Deposit money orders were paid
to the value of $99,295 and postal savings
certificates to the value of $3,466. The

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Vol. IX, No. 49.

balance of postal savings deposits, represented
by unpaid certificates and deposit money
orders, aggregated $364,601, as compared
with $392,197 at the close of the preceding
month.

POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION.

Three hundred and eighty-four arrests were
made, of which total 365 were males. Fifty-
one convicts were confined in the penitentiary
at the close of the month. Nine persons were
deported, five of whom were convicts who
had completed their sentence in the peni-
tentiary, and four of whom were prisoners
who had served terms in iail.

Six fires occurred, and the property of The
Panama Canal suffered damage to the extent
of $142; private property, the property of the
Panama Railroad, and the property of the
United States Army, suffered no damage.

In the District Court 50 cases were settled;
seven civil, 27 probate, and 3i criminal cases
were filed; and 126 cases of all kinds were
pending at the close of the month.

In the magistrate courts 11 civil and 382
criminal cases were disposed of.

DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

The total enrollment was 1,609 for the
white schools and 1,047 for the colored schools.
In the white schools the net enrollment was
1,366, the average daily attendance 1,005.7,
and the average number belonging, 1,036.1.
In the colored schools the net enrollment was
783, the average daily attendance 437.2, and
the average number belonging 504.9.

All schools were closed at the end of the
month for vacation, to be reopened on Oc-
tober 1.

Panama Railroad.

The cargo handled at the Colon and Balboa
agencies, including rehandled cargo and cargo
stevedored, amounted to 222.474 tons, of
which 213.991 tons were handled at the Colon
agency. The following quantities of coal were
bunkered in steamers: Colon agency, 27,800
tons; Balboa agency, 4,621 tons; total, 32,-
421 tons.

The paving work on pier No. 7, Cristobal,
is 21 per cent completed, and 99 per cent of
the bricks required have been received,
though none were laid during the month.
The structural steel work on the shed is 95
per cent completed, and 10 per cent of the tile
roofing has been laid. The concrete work on
walls and columns is 18 per cent completed.

The work on the extension of the Cristobal
mole was continued, and was 25 per cent com-
pleted at the end of the month, two holes
having been drilled, consisting of 362 lineal
feet of wash drilling and 16.2 lineal feet of
diamond drilling. The driving of a trestle was
started on June 10, and was 70 per cent com-
pleted at the end of the month.

Twenty-two thousand, two hundred and
fifteen cubic yards of soft rock were dumped
on the approach and fill for pier No. 6 and
the track yard at Cristobal, approximately
completing 20 per cent of the work.

Respectfully,

Chester Harding,

PLANS FOR NEXT SCHOOLYEAR.

ActingCovernor.

Increased Number of Teachers. — Permanent Con-
crete Buildings.

A substantial increase in the number of
pupils in the Canal Zone schools is antici-
pated during the coming year, due to the
large number of additional family quarters
provided for in the current appropriations
and now under construction.

The average daily attendance in the white
schools for the year 1915, was 1,006, and for
the year 1916, was 1,065. An estimate of
the attendance expected during the coming
year is 1,400, the largest increases being ex-
pected in the towns of Balboa, Ancon, Pedro
Miguel and Cristobal. A summary of con-
struction of family quarters proposed and
under way is published elsewhere in this
issue of The Canal Record.

SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

Plans are now being prepared for new con-
crete school buildings in Balboa, Ancon,
Pedro Miguel, Gatun, and Cristobal. These
buildings will be fireproof and will contain all
the modern conveniences of an up-to-date
school in the United States, such as sanitary
fountains, providing a continuous flow of
clear cold water from a cooling plant within
the building; large airy rooms with light
coming from the left side only, the glare of
the sun being diffused by ground glass panes
in the upper portion of the window; steel
window sash, the windows being pivoted to
facilitate ventilation; the walls of class-
rooms to be tinted a neutral color to avoid
irritation to the eyes of pupils; blackboards
of slate instead of composition. Brief
descriptions of the Balboa and Cristobal
schools follow. The school at Ancon will be
of two stories, containing 10 classrooms
and the usual library, principals' room, and
toilet conveniences. The schools at Pedro
Miguel and Gatun will be alike, being one
story in height and containing five classrooms
in addition to library, principal's room and
toilet conveniences.

Ba'boa school — The new school building will
be located on the site of the present structure,
which is being moved over toward the Ad-
ministration Building about 100 feet, and
will be built around an interior court. The
design leans toward a modified Italian renais-
sance. In front is a loggia, flanked on both
sides with the end walls of the right and left
wings of the building, the corners of these
walls and the walls adjacent to the projecting
loggia being heavily rusticated, while the
intervening wall surface above this is treated
with a column effect, and the two ends of the
building flanking, being treated with a pilaster
and blank wall treatment. Band courses
form the chief treatment of the building and
are canied around the entire school. The
court treatment is very simple, the first course
being arched, while the second and third
courses are column effect.

The first and second floors will contain the
grammar school grades, and in addition a
principal's room, teachers' room, library and
supervisor's room. The third floor will con-
tain the high school division equipped with
classrooms, science laboratory and study,
and the commercial division classroom, and
in addition a large study or assembly room
seating about 200 pupils. An innovation is

the open air lunchroom, located over the
entrance loggia.

Cristobal school — The Cristobal school will
be located on the water-front just west of
Colon hospital on a site approximately 340
feet wide by 280 feet deep. The ground plan
is interesting in that ample space is provided
for parking and playground purposes and the
building will be set back on the grounds
affording a setting similar to that at the Hotel
Washington. The building will be two stories
in height and will contain on the first floor
classrooms, a teacher's room, and lunch room
in addition to toilet rooms. The second floor
will contain in addition to class rooms, a
science laboratory and study, library, and
toilet rooms. The exterior of the building
will be severely simple with white concrete
walls and red tile roof. The only special
feature will be a dignified entrance portico
facing the sea.

Civil Service Examination.

The following civil service examination will
be held on the date indicated below, informa-
tion concerning the same being posted at
clubhouses and post-offices, as per the num-
ber of announcement indicated:

Aeronautic draftsman (male); $5.04 a day;
examination August 15, 1916; No. 948.

Laboratory assistant (male) ; $900 to
$1,200 a year; examination about August
27-28, 1916; No. 947.

Laboratory assistant in ceramics (male);
$900 to $1,200 a year; examination about
August 13, 1916; No. 964.

Apprentice draftsman (male); entrance
salary $360 a year, with possibility of pro-
motion to $60 a month; examination about
August 27, 1916; No. 961.

High School Diploma to Be Accepted in Lieu of
Entrance Examinations.

The Canal Zone High School has been
provisionally accredited by the United States
Military Academy under the certificate privi-
lege, which means that the diploma is to be
accepted in lieu of mental examination for
entrance. This has been done on the recom-
mendation of the United States Commissioner
of Education, to whom were presented data
on the nature of the school and its work.

Cornell University has granted the High
School the same privilege of entrance without
examination for those certified to the uni-
versity on the regular forms; this certificate
privilege has been granted for a probationary
period of three years, with provisions for its
cancellation in case the students admitted
under the privilege should not do satisfactory
work.

In a memorandum on the subject, the
Superintendent of Schools stated:

"The Balboa High School offers the regular
four years' high school work. It has a faculty
of six teachers, all of whom are college gradu-
ates, and two of whom hold the Master's de-
gree from Columbia University.

"Thirty-two credits are required for gradu-
ation. To receive a credit a grade of at least
75 per cent must be made in a subject. A
credit is a subject successfully carried for one
semester of 18 weeks, with five recitations per
week, of a minimum length of 40 minutes per
recitation."

The number of graduates in the class of
1916 was 16.

July 26, 1916.

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OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Rates of Pay, Gold Roll.

The PANAMA Canal.
Panama Railroad Company,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z„ July 1. 1916.
Circular No. 669-1:

To conform with the provisions of the Panama
Canal Act, the following ratings and rates of pay are
established for employes on the gold roll, effective
July 1, 1916:

OFFICERS AST) EMPLOYES.

Accountant, $175, S200, $225.

(Xote — The designation "Accountant" will not
be applied to employes whose compensation is less
than $175 per month J
Accountant, chief. $350.
Agent, assistant. $75.
Agent, baggage, $200.
Agent, claim, S150.
Agent, commercial. S200.
Agent, land. $225.
Agent, local, $200, $225.
Agent and operator, $137.50, $140. S150.
Agent, receiving and forwarding, $275, $325, $350,

$400.
Agent, station, S187.50, S200.
Agent, steamship ticket, $175.
Architect, $250.
Architect, landscape, $150.
Assistant, commissary, $75, $87.50, $100, $112.50,

$125, $150, S175.
Assistant, office, S200. $225.
Attendant, brake, $30.
Attorney, special, $600.

Attorney, assistant to counsel (for P. R. R.), $250.
Auditor, $583.33.
Auditor, traveling. S175.
Bacteriologist, S250.
Buyer, cattle. $300.
Buyer, local, $175.
Buyer, products, $250.
Captain of the Port. S416.67.

Cashier, S40. $50. S60, $70, $75, $100, $125 (subsis-
tence), $150 (subsistence).
Chaplain. $100.
Checker, S50, $60. $70, $75.

(Note — No "shop" checkers to be taken on In
future. Vacancies to be filled by clerks.)
Chemist. $100. $125, S150. $175, S200, $2S0.
Chief. Division of Civil Affairs. S300.
Chief, Division of Civil Affairs, assistant, $225.
Chief timekeeper, $200, $225.
Claim officer. I !
Claim officer, assistant. $150.
Clerk, $40. $50. $60. $70. $75. $87.50. $100. SI 12.50.

$125. S137.50. $150, $162.50, $175, $187.50, $200.

$208.33. $225.

(Note — Not more than $2,100 per annum will be
paid for "clerk" except to those having charge of an
office or section thereof, and the amount to be paid
will depend upon the duties and responsibilities of the
position).

Clerk, special. $250.

Clerk, chief, $175. S200, $225, $250, $300.
Clerk of court. $200, S225.
Clerk of court, assistant, $175.
Collector, $416.67.
Collector, deputy, $125, $137.50, $150, $175, $200,

S25P.
Collector, train. $125. $150.
Collector, train, extra (per day), $5.
Computor. $100. S125.
Constable. SI 00.
Custodian. $100. $125, $150.
Depot Commissary, $400.
Dietist, SI05.

(Note — Subsistence and laundry of uniforms fur-
nished.)

Pisinfector, $125.
D^sinfector, master, $150.

i r, Si 10.
Draftsman, $75, $100, $125, $137.50, $150, $162.50.

$175, S200.
Draftsman, chief. $225.
Druggist, $100. S125, $150.
Emblamer, SI 25.

Embalmer, cremator, $100, S125, $150.
Engineer, assistant. $200. $225, $250, $275. $300.
Engineer, designing. $400.
Engineer of docks. $400.
Engineer, electrical. $400.
Engineer, junior. SI 75, $200.
Engineer of Maintenance, S625.
Engineer of Maintenance, assistant to, $583.33.
Engineer, mechanical, S250, $275.
Engineer, municipal. $350.
Engineer, office, $300.
Engineer, resident, $625.
Engineer, traveling, $225.
Entomologist. SI 50.
Examiner, chief, S300.
Executive Secretary, $500.
Eye and Ear Clinic, Chief of, $333.33.
Fire Protection:

Inspector. $200.

Captain, $145.

Lieutenant. $125.

Inspector (motor), $145.
Fireman. $100. $112.50.

Operator, $120.
First Officer, $145. (Marine Division »nly.)

Foreman. S60, $62.50. S75. S87.50. $100. SI 12.50,

$120. $125, $135. $137.50. $145. S150. $160. S162.50.

$165 (special). $170. $175. $180, $190, S200. S225.

(Note— Maximum for foreman in construction work
is S200.)

(Note — Maximum for foreman in shops is $2 25.)
Forem >n, assistant (in shops onlv), $150, SI 75.
Foreman, General. $162.50, $200, $225, $240, S250

$275 (in shops only),

(Note — The rating "General Foreman" is applied
only to men having under their direction two or more
foremen.)

(Note — Maximum for general foreman on construc-
tion work is S225.)
Foreman, assistant (shop), $225.
Gauger. S125.S150.
Guard, quarantine, SI00, $125.
Health Officer, $250. $300.
Health Officer, assistant. S225.
Health Officer, Chief, $583.33.
Horticulturist. $250.

Hotel assistant, $100 (subsistence), S125 (subsistence).
Hotel manager. $200 (subsistence), $225 (subsistence).

$250 (subsistence).
Housekeeper, $30 (subsistence). $75 (subsistence).
Hydrographer. S100, $125. $150. $162.50.
Hydrographer, chief, S225.
Hydrographer. chief, assistant. $175.
Inspector, $100, $112.50. S125. S135. S137.50, S145,
$150. $162.50. $175. $200, $210, $225.

(Note — Maximum authorized rate for sanitary in-
spector is $175.)
Inspector, General, $375.
Interne, no salary.

(Note — Allowed free subsistence, lodging, laundry,
transportation to and from the United States when
taking authorized leave and other privileges of Pana-
ma Canal employes. See conditions of employment
governing appointment.)
Keeper, signal, $75.
Laboratory assistant, $90, $105.
Laboratory, chief of. $350.
Levelman. S100, $1 12.50. S125.
Librarian, S75. S87.50, S125.
Lightkeeper. S75.
Magistrate, S2S0.

Manager, $75, $100, $125. $137.50, $150, $200.
Manager, assistant, $125.

Marine positions (see schedule of dredging positions.)
Marshal, deputy. $125, S150.
Master of transportation, $300.
Master (hydraulic grader), S1S0.
Mate (hydraulic grader), $145.
Matron. S50, $75.
Measurer, $175. S200.

Medical clinic, chief of, $375, $500 (special).
Meteorologist. $150. SI62.SO (special).
Nurse, female. $65. $70. $75. $80. $85.

(Xote — Subsistence and laundry of uniforms fur-
nished also applies to special and chief nurse, both
female).

Nurse, special. $105.
Nurse, chief, $155.

Nurse, male. $90. $95, $100. S105, $125.
Observer, $100. $125, $137.50.
Operator and ticket agent, $150.
Pathologist, $250.
Paymaster. S416.67.
Paymaster, assistant and cashier, $325.
Paymaster, assistant, $225.
Photographer. S200.

Physician. $150. $200, $220. $250, $300 (special).
Physiologist. $250.
Pilot, $200. $225, $250.

(Note — Entrance rate S200. Increase of $25 each
six months until maximum is reached.)
Police and Fire Dhision, chief of, $333.33.

Inspector, $200.

Captain, S160.

Lieutenant, S140.

Sergeant, $130.

Policeman. $93, $112.50, $125.
Postmaster. $15 (special), $25 (special), $30 (special).
Postmaster:

Pedro Miguel. S104.17.

Corozal, S104.17.

Culebra. $125.

Las Cascadas. $145.83.

Gatun. S145.S3.

Paraiso, $145.83.

Empire. $156.25.

Balboa Heights, $177.08.

Balooa. $218.75.

Cristobal. $270.83.

Ancon. $281.24.
Postmaster, assistant. $137.50, $150.

(Note — Based upon provisions of Section 270 U. S.
Postal Laws and Regulations, edition of 1913).
Quarantine officer, $100, $300 (special). $316.67

(special).
Quarantine officer, assistant. $150. $200.
Quarantine officer, chief. $375.
Quartermaster, chief, $583.33.
Quartermaster, chief, assistant. $400.
Quartermaster, district. $250. S225. $200. $175.
Quartermaster, district, assistant. $175, $150, $125.
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors, $200.
Recorder, electrical, $175.
Recorder, locks, $150.
Reporter. $200.
Road master. $300.
Rodman, $60. $83.33.
Salesman, head, $75. $87.50. $100. $112,50, $12$.

Saleswoman. $40. S50. S60, S70, S75. $87.50.

Secretary. S20O, $250.

Secretary, clubhouse, $100, $150, $175.

Secretary, clubhouse, assistant, $125.

Steward. S60. (subsistence), S75 (subsistence). S100

(subsistence), SI 1 2.50 (subsistence), $120, S125

(subsistence), SI37.50 (subsistence), $145. $175

(subsistence, special).
Storekeeper, $100. S125. $150. S175. S200.
Storekeeper, assistant. S70. $75, $87.50, $100.
Storekeeper, general. $350.
Superintendent. $175 (Palo Seco). $200. $225. $250.

$275. $300. $350.
Superintendent, assistant, S250. S400.
Superintendent, hospital. $300, $416.67.
Superintendent, marine, $583.33.
Superintendent, mechanical. $500.
Superintendent. Panama R. R. Co.. $500.
Supervisor, SI 75. S200. S2 25. $250.
Supervisor, assistant. SI 75.
Surgical clinic, chief of. S375, $500 (special).
Surveying officer. $250.
Surveying officer, assistant. $175.
Teacher. elem»ntary S95.

(Note — Includes teacher of Spanish grades.)
Teacher, high school. S120.
Teacher, science. S145.
Teacher, high school principal, SI65.
Teacher, supervisor of lower grades, SI 75.
Teacher, supervisor of industrial tr. [ ling. $200.
Teacher, p.incipalships (in addition to regular salaries

as teachers) :

Two-room buildings. $10.
Three to five-room buildings, $15.
Six to eight-room buildings. $20.
Nine to twelve-room buildings. S30.
Buildings with more than 12 rooms, $40.
Line teachers (equivalent to principal of three to
five-room buildings), $15.

(Note — All teachers, except Supervisor of Industrial
Training, to receive increase of S5 per month each year
for three years, contingent upon satisfactory service.)
Timekeeper, SS7.50, $125 (special), S137.50 (special).
Tracer. S60. S75.
Trainmaster, terminal, $225.
Translator. $125. $150, $175.
Transitman. $137.50, $150, $162.50, S175.
Veterinarian, $150.

Veterinarian and meat inspector, $200.
Weighmaster, SI00, S125.
Wire chief. SI 75.
Wreckmaster. SI 75. $225.
Yardmaster, $150. $170. S175, $190. $210.
Yardmaster. assistant. S150.

SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABOR.

Anglesmith (per hour), 71 cents.

Apprentice (per hour), 13, 20, 28, 36 cents.

Baker (per month). S100. S125.

Barber (per month). $1 (special).

Blacksmith (per month), $125, $140; (per hour), 32,

38. 44. 56, 66 cents.
Blacksmith, heavy forger (per hour), 77 cents.
Blacksmith, shipsmith (per hour), 66 cents.
Boatbuilder (per hour). 56. 65 cei
Boatswain of tugs (per month), S90 (Marine Division

only — Subsistence.)
Boilermaker (per hour). 32, 38. 44, 50, 56. 65 cents.
Boilcrscaler (per month), S100.

Bricklayer (per hour), 32. 50. 56. 65, 70, 72, 75, 84 cents.
Butcher (per month), S100, $125, •
Cabinetmaker (per hour), 56. 66 cents.
Car inspector (per month), $150; (per hour), 56 cents.
Car repairer (per hour), 52. 38, 44. 50. 56 cents.
Carpenter, car (per hour), 32. 38, 44, 50, 56 cents.
Carpenter, hou^c (p,r mouth), $150; (per hour), 32,

38, 44. 50. 50. 62. 67
Carpenter, fleet (per month), S145.
Chauffeur (per month). $100, S12S.
Chauffeur, motor bus l per month), S125, $140.
Chef (per month). SI 25 (subsistence).
Chipper and caulker (per hour), 50. 56. 61 cents.
Conductor, quah: . -S190.

Conductor, switch or vard (per mouth), $150.
Cook (per month). S75 $87.50, $100, $112.50. $125.

$137.50 (all rates include subsistence).
Coprersmii i (pet Soar), 44, 50, 56, 66 cents,
Co- swain (per month), $75, $95.
Coxswain enginee: (per month), $130, $145.
Cnu tender ( per mouth), $125.
Craneman. steamshovcl i. . u.7.50.

Diver {per hour), $1.53; (per day). $15.
Drill runner (per month), $155 (drill barge).
Egg candler (per month), $125.
Electrician, floating derrick (per month), $170.
Electrician (per month), $150 (coaling plants only).
Electroplater (per hour). 51, 55. 56. 6a cents.
Engineer (per month), S150 (Marine Division only).
Engineer, locomotive, qualified iper mouth), S225.
Engineer, locomotive, switch or yard {per month), $150.
Engineer, marine (For marine and dredge engineers

see special schedule for dredging positions.)
Engineer, marine (hydraulic grader) (per month).

S155. $165.
Engineer, station (per month), S225.
Engineer steam (per month)$M), S100. $125. $135.

$137.50. S150, $175, S200; (per hour), 50. 56 cents.

(Note — The rating "Steam engineer" covers: Crane
engineer (locomotive), compressor engineer, dynamo
engineer, hoisting engineer, Lidgerwood engineer,
operator of clam-shell or orange-peel dredge, piledriver
engineer, pumpman, road roller engineer, stationary
engineer, and track-shifting engineer. The designation
of "Steam engineer" will be used on pay rolls and other
official papers and the sub-title describing more mi-
nutely the duties of the individual employe will not be

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Vol. IX, No. 49.

necessary except in a note on applications for increase
of pay or force.)

Maximum authorized rate for steam engineers on
hoisting and track-shifting engines, and on pile drivers
is S12S.

Maximum authorized rate for pumpman is $135.

.Maximum authorized rate for steam engineers on
clam-shell and orange-peel dredges and locomotive
cranes is $150.

Engineer, refrigerating (per month), SI 75.
Engineer, steamshovel (Per month), $218.
Fireman (per month). $60 (Marine Division only. Sub-
sistence.)
Flangeturner (per hour), 65, 71 cents.
Helper (per hour), 25. 38. 40 cents.
Hostler (per month). $125. S1.S7.50.
Ironworker (per hoar), 25, 44, 50. 56, 65, 75 cents.

(Note — This designation includes bolters-on. angle-
iron-smiths, erectors, snappers, and rivet heaters.)
Lampist (per month). $175.
Lineman, high tension (per month). $156.
Lineman, power and light (per month), S145; (per

hoar), 69 cents.
Machinist (per month). $120. $125. S130. $140, $15(1,

$165. $175 (special); (per hour), 25, 31, 38, 44, 50,

56, 66 cents.
Maintainer (signal) (per month). $110. $125. $137.50.
Metal lather (per hour), 32, 44, 50, 56, 65. 75 cents.
Molder (per hour), 32, 38, 44. 50, 56, 65 cents.
Motorman (Railroad motor cars) (per month). S150.
Nozzleman (hvdraulic grader) (per month). $135.
Oiler (per month). $100.
Oiler (of tugs) (per-month), $70 (Marine Division only.

Subsisteni e.)
Operator (electric), air compressor (per month), $150.
Operator (electric). DeMavo (per month), $150.
Operator (electric), crane (per month) $83.33, $100.

S125. S137.50. $150; (per hour). 38, 44, 50 cents.
Operator (electric), crane, sand (per month), S150.
Operator (electric), floating derrick (per month) $180.
Operator (electric), locks, control house (per month),

$150. S162.50. $175.
Operator (electric), locks, general (per month), $162.50.
Operator (electric), locks, towing locomotive (per

month), SI50.
(.Ii.ti.itor (electric), pump (per month), S125. $135.
Operator (electric), pump, Gamboa station (per month),

$150.
Operator (electric), pump, oil (per month), $150.

or (electric), switchboard — PP (per month),

$125, $137.50. $150.
Operator (electric), switchboard — PP — chief (per

month). $175.
Operator (electric), tower (coaling plant )(per month),

$150, $175.
Operator. Brown coal hoist (per month), $175.
Operator, dipper dredge (See schedule of dredging

positions).
Operator, niter (per month), $100. $125.
Operator, monotype (per month), $75, $100, $125,

$150. SI 75.
Operator, motor boat (per month), S60. $75, $90, $100,
I rperator, pontoon bridge (per month), $125.
Operator, sandblast (per hour). 52 cents.
Operator, telegraph (per month). $100, $125, S137.50,

$150.
Operator, tele] .hone (per month), $25. $50. $60. $70,

$75.
Operator, telephone, chief (per month). $85, $100.
Painter, house and car (per hour), 31, 38. 44. 50, 56,

60 cents.
Painter, letterer and grainer (per hour), 70 cents.
Painter, sign (per hour), 81 cents.

Patternmaker (per hour), 65. 75 cents.

Pipefitter (per month), $125. S137.50; (per hour),

32, 38. 44. 50. 56, 65 cents.
Planing mill hand (per hour), 32. 38. 44. 50, 56 cents.
Plasterer (per hour), 38, 44, 50. 56, 65, 70, 78 cents.
Plumber, construction (per hour), 44, 50, 56, 65, 70,

78 cents.
Plumber, maintenance (per month), $143.
Rigger (per mouth), '$125, $150; (per hour), 38, 44,

50, 56, 64 cents.

(Note — Maximum rate on coaling plants $125.)
Riveter (per hour), 56. 63 cuts.
Roofer (per hour), 56. 61 cents.
Seaman (Marine Division only) (per month), $45

(subsistence), $50 (subsistence), $55 (subsistence).
Sheet metal worker (per hour), 56, 65, 69 cents.
Ship joiner (per hour), 66 cents.

Shipfitter )per hour), 32. 38. 44. 50. 56. 60, 65 cents.
Shipwright (per hour), 44, 50. 56. 66 cents.
Tilesetter (par hour), 77 cents.
Typewriting and adding machine repairer (per month)

$100. $125. $150.
Watchman (per month). S37.50, S75, SS0, $88.
Welder, acetylene (per hour), 56, 60. 63 cents.
Welder, electric (per hour), 56, 60. 63 cents.
Wire-man (per month), $125, $13/. 50, $150. $162.50;

(per hour), 25, 31, 38. 40, 44, 50. 56, 65, 69 cents.

A rate of the first class pay of a trade plus 15 per
cent is authorized for Leadin^man.

SCHEDULE OF POSITIONS AND PAY IN THE DREDGING
WORK OF THE PANAMA CANAL.

Maximum monthly rates are shown in the following
table, on nonsubsistence basis. Subsistence is fur-
nished on practically all vessels in the dredging serv-
ice of The Panama Canal, although for record and
accounting convenience nonsubsistence base rates
are quoted below. Deduction of $20 per month from
rates given in table will be made to cover subsistence
charge.

♦ENTRANCE SALARIES (TUGBOAT AND SELF-PROPELLING
BARGE SERVICE.)

Entrance salaries for positions on tugs (large and
small) and self-propelling barges (Classes 6 and 7)
are $10 less than rates in schedule, increasing to maxi-
mum after six months' satisfactory service.

Entrance rates for relief mates and engineers (po-
sitions which are not assigned to any particular piece
of equipment) are also $10 less than rates shown on
schedule for mates and assistant engineers on self-
propelling barges. After six months' satisfactory serv-
ice, the maximum rate indicated on schedule is paid.
Promotions are made from this list to regular assign-
ments on tugboats, with corresponding increase in
salary.

Promotions of a higher grade are filled by promotion
from lower grades.

UNITED STATES LICENSE REQUIRED.

All applicants for deck and engine room positions
Panama Canal service, listed on following schedule
must forward United States license with applications,
except positions under Classes 3 (15-yard dipper
dredges), 4 (pipeline suction dredges), and 10 (drill
barge).

tJoint master of craneboat LaValley and floating
cranes Ajax and Hercules.

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Ladder or elevator dredges, large
Ladder or elevator dredges, small

$246.50
225.00
235.00
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' Second Vice- President, Panama Railroad Co.

Classified Service Appointments.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 17, 1916.
Circular No. 601-52:

The Executive Order quoted below is published for
the information of all concerned.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Mr. Warren J. Brown, Mr. Henry C. Mansfield.
and Mrs. Florence E. Cleveland may be appointed as
clerks in the classified service of the Government with-
out reference to the civil service rules.

This order is issued upon the recommendation of
the Secretary of War, who submits a detailed report
from the Governor of The Panama Canal, giving special

reasons as to why the same should be issued, in view
of which it is believed that the appointment of these
three persons will be in the interest of the service.
From the Governor's report it appears that Messrs.
Brown and Mansfield have rendered long and very
satisfactory service in the employment of the Govern-
ment on the Isthmus of Panama; and that Mrs. Cleve-
land, whose husband was killed May 23, 1916, while
employed as an operator on one of the towing locomo-
tivea of the Panama Canal, has been employed in an
excepted position in the Panama Canal service since
November 16. 1914, in which position it appears she
has rendered very satisfactory service.

The Civil Service Commission does not concur
in the recommendation.

Woodrow Wilson,
The White House,
June 30. 1916.

Act of Congress — Relief and Protection of Ameri-
can Seamen — Payment to Government of
Panama.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 18, 1916.
Circular No. 600-22:

The extracts from an Act of Congress quoted below
are published for the information of all concerned.
Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

AN ACT making appropriations for the Diplomatic
and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven ie:*n.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assem-
bled. That the following sums, be. and they are hereby,
severally appropriated, in full compensation for the
Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1917. out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated for the objects hereinafter
expressed, namely:

* * * * * * *

Payment to the Government of Panama: To
enable the Secretary of State to pay to the Government
of Panama the fifth annual payment due on February
26, 1917, from the Government of the United States
to the Government of Panama under article 14 of the
treaty of November 18, 1903, $250,000.

*******

RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SEAMEN.

Relief and protection of American seamen in foreign
countries, and in the Panama Canal Zone, and ship-
wrecked American seamen in the territory of Alaska,
in the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, and the Philip-
pine Islands, $40,000.

*******

Approved. July 1, 1916.

Reimbursement for Personal Expenditures.
The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 20, 1916.
Circular No. 658-3:

1. Panama Canal circular No. 635, paragraphs 5 to
13 inclusive, authorizing reimbursement for meals, is
hereby interpreted to authorize reimbursement at the
rate therein specified for the necessary meals for a
period not exceeding three days at any one place.

2. Effective at once, when employes are ordered
away from their regular stations for temporary duty
for a period exceeding three days, a written order for
such detail must be issued by the head of the depart-
ment or division where employed, stating the necessity
for assigning such employes to temporary duty at
places other than their official stations. Employes so
detailed who keep house at their official station, will be
reimbursed 50 per cent of the amountactuallyexpended
by them for subsistence, out not exceeding 50 per cent
of the amount allowed as reimbursement for meals
under paragraph 5 to 13, inclusive, of circular No.
65s, as amended by circular No. 6.SS-2. Employes
who subsist themselves at their official station by
boarding at a monthly rate, will be reimbursed their
actual additional expense not exceeding amount
specified in the circulars above referred to.

3. The original orders for temporary detail away
from the official stations of such employes must
accompany the claims for reimbursement w.ien trans-
mitted to the Auditor of The Panama Canal.

Chester Har hng, Acting Governor.

Showing Passes on Labor Trains.
The i'ANAMA canal,

Executive uepartment,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July is. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

To all concerned — The attention of this office has
been invited to the difficulty that the conductor on the
Panama-Balboa-Fort Grant labor train is having on
account of the failure of some of the employes to have
their passes ready for his inspection.

Employes holding passes are expected to cooperate
with the conductor, as any delay in showing trans-
portation retards the conductor in the collection of
fares and causes loss of revenue to the railroad.

Any employe who intentionally hinders the con-
ductor in the performance of his duties will be reported
to this office for such discipline as his conduct may
warrant.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panama Canal.
Second Vice-President, Panama Railroad Company.

Unserviceable Valves.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.( July is, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

In future, when valves (gate, globe, etc.,) become un-

July 26, 1916.

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419

serviceable, they should be shipped to the Mechanical
Division, Balboa, without papers, other than a memo-
randum of the shipment, and the Mechanical Division
will in turn issue blanket shop order covering repairs
to these valves, the repairs to consist of assembling
good valves out of the various pieces insofar as possi-
ble, after which manufacturer's invoice will be made
on the Supply Department for the valves recovered
at the value of new material.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panama Canal.
Second Vice President, Panama Railroad Company.

Three Tent Fliss Lost.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 1°, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

In connection with the Fourth of July celebration
three large tent flies marked with cross guns and "L,
29th Infantry." have disappeared.

It is imperative that these tent flies be located
and returned to the Commanding Officer, Company
L. 29th Infantry. Provost Guard. Quarry Heights,
without delay. You are directed to use every means in
your power to locate these tent flies and report the
rt-iiilt of your efforts to this office at once.
By direction of the Acting Governor.

C. A. McIlvaine, '
Executive Secretary.

Amended Schedule of Panama Railroad Ships.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. July 20, 1916.
To all concerned — The following amended schedule
of sailings of Panama Railroad ?t<amers from New
York i? quoted from cablegram daU-d July 18:
Steamship Cristobal, Thursday, July 27.
Steamship Colon, Thursday, August 3.
Steamship Advance, Thursday, August 10.
Steamship Allianca, Thursday, July 17.
Steamship Cristobal, Thursday, August 24.
Steamship Colon, Thursday, August 31.

C. A. McIlvatne.
Executive Secretary.

Special Delivery of Fuel.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department.
Cristobal. C. Z., July 22, 1916.
Bulletin No. 656:

To commissary managers — So many orders for fuel
are being placed for delivery the same day that the
practice has become an abuse which it is necessary
to curtail.

Effective Monday. July 24. a special delivery
charge of 10 cents per hundred pounds of coal and five
cents per sack of wood on all orders for delivery the
samt1 day wtll be assessed. The revenue derived from
such special delivery charges will accrue to the Com-
missary branch.

Please bring the above to the attention of your
trade.

Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

Air Compressor Plant Equipment for Sale.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the
Chief Quartermaster, The Panama Canal, Balboa
Heights, C. Z.. until 2 p. m. August 23. 1916. for the
purchase of a lot of generator sets, air compressors,
boilers, etc., from the Balboa air compressor plant.
Circular giving full information and form of proposal
may be obtained upon application to the Chief Quar-
termaster, Balboa Heights.

Acting Storekeeper, Medical Storehouse.
The Panama Canal,

Health Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 22, 1916.
To all concerned — During the absence of Mr. Ora
M. Ewiug on leave, commencing July 25, 1916. Mr.
Madison F. Bradney is designated as acting store-
keeper, medical storehouse.

D. C. Howard.
Chief Health Officer.

Commissary Hours.

The open hours of the various commissary stores are
as follows:

The commissary stores at Las Cascadas, Empire,
» ulebra. and Toro Point are open from 7.30 to 11.30
a. m., and 1.30 to 5.30 p. m.

The Cristobal store is open from 8 a. m. to 12 m.
and 3 to 6.30 p. m.

All other commissary stores are open from S a. m. to
12.30 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

The gold departments ol the Cristobal commissary
store open at 2 p. m. on Saturdays and sailing days of
Panama Railroad vessels.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until August 31 are given in this table:

Date.
Wed., July 26....
Thurs.. July 27 . .

Fri., July 28

Sat.. July 20

Sun.. July .'0

Mon., July 31 . . .,

Date.

1 :12

11.3

7:09
4.6

13:25
12.2

2:09
11.8

8:07
4.2

14:17
12.6

2:56
12.3

8:57
3.5

15:01
13.1

3:37
13.0

9:39

2.8

15:41
13.6

4:14
13.5

10:17
2.2

16:18
14.0

4:48
14.0

10:52

1 7

16:53

14 1

Tues.. Aug. 1

Wed., Aug. 2

Thurs., Aug. 3

Fri.. Aug. 4

Sat., Aug. 5

Sun., Aug. 6

Moo., Aug. 7

Tues., Aug. 8

Wed., Aug. 9

Thurs.. Aug. 10....

Fri.. Aug. 11

Sat., Aug. 12

Sun., Aug. 13

Mon., Aug. 14. . . .
Tues., Aug. 15. . ..

Wed.. Aug. 16

Thurs., Aug. 17. . .

Fri., Aug. 18

Sat., Aug. 19

Sun., Aug. 20

Mon., Aug. 21. . . .
Tues., Aug. 22. ...

Wed., Aug. 23

Thurs.. Aug. 24. . .

Fri., Aug. 25

Sat., Aug. 26

Sun., Aug. 27

Mon., Aug. 28

5:21
14.4

11:26
1.5

17:28
14.4

S:52
14.6

12:00
1.4

18:01
14.4

0:11
1.0

6:22

14.7

12:33
1.5

0:44
1.3

6:52
14.6

13:09

l.X

1:18

1.8

7:24
14.5

13 :49

2.2

2:00
2.4

8:02
14.1

14:37
2.7 |

2:48
3.1

8:49
13.6

15:34 !
3.2

3:49
3.7

9:50
13.1

16:42
3.4

5:01
4.0

11:01

13.0

17:58
3.1

0:04
12.2

6:20
3.6

12:32
13.4

1:18
13.2

7:34
2.7

13:41
.4.3

2:20
14.4

8:38
1.4

14:41
15.3

3:15

15.6

9:31
0.2

15:35
16.1

4.06
16.6

10:19
-0.8

16:26
16.7

4:55
17.3

11:04
-1.3

17:15
16.9

5:40
17.4

11:47
-1.3

18:01
16.6

0:07
-1.3

6:23
17.1

12:30
-0.8

0:49
-0.4

7:05
16.3

13:15
0.1

1 :35
0.9

7:46
15.2

14:01
1.3

2:22
2.2

8:29
14.0

14:52
2.6

3:15
3.5

9:19

12.8

15:48
3.7

4:15
4.6

10:21
11.8

16:54
4.4

S:24
5.1

11:41

11.3

18:06
4.6

0:38
10.8

6:37

5.2

12:57
11.5

1:43
11.4

7:41
4.6

13:54
12.0

2:31
12.1

8:33
3.8

14:39
12.7

3:10
12.9

9:16
2.8

15:18
13.4

3:46
.3.7

9:54
1.9

15:54
14.0

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

4:18

14.3

10:28 1 16:30
1.2 14.5

22:42
0.7

Wed., Aug. 30

4:50
14.8

11:01 17:03
0.8 14.7

23:14
0.5

Thurs., Aug. 31

5:21
15.2

11 :34 17:37

0.5 1 14 9

23:46
n 6

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to tbe
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from lift (midnight) to 23ft (11.00 p. in.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Rainfall from July I to 22, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights

Mira Mores

Pedro Micuei

Rio Grand

Central Section —

•Culebra

•Camacho

Emp

Gamboa

♦Juan Mina

Alhajuela

•Vigia

Friioles

*Trin-M;

♦Monie Lirio
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

•Brazos Brook

Colon

Bocas del Toro

5.69
9.01
8.63
1.45

•Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values
midnight to midnight.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake and Miraflores Lake.
Maximum heights of the Chagres River. Gatun and
Mirariores Lakes for the week ending at midnight.
Saturday. July 22. 1916:

n \v a\t> Date.

Sun., July 16

Mon., July 17...
Tues., July 18..,
Wed., July 19..
Thurs., July 20.

Fri., July 21

Sat., July 22

Stations.

132.0(1
120 45
12.8 90
8.30
127 40
128

97.41
94 9
94 90
94 OS
93.85
94.3(1

127 60 93.59

o

OJ

6. 44 S6. 39 54.

6.43 86.4054.

6.43*6.4154.
86.4586 44 54.
86.44 86.49 54.

S6 40 S6. 45 54.

6.44 "16.4254.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Zacapa U. F. C.July 19. . . . July

Allianca P. R. R.July 20 July

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Colon P. R. R.July 27 Aug.

AlmiranU U. F. C.July 27 Aug

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Carlago U. F. C.Aug. 2 Aug.

Abangarez U. F. C.Aug. 5 Aug.

Heredia U. F. C.Aug. 9 Aug.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Heredia U. F. C.July 30 Aug.

Turrialba U. F. C.July 30 Aug.

Parismina U. F. C. . Aug. 6 Aug.

Atemis U. F. C.Aug. 6 Aug.

420

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 49.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. nt., July 23, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross 1 Nit

Sanno Maru

3.577

3,631

170

4.538

7,68 1

7.063

3,299

124

327

1,219

5,495

July 17

South American Steamship Line.
Crown Steamship Company

2,144

2.421

Barge No. 71

British

Danish

Panamanian. .

British

Norwegian

British

,,h

British

July 18

1.345
6.8C0
8.700
4,390

135
72

941

2,430

Crown oj Seville

Annam

New York

Julv 20

AUerlG. Force

Newport News

4.646
5.119
4.925
2.635

New York & Pacific S. S. Co....

Standard Oil Company

5.351
6.026

Chimu

July 23....

5. 0 Barge No. 3..

Cristobal

Ballast

2.195

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC

July 17....
July 17....
July 17....
July 18....

July 18

July 19....

July 19

Julv 19

July 20....

Julv 20

July 21....
July 21....
July 21.. t.
July 21....
July 21....
July 23....
July 22. ...
July 23....
July 23....
July 23....

July 23

July 23....
July 22

British

Norwegian

Fr.tish

Eritiih

Sveduh

/>nerican .,

British

Noi^fRian

1 riti: h

I ritish

Vcxiesn

British

Eritiih

j£T£r.tre

IVciwcigan.. . .
Eritish

Nautilus Shipping Company. . . .

Heiullts

British & Chilean S. S. Co ...
A. A. Johnson

S.O. I urge No. :3..
Ittdrcwadi

Irdia Line

J. Chrifter.ffn

\ a lie it a *te; n thii t cxr.rany . . .

•fneriesr-r fvaiian Lire

Feiuvien £te;n;hii Ccniary..

iuzxb Steamship Co

Nix I on "Vureij Kaluchiki K. . . .

Isnshmi Maru....

Iquique

Iquique

Avia

Taltal

Calita Buena.

lisagua

Acajutla

Hcrclulu

tan Francisco
San Francisco

kuicue

Ilo Ho

Li\erycol. . . .

Ic. tuque

Ariclcgasta. .
Salina Cruz. . ,

Calko

lcuicue.
Salira Cruz..,

Fisapua

Ilo llo

Tccapilla

Tuiraco

United Kingdom.
Colon (orders)....

Colon

Colon

Norfolk

Colon (orders) . . .
Main oa, Sweden.

Norfolk

Colcn

New York

telon (orders). . .

New York

Livery ool

Norfolk

Norfolk

Cristobal

Cristcbal

Norfolk

Cmtcbal

Colon (orders) . . .

New York

Colcn (orders). . .
Colon

Nitrates

Nitrates

Tin, coprer, nit.. .
Nitrates of soda. ,

Nitrates

Nitrates ,

Coffee and fruit. ,

Pontoons

Fuel oil

General

Nitrates

Sugar

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

Hides ard ceffee..
Sugar, cotton, etc.
Nitrates. .
General . .
Nitrates. .

6,850

4.816

10,800

8.073

7,400

5.055

8.150

5.404

6,205

4.343

7,100

5.485

6.200

5,275

700

11,143

. (1)

2,635

7.01.(1

5,681

4,0*8

3.301

6.064

4,372

3.942

3,963

9.U.0

6,477

8.750

6.173

172

452

2,390

4,278

7.150

5,497

915

1.190

9,940

8,100

5,678

429

1.170

3.714
6.047
4.286
3,94 7
3,212
4,008
4,001
6,749
2.195
4,249
2.461
3.320
2.852
4.814
4.329

236
2.206
3,882

692
3.439
5.220
4.214

620

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

(1) 26,900 barrels.

July 23

Indna Steamship Line

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

China.
Valparaiso.
Chile.
Chile.

July 27....
July 27....
July 28

New Zealand Shipping Co. .
Okazaki Risen Kabushiki K

July 23

New York & Pacific Co

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

•departures.

Dale

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel Line

For

July 19....

Port Arthur.
San Nazaire.
Liverpool.

July 18....

July 21

July 22....

Sudden & Chrisetensen

Potomac (tug)

U. S. Navy

July 23....

Nicaragttan

Bluefields Fruit Co

Bin--- ■••\A*.

♦expected arrivals.

♦expected departures.

Elders & Fyffes.

Puerto Rico.
Coronado. . . .
Merchant. . .

French Line

Elders & Fyffes.
Harrison Line. . .

♦Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

DEPARTURES.

July 18

July i«)
July 11
July 20.
July 21.

Alicia

Barg^

Lyman Stewart < .

J. A. Moffett

Barge California.
Alicia and barge,

Panama Trad. & Trans. Co,
Panama Trad. & Trans. Co,

Union Oil Company

Standard Oil Company

Acties Baja California

Panama Trad. & Trans. Co

Camp Sabbath.
Camp Sabbath.
Port San Luis.
San Francisco.
Mejillones.
Camp Sabbath.

July 20. ...
July 20....

July 20

July 21

Panama Trad. & Trans. Co.
Panama Trad. & Trans. Co

Union Oil Company

Acties Baja California

Camp Sabbath.
Camp Sabbath.
San Francisco.
San Fraucisco.

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1916.

No. 50.

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Isthmus of Panama.

CANAL TRAFFIC FOR FISCAL
YEAR.

Summary of Operations for Year Ending June
30, 1916 — Operations in June.

The number of oceangoing vessels passing
through the Canal during the period from
July 1, 1915, to June 30, 1916, inclusive, was
787. Their aggregate net tonnage, according
to the rules for the measurement of vessels
for the Panama Canal, was 2,479,761. The
total quantity of cargo carried through the
Canal on these ships was 3,140,046 tons.
The aggregate of the tolls collected from the
ships was $2,399,830.42.

The Canal was closed in the middle of Sep-
tember and remained closed, except for the
transit of small vessels which had waited at
the entrances for passage, until the middle
of April. There were thus five months of the
1 2 in which the Canal was in normal operation.
Considering the vessels which waited for the
reopening and those which came early in April
for passage, in anticipation of the opening
which had been announced for April 15, the
operations may be considered normal for
slightly less than half the year.

The number of ships which passed through
the Canal during the preceding fiscal year
(the Canal was opened to commercial traffic
for the first time on August 15, 1914) was
1.0S8. Their aggregate net tonnage was
3,843,035. The cargo they carried through
the Canal amounted to 4,969,792 tons. Their
tolls amounted to $4,343,383.69, after all
refunds had been made.

For convenience, the traffic in the two
years may be compared in this form:

Item

No. of vessels.
Net tonnage. .
Tons ot cargo.
Tolls

Fiscal year Fiscal year iqir „f
1915. 1916. 1915°'

1 .088 787

3,843.035 2,479,761

4.< 69,792 3.140.016

$4.343.383 . 69 $2,399,830.42

Detailed figures on the traffic during the
past fiscal year are given in the appended
tables.

During the month of June the number of
oceangoing vessels making the transit of the
Canal was 124. Of these, 70 passed from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Their net Canal
tonnage aggregated 236,258, and their cargo
amounted to 292,771 tons.

The vessels moving through the Canal from
the Pacific to the Atlantic during June num-
bered 54, with an aggregate net Canal ton-
nage of 163.6S6, and carrying 225,020 tons
of cargo.

The vessels were distributed over the prin-
cipal trade routes as follows:

ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Ves-
sels

Net
Tonnage

Tons of
Cargo

United States coastwise

United States to South and

2
12
20
19

3

2
1
11

11,039

43,016

94.719

35,126

8.988

5.883
4,869
32,718

18,805

United States to Far East

Atlantic terminus of Canal to
South S Central America..

Europe to west coast of South
America

Europe to west coast of North

23.455
9.414

8,492

70

236,358

292,771

PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC

United States coastwise

South and Central America

to United States

Fai East and Australia to

United States. .. .

South and Central America to

Atlantic terminus of Canal.
West coast of South America

to Europe

West coast of North America

to Europe

Miscellaneous routings

Vessels in ballast

Total

28,528
27,521

54 I Iu3.686 225,020

The ships traveling over route classified as
"miscellaneous" were the Cushing, carrying
8,492 tons of crude oil fromTuxpan to Pisa-
gua; and the Dorset and the Car penteria from
New Zealand to England, with 7,500 and
5,564 tons of cargo, respectively.
Tolls Fall to Meet Cost of Operation and Main-
tenance in ilscal Year.

During the fiscal year ending with the close
of business on June 30, 1916, the total re-
ceipts of tolls from vessels passing through
the Canal were $2,399,830.42. The total
amount expended on account of the operation
and maintenance of the Canal was $6,999,-
750.15. This left a deficit in the account of
$4,599,919.73.

For every dollar which the Government
spent for operation and maintenance it re-

ceived back in tolls 34.28 cents. It spent
practically three times (2.9167 to be exact)
as much to maintain and operate the Canal
as it leceived in tolls in payment for the serv-
ice.

During the preceding fiscal year the tolls
had exceeded the expenses by 5276,656.38,
which represented a profit of .67 per cent on
the expenditure for operation and mainte-
nance alone, not counting anything for interest
on the money invested or for depreciation
of plant.

The summary of the items charged to
operation and maintenance published herewhh
shows that under this classification are includ-
ed all the diversified expenditures which have
been made for keeping the Canal open — it
was open approximately half the year — and
in order, and the work of handling vessels
through; and in addition are charged pro-
rated parts of the general expenses of civil
government, sanitary work, and adminis-
tration. About two-thirds of the total over-
head expense of the Canal is charged to op-
eration and maintenance at present.

The largest item in the operation and main-
tenance costs is the charge for dredging, which
is slightly over one-half of the total. The
dredging in Gaillard Cut cost $3,513,350.06,
and the total dredging charge in this account
was $3,560,016.04. This is just about twice
the charge for the preceding fiscal year, which
was $1,769,475.59. The increased cost in
this matter was due to the slides on both
banks of the Canal north of Gold and Con-
tractor's Hills, which caused the suspension
of traffic from the middle of September to the
middle of April and the consequent great
falling off in the amount of tolls collected for
the year.

A summary of the charges for operation
and maintenance in June, 1916, as compared
with May; with June of 1915; and with the
fiscal year to date, 1916 and 1915, is given in
the table on page 422, second page of this
issue.

Coastwise Trade during the Fiscal Year.

The total tolls on vessels in the United
States coastwise trade amounted to 18.36
per cent of all tolls collected. During the
preceding fiscal year the coastwise traffic
yielded over 36 per cent of the total, or prac-
tically double the proportion which existed
during the fiscal year 1916. It will be noted
that since the Canal was closed in September
the tolls on coastwise traffic for the remainder
ol the fiscal year amounted to $17,955.95;
this is because many of tie ships which were
in the co.istwise trade prior to the closing of
the Canal were diverted subsequently to
foreign trade. In several of the months
Un'teJ Stales Government vessels passed
through the Canal, carrying coal from Nor-
folk to California, hence were classed in the
coast wise trade, but they paid no tolls. In
the months after the closing of the Canal the
tolls on the coastwise trade amounted to 1.86

422

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 50.

per cent of the collections from other traffic.

A comparison of cdlections is given.
Collections by Months.

The collections of tolls in June on vessels
making the transit of the Canal amounted
to $363,799. Collections from ships passing
from the Atlantic to the Pacific amounted
to $123,103.11; from ships passing from the
Pacific to the Atlantic, to $130,695.89.

The June collections bring the total of the
{Continued on page 423.)

Month.

Atlantic to
Pacific.

Pacific to
Atlantic

_ . , . iTotal on traffic
Total on coast-'otiier tnan jj

wlse" S. coastwise.

$78,840.10
57.580.20
45.921.40

$ 56.331
71,200.80
44,547.35

£135.171.10
128.781.00
90,468.75

$438,194.57
366,011.03

259,029.55

2,252.50

2.252.50

8,573.50

654.39

834.00

418.80

223,824.59

364,114. 19

363,799.00

April

6,187.50

3.909.60

5,606.35

11.793.85
3,909.60

June-

Total

$192,438.80

$179,938.00

$372,376.80

$2,027,453.62

CHARGES FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 1915 AND 1916.

(See article on first page of this issue.)

Items

June. 1916.

May, 1916.

June, 1915.

Fisral Year to Date.

This Year.

Last Year.

Marine Division:

$978.63
287.43
6.817.41
7,520.41
3.812.52

$894.57
487.05
5,985.66
7,173.90
3,336.30

$744.59
216.80
3.749.27
5,855.98
2,491.77

S 7, 905. 40
4.075.36
58,848.34
41,342.29
42,720.58

$9,926.54
3,926.98
4S.059.59
61.513.50
2,491.77

$19,416.40

$17,877.48

$13,058.41

154,891.97

$125,918.38

Lock operation and maintenance —
Gatun Locks:

$1,204.86

7. 598. 14

8.348.91

2,391.64

185.54

$1,181.20
8,030.11

6,699.11

3,730.60

174.20

$1,492.56
9.009.71
6,317.92
2,220.51
131.03

$12,970.82
80,991.61

140,073.13
16,130.71
J.079.37

$17,398.37

101.494.01

76.497.75

32.105.13

2. 718. 52

$19,729.09

$19,815.22

$19,171.73

$252,245.64

$230,214.68

Gatun Spillway:

90.91

352.93
63.57

39.34
66.92

44.24

79.90
386.66

860.06
5.046.05
11,226.34

1,128.50
4,901.10
6,082.60

$507.41

$150.50

$466.56

$17,132.4.

$12,112.20

Pedro Miguel Lock:

$1,365.43

4,954.46

3,761.02

1,429.14

183.16

$1,547.66

5,173.54

3,972.46

1,649.61

313.67

$1,526.12

6.332.76

4.260.54

1, 153.61.

216.85

S16.369.88
49,355.32
62,328.39
15,816.02
2,770.80

$14,921.07
78,964.47
45.975.44
25,385.91
1,952.18

$11,693.21

$12,656.94

$13,489.93

8146,640.41

S167.199.07

Fedro Miguel Dam:

$91.59

$91.59

S42.00

Miraflores Locks:

$1,882.61

S7.061.97

11,280.84

1,588.22

296.92

$2,191.08

7,115.78

16.646.07

1,826.87

365.23

$1,444.97

8,115.96

2,362.44

1,852.01

88.73

S17.577.33
67,258.16

101.588.72
13. '133. 17
3,243.11

S17.323.13
102,239.26

3,324.44

$22,110.56

$28,145,03

$13,864.11

$202,700.49

$218,047.00

Miraflores Spillway and East Dam:

$75 23
136 16
264.96

$62.86

S45 . 45
16.97
57.39'

$431.95
1,951.95

750. SI

$696.95

98.82

755 . li

$476.35

$161.68

$119.81

$3,134.71

$9,675.45

Miraflores West Dam:

S347.72

S377.17

$54,516.62

$61,020.96

47.112.14

$622,293.01

$637,667.57

Dredging 1

$1S,077.88

$534.45

$1,365.20

$26,478.35

S125.563.30

Gaillard Cut

341,090.65

313,673.36

139.587.51

3,513,350.06

1.633,030.06

463.56

20,187.63

$359,168.53

$314,671.37

$140,952.71

$3,560,016.04

$1,769,475.59

S2. 208. 33

1.679.53

146 21

$2,029.94

1.758. 12
20.08

5.154.19

1.088.50

957.16

S2O.23O.04

20.372.17

1.772.05

41,328.32

14.488.51

1.793.58
212.50

58.45

787.78

948.85

101,858.04

2S.602.63

23. 11

11,450.56

4.7X7 (12

16,080.30
2,274.16

1,229.91

$453,373.20

$415,755.52

$211,559.10

$4,550,159.33

S223.793.66

$243,818.33

$130,734.23

S2. 449.590. 82

$677,166.86

$659,573.85

S342.293.33

S6.999.750.15

$363,799.00

$368,023.79

$539,229.05

$2,399,830.42

S4.343.383. 69

$196,935.72

$313,029.96

$291,550.06

$4,599,919.73

August 2, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

423

tolls for the fiscal year to $2,399,830.42.
The total for the preceding fiscal year was
$4,343,383.69; and for the fiscal year 1914,
for barges sent through the Canal in May and
June of 1914, the tolls were S14.618.68. The
total collections, from the beginning until
July 1, 1916, have amounted to $6,757,832.79.
Of the total tolls for the fiscal year 1916,
$2,399,830.42, the collections on ships passing
from the Atlantic to Pacific were S1,254,20S,-
28; on ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic,
SI, 145,622. 14. The collections on the traffic
each way, by months during the fiscal year,
are presented in the following table:

Vessels enter-

Vessels enter-

Month.

ing from

ing from

Total.

Pacific.

Atlantic.

1915

July . . .

$308,264.32

$265.10] ,35

$573,365.67

Aug

26 " 23

228,394 X0

496. ,92. 03

Sept. ..

168,450.30

181.018.00

349.498.30

Oct

Dec...

93.60

10,732.40

10.826 00

1916

Jan ....

18.00

636.39

654.39

Feb....

832.80

1.20

834 00

268.80

150.00

418.80

April...

97,779 29

137,839.15

235.61S.44

May. . .

171,022,96

368.023.79

June. . .

213,103.11

150.695.89

363,799.00

Total. .

$1,25-1,208.28

$1,145,622.14

S2.399.830. 42

The "Balboa" Applies for Passenger License.

The steamship Balboa, which has been
plying between the Atlantic terminus of the
Canal and the Colombian ports of Buena-
ventura and Tumaco, has applied for license
to carry passengers. She has been inspected
under the authority of the Board of Local
Inspectors and the granting of the license is
contingent upon the installation of radio
equipment and other improvements. The
agents report that orders for the equipment
have been placed.

The Balboa has made eight trips through
the Canal, the first from Balboa to Cristobal
on May 12, the latest southward on July 10;
this is at the rate of approximately two round
voyages a month. As she is supplying a long-
felt want in this trade, she has been well
ladened with cargo.

The Balboa is 190 feet long by 29} feet
beam and has gross and net Canal tonnage of
705 and 315, respectively. She was built
in 1901 at Paisley, Scotland, as the Manuel
Henerias and operated under the Mexican'
flag out of Mazatlan by the Compania \a-
viera del Pacifico. The operating company
became involved in the several revolutions
of the past years, the ships being comman-
deered to carry troops, and eventually the
company took the ships away and the Her-
rerias was transferred to American registry
under the name of Balboa. Her home port is
now San Diego, Cal., and her operators the
Colombian Maritime Company, Ltd.

Remittances to the Collector by Mall.

The Collector of The Panama Canal calls
attention to the fact that it is desirable for
persons. making remittances to his office, for
rent, light, or other items, to send only post-
office money orders and not to enclose curren-
cy in letters. This is on account of the dan-
ygerof loss in transit. All orders should be
made payable to "Collector, Panama Canal,"
whether to be presented at the office of the
Collector at Balboa Heights or that of the
deputy collector at Cristobal.

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THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 50.

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

Steps to Prevent its Spread — No Cause for Alarm
On Isthmus.

The epidemic of infantilcparalysis in New
York City and vicinity has caused consider-
able apprehension on the part of the Public
Health Service of the United States, and the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line has been re-
quested to cooperate as far as possible in pre-
venting the passage to or from the Isthmus
of persons suffering from the disease.

The steamship passenger agent at Colon
has been instructed to furnish passage tickets
covering the transportation of children under
16 years of age from the Canal Zone to New
York only on the sailing day of the steamer,
and then after the surgeon of the ships has
certified from examination of the prospective
passengers that they do not exhibit any symp-
toms of infantile paralysis. A similar pro-
cedure is followed in New York, the tickets
being issued on the pier only after examina-
tion.

The Washington Office of The Panama
Canal has suggested to patrons of the Panama
Railroad Steamship Line "as an additional
precaution the advisability of passengers
securing from their family physician before
leaving home a certificate to the effect that
all children accompanying them under 16
years of age are in good health and free from
a iy symptoms of infantile paralysis."

There are at present no known cases of in-
f intile paralysis on the Isthmus, though there
h ive been cases at times in preceding years.
The quarantine officer for Cristobal-Colon
has been instructed to examine incoming
passengers on ships from New York with
special care to detect any cases of it which
might be aboard. Should a case be discovered
he will remove it to the quarantine station for
isolation and treatment during the continu-
ance of the disease. Other members of the
family of the case and such children on the
ship as may be considered "contacts" in the
judgment of the quarantine officer will be
held at the quarantine station under daily
observation for such period as may be con-
sidered necessary, not exceeding seven days.
The officer is on the lookout for mild or sus-
picious cases, which, being most likely to go
unobserved, would be most prolific in in-
fection if they developed on the Isthmus.

Infantile paralysis, known in the technical
language of medicine as "poliomyelitis," is
not thoroughly understood at the present
time, especially in relation to its mode of
contagion. It is known that the virus is
found in the secretions of thet nose, throat,
and other mucous membranes of the body,
but the germ itself has not been identified,
as has been done in many other infectious
diseases. The latest researches indicate that
the disease is transmitted through contact with
acute cases of the disease, or through germ
carriers in healthy individuals, and rarely,
through other agencies. The period of incu-
bation of the disease is not known, and it is
not possible, as yet, to determine whether
or not a certain individual is a carrier, (unless
he has had the disease recently), as can be
done in the case of other disease carriers.

There is no occasion for an alarm on the
part of residents of the Isthmus. Should a
case of this disease gain access at our ports,
the precautionary measures already taken
will tend to restrict and localize the disease,
without menace to the community at large,

unless the case should develop at a later
period after passing the careful scrutiny of
the Quarantine officials, which appears im-
probable.

♦

Additional Passenger Accommodations.
Effective August 1, 1916, the Panama
Railroad will inaugurate a mixed train service
from Colon to Panama, handling through
freight and first-class passengers.

This train will be operated on the following
schedule, daily except Saturday:

Leave Cristobal commissary. . . 11.00 p. m.

Mount Hope 11.05 p.m.

Gatun 11.20 p. m.

Monte Lirio 11.35 p. m.

Frijoles 1 1 .46 p. m.

Darien 11.53 p. m.

Gamboa 1 2.04 a. m.

New Culebra 12.15 a.m.

Pedro Miguel Junction 12.29 a. m.

Miraflores Locks 12.35 a. m.

Corozal 12.39 a. m.

Balboa Heights 12.45 a. m.

Panama 12.50 a. m.

All forms of first-class transportation now
in use will be accepted on this train, and there
will be no excess charged on cash fares col-
lected.

This service consists essentially of the at-
tachment of a first-class coach to the through
freight train which is sent across every night.
It is designed primarily for the convenience
of residents of Gatun who wish to spend the
evening in Colon. No way freight will be
handled on this train.

Clearing Away Cotterdam at Balboa.

Dredge No. 5 and the drill boat Teredo are
working continuously to afford an entrance
for colliers to the new coaling handling plant
at Balboa. They are drilling and dredging
the cofferdam which formerly excluded the
water of the Pacific entrance channel from
the approach basin of the dry dock No. 1
and the coaling plant.

The work of blasting the cofferdam was
originally done by Star drills, working in the
dry, and from a trestle over the water. On
account of the danger of injury to the dock
gates and to the large masses of concrete in
the immediate vicirvty, the quantities of
dynamite used were loo small to break up the
rock sufficiently to handle with the small
ladder dredges.

The cleaning out of the dam developed a
hard rock core, carrying a depth of only 14
feet at mean tide. The drill boat Teredo
was placed on this area on July 27 and on the
29th fired her first blast of 1,765 pounds of 60
per cent dynamite, in 60 holes, over an area
of 1,500 square feet to minus 32 mean tide.
It is assumed that the lower 13 feet, from
— 32 to — 45 were broken by the previous
blasting.

♦

Survey of Pipelines at lank Farms.

A survey has just been completed for the
accurate location and charting of the oil and
water pipelines and the fence lines at the til
tank farms at the Atlantic and Pacific
entrances of the Canal. This work has been
done principally as a precautionary measure,
it being very important to know the exact
situation of the pipelines in case of fire. It
is the plan of the Mechanical Division, which
is operating the oil handling plants, to keep
the charts up to date, indicating on them every
little change in the lines, and preparing revised
charts as often as may be necessary.

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Leave of Absence for Civil War Veterans to Attend

Encampment.

It is hereby ordered that all veterans of the
Civil War in the service of the Government of
the United States who desire to attend the
Grand Army Encampment to be held in
Kansas City, Missouri, August 26th to Sep-
tember 3rd, 1916, shall be granted leave
of absence with pay, in addition to the annual
leave provided for by statute, from August
26th to September 3rd, inclusive, that they
may have the opportunity to attend the en-
campment, and that they be granted as many
more days additional leave with pay in each
case as are necessary for the journey to Kan-
sas City and return to their posts of duty.
Woodrow Wilson.

The White House,

July IT, 1916.
[No. 2423.]

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Free Entry of Parcel Post Packages.
TaE Panama Canal,
Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 13, 1916.
Circular No. 613-2:

1. Postmasters and postal clerks of Canal Zone
post-offices are hereby authorized to sign for the
Execuitve Secretary requests of both gold and silver
employes for the release of parcels upon which no
duty is payable, when such requests comply with the
provisions of this circular.

2. Parcel post packages containing articles for the
exclusive use of an em^love of The Panama Canal.
the Panama Railroad Company, or a contractor for
The Panama Canal entitled to free entry of person ll
goods, or the family of such an employe or contractor,
will be admitted free of duty.

3. Duty will not be remitted on articles imported for
sale or on spirituous liquors.

4. When the declared value of the contents of a
package does not exceed three dollars United States
currency the packages will be released without the
submission of a special form request in cases where no
duty is payable.

5. To procure release from duty of packages where
declared value is greater than three dollars, the em-
ploye must submit a request on the form provided
for that purpose to the postmaster or postal clerk,
who will approve it for the Executive Secretary. In
case of doubt as to the identity of applicant as an
employe on the gold roll, postmasters may require
the certificate of the head of his department or the
district quartermaster. Employes on the silver
roll must have requests certified by foreman or other
persons in charge before submitting them to the post-
master for approval.

6. Sealed packages on which a customs declaration
has not been made by the sender will not be exempted
under the provisions of paragraph 4 unless inspection
shows that the value of contents does not exceed
three dollars. Applicants may be required to open
sealed packages before delivery to show that declara-
tion made on release form is correct description of the
contents.

7. Abuse or attempted abuse of this privilege by
employes, postmasters, postal clerks, or by others
may be punished by discharge or prosecution, or both,

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Free Quarters, Fuel, and Current — Assignment
to Quarters.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. July 27, 1916.
To all concerned — The following cablegram received
from the Washington Office of The Panama Canal.
under date of July 26, 1916, I? quoted below for the
information and guidance of all concerned:

"President signed Executive Order July 25
granting free quarters, fuel, and electric current
to employes under regulations to be prepared by
you effective July first, 1916."
The provisions of circular No. 627-14 are hereby
canceled, and the regulations for the assignment of
quarters in effect prior to the issuance of circular No.
627-14 will govern the assignment and retention of
quarters after this date.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

August' 2, 1916.

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425

Specific Designations on Complimentary Trip
Passes.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. July 22, 1916.
To all concerned — Attention has been called to the
fact that complimentary trip passes are beinc, issued
for more than one party, without definitely specifying
all of the persons tor whom passage is intended,
thus:

Mrs. Jones and one.
Mr«. Smith and two.
In future, the Panama Railroad will not accept for
passage, complimentary- trip passes where the names
of the parties traveling on such passes are not shown
in every case, unless specifically endorsed by this
office. The following forms will be acceptable:
Miss R. C. Mills.
Misses R. C. Mills and M. Bryan.
J. B. Jones, wife and child.
The above regulations are necessary to prevent
parties to whom passes are issued carrying persons not
entitled to transportation.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panama Canal.
Second Vice President, Pi '"-it Railroad Company.
»
AppoiiiL.ujats.

The Panama Canal.
Panama Railroad Company,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z„ July 28. 1916.
Circular No. 661-31 (Superseding circu ar No. 661-30)
Effective July 1, 1916, Mr. Samuel W. Heald is
appointed Superintendent of the Panama Railroad,
vice Mr. Charles H. Motsett. resigned.

Mr. W. F. Foster is appointed Master of Trans-
portation, effective the same date.

Chester Hardtng,
Acting Governor, The Panama Canal.
Second Vice President. P i» tma Railroad Company.
m
Cristooai aaops.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. ?... July 2), 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The Cristobal dry dork shops, known as the "Dry
Dock Shops." will hereafter be officially known as the
Cristobal Shops.

This change is made in order to avoid any confusion
which may be likely to arise in view of the opening of
dry dock No. 1 at Balboa.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.
»
Officers in Board oi Local Inspectors.
The Panavia Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 31, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date, Lieut. A. B
Reed, U. S. N., will act as Chairman of the Board of
Local Inspectors until the return from leave of Mr.
James MacFarlane; Mr. Ma'cFarlane will then act as
Chairman of the Board until the return from leave of
Lieut. P. P. Bassett. U. S. N.

Effective this date, Canal Pilot H. G. Oliver will,
during the leave of absence of Lieutenant Bassett, be
Acting Member of the Board of Local Inspectors.
Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

♦

Leaves of Absence and Transfers of Commissary
Managers.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., July 24, 1916.
To all managers — With the approval of the Acting
Governor, my circular of Januiry 9, 1916. relative
to leave of absence an J transfers of commissary
managers, is hereby cancelled and no arrangements
will be made in the future for inventories prior to
allowing managers of co nmissaries to go on leave;
nor will the effective dates of the leave of these em-
ployes be confined to the period between the first and
tenth of the month.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

♦

Condition of Nesselrode Pudding. Brick Ice
Cream and Water Ices.

The Panama Canal.
Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., July 26. 1916.
Bulletin No. 657:

To commissary managers — Hereafter orders for
nesselrode pudding, brick ice cream, and water ices
for delivery along the line, will be accepted only with
the understanding that we will not be responsible for
their condition upon arrival at destination. In putting

up the orders we use every precaution in the way of
packing, etc., to insure arrival in gooi condition, but
after the long trip across the Isthmus it is not always
possible to repack them properly at line commis-
saries, and in spite of our best e.Torts they do not
always hold up well, and sometimes look "messy"
when opened up to be served.

Please advise your customers accordingly, when
accepting their orders for these items.

Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

Handling ui battle.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z-, July 26, 1916.
To all concerned — Effective this date the Depot
Commissary will be relieved of all responsibilities in
connection with cattle and pastures.

Mr. W. B. Brown, cattle buyer, will have charge of
all Supply Department cattle, and all pastures on the
Atlantic end.

Mr. A. R. Morrell will report to Mr. Brown as
assistant.

The abattoir will remain under charge of the Depot
Commissary, who will daily requisition the number
of cattle required.

The master of the Caribbean will report to Mr.
Brown in all matters connected with the time of sailing
of the ship and handling of the cattle.

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Changes and Appoi:

its. Supply Depart-

ii-

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. July 2,', t >16.
To all concerned — Effective August 1. 1916, the title
of Depot Commissary is changed to General Manager,
Commissary Division.

Mr. R. K. Morris is appointed General Manager,
Commissary Division.

Mr. J. J. Jackson is appointed General Storekeeper,
Supply Department.

Wm. R. Grove.
Chief Quartermaster.

Administration of Retail Stores.

1 he Panama Canal,
Supply Department, .
Cristobal. C Z.. July 26, 1916.
Memorandum No. 185;

To commissary managers — Effective August 1, 1916.
and until further notice, all commissary managers and
commissary inspectors will report direct to Mr. D. W,
MacCormack, Chief Commissary Inspector.

All matters connected with stock an J its up-keep will
be taken up with the Depot Commissary, but all
other questions connected with the administration
and operation of retail stores should be referred to
Mr. MacCormack. whose office will be over the office
of the Depot Commissary, at Cristobal, and whose
telephone is No. 28 on the Depot Commissary switch-
board .

Wm. R. Grove,
Chief Quartermaster.

Obsolete Store to be Consolidated with Dry Dock
Store.
The Panama Canal,

Supply Department.
Balboa Heights. C. Z., July 27. 1916.
To alt concerned— Elective August 1. 1916. the obso-
lete storehouse. Mount Hope, will be abolished as a
separate store, and the stock will be consolidated with
that of the dry dock store, Cristobal.

Mr. R. B. Groves will he in charge of the consolidated
stock, as of that date, his title being Storekeeper,
Supply Department, Cristobal, C. Z.

Wm. k. Grove, t ht.f Quartermaster.

Superintendent of Cattle Industry.
The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z.. July 29. 1916.
To all concerned— The designation of cattle buyer,
Supply Department, is changed to Superintendent,
Cattle Industry.

Mr. W. B. Brown is appointed superintendent of
cattle industry and will, in addition to handling the
buying of cattle, have charge of the supervision of
pastures.

Wm. R. Grove, Chief Quartermaster.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of Local Inspectors will coaJu;t elimina-
tions at the Administration Budding Balboa Heights,
room No. 304, on Wednesday, A tgust 9. 1916. begin-
ning promptly at 8 a. m. for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine

■s, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must pro:ure from the office
of the Board, room No. 211, Batbaa H-igits. forms of
application and information respecting the filling out
of the same, not later than a day previous to the ex-
amination. In addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs'
licenses must provide themselves with autonsbiles
with which to demonstrate their ability properly to
operate the same.

The demonstration for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building. Balboa Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be reiuired to give demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and wdl be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
De given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination as follows: At Cristobal, u^on arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gimpoa, at 8
a. m., and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cr.stobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the o:fi:e of the Captain of the Port; at Ganaboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the beneSt of applicants resiling in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examination; for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats. anJ as chau^ears, will be held
at the om:e of the Captain of the Pjrt of Cristobal on
Friday. August 11, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m.
Applicants should be provided with motor boats or
automobiles for the demonstration test.

Geo. J. Vanderslice.
Recorder, Bocd of Local inspectors.
♦
Sale of 2-CylinJer Gas Engine.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the
Storekeeper. S. D.. Cristobal, until 3 p. m., the 18th
in~t.. when they will be opened in the presence of at-
tending bidders, for the purchase of one Fairbanks-
Morse, two-cylinder gasoline engine, approximately
12 to 15 horsepower, suitable for boat or stationary
power, said engine available for inspection at the
Mount Hope storehouse any time between the hours
of 7 and 11 a. m. and 1 to 5 p. m. Right is reserved to
reject any or all bids. Bids must be plainly marked
"Proposal for purchase of gasoline engine, to be opened
August IS, 1916" and addressed to R. B. Groves,
Storekeeper, S. D., Cristobal, C. Z."

Handling of Personnel Papers.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z., July 21. 1916.

To all concerned — Considerable delay is being ex-
perienced by the Personnel Bureau on account of the
failure to receive promptly the necessary information
concerning employments and changes affecting the
personnel.

To expedite and facilitate as much as possible the
handling and preparation of all papers, and in order
that all changes may be shown on the payrolls for the
month in which the changes occur, it is absolutely
necessary that such information be furnished the
bureau with a greater degree of promptness and ac-
curacy.

Particular attention is called to the fact that the
information slips, properly filled out, and the medical
examination forms are not being forwarded in all cases
until after a considerable loss of time in an effort to
secure them. These papers should accompany the
notification to this office of any eanloyment or reem-
ployment in all cases, which, if not done, causes a delay
in the preparation of the necessary papers and re-
sults in the holding up of the pay certificates of the
employs at the end of the month.

The following telephones are installed in the Per-
sonnel Bureau for the facilitation of business, con-
nection with which may be secured through the
Balboa Heights exchange:

Name. Occupation. Phone No.

R. S. Erdman Chief of Bureau 5 P. B. X

Albert Wilson Civil service and miscel-
laneous 3 P. B. X

David F. Fisher. . Leave clerk 16s

George V. Graff. . Organization clerk 211

R.S.Hammond.. Personnel clerk 220

A. G. T. Dorton. . File clerk 280

A. L. Bancroft . . . Service letters 286

Waller C. Poore. . Transportation clerk 184

C. A. MclLVAINE,

Executive Secretary.

♦ .

Fuel Oil.
Fuel oil may be obtained at Balboa or Cristobal
from plants of The Panama Canal, or from private
corporations. The present price from the Canal is
SI. 25 per barrel, to advance on May 1. Prices from
the corporations may be obtained on application to
them.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximatelyt50 shillings per ton oi eeven barrels.

426

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. SO.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Special Sale of Chine, Hardware, and Dry Goods.
Odd lots of china, haidware, and men's

and women's dry goods will be placed on sale

at 8 a. m.t August 7, in commissaries as

follows:

China, hardware, and dry goods. .Cristobal

China Ancon

Dry goods Balboa

Purchase of Oil Cans.

The Commissary Branch will issue refund
and credit notes at the rate of five cents each
for empty 5-gallon kerosene tins returned
in good condition. Cans so offered should be
free from rust and punctures, should have
tops still on them, and should not be bent up
too badly.

These cans may be turned over to the
Commissary wagon drivers, who will issue
receipts therefor, which will later be covered
by refund or credit notes."

Price Changes.

EFFECTIVE JULY 29, 1916.

Beds, single, ea

Bowls, sugar, ea

Broilers, ea

Coolers, water, ea

Dishes, fruit, ea

Jugs, ea

Jugs, ea

Kettles, Berlin, ea

Ladles, ea

Pans, fry, ea

Pans, dish, ea

Percolators, ea

Pots, tea, ea

Saucepans, ea

Saucepans, ea

Tires, rubber, ea

EFFECTIVE AUGC

Blouses, ea

Blouses, ea

Blouses, ea

Brassieres, ea

Cloth. lace

Corsets, ea

Corsets, ea

Drawers, crepe, pr

Drawers, pr

Hats, straw, ea

Hose, pr : . . .

Hose, children's, pr

Hose, children's, pr

Hose, men's, pr

Hose, children's, pr

Mitts, bath, ea

Steels, corset, ea

Suits, bathim,, suit

Thread, spool

Ties. teck. ea

Vests, ladies, ea

Tooth wash. Odd. bot

Old.

New.

$2.30

S3. 00

.0/

.09

.39

.60

3.75

4.70

1.40

1 . 55

1.30

.95

1.15

.47

.12

.68

1.80

.35

.28

2.20

.23

.42

.12

.20

.26

.09

2.25

.07

.25

.23

.30

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 4, 1916.

Boats, sauce, ea j ;

Bowls, sugar, ea

Cups, egg, ea

Dishes, bakers, ea

Dishes, pickle

Dishes, butter, ea

Dishes, bakers, ea

Glasses, ea

Hangers, garment, ea

f Eangers, < oat, ea

Jugs, cream, ea

Plates, soup, ea

Plates, dinner, ea

Plates, dessert, ea

Plates. B. & B., ea

Plates, sauce, ea

Plates, cake, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Platters, chop, ea

Platters, meat, ea

Pots, coffee, ea

Racks, toast, ea

Scales, family, ea ,

Tureen, soup.ea ' | 7.35

.06

1.45
1 . 65
1.00
.90
1.55

.67

Additions to Stock.

Bedspreads, U.S. and embroidered 9.65

tea, in., Madeira linen, round, ea 2.20

Cloths, tea, emb., Madeira linen, square, ea 4.65

ea 11 .30

Covers, cushion, Madeira linen, em.. No. 4133

ea 2.55

Covers, cushion. Madeira linen, emb.. No. 4117,

each 2.35

Covers, cushion. Madeira linen, em., No. 4129

ea 1.15

Hose, children's pr

Napkins. Madeina linen, em.. No. 238, ea. .
Napkins. Madeira linen, emb.. No. 174. ea.
Napkins, Madeira linen, emb.. No. 207, ea.

Napkins, Madeira linen, em., No. 237

Oil, Omega, bot

Organdie, striped, yd

Ribbon, pon, yd

Ribbon, pon, yd

Civil Service Examination.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the date indicated below, in-
formation concerning the same being posted
at clubhouses and post-offices, as per the
number of announcement indicated:

Scientific assistant in oceanography (male);
$900 a year; examination on or about August
27, 1916; No. 989.

Apprentice (male); S 700 a year; examina-
tion about August 27, 1916; No. 1003.

Agriculturist in sugar beet investigations
(male); $1,800 to $2,100 a year; examina-
tion August 22, 1916; No. 1000.

Red Cross Finances.

The following is a statement of finances for
the Canal Zone chapter of the American Na-
tional Red Cross for the quarter from May 1
to July 31, 1916:

Receipts S6.500.02

Balance on hand last report $5,661 .84

Membership dues 799.00

Interest on checking balance 39. 18

Disbursements 1.118.18

litted.

Individuals assisted.
Membership dues rei

Tuberculosis cases

Printing

Carding membership record

Postage

Transportation to San Francisco..

413.68
542.50
85.00
9.00
5.00
3.00
60.00

Balance on hand August 1, 1916 S5.3S1.84 ,

John H. McLean,
Approved: Treasurer.

Frank Feuills,

Chairman.

Misdirected Letters.

Balboa Heights. C. Z., August 1, 1916.

The following insufficiently addressed letters and

papers have been received in the office of the Director

of Posts and may be obtained upon request of the ad-

dressees. Requests may be made by telepho

Balboa No. 182:

Baird, Mrs. Jeannie

Ballen, Daniel

Bardin, H.

Barrett. C. J.

Barton, A.

Beachboard. Mrs. Carr:

Blake, Dr. D. E.

Brennan, Marky

Brewer, E. R.

ailing

Bryson, C. E.
Campbell, Charles R.
Cannon. Jno.L.
*Carr. Thomas
Chadwick, Joseph
Clapp, Mrs. Charles A.
Crabtree, A. W.
Dawson, Millard
Deakins, M. A.

Eldredge. D. C.
Evans, Art
Farnsworth. Merle
Frank. Mrs. L. E.
Galyon, Charles L.
Griffin, J. J.
Gunner, M. J.
Harley, Len
Harris, William
Howard. Mrs. Howard
Hubley. Mrs. Clyde
Jenkins, Sanford Culger
tKerr, Mrs. J. W.
Kelly, H. J.
Klein. B. J.
Lewis. Julian

Litke. Mrs. Emiel
*McKinnon, Alex
Meyers. Samuel R.
Oliver, L.
Pempey, John J.
Permar, Geo. M.
Salmon, M.
Schmidt, T.
Shay, Frank
Shoeppe. Fred
Smith, Leroy
Smith, William, Box !
Tnnpe, A. A.
White. Mrs. W.
Williams. James
Winkle, Mrs. A. G.

i Transactions at Cristobal and Colon
for June, 1916.

vessels inspected and pass-

122

■essels detained in quaran-

Total

Numoer of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with anti-plague
and mosquito breeding regulations. 145
Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 2
Number of vessels fumigated on de-
parture

Number of crew inspected and passed. 7,826
Number of passengers inspected and

passed 2.278

124

Total 10.104

Number of persons vaccinated in port

on arrival 402

Number of persons vaccinated in port

of departure or enroute 360

Number of persons detained in quaran-
tine to complete period of incubation
of yellow fever and bubonic plague. 237

Number of persons detained on board

Number of persons landed from foreign
ports :

Cabin

Steerage

Total

Number of persons embarkr*d for
foreign ports:

Cabin

Steerage

684

Total 2.49 1

Number of persons in transit 522

Number of persons in transit through

canal west-bound

Number of persons from coast towns

(inspected) 136

Number of persons from coast towns

(not inspected) 188

Number of persons leaving Colon for

coast towns 162

Number of persons landed during the
month:

For Isthmian Immigration Report 1,702
For Pacific ports 242

Total

Number of bills of health issued .

Number of bills of health viseed.

Number of immigrants reje^ura m

ported

1.944

Deceased Employes.

Joseph Branch

Somer Daphne

Stedman E. Hawkins

Samuel Joseph James Hinkson

Robert William Lindo

Lewis McLean

73031
66497

U2263
39970

95905

Native of

Barbados. . .

Martinique.

Jamaica

Barbados. . .

Montserrat.

Ja

Colon

Colon

Panama

Camp Bierd.,

Paraiso

Cristobal

P. R. R

Fortifications..
Mun. Engineei

P. R. R

Dredging Div.
P. R. R

July 18, 1916.
July IS, 1916.
July 12, 1916.
July 13, 1916.
July 18. 1916.
July 18, 1916.

Insane Employes.

Name.

No.

Native of

Isthmian
Residence.

1

Employed by

Date of
commitment.

S7M>7

July 8, 1916.

The estates of the abovenamed deceased and insane employes of The Panama Canal or
the Panama Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the
estates or any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of
property, bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys
due to them, should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320,
Administration Building, Balboa Heights, C Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to
before a notary public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The
names will be published but once.

August 2, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

427

JOINT COMMISSION.

Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
280, docket numbers as shown. July 1, 1916 — In the
following claims counsel for the United States has
filed motion for dismissal alleging that settlements
have beem made therein between the claimants and
the agents of the United Sates:
Docket
No. Claimant.

Frank Thompson

Jjan Rod:

Margarita Rodriguez.

Calletano Araus.

Juana Yillareal

Maria Irene Castro

Tonias Arauz.

Florention Magallon.

Caspar Rodriguez.

Jose Niete.

Isaac McLarren.

Torribio Valdespino.

James Barnett.
2679 Edward Riley.
2774 Simeon C. Edwards.

l Garcia de Ban-era.

J. H. StilFon.

Manuela Quinto.

Herman St. Ami.

Hong Fung.

Robert Edwards.

Demetrio Gonzalez.

Apolino Castro.

Benita Salvatierra.
The attorneys for the claimants have notified the
Commission that they consider that settlements have
been made in full for all property covered by these
claims, in view of which no further action is necessary
on the part of the Joint Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore accordingly dismissed.

Federico Eoyd. Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
BOUVE. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Conimissioners.

"389

942
943
990

114$
1170
1419
1461
1762

2800
2922
2810
2862
3021
3110
3523
3 53 4
3580

Notice of Award.

In the matter of sundry claims covered by the decision
of the Umpire, rule No. 272. award No. 114, docket
numbers as shown, June 29. 1916 — On September 23.
1913 the Joint Commission certified to the Umpire
provided for in Article XV of the Canal treaty the fol-
lowing disagreement to wit:

Do the provisions of Article VI of the treaty
between the United States of America and the
Republic of Panama ratified February 26. 1904,
grant a right to compensation to the following
class of claimants:

Lessees of town lots in Gorgona who held such
lots under revocable leases or licenses issued
by the Isthmian Canal Commission and who pur-
chased the buildings located on such lots from per-
sons who. although occupying such lots prior to
the abolition of the municipality of Gorgona by the
Executive Order of March 13, 1907, accepted.
subsequent to such abolition, a revocable lease
or license from the Isthmian Canal Commission.
This disagreement was submitted to the Umpire
who. on June 16. 1916, rule No. 272, handed down
his decision in which he held that "the claimants under
the above disagreement have a right to compensa-
tion."

By rules No. 116 of September 23. 1913 and No. 125
of December 5, 1913. the Commission certified the
following claims to the Umpire under the disagree-
ment above referred! to:

Docket Tax

No. Claimant. No.

76 Christian (Christiana) Armstrong 840

1507 George Bailey S41

1361 Charles de Bernard 775

912 Augustin Brigite (Augustine Bigett) 780

2058 Jack Caldwell 786

1 54 1 W. H. Carrington 735

1111 Wing Lee Ching 710-834

1 542 Rosa Forbes 732

1 5i)5 Edward (E. W.) Gordon 811

1417 I. L. Maduro 835-837

910 Leanor Lindor (Leanna Londor) 831

36 D. W. Ogilvie 868-736

1489 Juan A. Ponce 753-754

165S Kern Lung Tai 743

1324 Franc.sco de Tome and A. Fasano 799

1256 Jose L. Fu (No See Novo) 772

502 Marcial Zuleta 816

The evidence before the Commission is that since
these claims were certified to the Umpire settlements
have been made direct between the agents of the
United States and the following claimants:
Docket
No. Claimant.

1541 W. H. Carrington.

1542 Rosa Forbes.
502 Marcial Zuleta.

No further action is therefore necessary by the Com-
mission in the above claims and they will be dismissed.

The Umpire duly appointed under the Treaty hav-
ing decided that the claimants under this disagree-
ment certified to him for decision, are entitled to
compensation, an award is hereby made against the
United States in favor of the persons hereinafter
named for all rights, title, and interest of any nature
whatsoever which the said persons may possess or
may have possessed in and to the houses hereinbelow
referred to by their tax numbers, formerly located
in the town of Gorgona, Canal Zone, the sum of
$7,862 United States currency.

This award shall be paid to the respective claimants
hereinafter named, in the amounts hereinafter speci-
fied, on or before the 29th day of July. 1916. and if
payment or tender of payment of any of the items
of this award is not made on or before that date.
such items shall thereafter bear interest at the rate
of six per centum per annum until paid:
D'k't. House

No. Claimant. Tax No. Ami.

36 David W. Ogilvie 736-868 $ 390

76 Christiana Armstrong 840 281

910 Leanna Lenor (Leanor Linder) 831 260

912 Augustine Bigett (Agustine Brigite). . 780 108

1111 Wing Lee Ching 710 1.040

834

1256 Jose L. Yu (Ne See Nayo) 772 645

1324 Francisco de Tomo and A. Fasano... ?99 300

1417 I.L.Maduro 835-837 1.5SO

1489 Juan A. Ponce 753-7 54 963

1505 E. W. Gordon 811 1.270

1507 George Bailey 841 60

1561 Charles de Bernard 775 380

1658 Kam Lung Tai 741 240

2058 Jack Caldwell 786 345

A total of $7,862 United States currency.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve. Ricardo J. Alfaro. Comm

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

Local Buyer's Price Llat.

The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, August 3. 1916:

FISH.

Price.

Fresh fish, per lb $0.12

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry. ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea. . 03

Limes, per 1 00 25

Pineapples, ea 09 f

Sugarcane, ea 03

Plantain, doz IS

Mangoes, small, ea (MH

Mangoes, medium, ea .01

Mangoes, large, ea 02

Papaya, per lb 02*

VEGETABLES.

Celery, soup, per bunch 04

Ginger, per lb 05

Mint, per bunch 04

Okra, ea 00*

Onions, green, per bunch 04

Parsley, per bunch 04

Peppers, hot. per doz OS

Radishes, per bunch 04

Spinach, per bunch 02

Chayotes, each 03

Corn, green, per doz 10

♦Indicates advance from last list.

tlndicates reduction from last list.

Maximum Stages of the Chagres River, Gatun
Lake and Miraflores Lake.

Maximum heights of the Chagrcs River, Gatun and
Miraflores Lakes for the week ending at midnight,
Saturday. July 29. 1916:

Stations.
Day and Date.

O

OJ

S.S

Sun., July 23

Mon., July 24. .,
Tues., July 25. .
Wed., July 26 . .
Thurs.. July 27.
Fri., July 28....
Sat., July 29...

93.

93.08

92.9

93.63

93.32

96.9

95.13

>8 86.54 54. 20
S6.39 86.44 54.lo
.43 86.44 54.25
86.59 86.45 54.30
86. 42,86. 42)54. 30
86.51 86. SI 54.30
S6. 39,86. 41J54. 41

Water.

Water may be obtained in any quantity at either
terminal. The price is 25 cents per 1.000 gallons de-
livered at the dock, with a minimum charge of S3.
Vessels may take up from the fresh water section of
the Canal, without charge, all the boiler water they
require. This water is, however, scarcely fit for
drinking.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until August 31 are given in this table:

Date.

Time

and height of high and
low water.

Wed., Aug. 2

5:52
14.6

12:00
1.4

18:01
14.4

Thurs., Aug. 3

0:11
1.0

6:22
14.7

12:33
1.5

18:33
14.2

Fri., Aug. 4

0:44
1.3

6:52
14.6

13:09
1.8

19:07
13.9

1:18
1.8

7:24
14.5

13:49

2.2

19:44
13.4

2:00
2.4

8:02
14.1

14:37
2.7

20:27
12.8

2:48
3.1

8:49
13.6

15:34
3.2

21:23
12.2

3:49
3.7

9:50
13.1

16:42
3.4

22:39
11.9

5:01
4.0

11 :01
13.0

17:58
3.1

0:04
12.2

6:20
3.6

12:32
13.4

19:11
2.3

Fri.. Aug. 11

1:18
13.2

7:34

2.7

13:41
14.3

20:15
1.1

Sat., Aug. 12

2:20
14.4

8:38
1.4

14:41
15.3

21:09
-0.2

Sun., Aug. 13

3:1S
15.6

9:31
0.2

15:35
16.1

21:57
-1.2

Mod., Aug. 14

4.06
16.6

10:19
-0.8

16:26
16.7

22:42
-1.8

Tues., Aug. IS

4:55
17.3

11:04
-1.3

17:15
16.9

23:25

-1.8

Wed., Aug. 16

5:40
17.4

11 :47
-1.3

18:01
16.6

Thurs., Aug. 17. .

0:07
-1.3

6:23

17.1

12:30
-0.8

18:44
16.0

0:49

-0.4

7:05
16.3

13:15
0.1

19:27
15.0

Sat., Aug. 19

1 :35
0.9

7:46
15.2

14:01
1.3

20:10
13.8

2:22
2.2

8:29
14.0

14:52
2.6

20:55
12.6

Mon., Aug. 21

3:15
3.5

9:19
12.8

15:48
3.7

21:57
11.5

4:15
4.6

10:21
11.8

16:54
4.4

23:10
10.8

Wed., Aug. 23

5:24
5.1

11:41
11.3

18:06
4.6

Thurs., Aug. 24.

0:38
10.8

6:37
5.2

12:57
11.5

19:1S
4.3

Fri., Aug. 25

1 :43
11.4

7:41
4.6

13:54
12.0

20:10
3.5

Sat., Aug. 26

2:31
12.1

8:33
3.8

14:39
12.7

20:56
2.6

Sun., Aug. 27

3:10
12.9

9:16

2.8

15:18
13.4

21:35
1.8

3:46
k3.7

9:54
1.9

15:54
14.0

22:09
1.2

4:18
14.3

10:28
1.2

16:30

14.5

2? :42
0.7

Wed.. Aug. 30

4:50
14.8

11 :01
0.8

17:03
14.7

23:14
0.5

Thurs., Aug. 31

5:21
15.2

11:34
0.5

17:37
14.9

23:46
0.6

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find trie depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtiact it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from 0A (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance, 15:47 ia 3:47 p. m.

428

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 50.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., July 30, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Dale

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL

TONNAGE

Entered

Nature

Tons

Gross

Net

July 24....
July 25....

July 25

July 25

July 25

July 26

July n

British

British

British

Japanese

British

British

British

British

British

Norwegian

British

British

British

British

British

American

New York & Pacific S. S. Co

Nippon Vusen Kabushki K

6,275
10.693

6.503
7,752
1,190
1,170
3.+58
4,777
3,804
4,278
6.019
4,882
9,099
6,036
5,522
9,019
9.01 1
4.679

12,194
6.146
2.131

4.621
5.562

Cristobal

Buenaventura

1.040
3,200

Clyde Shipping Company

Crown Steamship Company. . . .

Crown of Cordova. .

Coke

3,1 56

1,657
7,500

Egremoni Castle

Lancashire Shipping Co

July 27....

July 27....

San Francisco. . . .
San Francisco. . . .

7,500

Alfred Nolle

* Walton Hall

8,730

9,000
7,361

New Zealand Shipping Co

New Zealand Shipping Co

Compama Francia de Marine. . .

Toyo K.isen Kaisha

American-Hawaiian Line

Port Arthur

New York

New York

* Korea

2,397
8,443

July 30

Coal ,

4,329
1,439

indicates vessels making maiden voyage through Canal.

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

July 24....
July 24

Hawkhead

British

British

British

British

Chilean

British

British

Japanese

British

American

Pacific Steam Navigation Co.. . .
Port Steamship Line

New York-Pacific S. S. Co

New Zealand Shipping Co

Cristobal

1.024
6,875

1,557

5.1S1

246

5,852

4,56.1
6.977
4,830
7
3,236
4.431
6,429
5,543

3,870

July 26

New York

Cristobal

7,777
1.592
5.600
6,900

Talcahuano

Wellington

General

July 27

Invefkip

Sir Francis

Newport News. . .

3.620

July 29

July 29

New Orleans ,
Newport News. . .

3.S60
4.J.00
S.900
5,692

New York and Pacific S. S. Co. .

July 30

Potosi

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

July 30.
July 30.
July 30.
Julv 30.
July 31.

Indrakuala
Malinicock
Frankby. . .

Thtiis

.17 iddlescx .

Indra Line San Francisco.

Standard Oil Co Paita and Talara.

Palaca Shipping' Co Calita Buena.

Win. C. Job San Francisco.

Federal Steam Nav. Co Wellington.

Aug. t
Aug. 1
Aug. 1

Bowdoin Bowdoin S. S. Co

Vrubamba Peruvian S. S. Co

Kima. P. Johannessen

Thode Fazelund. ... VYilhelmsens Dmpsk Acties
Ceo. W. Elder I North Pacific S. S. Co

San Francisco.

Callao.

Tocapilla.

San Francisco.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦arrivals.

♦departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From Date

Vessel Line

For

Port Limon.
New Orleans.
London.

July 27....
July 29....
July 29

Bristol via way pts

•expected arrivals.

♦expected departures.

1

Aug. 2

Aug. 1

United Fruit Company

Kingston

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in

regular service with United State»

.

PORT OF BALBOA.

ARRIVALS.

departures.

July 28. . . . Kitrohime Ham. . .

Antofagasta. July 30. . . .

Kitrohime Maru. . .

1 !

♦Other than bhips passing through the Canal.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL -COLON.

Vessel, Line. Sails. Arrives.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Colon P.R.R.July 27. ...Aug. 2

Almirante U.F.C.July 27 Aug 3

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Curiam U. F. C.Aug. 2 Aug.

Abangarez U. F. C.Aug. 5 Aug,

Ueredia U. F. C.Aug. 9 Aug.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Parismina U.F. C.Aug. 6.... Aug.

Alenas U. F. C.Aug. 6. . . .Aug.

Coal

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and
Baljoa at the rate of between 600 ani 1,5 10 tons per
day. Present prices are: At Cristobal, from li&hters,
trimmed in bulkers, or from cars alongside wharf,
handled by ship's t,ear. per ton. 16.00; use of steam
hoist and crane per hour. Si; at Ralooa, the mice i*
$1 more per ton, either form of delivery.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916.

No. 51.

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Notice to Steamship Lines.
The following notice was issued under
date of July 29. 1916:

1. In view of the present high price and
scarcity of bottoms, and the difficulty ex-
perienced in maintaining the coal reserve on
the Isthmus, on and after October 1, 1916,
and until further notice, the following prices
will obtain at the Panama Canal for coal
supplied steamships, including warships of
all nations:

CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Delivered alongside of vessel in light-
ers or in cars on the wharves, trimmed
in bunkers, when handled by ship's
gear (per ton), $7.50.

BALBOA.

Delivered alongside of vessel in light-
ers or in cars on the wharves, trimmed
in bunkers, when handled by ship's
gear (per ton), $9.00.

An additional charge of $2 per hour
will be made for the use of each mechani-
cal hoist or crane furnished by the Pana-
ma Railroad Company.

2. These changes apply to the prices given
on pages 41—12- of the Sailing Directions and
General Information, the Panama Canal, and
its supplements.

Increase In the Price of Fuel Oil.

The price of fuel oil sold to steamships at
the Canal ports by The Panama Canal will
be increased to $1.75 per barrel at Balboa and

$2 per barrel at Cristobal, effective October
1, 1916.

This is an increase of 35 cents per barrel
at both terminals, the current prices being
$1.40 at Balboa and $1.65 at Cristobal. This
will be the second advance this year, as prior
to May 1 the price was $1.25 per barrel at
either terminal.

Diesel oil is not sold by The Panama Canal
at this time, but is for sale at both terminals
by the corporations which have erected tanks
on the farms. Their prices on Diesel and crude
oil may be obtained on application to them.

Principal Commodities.

The following is a list of the 50 principal
commodities passing through the Canal
during the fiscal year 1916:

Commodity.

Sugar

Lumber

Manufactured goods
of iron and steel. . .

Crude oil

Railroad material. . . .
9 'Iron ore

10 Canned goods

11 jBarley

12 Copper

13 ,\Vire fencing

14 Chromium ore

15 Machinery

Cotton, raw

Zinc concentrate

Copper ore

Naphtha

Miscellaneous manu-
factured goods. . .

Coffee

Wool

Cacao

I ron

Cement

l-'ruit. dried

Skins and hides. . .
Textiles

Paper

Automobiles

Ivory nuts

Wines and liquors..

Vegetable oils

Explosives

Lubricating oils. . .

i-'lour

Lead

Oats

Chemicals

meat

Wi

Rubber. .
Benzine. .

Rice

Tobacco.

Wax

Gasoline.
Seed

Pacific Atlantic

87.052
50.03a
57,829

16,224

9,205

2,863

695

1.825
3,535
6.986
6.904
1,144
476
50
5.207

2.483
•2.403
2.^9-,

52.250
38.713
38.006
35.851

12.667
22.079
17.940
17,732

640

6.004
11.828
12.549
13.089

4.152

9.712
9,622
1,259
8,995

7.521

5.539

3,587

4

23

5.291

5.713

6.000

664

5.589

4.284
3,896
3,459

894,139
271.041
243.216
128.544
89.685

87.375
69.812
57.829
52.250
41.300
38.006
36.700
31.189
25.920
24.542
23.169
22,079
17.940
17,933

16.864
15.209
14.691
13.244
13,211
12.516
1 1 .697
9.737
9,632
9.149
8.995
8,943
8.310
7,521
7.364
7.122
6.990
6.927
6.4.15
6.189
6.050
5.871
5.589
4.477
4.368
4.189
3.459
2.904
2,503
2.294

The total of the 50 principal commodities
passing thiough the Canal during the fiscal
year was 2,417,146 tons. The total of all
cargo going through was 3,140,046 tons. The
50 commodities were, accordingly, 77 per
cent of all cargo. With the 550,958 tons of
cargo listed as "general cargo" during the
year the 50 commodities aggregated 2,968,104
tons, or 94.5 per cent of all cargo.

The 12 commodities of greatest quantity (in

order, nitrates, refined petroleum, coal, sugar,
lumber, manufactured goods of iron and steel,
crude oil, railroad material, iron ore, canned
goods, barley, and copper) aggregated 2,009,-
897 tons, or 64 per cent of all cargo. Nitrates,
which were three times as great in quantity
as any other commodity, amounted to 894,139
tons, or about 285 per cent of the total cargo
passing through the Canal.

A comparison of the quantities of the 12
most important commodities passing through
the Canal this past fiscal year with the quan-
tities in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915,
is afforded herewith:

Numerical
order. 1916

n
1

Total.

iscal year

1916

Total.

fisca 1 year
1915

1

2
3

4

Refined petroleun

894.139
271.041
243.216
128.544
89,685

87,375
69,812
57.829
52.250
41.300
38.006
36.700

651,948
252.428
286.564
298.864
181,666

202.202
30.594
56.106
86.104
46.998

204.751
49.799

i

4

6

7
8

Manufactured
goods of iron &
steel

Crude oil

Railroad material

7
16
10

10

Canned goods.. . .

14

Total

2,009.897

2,348.024

The commodity fifth in importance in the
fiscal year 1915 was wheat, amounting to
230,222 tons; the eleventh in order that year
was flour, 54,094 tons.

Canal Traffic In June.

A part of the usual monthly summary of
Canal traffic, covering the month of June,
was omitted from The Canal Record of last
week on account of the space required for the
summary for the fiscal year. The omitted
items are published herewith:

The numbers of ships of the several nation-
alities, and their aggregate net tonnages,
passing through the Canal in the month cf
June, 1916, are given in this table:

Atlantic-Pacific

Pa i

r-AtJaiilii-

T

otul.

Nationality

No.
of

slip*

Canal

net
tonnage

No.

of
ships

Canal

net
tonnage

No

of
sMpi

Canal

net
tonnage

British

American .
Chilean....
Norwegian
Peruvian...
Danish ... .
Ja» anese . .
Dutch

33
16

4
4
3
4
3
3

110,008
52.302
12.511
16,'24
7. .'09
10,780
10.022
8..'02

26
15
5
4
3

82.421
39,441
14,231
17,520
7.754

59
31

9

8

6*
4

3

192.429
91.743
26.742
33,6-4
IM>61

1

2.319

12,341

Total

70

236.358

54

163.686

124

400.044

During the mcn:h 91 various commodities
were listed on the cargo declarai ions furnished
by the masters of the ships passing through
the Canal. Of these, 10 were carried through
the Canal in both directions. A summary
of the movements of cargo through the Canal
in the month is given in the tables on the fol-
lowing pages:

430

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 51.

Commodities Shipped through the Panama Canal in June, 19 16.

Atlantic

to
Pacific.

Antimony

Antimony ore.

Balsam

Barrilla

Bark

Barley

Books

Borax

Boric acid

Cocoa

Cakes, cotton seed.
Canned goods —

Fruit

Meat

Cement

Chemicals

Coal

Cocoboln ....
Cocoa leaves.
Coffee

Coke

Conduranco.
Copper

Earthenware .
Eucalyptus. . . .
Explosives.. . .
Frozen meat . .
Gas cylinders..
General cargo.

3,569
' 96.919

Hair..
Hair, h
Hats..
Hay...
Hemp.
Iodine.
Iron...

Ivory nuts..

Lead

Leather

Live stock

Lumber

Manganese

Mfd. goods — Iron & steel..

Mfd. goods — Machinery- ■
Mfd. goods — Miscellaneous
Mfd. goods — R. R. material
Mfd. goods — Textiles. .
Metals, miscellaneous.

Naphtha

Naval stores.
Nitrates

1.288
299
463
793

Oils, vegetable

Oil. crude

Oil. lubricating. . . .
Ores, miscellaneous.

Paint

Pearl shells

Peas

Petroleum, refined.

Railroad cars.
Rice

Rosewood

Rosin

Rubber

1,311
8,492

Scrap metal

Seed

Silver

Si Iver ore

Silver sulphide. .
Skins and hides.

6.704
3,059

825

7,600
166

152,198

3,790
' 4.064

2.014

15,143

6

6,704

3,059

90
1.638

300
104

1,252

463
793

825

7,600

1.687

152,198

Fn >u

Antofagasta to Bordeaux. f

Antofagasta to Liverpool.

Central American ports to Cristobal.

Antofagasta to Liverpool, 7 tons; Chilean ports to Cristobal. 55 tons.

From Mollendo to Liverpool, 24 tons; to Barcelona, 2 tons; Manta to Cristobal, 6 tons.

Valparaiso to Liverpool.

Guayaquil to. Cristobal.

From Antofagasta to Havre, 153 tons; to Cristobal, 149 tons. New York to Kobe. 100 tons.

New York to Kobe.

From Guayaquil. 1.593 tons; to Liverpool. 321 ; to New York. 382; to Cristobal, 890; from Tumaco to

Cristooal, 20; from various Ecuadorian ports to Cristobal. 1,221 ; Salaverry to Cristobal, 6.
Chilean ports to Liverpool.

New York to Talara; San Francisco to Cristobal,
to London.
York to Huacho.

YorktoKobe; AntofagastatoCristobal.il; Salaverry to Cristobal, 1. New York to Kobe. 2.
Newport News and Norfolk. 56.95 tons; to ports on the west coast of South America. 3.8,871; to ports
on the west coast of North America. 17.2S4; from Cardiff to Esquimau, 5,790; from Liverpool to South
American ports, 168; from New York to Talara, 67 tons.

Puntarenas to Cristobal.

Salaverrv to Cristobal. 10; Callao to Cristobal, 6.

San Francisco to Cristobal. 500; Buenaventura to Cristobal. 450; La Union to Cristobal. 74; Guayaquil
to Cristobal, 29; Ecuadorian ports to Cristobal, 5; various Central American ports to Cristobal, 910.
New York to Vladivostok, 40.

From Baltimore to Callao, 2,412; to Caldera, 5,000; to Guayacan, 3,288; to Valparaiso. 4.443.

Paita to Cristobal.

Valparaiso to Liverpool. 197; Townsville to London, 500; Chilean ports to New York, 1.968; Valparaiso
to Cristobal. 700; Callao to Cristobal. 3,321.

Arica to Liverpool. 787; Chile to New York, 1.258; Chile to Havre, 521; Callao to Cristobal. 270; Sala-
verry to Cristobal, 223.

Central American ports to Cristobal.

New York to Vladivostok 57-1; Chile to Liverpool. 269; Paita to New York. 212; Pisco to Cristobal, 160;
Callao to Cristobal. 419; New Zealand to London, 1; Central American ports to Cristooal, 3.

Liverpool to west coast of South America.

New Zealand to London.

New York to Vladivostok; Manila to Norfolk.

New Zealand to London.

Guayaquil to Cristobal.

New York to Melbourne. 9,000 tons; New York to Shanghai. 2.8.16; New York to New Zealand, 15, 1,6;
New York to Callao, 1.441; Cristobal to Valparaiso, 8.603; Cristobal to Callao. 3,525; Cristobal to
Buenaventura. 1.381; Cristobal to Guayaquil. 4,031; Cristobal to Salina Cruz. 175; Cristobal to San
Francisco, 5,576; Cristobal to Tumaco, 160; New York to Hongkong, 6,900; New York to Vladivostok,
13,400; New York to Yokohama and Vladivostok, 779; New York to Chilean ports, 5.80.5; Baltimore to
Caldera, 1,800; Port Talbot to Iquique, 3.367; London to Guayaquil, 4.501; Wilmington to Vladi-
vostok, 8.500. Wellington to Avonmouth. 7,500; Guayaquil to London. 4.7-10; Valparaiso to Cristobal,
1,108; San Francisco to Cristobal, 1,289; Buenaventura to Cristobal. -i'i'">; Talcahu mo to Cristobal. 4;
Valparaiso to New York. 27; Valparaiso to Liverpool, 16; Callao to Cristobal. 8; Guayaquil to Cris-
tobal, 18; Central American ports to Cristobal, 288; Ecuador to Cristobal. 2; Junin to New York, 7.

Junin to New York.

Central American ports to Cristobal. 1; Ecuador to Cristobal, 1.

New York to Vladivostok, 230 tons.

Queensland to London.

Valparaiso to Cristobal. 10 tons.

Guayaquil to Cristobal, 4 tons; Ecuador to Cristobal, 2 tons; Tumaco to Cristobal, 1.

Valparaiso to Cristobal. 19.

Manila to Norfolk. 300 tons.

Iquique to Cristobal. 72 tons; Iquique to New York. 2; Tocopilla and Taltal to Havre and New York. 30.

New York to Antofagasta, 200 tons; New York to Shanghai, 400; New York to Vladivostok, Yokohama.
KoDe, 650; Guayaquil to Cristobal, 2.

Ecuador to Cristobal. 700; Tumaco to Cristobal. 13; Bahia to Cristobal. 076; Guayaquil to Cristobal, 30.

New York to Talara. 5 tons; Ne.v York to Yokohama, 103; Sydney to Cristobal. 503; Callao to Cristobal. 9.

La Union to Cristobal, 3 tons; Guayaquil to Cristobal, 4.

Central American ports to Cristobal, 4 tons.

New York to Callao. 33 tons; Corinto to Cristobal. 137.

Central American ports to Cristobal 35 tons; Punta Arenas to Cristobal, 44.

New York to Callao, 1 1 tons; New York to Vladivostok and Shanghai. 2.800; Liverpool to South Ameri
can ports. 233; New York to Yokohama, 1,000; New York to Chilean ports, 7.972; New York to
Vladivostok, Shanghai, and Kobe. 1,350.

New York to Callao, 798 tons; New York to Vladivostok, 350; Liverpoal to South pacific ports, 140.

Liverpool to southern Pacific ports, 289 tons; New York to New Zealand ports. 10.

New York to Callao. 463 tons.

Liverpool to south Pacific ports. 550 tons; New York to Vladivostok. 243.

Coquimbo to New York. 18; Amapala to Cristobal, 2; New Caledonia to Glasgow, 800; Central American
ports to Cristobal, 5. »

Talara to New York. 7,600 tons.

Manila to Virginia, 166 tons; Norfolk to San Francisco, 1.521 tons.

Chile to France, 6,100 tons; Iquique to Norfolk, 8,400; Iquique to Cristobal. 5.610; Mejillones to Norfolk.
7,800; Tocopilla to New York, 8,540; Antofagasta to New York, 2,900; Pisagua to Norfolk, 7.100;
Taltal to France, 5,400; Tocopilla to Newport News, 5,115; Iquique to Cristobal, 6,300; Antofagasta
to Charleston, 5,900; Tocopilla to Delaware River, 7,000; Antofagasta to Marseilles, 5.901; Junin to
Norfolk, 7,271; Junin to New York. 8.236; Mejillones to Norfolk, 6.710; Chile to Charleston, 5,777;
Antofagasta to New Orleans. 3,908; Caleta Buena to Cristobal. 2,269; Tocopilla to Norfolk. 10.160;
Meiillones to Delaware River, 9,000; Taltal to Virginia, 8.200; Antofagasta to New York, 8,601.

New York to Shanghai. 642 tons; Liverpool to south Pacific ports, 36; New York to New Zealand ports.
033.

San Francisco to Cristobal. 3.785 tons; New Zealand, to Cristobal. 5; Tuxpan to Pisagua. 8,492.

New York to Yokohama, 600 tons; New York to Kobe. 210.

Callao to Liverpool, 24 tons; Junin to New York, 5 tons; Callao to New York, 35 tons; New California
to Glasgow, 4,000 tons.

Liverpool to South Pacific ports, 32 tons.

Central American ports to Cristobal. 13 tons.

Chile to Havre, 70 tons.

New York to Shanghai. 11,577 tons; New York to Taku Bar, 8,200; N
New York to Chilean ports. 625; New Y'ork to New Zealand ports. 9,792
New York to Hongkong. 8,000; New York to Chcfu, 9.200; Philadelphi;

New York to Vladivostok, 4.000 tons.

San Francisco to Cristobal.

Central American ports to Cristobal, 2 tons.

New York to Vladivostok. 300 tons.

Central American ports to Cristobal. 14 tons; Guayaquil to Cristobal, 23; Tun
to Cristobal, 22; Chilean ports to Cristobal. 5; Ecuador to Cristobal. 2.

Valparaiso to Liverpool, 1 ton; Valparaiso to Cristobal, 7.

Paita to Liverpool, 1,278 tons; New Caledonia to Glasgow, 289.

Central American ports to Cristobal, 1.

Salaverry to Cristobal. 15 tons.

Callao to Cristobal. 5 tons.

Central American ports to Cristobal. 133; Chilean ports to Liverpool. 71; Junin to New York, 241; Callao
to Cristobal, 101 ; Ecuador to Cristobal, 104; Tumaco to Cristobal, 34; Chilean ports to New York. 43;
Guayaquil to Cristobal. 23; Salina Cruz to Cristobal, 28; Paita to New York. 2 ; Chilean ports to Cris-
tobal, 160 ; Brisbane to Cristobal, 500.

ew York to Chinkiang. 5,868;
; New York to Brisbane. 6.000;
i to Sakai. 3,486.

i Cristobal. 8; Callao

August P, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

431

Wax

300

Wood, hard

9,065

Wool

310
7.060

New York to Yokohama, 801 tons.

Chilean ports to Liverpool. 511 tons; Sllnverry to Cristobil. 1.43S tons; Sin Francisco to Colon, 500;

Acajutla to Cristobil. 100; Callao to Cristobal, 1,641; Salaverry to Cristobal, 824; Central American

ports to Crist")'.) ll. S> .
New Zealand to Cristobil, 57 tons.
Liverpool to south Pi:i.ic port-;. 7 tons.
Bluff. N. Z.. to London. 101 tons.
Valparaiso to Liverpool, 6 tons; New York to Talara. 311; New York to Kobe, 1,500; Liverpool to South

America, 75.
Chilean ports to Liverpool, 390 tons.

Corinto to Cristobil, 2 tons; New York to Shanghai, 640; New York to Yokohama, 250.
Mollendo and Ariel to New York. 6 tons.
Callao to Cristobil. Ui t re.

New York to Yokoham t, 300; Valparaiso to New York. 5 tons; Valparaiso to Cristobal. 5 tons,
Sydney to Lon Ion, 464 tons; Portland to Norfolk. 6.596 tons.

New York to Vladivostok, 2.000 tons; Newport News to Vladivostok, 5.465; New York to Shanghai, 1,600.
Caerus to London, 3 tons; Pa.it i Arenas to Cristobil. 55.
Arica to New York. 24 tin;; Cailein ports to Cristobil, 23.
Callao to Liverpool. 256 tons; Junin to New York, 3i tons; Callao to Cristobil. 23 tons; Mollendo to

Cristobal, 96; Arica to Liverpool and New York, 125 ; Queensland to London, 600.

292.771 225.020 I 517,791

WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The rainfall for the month was above the
average at eight stations and deficient at
10 stations. Over the Pacific section and the
Trinidad branch of Gatun Lake, the rainfall
was generally above the normal, while along
the Canal proper, there was a marked de-
ficiency extending from Frijoles to Colon.
The rainfall at Colon was 5.75 inches below
the 46-year average, and the lowest July
rainfall at this station since 1905. The rain-
fall at Bocas del Toro was the lowest on
record for July. Totals for the month
(Bocas del Toro excepted) ranged from 7.23
inches at Frijoles to 18.56 inches at the Indio
station on the upper Chagres. The greatest
amount of precipitation recorded on any one
day was 4.06 inches, at Alhajuela on July 5.
which was the only daily rain in excess of four
inches.

Comparisons are afforded by this tabula-
tion of rainfall in July for the past three
years:

Pacific Section-

Balboa

BalboaUeights

Miratiores.

Pedro Miguel.

Rio Grande. .
Central Secticn-

Culebra |

Ca macho

Gamboa

Juan Mina. . .
Alhajuela ....

Vigia

Frijoles

Trinidad

Monte Lirio. .
Atlantic Section-

Gatun

Brazos Brook.

Colon

Bocas del Toro

5 mi
4 3.?
4 81

8 14
8 59
10 24

8.10

5 28 12 99 S 84

4 94 12.H6 9.'<1

5 (12 12 17 7.86

3 91 8 i 3 9 59
9.72 13 50 10 27
7.21 15 71| 12.05
8 2f 17 74 12 05

4 06 2 1 10 7.23
2.42 13 61 13.26
3.54 15 73 9 64

4 28 18 21

10 30 21 24

10 74 20

18 77 7.59

9.68
II 44
10 44

2 30

/.is.
8.20
7.84
8.00
8.59
9.85

8.71

10.10
9.S2

12.62

12 04
9 56
9.47

12.03

11.78 12
15.70 11
16.19, 46
13.151 8

The estimated rainfall over Gatun Lake
watershed was six per cent above the 6-
year average, and over the Chagres River
basin above Alhajuela it was 10 per cent
below the 15-year average.

The air temperature was approximately
two degrees Fahrenheit below the normal
on the Pacific coast, and one degree Fah-
renheit above the normal on the Atlantic.
The atmospheric pressure, daytime cloudiness,
and temperature of the seas were slightly

above normal on both coasts, and the relative
humidity was approximately normal. There
was a marked deficiency of the wind move-
ment, the average hourly velocities at Balboa
Heights and Colon being the lowest on record
for the month of July. There was an excess
of evaporation on the Atlantic coast, and a
deficiency on the Pacific coast and over
Gatun Lake.

No fogs were observed on either coast, but
a number of fogs were observed at Alhajuela,

37 per cent of which were dissipated by
6.30 a. m. All lifted or were dissipated by
8 a. m.

Elevations of Gatun Lake, in feet above
mean sealevel, were as follows: Maximum,
on the 5th, 86.57; minimum, on the 31st,
86.24; mean for the month, 86.40.

Evaporation from the lake surface during
the month amounted to 3.491 inches.

The following is a summary of theclimato-
logical conditions at the ends of the Canal:

Temperature.

> .

Precipitation.

Wind.

-;

i

&

, -.

•j

Station*.

S
%

A

Q

|

Q

(2

>
e to

in

2 a

Is

£ a
HE

sJ-2

1 .1
> =

is

3

Q

•Ralhoa

29.862

806 90

1

J.ily 3, 73 July 6

|

89

10.44

16.19

20

4,325

S.E.

23

N.E.

July 18

Height9 . . .

29.866

78.5 90
1

July 13 70lju!y 11

91

10.13

7.84

23

3.S96

N.

30

S.W.

July 28

Large Dredges Placed in Dry Dock.

The 15-yard dipper dredge Paraiso was
docked in the new dry dock No. 1 at Balboa
shops on July 21, 1916, for minor repairs to
the plating around the spud-wells and for
cleaning and painting of the hull. Work
was done by forces from the Balboa and
Paraiso shops of the Mechanical Division,
working 12-hour shifts, day and night. The
repairs necessary consisted principally of re-
newing rivets and patching plates in the spud-
wells, and work was completed on July 27.

The Paraiso was returned to service in the
Cut on July 28, and the Gamboa was brought
into the dry dock for repairs of similar nature
at noon on August 2. The Gamboa left the
dock in the morning of August 9.

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below, in-
formation concerning the same being posted
at Canal clubhouses and post offices, as per
the numbers of announcements indicated:

Assistant material engineer (male); S5.04
and S6 a day entrance salaries; examination
September 5, 1916; No. 1012.

Explosives chemist (male); §3,000 a year;
examination September 12, 19l6; No. 1031.

Architectural and structural steel drafts-
man (male l; 81,500 a year; examination on
or about September 10-11, 1916; No. 1032.

Levelman and Transicman Examination.

A levelman and transitman examination
will be held in the board room of the Ad-
ministration Building at Balboa Heights on

Sunday morning, September 24, 1916, at
9 o'clock.

Those desiring to take the examination will
submit an application through the leads
of their divisions, giving the following in-
formation:

(a) Examination desired (levelman or
transitman).

(b) Name and address.

(c) State the extent of your education,
with names of preparatory schools and col-
leges, together with dates of graduation.

(d) Give an outline of your experience, with
the approximate length of time served in each
position.

All applications are to be mailed to the
Office Engineer, Balboa Heights, on or before
September 14, 1916.

On Sunday, the 24th proximo, a written
and oral examination will be given, all papers
to be completed by 12 m., all parts of the
examination to have the following count:

Points.

Education 10

Experience 15

Written examination 50

Oral examination 20

Free hand lettering 5

Total 1 00

Those receiving a standing of 70 or better

will be eligible for prt motion to the p>sitions

of levelman and transitman, respectively, as

vacancies occur.

C. J. Embree, O. E. Malsbury, A. Wilson,

Board of Examiners.

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Vol. IX, No. 51.

PANAMA CANAL DIRECTORY.

Executive Department.
Headquarters. Balboa Heights.

GEO. W. GOETHALS, U. S. A.. Governor.

M. B. Stevens. Secretary.

C. A. McIlvaine, Executive Secretary.
VV. P. Copeland, Chief Clerk,
Executive Office.
Crede H. Calhoun, Chief, Division
of Civil Affairs, Balboa Heights.
Capt. Harry D. Mitchell, U. S. A.,
Chief, Division of Police and
Fire, Balboa Heights.
A. R. Lang, Superintendent, Divi-
sion of Schools, Balboa Heights.
T. S. Booz, General Secretary, Bu-
reau of Clubs and Playgrounds,
Balboa.
Frank Fei ille, Special Attorney. Ancon.
Walter F. Van Dame, Assistant to
the Special Attorney, Ancon.
R. S. Carlson, Land Agent, Ancon.
Charles R. Williams, District Attor-
ney, Ancon.
Department of Operation and Maintenance.
(Under immediate direction of the Governor as
Head of the Department.)
Headquarters, Balboa Heights.

LIEUT.-COL. CHESTER HARDING, U.
S. A., Engineer of Maintenance.
Lieut. -Col. Jay J. Morrow, U. S. A., As-
sistant to the Engineer of Mainte-
nance.

C. O. Carlson, Secretary.

C. J. Embree, Office Engineer.

Capt. W. H. Rose, U. S. A., Electrical En-
gineer, Electrical Division.

D. E. Wright, Municipal Engineer, Di-

vision of Municipal Engineering.

Capt. T. H. Dillon, U. S. A., Superin-
tendent, Gatun Locks, Gatun.

R. H. Whitehead, Superintendent, Pa-
cific Locks, Pedro Miguel.

F. D. Willson, Chief Hydrographer,
Section of Meteorology and Hydrog-
raphy.

O. E. Malsbury, Assistant Engineer,
Section of Surveys.

F. H. Cooke, Civil Engineer, U. S. N.,
Designing Engineer.

T. B. Monniche, Engineer of Docks,
Cristobal.

A. H. Jones, Assistant Engineer, Balboa.

C. C. Snedeker, Superintendent, Coco
Solo, Cristobal.

J. W. Wright, Superintendent of Steel
Erection, Balboa.
COMMANDER HUTCHINSON I. CONE,
U. S N., Marine Superintendent,
Marine Division, Balboa Heights.

Lieut. P. P. Bassett, U. S. N., Captain
of the Port, Cristobal.

Lieut. A. B. Reed, U. S. N., Captain
of the Port, Balboa.

Board of Local Inspectors — Lieut. P. P.
Bassett, Cluxirman; J. Macfar-
lane, Lieut. A. B. Reed. Head-
quarters, Balboa Heights.

Geo. J. Vanderslice. Recorder.

W. G. COMBER, Resident Engineer,
Dredging Division, Paraiso.

J. M acfarlane, Superintendent, Paraiso.

C. A. Black. Superintendent, Cristobal.

C. L. Vandeburgh, Junior Engineer,
Paraiso.
D. C. NUTTING, Jr.. Constructor. U. S. N.,
Superintendent, Mechanical Divi-
sion, Balboa.

A. L. Bell, Mechanical Engineer,
Balboa.

GEO. M. WELLS, Resident Engineer, Build-
ing Division, Balboa Heights.
Samuel M. Hitt, Architect.
T. C. Morris, Assistant Engineer.

Supply Department.
MAJ. W. R. GROVE. U. S. A., Chief Quar-
termaster, Balboa Heights.
Capt. F. H. Smith, U. S. A., Assistant
Chief Quartermaster, Balboa
Heights.
R. K. Morris, General Manager, Com-
missary Division, Cristobal.
J. J. Jackson, General Storekeeper, Bal-
boa.
Accounting Department.
H. A. A. SMI TH. Auditor, Balboa Heights.
John H. McLean, Paymaster, Balboa

Heights.
T. L. Clear, Collector, Balboa Heights.
Ad. Faure, Chief Accountant, Balboa

Heights.
Elwyn Greene, Chief Examiner, Balboa
Heights.

Health Department.

LIEUT.-COL. DEANE C. HOWARD, U. S.

A., Chief Health Officer, Balboa

Heights.
Maj. Elbert E. Persons, U. S. A.,

General Inspector, Balboa Heights.
Maj. Albert E. Truby, U. S. A.,

Superintendent, Ancon Hospital.
Maj. T. L. Rhoads, U. S. A.. Superin-
tendent, Colon Hospital, Cristobal.
Dr. M. C. Guthrie, U. S. P. H. S.,

Chief Quarantine Officer, Balboa

Heights.
Capt. D. W. Harmon, U. S. A., Health

Officer of Colon, Cristobal.
Capt. H. P. Carter, U. S. A., Health

Officer of Panama, Ancon.
Washington Office.
Maj. EARL I. BROWN, U.S.A., General
PurchaMng Officer and Chief of Office.
A. L. Flint. Chief Clerk, Purchasing

Department.
Ray L. Smith, Assistant to the Chief of

Office.

DRY DOCK PUMPING PLANT.

Panama Railroad Company.

Offire in the United Stales 24 Stair Street. New York Cit\:

SAMUEL W. HEALD, Superintendent, Bal-
boa Heights.
W. F. Foster, Master of Transporta-
tion, Balboa Heights.
Frank Feuille, Counsel, Ancon.

Walter F. Van Dame, Assistant to
the Counsel, Ancon.

Courts.
WILLIAM H. JACKSON, District Judge,
Ancon.
E. M Goolsby, Clerk. Ancon.
W. H. May, Marshal, Ancon.
S. E. Blackburn, Magistrate, Balboa.
John W. Thompson, Magistrate, Cris-
tobal.

Joint Commission.

RICARDO J. ALFARO, Panama City.
CLEMENT L. BOUVE, Ancon.
FEDEKICO BOYD, Panama City.
NICHOLAS CORNET, Ancon.

William Tavtor. Secretary, Ancon.

Obituary.
Louis N. Vacher, employed as a carpenter
in the Supply Department and living at Bal-
boa, died in Ancon Hospital on July 25. He
was a native of France but had become an
American citizen and his residence in the
United States at the time of his coming to
the Isthmus was in Baltimore.

Tests of Equipment at New 1,000-foot Dry Dock
at Pacific Terminus.

In order to demonstrate the fitness of the
pumping plant at dry dock No. 1, Balboa,
for its duty, and to prove theability to meet
the specified capaciiies, efficiencies, and
reliability tests, a series of tests has been
conducted as contemplated by the contract.

The plant comprises four 54-inch main
pumps, and two 20-inch drainage pumps, each
with a vertical induction motor, and includes
the necessary piping, valves, hydraulic con-
trol system for valves, electrical switchboard,
bilge pump, structural steel and crane, all
housed with the motor-driven air compressors
in building No. 29, on the south wall of the
dry dock at its entrance.

The contract with Henry R. Worthington,
contractor for the entire plant, requires that
each main 54-inch pump shall discharge an
average of 11,100 cubic feet per minute of
sea water when pumping against a rising tide,
which tide was specified to reach an eleva-
tion +8.5 when the dry dock floor, at ele-
vation -39.5, is bare of water. The average
overall efficiency of these units is specified
as 64^ per cent, including all losses in motors
and pumps.

The 20-inch drainage pumps are required to
have an average capacity of 1,375 cubic feet
per minute each, with an overall efficiency
of 64 per cent, when pumping from the cul-
vert below the floor of the dry dock, from
elevation -42 to elevation -52, with the tide
rising from elevation 0.0 to elevation +8.5.

After preliminary runs during the operation
of docking the dredge Corozal, official tests
were started with unit No. 1 on July 14.
The dry dock was flooded and pumping began
about five hours before the predicted high
tide, with about 35 feet of water in the dock.
A timekeeper stationed in building No. 29
rang a series of electric bells located near the
observers. The bells rang the first five
seconds of each 5-minute period, and as the
bells stopped, readings were taken, as fol-
lows:

1. Height of tide.

2. Level of water in the dock, both at head
and at entrance.

3. Pressure, or head, developed by the
pump, by mercury manometer.

4. Power input.

From the level of water in the dock, the
volume pumped, in cubic feet, was calcu-
lated. From the head developed by the pump,
the height to which the water was being lifted
was known. These two factors, weight of
water and feet lifted, represent the output of
work done. Theelectrical instruments showed
the power input. Reducing both input and
output to foot-pounds of work, the quotient
of output by input gives the overall efficiency.
Capacity was found by dividing the volume
of the dock at the level where pumping started,
by the number of minutes run. Electrical
instruments specially calibrated in New
York were used, check readings being
taken also on the switchboard instrument,
and another set of insti uments already on the
Isthmus. Readings of frequency, motor
speed, and temperature of motor windings
and thrust bearings were also taken at short
intervals.

The mercury manometer consisted of a
closed "U"-shaped loop of small pipe, with
two sections of glass tubing connected as

August 9, 1916.

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433

part of the loop. One end of the "U" was
connected to the pump below the impeller and
one above. The glass sections were partly
filled with mercury and the remainder of the
pipe with water. The difference in pressure
above and below the impeller pushed the
mercury down in one glass and up in the
other, so that the difference in the two mer-
cury levels gave a very accurate reading of
pressure against the pump. ,

The same apparatus and methods were used
on each main pump and drainage pump in
turn. It was found that with 35 feet of water
in the dock, one main pump can lay bare the
floor in five hours and 10 minutes. On July
18, at 4.20 a. m., all four main pumps were run
at once, starting with about 47 feet of water
in the dock. On this run, the dock was
emptied in one hour and 45 minutes.

The drainage pumps emptied the culvert
under test conditions in about 2 hours and
40 minutes, showing comfortably above the
specified capacity.

As The Panama Canal, by the terms of the
contract, is to pay a bonus for better per-
formance than that guaranteed, and will exact
a double penalty for performance not equal
to the contract quantities, both field readings
and office calculations have to be made with
the best possible accuracy. Accordingly,
measurements were made with a hook gage
to determine how much water flows into the
dock by seepage, leaking of gates and valves,
etc. These readings were taken just before
and just after each drainage pump test,
while no pumping was being done. The
exact elevation of the water was taken at
intervals of two to five minutes for half an
hour or more, the rise of water in the culvert
showing the quantity of water coming in.
While the complete computations have not
yet been finished, enough calculations have
been made to show that each unit exceeds
the guaranteed capacity and efficiency, and
the contractor will be entitled to a bonus on
the performance of the units.

The pumping plant, with the air compres-
sors controlled from the same switchboard,
constitutes the largest single electrical load
on the Isthmus. If all pumps and compres-
sors are running a total of about 7,500 horse-
power is required, or almost the entire present
output of the Gatun hydroelectric installa-
tion.

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Ships to be Used in i\«;.» L'rantfpaclfic Service of
Pacific Mail.

The steamship Ecuador, one of the three
ships purchased from the Royal Dutch West
India Mail by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, arrived at Cristobal from New
York on July 27, and passed through the
Canal on her way to San Francisco. These
ships have been engaged in the Atlantic
trade, and the Venezuela is to follow the
Ecuador to San Francisco after discharging her
next cargo from Europe at New York. The
third ship, the Colombia, is being repaired at
Gravesend, near which port she struck a
mine.

The three ships will be used in a resumption
of the Pacific Mail service between San
Francisco and the Far East. Five other
ships for this service are under order, to be
constructed in Atlantic coast shipyards.
The itinerary of the lines is to be from San
Francisco to Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe,
Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hongkong, and Manila,
and return over the same course.

Estimates for the Fiscal Year 1918.
The Panama Canal.
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 3, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

1. Detailed estimates for all departments and di-
visions for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1918, for
submission to Congress, will be forwarded, in sex-
tupbcate, direct to the Auditor on or before Sep-
tember 10, 1916.

2. The estimates must be prepared and submitted
in accordant with Se:tion 6 of the .Sundry Civil
Appropriation Act for the riscal year 1915, approved
August I, 19U. reading as follows:

"Sec. 6: That for the fiscal year nineteen hun-
dred and sixteen and annually thereafter the esti-
mates of appropriations for the Panama Canal
shall be submitted in detail showing the amounts
required for personal services and the amounts re-
quired for material, including all supplies, under
the heads of construction, maintenance, opera-
tion, sanitation, and civil govern nent, and follow-
ing each there shall be submitted notes giving in
parallel columns information which will show the
number, by grade and classes, of officers, employes,
and skilled and unskilled laborers proposed to be
paid under each of said appropriations for the
ensuing riscal year and those paid at the close of
the fiscal year next preceding the period when . u:h
estimates are prepared and submitted: also, in
connection with each item for material and mis-
cellaneous purposes other than salaries or pay for
personal services, the amounts actuilly expended
or obligated, quantities purchased, and prices paid
for material or supplies during the entire fiscal
year preceding the preparation and submission
of said estimates.

"There shall also be submitted in connection
with the foregoing information, statements of
actual unit cost of all construction work done, and
of estimated unit cost of work proposed to be done,
for the fiscal years included in the notes so required
to be submitted with theannu il estimates."

3. The estimates must be submitted under each
of four heads — "Construction," "Maintenanre and
Operation," "Sanitation," and "Civil Government."
Operation and maintenance divisions that will do con-
struction work must specify the items of construction
work that they will perform, the amount that will be
charged for su:h work, and the proportion of labor,
material, and indirect charges to be charged by them
to construction.

4. The estimates for salaries and wages of officers
and employes and skilled and unskilled labor will be
prepared on form P. C. 279; the estimates for material,
supplies, plant, equipmen:, and miscellaneous items
will be prepared on form P.C. 280-Rev.

5. The estimates for salaries anj wages will be
arrange 1 in the order in which they were included in
the estimates for 1916. The form of the estimates
for 1917 should be followed exactly.

6. Under "Organization paid June 30. 1916", the
exact organization should be shown as it existed at
that time.

7. If an increase in any item is submitted, either in
number of employes or rates of pay, concise reasons
for the increase must be given on a separate statement.

8. I n submitting estimates for "Officers and em-
ployes'* and "Sidlled and unskilled labor", the heading
"Officers and employes" and "Skilled and unskilled
labor" should be shown in both the column "Esti-
mites for 1918" and "Actual force paid June, 1916."
Sub-totals must be made both as to number of men
and the amount for "Officers and employes " and "Skill-
ed and unskilled labor." Where more than one sheet
is used, this sub-total must show on the last sheet,
and the total of both must be carried to the bottom
of the last sheet of the estimate.

9. Overtime will be estimated for separately as a
lump sum item.

10. In addition to the items of material and supplies
estimated for on form P.C. 280-Rev.. there will be
submitted an estimate for the following items:

a. Purchase, maintenance, repair, and opera-
tion of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger
carrying vehicles, with an explanation of the
amount required, the public purposes for which
the vehicles are intended and the officials or em-
ployes by whom the same are to be used.

b. Equipment, item by item.

c. Freight transportation furnished by the
Panama Railroad.

d. Telephone service.

e. Traveling expenses.

/. Work to be performed by other departments
and divisions, specifying each department or di-
vision separately and the character of the work to
be done.

11. In addition the estimates will be accompanied
by a statement of the work to be performed for other
departments and divisions. This statement, as well as
the statement of work to be performed by other de-
partments and divisions, should only be submitted
after an agreement is reached as to the character of
the work to be done and the amount to be charged
therefor.

12. The estimates for construction work will be
accompanied by a statement showing the estimated
cost of the proposed work to be done, compared in
parallel columns with the actual cost of similar con-
struction work done during the riscal year 1916.

13. Care must be taken to have the estimates for
"Salaries and wages." form P.C. 279, typewritten in
exactly the same form as they appear in the book of
estimates for the fiscal year 1917. The following form
is the only correct one:

16 foremen at $1,950 each S31.200.00

60 foremen at SI, 800 each 108,000. (-0

15 foremen at SI. 500 each. .... 22.500.00

The symbol "&" for "at." or "ditto" or "do" must
not be used, nor should the word "each" after each
rating be omitted. The zeros ".00" indicating cents
must be omitted when typing rate of pay, but must
be u-ed in column "Total per annum."

14. Under Section 3 of the Sun Iry Civil Appropria-
tion Act approved June 23. 1913. the Auditor has been
designated to supervise the compilation and classifica-
tion of all estimates for the Panama Canal, and he
should be consulted if these instructions are not under-
stood. Before the estimates arc typewritten the
Auditor should be consulted as to the form so as to
make it unnecessary to re .wit ■ th? n in his o:fi:e.

Chester Harding,

Ading Governor.

Gravel and Sand for Buil ling in Colon.
The Panama Canal,
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights. C Z.. August 5. 1916.
To alt concerned— Circular of July 8, 1916, withdraw-
ing the concession in the price of gravel and sand for
use in constiuction of buildings in the burned district
of Colon, applies only to the area destroyed by fire on
April 30, 1915.

This concession will continue to be granted for the
period of one year fro n date on gravel and sand used
in construe. ing buildings in the area co.ered by fire
of July 9, 1916. Parties desiring gravel and sand at a
concession of 50 cents per cubic yard from the regu-
lar price of SI. 75 per cubic yard, must notify the
Auditor of The Panama Canal of any contract entered
into for the construction of buildings in the burned
area, giving an estimate of the quantity of gravel and
sand that will be required. This material will be
charged at SI. 75 per cubic yard and upon completion
of the building, aclaim for rebate of $. 50 per cubic yard
will be entertained when supported by original expense
bills.

Chester Harding.
Acting Governor.

Acting Captain of the Port at Cristobal.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department.
Balboa Heights <". 7., August 1, 1916.
To all concerned — During the absence on leave of
Lieut. P. P. Bas>ett. U. S. Navy. Canal Pilot H. G.
Oliver will, effective this date, be Acting Captain of the
Port, Cristobal, and Acting Member of the Board of
Ad measurers.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor.

Acting Magistrate at Balboa.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights. C. Z.. August 2. 1916.
To all concerned — Effective August 3, 1916, and dur-
ing the absence on leave of Judge Samuel E. Black-
burn. Mr. F. G. Swanson will perform the duties of
magistrate for the subdivision of Bilbo i.

Chester Harping,
Acting Governor.

Mailing Printed Reports and Articles of Mer-
chandise under Penalty Cover.

The Panama Canal.
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights C. Z., August 2. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

The attention of this office has been invited to the
fact that mail matter of the second, third, and fourth
classes destined for delivery beyond the Canal Zone
is being forwarded under penilty cover as first-class
matter by various departments and divisions of The
Panama Canal. Owing to the great difference in cost
of steamship transportation of first-class matter and
other classes of mail matter, it is requested that de-

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partments and divisions mailing matter which need
not be included in bags of "letter mail" stamp such
matter "Third class" or "Fourth class" as the case
may be, or else advise the post-offices of the nature of
the contents, in order that the matter may be de-
spatched in the class to which it belongs.
By direction of the Acting Governor.

C. A. McIlvaine,
Executive Secretary.

Accountable Official.

The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z„ August 1. 1916.
Circular No. 133:

Effective August 1, 1916, Mr. J. J. Jackson is desig-
nated an accountable official of The Panama Canal,
and as such will account for all stock carried at Balboa
sto'e.

Mr. R. K. Morris will cease to be an accountable
official upon effecting a transfer of his accountability
to Mr. Jackson.

AD. Faure,
Approved: Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.
Chester Harping,

Acting Governor.

Accountable Official for Dry Dock Storehouse.
The Panama Canal,
Accounting Department,
Balboa Heights. C Z., August 1, 1916.
Circular No. 1 31 :

Effective August 1, 1916. Mr. R. B. Groves is desig-
nated as accountable official for the dry dock store-
house under the title of "Storekeeper, Supply De-
partment;" as such he w'll account for all obsolete
material and stock carried at Mount Hope.

Mr. L. J. Stipleton will cease to be an accountable
official upon effecting a transfer of his accountability
to Mr. Groves.

AD. Faure,
Approved: Acting Auditor, The Panama Canal.

Chester Harping.

Acting Governor.

Acting Chief Clerk, Mechanical Division.

The Panama Canal
Dept. of Operation and Maintenance,
Ralbov C. Z„ August 2. 1916
To all concerned — During the absence of Mr. F. G.
Swanson on other assignment, effective August 3,
Mr. R. H. Adams will act as chief clerk of the Mechani-
cal Division.

D. C. Nutting.
Superintendent, Mechanical Division.

Sale of 2-Cylinder Gas Engine.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the
Storekeeper, S. D.. Cristobil, until 3 p. m., August 18.
when they will be opened in the presence of at-
tending bidders, for the purchase of one Fairbanks-
Morse 2-cylinder gasoline engine, approximately
12 to 15 horsepower, suitable for boat or stationary
power, said engine available for inspection at the
Mount Hope storehouse any time between the hours
of 7 to 11 a. m.. and 1 to 5 p. m. Right is reserved
to reject any or all bids. Bids must be plainly marked
"Proposal for purchase of gisoline engine, to be opened
August 18. 1916", and addressed to R. B. Groves.
Storekeeper, S. D., Cristobal, C. Z.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z-. August 8, 1916.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be obtained upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, call-
ing Balboa, No. 182:

Barrett. Susie L.
Briggs. Chas. B.
Britt. Charles
Conklin, Bertha
Costello. T. Q.
Daly, Patrick F.
Daniels. 11. A.
Donehod. J. O.
Dunn. Larry
French. Jas. S.
Fullar. .1. J.
Henry, Leslie II.
Hoffman, Grover <
Hudson, John E.
Hudson, Clara A.
Jerry, Edward N.

Johnson, Wm.
Johnston. F. H.
Joyce, R. Robert
Leaves, C. J.
Lewis, Frank
Lowrey, Mr.
McCauley. Wm. F.
McKav, John
Lord. J. R.
Nichols. Chas.
Richardson, Miss E.
Rosenthal. Dr. I. P.
Shrimp, George
Stonecipher. E irl
Wilby, Capt. Francis B.
Yates, Franklin

Joint Commission Calendar.

The following is a calendar of claims set for hearing
for the week ending August 19:

Monday, August /•;— Docket 566, Jose Chong;
docket 784, Jose. Medina.

Tuesday, August 15 — Docket 1470, Dolores Icaza de

William Taylor,
Secretary.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

Price Changes.

The following changes in prices of articles in stock
at the commissary stores became effective July 11:

Belting, yd.

Belting, yd.
Capes, rain,
Comb?

ea.

'ill, ea.

, Stetson, (
, children's
, children-;
, children';

, childr.
, childr.

Price Change.
Old. New.

n's, colored, pr. \

Laces, corset, ea I

EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 1916

Shoes, boys*, pr

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, girls', pr

Shoes, girls', pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, women's, pr

Shoes, women's, pr

Bags, hand, ea

Brushes, shoe, ea

Cases, suit, ea

Leggins, pr ,

EFFECTIVE JULY 19, 1916.

Bottles, vacuum, ea 1

Carriages, baby, ea

Clocks, alarm, ea

Matting, yd

Matting, yd

Pots, azalea, ea

Racks, towel, ea

Spoons, ea

Spoons, ea

Spoons, ea '.

Trunks, ea

Trunks, ea

Trunks, ea

Trunks, ea

Trunks, ea

Trunks, ea

Coats, rain, ea

Nainsook, yd

Napkins, ea

Nightgowns, ea

Organdy, yd

Overalls, pr

Overalls, pr

Pads, scratch, ea

Pajamas, suit

Pants, khaki, pr

Pants, white duck, pr.

Pants, Palm Beach, pr

Pencils, copying, ea

Robes, bath, ea

Serge, yd

Sheeting, rubber, yd

EFFECTIVE JULY 22. 1916.

Hose, men's, pr

Ribbon, yd

EFFECTIVE JULY 24, 1916.

Pompeian olive oil, tin I

EFFECTIVE JULY 26, 1916.

Shoes, children's pr

Shoes, children's, pr .

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, children's, pr

Shoes, girls', pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men'.s pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoe laces, pr

EFFECTIVE JULY 27, 1916

Lace, yd

Muslin, yd

Oil. Omega

Pajamas, suit

Sets, table cloth, set

Shirts, <-a

Shirts, ea

Shirts, ea

Shirts, ea

Suits, bathing, suit

Supporters, hose, pr

Tape, piece ,

Thread, spool ,

Towels, ea ,

Towels, Turkish bath, ea. . ..
Undershirts, ea ,

1

95

X

IS

1

00

19

19

SIS

1 !

05

2K

10

7

80

13

15

N

<a

4

;«

15

90

11

30

X

so

17

17

95

16

s^

.97

.04

1

60

1

xs

1

,1)

•I.

711

09

5

10

1

.95

.68

.05

3.00
2.40
2.40
1.65
2.50
2.70
4.30
5.85
5.65
5.65
3.X0
2.X5
11.35
.27

2.50
10.95
1.20

9.45
14.60
10.60

4.75
16.20
13.50
10.45

2

10

1

60

1

10

■).

35

90

2

65

4

(,S

'/

.ill

.'

35

4

00

4

15

4

15

5

80

4

ill

4

00

4

Ml

4

10

3

35

03

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5. 1916.

Bags, shopping, ea

Brushes, hair, ea

Canvas, ea

Clips, pen and pencil, ea

Cloths, tea, ea

Cloths, tea, ea

Collars, Arrow, ea

Collars, Arrow, soft, ea

Combs, ea

Elastic, yard

Flannelette, yard

Hammocks, ea

Handkerchiefs, ea

Hats, felt, ea

Hose, ladies', black, pr 1

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8, 1916.

2.20
1.70
1.20
2.60
1.00
3.10
5.10
2.40
2.45
4.70
4.70
4.90
6.10
5.00.
4.85
4.85
4.70
3.60
.04

. Iadi(

, tan, pr. .
Hose, children's, pair. .
Ink, fountain pen, bot.
Knickerbockers, pr. . . .

Paper, crepe, roll

Paper, crepe, roll

Pins, safety, doz

Pins, safety, doz

Pins, safety, doz

Sateen, yd

Shirts, ea

Shirts, ea

Suits, union, each

Tacks, thumb, doz

Undershirts, ea

effective august 9, 1916.

Shoes, boys', pr I 3 .

Shoes, boys', pr 2 .

Shoes, children's.pr

Shoes, girls', pr

Shoes, girls', pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, men's, pr

Shoes, women's, pr

Shoes, women's, pr

Slippers, men's, pr

Slippers, men's, pr

Bags, hand, ea

Cases, suit, ea

Nuts, walnut meat, jar

Coffee and chicory. No. 4

Coffee, special. No. 5, lb

Gelatine. C. &. B., pkg

Mushrooms, tin

Oil, olive, surfine. pint bot

.19
1.80
1.50

3.X0
3.00
1.X0
2.05
1.90
4.40
5.35
4.55
4.70
3.65
2.95
2.00
2 00
11.35
1.05
.17
.14

Additions to Stock.

Tobacco, Tuxedo, tin SO. 10

Water, Apenta, pint bot 19

Briar pipes, ea 57

Clocks, alarm. Tattler, ea 1.55

Towels, huck, ea 10

Curtain, Areola, yd 46

Chewing gum, Juicy Fruit, pkg 03

Empty King Bee cigarette tins, clean, free from

rust, not dented, ea. 05

Mens' tan blucher shies, pr 6 . 30

Men's gun me.al blucher shies, pr 6.00

Men's tan Russ blucher shoes, pr 6. 10

Embroidery, stickered wash edging, yd 02

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service with the
United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL -COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails. Arrives.

Santa Maria U. F. C.Aug. 2 Aug. 9

Colon P.R.R..Aug. 3 Aug. 9

Metapan U.F.C.Aug. 5 Aug. 14

Ahnitante U.F.C.Aag. 9 Aug. 16

Advance P. R. R..Aug. 10 Aug. 17

Pastores U.F.C.Aug. 12 Aug. 20

Zacapa U.F.C.Aug. 16 Aug. 23

Allianca P.R.R..Aug. 17. ...Aug. 23

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Cristobal P.R.R..Aug. 10 Aug. 17

Carrillo U.F.C.Aug. 10 Aug. 17

Tenadores U.F.C.Aug. 14. ...Aug. 21

Colon P.R.R..Aug. 17 Aug. 23

Santa Maria U.F.C.Aug. 17 Aug. 2-\

Metapan U.F.C.Aug. 21 Aug. 29

Advance P.R.R..Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Almirante U.F.C.Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Pastores U.F.C.Aug. 28 Sept. 4

Allianca P.R.R..Aug. 31 Sept. 6

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Abangarez. . ..

Hcredia

Turrialba

Parismina. . . .

Atcnas

Carlago

.U. F. C.Aug.
.U. F. C.Aug.
.U.F.C.Aug.'
.U.F.C.Aug.
.U. F. C.Aug.
.U. F. C.Aug.

.Aug.
. Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Cartago

Abangarez. ,
Hcredia. . . .
Turrialba . . .
Parismina. .
Alenas

. ..U. F. C.Aug.
. ..U. F. C.Aug.
. ..U. F. C.Aug.
. ..U. F. C.Aug.
. ..U. F. C.Aug.
...U.F.C.Aug.

.Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.
.Aug.
.Sept.
.Sept.

August 9, 1916.

THE CANAL RECORD

435

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

September Weather Probabilities.

The following weather conditions may be
expected at the Canal entrances during the
month of September, 1916. Predictions are
based on the records at Colon and Ancon for
the past nine and 10 years, respectively.

Winds — Light southeast winds will pre-
vail over the Atlantic coast, with an average
hourly velocity of about seven miles, although
a maximum velocity as high as 35 miles an
hour may occur during the passage of local
rain or thunder showers.

Light northwest winds will continue over
the interior and the Pacific coast, with an
average hourly velocity of about six miles.
A maximum velocity of 25 or 35 miles an
hour may be expected during local rain or
thunder storms, but such velocities seldom
last for more than a few minutes.

Rain — The average September rainfall on
the Atlantic coast, for a period of 45 years, is
12.55 inches, while the average amount at
the Pacific entrance, for a period of 19 years,
is 7.58 inches. Heavy showers can be ex-
pected over both coasts, and 19 to 24 days
on which .01 inch or more of rain occurs.
The average number of days on which the
rainfall equals or exceeds one inch (1.00)
is four on the Atlantic coast, and two on the
Pacific coast.

Fogs — Few, if any, fogs are likely to occur
on either coast, but night and early morning
fogs will be numerous over the interior. The
average number of fogs over the Gaillard
Cut section of the Canal during the month of
September is 25, fifty-seven per cent of which
are dense. (In a dense fog objects can not
be distinguished at a distance of 1,000 feet).
All fogs that occur may be expected to lift
or become dissipated by 8.30 a. m.

Temperature — The average shade air tem-
perature over both coasts will be approxi-
mately 80° Fahrenheit. At the Pacific en-
trance, the maximum temperature for the
month is not likely to exceed 94" F., or the
minimum be lower than 68" F., while at the
Atlantic entrance a temperature higher than
91° F., or lower than 71° F., is not likely to
occur. The mean daily range in temperature
will be about 14° F. on the Pacific coast,
and 9° F. on the Atlantic.

Barometric pressure — Except for the well-
marked diurnal change, variations in atmos-
pheric pressure on the Isthmus are so slight
as to have little value as indicators of future
weather conditions. The mean atmospheric
pressure for the month will be about 29.84
inches over both coasts. The highest pressure
is not likely to be above 29.95 inches, or the
minimum lower than 29.70 inches.

Relative humidity — The percentage of mois-
ture in the air varies but slightly from month
to month during the rainy season. The
average for the month of September will be
close to 85 per cent. The daily range, how-
ever, will be greater on the Pacific coast,
where the percentage of moisture is higher
during the nighttime and lower during the
daytime, than on the Atlantic side.

Storms — Local wind, thunder, or rain squalls
of more or less limited extent may be expect-
ed quite frequently over the Isthmus during
the month of September. Xo severe general
storms are likely to occur, as the Canal Zone
lines without the regions of violent and wide-
spread atmospheric disturbances. The West
Indian hurricane season is from July to Oc-

tober, but the normal path of the storms dur-
ing September lies well to the northward of
the Isthmus. However, a rough sea and brisk
winds may be experienced occasionally out-
side the breakwaters, following the passage
of one of these storms. The average number
of days on which thunderstorms occur is 20
on the Atlantic coast, and 18 on the Pacific.

Generally cloudy weather will continue
over both coasts, and smooth to moderate
seas may be expected at the Pacific entrance
to the Canal.

Tides — No consideration need be given to
the tidal fluctuation at the Atlantic entrance,
as the maximum tidal range at Colon is about
two feet.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the
remainder of August and for the month of
September are given below:

Tide Predictions. Port of Balboa.

Date.

Date.

Wed., Aug. 9

Thurs., Aug. 10.

Fri.. Aug. 11

Sat.. Aug. 12....
Sun., Aug. 13. . .
Mon.. Aug. 14. .
Tues., Aug. 15. .
Wed., Aug. 16...
Thurs., Aug. 17.

Fri., Aug. 18

Sat.. Aug. 19

Sun.. Aug. 20...
Mon., Aug. 21. .
Tu>» , Aug. 22. .
Wed., Aug. 23...
Thurs.. Aug. 24.

Fn., Aug. 25

Sat., Aug. 26

Sun., Aug. 27. ..
Mon.. Aug. 28..
Tucs.. Aug. 29. .
Wed., Aug. 30...
Thurs.. Aug. 31.

5 :U1
4.0

11 :01
13.0

li :58
3.1

0:04
12.2

6:20
3.6

12:32
13.4

1:18
t3.2

7:34
2.7

13:41
14.3

2:20
14.4

8:38
1.4

14:41
15.3

3:15
15.6

9:31

0.2

15:35
16.1

4.06
16.6

10:19
-0 8

16:26
16.7

4:55
17.3

11:04
-1.3

17:15
16.9

5:40
17.4

11:47
-1.3

18 :01
16.6

0:07
-1.3

6:23
17.1

12:30
-0.8

0:49
-0.4

7:05
16.3

13:15
0.1

1:35
0.9

7:46
15.2

14:01
1.3

2:22
2.2

8:29
14.0

14:52
2.6

3:15
3.5

9:19
12.8

15:48
3.7

4:15
4.6

10:21
11.8

16:54
4.4

5:24
5.1

11:41
11.3

18:06
4.6

0:38
10.8

6:37
S.2

12:57
11.5

1:43
11.4

7:41
4.6

13:54
12.0

2:31
12.1

8:33
3.8

14:39
12.7

3:10
12.9

9:16

2.8

15:18
13.4

3:46
.3.7

9:54
1.9

15:54
14.0

4:18
14.3

10:28
1.2

16:30
14.5

4:50
14.8

11 :U1
0.8

17:03
14.7

5:21

15.2

11:34
0.5

17:37
14 9

SEPTEMBER.

Date.

Time and height of high and
low water.

5:52
15.3

12:08
0.6

18:11

14.8

Sat.. Sept. 2

0:19
0.9

6:24
15.3

12:44
0.9

18:45
14.5

Sun., Sept. 3

0:55
1.4

6:59
15.0

13:24
1.4

19:23
14.0

Mon., Sept. 4..
Tues., Sept. 5. .
Wed.. Sept. 6..
Thurs., Sept. 7.

Fri.. Sept. 8

Sat.. Sept. 9....
Sun.. Sept. 10..
Mon.. Sept. 11.
Tues.. Sept. 12.
Wed.. Sept. 13.
Thurs.. Sept. 14
Fri.. Sept. 15...
Sat., Sept. 16...
Sun., Sept. 17..
Mon.. Sept. 18.
Tues., Sept. 19.
Wed., Sept. 20.
Thurs., Sept. 21
Fri., Sept. 22...
Sat., Sept. 23. .
Sun.. Sept. 24..
Mon.. Sept. 25
Tues., Sept. lb
Wed., Sept. 27.
Thurs., Sept. 28
Fri.. Sept. 29. .
Sat.. Sept. 30. .

Time

and height of high and

low water.

1 :36

2.0

7 :38

14 S

14:1!
2.1

20:07
13.3

2:26
2.8

8:25
13.8

15:00
2.8

21 :02
12.6

3:28
3.6

9:28
13.1

16:18

3.2

22:19

12.2

4 :45
3.9

10:52
12.7

17:34
3.2

23:46
12.5

6:05
3.6

12:18

13.1

18:49

2.5

1 .03
13.4

7:19
2.7

13 :2S
13.9

19:54
1.4

2:03

14 6

S 21

1.4

14:27
14.9

20:40
0.3

2 :57

15,7

9:14

'..1

15:20
15.7

21 :37
—0.6

3:45
16.6

10:01
-0.8

16:09

16.3

22 :21
-1.2

4:30
17.0

10 :4.i
-1.4

16 :5S

16.5

2.! :l)l
-1.2

5:14
17.0

11 :24
-1.3

17:39
16.3

23 :43
-0.7

5:56
16.6

12:04
-0.8

18:20
15.7

0:24

0.1

6:36
15.9

12:45
0.2

18:59

14. S

1 :05
1.2

7:16
14.9

13:27
1.3

19:39
13.8

1 :50

2.5

7:56
13.7

14:15
2.6

20:21
12.6

2:40
3.7

8:39
12.5

15:09
3.7

21 :11
11.6

3:39
4.8

9:35
11.6

16:12
4 5

11 :>1
10.9

4:48
5.3

10:54
11.0

17:23
4.8

23:50
10.8

6:00
5.3

12.15
11.1

18:32
4.6

1 :02
11.3

7 :05
4.7

13:19
U.6

19 :3l
3.9

1 :52
12.1

8:00
8.3

14:06
12.4

20:19
3.1

2:31
13.0

8:45
2.S

14:46
13.2

21 :01

3 :05
13 s

') :24
1.7

15:23
13.9

21 :38
1.5

3:39
14.5

9:59
0.9

16:00
14.5

22 il3
0.9

4:13

1S.1

10:35
0.3

16:36
14.9

22:47
0.6

4:48
15.5

11 :09

-0.1

17:12
15.1

23:21
0.5

5:24
15.7

1 1 :45
-0.1

17:49
15.1

23 :58
0.7

The tides are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or low water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
soundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 25h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Coal and Diesel Oil

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and
Balboa at the rate of between 600 and 1.500 tons per
day. Present prices are : At Cristobal, from lighters,
trimmed in bulkers, or from cars alongside wharf,
handled by ship's gear, per ton, $6.00; use of steam
hoist and crane per hour, $2; at BalDoa, the price is
$1 more per ton, either form of delivery.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately $2.50 per barrel.

436

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX. No. 51.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

{Week ending at 6 p. m., August 6, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

July 31.
July 31.
July 31.
Julv 31.
July 31 .
July 31.
July 31.
Aug. 1 . .
Aug. 1 . .
Aug. 1 . .
Aug. 1 . ,
Aug. 2..
Aug. 2..
Aug. 2 . .
Aug. 2 . .
Aug. 3 . .
Aug. 4. .
Aug. 4. .
Aug. 4. .
Aug. 4. .
Aug. 6. .
Aug. 6. .
Aug. 6..
Aug. 6. .
Aug. 6. ,

Cauca

Pinotepa

H ackensack

City of Manila

Saint Ronald

Chile

Em ylochtts

Cilicia

Huasco

Chile

Demelerlon

Baron Minto

Melderskin

AJrican Transport..

Hubert

Taizan Martt

//»k.) Ham, lion

Brisbane River

Port Nicholson. . . .
Albert C. Force (tug)
Admiral Sebree. . . .

San Francisco

Sahara

Bradford

Jutlandia

British

Mexican. .
British.. .
British...

British

Danish....
British . . .

British

Chilean. . .

British

British

British

Norwegian

British

British. . . .
Japanese. .
Swedish. . .

British

British

American..
American..
American. .

British

British....
Danish. . . .

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Pacific Navigation Co

Brown Jenkinson & Sons. . . .

Norton Lilly & Co

British & Foreign S. S. Co. . .

East Asiatic Co

Alfred Holt & Co

-International Line of S. S. . . .

^outh American S. S. Co

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Carlton Steamship Co

Hogarth Shipping Co

J. L. Mowinckel & Son

Empire Transport Co. Ltd.. .

Booth Steamship Co

Hashimoto K.isen K. Kaisha.

August Lefler & Son

British Empire Steam Nav. C
Commonwealth & Lominion Line

United States Army

Pacific Alaska Nav. Co

United States Steel Products Co.

Glasgow Navigation Co

Standard Oil Co

East Asiatic Co

Cristobal...
Cristobal.. .
Baltimore. .
New York . .
Baltimore. .
Copenhagen
New York. .
Kingston. ..
Cristobal. . .
Cristobal. . .

Cardiff

New York. .
New York. .
Gibraltar. . .
Norfolk. . . .
Port Arthur

Malmo

New York..
New York..
Cristobal...
Baltimore. .
New York..
Norfolk. . . .
Tuxpan. . . .
Copenhagen

Guayaquil. .
Salina Curz.
Corinto. . . .
M

Iquique

San Francisco.
Vladivostok. . .
Pacific Ocean.
Valparaiso. . . .
Guayaquil. . . .

Junin

Melbourne

Valparaiso. . . .

Paita

Tocopilla

Sebai

Valparaiso. . . .

Melbourne

Auckland

Balboa

Callao

Buenaventura.
Mejillones.

Pisagua

Valparaiso. . . .

General .
General.
Coal....
Mixed. . .
Coal....
General.
General.
Coal...
General .
General.
Ballast..
Oil.

S62

5.701
12.(1(10
6.090
7,100
7.600

General .
Ballast..
Ballast. .

Cement.
General .
General.

4.000
3.750
8,317
14.00(1

1.557
452
4.203
9.172
4.962
7.379
6.707
4.009
4.563
4,040
6.057
4.991
4,411
4.978
4,922
3.651
2,568
5.554
10.009

2.473
6,186
4.357

Net

998
236

2,780
7,011
3.583
5.659
4,606
2.925
3,121
2,628
4,454
3.703
3.382
3.657
3,559
2,688
2.208
4,157
7,906

1,861
4.449
I.3S0
3.598
3.932

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Julv 30
July 30
July 31
July 31
Aug. 1 .
Aug. 2.
Aui.. 1.
Aug. I.
Aug. 1 .
Aug. 2.
Aug. 3
Aug. 3.
Aug. 4.
Aug. 4.
Aug. 6,
Aug. 5.
Aug. 5.
Aug. 6.

Tndrakuala

Malinit ock

Frankby

Theirs.'.

Middlesex

Bowdin

Urubamba

Kim :

Thode Fagelund. . .

Imperial

Salvador

Becfcenham

Oswald

Magellan

Pennsylvania

Barrister

Blocmfontcin

Copenhagen

British. . . .
American. .

British

British

British

American. ,
Peruvian. .
Norwegian.
Norwegian
Chilean. . .

British

British

British

French
American. .

British

British

Pri.Lh....

Indra Line

Standard Oil Co

Palace Shipping Co

Win. C. Job

Federal Steam Nav. Co. .
Bowdoin Steamship Co...
Peruvian Steamship Co. .

P. Johannessen

W. W'ilhelmsens

South American S. S. Co.
Pacific Steam Nav. Co. . .

Britain S. S. Co

Booth Line

A. D. Bordes & Sons

Pacific MailS. S. Co

CharanteS. S. Co

Ellerman Si Bucknall S. S
Glasgow Shipowners Co. .

San Francisco.. .
Paita and Talara
Caleta Buena. . .
San Francisco. .

Wellington

San Francisco. .

Callao

To. o:iilla

Calita

Valparaiso

Corinto

Cruz Grande. . .

Iquique

Iquique

San Francisco. .
San Francisco...
San Francisco. .
Iquique .„

Havana

New York. . . .
Colon (orders)

New York

Norfolk

Colon (orders)

Colon

Norfolk

Colon (orders)

Colon

Colon

Philadelphia. .

Liverpool

France

Cienfuego*. . . .

Liverpool

New York... .
Colon (orders)

General

Naphtha

Nitrates

Billast

Meat, general. ..

General

General

Nitrates

Nitrates

General

General

Iron ore

Nitrates

Hides, nitrates. .

Rice, flour

General

General

Nitrates

8.000

6.858

9.228

8,071

6.400

5,173

828
8.495

4J07

59

800

2.725

4.975

10.160

7,552

7,10(1

4.578

945

3,621

989

1.190

6,900

4,043

6.386

5,427

7.200

6.421

2,844

3,429

4,000

4.154

6,800

5,633

7,048

5,029

4,754
6,338
3.812

396
6,384

45o
3.118
5.605
3.586
2.397

692
3.50s
3.750
4.343
2,444
2,863
4,18)
3,/3o

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

Aug. 8..

Aug. 8..
Aug. 15.
Aug. 22.
Aug. 18.

Borates
Aysen.
Pnlena
Limari
Orari . .

Ellerman & Bucknall

South American S. S. Co. .
South American S. S. Co. .
South American S S. Co. .
New Zealand Shipping Co.

British Columbia.

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.

Valparaiso.

Wellington.

Aug. 18.
Aug. 20.
Sept. 7 . .
Sept. 7..

New Zealand Shipping Co.

Wellington.
Yokohama.
San Diego.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦arrivals.

•departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

United States Army

London.
New York.
Liverpool.

Aug. 1

Aug. 2

Aug. 4

Pacific Steam Nav. Co

Kilpatrick

Ktl Patrick

•expected arrivals.

•expected departures.

Aug. 12.
Aug. 12.
Aug. 8 . .

Europa . . . .
Montevideo
Orubian. . .

La VeloccLine 1 Gene

Spanish Line j Bare

Leyland Line I Galv

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

•departures.

North Pacific S. S. Co ' Puntarenas.

National Navigation Co. ... j Panama.

•Other than ships passing through the Canal.

CANAL

RECORD

Volume IX.

BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916.

No. 52.

The Canal Record

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Isthmus of Panama.

NOTES OF PROGRESS.

Leasing of Coal Storage Areas to Private Corpo-
rations.

The construction work on the permanent
coaling plant? at the terminal? of the Canal
has advanced to such a point that their entire
completion will require only a few more
months. The various coaling companies
which have applied for storage space have
been notified of this fact, and requested to
express their exact desires for space, in order
that The Panama Canal may proceed with
the assignments of space and the issuance of
revocable licences.

Some of the companies had made a blanket
application for space, with the understanding
that before the completion of the plants they
should indicate more precisely their needs;
and others had applied for space for a desig-
nated number of tons. The latter are given
opportunity to increase or decrease the space
applied for, and all are requested to advise
whether they wish the space in one plant, at
either Cristobal or Balboa, or divided be-
tween the two.

It is the policy of the Canal to provide
space for all applicants and to give equal
opportunity to all; companies which may be
interested but have not submitted applica-
tions heretofore need not, therefore, feel in
any way handicapped in entering the field.
The Canal has issued the following circulars
governing in this matter, which may be se-
cured on application: No. 703, "Private coal
and oil depots;" No. 704, "General condi-

tions relative to leasing of coal storage areas;"
No. 704-1, "Berths alongside of coal dock;"
No. 704-2, "Maximum coal prices." All of
these were published in The Canal Record;
Nos. 703 and 704 in the issue of November
3, 1915; No. 704-1 on November 10; and
No. 704-2 on May 3, 1916.

Operations of the Terminal Oil Plants in July.

During the month of July the tanks of
The Panama Canal at the terminal oil han-
dling plants received a total of 87,351.15 bar-
rels of crude oil. The plants issued to de-
partments or divisions of the Canal and
railroad organization on the Isthmus an
aggregate of 44,093.74 barrels, and sold to
outside interests a total of 21,715.97 barrels.
The plants used 308.21 barrels for fuel to
drive the pumps. The total issues by The
Panama Canal were 66,117.92 barrels.

The oil pumped for lessees of lots amounted
to 146,703.44 barrels. The aggregate of
oil handled by the two plants during the
month was 299,864.30 barrels.

Detailed statements of the operations at
each plant follow:

Balboa.

Barrels.
Received —

From Standard Oil Com-
pany 'J. A. Moffet) 60,210.22

Issued to Divisions — ■

Mechanical Division 7,983.71

Health Department 464.46

Supply Department (Ancon

laundry) 358.29

Supply Department (dry

dock store) 44.36

Municipal Engineering Div. 126.40

Dredging Division 29.361 .47

38.338.69

Sold to outside interests 18.457 . 53

Pumped for—

Panama Agencies Co 51.288 16

Union Oil Company 46.22454

97.512 70
Oil consumed bv plant during the month. . 217.10

Total fuel oil handled durin,. month 214,529. 14

Cristobal.

Barrels.
Received —

Cargo of barge t^o.93 27.130.93

Issued to divisions —

Terminal Construction Di-
vision 75.23

Panama Railroad Company 952.46

Health Department 217.66

Dredging Division 4.509. 70

5.755.05

Sold to o'.tsde interests 3.258.44

Pumped for —

Texas Oil Company 49.190.74

Oil consumed by plant during the month. 91.11

Total fuel oil handled during month 85,335.16

Delivery to Ships of Mall Containing Merchan-
dise.
Delivery of mail parcels containing mer-
chandise addressed to officers and members of
crews of ships making the passage through the
Canal or calling at the terminal ports of
Cristobal and Balboa may be made without
the payment of duty to the Republic of
Panama, as such merchandise is not being
brought into the country. The postmasters
at Cristobal and Balboa will forward such
parcels to the office of the Captain of the

Port for delivery to the ships in care of
which the mail is addressed.

This arrangement is made in line with
other extensions of postal facilities to ships
which use the Canal and its terminal ports,
and have no relations with the Republic of
Panama. Care will be exercised to see that
the privilege is not abused, and that goods
delivered under this arrangement are not
brought into Panama afterward.

Area of the Canal Zone.
The area of the Canal Zone within the
limits of five miles on either side of the center
line of the Canal, including land and water
but not including the area within the 3-mile
limit from the Atlantic and Pacific ends, is
441.5 square miles. This is made up as
follows :

Square
miles.

Land area inside of 5-mile limits 332.35

Gatun Lake area inside 5-mile limits at ele-
vation plus 87 feet 106.40

Mirafiore? Lake at elevation plus 55 feet. . . . 1.90

Area of channel from Atlantic coast to Gatun

Locks and Pacific coast to Miraflores Locks. . 85

Total 441 . 50

The statement of the Official Handbook
of 1911 that the area of the Canal Zone was
44S square miles was correct at that time.
By a treaty proclamation of February 18,
1915, however, an area of about 65 square miles
contiguous to the city of Panama was ceded
to Panama in exchange for a small tract in
front of the Tivoli Hotel and a small tract
in the city of Colon on which a battery is
Bituated.

By the same treaty The Panama Canal
acquired absolute control of all the waters
of Gatun Lake outside the 5-mile limits and
also of all land contiguous thereto up to the
100-foot contour. The area of the portions
of the lake lying outside the 5-mile limits is
61 square miles, the total area of the lake
being 167.4 square miles, at elevation plus
87 feet. Adding the 61 square miles to the
441.5 square miles lying within the 5-mile
limits makes the area of the Canal Zone 502 5
square miles, exclusive of such land as lies
between the edge of the lake at 87 feet and
the 100-foot contour, and of the areas within
the 3-mile limits at the ends.

Supplement No. 4 to Circular No. 593-3, Cover-
ing Charges for Stevedoring and Transfer-
ring Cargo, etc.. Issued January 29, 1916,
Effective March I. U16.

Panama Railroad Company.
Bai.boa Heights. C. Z.. A.igust 1. 1916.
Effective August 1, paragraph 17, under
item 6, is cancelled and replaced by the
following:

Steamers must furnish power for
operating winches, as well as suitable
gear and tackle.

S W. Heald,
Approved: Superintendent,

Chester Harding,
Second Vice President.

438

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 52.

COASTWISE TRAFFIC.

Proportions of Tolls Collected from Vessels in the
United States Coastwise Trade.

Including the earnings of tolls for the
month of July, 1916, amountingto $460,122.-
95, the total amount of tolls collected on
traffic passing through the Canal, from the
beginning of the towing of laden barges be-
tween the terminal ports in May, 1914, and
the beginning of the current month is $7,-
217,955.74. The collections from vessels in
the coastwise trade of the United States, have
amounted to $1,923,122.21; collections from
traffic other than coastwise, to §5,294,833.53.

The tolls from traffic other than coastwise
have been 2.7 times the collections from coast-
wise traffic. The coastwise collections have
been 26.64 per cent of all collections.

The proportions in the months of impor-
tant collections are shown in the accompany-
ing chart. The months of October and
November, 1915, are omitted for the reason
that no tolls were earned; and in January,
February, and March, 1916, the earnings
were too slight to show on the chart.

The collections by months since the be-
ginning of traffic are given in the table below.
In May, June, and July, of 1914 the traffic
consisted of barges towed through the Canal;
as they were transferring cargo between ships
engaged in the coastwise trade the tolls col-
lected on their passage have been reckoned as
coastwise tolls. In the fiscal year 1915 all
tolls were, accordingly, coastwise; in the
following year, during most of which the
Canal was in commercial operation, the

coastwise tolls were 37.67 per cent of all
tolls; while in the fiscal year 1916 they were
18.36 per cent. With the closing of the Canal
in September, 1915, the vessels of the inter-
rupted coastwise services were diverted to
great extent to the foreign trade, and since
the reopening of the Canal the regular lines
in the coastwise trade have not been rees-

tablished. For the months of July, August,
and September the coastwise tolls were 24.97
per cent of all tolls; but for the later months
of the fiscal year their proportion was only
1.83 per cent, the percentage for the whole
year being 18.36.

The collections, by months, have been as
follows:

. Total on traffic

Total for fiscal year 1914.

6.025 OS

July, 1914....

August

September. . . .

October

November. . . .

December

January, 1915.

February

March

April

May

June

Total for fiscal year 1915.

July, 1915

August

September

October

November

December

January'. 1916.

February

March

April

May

June

Total lor fiscal year 1916.
July, 1916

Granrl total to Aug. 1, 1916.

2.970.00
36,488.40
71,022.48
71,862.00
71,035.20
62.434.80
77,226.00
50,760.00
85. 102. SO
! 0 61 1 25
101,595.35
80,092.65

791,200.93

78,840.10
57,580.20
45,921.40

7,993.60

14.618.68

4,628.40
30,876.00

48,574.80
90,956.40
72.4S2.40
86,124.00
46,348.80
69,398.40
84,895.20
57,080.95
62,863.30
90,697.15

744,925.80

56,331.00
71,200.80
44.547.35

7,598.40
67,364.40
119.597.28
162.818.40
143,517.60
148,558.80
123,574.80
120,158.40
169,998.00
137.692.20
164.458.65
170,789.80

1,536,126.73

21,037.40
146,003 52
203,968.08
225,643.68
259,356.00
275.026.32
263,746.56
381,094.56
304.723.29
358,218.30
368.439.25

14,618.68

7,598.40
88,401.80
265,600. SO
366,786.48
369,161.28
407,914 SO
398,601.12
383.904.96
551.092.56
442,415 49
522.676.95
539,229.05

j 2,807,256.96 j 4,343,383.69

135,171.10
128,781.00
90,468.75

438,194.57
368,011.03

259,029.55

8.573.50

654.39

834.00

418.80

223.824.59

364,114.19

363,799.00

573,365.67
496.792.03
349,498.30

10,826.00

654.39

834.00

418. tO

235,618.44

368,023.79

363,799.00

372,376.80 I 2,027,453.62

LEGEND

August 16, 1916.

THE'CANAL RECORD

439

The 12 Principal Commodities.

The circle below, representing the aggre-
gate quantity of cargo carried through the
Canal during the fiscal year 1916, has been
divided into segments in proportion to the
12 principal commodities. The 12 com-
modities together made up 67 per cent of all

cargo, being 2,009,897 tons out of a grand
total of 3,140,046 tons. The miscellaneous
articles other than the 12 principal com-
modities aggregated 1.130,149 tons.

Nitrates amounted to 894,139 tons; re-
fined petroleum to 271,041; coal, 243,216;
sugar, 128,544; lumber, 89,685; manufac-
tured goods of iron and steel, 87,375; crude
oil, 69,812; railroad material, 57,829; iron
ore, 52,250; canned goods, 41,300; barley,
3S.006; and copper, 36,700 tons.

Civil Service Examinations.

The following civil service examinations
will be held on the dates indicated below.
Information concerning the same has been
posted at Canal clubhouses and post-offices,
as per the numbers of announcements indi-
cated:

Mechanician and laboratory assistant
(male); $3.50 per diem; examination about
September 24, 1916; No. 1082.

Specialist in cotton classing (male); $2,500
to $3,500 a year; examination September 19,
1916; No. 1081.

Assistant in cotton classing (male); $1,S00
to S2.400 a vear; examination September 19,
1916; No. 1080.

Leather chemist (male); $1,600 a year;
examination about September 24, 1916; No.
1064.

Bacteriologist (male); $2,000 to $2,250
a year; examination September 12, 1916;
No. 1065.

Summary of House-to-House Canvass of Population of the Canal Zone, June 1 to 10, 1916.

BALBOA DISTRICT

Excavation from the Cut during Two Weeks.

Excavation of material from the bases of
the slides at Culebra, on the east and west
banks of the Canal, amounted to 106,095
cubic yards in the week ending at midnight
of Monday, August 7. Excavation from
these slides during the month of July amount-
ed to 1,073,675 cubic yards; the total for the
current fiscal year, to August 7, was accord-
ingly 1,259,145 cubic yards.

Excavation from Cucaracha slide during
the week amounted to 79,375 cubic yards.

Excavation from the bases of the Culebra
slide during the week ending at midnight of
August 14 amounted to 136,175 cubic yards,
in addition to 31,840 cubic yards at Cuca-
racha slide and 16,745 cubic yards of miscel-
laneous maintenance excavation.

Americans.

.4// others.

Americans.

All others.

Total.

Location.

Men.

ployes.

Men.

Em-
ployes.

Women.

Chil-
dren.

Women

L Inl-
dren.

AHCON

903

21
5
38
19

46

903

21
5
33
19
6

170

170

3S5

363

54

3

1.878

Ancan Hospital

21

66

27

71

260
87
44
48
46

87

44
22

4 6

5

61
10
2

60

40

391
116

11

4

107

157

10

10

56

1

1

14
32

1,616
16

6

3

111

14

1

5
IS

726

12

715

21

62

BALBOA, BALBOA HEIGHTS. AND LA

937
4
3

928

4
3

1,604
16
6

342
3

322
1

4,658

24

Balboa harbor

9

6

17

10
12

19

28
3

3

4

5

28
3

3

4

111

15

4

6
4

189

11

3

4

8

Patients

161
25
22
80

206

6
76
47
227
204
93
400
471
102
3
74
103

116
12

16
59

13
53

282

25

5

80

206

37

51

233

233

122

144

691

206

Rural district, east and west of

2
75
24
183
136
46

4
91

31
230
127

32

12

76

47
213
182

60
420
471

99

74
103

242

28
.20

28
320

130

79

90

1,129

467

171

S4

84

504

I ihor canxDS

471

Rural, from Paraiso to Garaboa. .

4
9

4
S

1

5

1
4

12
24
60
41

■5

70

55

139
48

204

199

109
126

09
69

17
18
98
63

U3
97
68
71

92

112
92
103

314

8

8

6

4

353

259

243

1

1

74
40
8

21
40
8

1

2

66

22

61
19

205

81

1

7

15

Total employes

2,661

5. 70S

4,609

Tnfl -.T-nns

2*724

1 072

O.Sli

.002

2.on<!

14 r54

CRISTOBAL DISTRICT

Amer

cans.

All others.

Amer

cans.

All others.

Total.

Location.

Men.

Em-
ployes.

Mm- pfoy'es.

Women.

Chil-
dren.

Women.

Chil-
dren.

25
8

24
8

6

4

20

21

164

83
5
43

43

83
5
39
31

91

DARIEV °

8

13

27

3
17
31

21

2
3

:03

2

3

219

1

2

180

1
222

76

107
6.5

238

1.088

2

6

44
84
28
351

238

878

2

6

43
75
28
314

120
742

210
704

568

2,534

2

6

l

15
658

i

15
658

7

4
12

3
24

52

11
195
10

20

295

8

166

1,176

234
37

347
98

966

1,818

17
4

17

4

17

6

1

11

Total employes

937

Total persons

051

5,807

405

ssn

1.723

1.459

8 $95

GATL'N LAKE AREA

Americans.

All others.

Americans.

All others.

Total.

Location.

*«■■ p^y'es.

*"»■ \tZes.

||- 1 C nil-

n°'"t"-, dren.

"•-"•"•i 2£

4

1 1

5

si r

6 3

1 8

2 2

14

12

7

Total employes

i

is

10 1 13

38

Location.

Officers

linlis'.ei
Men

Women.

Children

Total.

ANCON-BALBOA:

16

:s

44
38
54
55
13
4
11
15

190

920

1,008

786

1.659'

1,646

250

20

248

425

10
54
76
61
91
48
19
9
19
17

9
41
63
57
69
48
15
11
28
12

225

1,043

1,191

942

1.873

1.797

297

44

306

469

278

7,152

404

353

8,187

440

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 52.

United States Navy.

1

15

3

2

2 1

3 1

5

5|

PRISON ERS.

Amer

xcans

All others

A mericans

All others

location.

Men.

Em-
ployes.

I Em-
Men. 1 ployes.

| Chil-
Women. dren.

Women.

Chil-
dren.

Total

2

21
1

39

49
1
4

22

3

1

6

137 '

143

RECAP
rican1;

ITULATION

Ame

All others

Amer

All others

location.

. L.,,1-

Men. | pluyes.

Men.

Em-
ployes.

Women.

Chil-
dren.

Women.

Chil-
dren.

Total

2,724
951

2,661
937

5,298

3,807

15

4.6(19

3,534

1

1,072
405

950

550

2,202

1,223

10

2,008

1,459

13

8,395

MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS (in. In ling

409

358

8,218

137

3,598

ii.13"?

9.257

I.SS6

t sss

j kik

1 .181

t run

h. d. Mitchell,

Chief, Police and Fire Division.

Deceased Employes.

Name

Check
No.

Native of

Isthmian
residence.

Employed by

Date of
death.

7.HS3
87114
4274
757
32763
115716

Mo itierraL
United S:ates. . .
United States.. .

Jamaica

Jam.iica

Supply Dept.. . .

P. R. R

Building Div„. .
Supply Dept.. . .

July 27, 1916-

William Smith

Colon

P. R. R

Ana. 8. 1916'

The estates of the abovenamed deceased employes of The Panama Canal or the Panama
Railroad Company are now in process of settlement, and any claims against the estates
or any information which might lead to the finding of heirs or to the recovery of
property, bank deposits, postal savings or postal money order deposits, or any other moneys
due to them, should be presented at once to the Administrator of Estates, Room 320,
Administration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z. All claims should be itemized, sworn to
before a notary public, or other public officer having a seal, and submitted in duplicate. The
names will he published hut once.

Quarantine Activities in Canal Ports.

The number of persons embarking for
foreign ports from the Isthmus in J uly exceed-
ed by 371 the number of persons arriving from
foreign ports, according to the count of the
quarantine officials at the ports of Cristobal-
Colon and Balboa-Panama. Including the
ships which made the transit of the Canal,
the total number of persons in the crews
examined was 12,573. The number of passen-
gers examined was 4,030; and there were 10
stowaways.

A summary of the activities at the two
ports is given below:
Number of vessels inspected and pass-
ed 220

Nu.noer of vessels held in quarantine. 16

Total 236

Number of special inspections made to
enforce compliance with anti-plague

and mosquito-breeding regulations. 109

Number of vessels fumigated on arrival 18

Number of vessels fumigated on de-
part ure 4

Number of vessels detained, but sailed

in quarantine 6

Numoer of stowaways inspected 10

Number of crew examined 12,573

Number of passengers examined 4,030

Total 16,613

Number of supplementary inspections. 2,210

Number ut persons vaccinated at port
of arrival because of compulsory
vaccination law 420

Ni.mber of persons vaccinated at port
of departure or en route because of
compulsory vaccination law t,255

Total 1,67s

Number of persons held in quarantine
at the detention houses to complete
period of incuoation of yellow fever
or plague 298

Number of persons hold in quarantine
on board vessels to complete period
of incubation of yellow fever or
plat,ue 1.921

Total number of persons landed from
foreign ports:

Cabin 1,661

Steerage 1,617

Total 3,278

Total number of persons embarked for
foreign ports:

CaDin 1,844

Steerage 1 .805

Total

Total number of persons arriving from
coast towns on small launches and
sailing craft 1,665

Total number of persons sailing for
coa-t towns on small launches and
sailing craft 1,233

Apparent increase for month from

coast towns

Apparent decrease for month from
foreign ports:

Cabin

Steerage

3,649

Total

Number of persons rejected and de-
ported

Number of bills of health issued or
viseed

Number of inspections of docks

Number of inspections of vessels at docks.

Total number of persons land-
ed 4,943

Less number for Pacific ports. 26

OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.

Total 4,674

Total nu-mber of persons sailing. . 4,882
Total apparent decrease for month

Quarters, Fuel, and Electric Current for Em-
ployes on the Gold Roll and for American
Citizens on the Silver Roll.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 5, 1916.
Circular No. 627-15:

1. Effective August 5, 1916, all circulars covering
assignment or occupancy of quarters, or regulating the
issue and use of fuel are canceled and the following rules
will govern:

CLASSES.

2. Family quarters for assignment will be divided
into four classes according to rate of pay. Class "A"
jvill in. lude all quarters regularly assignable to em-
ployes draw.ng less than $200 pei month; class "B**- to

employes drawing $200 and less than $250 per month;
class "C" to employes drawing $250 and. less than
$J50 per month, and class "D," official type house,
to be assigned by the Chief Quartermaster with the
approval of the Governor.

3. Lists of family quarters by classes in each district
approved by the Governor, will be displayed in each
district quartermaster's office.

4. Applications for original assignment in a district,
will be placed on one list according to the date of em-
ploye's last entrance into the service, and opposite each
man's name will be indicated the class of quarters to
which his rate of pay entitles him.

5. A list showing all applications on file for each dis-
trict will be posted in the office of the district quarter-
master and will be open to inspection Employes are
responsible that changes in their classification are
made known to the district quartermaster.

6. An employe may, at the request of the head of his
department, file an application for family quarters at,
or transfer his application to, one point other than that
at which he is employed.

7. All applications of employes working within a
district will take precedence over applications of any
employes working elsewhere regardless of class.

8. Applications for transfer of quarters within a dis-
trict must be filed in writing with the district quarter-
master, and the rules governing original assignment
will be applied to transfers within a district. Appli-
cations for transfer from without a district will he
placed on the assignment list according to date of em-
ploye's last entrance into service.

9. An applicant on the waiting list for family quar-
ters, when he becomes eligible for assignment, will be
given an opportunity to refuse three separate and dis-
tinct tenders. If he does not accept the third, tender,
his application will be canceled and he will not be al-
lowed to file a new application for similar quarters for
a period of 10 days.

10. When an employe forfeits family quarters
through failure to occupy them within the time limit,
he will not be allowed to file a new application for a
period of 10 days.

11. All family quarters distinctly and definitely
within hospital grounds shall be regarded as for the
use of doctors and nurses, but the assignment of
same shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Chief
Quartermaster.

12. Applicants for hospital quarters can not place
applications for quarters outside of hospital grounds .

13. The wife constitutes the family of an employe,
and no consideration can be given applications for
family quarters foi occupancy by other members of a
family than the wife, except from widow or widower
employes having dependent children residing with
them; unless there are no other applications on file.

14. Hereafter, aliens may not be assigned to gold
family quarters until all other applicants have been
provided for.

ASSIGNMENTS.

15. Quarters in each class will be assigned to ap-
plicants according to date of last entrance into the
service, subject to the following exceptions: An em-
ploye in any class, due for assignment to family
quarters, in his class, may be assigned to quarters of a
class above his own where no applicants of said class
desire them; or he may waive assignment in his own
class, and await in turn, according to date of last entry
into the service, his assignment to quarters in any class
below his own. Where service has been equal rate of
pay will govern.

16. Employes will be required to accept or reject
tender of quarters within 10 days from date of tender.

17. The rules applying to assignment of family
quarters will be applicable in the assignment of bache-
lor quarters, as far as practicable.

18. Family quarters may, with the approval of the
Chief Quartermaster, be assigned to bachelors with
dependent relatives if there are no other applications
from American citizens on rile for the quarters. Houses
coming under the official class may be assigned to
bachelors by direction of the Governor.

19. Exchange of quarters will be permitted only

August 16, 1916.

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441

when the rights of no other employe will be interfered
with.

RETENTION OF QUARTERS.

20. Family quarters may be held during the absence
of the employe to whom assigned, or his family, or both
simultaneously, for two distinct periods in any service
year, not to exceed a total of 120 days for both periods
or 90 days for one period; except as provided for in
paragraph No. 21. Employes in arranging leaves of
absence for themselves, or vacations for their families,
must be governed accordingly. The two periods can
not be taken advantage of continuously or allowed to
overlap each other, either during the absence of both
employe and family at the same time or of either
separately. The two periods must be regarded as
entirely separate ani distinct, and the quarters must
be reoccupied both by the employe and his family
after their first period of absence before they can be
vacated, without forfeiture, for the second period of
absence.

21. When family quarters are assigned, an employe
will be given nine weeks from date stated in tender in
which to occupy the quarters, but this does not apply
in case of transfers; except that an employe who has
accumulated any leave and who is granted this leave
effective at the time he is tendered quarters on an origi-
nal assignment, or within 30 days thereafter, may be
allowed time fofc the occupancy of his quarters until
the expiration of leave granted; provided that in no
case shall a house be so held for more than 120 days.

22. An employe, whose family is not on the Isthmus,
and who has been assigned quarters on an original
application will not be allowed to occupy the apart-
ment until 10 days prior to the arrival of his family
nor will he be permitted to allow others to do so.

23. Services of employes discharged or resigned,
securing immediate employment in some other de-
partment or division, are considered continuous as far
as quarters are concerned, and they may hold quarters
or have their applications remain on the list as of
original date. Cases of this nature arising, however,
should be referred to the Chief Quartermaster.

24. Whenever by reason of temporary decrease of
work or other cause, employes have been furloughed
without pay for a period not exceeding 30 days, they
will retain the rights of quarters during that time.

25. When an employe's services are terminated he
will be expected to vacate quarters within 10 days
from the date of termination of services.

26. A widow can hold quarters after death of hus-
band until arrangements can be made for her depar-
ture.

FURNITURE.

27. The allowance of furniture for regular family
quarters will be as follows:

1 range 1 kitchen* table 1 refrigerator

2 kitchen chairs 2 center tables 6 dining chairs
1 chiffonier 1 dresser 1 dining table

1 sideboard 1 double bed 3 wicker rockers

1 double mattress

In official houses the following additional articles are
authorized:

3 dining chairs 2 parlor chairs 1 serving table

1 Morris chair 1 chiffonier 1 dresser

• 2 towel racks 1 porch swing 1 double]. orchseat

1 parlor desk 1 parlor wicker chair

Employes occupying nonhoaje!ceepin^ quarters will
be given such furniture as may be available, but in no
case more than is provided above for regular family
quarters.

2S. The issue of beds, mattresses, and one dresser
n excess of the abo.'e allowance is authorized to
families with children. Employes moving from one
house to another in the same district will be permitted
to take with them, at their own expense, if they so de-
sire, beds, mattresses, and refrigerators.

2). No alterations or additions will be made to
any house by the occupant without the approval of
the Chief Quartermaster, and no alteration or ad-
dition to the electric installation will be made except
on the approval of the Electrical Engineer. Such
alterations and additions when made will be at the
expense of "the occupant and will be considered per-
manent.

CONTINUOUS SERVICE.

30. Where due to any special reason an employe has
had broken service made continuous, the time during
which he was not employed will not be counted in his
length of service in computing his quarters status,
except that if leave was due and commuted to cash
payment such leave time will count.

RENTING.

31. Employes are not permitted to allow quarters
to be occupied during their absence except by another
employe. When any employe permits another em-
ploye to occupy his married quarters during an au-
thorized leave ur during the absence ot his family, a
charge may be made by him to covtr rental ol I

linen, and other i.<r:3onal household effects, but in no
case shall Lhis be more than IS per month.

QUARTERS FOR FAMILIES WITH FIVE OR MORE CHILDREN.

32. Families having five or more dependent children
living with them will be given preference over all other
applicants for transfers to certain designated houses
in each district. The numbers of these houses will be on
file with the district quartermaster in each district
and list of same will be posted with list of applications.
Dependent children under this rule will not include
sons more than 18 years of age in normal health nor
sons or daughters who are working and earning $40
per month of more.

33. Where quarters have been constructed as an
integral part of post-offices, railway stations, hotels,
telephone exchanges, filtration plants, or in cases of
quarters specially constructed by The Panama Canal
in isolated localities adjacent to any activities, the
operation of which necessitates the quartering of em-
ployes in close proximity thereto, the Chief Quarter-
master may on the approval of the Governor make
3] ecial assignments.

ELECTRIC CURRENT.

34. (a) Electric current for lighting and for such
electrical appliances as are installed in conformity with
the following regulations will be furnished free of
charge to employes on the g>ld roll and American
citizens on the silver roll of The Panama Canal ani
the Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of
Panama.

(&) No alterations nor additions to electric circuits
in quarters as installed by the Electrical Division or
any other department or divisions of The Panama
Canal or the Panama Railroad Company will be made
except by the Electrical Division on written applica-
tion to the Electrical Engineer. This applies to
changes in number, lo:acion, or size of lights; use of
extension cords; use of electn ^uch as

irons, fans, hot plates, toasters, percolators, etc., and
to all alterations or additions whatsoever.

(c) A charge will be made against employes for the
installation of any additional outlets, changes of
circuits, or other work that may, in the judgment of
the Electrical Engineer, be necessary for the use of
electrical appliances. This charge will be fixed by the
Governor on the recommendation of the Electrical
Engineer. Payment will be. made to the Collector,
upon notincation by the Electrical Division that ad-
ditional outlet is necessary. Applications for the use
of irons, fans, hot plates, toasters, or other electrical
appliances shall be made on form obtained from the
Electrical Engineer. No electrical appliance will be
used until the installation is approved by the Electri-
cal Division. A record of all appliances whose use is
approved, whether or not a special installation is neces
sary, will be kept by the Electrical Division.

(d) The Electrical Division will, from time to
time, make such inspections of quarters as may be
necessary to see that these regulations are complied
with.

(e) The use of electrical appliances for which au-
thority has already been obtained under existing
regulations, may be continued without further au-
thority.

COAL AND KINDLING WOOD.

35. Coal and kindling wood will be supplied to em-
ployes, as heretofore, without charge.

Cuester Harding. Acting Governor.

Use of Official letterheads.

f ks Panama canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights C. Z., August 7, 1916.
To all concerned — This office is experiencing consid-
erable annoyance in the receipt of letters addressed
to The Panama Canal and referring to other com-
munications, of which we have no record, which prove
to be replies to personal letters written by employes on
official letterheads.

In future, letterheads of The Panama Canal and
Panama Railroad must be used only for official com-
munications, ani employes violating these instruc-
tions will be suoject to ducipline.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panami Canal.
Second Vice President, Panama Railroad Company.

Cars of Refuse beat to Dump 19.
The 1'ana:ua Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Height^ C. Z., August 3, 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Cars of reiuse sent to Damp 19. Balboa, will simply
be tagged for shipment to that point, and request
issued on the roadmaster of the Panama Railroad
to have same unloaded. No other forces should do the
unloading.

This is necessary in orde to prevent the tracks
at this point being left covered with scraps of lumber,
dirt, and other waste material, which constitutes a
source of danger.

Chester Harding,

Acting Governor.

Appointment.

The Panama Canal,

Executive Office,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 5, 1916.
Circular No. 661-32:

Effective this date. Maj. Albert E. Truby, Medical
Corps, U. S. A., is appointed Superintendent, Ancon
Hospital, Health Department, vice Lieut. Col. George
D. Deshon, relieved from duty with The Panama
Can^tl. Major Truby **ill report direct to the Chief
Health Officer.

Chester HARDiNG,"M<;/jrtg Got-rrnor.

Cleaning Dump Cars Used for Coal or Gravel.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Department,
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 8. 1916.
Heads of Departments and Divisions:

Owing to the fact that there is a large demand for
coal and gravel at the present time, it is necessary to
use Western dump cars for both purposes.

After cars containing coal or gravel have been un-
loaded, they should be thoroughly cleaned, in order
to do away with complaints, such as gravel con-
taining large coal mixtures and vice versa.

Your cooperation in carrying out these instructions
is requested.

Chester Harding,
A'cting Governor, The Panama Canal,
Second Vice President, Panama Railroad Company.

»

Operation of Speeders on Panama Railroad
Tracks.

The Panama Canal,
Executive Office.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 8, 1916.
Circular No. 667-2:

1. Effective September 1, 1916. no person shall
operate a speeder or other power car over the tracks
of the Panama Railroad who do?s not possess a special
permit issued by the Superintendent of the Panama
Railroad.

2. Speeder permits will be issued only upon the
recommendation of the head of the department or
division in which the applicant is employed, arid
after passing a satisfactory examination on the book
of rules of the Panama Railroad and rules governing
the operation of speeders over the tracks of the Pana-
ma Railroad. The use of speeders will be curtailed
as much as possible by the heads of departments and
divisions, in order that the possibility of accidents
may be reduced to the minimum.

3. All permits for this purpose heretofore issued
will be void after September 1, 1916, and application
for special permits will be made to the Superintendent
of the Panama Rairoad.

Any violation of the rules will be reported to this
office for proper discipline.

Chester Harding,
Acting Governor, The Panami Canil,
Second Vice President. Panami Railroad Company.

Examination by Board of Local Inspectors.

The Board of 'Local Inspectors will conduct examina-
tions at the Administration Building, Balboa Heights,
room No. 304. on Wednesday, Augast 23, 1916. begin-
ning promptly at 8 a. m. for persons desiring the fol-
lowing classes of licenses: Pilots, masters, mates, marine
engineers, chauffeurs, and navigators of motor boats.
All applicants for license must procure from the office
of the Board, room No. 211, Balboa Heights, forms of
application and information respecting the filling out
of the same, not later than a day previous to the ex-
amination. In addition, all persons desiring chauffeurs*
licenses must provide therajelvea with automobiles
with which to demonstrate their ability properly to
operate the same.

The demonstration for applicants for chauffeurs'
licenses will be given on Tuesday, the day preceding
the written examination, at 2 p. m., at the Administra-
tion Building, Balboa Heights.

Applicants for licenses as navigators of motor boats
will be renuired to give demonstration of their ability
to operate such boats, and will be obliged to provide
themselves with boats for this purpose. This test will
De given on Thursday, the day following the written
examination as follows: At Cristobal, upon arrange-
ment with the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. at 8
a. m.. and at Balboa at 2 p. m. Applicants for the test
at Cr.stobal or Balboa should present themselves at
the office of the Captain of the Port; at Gamboa. the
deputy inspector will be present at the Panama Rail-
road station at the hour mentioned above.

For the benefit of applicants residing in Gatun and
Cristobal or Colon, examinations for licenses as navi-
gators of motor boats, and as chaud*eurs, will be held
at the office of the Captain of the Port of Cristobal on
Friday, August 23, 1916, from 9 a. m. until 11 a. m.
Applicants should be provided with motor boats or
automobiles for the demonstration test.

Geo. J. Vanderslice,
Recorder, Board of Local Inspectors.

442

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 52.

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

JOINT COMMISSION.

Fastness of Colors in Bathing Suits.

The Panama Canal,

Supply Department,
Cristobal, C. Z., July 26, 1916.
Memorandum No. 186:

To commissary managers — Tags, bearing the fol-
lowing notice, are being packed with bathing suits
which we are receiving from A. G. Spalding & Brothers.
It is requested that you call this notice to the attention
of your trade:

"IMPORTANT TO BATHERS.
"Salt water rots cloth very quickly. To pre-
vent this, rinse off in fresh water.

"A very unprecedented situation on dye stuffs
exists at present in this country, owing to the war.
We have used every effort possible to safeguard
our customers, but we can not guarantee fast colors,
in our knit goods product, as has been our former
custom."

R. K. Morris,
General Manager, Commissary Division.

»

Sale of Electrical Appliances.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Balboa Heights, C Z., August 9, 1916.
Memorandum to accompany Bulletin No. 343:

A work order has been placed on the Electrical
Division for the installation of connections, suitably
located in the hardware sections of all commissaries
with the exception of Camp Bierd, La Boca, Fort
Sherman, Fort Randolph, and Gamboa. As soon
as connections are installed the following instructions
in above numbered bulletin, covering the sale of electri-
cal appliances, may be cancelled:

"Electrical household appliances will be sold
in single packages, in the manner in which they
are received from the States. No article will be
exchanged after package is opened, but in cases
of complaint we will communicate with the manu-
facturers if purchaser desires us to do so."
AM elertrical appliances sold will be tested out to
the satisfaction of the customer in his. or her. presence.
Appliances ordered by any of the commissaries noted
above from the wholesale section or other commis-
saries will be tested out in the wholesale section or
the forwarding commissary before shipment is made.
The Commissary Division does not guarantee in any
way the electrical appliances sold by it, and all com-
plaints after sale is consummated should be taken
up direct with the manufacturer by the customer.
Please give the above wide publicity among the
trade.

R. K. Morris,
General Manager, Commissary Division.
♦
Sale of Fruit Baskets.

The Panama Canal,
Supply Department,
Cristobal. C. Z.. August 9. 1916.
Memo, to accompany Bulletin No. 420:
• Under the provisions of the above bulleti i the sale
of baskets of fruit has been limited to Ancon com-
missary and this depot, and only for delivery to hos-
pital wards and steamships. The General Manager
has authorized the removal of this restriction, and
baskets of fruit may now be sold by all commissaries
as any other merchandise:

The following is quoted from bulletin No. 420:
"The charge in such cases will be the value of
the basket, the exact value of the fruit and candy
packed therein, plus a charge of 25 cents for extra
labor, special d livery, and a riboon bow which
.will oe tied to the handle of the basket."
Managers will not carry more than one or two
baskets of each type in stock, unless they have a
steady demand for a larger quantity. The small
quantity now carried will not permit the sale of the
baskets separately, but if the demand warrants it our
stock will be increased to enable us to do so.

D. W. MacCormack,
Chief Commissary Inspector.

♦

Part of Local Buyer's Price List.
The following items can be had at the local com-
missaries, purchased through the local buyer; prices
are effective Thursday, August 17, 1916:

FISH.

Price.
Fresh fish, per lb SO. 12

Turtle (wt. 100 to 200 lbs.), per lb 07

FRUITS.

Coconuts, dry, ea 04

Coconuts, water, ea 05*

Limes, per 100 25

Pineapples, ea 09

Sugar cane, ea 03

Plantain, dor 18

•Indicates advance from last list.

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of the claim of Juan B. Hurtado, for
property locate I in the Trinidad River Valley, certificate
of disagreement, rule No. 276, superseding rule 217,
docket No. 450, July 1, 1916— Under the provisions of
Article XV of the treaty between the United States
of America'and the Republic of Panama ratified Febru-
ary 26, 1904. it is provided:

"The President of the United States shall
nominate two persons and the President of the
Republic of Panama shall nominate two persons
and they shall proceed to a decision; but in case
of disagreement of the commission (by reason of
their being equally divided in conclusion) an
umpire shall be appointed by the two Govern-
ments who shall render the decision."
Pursuant to the provisions of this article the Com-
mission desires to onng to the notice of the umpire
duly appointed under the treaty that the Commission
has been unable to reach an agreement in the follow-
ing:

The Question of Liability.
The Joint Commission herewith certifies this dis-
agreement to the umpire appointed under the treaty
as provided for in Article XV of said treaty.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. R. J. Alfaro
Clement L. Bouve, Commissioners.

In the matter of the claim of the heirs of A gust in Ayala
for the property designated as San Lazaro, certificate
of disagreement, rule No. 271, dockets Nos. 120S and
2851, June 16, 1916 — Under the provisions of Article
XV of the treaty between the United States of America
and the Republic of Panama ratified February 26.
1901, it is provided:

"The President of the United States shall nomi-
nate two persons and the President of the Republic
of Panama shall nominate two persons and they
shall proceed to a decision; but in cases of disagree-
ment of the commission (by reason of their being
equally divided in conclusion) an umpire shall be
appointed by the two Governments who shall
render the decision."

Pursuant to the provisions of this article, the Com-
mission desires to bring to the notice of the umpire
duly appointed under the treaty that the Commission
has been unable to reach an agreement on the following:
The Question of Value.
The Joint Commission herewith certifies this dis-
agreement to the umpire appointed under the treaty
as provided for in Article XV of said treaty.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

Decisions of the Umpire.

In the matter of the claim of Juan B. Hurtado for
properly previously located in the valley of the Trinidad
River, decision of the Umpire, award No. 116. docket
No. 450, July 6, 1916— 'Wherever reference is made
in this decision to "the Treaty" it is understood to
mean the Canal treaty between the United States of
America and the Republic of Panama, ratified Febru-
ary 26, 1904.

On April 28, 1913. Juan B. Hurtado filed a claim
with the Joint Commission for $2,025 for a plantation
said to have been destroyed by the construction of the
Panama Canal. Upon hearing the claim the Com-
mission disagreed on the question of liability and it
was therefore certified to the umpire for decision in
accordance with Article XV of the treaty.

The opinion of two numbers of the Commission
sets out that the claimant claims to have owned
1,000 bananas and plantains, 933 uca plant, 633 otoes,
and 400 sugar cane plant at Las Do3 Hermanas, and
700 plantains, 403 banana plants, and 12 alligator
pear trees at Qucbrado de Macho, also a house at
Guarapo for which he had received payment, but
these two Commissioners held that the claimant failed
to make out a prima facie case and that the claims
should therefore be dismissed.

The other two members — Commissioners Alfaro
and Boyd — in their opinion held that by the testi-
mony of Margarita Herrera, a half-sister of Hurtado,
It is shown that this witness lived with the claimant
Hurtado for many years, that he could write, and that
he had not been paid for his finca which was the sub-
ject of this claim. It also appears that while at the
time of the trial a voucher was produced showing
that Hurtado was paid for the house as above referred
to, no voucher was produced to show that he had
been paid for the finca which is the subject of this
claim, although a specific request was at that time
made that if such a voucher existed it be made a part
of the record in this case.

The testimony of Mr. Wm. K. Jackson on behalf of
the Government of the United States is very uncer-
tain as he himself acknowledged, although he says
that the claimant was raid $10 by the Panama Rail-

road Company for a few houses and plantings below
the 87-foot contour line.

Commissioners Alfaro and Boyd further say:

"Therefore, summing up all evidence pro and
con adduced at the audience, it is evident to our
mind that Hurtado was not paid, and that prob-
ably some confusion had been made by the Gov-
ernment attorneys in regard to the settlement
of some other claim, with that of Hurtado. Con-
sequently we are of the opinion that the claim is
just and believe an award should be given in the
sum of $500."

The claimant. Hurtado, died in San Tomas Hos-
pital on February 14, 1914, 10 manths after he had
presented his claim to the Joint Commission; and be-
fore his claim was accorded public hearing and it was
his half-sister who testified in behalf of a little girl —
the only child and heir of the deceased Hurtado.

Considering that though the evidence on both sides
is very meagre, it is mare in favor of the claimant,
and that by the expression of the treaty the other
high contracting patty in case of doubt is nobly in-
clined to favor of the claimants, and that the letter of
the President of the Un'ted States of May 9, 1904,
is very clear on that point, my decision as the umpire
duly appointed under the treaty is that the claimant
in this case is entitled to an award of $400 United
States currency for the value of his property taken by
the United States and an additiona* $100 United
States currency for the expense to which claimant was
put by the trial of the claim and all other damages
sustained by him through the acts of the United States,
its agents, or employes, a total of $533 United States
currency for all damages of whatever nature to date.
An award is therefore made to the heir of Juan B.
Hurtado, in the sum of $503 United States currency,
for all right, t.tle, and interest the claimant may pos-
sess or may have possessed in and to all property
claimed in Jomt ComTi.ssion docket No. 650, includ-
ing all damages of whatever nature and expenses
incurred to date by the expropriation of said property.
If payment of this award or tender thereof is not
made on or before the 6th day of August, 1916, said
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

Victor M. Concas, Umpire, Joint Commission.

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of the claim of Carlos Carhone for prop-
erty located on the Corozal road, certification of disagree-
ment, rule No. 274, superseding rule No. 219, docket
No. 721. June 27, 1916— Under the provisions of
Article XV of the treaty between the United States
of America and the Republic of Panama ratified Febru-
ary 26, 1904, it is provided:

"The President of the United States shall
nominate two persons and the President of the
Republic of Panama shall nominate two persons
and they shall proceed to a decision; but in case
of disagreement of the commission (by reason of
their being equally divided in conclusion) an
umpire shall be appointed hy the two Govern-
ments who shall render the decision."
Pursuant to the provisions of this article the Com-
mission desires to bring to the notice of the -moire
duly appointed under the treaty that the Commission'
has been unable to reach an agreement on the following:
The Question of Value.
The Joint Commission herewith certifies this dis-
agreement to the umpire appointed under the treaty
as provided for in Article XV of said treaty.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

Notice of Award.

In the matter of the claim of Carlos Carhone for prop-
erty along the Corozal road near the city of Panama,
decision of the umpire, awird No. 1 17, docket Ni.
721, July 5, 1916 — Whenever reference is made in
this decision to "the treaty" it is undertsood to mean
the Canal treaty between the United States of America
and the Republic of Panama, ratified February 26,
1904.

Mr. Carlos Carbone on May 6. 1913, filed with the
Joint Comm'ssion a claim for the expropriation by
the Un'ted States of America of a piece of land sit-
uated along the Corozal road in the vicinity of the city
of Panama. At the trial of the claim, title to the
property and the extension thereof, i. e„ 5.656 hectares
was admitted by the United States. The Commis-
sion, however, was unable to arrive at a conclusion on
the question of value, and the claim was therefore
certified to the umpire on June 27, 1916, in accordance
with Article XV of the treaty, for decision on the
question of value only.

The exact location of the land is shown by certain
maps filed of record in this cause, and the witnesses
generally placed the property at a point about 400
meters from the boundary line of the city of Panama
with the Canal Zone or more or less that distance from
what Is known aa the Rio Hendo, Cornndu. or old

August 10, 1916.

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443

TRANSFERRING CARGO.

How the Goods are Handled at the Atlantic
Terminus.

Five long narrow watermelons, yellow and
green, loaded upon a truck, were being pushed
along Pier 9 at Cristobal yesterday afternoon
by a West Indian negro, one of a hundred
laborers handling the cargo of the fruit ship
Parismina, just arrived from New Orleans.
Without any apparent causa, one of the melons
burst open revealing watery pink heart and
black seeds. The darky pushing the truck
stopped and looked, mouth open and eyes
glistening, at that fascinating fruit. Sharp
and quick he was called back to his work by a
stevedore foreman.

Romance has no place in cargo handling.

The ships must make their schedule, and
their dates are fixed on the assumption that
no time will be lost in unloading and loading
at the Panama Canal terminals. Nor is it
lost. If a ship wishes, the cargo handling
will be carried on day and night. Since the
service of a vessel in the Canal trade is rated
at between $500 and $1,000 a day, many of
them choose to unload and load both night
and day, and the piers and wharves at Cris-
tobal are almost as busy under the electric
lights as they are in daylight.

Negroes from the West Indies make up the
mass of the stevedoring force, although there
are gangs of Spaniards, a few San Bias Indi-
ans, Hindus, Chinese, and Spanish negroes.
They live in Colon, and are given steady work
according as they "make good" with the fore-
man. But all go through the same process of
"standing in line" for a chance. As early as
three o'clock in the morning they begin to
form the line; standing outdoors, whether it
rains or not, some half asleep, some sitting on
boxes or curbs actually asleep and snoring;
all waiting until the selection is made at 6
o'clock. Again in the afternoon the line be-
gins to form at 4 o'clock, although the work
does not begin unill 7.30 o'clock at night.
At present about a thousand men are employ-
ed, but in times of abnormal rush twice this
number are used. And these do not include
the stevedoring gangs of the United Fruit
Company, Pacific Mail, Pacific Steam Navi-
gation, East Asiatic, Harrison and Leyland,
and Elder & Fyffes lines, all of which handle
their own cargo from ship's hold to wharf and
from wharf to hold. At least 500 men are
engaged in their private service.

The directing force consists of fifty white
Americans, foremen, subforemen, and check-
ers. The test of a foreman's ability is that he
must never allow cargo to "hang."

"Hanging on No. 2 and 3," shouts the
superintendent, and the foreman responsible
for those ports turns to see cargo at the end
of the ship's tackle waiting for a truck to carry
it away. He in turn shouts to some darkies
who are taking a little rest; they shamble over
to their trucks, and soon the cargo that was
"hanging" is on the way. to its proper pile.

It is never easy to keep the men at work, and
at night it is very difficult. The heaped up
piles of merchandise make great areas of
shadow into which a man may disappear un-
noticed, and bags of cacao, coconuts, ivory
nuts, piles of hides, packing cases fairly evenly
stacked together, or, better than any, the
roomy plain top of a piano or automobile box.
make comfortable sleeping places. And in
such places, or in or under box cars in the yard,
or cuddled away in some corner of a ship or

boat, the foremen and timekeepers find the
sleepers all night long. A time check is taken
every two hours, and a man not in his gang '
at the time of this check is not paid for the
two hours preceding. The ambition of the
laggers is to be present at each check, but
absent as much time as possible between
checks. Some of them do so well at this that
they are able to work all day under one name
and with one identification check, and to work
and sleep intermittently all night under
another name and check. In the end, however,
they are "spotted," and when the foremen go
along the line to choose their men, morning
and night, they pass the laggards by.

Arbitrary marks painted upon each parcel
assist in proper sorting and storing upon the
piers. Take for instance a parcel for Guaya-
quil delivered upon the piers for transship-
ment to its port of destination. It will be
marked by one of the following symbols:
Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, yellow
cross in a yellow circle; Pacific Steam Navi-
gation, yellow cross in a red circle; Compania
Peruana de Vapores, yellow cross in a green
circle; unrouted, yellow cross in a white
circle; neutral, yellow cross in a blue square;
Pacific Steam Navigation or Compania Sud
American de Vapores, yellow cross. Each
port or series of ports up and down the west
coast has its distinguishing mark. Quickly
the stevedoring force learns the significance
of the marks, and the men have now become
so accustomed to them that they read them
without hesitation. Cargo leaves the ship's
tackle, is trucked to the checkers who examine
it, then is marked by the marker, and the
trucker knows without instruction to which
pile of freight he should carry it. The carrier
that brings the freight to Cristobal leaves its
dock, a ship going to the west coast comes in,
the cargo is loaded upon it, and thus the trans-
fer is effected without loss of time or energy.

But it frequently happens that a transfer of
cargo from one pier to another must bz made.
A ship from New Orleans carries miscellane-
ous cargo from various parts of the United
States for various ports on the west coast be-
tween Portland and Valparaiso. This cargo
may te routed by way of various lines, and
thus at least half a cozen ships may get a part
of it. Only one of these is likely to dock at
the pier where this freight is waiting, and
even this ship will receive parts of its cargo
from other piers. Transfer of freight from
one pier to another becomes necessary. For-
merly the freight was loaded upon railroad
cars, shifted through the yards to the proper
wharf or pier and there unloaded and stored
to await the arrival of a ship. By use of
the industrial truck transfer has been greatly
simplified. These trucks take a load of two
tons. They are driven by electric motor
energized by storage battery. They take
cargo from ships' tackle and deliver it to
tackle on another pier in less time than
would be required under the old system to
stow the cargo upon a freight car. Thirty of
these trucks are in use at the Cristobal ter-
minal wharves. The cost of operating them
is about $1.70 a day.

An improvement has been noticeable in the
past few years in the method of packing goods
from the United States. Usually they come
to Cristobal in such wrappers or boxes as will
stand both rough handling and exposure to
salt air. Exceptions still exist, however, in
which goods bound for South America are

packed as though for shipment by express to
some nearbv town. These packages show signs
of weakness at Cristobal. At the port of
destination they must be unloaded from ship
upon a lighter, possibly in a heavy sea, and
from the lighter carried to a wharf or wagon.
The chance of goods so packed arriving in gocd
condition is poor. But no matter what its
condition when a shipment reaches Cristobal
it is sent forward. If the case or wrapper
is broken, the repair gang patches it up, as the
ships will not take cargo whose covering is in
bad condition. But this applies only to the
wrapper. The condition of the contents is not
noted. A machine broken in transit until it is
quite unusable is sent forward to its destina-
tion, with exception taken all along the line.
It is easier to follow out the routine than to
make a special case of each damaged ship-
ment. The result is that the consignee re-
fuses to accept the shipment, or accepts it
with exception taken. This exception travels
back along the line the shipment followed, and
finally falls into the hands of the agent that
received the goods in good condition. The
damage is upon him.

Distribution of lumber and other supplies
for the Canal, railroad, and the Army on the
Isthmus is made upon the pier at the time of
unloading, thus avoiding the operation of send-
ing the supplies to a central warehouse to be
segregated before shipment to destination.
Cargo for Colon is collected on Pier No. 8,
where the merchants claim it.

Cargo destined to German firms will not be
handled by English ships, and consequently
much cargo for the west coast of South Ameri-
ca is held up until the Peruvian or Chilean
lines can handle it, the Pacific Steam Navi-
gation Company being barred from this trade.

Among the exports of South America de-
veloped by the war are wolfram and tungsten,
used more extensively than ever before. Wolf-
ram is valued at $5,000 a ton, is transported
in bags as money is, and is actually handled as
specie. Hides, raw and dry, always an import-
ant article of export from South America,
are being sent forward in still greater quan-
tities, as the price is so high that it pays to
kill cattle for the hide alor.e, leaving the car-
cass to rot. Chile has begun to export leather,
and several shipments of well tanned heavy
leather have recently been transferred at Cris-
tobal en route to Havre.

Side pocket hatches make the west coast
ships the hardest to stevedore of any in the
Canal trade. The Huasco of the Chilean Line
and Chile of the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company were in opposite docks yesterday,
and working cargo all night long. Down the
west coast there are no enclcsed harbors, and
the ships handle cargo from and into lighters
while rolling badly at times, always more or
less. Lifting cargo over center hatches under
such conditions involved so much swinging
that the work was dangerous and cargo was
frequently injured. A British skipper origi-
nated the side pocket hatch to meet this con-
dition, with the result that the rolling of the
ship is actually utilized to swing the cargo
inboard or out, according as the process is
that of loading or unloading. But these side
hatches are too small for advantageous work
at wharves.

Stevedoring reaches its high point when the
Ancon or Cristobal of the Panama Railroad
Line is in port. These are the largest vessels
calling at Cristobal, and cargo handling is
carried on in 10 hatches at one time, and 18

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Vol. IX, No. 52.

hours a day. Three hundred men are fre-
quently engaged on one of these ships, and
ten thousand tons of cargo are unloaded and
ten thousand more taken aboard in five days.
Part of the cargo for the Cristobal is waiting
now on pier No. 8. It consists of 2,000 bags
of Ecuador cacao, 1.000 bags of ivory nuts,
and some miscellaneous cases. To look at it
is to wonder how all of this could be stowed
away in one ship: yet this represents only
one-fifth of the cargo that the Cristobal will
carry to New York.

Quickest and most economical handling is
that from ship to lighter to ship. For in-
stance, the Hitasco brought copper, hides,
ivory nuts, cacao, and leather into port last
week and unloaded with its own tackle upon
lighters. The Allianca lifted this cargo from
the lighters by means of her own tackle di-
rectly into the hold. The operations incident
to storing upon the wharves are thus saved.

United Fruit Company ships of the 5,000
and 8,000 tons classes are most frequent
c.ilh-rs at the Canal. Six of them enter . nd
have every seven c'ays — three in the New
York and three in the New Orleans service.
Their hatches are open when they come into
dock, and the stevedore gang of from 30 to
60 men begins at once to work the cargo.
Within half an hour passengers, baggage,
mail, and express packages are landed, and the
deck cargo is being swung overboard upon the
pier. In the handling of this cargo only
enough is removed to allow working the
heavier freight in the hold. As this is taken
out the ship rises, and the de :k cargo can then
be handled on skids through side hatches.
The New Orleans ships bring lumber, cold
storage stuff, and general merchandise. The
Parismina brought 74 tons of cold storage
matter this week. The New York ships carry
machinery, general cargo, and cold storage.
On its latest voyage the Zacapa delivered,
among other packages, two automobiles
destinsd for La Paz in Bolivia, via Arica.
Very little cargo is taken from here by the
fruit ships. They discharge, run light to
Almirante, Limon, or Santa Marta, and there
rake their cargo cf bananas and general mer-
chandise. Returning to Cristobal they take
on mail and passengers, and within three
hours after docking are on their way back to
the home ports.

1'erishabie g i ids i ' in transit or in
stevedoring cannot i e forwarded to their
destination. They are usually destroyed or
thrown into the decks. The watermelon
that burst open before the trucker's eyes was
stored with other broken or damaged fruit
until a cleaning gang came along, and threw
it into the dock. A dozen darkies waiting
for this event jumpe I into the water and raced
for the melon. The trucker never saw it
again, except in memory.

Levelman and Transitman i lamination
A levelman and transitman examination
will be held in the board room of the Ad-
ministration Building at Balboa Heights on
Sunday morning, September 24, Wo, at
9 o'clock.

All applications are to be mailed to the
I Iffice Engineer, Balboa Heights, on or before
September 14, 191o.

I (lose receiving a standing ol 70 or beiter
will l> . rigible to the positions

of levelrnai. and transitman, respectively, a»
vacancies o :i ui .

EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Establishing Simulations Providing Conditions
underwhirhThe Panama Canal and the Panama
Railroad Company Employes on the Isthmus
of Panama, May be Allowed the Use of Quar-
ters, Fuel, and Electric Current.

By virtue of the authority vested in me, and
The Panama Canal Act approved August
24, 1912, it is hereby ordered:

1. That the Executive Order of January 15,
1915, No. 2120, is hereby rescinded and
abrogated.

2. That effective July 1, 1916, officers and
employes of the Panama Canal and the Pana-
ma Railroad Company on the Isthmus of
Panama, shall be allowed, where available,
quarters free of rent, and shall be furnished
fuel and electric current free.

3. That the Governor of The Panama Canal
is hereby authorized to assign to officers and
employes of The Panama Canal and of the
Panama Railroad Company, such quarters
as may be available for occupancy, and to
make all rules and regulations necessary to
govern the assignment and occupancy of such
quarters, including rules and regulations
relative to the furnishing of fuel and electric
current to officers and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad
Company while occupying such quarters.

4. That officers and employes of The
Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad
Company, for whom quarters are not avail-
able or who do not occupy such quarters as
may be assigned to them by the Governor
of The Panama Canal, shall have no claim
against the Government of the United States
for commutation of quarters not furnished or
not cccupied, nor for fuel and electric current
not furnished.

5. That all rules and regulations governing
the assignment and occupancy of quarters
heretofore promulgated by the Governor of
The Panama Canal or the Isthmian Canal
Commission, not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Execu'ive Order, are continued
in full force and effect until such time as they
may be changed by regulations promulgated
by the Governor of The Panama Canal under
authority of this Executive Order; and all
rules and regulations heretofore promulgated
by the Governor of The Panama Canal in
connection with the use and occupancy of
quarters and the furnishing of fuel and electric
current to officers and employes of The Pana-
ma Canal and the Panama Railroad Company
inconsistent with the provisions of this
Executive Order, are hereby rescinded and
abolished.

VVoodrow Wilson.
The White House,
July 25, 1916.

[No. 2428.]

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

(The above is being published as Canal
circular No. 601-53.)

Fares for Children on Motor Busses.
< ihildren under five years of age are allowed
ftee transportation upon the motor busses
operated by the Panama Railroad, when
such children are accompanied by their
parents, servants, or other guardians. Full
fare will be collected for children five years of
age or over. Should there be any question
regarding a child's age the chauffeur will
obtain the name of the child or its parents
and will report the matter to the office of
the Superintendent.

Rules Governing their Installation and Use In
Quarters Occupied by Employes.

The Electrical Engineer has issued the fol-
lowing letter about electrical appliances:

Fit -ctive July 1, 1916. the monthly charges tor cur-
rent used for electric appliances by gold employes in
quarters, are discontinued and no further charges of
this !:ini will be made, in conformity to Governor's
circular No. 607-15.

It will therefore b3 necessary to charge for installing
new outlets. It will also be necessary to keep a record
of all electrical appliances in use, their transfer from
one house to another, etc., in order to check the load
on our feeders and distributing transformirs, as in the
past. The following method ii outlined for your
guidance:

1. Employes shall make written application to the
Electrical Division covering each appliance they desire
to use, on a form provided for this purpose.

2. Tiiey sh 11 notify the Electrical Division in writ-
ing when they desire to transfer their appliances from
one house to another, on the above-mentioned form.

3. They shall in no case connect appliances having
a consumption of mare than 250 watts to a lamp
socket or lamp receptacle, but shall connect it to
the heater receptacles, such as the Hubbell or Chap-
nun w .11 receptae'es rated at 10 amperes. 250 volts,
which are used for this purpose. Larger receptacles
must of course be installed for large appliances, such
as ranges, etc.

4. Receptacles will not be removed or discon-
necteJ when a transfer is made or when the use of an
appliance is discontinue!.

5. More than one appliance may be used succes-
sively in the same receptacle, provided that none of
them exceed the tated current carrying capa:ity of
the receptacle.

6. If the house or apartment is not wired for a
suitable receptacle, or if the occupant desires an ad-
ditional receptacle, a charge'of $2.50 will be made.
This charge is b ised on the average labor charges only
of several hundre 1 previous installations and does not
in:lude the cost of miterial, which remains the prop-
erty of Tne Panama Canal and upon installation be-
comes part of the house wiring and is not to be re-
moved.

?. If the house is already provided with a suitable
receptacle or if a receptacle has been installed and
later removed, leaving all wiring, moulding or con-
duit, etc., in place so that receptacle may be readily
attached with a few minutes' work, no charge will be
made. No charge will be made for putting Hubbell
caps or Chapman plugj. etc., on cords to tit the re-
ceptacles installed.

8. Repairs to appliances will be limited to the re-
newal of worn out cords, and to simple adjustments
which can be readily made on the premises. Any
extensive repair work shall be sent to the shop and a'
work order issued to cover, the cost Deing charged to
the owner.

9. Employes will be instructed to send their written
applications direct to the Electrical Division held
orrices in the several towns an! districts. All appli-
cations received by the Electrical Engineer will be
sent to the held. Upon receipt of these applications
the held forces will inspect the wiring of the apart-
ment and if a receptacle is already installed, or can
readily be connected as provided in paragraph :. they
will make necessary changes to the cord to nt tin'
receptacle and report the installation as complete on
an inventory card, at the sme time making the neces-
sary addition to the inventory card in tae house, which
is described in paragr. ph 11. In this case no work
order will be issued, tiie time Deing charged to the main-
tenance of house li^ntin^ system.

10. If a new receptacle is to be installed, as pro-
vided in paragraph 6. the application will be rilled in
by thi wireman miking the inspection, stating t'ui^
fact, and will be kit with the applicant who will for-
ward it. together with S-'.S.i to the Collector. The
Panama Canal, in accordance with the instructions
on the form. The Collector will receipt the applica-
tion and forward to the Electrical Engineer promptly,
when a work order will be issued to cover the installa-
tion and a completion report made in the usual manner.

11. A card will be made to be lacked up in each
apartment in the panel t.ox or other convenient place.
Tnis card will contain Circular o'6-o. and a space for
entering the inventory of lights and receptacles in
the house. These cards will be revised wh never
any additional tights, receptacles, etc. are installed
and will serve as a check to the district wireman and a
reminder to the occupants of the quarters to report
additions, removals, etc.

12. Inspections ot quarters from time to time for
the purpose of insuring that these regulations are com-
plied with, will be mad.- as directed by the Electrical
Engineer.

August 16, 1916.

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44S

{Continued from page 442.)
Spanish bridge at the boundary line between this
Republic and the Canal Zone.

Commissioner Cornet in his opinion states:

"The land is located near the city of Panama
on the Corozal macadam road, a good thorough-
fare: it is well adapted for building purposes, and
to be laid out into small lots as an addition to the
city of Panama, and all agree (referring to the wit-
nesses for the claimant) that in December, 1912,
this tract of land was worth from 20 to 30 cents
gold a square meter. These witnesses were all
men of extensive business experience and have
been familiar with land values in and about the
city of Panama for 20 years or more. Two of
these witnesses have no interest in the claim of
Mr. Carbone. and have no claims pending before
the Commission, hence are totally disinterested."
Commissioner Bouve in his opinion states:

"This land is doubtless well situated, with its
road front far better than many other lands in
the Zone in the vicinity of Panama."
The land has been and is devoted to pasturage pur-
poses.

Mr. Carbone in his claim filed in May, 1913, made a
claim for $6,180 United States currency, and in July
of that year claimant moved to amend the claims to
read $10,000 United States currency instead of $6,180,
stating that "the amount herein last mentioned was
inserted in said claim by a mistake." On July 1, 1914,
a second motion to amend was filed, this time for
$20,000 United States currency. No reason is assign-
ed in the motion for this increase.

The values set out in the opinions of the Commis-
sioners are as follows:

One member, $2,850 United States currency.
One member. $5,650 United States currency.
Two members. $13,574.40 United States currency.
Taking into consideration the fact that the business
of Mr. Caroone is the fresh meat business and that
under the local conditions a piece of land so near the
slaughter house is of greater importance to that business
than for building purposes; that, according to the
testimony, under the present conditions it »s impossi-
ble to buy at any price a piece of land within a reason-
able distance of the city, so well adapted to the pur-
poses of the claimant's business. I consider the opinion
of Commissioner Cornet, in which he places a value on
this property of $1 1.300, which he reduced by $5,650
by reason of what he consideres increased value brou&ht
about by the construction of the Panama Canal, as
being sound and equitable though I do not agree in
so large a reduction for the Canal influence; and
taking into consideration the claim as originally filed
by the claimant and the expense to which he has been
put by this expropriation, and the costs of the pro-
ceedings which are in favor of the claimant, my de-
cision as the umpire duly appointed under the treaty
is that the claimant Carlos Carbone, for the expropri-
ation of his property by the United States of America,
including all damages suffered and all expenses in-
curred by said expropriation to date, is entitled to an
award in the sum of $8,000 United States currency
and an award is therefore made against the United
States in favor of Carlos Carbone, in the sura of
SS.000 United States currency, for all right, title,
and interest the said Carbone may possess or may
have possessed in and to 5.656 hectares of land situated
in the Canal Zone along the Corozal road near the
city of Panama and for all damages sustained and all
expenses incurred by the claimant to date in the
expropriation of said property.

If payment or tender of payment of this award is
not made on or before the 6th day of August. 1916,
said award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate
of six per centum per annum until paid.
Victor M. Concas, Umpire. Joint Comn

agreement to the umpire ap.-ointed under the treaty
as provided for in Article XV of said treaty.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of the claims of Tiberio Galastica for
property located in the Trinidad River Valley, certification
of disagreement, rule No. 275, superseding rule No. 224,
dockets Nos. 1121, 2577, and 2599, June 28, 1916—
Under the provisions of Article XV of the treaty be-
tween the United States of America and the Republic
of Panama ratified February 26. 1904, it is provided:
"The President of the United States shall nomi-
nate two persons and the President of the Republic
of Panama shall nominate two persons and they
shall proceed to a decision; but in case of dis-
agreement of the commission (by reason of their
being equally divided in conclusion) an umpire
shall be appointed by the two Governments who
shall render the decision."

Pursuant to the provisions of this article the Com-
mission desires to bring to the notice of the um; ire
duly appointed under the treaty that the Commis-
sion has been unable to reach an agreement on the
following:

The Question of L- ability.
The Joint Commission herewith certifies this dia-

Rule of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Tiberio Galastica, for
Property located in the Trinidad River Valley, decision
of the umpire, rule of dismissal No. 27. dockets Nos^
1121, 2577. and 2599. July 3. 1 916— Wherever refer-
ence is made in this decision to "the treaty" it is
understood to mean the Canal Treaty between the
United States of America and the Republic of Panama,
ratified February 26. 1904.

Tiberio Galastica filed with the Joint Commission
three claims, to wit: Docket No. 1121 on May 27,
1913. for $510 United States currency; docket No. 2577
on November 9, 1914. for $1,033 United States cur-
rency; and docket No. 2599 on the same date in the
amount of $700 United States currency, for damages
said to have been sustained and property taken from
him by the United States of America in the depopu-
lation of the Canal Zone.

The Joint Commission after having accorded these
claims public hearing was unable to arrive at a de-
cision relative thereto on account of the Commission
being equally divided in conclusion on the question
of liability and therefore on June 26, 1916, certified
these claims to the umpire for decision in accordance
with Article XV of the treaty.

The opinions of the Commissioners, all very ably
rendered, are as follows: Two members hold that there
is no liability on the part of the United States, ana
that these three claims should therefore be dismissed,
while the other two members hold that there is li-
ability, and that the claimant has been damaged to
the extent of $250 United States currency, for which
amount they hold an award should be made in claim
docket No. 1121; no reference being made in their
written opinion to claim dockets Nos. 2577 and 2599-

The fact that these three claims were tried and con-
sidered at one time has created some confusion,
which in some cases might be considered intentional,
as counsel for the claimant did not seem to be very
well informed regarding the claims filed by his client
nor as to the location of the property covered thereby.
Also it appears that the amount of damages claimed
by the claimant himself while on the witness stand
does not agree with that claimed in the three dockets
referred. I also consider as worthy of being men-
tioned at this time the remarks of Judge L. M. Kagy,
then Commissioner on the part of the United States,
(page 34 of the record) as follows: "I don't understand
where this part that is not submerged is; I have been
listening to the witness, but I can't tell, I can't under-
stand where that part that is not submerged is; I
don't know where that is located." These remarks
were made at the conclusion of the trial, in open court,
and for the benefit of those concerned.

The facts in these claims as stated by the claimant
are as follows:

In and prior to 1910 the claimant was the owner of
certain improvements at a place called "La Cienaga"
near Gatun. The improvements were destroyed by
the rising of the waters of the lake, and for the damage
caused, the claimant settled direct with the Govern-
ment of the United States for $400 United States
currency, payment being made in November, 1910
He states that one year after the payment he started
to make a new plantation in the same locality of "La
Cienaga." (Opinion of Commissioner Bouve). He
started, one after the other, three new plantations and
recently another which he now occupies. This latter
finca being in the lands of the Republic of Panama
is not included in the claims made by Galastica and
is referred to only for the reason that it was mentioned
by the claimant at the time of the trial.

The above statement of facts was accepted by the
Commission, and is also accepted by the umpire;
and taking into consideration the fact that when
Galastica was paid for the first expropriation he was
duly informed of the necessity of his leaving the lake
area and warned not to make further cultivations in
that area; and, that even though his statement that
he received no such information and that he was sot
warned were accepted, the claimant could not ignore
the fact that he had recently been dispossessed of his
property in the lake area and paid therefor, and. that
this in itself must be considered as sufficient warning
seems proven by the fact that the claimant procured
a permit from the Government of Panama to cultivate
land which while in the vicinity of his other fine as was
outside of the Canal Zone, my decision as the Umpire
duly appointed under the treaty, following out the
reasoning contained in the opinion of Commissioners
Cornet and Bouve, in which I fully concur, is that
Tiberio Galastica has no right whatever to compen-
sation, and that his claims, dockets Nos. 1121, 2577,
and 2599 should be, and the same are hereby, dis-
allowed.

Victor M. Concas, Umpire, Joint Commission,

Certification of Disagreement.

In the matter of Disagreement II of the Joint Com-
mission, certified under date of September 23. 1913 (pur-
chases from Isthmian Canal Commission leaseholders),
decision of the umpire, rule No. 26, June 15, 1916—
The Joint Commission having disagreed in the matter
herein referred to, and the same having been certified
to me for decision; after considering the proceedings
had, together with the interim report of September 23,
1913, of said Commission; having heard the opinions
of the members of the present Commission; the oral
arguments of the attorneys for the United States and
for the claimants, and taking into consideration the
written arguments of all attorneys which have been
filed in connection with this disagreement of the Com-
mission which is as follows:

Do the provisions of Article VI of the treaty
between the United States of America and the
Republic of Panama ratified February 26, 1904,
grant a rignt to compensation for improvements to
those tenants of public lands who held such lands
under revocable leases or licenses issued by the
Isthmian Canal Commission but who purchased
the improvements on such lands from persons -ho
occupied such lands before accepting Isthmian
Canal Commission leases or licenses, but who. prior
to the sale of their improvements to the present
claimants, accepted such leases or licenses ?
My decision as the umpire of the Joint Commision
is that the claimants under the above disagreement are
entitled to compensation.

Victor M. Concas, Umpire, Joint Commission.

In the matter of Disagreement I of the Joint Commis-
sion, certified under date of September 23. 1913 {lessees
of town lots in Gorgona), decision of the umpire,
rule No. 272, June 16, 1916— The Joint Commission
having disagreed in the matter herein referred to, and
the same having been certified to me for decision; after
considering the proceedings had, together with the
interim report of September 23, 1913, of said Com-
mission; having heard the opinions of the members
of the present Commission; the oral arguments of the
attorneys for the United States and for the claimants,
and taking into consideration the written arguments
of said attorneys which have been filed in connection
with this disagreement of the Commission which is as
follows:

Do the provisions of Article VI of the treaty be-
tween the United States of America and the Re-
public of Panama ratified February 26, 1904,
grant a right to compensation to the following
class of claimants:

Lessees of town lots in Gorgjna who held such
lots under revocable leases or licenses issued by
the Isthmian Canal Commission and who purchas-
ed the buildings located at such lots from persons
who, although occupying such lots prior to the abo-
lition of the municipality of Gorgona by the
Executive Order of March 13, 1907, accepted,
subsequent to such abolition, a revocable lease or
license from the Isthmian Canal Commission ?
My decision as umpire of the Joint Commission
is that the claimants under the above disagreemen t
have right to compensation.

Victor M. Concas, Umpire, Joint Commission.

Notices of Award.

In the matter of the claim of Ora Miller, for property
located in A neon. Canal Zone, rule No. 264, in award No.
69, dockets Nos. 9J and 9Q-A, June 13, 1916— On De-
cember 7, 1914. the claim of Ora Miller, dockets Nos.
90 and 90-A, came on for hearing before the Commis-
sion, and on December 17, 1914. the Commission
handed down its decision in the case (award No. 69) ,
awarding to the claimant herein the sum of $8,557.9 7
United States currency, with the proviso that unless
payment or tender of payment of said award were
made to the claimant on or before January 17, 1915,
said award would thereafter bear interest at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum until paid.

Subsequently, on August 27, 1915. counsel for the
United States riled with the Commission a motion
sstting'up that the award was greatly in excess of the
value of the property taken, that it was based upon er-
roneous conclusions of law and tact, and manifestly
unjust to the United States for the reasons set out in
siid motion. <in\ requesting that the award of the Com-
mission in the case "be set aside, and that a new hearing
tiereon be allowed, in order that justice may be done
between the parties."

Counsel for the claimant, on September 1, 1915,
filed with the Commission a motion to dismiss the above
referred-to motion of counsel ior the United States.
setting out therein "that said award is now, and for
more than seven months has been, res judicata", and
denying the "right, discretion, nor authority" of the
Commission, under the treaty, "to in any manner dis-
turb said award."

Shortly after the filing of the motion of counsel for
the United States in this claim, Commissioner Samuel

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Vol. IX, No. 52.

Lewis severed his connection with the Commission, his
or, Commissioner R. J. Alfaro, being appointed
a few days later, followed soon after by the resignation
of Commissioner L. M. Kagy and, pending
ment and arrival of the latter's successor. Commissioner
C. L. Bouve, no action could be taken in the matter.
These motions were finally set down for argument on
April 19, 1916. which was had.

After due consideration, the Commission finds itself
unable to agree in the matter of granting the motion
of counsel for the United States for a rehearing, the
American members being in favor of granting said
motion, to which the Panamanian members do not
agree, on the ground that good and sufficient reason
therefor has not been shown.

Fbderico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

In the mailer of Ike chum of Po Yuen &• Co.. by Cheng
Chi Fat. manager, for property located near Mr-
award No. 103. docket No. 1464, Jan- 16. 1)16— In
the matter of the claim of Po Yuen & Co., do:ket No.
1 1 A, which c im ■ o i for hearing ■> i Ju 12 11. 1 >1 >, the
only question submitted to the Conn >i w is
that of the liability on the part of the Halted States for
the property covered bv said claims, it being announced
by counsel for the United States and counsel for the
it that they had agreed upon a valuation of
$600 for houses tax Nos. 405 and 410 and upon a dis-
missal as to house tax No. 419.

The Commission, after hearing the evidence of both
sides, is of the opinion that an award shoi'ld De made
to the claimant herein as requested by counsel for both
parties.

An award is hereby made against the United States
in favor of the claimant hereinafter named, in the sum
of $600 United States currency.

This award shall be paid to the claimant hereinafter
named in the amount spcified, on or before the I6th
day of July, 1916. and if payment or tender of payment
of this award is not ruide on or before that date. -11 .1
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

Po Yuen t* Co.. Chens Chi Fal. manager, docket

No. 1464— For all right, title, and interest which

the said Po Yuen & Co. may possess or may have

possessed in and to houses tax Nos. 406 and 410,

located near Matachin, the sum of S600 United

States currency.

As to house tax No. 419, the claim is hereby dis-
missed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

In the mailer of the claim of Jose Maria Herazo for
property located at Nombre de Dios, award No. loo.
docket No. IMS. June 16. 1916— An award is hereby
made against the United States, in favor of the person
hereinafter named, in the sum of $125 United States
currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the 16th
day of July, 1916, and if payment or tender of payment
of this award is not made on or before that date, such
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

Jose Maria Herazo, docket No. 1318— For all

damages to property of the claimant, Jose Maria

Herazo. previously located at Nombre de Dios.
\ Repuolic of Panama, caused by the operations of

the dredges in the removal of sand froui that point.

the sum of S125 United States currency.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commtssioti

In the matter of the claim of Jacinto Sanchez (Siting
Kee) for property situated near Gorgona. away
113, docket No. 1421, July 27. 1916 — An award is
hereby made against the United States, in favor of the
person hereinafter named, in the sum of $500 United
States currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
[, in the amount specified, on or oefore the 2/th
day of July, 1916, and if payment or tender of payment
of this award is not made on or before that date, such
award shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum until paid.

Jacinto Sanchez (Shing Kee), docket No. 1421 —
For all right, title, and interest which the said
Jacinto Sanchez (Shing Kee) may possess or may
have possessed in and to hoi;:- tax No. 945. on
Bailamonos lands near Gorgona. the sume of $550
United States currency.

Federico Boyd, .Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the mailer of the claim of Julio Pastor, for property
located near Matachin. Award No. 115. docket No.
1424. July 1. l')16 — An award is hereby made against
the United States in favor of the person hereinafter
named, in the sum of S225 United States currency.

This award shall be paid to the person hereinafter
named, in the amount specified, on or before the first
day of August. 1916, and if payment or tender of
payment of this award is not made on or before that
such award shall thereafter bear interest at
the rate of six per centum per annum until paid:
Julio Pastor, docket No. 1424— For all right,
title, and interest the said Julio Pastor may pos-
ses or may have possessed in and to any property
at or near Matachin, Canal Zone, situated above
the 87-foot contour line, the sum of $225 United
States currency.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

Rules of Dismissal.

In the matter of the claim of Cil Montilla et al„ for
property located at La Boca, rule of dismissal No.
277. docket No. 1447. July I. V) 16— The claim of Gil
Mantilla el al.. docket No. 1447, which came on for
hearing before the Commission on June 27, 1916, is
hereby disallowed for the reason that the evidence
submitted does not justify an award being made.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal
No. 276. docket numbers as shown. June 29, 1916 —
With reference to the following claims the evidence
before the Commission is that settlement therefor has
been made by the United States:
Dkt. Date of

No. Claimant. payn.e t.

502 Marcial Zuleta 1- S-16

1541 \V. H. Carrington 5-8-15

1542 Rosa Forbes 6-17-16

In view of the above settlements no further action

is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claim',, rule of dismissal No.

267, docket numbers as noted, June 14. 1916 — Counsel
for the United States and counsel for the claimants on
May 19, 1916, tile i with the Commission a motion to
dismiss the following claims, agreeing that settlements
therein had been made direct with the agents of the
United States:

Docket
No. Claimant.

401 Robert Dennis.

441 Juan R. Rodriguez.

787 Juan Mindieta.

818 Nagina Single.
1123 Julio Gonzalez.
1125 Samuel HenJri (Henry).
1214 Manuel de la Ptierta.
1356 Agapito Verona.
2809 Rosali Ramos.
2824 Jacob Irwin.

3584 Robert Minto.

3585 Robert Allen.

The aforesaid motion on the part of counsel for the
claimants and counsel for the United States is allowed
and the foregoing claims are therefore accordingly
dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the mailer of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.

268, docket numbers as noted. June 14, 1916 — Counsel
for the United States and counsel for the claimants
on May 18, 1916, tiled with the Commission a motion
to dismiss the following claims; setting up that settle-
ment has been made direct with the agents of the
United States:

Docket

No. Claimant.

1884 A. Ensenat
1910 Sun Shing & Co.

1912 Joaquin Yun San (Sang).

1913 Manuel Leones.

1914 A. M. Lopez.
1945 R. J. Coyne.

1948 Joaquin Yun Sang.

1968 Vincente Avila.

1973 J. R. Gilliard.

2635 Martin Jose.

2731 Andres Tablate.

2801 William Kin or Chun Hing Sue.

2868 Abel L. Etang.

2869 H. A. Jacobs.
2S93 H. A. Jacobs.
2979 Gustavo Mezel.
3545 Chile Sheung.
3548 Matilda Sosa.

The aforesaid motion on the part of counsel for the
claimants and counsel for the United States is allowed
and the foregoing claims are therefore accordingly
dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the mailer of sundry claims rule of dismissal No.
270, docket numbers as noted, June 15. 1916— With
reference to the following claims, tne evidence before
the Commission is that settlement therefor has been
made by the United States:

Do kcl Dale of

No. Claimant. payment.

321 Cristo Teodore 6- 5-16

7S7 Juan Mindieta 5-31-16

2489 . ol i am 1 Escobar 11-30-16

249(1 Polican o Es obar ll-30-lo

2495 P ,li arpo Fscobar 11-30-16

2657 Arthur Johnson 5-27-16

2736 Stephen Brossard 5-27-16

2738 George Edwards 7-3-15

2830 Amelia James 5-31-16

2838 Emelia (Amelia) James 5-31-16

2839 Florence Palmer 5-24-16

2842 W. H. Carrington 12 -8-15

2929 Santiago Canaque (ffanate) 5-20-16

2942 George French 5-20-16

2965 Alexander Solomon 5-20-16

3007 Tomas Martinez 5-20-16

3097 Maturine (Mathurine) Frances 5-27-16

3294 Florence Jones 2-24 16

3307 Harry Davis 6- 3-16

3571 Henry Hamilton 5-17-16

In view of the above settlements no further action

is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Federico Bovrj, Nicholas Cornet. Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the mailer of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
254, docket numbers as shown. May 31. 1916— With ref-
erence to the following claims, counsel for the United
States has filed motions alleging settlements made di-
rect with the claimants, and has also filed copies of bills
of sale and certificates of the Paymaster of The Panama
Canal showing payments therein:

Docket Date of

No. Claimant. payment.

2634 James McFarlane 2-. .-IS

2886 Dolores Campos (de Ruiz) 6-2S-15

2933 Vicente Adan 1-. .-15

2963 Leon.uda Arqueche 12-29-15

2943 Fred Lindo 3-15-16

2947 Lai Look, by his attorney-in-fact, Chan

Min Kee 3-23-16

2964 J. Julius Sasso 11-10-15

2974 Therese Ernest 4- 6-15

2978 Miguel Russo 7-. .-15

3001 Francisco del Vecchio, by his agent,

Miguel Russo 7-. .-15

3015 Alfred Buckley (Bouquet) 3-. .-15

3016 John Marshall 5- 8-15

3018 W. H. Carrington 7-.. -15

3023 W. G. Chisholm . 4-10-15

3049 Ephraim Campbell 6-14-15

3059 Win. aid Cassie E. Collons 6-14-15

.3109 Henry Davis '. 8-11-14

3112 W. W. Wilson 11-10-15

3136 Martin Higgins 12-18-15

3137 George Alfred Ralu 1- 5-16

3259 John T. McGann and Christian M.

Kesner 4-27-16 ■

3275 E. Winchester Bucklin 11-17-15

3328 Juan Aquiles Ponce 5-. .-15-

3335 Chas. E. Weidman and Robert T. B.

Pierce, Jr 3-29-16

3338 Loyal Victor Lodge, by C. A. Harris.. 5-. .-15

3416 Leonard Hutchinson 11- 1-15

3428 Ramon Ortega 5-. .-14

3527 Nic.isio Vides 1-. .-16

3530 Jose Maria Amor 4-. .-15

3544 S. E. Allen, deceased. (Henry Ed-
wards, administrator) 4-. .-15

3547 Excelsior Lodge (represented by/Henry

Edwards) 3- 9-15

3569 Manuel Medrano 4-.. -15

In view of the above settlements no further action is
necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing claims
are hereby dismissed.

Federico Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the matter of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
256. docket numbers as noted. June 7, 1 116— With refer-
ence to the following claims, the evidence before the
Commission is that settlement therefor has been made
by tiie United States:

Docket Dale of

No. Claimant. payment.

1735 Robert Ardlev 12-. .-14

1910 Sin Shing & Co.. by Joaquin Yun Sang. 3-17-15

1913 Manuel Leones 4- 1-15

1948 Joaquin Yun Sang (Sun Shing & Co.).. 3-17-15

1968 Vicente Avila 2-18-15

2759 Alexander Morgan 5-.. -16

2786 Arnold Corbin 5- 6-16

In view of the above settlements no further action
is necessary by the Commission, and the foregoing
claims are therefore dismissed.

Federho Boyd, Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, R. J. Alfaro, Commissioners.

In the mailer of sundry claims, rule of dismissal No.
261, docket numbers us noted, June 13, 1916 — In the
following claims, which came on for hearing before the
Commission on June 12, 1916, counsel for the claim-

August 16, 1916.

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447

ants stated that settlements therein had been made

direct with the agents of the United States:

Docket

No. Claimant.

1327 Joseph Payne
1332 James Brillian

1335 Benislado Villareal

1336 Pedro Garido

In view of the admission of settlement on the part of
counsel for the claimants, no further action is necessary
by this Commission, and the foregoing claims are there-
fore accordingly dismissed.

Federico Eoyd. Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro. Commissioners.

SHIPPING INFORMATION.

In the matter of the claim of Andres Basanta, rule of
dismissal No. 263, docket No. 1361. June 13. IV 16— The
claim of Andres Basanta, docket Xo. 1361 . which came
on for hearing this date, is hereby dismissed for the
reason that counsel for the claimant and counsel for
the United States have agreed that settlement in full
for all property covered by this claim has been made
direct with the agents of the United States.

Federico Boyd. Nicholas Cornet, Clement L.
Bouve, Ricardo J. Alfaro, .Commissioners.

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10

2 73

10

I.3S

10

1 68

28

1.44

28

1 32

28

1 77

16

1.10

28

1.69

6

1 77

S

4.06

I

1.04
3.29
1.92

8.10

8.84
9 91
7.86
9 59
HI 27
12 OS
12 OS
7 23
13.26
9.64

9 68

11.44
10.44
2 30

Rainfall from August 1 to 12, 1916, Inclusive.

Pacific Section —

Balboa

Balboa Heights.

Miraflores

Pedro Miguel. . .

Rio Grande

Central Section —

♦Culebra

"Camacho

Empire

Gamboa

*Juan Mina ....

Alhajuela

♦Vigia

Frijoles

♦Monte Lirio. . .
Atlantic Section —

Gatun

♦Brazos Brook. .

Colon

JBocas del Toro .

Ins.

Date.

1.09

4

1.18

10

1.05

4

1.06

2

1.11

6

1.08

7

1.75

7

1.18

6

1.26

6

1.60

5

1.31

5

1 ..= 4

S

.63

6

.85

3

.97

2

.72

11

.97

12

1.36

6

2.75
3 6<
2.93
3.53
3.71
2.43
3 90
1 75
2.46

♦Standard rain gage — readings at 5 p. m. daily.
Automatic rain gage at unstarred stations — values,
midnight to midnight.

Misdirected Letters.
Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 15. 1915.
The following insufficiently addressed letters and
papers have been received in the office of the Director
of Posts and may be obtained upon request of the ad-
dressees. Requests may be made by telephone, call-
ing Balboa. No. 182:

Boykin. J. C.
Campbell. Mrs. E. H.
Dolan, Sgt. John
Emery. Wm. H.
Isley. Mrs. Chas.

Sw

Jones. Mrs. Louisa
Lee. Mrs. II.. Box 310
Muller, E.
Quinn, William J.
Scott. Mahlon D.
in, J.

Coal and Diesel Oil.'

Coal is supplied to vessels at both Cristobal and
Balboa at the rate of between 600 and 1,500 tons per
day. Present prices are: At Cristobal, from lighters,
trimmed in bunkers, or from cars alongside wharf,
handled by ship's gear, per ton, S6.00; use of steam
hoist and crane per hour, $2; at Balboa, the price is
$1 more per ton, either form of delivery.

Diesel engine oil is for sale by several companies at
approximately $2.50 per barrel.

Tide Predictions, Port of Balboa.

Panama (Balboa) tide predictions for the period
until October 1 are given in this table:

Date.

Wed., Aug. 16...
Thurs., Aug. 17. .

F.i.. Aug. 18

Sat., Aug. 19

Sun., Aug. 20

Mon., Aug. 21. . .
Tues., Aug. 22. .
Wed.. Aug. 23...
Thurs., Aug. 24.

Fri.. Aug. 25

Sat., Aug. 26....
Sun., Aug. 27. . .
Mod., Aug. 28...
Tues.. Aug. 29. .
Wed., Aug. 30...
Thurs.. Aug. 31 .

5:411 '
17.4 |

21 :35
1.8

22:09

SEPTEMBER.

Date.

Fri., Sept. 1

Sat., Sept. 2

Sun., Sept. 3

Mon.. Sept. 4. . .
Tues.. Sept. 5...
Wed., Sept. 6. ..
Thurs., Sept. 7..

Fri., Sept. 8

Sat., Sept. 9

Sun., Sept. 10. . .
Mon., Sept. 11..
Tues., Sept. 12..
Wed., Sept. 13. .
Thurs., Sept. 14.
Fri.. Sept. 15....

Sat., Sept. 16

Sun., Sept. 17.. .
Mon., Sept. 18. .

5:52
15.3

12:08
0.6

18:11

14.8

0:19
0.9

6:24
15.3

12:44
0.9

0:55
1.4

6:59
15.0

13:24
1.4

1 :36
2.0

7:38
14.5

14:11
2.1

2:26
2.8

8:25
13.8

15:09
2.8

3:28
3.6

9:28
13.1

16:18
3.2

4:45
3.9

10:52
12.7

17:34
3.2

6:05
3.6

12:18
13.1

18:49
2.5

1 :03

13.4

7:19
2.7

13:28
13.9

2:03
14.6

8:21
1.4

14:27
14.9

2:57
15.7

9:14

t,.l

15:20
15.7

3:45
16.6

10:01
-0.8

16:09
16.3

4:30

17.0

10:43
-1.4

16:55
16.5

5:14
17.0

11 :24
-1.3

17:39
16.3

5:56
16.6

12 :04
-0.8

18:20
15.7

0:24
0.1

6:36
15.9

12:45
0.2

1:05
1.2

7:16
14.9

13:27
1.3

1:50
2.5

7:56
13.7

14:15
2.6

Date.

Time

and height of high and
low water.

Tues., Sept. 19

2:40

3.7

8:39
12.5

15 -.09
3.7

21:11
11.6

Wed., Sept. 20

3:39
4.8

9:35
11.6

16:12

4.5

22:21
10.9

Thurs., Sept. 21

4:48
5.3

10:54

11.0

17:23
4.8

23 :S0
•10. S

Fri., Sept. 22

f, :00

5.3

12.15
11.1

18:32
4.6

Sat., Sept. 23

1 :02
11.3

7:05

4.7

13:19
11.6

19:31
3.9

Sun., Sept. 24

1 :52
12.1

8:00
8.3

14:06
12.4

20:19
3.1

Mon.. Sept. 23

2:31
13.0

8:45
2.8

14:41.
13.2

21:01
2.2

Tues., Sept. 26

3:0S
13.8

9:24
1.7

15:23
13.9

21:38
1.5

Wed., Sept. 27

3:39

14.5

9:59
0.9

16:00

14.5

22:13
0.9

Thurs., Sept. 28

4:13
15.1

10:35
0.3

16:36
14.9

22:47
0.6

Fri., Sept. 29

4:48
15.5

11 :09
-0.1

17:12
15.1

23:21
0.5

Sat., Sept. 30

5:24
15.7

11 :45
-O.l

17:49

15.1

23:58
0.7

The tidea are placed in the order of occurrence, with
their times on the first line and heights on the second
line of each day; a comparison of consecutive heights
will indicate whether it is high or tow water. The
heights in feet and tenths are reckoned from mean low
water springs, which is the datum of the soundings
on the Coast and Geodetic Survey charts for this
region, and which is 8.2 feet below mean sealevel. To
find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the
eoundings given on the chart, unless a minus (-) sign
is before the height, in which case subtract it.

The time used is Cosmopolitan Standard, for the
meridian 75° W. The hours of the day are numbered
consecutively from Oh (midnight) to 23h (11.00 p. m.).
All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon (p. m.)
and when diminished by 12 give the usual reckoning;
for instance. 15:47 is 3:47 p. m.

Mail Despatches.

Following is the schedule of the despatches of mail
made to the United States each week by the Canal
Zone postal service:

Every Sunday to New Orleans, for all States. Due
at New Orleans on the following Friday.

Every Monday to New York, for all States. Due
at New York the following Monday.*

Every Thursday to New York, for all States. These
despatches are by vessels of the Panama Railroad
Steamship Line. The mail is delivered at New York
six days after the day of sailing, except that on the
Advance, the voyage requires seven days.t

Train No. 6, leaving Panama at 11 a. m., connects
with the above despatches.*

♦Note — The sailings on Monday, August 21. will
not land mail in New York until Tuesday of the fol-
lowing week. Train No. 4, leaving Panama at 7.10
a. m., connects with the despatches for the sailing on
August 21.

t When the vessel sailing Thursday is the Advance,
mail for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas
is held for the direct despatch to New Orleans on the
following Sunday.

Sailings of Vessels in Regular Service

with

the

United States.

NEW YORK TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

Vessel. Line. Sails.

Arrives.

Almiranle U. F. C.Aug.

9. .

.Aug.

16

Advance P. R. R. .Aug.

10..

.Aug.

17

Pastorcs U. F. C. . Aug.

12..

.Aug.

20

Zacapa U. F. CAllg.

16..

.Aug.

23

Allianca P. R. R..Aug.

17..

.Aug.

23

Calamarcs U. F. C.Aug.

19..

.Aug.

27

Carrillo U. F. C. . Aug.

23..

.Aug.

30

Cristobal P. R. R..Aug.

24. .

31

Tenadores U. F. C.Aug.

26 .

.Sept.

3

Santa Marta U. F. C.Aug.

30..

.Sept.

6

Colon : P. R. R.

31..

.Sept.

6

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW YORK.

Colon P. R. R. . Aug.

17...

. Aug.

23

Santa Maria U. F. C.Aug.

17. . .

.Aug.

24

Melapan U. F. C . Aug.

21...

.Aug.

29

Advance P. R. R..Aug.

24...

.Aug.

31

Almiranle U. F. C.Aug.

24. .

.Aug.

31

(Continued on page 44S.)

448

THE CANAL RECORD

Vol. IX, No. 52.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS.

(Week ending at 6 p. m , August 13, 1916.)

THROUGH THE CANAL — ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.

Date

Vessel

Nationality

Line

From

For

CARGO

CANAL
TONNAGE

Nature

Tons

Cross

Net

Aug '/

Salvador

Imperial

Urubamba

Atlantic City

British

Chilean

British

American
Bri.ish

Norwegian. . . .

British

American. . . .

British

British

British

American

British

American
British

Norfolk

1,170
3,621
4,957
5,270
8,073
4.388
6,231
4,418
5.443
2,245
5,364
5,392
7,730
5,677
1,219
4.708
4.7S4

South American Steamship Co...

1,466

2,; oo

7.1S2

2,397
3.118
3. S01
6,065

San Francisco. . . .

Turnbull Bros. S. S. Co

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki K'a. . .

S. S. Magdala Co.. Ltd

British Si Foreign S. S. Co

San Francisco. . . .

Mejillones

Antofagasta

Miraflores

San Francisco. . . .

Mollendo

Los Angeles

Antofagasta

Buenaventura. . . .
New Zealand

5.50C
7,520

4.150

St. Thomas

4,109

Aug. 10. . .

190
7,210
6.700
3,667

Crown J Toledo. . . .

Newport News

Coke, general. . . .

3,724
5.444
3.975

Hatiil Lucketibach...

\ Queen Maud

4.700
5,618

3.681
3.461

Aug. 13...

DunloD S. S. Co.. Ltd

Coal, etc

THROUGH THE CANAL — PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC.

Au? 7

British

American

British

Dutch

Chilean

British

British

American

American

British

British

British

British

British

Guayaquil

Colon

782
75
3,066
~,734
1,107
1,658
6,570
5,460

1,219
1 1 ,365
3,922
2,884
4,593
4,639
4,627
4.531
96
2.245
4,249
3.972
1,170
3,021
9,208

6.346
2,231

Valparaiso

Royal Dutch W. I. Mail Co. . . .
South American S. S. Co

New York

Manlaro

Iljord

Barolse

Athena

2.673

5,335
2,899

Philadelphia

United K ingdom .

Iron ore, skins. . . .

Caribbean

Guatemala

A ustralier

2.125
5,620
649
4,200
12. COO

Brys & Gylsen. .

EXPECTED ARRIVALS FROM PACIFIC.

Aug. 14.
Aug. 14.
Aug. 14.
Aug. 14.
Aug. 15.

Sahit Andr
J domeneus .
Ruahine...

Ohioan....
Palena

British & Foreign S. S. Co.

Ocean Steamship Co

New Zealand Shipping Co.
American Hawaiian Line. .
South American S. S. Co. .

Antofagasta.
Ho Ilo.
Wellington.
Unknown.
Valparaiso.

Aug. 16. .
Aug. 20..
Aug. 21..
Aug. 22..
Aufe,. 25.

Orari

Nippon. . .
Sainl Bede.
Limari. . . .
Sorato

New Zealand Shipping Co.

British & Foreign S. S. <
South American S. S. C
Pacific Steam Nav. Co.

Wellington.
Yokohoma.
Ilo Ilo.
Valparaiso.
Chilean ports.

PORT OF CRISTOBAL.

♦arrivals.

•departures.

Date

Vessel

Line

From

Date

Vessel

Line

For

Europa

Barcelona.
Genoa.

Philadelphia

Port Limon.

Aug. 8

Aug. 12

Aug. 12

Aug. 13

Gal
N«
Bri
Bai

veston

v York

. .1 Elders & FyfTes

Aug. 12

Montevideo

Spanish Line

elona.

♦expected arrivals.

•expected departures

Aug. IS.
Aug. 16.
Aug. 19.

San Ramon...

Willapa

Siskiyou

Gen. Getty (tug)
Poe

E. J. Dodge & Co

Sudden & Christenson. .
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
United States Army. . . .
United States Army. . . .

New Orleans.
New Orleans.
New Orleans.
Wilmington.
Galveston.

Willapa

San Ramon. ..
Gen. Getty (tug)
Poe

Italian Line Genoa.

Sudden & Christenson ' Unknown.

E. J. Dodge & Co I Unknown.

United States Army ' Unknown.

United States Army Unknown.

•Other than United Fruit Company's vessels and vessels in regular service with United States.

PORT OF BALBOA.

•arrivals.

♦departures.

Aug. 7

Aug. 11

Aug. 12

. .

Henry Hnlphen & Co
Panama Trad. & Tram
Oil Tank S. S. Co

. Co.

1 Alicia

Panama Trad. & Trans. Co

Camp Sabbath.
Port San Luia.

Cordelia

•Other than ships passing

through the Canal.

(Continued from page 447.)

NEW ORLEANS TO CRISTOBAL-COLON.

CRISTOBAL-COLON TO NEW ORLEANS.

Pastor es

U. F. C.Aug.

28..

..Sept.

4

Turrialba

U. F. C.Aug.

12..

..Aug.

19

Heredia

U. F. C.Aug.

20..

. .Aug.

2S

Alhanca

P. R. R.Aug.

31..

. . Sept.

6

Parismina

U. F. C.Aug.

16. .

. . Aug.

21

Turrialba

U. F. C.Aug

20. .

. .Aug.

28

Zaeapa

.. U. F C.Aug.

31..

. .Sept.

7

Alenas

U. F. C.Aug.

19..

. .Aug.

26

Parismina

U. F. C.Aug.

27..

. .Sept.

1

Calamares

U. F. C.Sept.

4..

..Sept.

11

Cartago

U. F. C.Aug.

23..

. .Aug.

28

Atenas

U. F. C. Aug.

27. .

. .Sent.

4

P. R. R..Sept.

7

. .Sept.

14

U F. C.Aug.

26. .

. . Sept.

?.

Cartagp

U. F. C.Sept.

3

. . Sept.

8

Carrilto

U. F. C.Sept.

14

Heredia

U. F. C.Aug.

30..

. . Sept.

4

Abangarez

U. F. C.-ept.

. . Sept.

11

Tenadores

U. F. C.Sept.

11.

. .Sept.

18

Turrialba

U. F. C.Sept.

2..

..Sept.

9

Heredia

U. F. C. Sept.

10.

. .Sept.

15

Colon

P. R. R..Sept.

14..

. .Sept.

20

Parismina

U. F. C.Sept.

6.

. . Sept.

11

Turrialba

U.F. C.Sept.

10..

..Sept,

IS

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